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In February of 1996, the body of 8-year-old Shane Coffman was discovered in Oklahoma. It didn’t take detectives long to uncover the history of horrific and ongoing abuse which ultimately led to Shane’s death. Join Arielle and Amanda as they discuss the details of one of the saddest cases they’ve covered to date.

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