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[Kentucky] Double Jeopardy & The Polaroid Confession of Mel Ignatow
Grab your mason jar and pull up a rocking chair—this week on Bless This Mess, Cara and Stew are heading to Louisville, Kentucky!
On a September morning in 1988, 36-year-old Brenda Sue Schaefer’s car was found abandoned on the shoulder of Interstate 64 with a flat tire. What initially looked like a random roadside breakdown soon unraveled into a calculated plot orchestrated by her wealthy ex-fiancé, Mel Ignatow, and an accomplice. But after a high-profile trial ended in a shocking “Not Guilty” verdict, a routine home renovation ten months later uncovered hidden evidence beneath the floorboards…
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