A dog roaming the woods brings home a decomposed human arm, leading investigators to discover the body of a missing teenage girl.This episode profiles two police officers and a doctor who became forever linked to one of America's most bizarre cold cases one morning in September 1972.

Episode 1 - September 1972

Beginning in Summer 1972, several young New Jersey women vanish while hitchhiking. All are later found dead in the woods miles away from home - and some of their bodies are allegedly found surrounded by strange and occult objects. Some locals fear a serial killer is on the loose. Others say a Satanic cult is to blame. Whispers of a police cover-up permeate the air.What really happened?Join author and Weird NJ correspondent Jesse P. Pollack as he chronicles a strange series of cold cases that still haunt the Garden State to this very day.

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A meeting with a killer draws the series to a close.

Episode 12 - Conclusions

Jeannette's unsolved murder seems doomed to obscurity until an independent magazine begins receiving anonymous letters about her thirty years later.

Episode 11 - Revelations

Finally, after nearly a year, Otto Neil Nilson stands trial for the murder of Joan Kramer in July 1975. Could these proceedings provide answers regarding the death of Jeannette DePalma? Read more in "Death on the Devil's Teeth" by Jesse P. Pollack and Mark Moran. Follow us @devilsteethpod on Twitter.

Episode 10 - The People vs. Otto Neil Nilson

Shortly after Jeannette DePalma's body was discovered, her parents brought a mysterious diary to her best friend's home, looking for answers. Now, 47 years later, the DEVIL'S TEETH podcast has discovered the book's origin. Read more in "Death on the Devil's Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey". Follow us on Twitter @devilsteethpod

Episode 9 - The Diary

Thanks to her family, Jeannette DePalma's autopsy report and an FBI crime lab report have been made available to the DEVIL'S TEETH podcast. In this episode, we examine the results in these reports. Read more in "Death on the Devil's Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey". Follow us on Twitter @devilsteethpod

Episode 1 - September 1972

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