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Sara is a survivor of child sex trafficking but that is not how she was viewed in a court of law when she was sentenced to life without the possibility of patrol at the age of 16. This one will leave you wondering how we could have been so negligent as a society in general in the early 90's and highlight how far we have come.

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Interview with Vogue At 16, Sara Kruzan Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole. Now She’s Ready to Take Back Her Story | Vogue

 (2022). I Cried to Dream Again: Trafficking, Murder, and Deliverance – A Memoir. with Cori Thomas. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 978-0-593-31588-0

Sara Kruzan - Wikipedia

Alexandra Zapp was a young, vibrant woman that had a love and expertise for sailing and charity work. Paul Leahy was a violent habitual sex offender felon with no future. The chances that the two would ever have met in a social setting were zero- but when Alexandra stops at a rest area to use the bathroom, her life and those who loved her would be forever changed due to the choices of Leahy who just so happened to work at the rest area Burger King. 

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Paul Leahy | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
What Happened to Alexandra Zapp?. She was at the wrong place at the wrong… | by Carter Covington | The Crime Center | Medium
Murder of Alexandra Zapp - Wikipedia
COMMONWEALTH v. LEAHY (2005) | FindLaw
A California dog missing since the summer is found in Michigan | AP News

Heather Quan had recently moved in with her boyfriend Ryan Waller and the two were simply spending a quiet night in on December 23, 2006 when two men invade the home, kill Heather and leave Ryan for dead. The details of what was discovered and assumed by law enforcement two days later are shocking. Assuming Ryan had murdered Heather, he is taken into custody even though he had been shot twice in the head.

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Suspected Killer Turned Victim: The Tragic Death of Ryan Waller | by Nikki Young | Medium
1-ca-cr-08-0781.pdf (justia.com)
Hours-Long Interrogation with Man Suspected of Murder who had 2 Bullets in his Head | by Criminal Matters | Medium
Ryan Waller: A Tragic Tale of Murder and Police Misconduct (paranormalcatalog.net)
News Flash • Larry Lloyd Carver Convicted for 2006 Murder of (maricopacountyattorney.org)
What Happened To Ryan Waller? Footage of Murder & Shooting Mystery Solved (celebsuburb.com)

Reagan Hancock was 34 weeks pregnant with her second daughter when friend Taylor Parker took her life- all in an attempt to womb raid Reagan's baby to cover up her own web of lies and deceit she had weaving in her own life. 

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New Details In Taylor Parker Trial For Reagan Hancock Murder | Crime News (oxygen.com)
Timeline emerges in Taylor Parker capital murder, fetal abduction trial | KTALnews.com
Reagan Hancock Death: Graphic Details at Taylor Parker Trial (lawandcrime.com)
GRAPHIC: Testimony in Day 10 of Taylor Parker trial details brutal, violent attack (ktalnews.com)
Death Row Information (texas.gov)
Taylor Parker sentenced to death for murder of New Boston mother, unborn baby (ktalnews.com)
Taylor Parker Allegedly Cut Baby Out Of Mom's Womb, Pretended Hers | Crime News (oxygen.com)
Who are the women on Death Row in Texas? | Taylor Parker becomes seventh woman on Texas Death Row (ktalnews.com)
Pig named Albert Einswine leads New Jersey police on chase (nypost.com) 

Martin Tankleff woke up on the first day of what was supposed to be his senior year of high school only to discover his parents had been brutally murdered in his home while he slept.  Marty was taught to trust the police, so he when they told him that his father had regained consciousness long enough to identify him as the attacker, Marty being only 17 years old did not know what to do. Unfortunately, at the time the police department handling the case was corrupt and not interested into looking at potential other obvious suspects. 

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Martin Tankleff - Wikipedia
Martin Tankleff: Where is the Falsely Convicted Today? (thecinemaholic.com)
He Served 17 Years for Murder, Now He and the Friend Who Helped Prove His Innocence are Helping Others (people.com)

Ignacio Jordà González is better known under his screen name in the adult entertainment industry as Nacho Vidal. Vidal has led many people though a spiritual walk to their souls with the help of the dehydrated scales of the Colorado river toad (also known as other names). There is a venom on the scales that is known to have hallucinogenic properties and can be deadly. It was during a ritual that Nacho is alleged to have been the leader of, when Jose Abad tragically died due to adverse reactions from the venom. The 11 month investigation into the fashion photographers death leads them to the home of Nacho Vidal and this was not his first encounters with the law either.

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Porn Star Nacho Vidal Arrested After Fatal Toad Ceremony | Crime News (oxygen.com)
Nacho Vidal - Wikipedia
Nacho Vidal, from 'toad drug' guru to accused of murder - Teller Report
Spanish porn star held by police after man dies at his house from inhaling poisonous toad fumes (telegraph.co.uk)
Spanish Porn Star Charged With Manslaughter in Connection With Toad Venom Ritual – Rolling Stone
Alleged "Emperor" money-laundering kingpin imprisoned without bail
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