The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 79 - Donna & Dan Fryman

06.22.2020 - By Grip TapePlay

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On a chilly January evening in 2004 all that Donna and Dan Fryman had built together, came crashing down. Life as they knew it would never be the same. 

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The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster

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Research & Writing:

Christine Penhale 

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