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Hi, I'm Tineu Thomas.

Hi, I'm Haley Butler, and I'm Tenue Thomas.

For over a year, we've kept sensitivity in mind

when working on this story.

However, what you're about to hear

contains strong language, drug and alcohol abuse,

and descriptions of physical violence that are gruesome in nature.

Some listeners might find this distressing.

If that's you, please take caution as we navigate the story about the life and death of Jennifer Cave.

Previously on, The Orange Tree.

In April of 2013, Eddie Potaniac hires Private Investigator Frankham.

Private investigator Frankham knows that Laura has a history of over sharing sensitive information with those around her,

so he pays a visit to the RV park that her parents own to try and collect affidavits from neighbors that Laura might have talked to about the case.

One neighbor he interviews says that in the summer of 2009, Laura told him, quote,

I capped that fucking whore you have Laura after she gets arrested

she's threatening the DA talking horrible about Jennifer about her family you know just

everybody involved and just keeps on, keeps on, you know?

Like I said, it's not one big piece.

The mutilation and stuff was just like, it was like anger.

There was something very emotional in that.

His attorneys seemed to have an unlimited number of people who were willing to sign an affidavit saying that Laura had confessed to them doing the murderer.

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