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From the authors of author mastermind minds.

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This is mysterious.

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Mystery

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surrounds us every day,

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join us and listen to true stories of

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mystery

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from human behavior to nature and the physical

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environment to paranormal

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experiences.

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The stories are true, even if we can't

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explain them.

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On Friday night, 12/06/1991,

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A heinous crime was committed in I can't

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believe its yogurt shop in Austin, Texas

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located in a small strip mall near the

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much larger north cross mall.

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Hi. I'm Victoria Hard,

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author of action and adventure with the Arabian

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horses.

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I'll be host seen this episode of the

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mysterious podcast,

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the yogurt shop murders.

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Alta mastermind

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and the readers and writers book love sponsor

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Welcome aboard.

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Lives Thomas and Jennifer Har,

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02:17

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year old girls

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reported for their shifts at the yogurt shop

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after school.

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They were scheduled to work until closing at

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11PM that night.

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They closed the shop many times before and

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the routine,

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cleaning tables, stack and chairs on tables,

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refill napkin dispensers,

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cleaning the kitchen in the back, etcetera.

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Jen of his younger sister, 15 year old

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Sarah Har, and her best friend, 13 year

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old Amy Heirs

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initially went to the North Cross for a

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few hours

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before taking the short walk to the yogurt

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shop to catch a ride home jennifer that

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evening for a sleep over.

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Eliza was a senior in high school, working

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at the yogurt shop for extra money to

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fund her car.

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She loved reading and dancing

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and was highly involved in the high school's

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future farmer of America,

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F chapter.

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Her mother believed she would go on to

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become a writer someday.

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Eliza his best friend, Jennifer Heart person was

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also a senior in high school. She was

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an Avid athlete, the manager of the school's

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drill team and a member of the track

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team.

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She was also member of the school's F

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mfa program.

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Eli eliza got the yogurt shop job first

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and told Jennifer when there was an opening.

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Jennifer needed the money to support her car

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as well.

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Sarah Har was a member of the Junior

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varsity shirley squad

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and a member of F mfa,

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she raised lam to show at the Travis

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County Fair Rodeo.

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Amy Avery was the only middle school girl

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in the bunch,

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but she was best friends with Sarah Har.

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She was active in the same chapter at

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F mfa as the other girls.

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In me was on her school's year book

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staff. She was creative

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and 1 awards at the local county fair

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for her needle point work.

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extent that Eliza and Amy wanted to become

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veterinarians someday.

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The last sale rung up on the register

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night at 10:46PM

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for a couple who just left the movie

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dinner and wanted a dessert for going home.

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They saw 2 men in the shop that

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looked out of place.

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1 came in earlier wearing a green jacket.

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He stalled at the counter allowing other customers

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in front of him to place their orders

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in front of the shop and locked in,

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observing the young man letting people in line

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The young man asked him if he was

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a policeman.

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The security officer nod and refused to go

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ahead of the young man.

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The young man ordered a coke in a

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can,

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went the counter and disappeared into the back

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room.

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The security officer asked Elisa, where was it

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going?

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back to use the restroom.

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The man waited around with his yogurt for

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several minutes, but never saw the young man

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returned to the front of the shop before

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Another young man came in ordered a coke

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a can and sat with the first young

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man at a day near the counter.

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Customers who observed the 2, but they looked

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at a place.

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They whispered leaning over the table, so no

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1 else could hear their conversation.

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pair because of the heavy jackets and collars

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up that obscure their view of them.

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about 10:48PM,

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leaving the 4 girls and the 2 strange

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young men.

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There were no witnesses to what happened next.

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The front door to the shop was locked,

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and the front lights turned off.

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at gunpoint and heard the 4 girls into

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the back room.

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They forced the girls to take their clothes

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off and tied them up and gag them

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with their own clothing.

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they shot all 4 girls in the back

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of their head

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execution style,

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but the 22 caliber pistol, and a 3

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automatic handgun.

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Amy was shot twice. The first bullet mister

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Bring.

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The second shot was the right side of

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her head.

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The perpetrators stack the bodies in a pile,

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use cardboard paper cups, napkins and anything make

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it find fl,

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poured lighter fluid or gasoline over the pile

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and lid it on fire to cover evidence

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of their crime

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before they left to the back door, leaving

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the door wide open.

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The fire burned hot in enough to melt

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the top rung on a heavy aluminum ladder

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prop against the back wall.

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The bodies of the girls were obscure in

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the debris.

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And Austin Ricky patrol, Troy Gay

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saw the smoke coming from the back of

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the shop and called the fire department.

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They arrived in a hurry to ex the

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flames in the shop and protect the shops

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next to it.

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They came in with hoses full on and

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police back up.

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After the fire was knocked down, Fire Dave

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saw something in the debris pile and asked,

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Oh, it's that a foot.

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The other fire and dug through the debris

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and discovered the 4 bodies.

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They notified the police.

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Hi. I thought I'd take a short break

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and tell you about 1 of my books.

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Prince Ali, Wonder horse book 1 was our

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first book.

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Nancy and I worked with an editor

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who misunderstood the book to be a crime

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drama.

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So we ripped off the first 19 chapters

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to begin with crime that takes place in

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the story.

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After more experience and 3 more books in

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the series, I've rewrote the first 1.

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Prince had everything.

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Talent, charisma, and a devoted best friend, Becky

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Howard.

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He won every time you set a hoo

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in the show ring. He garnered more fans

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from personal and Tv appearances.

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Back he was with him every step of

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the way, even riding him in the swell

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day Parade in their hometown, San Juan Cap.

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Disaster struck went 2 thugs put back in

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a coma,

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drugged him and dragged prince off to cell

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for a dia

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purpose.

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When their buyer realized to wall lee was,

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Phoenix the deal.

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That landed the Pam show high in the

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mountains in late March.

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1 night a week later, he discovered the

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corral gate un unmatched.

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Prince Must every ounce of strength, courage and

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stamina he had

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to walk into the wilderness,

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searching for the best friend he couldn't live

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without.

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Prince Ali and my other wonder horse books

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are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and

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other online books shops.

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You'll find links to my books in the

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show notes.

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John Jones junior was the only homicide detective

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on duty that night, so he got the

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call. At the time, he also had a

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local news crew following him around

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filming for a program about

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homicide Texas for their local Tv station.

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He made them wait outside in the parking

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lot until he taken a look at the

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scene himself.

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Their Amy continue rolling and showed a chaotic

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scene of public safety officials tram in and

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out of what they would soon burn was

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the scene of a quadruple murder.

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that 1 body was found

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before Jones arrived, they inch that to 4

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bodies.

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It appeared Amy was not dead when the

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fire was set. She managed to crawl off

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the pile of bodies and a few feet

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beyond before she died.

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Her body was burned over 60 percent.

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Amy also had a sock tiger around neck,

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looking like someone tried to strangle.

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None of the girls were recognizable.

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Jones was able to identify the girls

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from cars left in the parking lot, checking

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in with the owners of the shop and

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contact and the parents of the girls whose

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cars were left behind.

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Jennifer and Sarah's mom

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wasn't really upset when they weren't home right

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to closing the store.

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Both girls raised animals for the Travis County

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and they typically spent time every morning and

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every evening with their anne.

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It would not be unusual for them to

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spend a couple of hours with their animals

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in the evening.

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between the yogurt shop and their home.

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A yoga shop murders rocked Austin to the

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coal

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4 beautiful young girls were murdered for a

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few hundred dollars in the till.

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A private group of entrepreneurs offered a 100000

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dollar reward for information leading to the arrest

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of the murders.

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The coroner office completed their

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on the girls and included vaginal swabs in

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case the murders left Dna behind.

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They had very little to go on.

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Because of the fire and resulting water damage

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from the fire department washed or burned away

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any other evidence in that found for the

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investigators.

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They did recover the bullets used to kill

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the girls, so they knew what weapons came

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A few days after of the murders.

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16 year old Maurice Pierce was in the

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North Cross mall with a 22 caliber pistol

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his pocket.

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He was arrested and logged in for questioning

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by the police.

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The gun was the same caliber when used

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in the recent murders.

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When Marines was interrogated

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over and over and over and finally confessed

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to the murders.

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The investigators involved, Kari loose

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because this confession was credible.

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He didn't have the facts right, and he

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couldn't answer the questions they were asking him.

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He did mention and 3 other friends during

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the interview.

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Robert Springs,

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Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce and Forest Well

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became the prime suspects in the case.

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They were all teenagers at the time

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between 16 and 18 years old.

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The police interviewed more than 1200

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potential suspects over the next few years.

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Most didn't fit or had an ali for

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the time.

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2 men 1 of her questioning were in

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Mexico.

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Austin investigate contacted Mexican authorities, who questioned the

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2 man before sending them off to prison.

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They both died in prison and Mexico

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on local charges.

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Others who told people they were involved in

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the murders were found to be in jail

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at the time it couldn't possibly be committed

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to crime.

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Or we're not in the area at the

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time or didn't have the correct answers to

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the questions please asked.

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Springs

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Scott Piers and Well

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remained their top suspects.

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They were questioned numerous times.

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Sadly, they're questioning lasted hours at a time,

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and several resulted in outrageous behavior by the

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investigators.

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1 pulled a handgun and held it to

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a young man's temple.

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At other times, the voice ended up sleep

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deprived as teams of ante kept at them

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for hours on

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The police finally arrested Springs and Scott for

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the murders.

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They admitted they had admitted their involvement in

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the case on to du rest during these

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interrogation.

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Each point of the finger at the other

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1 for the murders,

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they dropped the cases against Piers and W

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for lack of evidence.

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In 19 99, Springs and Scotland went to

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trial.

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They were convicted and sentenced,

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Springs got the death penalty

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while Scott got life in prison.

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Springs dean and Scott's defense teams argued for

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years to heard by the Texas Court of

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appeals

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for defects in the original trials.

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Our law says if someone accuses you of

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a crime,

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you had the right to confront

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In court, cross

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examination is done by the defense attorney for

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anyone who accuses their client of committed a

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crime.

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Springs and Scott claimed the other man committed

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the crime case.

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Both were in jail at the time. Each

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had a separate trial so they were not

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in the courtroom simultaneously.

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The defense argued distance each man accused the

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other and convictions were the result, the fact

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that neither was allowed to cross examine the

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other violated their rights and the law.

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The court of appeals agree and over through

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their convictions.

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The court released both men on bond in

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2009.

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Prosecutors fully intended to put them in back

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on trial.

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They learned about a new Dna test that

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could prove their case and ordered it.

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In is a y dash s str r,

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and it searches for mail Dna only.

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The vaginal swabs of girls were put through

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that test.

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No 1 knew what the new test results

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would reveal.

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As a result of the new test, a

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partial mail dna profile was obtained from 1

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of the victims.

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To the surprise of the prosecutors office, the

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Dna sample didn't match any of the 4

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young men suspected at crime.

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Springs Dean and Scott were released after spending

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10 years in prison for a crime didn't

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commit.

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All 4 cases were closed based on that

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evidence.

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Attorney Amber

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played a role Scott in Springs

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defense teams.

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She was, the police had it all wrong

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when they arrested the 4 young men.

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She believes to this day. They should have

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fixed it on the 2

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unidentified customers from the yogurt shop.

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During the investigation, 52 customers who came into

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the yogurt shop that day questioned by the

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police investigators.

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Some were even under h no to gather

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information on the 2 strange men shop that

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night.

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No 1 could give them a precise enough

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description of the 2 men.

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The only evidence that

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that was suggested was that they drove a

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green car that night.

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Over the years dozens confessed to the quadruple

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homicide, but were released.

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There's stories of guilt, just that

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store race.

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Rife with false confessions and lacking in Dna

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matches,

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the case of the so called yoga shop

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murders has left all with suspects race more

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than 1200 of them and included the arrest

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of 4 boys twice years apart.

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This case has yet to be solved.

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Hi, Victoria again. I just wanted to thank

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you for listening today. You can find links

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to the author mastermind.

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The readers and writers book club and my

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books in the show notes will be back

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soon for another episode of mysterious.

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See it in.