When Blake Ruff met his wife Lori she was private about her past. Blake respected her privacy but when Lori’s life ended too soon the Ruff family was left with a proper mystery and would spend years trying to learn who Lori really was. 
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The Mysterious Life and Death of Lori Erica Ruff

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In 1999, best friends Katy Harris and Krystal Surles had a slumber party that only one of them would survive, thanks to the heinous actions of a human monster.   *This episode was originally recorded a few months ago as a bonus episode for our Patreon members. As Sadie continues to resolve her medical issues we will be taking a brief break but plan to be back with new episodes very soon. She had surgery on Monday, 6/17. Everything went VERY well. She is now home and recovering well. Thank you for your love and support. We appreciate it so much!!* 
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The Murder of Katy Harris and Survival of Krystal Surles

In 2000, 18 year old Zebb Quinn drove off into the night, never to be seen again. It would take 15 years to find out what happened to the young man.  *This episode was originally recorded a few months ago as a bonus episode for our Patreon members. As Sadie continues to resolve her medical issues we will be taking a brief break but plan to be back with new episodes very soon. Thank you for your love and support. We appreciate it so much!!*   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Recently Solved Murder of Zebb Quinn

Margaret McFaddin Harritt and Joel Polson had just started their adult lives and decided to go on an adventure together and hike the Appalachian Trail. On their second night on the trail they encountered a man who dragged them into a strange and life-altering nightmare. 
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The First Appalachian Trail Murder

After 6-year-old Haley Zega was found in the Ozark Mountains after being lost for 2.5 days she told her parents about a little girl that had kept her company while she was lost. When her friends and family started looking into who this little girl might be what they found was both deeply upsetting and surprising. 
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Part 2: The Murder of Innocence- the Church of God in Christ Through the Holy Spirit, Inc. Cult

When 6-year-old Haley Zega went missing in the Ozark Mountains authorities believed she might have been abducted but the truth of what happened to her was even harder to imagine.  
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The Mysterious Life and Death of Lori Erica Ruff

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