On September 2, 2003, the sound of gunshots rang out through the neighborhood of Bellevue, Idaho. 16-year-old Sarah Johnson would run from her home to alert her neighbors that her parents Diane and Alan Johnson had been shot by an intruder. However, as investigator uncover more evidence, they quickly learned that there were no intruders, and the killer was much closer to the family than anyone ever expected.
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