When 14-year-old Alianna Defreeze didn’t come home from school one January afternoon, her parents knew something terrible had happened. Police would follow clues from video surveillance to find the monster that was responsible for one of the most unjust crimes Cleveland had ever seen.
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She couldn't even defend herself. Look how big he was.
All right, don't get used to this. This isn't going to be the new norm. We aren't going to do two episodes a week, every week, forever. I mean, do you want to kill me? This is Season 12, Episode 290 of Sword and Scale, a show that reveals that the worst monsters... Ah, I missed it. Dammit. Alright, let me try that again.
This is Season 12, Episode 290 of Sword and Scale, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real! It was a cold January in Cleveland, Ohio. Then again, isn't every January cold in Cleveland, Ohio? A thick layer of snow covered the ground and the sky was gray. Inside the modest downstairs apartment of a turn-of-the-century house, 35-year-old Denisha Cooper was pacing through her living room.
Her hands were shaking as she called 911.
14.
What's the child's name? Aliana Dupree. Okay, has she ever done this before? No. I put her on the RTA this morning because they gave her bus tickets.
Donisha's 14-year-old daughter, Aliana, had not returned home from school. Aliana took the RTA bus every day. RTA stands for Regional Transit Authority and it's basically a city bus.
Even though Denisha was weary of sending her daughter to school this way, it had never been a problem before.
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