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On to the show.

This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault.

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I talk a lot about people living in small towns being especially surprised when a terrible crime

is committed, because living in a small town gives people a sense of security.

This case didn't happen in a small town. It was in Long Beach, a city in Southern California,

with a population of around 450,000. But even with nearly half a million people living in Long Beach,

it still felt like a small town in a lot of ways.

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