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The Single Shoe That Broke a Quiet Man's Life

The Single Shoe That Broke a Quiet Man's Life

A single black Oxford, size ten and a half, was found upright on a remote trail eleven miles from town-laces tied, undisturbed, three-quarters of a mile from the nearest paved road. Within six hours it was identified as belonging to Richard Holt and within eighteen days a man was arrested; how did one shoe unravel a life and lead straight to a suspect?

In this episode, we follow the timeline from the shoe’s discovery to the investigative leads it produced, detailing the routines, evidence, and people involved that pushed the case forward. How did…

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