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History Repeating. Echoes of Murder : Episode 445

When Valerie Page first met her future husband David, he had a serious secret to tell her - that he was already a convicted murderer. Little did Valerie know that there were so many other secrets in his life. And one of them, would eventually lead to her own tragic death...


Writing Credit: Chris Wood

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