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Episode 6: Bleeding Corpses - A True Tale of Cruentation
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56 minutes 14 seconds
3 years ago
Episode 6: Bleeding Corpses - A True Tale of Cruentation
Before fancy DNA finding skills, people relied on Trials by Ordeal to solve murders. This method of catching killers was gruesome and totally legit… right? Find out the truth behind the phenomena known as CRUENTATION.
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