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Published: Nov. 6, 2019, 7:01 a.m.

Ten years ago, Skechers Shape-Ups took the world by storm. The shoes were a miracle. They melted our fat, sculpted our hips buns and thighs. And the best part? We didn\u2019t have to do any extra work. All we had to do was put on a pair of Skechers Shape-Ups, and BOOM! Instant workout! Except\u2026 well, the shoes didn\u2019t quite live up to the hype.
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\nThen Brandi tells us an alarming tale (doesn\u2019t she always?). When Tina Herrmann didn\u2019t show up for work one day, her boss immediately sensed that something was up. She went to Herrmann\u2019s home, broke in, and discovered a grisly scene. There was blood everywhere. Tina, her two children, and her friend Stephanie Sprang were missing. Investigators rushed to the scene. The clues led back to a man named Matthew Hoffman, whose home was filled with leaves.
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\nAnd now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes 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, Kristin pulled from:
\n\u201cSkechers will pay $40 million over claims that its sneakers toned muscles,\u201d by Ashley Lutz for Business Insider
\n\u201cSkechers Shape-Ups lawsuit: Woman sues saying \u2018toning shoes\u2019 caused hip fractures\u201d by Elisabeth Leamy for ABC News
\n\u201cSkechers to pay $40 million for exaggerated shoe claims,\u201d by Brett Barrouquere for the Christian Science Monitor

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In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
\n\u201cKiller Stuffed His House With Leaves, Kept Kidnapped Girl on Bed of Leaves\u201d by Jessica Hopper, ABC News
\n\u201cWhat was in the home (and mind) of Matthew Hoffman?\u201d by Allison Manning and Holly Zachariah, The Columbus Dispatch
\n\u201cExcerpts from Matthew Hoffman\u2019s confession\u201d The Columbus Dispatch
\n\u201cMissing Ohio Trio Were Stabbed to Death; Bodies Found Stuffed in Hollowed Out Tree\u201d by Dean Schabner, ABC News
\n\u201cOhio town grieves; hollow tree that held 3 bodies removed\u201d Associated Press
\n\u201cMatthew Hoffman, Ohio Killer Who Hid Bodies in Tree, Pleads Guilty\u201d by Edecio Martinez, CBS News

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