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Kimberlee Kasatkin

Ep. 65

On the evening of November 26, 2016, an Abbotsford family lost contact with their daughter, 41-year-old Kimberlee Kasatkin, who was living in Lima, Peru.


Initially, authorities in Lima were led to believe that Kimberlee had left her on her own accord.


However, surveillance footage showed evidence of something much more sinister.


Her husband, Christopher Franz Bettocchi, was eventually arrested for her murder but he has thus far evaded prosecution.


It has been six years since her disappearance, and her family continues to fight for justice and answers.

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