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April 2, 2023 40 mins

On this week's episode, Avery and Dylan discuss the twisted and shocking case of Jesse Valencia. On June 5th, 2004, a 23 year old college student named Jesse Valencia was found murdered outside near the University of Missouri. As the police investigated the crime, they discovered a web of secrets, lies, and corruption that involved a police officer. Listen to discover how the police had to turn their search inward in order to bring justice for Jesse Valencia and his family.

 

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Case Sources:

How I Caught My Killer - S1:E4 “Everybody was always looking at him.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jesse_Valencia

https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/nbc-dateline-what-happened-jesse-valencia#:~:text=Jesse%20Valencia%2C%20a%2023%2Dyear%2Dold%20law%20student%20at,bruises%20on%20his%20upper%20body.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/7484383/who-jesse-valencia-murder-missouri/

https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/patrolman-steven-rios-kills-lover-jesse-valencia-affair

https://thecinemaholic.com/jesse-valencia-murder-where-is-steven-rios-now/

https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-jesse-valencia

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