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Case 261: Shari Smith & Debra May Helmick (Part 1)

September 27, 2023 / 00:31

This episode discusses a mysterious letter with no fingerprints, featuring a commemorative duck decoy stamp. Investigators are left with minimal clues.

The letter's envelope confirms a detail about the stamp, which is a recent design and widely circulated. This lack of unique identifiers complicates the investigation.

Overall, the episode highlights the challenges faced by investigators when dealing with common items that provide little information.

TLDR

A mysterious letter with a common stamp complicates the investigation.

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a cursory examination of the letter revealed no fingerprints or any other identifying Clues

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all investigators had to go by was the postage stab a commemorative duck decoy but this was of little help as the stamp

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was a relatively recent design and was currently in wide circulation although the envelope it did confirm one

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helpful detail

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envelope detail00:21