Description

Eighteen-year-old Taylor Van Diest was a young girl with so much ahead of her when her life was tragically cut short on Halloween night in 2011 while walking to meet up with a friend to go trick-or-treating. Taylor’s murder would send shockwaves through her small Canadian town but, DNA collected in Taylor’s case would eventually aid police in solving other cold cases. Join Arielle and Amanda as they delve into the details of this case.

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