How do you defend someone who may have hurt children? This week, Tom and Chris cover some tough topics. First, the victims in this case were children. Second, the accused was acquitted but recent DNA evidence shows that he may have actually been guilty.
On June 13, 1977, the bodies of three Girl Scouts were found in their sleeping bags, 150 yards from their tent at Camp Scott in Oklahoma. A suspect was immediately identified -- Gene Leroy Hart. He was a convicted rapist and escaped convict, so it must have been him... right?
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Someone Cry for the Children - find it on YouTube
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Girl Scout Murders website - http://www.girlscoutmurders.com/
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