MURDERED: Teresa Flores & Martha Mezo
Summary
In 1980, two kindergarten girls, Teresa Flores and Martha Mezzo, vanished from a small California town, later found murdered. This episode delves into the original botched investigation, a serial killer's false confession, and the recent efforts of a renowned cold case detective. Utilizing new DNA evidence and revisiting old clues, he races against time to solve this enduring mystery for the victims' families.Episode description
In 1980, the tiny town of San Miguel, California, was shaken when two kindergarten girls vanished in broad daylight from a main street. Despite a long list of local child predators and bizarre clues, the trail went cold in a matter of years. But now, nearly 5 decades later, the very detective who solved the Kristin Smart case has come out of retirement to take another look, and he’s closer than ever before to a solve.
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