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Cold Case Files

REOPENED: The Punishment

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Despite several mysterious and concerning clues, the drowning death of 6-year-old Sally Cheesboro is deemed a tragic accident. Over two decades later, Sally's sister is all grown up and determined to keep a promise she made to her baby sister. Check out our great sponsors! KiwiCo: Get your first month of ANY crate line FREE at kiwico.com/coldcase SimpliSafe: Get 40% off any new system at simplisafe.com/coldcase Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 27 million drivers who trust Progressive!

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0:00.0

Hey cold case fans, we have something special for you.

0:03.3

We're bringing you double the episodes every week.

0:06.0

We know you dedicated fans need your fix in between new episodes.

0:09.9

So every Thursday, we are back bringing some of our best episodes from previous seasons.

0:15.2

Let us know which classic episodes you'd like to hear again in the comments.

0:18.8

And don't worry, we'll see you back here every Tuesday for all new episodes of Cold Case Files too.

0:23.8

Now onto the episode.

0:25.3

An A&E Original Podcast.

0:29.6

This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault.

0:33.4

Use your best judgment.

0:41.5

Sally Cheesebroke was six years old in March of 1978.

0:46.4

She and her older sister Nancy lived with her mother and stepfather in battle Creek Michigan.

0:51.1

Sally was in kindergarten at post-elementary school and Nancy, who was just a year older,

0:57.4

was in the first grade.

0:59.7

They both went to church and were members of our Girls Club, an organization that taught girls

1:04.9

how to sew and cook. The sisters were close. They didn't have a lot of outside friends to talk with.

1:11.3

On March 9th, the girls wanted to put on fingernail polish.

1:23.1

It was clear, but it probably still made them feel fancy.

1:27.1

Bonnie, the girl's mother, had told them to wait until she woke up.

1:31.3

But the girls didn't listen.

1:33.7

Nancy opened the bottle and applied the polish to her sister's fingers and then her own.

1:38.0

Later, on that same day, an ambulance was called to their home.

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