EP. 122 ILLINOIS - America's UNSOLVED Mass Shooting: The Lane Bryant Massacre

The women came from all different backgrounds and walks of life, but one thing they all had in common was that they had plans to stop by the clothing store. Called Lane Bryant, the store opened at 10 a...m and one by one people walked through the front doors and started to shop. Some of the people inside were workers, others were customers, but one person in the store was neither. He was disguised as a delivery man, but as soon as he pulled out a .40 caliber pistol, everyone quickly found out that this was not an average Saturday morning.

Over the next 45 minutes, the suspect terrorized the women inside, binding them with duct tape, taking money from the cash register and stealing jewelry off the customers. But their nightmare did not end there. Before leaving, the suspect would shoot each of the women execution-style in the back room of the store. Five of the women would die immediately, but one would survive. And because of her testimony, we know exactly what happened within those horrifying 45 minutes inside Lane Bryant. But the one thing we don't know still to this day is the suspect's identity.

So this is the story of America's unsolved mass shooting, the Lane Bryant massacre. I'm Courtney Brown and I'm Colin Brown, and you're listening to Murder in America.

The former mayor, Ed Zabrocki, who served the city from 1981 until his resignation in June 2016, said Quote We pride ourselves on creating a community that people want to stay in. What that emphasizes is the midwestern down-home values, work ethic, devotion to family.

And as a little background on the retail store. It was created in 1904 by a Jewish refugee named Lena Bryant, who wanted to make maternity clothes for women, and she was actually the first person who commercially made maternity dresses. And then, throughout the years, they expanded to making plus-size clothing for women. Lane Bryant is currently the largest plus-size clothing store in America. And people really love it because it makes plus-size women feel beautiful and empowered. Which is exactly why many of the employees at the Tenley Park location absolutely loved their job, the manager of the.

But once her career with the military was over, she returned to the Chicago area and became active in her local church, eventually leading her to a career as a pastoral assistant in Crest Hill at the Embassy Christian Center. Luckily, the church was near her family in Joliet, and it was a great career choice because she was able to help people in need. During her many years with the church, Rhoda made a difference in so many lives. She even started a youth program called Princess Unveiled, where she helped young girls prepare for the real world. She also helped inmates through rehabilitation programs, where she helped them integrate back into society after they were released from prison.

So as you can see, this woman was a saint. Her friends often described her as an extremely giving person. Anthony Franklin would later tell The Herald News Rhoda's passion was just helping everybody. If you ran into her, she would have helped you. She was just a giving person in every manner of the word.

For a while, she was working as a supervisor at a business called Nykor Gas, but she wasn't very passionate about it and wanted to find something more fitting. So one day, she decided to apply for a position at Lane Bryant, the fashionable plus-size women's clothing chain. In the beginning, she only planned on working there until she found another job, but she ended up really liking it.

And then, after a while, she was offered the position as the store's manager, so even though the job was supposed to be temporary. Rhoda had actually been working there throughout 2007 and into 2008. And everyone that worked with her had nothing but great things to say about her. Like we mentioned, she would often come in to work on her off days just to help out the other employees. She was also known to use her employee discount to buy clothes for the less fortunate.

Now, this particular weekend, the first week of February 2008, was a very busy weekend for Lane Bryant. As they were having a huge sale, the company had been promoting the sale for weeks, so they expected a lot of customers. Which is part of the reason. Rhoda came off on her off day to help out her part-time employee, a 33-year-old nursing student who is often referred to as Martha. Since we don't know her actual identity, but unbeknownst to Rhoda. This decision to come in on her off day would ultimately cost her her life. She would open the doors to Lane Bryant at 10 a...m.

And within a few minutes, a number of customers walked in and started browsing through.

She often spent the weekends with her boyfriend Brian Phelan. But on this weekend she decided to go shopping for some new winter work clothes. As she had just accepted a job at CNA Financial in Chicago. Another customer in the store that morning was 33-year-old Carrie Chiuso. She decided to go to Lane Bryant to pick out a new shawl for an upcoming get-together with former classmates. They were going to have a girls night out and she wanted to look nice for it.

Carrie was known as the life of the party, with an extremely outgoing and outspoken personality. Carrie had been married for nearly two years, and she and her husband Anthony had recently started the discussion of expanding their family. The two had embarked on a whirlwind romance that started with a date at the popular chain restaurant Buffalo Wild Wings, seven months into their relationship. Anthony popped the question in a Chicago hotel suite that he had decorated with rose petals, candles and toy frogs. The frogs represented that Carrie had finally met her prince charming.

They were married on June 10, 2006, at St. Joseph Church in Homewood, Illinois. Anthony would later say quote That was the happiest day of my life. Just being able to share her and share that moment with her on the altar of looking into her eyes and telling her how much I love her. End quote.

Carrie had always been a go-getter in her life, receiving a bachelor's degree from DePaul and a master's degree in social work from Loyola University. From there, she worked as a counselor at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, a school that meant a lot to her, as it was also her alma mater. Carrie coached the girls golf team there and helped at-risk youth.

Throughout Connie's upbringing, she was a straight-a student and had once worked for the village of Park Forest, doing a variety of different jobs, including finance and community development. The village manager, a man named Tom Mick, would later say quote She was fantastic in everything that she did, She was tremendously upbeat. She could take the angriest customer that came into the village hall and work with them to do a 180 on their attitude. And being a single mother wasn't easy for Connie.

So to make ends meet, she had recently taken a job working the night shift at Target, which happened to share a parking lot with Lane Bryant. But in the months before this very day, things had been looking up for Connie. She and her mother, who lived with her and her two sons, had recently started a mortgage company together and they were really looking forward to growing their business.

She had worked as a nurse for over a decade and had eventually worked her way up to shift supervisor. She graduated from Indiana University in 1996 with a bachelor of science in nursing, and started working at Memorial Hospital almost immediately. Jenny and Brian had married on July 26, 1997, at St. Bavo Catholic Church in Mishawaka, Indiana. And they had three children together seven-year-old Jacob, five-year-old Jocelyn and six-month-old Allen John. To friends and family who knew her, they said that her children were her entire world, and she was a devoted, compassionate and caring nurse in the ICU.

Jenny's supervisor at South Bend's Memorial Hospital would say quote Jenny had beautiful eyes. She was an exceptional person, an exceptional nurse.

Witness accounts would later describe him as an African-American male, average height and husky. His hair was cornrowed, with the braids going back towards the back of his head, but one single cornrow hung down by his right ear. And it had small lime green beads on the of it. Now. The man was carrying a stack of papers when he walked in, and soon enough, he approached Rhoda, the store manager, and started speaking with her about a delivery.

But Rhoda was confused because they didn't have a delivery scheduled for that day. So to get a little clarification. She walked over to the phone and called another lane, Bryant, thinking maybe they were the ones who were supposed to get the delivery now. While Rhoda was on the phone, the delivery man paced around the store. He even spoke with a few customers and the girl called Martha, the part-time employee who was a nursing student. But after about 15 minutes inside of the lane Bryant. The man pulled out a .40 caliber glock from his waist-length coat and started yelling that this is a robbery.

I'm sure some of the women looked at the front door, they probably weighed out the risk of running outside to safety. But ultimately, they all decided to follow the robber's instructions and stay put. From here, the suspect turns to Rhoda and Martha and tells them to take out all of the money from the cash registers. And while they do that, he turns to the customers and orders them to take out all of the money from their wallets and purses. He also makes them remove their jewelry.

Now, something important to note is that the only people in the store at this very moment were Rhoda and Martha, the two employees and two other customers. We aren't sure which customers were inside at this point. But besides the gunmen, there were only four women total inside of Lane Bryant. After stealing the cash, the man orders all of the women into a back room. Once inside, he makes them lie face down on the ground. And then he grabs a roll of duct tape that was hidden in his coat pocket. It was clear that he came prepared.

Over the next few minutes, the women lie down on the ground, terrified for their lives, as the man tightly wraps duct tape around their wrists. Now, there was no evidence of sexual assault on any of the women, but it was reported that the gunman groped one of them while they were lying in the back room. And then afterwards, he would go back into the store and grab four pairs of women's underwear. When he returned back to the room, he placed a pair over each of their heads, hoping to obstruct their vision. Which is very interesting because all of them had already seen his face before they even knew he was a robber. He was speaking with each of them face to face.

But as he was putting the underwear over their heads, two other customers walked into the store, having no idea that they just walked in on an active robbery again. We don't know exactly which women came in where, but we do know that one of the women that came in at this moment was Connie Woolfolk. In just a few moments after walking in, they suddenly see a man emerge from the back room. He quickly brandishes his weapon and orders the women into the back. But Connie decided she wasn't going to go out without a fight. As the man approaches her, she screams as loud as she can, but no one outside of the store can hear her.

And when the man goes to grab her, she punches, kicks and scratches him with all of her might. And the scratch had enough force that the suspect's DNA would end up under her fingernails. Which is a huge life lesson for anyone listening. One of the best things you can do if someone is ever attacking you or trying to kidnap you. Scratch them as hard as you possibly can. Because even if they kill you, your body will leave behind clues and hopefully they'll be able to solve your murder.

But even though Connie fought as hard as she could, the gunman was stronger. He ended up hitting her in the face multiple times and then pistol whipped her with the butt of his gun. Connie's brother, Aaron would later say quote She was beat up. He must have pistol whipped and beat them up pretty bad.

End quote. Bloodied and bruised, Connie and the other woman were forced into the back where the other four women were. They were also duct taped, forced on their stomachs, and underwear was placed over their heads. Now, by this point, the gunman had been inside of the store for nearly 40 minutes, 40 minutes of pure terror.

And all they wanted at that moment was to be back home with their families. Unfortunately, that wouldn't be their fate. After the altercation with Connie, the gunman had grown angry and belligerent. Rhoda, the store's manager, feared for the safety of herself and the other women on the ground with her. So it was here where she decided to secretly dial 911 using her Bluetooth headset she had worn at work.

The call was received by the Will County Sheriff's Department at 10 44 a.

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I'm not losing it, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not losing it.

I'm not losing it.

And once he thought everyone was dead, the suspect took the stolen money and fled the store. Meanwhile, Martha stayed on the ground playing dead until first responders arrived.

He immediately called for backup, and within minutes, more police officers arrived alongside paramedics. They attempted to treat the victims, but unfortunately. Rhoda McFarlane, Sarah Shafransky, Carrie Chioso, Connie Woolfolk and Jenny Bishop were pronounced dead at the scene. However, 33-year-old Martha would be the only woman to survive. She was quickly rushed to St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields, while police in the area did everything they could to find the gunman.

Even officers from nearby cities and counties made their way to the Brookside Marketplace shopping center. A lockdown was implemented as investigators went store to store to sweep locations hoping to find the gunman. Witnesses would later say that police were seen running through stores with their hands on their holsters, prepared at any moment to encounter the man who brutally slaughtered five innocent women. They eventually expanded their search to nearby stores such as Target and Petsmart. However, it soon became clear that the gunman had made a clean escape.

One man, named Sean Tias, who was African-American, had been sitting in his car in the target parking lot when police officers approached him. According to his story, he was apprehended for more than an hour. While they interrogated him, he was asked where he put the gun, if he had taken the beads out of his hair. He told police that he had taken his girlfriend to target and that he was simply waiting in the car while she shopped.

But he was eventually cleared of any involvement when it was found out that he had arrived after the shooting occurred. Now, a police helicopter was brought in to scour the area and a nearby retaining pond was searched to see if the killer had disposed of the weapon. But unfortunately, the weapon was never found. Investigators continued to search the location for hours, but were not successful in finding anything.

It's supposed to be a safe city, one of the best cities to raise a family, but no one felt that way today, especially since the gunman was still at large. Earlier that morning, Carrie Chiuso's husband, Tony, received a call from his wife stating that she was going to run to the bank. And then afterwards, she was going to make a quick stop to Lane Bryant. He had been home that Saturday morning waiting for Comcast to install cable. And after a few hours, he received a call from his coworker telling him about the shooting.

And at that moment, his heart sank. Carrie was supposed to run by Lane Bryant earlier that morning, so after getting that news, Tony quickly calls her phone to make sure she was okay. But there was no answer and he would soon find out that his wife was one of the six victims.

The surviving victim, Martha, stayed overnight at St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields and then was discharged on Sunday, February 3rd, 2008. And because she was the only surviving victim, police had to rely on her to provide details on exactly what happened. Now again, everyone refers to her as Martha because her real name has never been released since. This is an unsolved case and the gunman is still out there. She feared that he might come back to finish the job.

So once she was released from the hospital, she was placed in protective custody. And from there, she gave investigators a detailed account on the worst 40 minutes of her.

He was wearing a waist-length dark-colored winter jacket, black jeans with embroidery on the back. That appeared to be a cursive G and a charcoal gray skullcap. In the days after the massacre, Martha.

My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to their family and friends. Please know that during the unfathomable events of that day, their thoughts were focused on you and coming home. My heart aches that they were unable to do so, and I am working with the authorities in any way possible for all of the victims. I ask that the media please respect all of our families and allow us to grieve and cope privately with the horrific crime that ripped our worlds apart. I also ask that everyone respect that neither I nor my family can discuss the horrible events of that day.

I thank everybody who has expressed concern and ask that any person who can assist in the investigation.

There is nothing adequate anyone can say at a time like this. Sarah was loved by all who knew her and we are counting on that love to sustain us while we mourn. A few days after the shooting, Rhoda McFarlane was laid to rest at the Word of Life Church, the same church where she had once served as assistant pastor. Over 800 people came out to remember Rhoda, while Reverend Tim Bagwell told the crowd of mourners. Her death has the ability to overshadow her life, and that should not be, she should not be remembered as a victim.

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Police say the killer remains at large. The woman who helped draw the sketch has not been named, and authorities say she is in protective custody. She did release a statement through police, however, calling the victims of the attack five of the bravest women she'd ever met. Meanwhile, funerals were held on Saturday for three of the women killed. Camille Bohannon, The Associated Press.

They were social workers, retail workers and nurses, not to mention they were also wives, mothers and daughters. And based on Martha's account, none of the women knew the man when he entered the store unmasked.

$200 for the lives of five women. However, the robbery motive has come under scrutiny in the last few years. Mostly because Lane Bryant isn't known for having expensive items, and most customers use credit cards or debit cards. In an article for American Crime Journal, journalist Michael Whelan said Quote Lane Bryant is not exactly a cash-rich setting. It's also not a very expensive retail chain, with most of its clothing being pretty affordable.

So the odds of a thief trying to make it off with any loot, so to speak, is pretty low. End quote. Another thing to think about is the timing of the robbery. If someone wanted to make it out with the most money possible, you would think they would want to rob a store. At the end of the day when they've racked up a good amount of cash, but this gunman came right after they opened.

It's theorized that maybe he thought the money from the previous day would still be in the register. But according to Lane Bryant's parent company, Charming Shops Lane Bryant, deposits were made each night, so there wouldn't have been much cash. Tenley Park resident Lindy Strodel told The New York Times that she didn't believe robbery was the motive due to the time and location of the murders. Saying quote You have to wonder, Is there another connection there? end quote. Now some people think that maybe the robber was a drug addict who just needed a quick fix. So it didn't really matter to him how much money he was getting, he just needed something.

They also theorized that he could have even been on drugs during the robbery or withdrawing. And once he started losing control of the situation, he decided to kill everyone. Another theory suggests that the gunman didn't.

She tried to close the phone and he shoots her, then he shoots the rest of them. There are also speculations that maybe this robber specifically chose Lane Bryant because it caters to plus-sized women, and that maybe the robber was trying to send a message. Now, there isn't any evidence to support that. Other than that he chose that specific store, so we don't know. And without the gunman in custody, it would be impossible to know for sure if any of these theories held any truth. Now, following the massacre, Lane Bryant offered to pay for all of the victims funerals, and their parent company offered a $50,000 reward for any information on the case.

But sadly, there hasn't been a payout because it's still unsolved and out of respect to the people who lost their lives in the store. Five white crosses were erected in a snow band outside of the Lane Bryant building, and one single red rose was placed in front of each cross to honor the victims. Flags were also ordered to remain at half-staff for five days after the shooting. But there was still a dark cloud that loomed over Tinley Park. Five people were murdered and there was no justice.

Tinley Park residents were leery of shopping the Brookside Marketplace in the weeks and months after the shootings, with one resident saying quote He's long gone, probably across the country. Sad part as to why I don't go to that shopping plaza. It's an easy getaway with the highway right there. End quote.

And DNA was collected from underneath Connie Woolfolk's fingernails. And that evidence was the most shocking of all. Because they ran the DNA through their database and everyone was positive they would surely get a match to someone. But when the results came back, the DNA didn't match anyone in the national database. Meaning this person had no criminal record, which is just so weird, because how does someone go from never being arrested to murdering five people at once?

But even though the DNA couldn't point us to one person in particular, it did confirm the gender and ethnicity of the man. Now you might be thinking, Well, what about security cameras? Surely they would have had video showing where the gunman went after he left the store? Well, unfortunately, because this was back in 2008, there were not as many cameras as there are today, and Lane Bryant actually didn't have any cameras in or outside of the store.

So police were forced to use footage from other stores around them, but even then, that footage didn't really help, according to an article in the American Crime Journal. The most helpful security camera footage came from the Brookside Marketplace's target, which was located just a few hundred yards away from Lane Bryant. But even then, the footage was very, very blurry, so investigators ended up hiring Dr.

David Hathaway and his team at NASA to enhance the footage. And from there, they were able to determine that. A dark colored sedan and a large SUV pulled up in front of the store at 1039 a.m and 1040 a.m. Just minutes before Rhoda placed her call to 911, then, interestingly enough, both cars left the scene just one minute after Rhoda's phone call, at 1045 a.m. Investigators are hoping this video helps solve the Lane Bryant shooting case.

This grainy black and white video shows a dark colored SUV and a dark sedan near the suburban Chicago clothing store. Around the time of the deadly February 2nd shootings, a surveillance camera at a target store about 100 yards away captured the images. And Fox TV's America's Most Wanted, paid a NASA scientist to enhance it. Police caution they still don't know if one of the vehicles was used by the gunman or if it is witnesses fleeing after shots rang out. Regardless, officials say they'd like to track down the vehicle owners.

Meantime, the search continues for the gunman who tried to rob the store before opening fire, shooting six women, four shoppers and a store manager were killed. The lone survivor was able to get a look at the shooter and provided officials with a description that led to this sketch. So far, no arrests have been made.

Ed Donahue, The Associated Press.

They suggested that the killer may have known one of the victims or had personally targeted one of them. And in order to never be identified, he felt the need to kill all of them, Greg McCrary said. Quote Once they've killed somebody in a psychopath's way of thinking, everybody else has to die. End quote Clint Van Zandt added Quote Either way, something went wrong that caused him to take six women down. Maybe one of the victims recognized him, or he felt he'd been recognized. End quote.

They went on to say quote If he the gunman feels that anyone is in a position to help police catch him, he will kill again. Even if it is his girlfriend or a relative, or someone close to him, he's still very dangerous. End quote.

Detective Violetto, one of the lead investigators, said Quote The frustration in working the case would be you. As a police officer. You want to identify the person responsible for the crime, for the families of the victims, you want to do everything humanly possible to bring the case to a conclusion for them. End quote. Throughout the years, the Tenley Park Police Department has received help from a number of different agencies, including the Illinois State Police, the FBI, Scotland Yard, NASA and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force.

They have also received over 7,500 tips from all over the United States, but clearly none of them have ever led to any arrests. But despite that, they refuse to call it a cold case because they believe that it will still be solved now. Michigan State University helped create a 3D composite sketch of the perpetrator. This 3D image is more accurate and realistic of what the suspect would have looked like.

So they released this image on the 10-year anniversary, hoping to bring in more leads. Developing at 11 police in Tenley Park.

And I'm Marissa Bailey right now. That image and enhanced audio from a 911 call could change all that. CBS 2's Lauren Victory joins us live from Tenley Park with more Hi Lauren, Hi there Marissa and Erin.

Well, I just.

Now, whoever that man is, entered a Tenley Park Lane, Bryant, 10 years ago and announced a robbery. He ordered a group of women into a back room, tied them up with duct tape and shot five of them dead. One of the victims dialed 911. Police released a snippet of that call years ago.

Stay on the line, stay on the line.

Tenley Park's chief says one to two new tips come in on the case every week. They hope this sketch and voice recording will give them even more leads. Can you believe it's been 10 years?

One Tenley Park father said The killer has faded away and will more than likely never be caught. I comfort myself that he will rot in hell, hopefully sooner rather than later.

But she said that Rhoda was very understanding of the situation as always, and that she was a great manager. Describing her as quote, probably one of the most caring, selfless managers I've ever worked for. End quote. The following day, as Lori was in the hospital with her son, she turned on the TV to see her place of employment. All over the news. She would later say Quote I see on the TV Lane Bryant killing, and I'm like, Lane Bryant, I work there.

And I'm telling the nurses, Oh my God, I work at Lane Bryant. She said that the cell phone reception was bad inside of the hospital. But she was able to receive multiple text messages and voicemails of people that were reaching out to make sure she was okay. And she had similar experiences with those frantic phone calls, she stated. Quote People just start calling and calling and like, Where are you? Are you at work?

On that cold February morning, the morning of the murders, here.

She saw the first reports on television. A gunman took five women into a back room at this Lane Bryant store, including one employee, and I see on the TV Lane Bryant killing.

And I'm like, Lane Bryant, I've worked there and I'm telling the nurses, Oh my god, I work at Lane Bryant. Still not seeing Tinley cell service inside the hospital was spotty, but then a flurry of voice messages came in.

Are you at work? So your friends are horrified? Oh my god, I was just talking to a girlfriend today who was saying, I just remember the day calling and begging you to answer your phone.

Soon they learned who had been in the store. Five women shot to death, one wounded customers and coworkers, including store manager Rhoda McFarland. Probably one of the most caring, giving, selfless managers I've ever worked for. Sweetheart.

Once they said who was in the store? And I just all I could do was break down and cry, you know, cause I couldn't believe it. Police say the gunman had announced a robbery. Laura tells us little cash was kept in the store, We knew our customers, our customers didn't use cash a lot.

Our customers use credit card Roadie check two registers in the store, $200 in each register, that's it.

So, too, the faint voice of Rhoda McFarland. And when I, you know, heard that 911 call, I heard her voice.

Lori and Laura have fond memories of Lane Bryant. Lori's mother also had worked there. a family they called it, you know, Lane Bryant was for full figure women. And so making us feel good about ourselves was one of the joys of working there, sure.

And I loved it. 15 years later, that Lane Bryant store is gone and the case is still cold. I'm still at that. Why, why? why did these women have to die? What was it that you were looking for to take five women's lives?

Authorities have released the sketch of the killer, and Tenley Park detectives are still investigating. It's still being worked on on somebody's desk, that there's somebody that's still caring about the five lives that were taken senselessly. So if they're saying that they're still working on the case today, 15 years later, I'm grateful.

On a cold Saturday morning, you have this alarming episode with your son and that keeps you out of work. And so your life was spared.

And I thank God for it.

God willing, they will bring this man to justice. End quote. Tenley Park's mayor, Michael Goltz, spoke with FOX 32 in January of 2023. And he said that two new detectives have been assigned to the case and that they're looking through old and new tips every single day. And until they get an arrest, the town of Tenley Park will do everything in their power to keep the case alive.

As for any new theories, retired Chicago Police Commander Mark Buslick said. Quote Because it was such an odd target for a robbery, I think it's a possibility that it was very much a random target. And the offender may have been passing through and then continued on his way end quote. However, he remains hopeful that one day this cold case will have a resolution. He mentioned that all investigators need is that one big break. He even mentioned the Delphi murders as a source of inspiration.

And I think it's important to note that cold cases do get solved. We can't give up on them. And the advantage we have in this case is that there is DNA. Someone out there, either dead or alive, committed this crime, and people out there know him.

And it's our job, as people who consume true crime, to keep these stories alive. To spread the word and to never give up hope that one day these five victims will get justice. Like I said, someone out there knows something, and someone out there would likely recognize the person in the photos, so make sure you take a look at the pictures.

You can also reach out to the Cook County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-535-7867. You can also email any tips to lanebryant.tipline at tinleypark..org. Today, the killer in the Lane Bryant massacre remains at large and is still considered armed and dangerous. And the victims, Rhoda McFarlane, Kerry Chiosso, Connie Woolfolk, Jennifer Bishop and Sarah Shafransky, all deserve justice for their murders on February 2nd, 2008..

Hey everybody, it's Colin here. Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Murder in America now. This story is horrific, It's just such a tragedy and I cannot believe that it remains to this day unsolved. So yeah, if you hear this episode, you have any information about this case, please share it with those numbers and emails that we listed at the very end of the show.

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