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Kassandra Cantrell was 10 weeks pregnant when she went missing from Tacoma, Washington, in August 2020. Security footage showed a mysterious man in a hat hovering around Kassandra's car, along with other suspicious movements. Who was this man, and what was his motive?
Sources: 
 1) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kassanndra-cantrell-murder-colin-patrick-dudley-digital-evidence-mysterious-killer-hat-man/
2) https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/most-common-causes-maternal-death-may-surprise-you#:~:text=Researchers%20at%20Columbia%20University%20have,among%20pregnant%20and%20postpartum%20women.
3) https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/kassanndra-cantrell-disappearance-investigation/17/
4) https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article268780602.html
5)https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1poc937/out_of_every_true_crime_case_which_one_disturbs/

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In 1993, Gary Gauger woke up to find his parents brutally murdered on their Illinois farm, only to quickly find himself targeted as the prime suspect. After a grueling, 19-hour interrogation filled with psychological pressure and police deception, an exhausted Gary was coerced into confessing to a crime he didn't commit, landing him on death row for years. 
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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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