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In 1993, Katherine Tafelski and her five-year-old daughter, Ashley, were brutally murdered inside their Virginia Beach home. Two three year old children inside the home survived the attack. Katherine’s husband, Navy Seal Andrew Tafelski, was away on assignment at the time of their murders. Their neighbor would confess and eventually be executed for these crimes. Join Arielle and Amanda as they examine the details of this shocking case. 

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https://www.apnews.com/c4848829d191bf00a13cfdd01d346e15 

https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/08/30/Double-murderer-faces-execution-in-Virginia/9608967608000/ 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103875973/katherine-ann-tafelski 

http://www.socnet.com/archive/index.php/t-535.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-4th-circuit/1082592.html 

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