One morning in September of 2016, a person sat in their home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, holding a business card.

And like always, just the sight of it made their stomach twist into knots.

This card had been given to them years ago by a detective, and it was worn and faded from all the time the person had turned it over in their hands, agonizing over what to do with it.

This detective had been looking for

leads in a murder case, and at the time, this person, now holding the card, said they had nothing

to share. But that was actually a lie. They did have information about that murder, and they'd kept

it a secret for years. And now, over two decades later, they'd finally decided to tell the truth.

But they were scared.

Because they knew when they did this, nothing would ever be the same.

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Okay, let's get into today's story. In the early morning hours of April 19, 1991,

35-year-old Joy Hibbs lay in her bed in suburban Pennsylvania.

She just opened her eyes when her 36-year-old husband, Charlie, hurried into their bedroom looking totally stressed out.

In his hands was their new puppy, Major, who was squirming in his arms.

Joy was surprised that Charlie was already awake, but he quickly explained to her that he had to go into work early today.

He worked for a property management company,

which was a career that allowed him to work with his hands and allowed him to not sit in an

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