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Episode 253
Sword and Scale
English - November 20, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB - ★★★★ - 58.9K ratingsTrue Crime Science Social Sciences crime justice murder unsolved mysteries criminals greed violence trials cases Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In June of 2013, the dead body of 29-year-old Melinda Schaefer was found inside the leasing office of the Harvest View apartments in Baltimore County, Maryland. The murder scene was a complete blood bath, and due to the communal nature of the office, homicide detectives were not able to rely on DNA or other forensic evidence to solve this crime. They needed to use old-fashioned police work to find out who had murdered Melinda Schaefer and why.