Steve and Hannah objectively look at the oldest cold case thought to have been solved. On December 3, 1957, seven-year-old Maria Ridulpf disappeared from the street corner where she lived in Sycamore, Illinois. More than 50 years later, witness testimony and stringent timelines convict and set free the one good suspect. What went wrong? Is it solvable? You decide!
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