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The episode chronicles the decades-long pursuit of justice for 15-year-old John McCabe, murdered in 1969, whose family endured over 40 years of silence and grief before one of his killers was finally convicted. It underscores how persistence, a single confession, and evolving investigativ
The episode chronicles the decades-long pursuit of justice for 15-year-old John McCabe, murdered in 1969, whose family endured over 40 years of silence and grief before one of his killers was finally convicted. It underscores how persistence, a single confession, and evolving investigativ
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John McCabeJohn McCabeJohn McCabeRichard SchlesingerEdward Allen BrownMike FerreiraWalter ShelleyJack WardMarla ShinerJerry LeoneLinda Coughlin
Topics
Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime
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