Grainy surveillance video captured the last known images of 26 year old Paula Sladewski leaving a Miami night club on the morning of January 3, 2010. Hours later, her body would be found in a nearby dumpster. She had been strangled and set on fire. Who had done these horrible things to this former Playboy video model and why? Her boyfriend, family, and friends quickly embarked on a journey to find out the truth. 

322: The Murder of Paula Sladewski (Dateline's "The Death of A Golden Girl")

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361: Can I Tell You A Secret? Part 1

A prominent and beloved local doctor is found murdered in his Lubbock, Texas home. He was shot, chased, and then stabbed 11 times. When investigators take a closer look at the doctor's life, they uncover a tale of stalking and deception that led to this brutal crime.



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360: This is Revenge (From "20/20")

A young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous federal-fugitive at the center of it all.

359: Girl in the Picture

The true story of a sex cult of students from Sarah Lawrence told in the victims’ own words -- a tale of control, sex trafficking, violent assault and extortion, all orchestrated by a master manipulator.



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358: Sex, Lies, and the College Cult

A wealthy and INSUFFERABLE Orange County mom and her husband, both attorneys, plot revenge on the PTA president for not properly supervising their son at school. It starts with a smear campaign, then escalates to something TRULY INSANE. This might be Gillian's new favorite show.



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322: The Murder of Paula Sladewski (Dateline's "The Death of A Golden Girl")

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