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The Mysterious Death of Bethany Deaton

Season 1, Ep. 26

Bethany Deaton was a young, attractive, intelligent woman whose life ended too soon. Was Bethany Deaton murdered? Or did she take her own life. Unfortunately, we may never know for sure. What do you think happened? Trigger warning: Discussions of suicide, sexual assault.

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