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In the last episode, investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell launched his own investigation into Felix

Vale. There was nothing. There was no paper trail, nothing when I began.

He traveled to Louisiana and spoke to people who believed Felix had murdered his first wife,

Mary Horton Vale.

Felix didn't act like it was anything. Like he didn't act upset, he didn't cry.

He also discovered that Felix's son, Bill, had recorded a podcast episode about Felix

before he died.

In it, Bill claimed his father killed not only his first wife, but also his girlfriend,

Sharon Hensley.

My father thought I was outside playing,

and he confessed to her that he had actually murdered her.

Based on his reporting,

Jerry Mitchell published a story that exposed a disturbing pattern.

The women closest to Felix Vale kept winding up dead or missing.

By then, Felix himself had disappeared,

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