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So you never miss a mystery. This is Crime House.

As true crime lovers, we all know what it's like to be obsessed with the real-life mystery.

For most of us, that means a Wikipedia

rabbit hole that stretches for days, a pile of books by our bedside, or a late-night documentary

binge. But for a journalist or a detective, finding answers and solving a case can become a lifelong pursuit.

That's how investigative reporter, Maury Terry, felt about the murder of 19-year-old Arles Perry on October 12, 1974.

That night, Arliss was brutally murdered while praying at the church on Stanford University's campus.

Because of the way her body was posed, many people, including Terry, believed a satanic cult

was behind Arles' death. But for Terry, devil worship was just the tip of the iceberg.

Eventually, he developed a wide-ranging theory that linked Arles' murder to the Manson family

and the son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz.

Terry spent decades trying to convince the world that he'd stumbled on one of the biggest

stories in U.S. history, and it turned out he was right in a lot of ways.

People's lives are like a story.

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