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The First Degree

Episode 233: Lauri Waterman

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.510K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of Sunday, November 14th, 2004, Carl “Doc” Waterman and his 16-year-old daughter, Rachelle Waterman, return home to small-town Craig, Alaska, after a weekend trip. But, when they enter their house, Doc and Rachelle notice something strange: an empty wine bottle, a wine glass, and no sign of Rachelle’s mother, 48-year-old Lauri Waterman. In a forest 40 miles north of Craig, local hunters find a still-burning Chrysler van with bones inside. Experts confirm they are Lauri’s human remains and that she was undoubtedly murdered. Law enforcement officials investigate Doc, the potentially cheating husband, and Rachelle, the rebellious daughter with a blog called My Crappy Life. But when Rachelle’s two 24-year-old lovers, Jason Arrant and Brian Radel, break under police questioning, the entire community unravels at what is revealed. In episode 233, Jac and Alexis expose the unexpected killers responsible for the assassination of Lauri Waterman.

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First degree.

0:02.0

First degree.

0:04.0

First degree.

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First degree.

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First degree.

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Get on the grid.

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Get on the grid.

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You think they're supposed to happen in movies, not real life.

0:22.0

I ran into her that summer, right?

0:24.0

Because she'd come in for drinks and stuff.

0:26.0

And I would chat with her.

0:28.0

And at least she was normal.

0:30.0

Sure, she was wearing black.

0:32.0

The creepy thing was she had these weird guys with fine hair.

0:34.0

She was totally just going through a regular teenage rebellion.

0:38.0

The only very problematic thing is she did start to date older men.

0:42.0

Like, I'm talking older.

0:44.0

Like mid 20s.

0:46.0

Like 24, 25s.

0:48.0

They were freaking creepy AF.

0:50.0

I mean, creepy vibes.

0:52.0

Like I didn't want to be alone with them.

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