Ep. 125 - Abducted in Her Sleep: The Kidnapping & Murder of Brianna Denison

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In 2008, 19-year-old Brianna Denison disappeared from her friend’s couch. Nearly a month later, a passerby found her body in a field under a discarded Christmas tree. DNA from Brianna’s case connected her attack to two prior sexual assaults in the University of Nevada-Reno community. Who was attacking college students?

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4316208&page=1 

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“Vanished in Reno.” Unusual Suspects. Season 6, Episode 1. 13 January 2014.

“The Night Brianna Vanished.” Da