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The Crisis

CHAPTER 5: Confessions [English]

Season 1, Ep. 6

Our reporting turns up other accounts of how the killings went down -- including an interview with the man who went to prison for the murders.


This episode was altered for clarity since it was originally published on March 30, 2021.

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