Donna Palomba desperately needed the police\u2019s help. She\u2019d just been attacked in her home by a masked gunman. He\u2019d raped her and threatened her life. Donna was shaken to her core. The attacker had taken pains to disguise himself, but Donna had an unsettling feeling that she knew the man. After all, what were the chances that she\u2019d be attacked the *one* time her husband was out of town? Police needed to act quickly if they wanted to get this predator off the streets.\xa0
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\nSpoiler alert: They didn\u2019t.
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\nAnd now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
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\nIn this episode, Brandi pulled from:
\n\u201cThe Man Behind the Mask\u201d episode Dateline
\n\u201cEvil Paid a Visit\u201d episode Dateline
\n\u201cDonna\u2019s Story\u201d janedoenomore.org
\n\u201cVictim \u2018Angry And Afraid' as Attacker to Be Released From Prison Early\u201d by Jill Konopka, NBC Connecticut
\n\u201cThe Danger\u201d by John Murray, The Waterbury Observer
\n\u201cInfamous Waterbury Case Hits National Spotlight\u201d by John Murray, The Waterbury Observer
\n\u201cRapist John Regan committed to psychiatric center in N.Y.\u201d by Tracey O\u2019Shaughnessy, Republican American
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