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Today we are traveling to Minneapolis to talk about the 1993 murder of Jeanne Childs, more frequently known as “Jeanie.” Jeanie was a sex worker who was brutally stabbed in her apartment at the age of 35 years. Sadly, it took 27 years for Jeanie to get the justice she deserved.
Sources: 
1) https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/jerry-westrom-guilty-jeanne-childs-1993-cold-case-murder
2) https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/2024/a22-1679.html 
3) https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/jeanie-childs-minneapolis-cold-case-solved-footprint-to-murder/
4) https://www.facebook.com/48hours/videos/mother-pens-heartbreaking-letter-to-murdered-daughter/968449605185335/

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In 1977, Yale students Terri Jentz and Avra Goldman were cycling across the United States when they stopped to camp at a park in Oregon. While they slept, a man drove his truck over their tent and proceeded to attack both women with an axe. Though both women miraculously survived the brutal assault, the attacker was never identified, and the case remains unsolved. 
Sources: 
1) https://moonmagazine.org/terri-jentz-my-journey-to-justice-2014-02-01/3/
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Piece_of_Paradise
3) https://statestories.com/the-harrowing-story-of-terri-jentz-the-19-year-old-who-caught-an-axe-blade-with-her-bare-hands-at-an-oregon-campsite/
4) https://www.npr.org/transcripts/5554692
5) https://bendbulletin.com/2007/07/22/ax-attack-survivor-author-tells-all/
6) https://www.nuggetnews.com/story/2007/07/31/news/author-returns-to-the-scene-of-the-crime/14728.html
7) https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/victim-returns-to-crime-scene-30-years-later-as-an-author/

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The case of Girly Chew Hossencofft  is a study in how “weirdness” can become a weapon. And I truly mean weird. Con men, fashion designers, UFO’s, and conspiracy theories about otherworldly aliens that secretly rule the Earth are just a few things that surround this case. Unfortunately, the case was so saturated with sci-fi lies and cult-like conspiracies, that the world almost lost sight of the most devastating fact: a woman was murdered, and she’s still waiting for someone to find her.
Sources:
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Girly_Chew_Hossencofft
2) https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/the-disappearance-of-girly-chew-hossencofft-a-con-man-a-fashion-designer-ufos-and-a-ninja
3) https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/convicted-wife-killer-calls-to-vacate-sentence/
4) https://www.koat.com/article/jailhouse-interview-linda-henning/4471831
5) https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/07/ctv.henning.trial/

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In July 2005, 41-year-old Barbara Keim was killed in her own home in an act of violence orchestrated by her daughter. Investigators eventually uncovered a planned conspiracy involving the daughter, her boyfriend, and an accomplice. 
Sources:
1) https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-time/hannah-stone-sentenced-100-years-murder
2) https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/court-of-appeals/2006/20a03-0605-cr-217-0.html
3) https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/in-supreme-court/1364686.html
4) https://www.wave3.com/story/4832751/teen-sentenced-to-62-years-in-murder-plot/
5) https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/10/women-in-prison-local-soccer-mom-and-preachers-daughter-featured-on-tv-show/46412415/
6) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57606743/barbara_jo-keim
7) https://uclacovidbehindbars.org/blog/prisons-mistreat-loved-ones-belongings-after-death
8) https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/court-of-appeals/2007/20a03-0605-cr-229-1.html 
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We've all heard the expression "fake it till you make it", right? Well, Jean-Claude Romand did just that for 18 years, but never truly made it. Instead, he chose to murder his entire family rather than face his own shame and lies head on.
Sources: 
1) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48790276
2) https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2001/jan/13/weekend7.weekend1
3) https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=honorscollege_cj
4) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2072025/
5) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Romand
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