Senseless: The Murder of Janice Zengotita-Torres

When a devoted mother & wife vanishes on the ten-minute drive between her work at a discount clothing store and home, police look at the most likely suspects—but after some acting on the kidnapped woman’s “behalf,” they catch on to a shocking plot & terribly senseless act committed in the name of love—whether that love was real or imagined.

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