Ep 31: After more than 20 years the brutal rape and murder of college student Angela Samota was finally solved, thanks in part to the tenacity of her best friend. Why did it take police so long to find the killer and what ultimately led to an arrest of a man who was never even one of the many suspects this case. 

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BBC, Washington Post, Without Warning Podcast, Criminal Podcast 

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