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In 2010, a senseless murder rocked a private Christian school in Jacksonville, Florida. The reason for the murder is absolutely baffling. 

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https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2017/12/15/pair-convicted-classmate-s-murder-forgo-chances-lighter-sentences/15782343007/

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2010/02/11/stub-832/15956419007/ 

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion/name/makia-coney-obituary?id=21957133 

https://www.news4jax.com/news/2017/11/27/man-who-shot-teen-classmate-in-thrill-kill-re-sentenced-to-life-with-review/ 

https://www.wokv.com/news/local/former-university-christian-student-loses-appeal-murder-case/rpvpty7qvHv247G93dAKtO/ 

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/teen-killer-seeking-freedom/83450487/ 

https://www.staugustine.com/story/news/2010/02/15/teen-charged-student-slaying-attacked-jax-detention-center/16123363007/ 

https://www.wokv.com/news/family-murdered-jacksonville-student-sues-school/Vx5fWQap85Vu6klBz1Tg7J/ 

https://www.news4jax.com/news/2018/09/17/judge-mulls-thrill-kill-murderers-request-for-shorter-sentence/ 

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Over 12 days in January 1984, a hammer-wielding attacker terrorized the suburbs of Denver. In addition to harming several survivors, he took the lives of Patricia Smith, Debra Bennett, Bruce Bennett, and Melissa Bennett. When the murders stopped, investigators wondered why. Unbeknownst to everyone in Colorado, the elusive killer was already hitchhiking to his next destination. 

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https://www.da18.org/2021/08/murderer-of-auroras-bennett-family-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/ 

https://denvergazette.com/news/local/alex-ewing-receives-life-sentence-for-1984-hammer-killing-of-patricia-smith/article_f336cf30-ba8c-11ec-a1ef-53afacf29193.html 

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https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/blame/alex-ewing-court-outburst/73-48434654-4760-4daf-a260-c8bcd84e3e47 

https://people.com/crime/people-magazine-investigates-victim-colorado-hammer-killer-speaks-out/ 

https://news3lv.com/news/local/nevada-inmate-to-stand-for-trial-for-colorado-murders-more-than-three-decades-later 

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/blame/alex-christopher-ewing-1984-colorado-hammer-attacks/73-d668975a-1b27-4ddb-872a-f58c186a4a9e 

https://www.denverpost.com/2015/02/01/aurora-woman-attacked-by-serial-killer-seeks-release-of-withheld-clue/ 

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/vanessa-bennett-survivor 

“The Colorado Hammer Killer.” People Magazine Investigates. S 6, Ep 5. 

“Lone Survivor.” Cold

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On May 12, 2007, 20-year-old Maggie Haines awoke to screams coming from her brother’s bedroom. She ran to her neighbor’s house for help, narrowly escaping a knife-wielding killer. But who would murder a nice family like the Haines? The answer would prove to be just as shocking as the murders.

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“The Perfect Family.” Unusual Suspects. Season 3, Episode 1. 26 February 2012.

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In September 2016, a driver found the bloody body of 15-year-old Nisa Mickens on a quiet suburban sidewalk in Brentwood, New York. The next day, authorities recovered the body of her best friend, 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas. The girls went to school with their killers, who were terrorizing the community. 

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https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ms-13-gang-members-indicted-2016-murders-three-brentwood-high-school-students 

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-ms-13-gang-members-arrested-in-slayings-of-ny-teen-girls/ 

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/feds-want-death-penalty-for-alleged-ms-13-leader-in-deaths-of-ny-teen-best-friends/2517420/ 

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In October 2017, two little girls woke up for school and found blood stains on their living room sofa. Their dad was missing, so they called his girlfriend for help. When police arrived, they found a crime scene in the home’s living room, but where was Aaron Friar?

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https://www.mailtribune.com/crime-courts-and-emergencies/2021/08/11/man-sentenced-in-connection-with-beating-death/

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https://mailtribune.com/crime-courts-and-emergencies/2018/10/05/man-admits-to-beating-girlfriends-father-to-death/ 

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https://kpic.com/news/local/oregon-teen-gets-25-years-for-her-role-in-fathers-murder 

https://ktvl.com/news/local/all-three-suspects-in-medford-homicide-indicted 

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In February 2014, a night of hanging out with friends turned into a gruesome murder. Corriann Cervantes disappeared on February 4, 2014. A few days later, a friend found her bloody, brutalized body in a vacant apartment. The crime scene–with its bloody markings on the walls–told a dark story about her final night.

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In January 2015, Joann Hakes disappeared into a dark Wyoming night near the Salt River mountains. For over four years, her family and friends had no idea what happened to her. Then, a bad storm revealed a shallow grave. 

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https://charleyproject.org/case/joann-hakes 

“Joann Hakes.” Thin Air Podcast. Episode 37.

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In July 2017, Lucy McHugh disappeared. When a dog walker found her body the next morning, the police started to unravel a horrible story and a totally preventable murder.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-48828241 

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In January 2018, 19-year-old Caitlin Marie Denison took a flight from her home in Reno, Nevada, to Midland, Texas. She’d met a man from Midland online, but meeting him in real life turned out to be a mistake. Caitlin disappeared.

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In 2008, 19-year-old Brianna Denison disappeared from her friend’s couch. Nearly a month later, a passerby found her body in a field under a discarded Christmas tree. DNA from Brianna’s case connected her attack to two prior sexual assaults in the University of Nevada-Reno community. Who was attacking college students?

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“Vanished in Reno.” Unusual Suspects. Season 6, Episode 1. 13 January 2014.

“The Night Brianna Vanished.” Da