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The Betrayal of Linda Slaten | Sneak peek

December 01, 2022 / 02:32

This episode covers the cold case of Linda Slayton's murder, the emotional impact on her children, and the eventual DNA breakthrough that led to a suspect.

Linda Slayton was found dead in her home in 1981, leaving her children devastated. The case remained unsolved for nearly four decades, with her sons expressing their pain and frustration over the years.

As they grew up, the brothers never lost hope of finding their mother's killer. They recount the trauma of witnessing the crime scene and the ongoing search for justice.

After years of investigation by numerous detectives, a breakthrough occurred when DNA evidence was finally matched to a suspect, reigniting hope for the family.

The episode highlights the long-lasting effects of unresolved murder cases on families and the importance of closure.

TLDR

Linda Slayton's murder case remained cold for decades until DNA evidence led to a breakthrough, impacting her children's lives profoundly.

Episode

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[Music] foreign scene was just brutal and Evil and just ugly [Music] Linda Slayton remembered as a loving

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mother was found dead in this home in 1981 it was a case that went cold for nearly four decades when two brothers

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who weren't sure whether their mother's murder would ever be solved got a chance

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I freaked out I started crying I saw the whole crime scene right then and there as a 12 year old kid I'd have

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died that night trying to save my mom but I didn't hear nothing it's so hard to live with that

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when kids just bothered me the way I saw that lady he entered that window and he went out

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of that window and that's where I got this print from son of a walking the street he's

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out free we truly felt that the person that left us DNA behind was the person that actually killed her the boyfriend

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of Linda certainly high on the list her ex-husband was another one all you need is a DNA mat a hit that's all I need is

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a hit in the database and the further we went the longer we went the more discouraging you got the

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Hope started fading you can't lose your mom no worse than we lost our mom it's a nightmare I wouldn't wish on

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nobody I love you bro now we can't undo the tragedy we can never make up for what

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happened the best outcome is that they get Justice I may die never know who did this you know loved ones and especially

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children of a murder victim they need those answers no matter how many detectives we had to go through over the

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years we was going to let them know we're still here and we will we want to kill our mom

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38 years after this brutal murder that has felt like a no would be solved 38 years of more than two dozen

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detectives coming up empty every turn I was striking out how long did it take you chromosome 3

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chromosome four to solve this crime two days

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Episode Highlights

Linda Slayton's Tragic Case
Linda Slayton, a loving mother, was found dead in her home in 1981. The case went cold for nearly four decades until new hope emerged.
“I may die never know who did this”
@ 01m 45s
December 01, 2022

Episode Quotes

I freaked out I started crying.
The Betrayal of Linda Slaten | Sneak peek
It's a nightmare I wouldn't wish on nobody.
The Betrayal of Linda Slaten | Sneak peek
The best outcome is that they get Justice.
The Betrayal of Linda Slaten | Sneak peek
38 years of more than two dozen detectives coming up empty.
The Betrayal of Linda Slaten | Sneak peek

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Brutal Scene00:08
Cold Case00:21
DNA Hope01:12
38 Years Later01:59

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