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S1, E1 Welcome to the Hellmouth
On July 31, 2016, in downtown Lebanon, Missouri Bo Eilenstine was tearing down the St. Bernard’s Fruit Market. Workers discovered a deep hole under the building’s foundation. City officials peculated that the space might be an old well. The hole is approximately 3 to 4 feet wide and about 80 feet deep.
When I heard this I jokingly said, “Welcome to the Hellmouth.” This was a nod to the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but also to the decades of impossibly brutal crimes that occurred in or near my hometown.
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S1, E2 The Lady in the Woods - Part 1
We will be covering the murder of Sharon Sabla today. Our story begins on a cool November morning in Lebanon, Missouri. On November 15th, 2008, a six year old child and his grandfather were making the trek into the cool Lebanon, Missouri woods for a morning of deer hunting. Little did they know the gruesome discovery that waited for them on Highway AA.
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S1, E3 A Murder at Mazzio's
June 13, 1996 started the same as every other day in Lebanon, MO. People traveled to their jobs at several local factories. Parents shuffled children to daycare for the work day. Restaurants began to open their doors. The community of Lebanon did not expect to be rocked by such a brutal crime but that's exactly what happened that day.
