On the afternoon of May 14th, 1985 78-year-old Ruth Pelke was murdered by 4 teenaged girls leading to 15-year-old Paula Cooper being the first underage woman to be sentenced to death in United States history.

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The Murder of Ruth Pelke and the Tragic Life of Paula Cooper

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After 6-year-old Haley Zega was found in the Ozark Mountains after being lost for 2.5 days she told her parents about a little girl that had kept her company while she was lost. When her friends and family started looking into who this little girl might be what they found was both deeply upsetting and surprising.

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Part 2: The Murder of Innocence- the Church of God in Christ Through the Holy Spirit, Inc. Cult

When 6-year-old Haley Zega went missing in the Ozark Mountains authorities believed she might have been abducted but the truth of what happened to her was even harder to imagine. 

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Part 1: The Disappearance of Haley Zega

Sage Smith was a young, charismatic woman who was having fun and pursuing her dreams when she vanished off of the face of the earth. Despite disappearing in a crowded downtown area, and seeing people who knew her that night, Sage Smith was never seen again... and neither was her date from that night. 

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The Disappearance of Sage Smith

When sisters, Dorthea and Claire Williamson first learned about Dr. Linda Hazzard's revolutionary methods for curing even the cruelest disease, they couldn't wait to seek her out for treatment. They never could have begun to fathom the horrors that awaited them. 

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The Atrocious Methods of Dr. Linda Hazzard

On May 2nd, 2016 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike and her 9-year-old brother, Ian, were abducted on their way home from school. Many of her loved ones believe that a delay in getting an AMBER Alert out for her contributed to Ashlynne’s terrible murder.

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The Murder of Ruth Pelke and the Tragic Life of Paula Cooper

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