Ira reads an excerpt from James Ellroy's memoir My Dark Places. (4 minutes)
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Act One: Grime Scene
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Act Three: A Criminal Returns to the Scene of the Crime
Sometimes criminals return to the scene of their misdeeds — to try to make things right, to try to undo the past. Katie Davis reports on her neighbor Bobby, who returned to the scene where he robbed people and conned people.
Act Two
Samantha continues toward McFadden, and talks to an inmate who knows something about the case that she never knew before.
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