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Murder In America
by Bloody FM
MURDER IN AMERICA is a true crime podcast that takes a state-by-state look at the most infamous homicides across the United States of America. Co-hosted by Courtney Shannon & Colin Browen (of "The Paranormal Files"), the two delve deep into the darkest tales of murder from each and every state, featuring a from a different state every week. Their passion for true crime, along with Colin's career in investigating paranormal activity gives the two a fresh outlook on these crimes, and allows them to gain the deepest perspectives possible when analyzing the grisly details of these horrific acts. Welcome, to Murder in America. - New episodes are posted every Friday. - If you LIKE what we do, you can gain access to BONUS PODCASTS by becoming a Patron!: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica - FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/murderinamerica/ - FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/murderinamerica - FOLLOW COLIN'S YOUTUB
Episodes
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EP. 264 - PENNSYLVANIA: THE SHOPPING SPREE MURDERS
Two lives. A brutal double murder. And a story far more disturbing than anyone could have imagined. On September 10, 1995, a routine shopping trip turned into an unimaginable nightmare. Twenty-nine-year-old Lisa Marie Manderach and her 18-month-old daughter, Devon, stopped at a children’s…
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EP. 263 - ILLINOIS: The Catfish Cartel Family Murders
On September 18th, 2023, officers in Romeoville, Illinois, knew they were facing something they had never seen before. As they peered in the windows of a darkened family home, the flashes of what lay inside made their stomachs churn. Three dogs, shot. Furniture turned over. Belongings strewn…
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EP. 262 - TEXAS: A SISTER’S LOVE: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MARIA JIMENEZ-RODRIGUEZ
On June 21st, 2018, a 29-year-old dedicated mother and aspiring lawyer, Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez, vanished without a trace. For the next 8 years, her family fought for justice: Leading the investigation into her disappearance, hunting down clues, and even confronting her killer by themselves. This...
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EP. 261 - MASSACHUSETTS: THE LINDSAY CLANCY CASE: PT. 3: THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY
In the final part of our three-part series, we take you inside the courtroom of the trial of the century: The case of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts versus Lindsay Clancy. It’s a case that began on a cold winter night more than three years ago, but has spiraled into something much, much more.…
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EP. 260 - MASSACHUSETTS: THE LINDSAY CLANCY CASE PT. 2: THAT WINTER NIGHT
In Part two of this three-part series, we walk second-by-second through January 24th, 2023, a day that changed Duxbury, Massachusetts, and the Clancy family forever. On that day, police arrived at the peaceful family home belonging to Lindsay and Patrick Clancy to discover the most horrific scene...
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EP. 259 - MASSACHUSETTS: THE LINDSAY CLANCY CASE PT. 1: A SLOW DESCENT.
Lindsay Musgrove Clancy had everything going for her. She had a great childhood, loving family and friends, excelled in school and sports, and became one of the most beloved nurses in the labor and delivery unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. So how, then, did she become the most talked-about...
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EP. 258 - SERIAL KILLER: THE BEAST OF BLOOD MOUNTAIN: PART TWO: THE HUNT FOR GARY HILTON
In December of 2007, the National Forests of the Eastern US were being hunted by a killer. By that point, Gary Hilton had already claimed two victims. But as 2007 turned to 2008, he set his sights on two more. Little did he know, as he slunk through National Forests targeting these women, that…
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EP. 257 - SERIAL KILLER: THE BEAST OF BLOOD MOUNTAIN: PART ONE: THE BEGINNINGS
John "Jack" and Irene Bryant had been married for 58 years. In those years, the 80-year-old couple had hiked and kayaked from coast to coast. The outdoors were their home. Unfortunately, they were also Gary Hilton’s hunting grounds. When he laid eyes on the elderly couple, he didn’t see two…
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EP. 256 - FLORIDA: THE FAMILY IN THE VAN: THE MURDER OF CASEI JONES
In September of 2019, a sheriff’s deputy in rural Georgia walked down the desolate road, in the dark, ready to help whoever was behind the wheel of the minivan that had crashed into a concrete culvert. He thought it would be a routine call. He’d check in with the driver, call an ambulance, and be...
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EP. 255 - VIRGINIA: A COLD CASE SOLVED AFTER 29 YEARS: THE MURDER OF ROBIN WARR LAWRENCE
For two days, two-year-old Nicole didn’t understand why her mother wasn’t getting up. She was hungry. Lonely. And her doting mom was just lying there, unmoving, her eyes staring at nothing. Nicole had no idea that her mom, Robin Warr Lawrence, was gone. When her body was finally discovered, no…
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EP. 254 - MICHIGAN: When Jealousy Kills: The Senseless Murder of Tara Lynn Grant
At first, the officer tried to tell himself he was looking at a deer carcass. Everything told him it wasn’t. The black bra. The location. The missing woman, Tara Lynn Grant. He knew he was looking at her dismembered remains, tossed into a tote bin, forgotten like trash. But wrapping his mind…
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EP. 253 - TEXAS: AUSTIN YOGURT SHOP MURDERS PART 2: THE MONSTER IN PLAIN SIGHT
Robert Brashers was a monster, murderer, and rapist who hid in plain sight for nearly four decades. Despite killing at least 8 people in his lifetime, he never served a second in jail for homicide. In this episode, we bring his crimes into the light, in depth, for the very first time. But even…
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EP. 252 - TEXAS: AUSTIN YOGURT SHOP MURDERS PART 1: A CITY FOREVER CHANGED
December 6th, 1991, is a day that changed Austin forever. Four young girls were assaulted, shot, and set ablaze in a yogurt shop in the dead of night. Four vibrant lives were taken away in an instant. And for three decades, no one really knew who was behind it. Innocent people sat in jail for a...
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Murder in America Presents: The Antiquarium of Documented Atrocities - The Reading Man Murder
Mom comes home to find a human head and hands in her sons bedroom… The Antiquarium of Documented Atrocities Case A005 - The Reading Man Murder Narrated by Stephen Knowles Produced and Engineered by Trevor and Lauren Shand Spotify Show Link:...
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EP. 251 - FLORIDA: THE PULSE MASSACRE, PART FOUR: THE PULSE BEATS ON
In 2016, the Pulse massacre was the most violent mass shooting to ever take place on American soil. 49 innocent people were dead. Dozens more were wounded and traumatized. But many made it their mission to ensure those people did not die in vain. In our final part of this 4-part series, we will...
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EP. 250 - FLORIDA: THE PULSE MASSACRE, PART THREE: THE ENDLESS DAY.
By 5 am on June 12th, 2016, news that there had been a shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando was everywhere. Family members gathered outside the club, at hospitals, and at victims' centers, desperate to find out if their loved ones had survived. When the shooting came to an end, the horror of…
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EP. 249 - FLORIDA: THE PULSE MASSACRE, PART TWO: THE ENDLESS NIGHT.
It was just after 2 am. Over 200 people were enjoying the freedom that Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub, offered. They were dancing. Connecting. Singing. Embracing the beauty of being alive and being understood. But in an instant, the night changed entirely. Within just a few minutes, dozens would be...
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EP. 248 - FLORIDA: THE PULSE MASSACRE, PART ONE: DARK BEGINNINGS
On June 12th, 2016, Omar Mateen committed one of the most violent mass shootings in American history when he attacked Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. It was an attack that was 29 years in the making. Throughout Omar’s life, there were signs that things weren’t right. Expulsions from school. Being…
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EP. 247 - SERIAL KILLER: THE TORSO KILLER - RICHARD COTTINGHAM PART 2
When firefighters rushed to a hotel room in December of 1979, they had no idea they were stumbling into the den of a serial killer. On the bed, they discovered the bodies of two women — their heads and hands cut off, and their torsos set on fire and left on display for first responders to find.…
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EP. 246 - SERIAL KILLER: THE TORSO KILLER - RICHARD COTTINGHAM PART 1
When firefighters rushed to a hotel room in December of 1979, they had no idea they were stumbling into the den of a serial killer. On the bed, they discovered the bodies of two women — their heads and hands cut off, and their torsos set on fire and left on display for first responders to find.…
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EP. 245 - TEXAS: The Murder of Athena Strand
"Are you a kidnapper?" Those are some of the last words that Athena Strand ever said. She was just 7 years old, standing in the back of a FedEx van, where an adult had told her she was safe, that things would be okay. But things would never be okay again. The man driving the van was not only a...
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EP. 244 - ILLINOIS: TIMOTHY BUSS: THE CHILD KILLER WHO WAS RELEASED… AND KILLED AGAIN
No one thought a 13-year-old boy was capable of such evil. But when 5-year-old Tara Sue Huffman was discovered bludgeoned to death, all the evidence pointed to neighbor, middle-schooler Timothy Buss, being her killer. After just 12 years of incarceration, Timothy returned to his hometown a…
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EP 243 - TEXAS: THE DARKEST CRIME IN TEXAS HISTORY: The Gang Killings of Elizabeth Peña and Jennifer Ertman
Elizabeth Peña and Jennifer Ertman were just two teens enjoying a walk home on a hot summer night on June 24th, 1993. When they took a shortcut home, they stumbled upon the aftermath of the unthinkable: A violent gang initiation. What happened to them afterward is the stuff of nightmares. -...
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EP. 242 - ARIZONA: Three Serial Killers, One City: Phoenix’s Summers of Terror Part 2 (The Baseline Killer & Serial Shooters)
Part 2 of this series brings us to the unmasking of the Baseline Killer, a man who terrorized Phoenix for over a year. His name was Mark Goudeau. A father. A husband. A hardworking member of the community. But beneath it all, he was the monster stalking the streets. As 2005 turned to 2006, his...
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EP. 241 - ARIZONA: Three Serial Killers, One City: Phoenix’s Summers of Terror Part 1 (The Baseline Killer & Serial Shooters)
They were known as the Summers of Terror. From 2005 to 2006, Phoenix, Arizona, lived in a state of permanent dread. People and pets were being shot in the streets at random. Women and children were pulled into dark alleys and assaulted. In part 1 of this 2-part series, we’ll dive into the attacks...
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EP. 240 - FLORIDA: ABUSED AND KILLED BY HER OWN FATHER: THE SYSTEM FAILED 12-YEAR-OLD LORI PAIGE
There were signs that things were not right at home for 12-year-old Lori Paige. Not just tiny ones: blazing red flags that followed her all her life. She came to school without shoes. She was hit with a belt in front of her classmates. She cried to friends and teachers, saying she couldn’t take…
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EP 239 - TEXAS: THE MAN WHO ESCAPED DEATH ROW: MURDERER CHARLES VICTOR THOMPSON
On April 29th, 1998, Houston Police dragged Charles Victor Thompson out of his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, where he had started a fight with her new boyfriend. Charles was a jealous man, a drunk man, but the police didn’t think he was a killer. At least, not for another 3 hours. What began as a...
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EP. 238 - GEORGIA: 1999 ATLANTA DAY TRADING MASSACRE: MARK ORRIN BARTON
Two offices. Thirteen people bleeding out on their workplace floor. And humid air full of the smell of iron, smoke, and gunfire. That’s exactly what Mark Orrin Barton wanted on the afternoon of July 29th, 1999 – and it’s just what he got. In part two of this series, we’ll walk you through the...
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EP. 237 - GEORGIA: FAMILY ANNIHILATOR: MARK ORRIN BARTON
In the 1990s, Mark Orrin Barton was aiming for the stars. He was a day trader, working in a prestigious office in Atlanta. He had a wife, kids, and a seemingly successful life. Then, in 1999, he shot it all to hell. Quite literally. You may have never heard of Mark or the Day Trading Massacre…
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EP. 236: CALIFORNIA: She Let Her Killer In: The Senseless Murder of Autumn Wallace
When Linda Wallace stepped into her home, she was horrified. Her drawers were ransacked. Furniture destroyed. Anything of value, stolen. But she didn’t care about that. All she wanted was to find what mattered: Her 9-year-old daughter, Autumn. When she finally did find her, all she could do was...
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EP. 235 - MICHIGAN: HE MURDERED HIS FAMILY TWICE: SERIAL KILLER GREGORY GREEN
In 2008, Gregory Green promised the parole board that he was a changed man. When he had murdered his first wife in 1991, he was a monster. Now, he was different. He was ready for another chance. Believing him, the parole board granted him his freedom, and for years it seemed the right choice. He...
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EP. 234 - CALIFORNIA: THE KILLER COP: MARVIN MORALES
Marvin Morales took an oath to serve and protect. The Sacramento Sheriff’s Deputy was a shining example of his department… until he wasn’t. A drug scandal. A hidden addiction. PTSD. A series of horrible decisions culminating in the end of his career, and a violent death that no one saw coming....
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EP 233: NEW YORK - THE FRAT BOY SLASHER: THE CHRISTOPHER PORCO AXE MURDERS
Christopher Porco was in trouble. At 21, he was drowning in debt, caught in a web of lies, and flunking out of his college fraternity. His loving parents, Peter and Joan, offered to help him figure things out. But instead, Chris did the unthinkable. In the dead of the night, he grabbed an axe,...
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EP 232: MAINE - THE LEGAL KIDNAPPING OF LOGAN MARR
In 1999, Logan Marr was kidnapped, and the state of Maine thought it was for the best. In their eyes, the toddler’s mother was too poor, too uneducated, too redneck to raise her baby girl. So, they gave her to someone who could. And then someone else. And then someone else. Until finally, in…
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EP 231: FLORIDA - THE CONSPIRING COWORKER: The Killing of Joleen Cummings
Mother of three Joleen Cummings would never miss a Mother’s Day with her children. When she vanished without a trace on May 12th, 2018, police instantly believed they knew what had happened: Her estranged husband had killed her. It was a tragic tale as old as time, a case they expected to have...
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EP. 230: IOWA: The Iowa Family Annihilator: Adam Moss
Nothing could have prepared Sioux City Police for what lay in wait inside the home of mother of 5, Leticia Aguilar. When they learned she had seemingly vanished without a word, they suspected it was bad. But they hadn’t expected it to be so bad. Inside, they discovered a crime scene so senseless...
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EP. 229 - WISCONSIN - The Baraboo Bone Breaker
At first, police in Baraboo, Wisconsin, thought the 9-1-1 call was a prank. 13-year-old Thad Phillips claimed he had been kidnapped, tortured, and left for dead with shattered legs. This is the story of Joseph Clark, the Baraboo, they realized it wasn’t a joke at all: It was the most devious…
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EP. 228- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 4: Arrest, Trial & Disturbing Revelations
Pulled over in 2005, serial killer Dennis Rader calmly admitted he knew why police were there. Over thirty hours of interrogation, he detailed ten murders with chilling precision, then pleaded guilty to avoid trial. In this episode we cover the trial, the sentencing and the aftermath of one of...
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EP. 227- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 3: In Plain Sight
After killing Marine Hedge in 1985 and Vicki Wegerle in 1986, Dennis Rader vanished into suburban normalcy for almost twenty years—leading Cub Scouts, serving as church president, and installing home alarms for terrified neighbors. While the task force chased ghosts, he privately curated…
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EP. 226- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 2: The Murders
For 31 years, the city of Wichita lived in terror of a ghost. Between 1974 and 1991, Dennis Rader – the mild-mannered family man, church leader, and compliance officer – murdered ten people in a series of meticulously planned home invasions that still haunt the American true-crime landscape. He...
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EP. 225- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 1: The Beginnings
Before he became the nightmare of Wichita, Kansas – the sadistic serial killer who taunted police with letters signed “BTK” – Dennis Rader was just a quiet, unassuming boy growing up in middle America. In this chilling episode, we go back to the beginning. This is the origin story of one of...
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EP. 224- SERIAL KILLER: The PHANTOM Killer, The MOONLIGHT MURDERS & The Town That Dreaded Sundown
In today's story, we're examining one of the most disturbing series of murders to ever rock the states of Texas & Arkansas, the MOONLIGHT MURDERS. This story is so infamous that it was adapted into a notorious 70's horror film titled "The Town That Dreaded Sundown", and the phantom killer has yet...
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EP. 223 - COLORADO: The Killer Dentist
In today's episode, we examine the story of Dr. James Craig, whose disturbing crimes came to light in 2023 after the sudden and violent death of his wife. - Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl -Apple Podcasts -...
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EP. 222 - NEW YORK: The Amityville Horror Murders
In 1974, six members of the DeFeo family were found murdered in their home in Amityville, New York. And the scene of the crime was troubling... in fact, curiously, it appeared as if none of the family members had awoken while the others were being murdered. And when a suspect was finally…
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EP. 221 - FLORIDA: The "Zombie" Murders
In August of 2016, a disturbing crime rocked the town of Jupiter, Florida. On that day, a young man did the unthinkable, and ended two lives in an unpredictable, completely random explosion of senseless violence. Join us today as we investigate the story of Austin Harrouff, and the chilling…
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EP 220 - MINNESOTA: The Most Infamous Murder Case In Minnesota History: The Abduction And Murder of Jacob Wetterling
In October of 1989, a young boy went missing from a small town in Minnesota. As time ticked on, and no leads were found, the town, and the nation, grew desperate. However, when the answers to their questions were finally revealed, people were shocked at how their suspect had been hiding amongst...
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EP. 219 - TEXAS: The El Paso Walmart Shooting (Pt. 3)
In the wake of the El Paso Walmart shooting, the community of El Paso tried to recover from the tragedy, but the road to true healing would be long, and eventful. Join us today as we examine the fall out of the shooting, and take you through exactly what happened right up until Patrick Crusius…
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EP. 218 - TEXAS: The El Paso Walmart Shooting (Pt. 2)
In 2019, a vicious crime rocked the West Texas town of El Paso, when a man drove into town with a heart full of hatred. At the end of that fateful day, over 20 people would be dead, and a horrifying story of hatred would begin to rapidly unravel. In today's episode, we explore the shooting…
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EP. 217 - TEXAS: The El Paso Walmart Shooting (Pt. 1)
In 2019, a vicious crime rocked the West Texas town of El Paso, when a man drove into town with a heart full of hatred. At the end of that fateful day, over 20 people would be dead, and a horrifying story of hatred would begin to rapidly unravel. In today's episode, we explore the background of…
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EP. 216 - PENNSYLVANIA: Hazed To Death: The Murder of Timothy Piazza
In 2017, news of a disturbing crime began to spread across the campus of Pennsylvania State University. A student named Timothy Piazza had been found dead inside of a fraternity house... but what could have possibly happened here? As investigators and the public began to probe into the real story...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
MURDER IN AMERICA is a true crime podcast that takes a state-by-state look at the most infamous homicides across the United States of America. Co-hosted by Courtney Shannon & Colin Browen (of "The Paranormal Files"), the two delve deep into the darkest tales of murder from each and every state, featuring a from a different state every week. Their passion for true crime, along with Colin's career in investigating paranormal activity gives the two a fresh outlook on these crimes, and allows them to gain the deepest perspectives possible when analyzing the grisly details of these horrific acts. Welcome, to Murder in America.
- New episodes are posted every Friday. -
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MURDER IN AMERICA is a true crime podcast that takes a state-by-state look at the most infamous homicides across the United States of America. Co-hosted by Courtney Shannon & Colin Browen (of "The Paranormal Files"), the two delve deep into the darkest tales of murder from each and every state,...
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