The Hillside Stranglers

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Eric Plunkett and Benjamin Varner

Gallaudet University freshman Eric Plunkett was beaten and strangled to death inside his dorm room just weeks after arriving on campus. Months later, fellow freshman Benjamin Varner was found brutally murdered in the same dorm, leaving the close-knit university terrified that a k ...  Show more

Jayne Salazar-Chavez

17-year-old Jayne Salazar-Chavez was a bright, outgoing high school student with dreams of becoming an Air Force pilot. In November 2022, her Army boyfriend unexpectedly arrived at her Decatur, Georgia, home and discovered suggestive messages on her phone from another man. A heat ...  Show more

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