The House on Badger Lane

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🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The three young children of a couple who live in a gated community in California hear a thump one morning that becomes the first clue in a mystery that will expose family secrets. Keith Morrison reports.

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0:00.0	He was coming towards me with his arms raised. I started pushing back. He grabbed me. I was shaking.
0:15.0	I said, stop, stop. What are you doing? Stop.
0:26.6	They had a charmed life by the beach, Surfer Dad. He was stud, you know.
0:28.6	I'm not gonna lie you.
0:29.6	Do it all mom.
0:30.6	She would do family-oriented thing.
0:33.6	And a picture-perfect home tucked away on Badger Lane.
0:38.8	This is our little American dream.
0:42.6	He wanted a lifestyle where he could be there for his family, for his kids.
0:45.3	That's what made what happened so startling.
0:47.4	It was dark when they got there.
0:50.2	They found a body upstairs in the master bedroom.
0:52.9	The victim was clearly shot with a handgun.
0:53.9	The kids were missing. Julie was missing.
0:55.0	Was this a case of murder?
0:57.0	This is our neighborhood.
0:58.0	These are our friends.
0:59.0	You're just an utter shock.
1:00.0	There were secrets in that house.
1:02.0	Who would unlock them?
1:04.0	I didn't want my family to know.
1:07.0	I didn't want my neighbors to know.
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