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A person of that age just doesn't wake up and decide to create a crime of that nature.

I didn't ever feel that Hannah was the first. I never doubted

in my mind that there was other victims.

Welcome to Sword and Scale, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real. You might be noticing a lot more shows and that's because we're doubling our output between now and Halloween.

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And all you got to do is,'re 22, the world is your oyster.

And actually, when you're 22, the world feels like it's your oyster.

Most American 20-somethings are in college, living away from home and preparing for adulthood in the secure, happy

bubble of university campus life.

Sororities, sports, classes, parties, and drinking.

So much drinking.

For most seniors in college, the future is right around the corner, and life couldn't be more exhilarating.

The real grown-up world is so close that they can smell it.

For the 30,000 students at Indiana University, this feeling is no different. Bloomington, Indiana is an unassuming and beautiful college town.

Nestled just south of Indianapolis, Bloomington is a hub of youth and prosperity.

It's a hopeful, happy place, where crime is low and dreams are big.

This is where 22-year-old Hannah Wilson was set to graduate with a degree in psychology

in the spring of 2015.

Hannah was a senior at IU, but she was a fun person with fun friends in an extremely fun

part of her time.

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