On August 8, 2016, a tragedy occurred at a home in Hendersonville, Tennessee - An 11-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital after being shot by her own father. 

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Music in this episode: Almost Time (Instrumental) by  P C III - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/P_C_III_-_Almost_Time_Instrumental/P_C_III_Almost_Time_Instrumental Lochley Fells by Blue Dot Sessions - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Barstool/Lochley_Fells Floating by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Emotion/7Floating Peace by Lee Rosevere - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Time-Lapse_Volume_4_Sleep_Music/Lee_Rosevere_-_Time-Lapse_Volume_4-_Sleep_Music_-_06_Peace Only by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__Th

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In the early morning hours of October 17, 2015, two women accompanied 27-year-old Sasha Samsudean home after encountering her in the street after a night out on the town. They did everything right - they shared an Uber with her, they walked her to her door, and they waited until she was safely inside her apartment building, before heading home themselves. But the next day, Sasha's friends would summon the police, after not being able to get a hold of their friend.

What happened to Sasha?

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Music in this episode: Only by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/09_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_only Astrisx by Blue Dot Sessions - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Bodytonic/Astrisx R0 by Misha Dioxin - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Misha_Dioxin/Faces_1611/Misha_Dioxin_-_Faces_-_01_R0 Tarnish by Podington Bear - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Textural/Tarnish modem by Kai Engel - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Caeli/Kai_Engel_-_caeli_-_07_modum_1636

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From 2008 - 2011, the murders of two little girls in Weleetka, Oklahoma, remained unsolved, until a 23-year-old woman's disappearance would lead to the arrest of a dangerous suspect. 

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Music in this episode: Suppose It Is by Podington Bear - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Piano_II_-_Felt/Suppose_It_Is a letter from doxent by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/51322 Ft: Doxent Zsigmond You Promise by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/08_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_you_promise R0 by Misha Dioxin - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Misha_Dioxin/Faces_1611/Misha_Dioxin_-_Faces_-_01_R0 Gratitude by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Emotion/2Gratitude Pleasure by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Emotion/4Pleasure

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On December 6, 2014, firefighters in Cortland, Mississippi, came across a horrifying scene after responding to a car fire - 19-year-old Jessica Chambers had been set on fire. They tried to save her, but to no avail. Although Jessica didn't survive her injuries, could she have given a clue to the first responders? Quintin Tellis, a friend of Jessica's, would later go on trial for her murder - but did he really do it?

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Music in this episode: Floating by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Emotion/7Floating Feeling by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Emotion/1Feeling Light Lab by Rest You Sleeping Giant - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rest_You_Sleeping_Giant/Light_Lab/Rest_You_Sleeping_Giant_-_Light_Lab You Promise by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/08_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_you_promise Only by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/09_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_only Pleasure by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Emotion/4Pleasure Gratitude by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Emotion/2Gratitude

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On August 17, 2014, 38-year-old Robert Limon was gunned down while at work. His wife's lover was immediately arrested, but did he do it alone, or was someone else the mastermind? 

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Music in this episode: Astrisx by Blue Dot Sessions - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Bodytonic/Astrisx Suppose It Is by Podington Bear - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Piano_II_-_Felt/Suppose_It_Is You Promise by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/08_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_you_promise Only by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/09_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_only Sun by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Creation/Borrtex_08_Sun

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In October 2012, 17-year-old Jake Evans called 911 and made a startling confession - he had just murdered members of his own family.  But as Jake's case made his way through the court system, it was stalled. 

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Music in this episode: The Disappearance of Steven Damman by ASOTWL - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/ASOTWL/The_Shades_of_Samhain/10_-_The_Disappearance_Of_Steven_Damman Take A Deep Breath by Datolar - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Datolar/Hallucino_Attics_Dissolved_Re-constructed_2001-2006/Datolar_-_Hallucino_Attics_Dissolved_Re-constructed_2001-2006_-_12_Take_A_Deep_Breath She's a Gift by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Something_Special_1020/6_Shes_A_Gift

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In this Court Junkie Brief, I interview Dr. Jennifer Johnson, a forensic psychologist. We talk about her profession, how defendants are determined competent to stand trial, and if she has ever disagreed with a judge's decision.

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In January 2014, a gruesome murder would result in the conviction of 19-year-old Austin Myers, Ohio's youngest death row inmate. Many advocates for Austin believe his sentence was unfair, due to the fact that he never actually touched the murder weapon.

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Music in this episode: modem by Kai Engel - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Caeli/Kai_Engel_-_caeli_-_07_modum_1636 Break Through by Pictures of the Floating World - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pictures_of_the_Floating_World/Approach/05_Break_Through Brave by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Courage/Borrtex_-_01_-_Brave Children - Our Life by Nuno Adelaida - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Nuno_Adelaida/none_given_1662/Nuno_Adelaida_02_Children-Our_Life Fourth Dimension by Alex Mason/The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_MasonThe_Minor_Emotion/Return_1655/03_1887 soli by Kai Engel - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Caeli/Kai_Engel_-_caeli_-_02_soli_1164

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20-year-old Holly Bobo went missing from her home near Parsons, Tennessee, on the morning of April 13, 2011. For years, her family was in the dark as to what happened to her, until finally, progress was made in the case. But would the trial of Zach Adams finally provide the answers?

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Music in this episode: A letter from doxent by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/51322 Ft: Doxent Zsigmond Celestial Navigation by Blue Dot Sessions - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Aeronaut/Celestial_Navigation No Other Choice by Lee Rosevere - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_Inspired_by_MiNRS/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_Inspired_by_MiNRS_-_11_No_Other_Choice Eyelids Grow Heavy by Master Toad - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Master_Toad/Lucid_Dreamer_Nightmare_Progression_5/02_-_Master_Toad_-_Eyelids_Grow_Heavy Despite My Empathy by Steve Combs - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Etaoin_Shrdlu/08_Despite_My_Empathy Attraction by Alex Mason/The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_MasonThe_Minor_Emotion/Return_1655/07_1619 owl's secret by The Owl - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Owl/Fairy_Forest/the_owl_-_owls_secret

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In June 2006, the town of Reno, Nevada was rocked by a brutal murder, the shooting of a judge, and a week-long manhunt for the suspect.

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Music in this episode:

• Human by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Creation/Borrtex_11_Human
• You Promise by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/08_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_you_promise
• Clouds by Sergey Cheremisinov - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/White_Atlantis/Sergey_Cheremisinov_-_White_Atlantis_-_01_Clouds
• modem by Kai Engel - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Caeli/Kai_Engel_-_caeli_-_07_modum_1636
• Break Through by Pictures of the Floating World - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pictures_of_the_Floating_World/Approach/05_Break_Through
• Walking by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Ability/Borrtex_-_03_-_Walking
• soli by Kai Engel - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Caeli/Kai_Engel_-_caeli_-_02_soli_1164