Episode 80 - Angela Samota

Episode 80 - Angela Samota

In the fall of 1984, the future was looking promising for 20-year-old college junior, Angie Samota. The university student had just moved into her own condominium, had a boyfriend, plenty of friends, and a job in the field she was studying.....But sometimes, bad things happen to good people.

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The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
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Research & Writing:
Alison Schwartz

Special Thanks:
Sheila Wysocki
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Sources:
Bever, Lindsay. “Her friend’s brutal murder was unsolved for decades. This is how she helped find the killer.” The Washington Post, June 29 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/29/the-woman-who-became-a-private-investigator-to-help-solve-her-friends-cold-murder-case/?noredirect=on
Haas, Brian. “Her message: stay alive by any means.” The Tennessean, March 8 2012. Print.
McDermott, Sarah. “My best friend’s killer got away - until I made police try again.” BBC News, June 26, 2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-44470377
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Wynn, Christopher. “Wrongly suspected man recalls trying days.” Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Oct 5, 2012. https://www.lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-10-05/wrongly-suspected-man-recalls-trying-days
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