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The Shoe Left on the Towpath: A Confession Buried in Red

The Shoe Left on the Towpath: A Confession Buried in Red

A single clean left shoe, size seven canvas sneaker, laces double-knotted, sat half-wedged at the Merriman Canal towpath at 5:40 AM on May 11, 2009 - inside: a brass house key, a pharmacy loyalty tag registered to Patricia Odom, and a small bow tied from Cardinal Crimson red embroidery floss. Who would place such an intentionally staged clue where a runner would find it, and why leave a message that would lead investigators straight to her name?

In this episode, we follow how a morning runner's discovery transformed a missing-persons…

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