In this case, there is no moral about remembering to lock the door behind you. There's no advice on how to dress, where to go, or what to do to stay safe. In this case, 27 year old Lauren Giddings did everything right. She was friendly, compassionate, and caring towards her neighbor, a man a bit younger than her who everyone else thought was a bit too weird. Lauren joked that if he was dangerous, she would be the only one who was spared.... Because she always treated him right and with kindness. But, when she was found murdered during the summer of 2011, she couldn't have been more wrong. Support us! Want ad free listening? Patreon - https://patreon.com/crimesaladpodcast Sponsors: SHOPIFY Go to SHOPIFY.COM/crimesalad, ALL LOWERCASE, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features. AcornTV Try Acorn TV free for 30 days, by going to Acorn dot TV and use my promo code CRIMESALAD. Headspace Find some HEADSPACE at HEADSPACE.COM/CRIMESALAD and get one month FREE of their entire meditation library. Ana Luisa You can get 60% off on the second item if you go on shop.analuisa.com/crimesalad Follow us! Merch - http://www.crimesaladpodcast.com/shop Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crimesaladpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/crimesalad Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/crimesaladpodcast RATE US - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-salad-podcast/id1457141569 SOURCES https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article28613074.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-familys-journey-into-heartache/2011/08/05/gIQAj47IzI_story.html https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/laurel/ph-ho-cf-ll-mcdaniel-sentencing-20140421-story.html https://wgxa.tv/news/local/the-girl-next-door-lauren-giddings-family-remembers-her-10-years-after-brutal-murder https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article222386260.html https://www.11alive.com/article/news/truly-evil/85-17ec0d7e-0e45-4ca4-878d-5a117061b614 https://www.oxygen.com/in-ice-cold-blood/crime-time/death-smell-from-nearby-trash-can-leads-to-body-of-missing-woman https://www.macon.com/news/special-reports/lauren-giddings-murder/article30131586.html https://wgxa.tv/news/local/the-girl-next-door-lauren-giddings-family-remembers-her-10-years-after-brutal-murder?fbclid=IwAR19VLXZEEYZzBJnUGKLkH77AZhqjg8p0ejs0hG81ji8MJwfg2fQI0u_eAg

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