6 of 20: No Clues to Waste

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6 of 20: No Clues to Waste

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Apr 29, 2021

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Indiana police try to find physical evidence linking Jeff to the murders. Delia examines their methods and uncovers documents that contradict one another.

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Apr 29, 2021

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In order to tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra digs deep into a mind-bending mystery with the hopes of reigniting interest in a decades old homicide case.

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Season 1: The Murder of Denise Johnson: An investigative journalist revisits her small coastal hometown in North Carolina to dive deep into a 22-year-old cold case murder and arson that's marred the image of where she grew up. This investigative series reveals new clues, never-before-heard interviews and tracks down potential suspects in the case. by CounterClock
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Episode 3: The Dog: In 1997, the first eyewitness on scene is detained by police and years later CounterClock tracks him down. Investigators begin to consider Denise’s four-legged companion a critical piece of evidence. by CounterClock
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Episode 10: The Long Game: Clifton may be a free man but the state of North Carolina is still after a big part of his life. During the season finale one of his post-conviction attorneys speaks openly about what the future holds. Counterclock is also encouraging listeners to participate in demanding change from the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission and the North Carolina General Assembly. Visit our website for all the details you need to participate: www.counterclockpodcast.com by CounterClock
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Episode 1: Cluttered: In season two, host Delia D'Ambra is back in her home town to investigate another brutal murder from the 90s. To the local police and DA the case is closed and a man has been sentenced for the crime. But to those who knew the victim it is very much an unsolved case and an innocent man might have been wrongly convicted. In episode one Delia D'Ambra tracks down witnesses who remember the bloody crime scene inside Stacey Stanton's apartment on February 3rd, 1990. Early on, the investigation into how the young waitress died reveals unique clues about who committed the crime. by CounterClock
36 min listen
Episode 7: Caller Unknown: CounterClock uncovers a terrible secret about Denise’s past in Florida and unearths a police report from Kill Devil Hills in 1996 that could point to who wanted her dead. by CounterClock
38 min listen
Episode 9: New Evidence: Delia explains Clifton Spencer's journey through the criminal justice system and why, time after time, evidence that could've helped free him, was never fully explored. by CounterClock
35 min listen
Episode 8: The Tall Blonde: One of the last people to see Denise Johnson alive comes forward and Delia tracks down the man who lived next door to Denise in 1997. by CounterClock
31 min listen
Episode 4: Bar Rats: Delia interviews a case of characters who were inside the Green Dolphin Pub on the night of February 2, 1990. These witnesses shed more light on the circumstances leading up to Stacey's murder. by CounterClock
33 min listen
Episode 1: Dainty: A killer remains at-large 22 years after a woman is brutally murdered inside her home in coastal North Carolina. Host, Delia D’Ambra, begins a new investigation into the unsolved murder starting with recollections from eyewitnesses. by CounterClock
36 min listen
Episode 2: Small Operation: Kill Devil Hills police detectives, past and present, weigh in on the lagging progress in the case and the location of evidence from Denise's autopsy comes into question. by CounterClock
31 min listen
Episode 9: Body of Evidence: CounterClock revisits the crime scene at 2014 Norfolk Street and uncovers there are secrets beneath the floorboards. by CounterClock
37 min listen
Episode 6: Thin Walls: A bank receipt from an ATM becomes a critical piece of evidence. Eyewitnesses on Ananias Dare Street are able to place individuals at Stacey's apartment during the early morning hours of the day she was murdered. by CounterClock
27 min listen
2 of 20: Crime and Case: Eyewitnesses and police investigators who discovered the Pelley murders in 1989 remember the horrific scene inside the Pelley home. by CounterClock
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Episode 12: Irrelevant: After two years of searching, Delia tracks down Teresa but runs into unforeseen twists. by CounterClock
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Season 2: The Murder of Stacey Stanton: It’s been 30 years since someone brutally stabbed 28-year-old Stacey Stanton inside of her second-story apartment. Investigative journalist Delia D’Ambra is back in her hometown on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to figure out if a man was wrongfully convicted for the crime and if the real killer is still out there. The only way to understand Stacey’s story is to move counterclockwise in time; to go backwards to the point where her clock violently stopped. CounterClock Season Two will premier on Thursday, September 10th! by CounterClock
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9 of 20: Years to Wait: The cold case homicide investigator who built a case against Jeff 13 years after the Pelley murders details his investigation and logic. Delia raises questions about a critical piece of evidence used to make the arrest that he can't explain. by CounterClock
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Episode 4: Of Interest: Denise's roommate from 22 years ago remembers critical details that could help investigators and Delia uncovers a perplexing connection between Denise and the first eyewitness on scene. by CounterClock
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Episode 3: Open and Shut: Clifton Spencer fights his conviction in court and wins a small victory...but a bigger battle is still head. Delia uncovers that the events from three decades ago still weigh heavy on key players in the case. by CounterClock
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Episode 5: Search Warrant: A set of siblings start to suspect their downstairs tenant is involved in the crime and when police return to Norfolk Street, a new lead emerges. by CounterClock
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Bonus: Q & A: Host Delia D’Ambra and CounterClock executive producer Ashley Flowers discuss details of the unsolved murder of Denise Johnson and the murder of Stacey Stanton. Delia goes through your email-submitted questions about both cases and tells all about her personal knowledge of nitty gritty details she’s gathered in both cases. Everything from new leads, to new potential evidence comes out in today’s Q & A episode. by CounterClock
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Ep 3 of 15: Story: Desoto County Sheriff' Office has to start their murder investigation from square one and they're 24 hours behind. They call in help from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Delia breaks down detectives first interview with John's grandmother to explore her version of events. Plus, Delia examines why the results of John's toxicology screen became a major focal point for investigators. by CounterClock
29 min listen
Episode 11: Vandal: Someone is still targeting Denise Johnson and a new crime taunts investigators in two neighboring small police departments. by CounterClock
31 min listen
Episode 10: Male Figures: Delia tracks down Denise’s long term boyfriends and discovers their overlapping information could point to the murderer’s motive. by CounterClock
35 min listen
Episode 8: Overlap: Delia reveals unbelievable connections between the murders of Stacey Stanton and Denise Johnson that include the same people, places and new jailhouse confessions. by CounterClock
39 min listen
Episode 13: New Lead: Who was really after who inside 2014 Norfolk Street on July 13th 1997? In 2020, a major update emerges in a cold case. by CounterClock
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16 of 20: Copy and Paste: Bombshell testimony from Eric Dawson's former secretary and an undercover informant reveals the suspects' depth of deception in stealing Eric's land days before he vanished. by CounterClock
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17 of 20: Frauds and Fakes: The sentences for the defendants in Fort Myers raise suspicion about the court’s integrity and Delia learns startling facts about members of the prominent family. by CounterClock
24 min listen
Episode 5: Conflicting Stories: Delia discovers that statements from Stacey's ex-boyfriend and his entourage are not adding up. Where they were and when leaves a lot of time unaccounted for on the night of the crime. by CounterClock
28 min listen
Episode 6: The Brass: All of the former key law enforcement detectives on he Denise Johnson case go on record about the investigation and mistakes that were made. by CounterClock
36 min listen
4 of 20: Motive and Haste: The Pelleys' next door neighbors remember critical details about the timeline leading up to the massacre and Delia learns the depths of mounting resentment between Jeff and Bob. by CounterClock
18 min listen

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Ep 14 of 14: The Next Move: The Wagg family feels compelled to exhume Doug’s body to have it re-examined for forensic evidence. Strange things begin happening around Williamston and Delia works to make sure Tremaine Howell, Nikki Wilson, and Joycegean Wilson are never forgotten. The conclusion to CounterClock Season 6 is packed with information about what should come next in the case and how you can get involved. by CounterClock
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Ep 13 of 14: The Nexus: Delia investigates overlaps between key figures from this season and the mysterious disappearance and assumed death of another man in Williamston who had ties to a massive criminal drug network spanning from New York to Eastern North Carolina. by CounterClock
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Ep 11 of 14: The Aftermath: Delia learns some disturbing details and bizarre information about the alleged events of October 12th, 1992, in Oak City. When Larry Jones dies unexpectedly in prison less than three months after his arrest, people in Martin County who longed for answers about the Oak City bank robbery incident speculate about what really happened to him. She visits the bank building in person to get a sense of the scenery and speaks with more witnesses who were there on the day of the crime. by CounterClock
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Ep 12 of 14: The Dead Man: Delia discovers some alarming information about the death of Alex ‘Spanky’ Brown in 1995 and speaks with an inmate who was once on the inside of the drug underworld in Martin County during the early 1990s. by CounterClock
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Ep 10 of 14: The Worst Day: Sheriff Jerry Beach is shot and killed while responding to a bank robbery in Martin County, just days after arranging to meet with Larry Howell to discuss his son’s case. Eyewitnesses to Jerry’s murder and a violent hostage situation that ensued afterwards recall what they remember about that day. Delia learns that the NCSBI played a major role in the investigation, but has kept its files about the matter under lock and key for three decades. Inconsistent details raise alarming questions about what really happened, and Delia begins to dig further. by CounterClock
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Ep 9 of 14: The Witness: The lone survivor that decided not to join Tremaine, Nikki, and Joycegean the night they disappeared confides in several people about what he witnessed. Delia learns more about Martin County Sheriff Jerry Beach and uncovers even more strange overlaps with the Doug Wagg case. by CounterClock
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Ep 8 of 14: The Trio: Delia reinvestigates the mysterious deaths of three teenagers in Williamston in August 1992, one year after Doug Wagg was killed. Law enforcement's quick decision to close the case sends up red flags and Delia discovers a concerning pattern beginning to emerge. by CounterClock
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Ep 7 of 14: The Family: Ancestry records prove there is a connection between the sheriff who dismissed investigating Doug's death and the Davis family. Delia probes more into that relationship and visits the property Doug was living in in 1991. A history of distrust between the Waggs and Sandy is explored. by CounterClock
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Ep 6 of 14: The Force: Delia uncovers some alarming information about deep corruption within local law enforcement in Martin County during the 1990s. The retired commander of a collective drug task force assembled to fight the war on drugs reveals that at the height of the task force’s operations, some officers were working both sides of the law and benefiting greatly. by CounterClock
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Ep 5 of 14: The Car: Delia discovers a traffic citation Doug received one month before his death and its contents are beyond puzzling. The lead raises a lot of questions about why Doug was out in the middle of the night, one month before his death. Delia sets out to speak with one man who’s alleged to have seen Doug during July 4th weekend 1991. We hear, for the first time, from Doug’s son about why he’s joined the pursuit for answers about the father he never knew. by CounterClock
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Ep 3 of 14: The Damage: Delia reviews the original forensic pathologist’s findings in the Doug Wagg case to determine the big takeaways. Family members reveal just how in the dark they were back in 1991 and what new discoveries have left them questioning everything they thought they knew. Delia learns about a bizarre overlap between her own life and the top brass at the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. by CounterClock
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Ep 2 of 14: The Tracks: The operator of the freight train that hit Doug recalls the fateful early morning strike from July 1991 and Delia learns more about what law enforcement did and didn’t do to investigate. A detective from a neighboring jurisdiction explains how he tried to alert the Martin County Sheriff’s office that there was evidence of murder on the desolate stretch of train tracks. by CounterClock
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Ep 1 of 14: The Stranger: On July 8, 1991, the body of 27-year-old Douglas Wagg, Jr. turned up on a lone stretch of railroad tracks that border the small city of Williamston, North Carolina. How he got there and how he died has remained a mystery for more than 33 years. In the first episode of CounterClock season six, Delia turns back time to unravel Doug’s life story and get a better sense of who he was, where he was from and why his family is fighting to figure out what happened to him. by CounterClock
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Ep 4 of 14: The Timeline: Delia visits the scene of Doug’s death in Martin County and observes why it was an ideal place to potentially dump a body undetected. Doug's widow retraces the timeline leading up to his death and murky accounts of where he was last seen alive leave a lot to be questioned. A troubling letter Doug wrote to his wife weeks before his death alludes to a much more sinister reality. by CounterClock
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Season 6: The Death of Douglas Wagg, Jr.: On July 8th, 1991, the body of 27-year-old Douglas Wagg, Jr. turned up on a lone stretch of railroad tracks that border the small city of Williamston, North Carolina. How he got there and how he died has remained a mystery for more than 33 years. by CounterClock
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Season 1 UPDATE: Back To The Beach: It’s been four years since CounterClock released an episode on the unsolved murder of Denise Johnson. Delia unravels the newest leads she’s been following related to the case and revisits some of her initial reporting. This is the update episode listeners have been waiting for and now it's time to dive in. by CounterClock
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Season 5: BONUS Q&A: On the heels of Season 5’s release, Delia updates listeners with new information and leads that have surfaced in the Bruce Cucchiara murder investigation. by CounterClock
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Season 3: BONUS Jeff Pelley's Status Hearing: Delia breaks down the details of an unexpected status hearing the judge overseeing Jeff Pelley's post-conviction petition for relief requested on May 31st, 2023. by CounterClock
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Ep 4 of 14: Movements: Why was Bruce even in New Orleans East on the day he died? The answer eludes everyone, and Delia discovers some sketchy information tucked away in land and business records for the Mark VII Apartments. by CounterClock
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Ep 12 of 14: Aflame: Delia investigates a mysterious warehouse fire in Covington two and a half years after Bruce's murder. Firefighters from the original scene and a hired fire investigation consultant try to make sense of items at the warehouse that don't belong. by CounterClock
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Ep 10 of 14: The Fallout: Bruce's wife and close friends remember having strange conversations with Bruce in the months and weeks leading up to his murder. Delia investigates patterns in Bruce's behaviors and communications that paint a picture of a man in deep distress. by CounterClock
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Ep 9 of 14: The Sale: The water utility company that Bruce was a key executive at had a history of bad behavior including a federal water pollution conviction and massive fine. Delia learns the depths of Bruce's work at SELA and how integral he was in a multi-million-dollar business deal with St. Tammany Parish. by CounterClock
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Ep 8 of 14: Conflict: Delia explores a striking conflict regarding how Bruce's estate was handled and investigates connections between the characters in the story that raise a lot of questions. by CounterClock
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Ep 5 of 14: Phone Calls: Delia analyzes Bruce's cellphone records and discovers an extremely important clue as well as a major misstep by homicide investigators. by CounterClock
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Ep 14 of 14: Friends or Foes?: Delia investigates who were Bruce's true friends and seeks answers from people in Covington who should have every reason to talk about Bruce, but won't. Plus a call to action from the New Orleans Police Department, Bruce's loved ones and Delia herself. by CounterClock
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Ep 11 of 14: Recant: In 2011 a business venture between Bruce and his friends failed and resulted in litigation. When a former disgraced business associate who leveled a lawsuit against Bruce and his friends makes bold claims about Bruce's murder, everyone takes pause. by CounterClock
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18 of 20: Factually Based?: Delia discovers new information buried in the Pelley's phone records could be critical. Jeff's attorney makes a bold claim she plans to argue in court and Delia brings on a crime scene assessment expert to weigh in on the facts of the case. by CounterClock
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7 of 20: Time and Place: Delia re-investigates the narrow window of time police believed Jeff committed the four murders. Eyewitness testimony becomes key to knowing Jeff's whereabouts and the last time the Pelley family was seen alive. by CounterClock
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5 of 20: Retrace: Original detectives on the case remember tracking down 17-year-old Jeff Pelley at a theme park in Illinois and Delia dissects the first videotaped interview authorities conducted with the teenager. by CounterClock
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9 of 20: Years to Wait: The cold case homicide investigator who built a case against Jeff 13 years after the Pelley murders details his investigation and logic. Delia raises questions about a critical piece of evidence used to make the arrest that he can't explain. by CounterClock
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8 of 20: Switch and Bait: Jeff's attempt to retrieve his inheritance early backfires and lands him in a world of trouble in Florida. Indiana police jump at the chance to try and get Jeff to confess to his family’s murders but that backfires too. by CounterClock
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20 of 20: Picking Up Pace: Delia realizes the potential significance of the Pelley's .22 revolver much to the surprise of Jeff's defense attorney. The investigation into Eric Dawson's murder takes a surprising turn and puts Delia in the same room with investigators. Listeners can help push the case forward in a special finale call out. **IMPORTANT INFO FOR LISTENERS*** LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONTACT PHONE: Public Information Office: (239) 477-1340 General: (239) 477-1000 EMAIL: PIO general: PublicInformationOffice@sheriffleefl.org Sergeant Marsha Sutphin: msutphin@sheriffleefl.org by CounterClock
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Ep 6 of 14: Big Tyme: Two months after Bruce's murder, his widow Anne received a text message from her dead husband's missing cell phone. NOPD detectives followed the lead to a woman who kept changing her story about how she ended up with it. Delia uncovers incongruent facts and a mysterious fire at an electronics store that raise doubts about where Bruce's phone ended up. by CounterClock
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4 of 20: Motive and Haste: The Pelleys' next door neighbors remember critical details about the timeline leading up to the massacre and Delia learns the depths of mounting resentment between Jeff and Bob. by CounterClock
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10 of 20: Trial Phase - Part 1: The trial of the State of Indiana vs. Jeff Pelley begins in South Bend. Jeff’s lead defense attorney recalls important moments and delays that defined the high-profile proceedings. He explains to Delia the defense's strategy that was pushed to the brink. by CounterClock
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13 of 20: Check The Bank: Delia revisits the history of an enormous financial scandal with Bob Pelley’s former employer, Landmark Bank. The CounterClock investigation reveals never-before heard testimony from a woman who told authorities that Bob was afraid of people from his past in Florida. by CounterClock
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2 of 20: Crime and Case: Eyewitnesses and police investigators who discovered the Pelley murders in 1989 remember the horrific scene inside the Pelley home. by CounterClock
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Episode 5: Conflicting Stories: Delia discovers that statements from Stacey's ex-boyfriend and his entourage are not adding up. Where they were and when leaves a lot of time unaccounted for on the night of the crime. by CounterClock
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3 of 20: Evidence Race: Bob, Dawn, Janel and Jolene's autopsies reveal details about their killer's mindset and Delia examines how reliable the police’s investigative case record really is. by CounterClock
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Episode 4: Bar Rats: Delia interviews a case of characters who were inside the Green Dolphin Pub on the night of February 2, 1990. These witnesses shed more light on the circumstances leading up to Stacey's murder. by CounterClock
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11 of 20: Trial Phase - Part 2: Alan Baum admits his failures as Jeff’s defense attorney but insists the physical evidence in the case suggests more than one shooter was involved. The final verdict comes in and new characters in the Pelley family's life speak publicly, raising even more questions in the case. by CounterClock
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Episode 6: The Brass: All of the former key law enforcement detectives on he Denise Johnson case go on record about the investigation and mistakes that were made. by CounterClock
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Episode 8: Overlap: Delia reveals unbelievable connections between the murders of Stacey Stanton and Denise Johnson that include the same people, places and new jailhouse confessions. by CounterClock
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19 of 20: Name and Face: Delia investigates whether or not a fictitious identity manufactured in South Florida in the late 1970's could tether Bob and Phil's history more than previously thought. by CounterClock
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