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Introducing Fifteen: Inside The Daniel Marsh Murders
Introducing 'Fifteen: Inside The Daniel Marsh Murders,' a gripping exploration of a shocking double homicide in a seemingly safe community. This podcast delves into the chilling details surr...
Introducing Fifteen: Inside The Daniel Marsh Murders
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That night I just couldn't take it anymore.
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I had to do it.
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I lost control of my little.
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Did you two ever worry about their safety?
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No, never.
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They had an idyllic life.
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They lived in Davis.
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Davis, California is a safe college community.
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It's also the place where Claudia Mabin and Chip Northup fell in love later in life.
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They adored each other.
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They loved going to movies holding hands and just being with each other's families.
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They were active members of their community.
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So when they didn't show up for church one Sunday morning in April, their family and
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friends were worried.
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And I called and I called his number and I called Claudia's number and they both went to
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voicemail.
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How unusual is that?
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It was very unusual.
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The night before Chip and Claudia had peacefully gone to sleep but outside someone was lurking.
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He planned it perfectly.
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The mysterious figure meticulously cut a window screen, entered their house and stabbed
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them to death more than 120 times.
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Has anybody even had this strength to do that?
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And why would somebody want to do that?
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I'm 48 hours correspondent, Arem Moriarty and I've been reporting on murder cases for over
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three decades.
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So you probably think that after all this time I've seen and heard it all and I thought
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I had to until I encountered these two senseless inexplicable murders.
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It was a very bloody scene and there were some strange details too weren't there?
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Yeah, there were a couple objects inside the bodies.
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With no weapon, fingerprints or DNA, there was little evidence to go on.
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They were very tight lip.
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They weren't saying anything but they were looking at members of your own family.
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Yeah, they were.
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They were.
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That is, until authorities received a tip that pointed to the most unlikely of suspects.
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I grew up with this person.
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Here in Davis?
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Yeah.
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I mean, I knew him better than anyone else.
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And that someone would send shockwaves through the entire community because the killer was
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only a teenager.
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Where did you go?
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Why is it ridiculous?
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I'm a kid.
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This is 15 inside the Daniel Marsh murders.
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How can a child do this?
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How can they have such a depraved mind?
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