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The Woman Who "Died" in 1983-Her Family Was Lied To
The Woman Who "Died" in 1983-Her Family Was Lied To
A woman who was officially dead appears in a 1983 school photo taken six weeks after her reported drowning - and a single index card postmarked September 1984 bears her handwriting saying only, "I am well. Please don't. - D." Who signed the death certificate, why no relative viewed a body, and what did Diane Mercer mean by "Please don't"?
In this episode, we follow how a plain envelope and a casual school picture set one woman on a path through death certificates, property records, and family shoeboxes to confront a thirty-six-year-old…
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