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The First Degree

Episode 286: Greg Hunter

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.510K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

On August 27, 1990, a 19-year-old man is shot and his body concealed inside a commercial freezer at his workplace in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The killer steals cash from the register and flees the scene. The investigation drags on, much to the frustration and distress of not only the victim's family and friends, but the local community which is shaken in the aftermath of the seemingly random and brutal killing. But soon, the much-needed breakthrough comes thanks to the killer’s conscience, who reveals to law enforcement it was a catastrophic case of robbery gone wrong. In episode 286, Jac and Alexis detail the tragic case of Greg Hunter, his death at the hands of Richard James Yarger, and how, when someone is intent on selfish and desperate action, sometimes a dreadful collision of malevolence and circumstances result in the senseless loss of innocent and promising young life.

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It's a degree.

0:02.0

First degree.

0:04.0

First degree.

0:05.0

First degree.

0:06.0

First degree.

0:07.0

The first degree.

0:08.0

The first degree.

0:09.0

You see it on the news.

0:10.0

See it on the table and you see it on Facebook.

0:12.0

These things are supposed to happen in movies. See it on the paper, you see it on Facebook.

0:13.0

These things are supposed to happen in movies, not real life.

0:16.0

It was actually supposed to be the first time that I was closing alone.

0:28.0

I'm young, but I thought it was pretty cool.

0:31.0

I'm going to be working alone, going to be closing. So that sort of

0:35.4

than me, kind of getting the chills thinking about it now.

0:39.2

Welcome to the first degree of the True Crime Podcast that you might end up on,

0:42.8

my name is Jack Fannick.

0:43.8

I'm sitting here with Alexis, link letter.

0:46.4

What's up, Lex?

0:47.6

What's up, Jack?

0:48.8

What's up?

0:49.7

What's up?

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