In today's episode, Rachael goes over the tragic murder of Alexandra "Ally" Zapp, a 30-year-old woman who was stabbed to death at a Rest Stop off of a highway in Massachusetts.
Ally's murderer had a lengthy history involving violent crimes, and her family has worked (and is still working) to pass legislature today that will keep persistently violent individuals in jail.
This is a case where the law failed who it was supposed to protect.
This one will leave you fuming.
Sources:
1) https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2002/07/19/woman-slain-at-mass-rest/50914727007/
2) https://www.bostonmagazine.com/2006/05/15/last-exit/
3) https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/leahy-paul.htm
4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Cup
5) https://www.theallyfoundation.org/
6) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater,_Massachusetts
7) https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/445/445mass481.html
8) https://www.justice.gov/archive/olp/pdf/adam_walsh_act.pdf
9) https://www.publiccounsel.net/pc/overview-of-sdp-process/#:~:text=The%20Massachusetts%20SDP%20statute%2C%20G.L.,dangerousness%20beyond%20a%20reasonable%20doubt.
