Macon, Georgia. June 26, 2011. Lauren Giddings had just completed her law degree at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. All she had to do was pass the bar exam and she would be fully qualified to practice law. Her plan was to move in with her boyfriend, David, in Atlanta, and start her career. But then Lauren disappeared without a trace. After not hearing from her for several days, her friends and family began to worry and contacted the police in Macon to report her missing. Also seemingly very concerned about Lauren's whereabouts was her neighbor and fellow law graduate, Stephen McDaniel...

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Audio clips from episode:

Stephen's media interview

Stephen McDaniel's police interview

Sources for this episode:

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Stephen McDaniel’s Ex-Roommate Speaks: Say Hello to Thad Money

A Creepy New Claim About Stephen McDaniel in the Lauren Giddings Murder Case

McDaniel's first media interview

Md. family's journey into heartache

Lauren Giddings and the man whose heart she won

Lauren Giddings' boyfriend talks about relationship, a future disrupted

Lauren Giddings Obituary - Macon, GA

Hundreds Attend Funeral For Md. Woman Slain In Georgia

Family remembers Lauren Giddings

The Lauren Teresa Giddings Scholarship Fund - Giving to Agnes Scott College

Scholarship honors slain Mercer Law student Lauren Giddings

5 years after slaying, reporters recall killer, heartbreak

Boyfriend of slain Macon woman describes last email

A closer look at Stephen McDaniel, the man accused in Lauren Giddings' killing

'Death Smell' From Nearby Trash Can Leads To Body Of Missing Woman

Stephen McDaniel case file released | 13wmaz.com

Georgia man Stephen McDaniel pleads guilty to strangling, dismembering Lauren Giddings

Investigators Reveal Evidence In Law Grad Killing

Lauren Giddings murder | Stephen McDaniel trial | abc10.com

Georgia man pleads guilty, sentenced to life in murder of North Laurel's Giddings

Georgia law student accused of killing and dismembering classmate, Lauren Giddings

UPDATE: Stephen McDaniel’s former attorney believed he was innocent until his confession

The murder of Lauren Giddings; upcoming trial looms for alleged killer

Stephen McDaniel pleads guilty to Lauren Giddings murder; sentenced to life in prison

DA: McDaniel Visited Websites About Dismemberment, Cannibalism

The Lauren Giddings murder: five years later

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