Halloween Urban Legends & Candy Fueled Murder

Episode 4

We can’t get enough of Halloween here, so we had a second helping.

Nym combs through Halloween urban legends and reminds you to always check your candy. Nylene tells of a violent Halloween murder, where candy is again, star of the show.

Happy Halloween one and all!

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  The People of the State of Illinois v. Ledell Peoples. (2020). In APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS [Legal case].