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On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz tell the courageous survival story of a small-town dad and his 10-year-old daughter. On May 27th, 2008, in Pittston, Maine, the Guerrette family home was broken into by two young men yielding a knife and a machete, with the goal of killing the dad and leaving no witnesses behind. Tune in to hear the details of how the Guerrette family of five survived a terrifying ordeal and the subsequent arrest of the perpetrators. 

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Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they tell the story of one teenager from Massachusetts who had nothing but malice in his heart. Daniel LaPlante, who had a pension for sneaking into homes just for the thrill of scaring people, decided to take his evil desires to the next level. In 1986, Daniel tortured two girls in their home while he hid in the walls, making them believe they were being haunted. After serving time in juvenile court for that and being released on bail, in 1987, Daniel went from psychological torture to physical homicide, killing a mom and her two young children. Tune in to hear the details of the story of the workings of Daniel LaPlante. 

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Join Katie and Liz on a very intense mini-episode in their case profile series. First, Katie starts off by telling the story of the disappearance of 5-month-old Marlon Devine Santos, who was living in a neglectful and atrocious foster home in Massachusetts when he went missing in 1998. Then, Liz tells the details of the discovery of two black teenagers decomposing bodies in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1988, whose identities remain unknown to this day. If you or anyone you know has information regarding Marlon Devine Santos, please call the Worcester Police Department at (508) 799-8651. If you or anyone you know has information regarding the Eldon St. John Does, aka "Clayton" and "Hooker," please call Detective Cronin at (617) 343-5837.

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On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz discuss the horrifying details of the murder of young mom Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son, Leroy “BJ” Brown Jr. In 1997, BJ was in the car with his mom’s boyfriend in Bridgeport, Connecticut when shots were fired in an attempt to kill the boyfriend. BJ was unharmed, but turned out to be a really reliable witness. When the perpetrator discovered the identity of the boy who ratted him out, he finished the job of his first attempt, and then made moves to eliminate the star witness of his trial and ended up killing his mother too. Listen in to hear the heart-wrenching story of a brave little boy whose life was lost trying to do what was good, and his mom who was killed trying to protect her son. 

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On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz take you on a journey between the two states of New Hampshire and Florida as they navigate the murders of two young women who ended up being connected in death. Thanks to a Portsmouth, New Hampshire officer attending a conference in Florida in the late 1990s, a connection was made between the murder of two beautiful, dark-haired women that turned out to be all too real, and would lead to the solving of their cases, nine years later and twelve years later, respectively.


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Another Sunday, another case profile mini-episode. This week, Katie and Liz discuss two cases that are sure to pique your interest. First, Liz starts the episode off by telling the story of the murder of local basketball star Markus Austin, who was shot and killed following a fight in Brattleboro, Vermont in 2017. Then, Katie tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of Vietnamese immigrant John Bui Tran, who simply vanished after a party in Randolph, Massachusetts in 2004. Anyone with any information on his disappearance is asked to please call the FBI Field Office Boston Division at (857) 386-2000 or 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). Tips can also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.

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