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The First Degree

Episode 393: After The Crash

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

News, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.510.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On October 29, 2010, a 50-year-old woman is shot at her home in Cresson Township, Pennsylvania. The same day, her college aged son is also involved in a car crash. The tiny community where the family lives is thrown into a state of turmoil as residents grapple with the incomprehensible news. The much-loved school nurse, wife, and mother of two leaves behind a heartbroken family and school community who are left to pick up the pieces. But when the killer’s identity is revealed, the profound sadness and disbelief everyone is experiencing is magnified. Could this tragedy have been avoided? The victim seemed to have everything. But there was one threat she couldn’t contain. One that bubbled and festered under the surface, in her periphery. In episode 393, Jac and Alexis detail the devastating case of Sharon Choros, and how those who appear to have it all can be more at risk of violence and heartbreak than we think. 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per month plus full video episodes over on Patreon: patreon.com/thefirstdegree 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/thefirstdegree 🕺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thefirstdegreee 👤 Facebook: facebook.com/thefirstdegree 📓 Substack: http://thefirstdegree.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.1

The first degree.

1:03.0

First degree. First degree. First degree.

1:05.3

First degree. First degree. First degree.

1:07.5

The first degree.

1:09.0

You see it on the news. You see it on the paper.

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You see it on Facebook.

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

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Like, we all knew her growing up because she would go to all, like, the school functions,

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