Hope stopped to get gas on the way to her grandmother’s home. Little did she know... a predator had her in his sights.

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See No Evil: “Shadow of Hope” Season 4, episode 13

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Article https://www.wistv.com/story/16407832/victims-final-minutes-caught-on-store-surveillance/

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Article https://scnow.com/news/turning-tragedy-into-a-way-out---walk-for-hope/article_9c5fe71a-a573-11e2-a6e3-001a4bcf6878.html#:~:text=Frankie%20Melton%2C%20and%20Kayla%20Lindsey,a%20reminder%20of%20her%20love.

Article https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/man-threatens-deputy-who-arrested-him-and-a-friend/

Article https://www.latestnewssouthafrica.com/2020/07/01/hope-melton-death-and-her-killer-11-years-after-what-you-need-to-know/

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Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne

Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/