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In January of 1999, an 18 year high school student mysteriously vanished after school. Four weeks later,\nher body was found in a shallow grave in a nearby wooded park. An arrest was made and the suspect\nwas eventually convicted of her murder. When it happened, this tragic story barely made the local papers,\nlet alone the national news. 14 years later, after becoming the subject of the most downloaded podcast on\nrecord, the case became an international phenomenon and one of the most talked about in modern\nhistory. It turned millions of people into armchair lawyers and detectives overnight, igniting the rise of the\ntrue crime genre as we know it today. Years after the trial, new evidence was uncovered calling into\nquestion the validity of the conviction. Through it all, the convicted party has always maintained his\ninnocence. The victim\u2019s family has likewise maintained that the right person was convicted and punished\nfor killing their daughter. For many people, though, questions remain: Has the killer been brought to\njustice, or was someone wrongfully convicted? Is there another person law enforcement should have\ninvestigated further? Did the convicted killer\u2019s accomplice even have anything to do with the crime? Did\nlegal or law enforcement misconduct play a role in the case, or is everyone wasting their time fighting for\njustice when it has already been served? These are the questions, among many others, that keep this\ncase top of mind for millions of people to this day.\n\nCheck us out: Visit Murderish.com for more info about the show and Creator/Host, Jami. The website also\nhas links to buy MURDERISH merchandise and become a Patreon supporter. Patreon subscribers can\nget access to exclusive Patreon-only episodes. To sign up for Patreon perks, click \u201cGo Behind the\nScenes\u201d on the website OR click here for a direct link to our Patreon page\nhttps://www.patreon.com/Murderish.\n\nLet\u2019s get social: @MurderishPodcast (Instagram), @MurderishPod (Twitter), search \u201cMurderish podcast\u201d\n(Facebook).\n\nCrimeCon: Visit CrimeCon.com to buy your badge to attend the event. Use code MURDERISH for 10% a\nStandard Badge. Hope to see you there!\n\nSponsors:\n- Shopify: Visit shopify.com/murderish (all lowercase) for a free 14-day trial and full access to\nShopify\u2019s entire suite of features.\n- Sundance Now: Visit SundanceNow.com & use code MURDERISH for 30 days of free streaming.\n- Best Fiends: Download Best Fiends free today on the App Store or Google Play.\n- Native: Visit NativeDeo.com/murderish, OR use promo code murderish at checkout, to get 20%\noff your first order.\n- Thrive Causmetics: Visit ThriveCausemetics.com/MURDERISH for 15% off your first order.\n- MasterClass: Visit MasterClass.com/MURDERISH for 15% off of an annual membership.\n\nPre-roll podcast promo: Crimes of the Centuries - Season 2.\n\nWant to advertise on this show? We\u2019ve partnered with Cloud10 | iHeartRadio to handle our advertising\nrequests. If you\u2019re interested in advertising on MURDERISH, send an email to Sahiba Krieger\nmailto:sahiba@cloud10.fm with a copy to mailto:jami@murderish.com.\n\nSound design: Justin Hellstrom\nMusic: Some of the music in this podcast was composed by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams\nResearch & Writing: Gina Mazzolini\nJami\u2019s other podcast: Follow Judgey & Juryish wherever you listen to podcasts & on Instagram\n@JudgeyJuryish.\n\nRemember, listening to this podcast doesn\u2019t make you a murderer - it just means you\u2019re murder...ish.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices