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This episode of Sword and Scale details the harrowing double murder of Bethany McLaren (70) and her daughter Ruth McLaren (34) in their Englewood, Colorado apartment on March 25, 2023. The victims, a reclusive mother and daughter of Nepali-Indian origin, were found stuffed into large
This episode of Sword and Scale details the harrowing double murder of Bethany McLaren (70) and her daughter Ruth McLaren (34) in their Englewood, Colorado apartment on March 25, 2023. The victims, a reclusive mother and daughter of Nepali-Indian origin, were found stuffed into large
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Reginald McLarenBethany McLarenRuth McLarenAnne HinesSangita SchrotriaOfficer Alouise
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Home DepotHarbor Freight
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Cold CasesCriminal Justice ReformForensicsFraudMissing PersonsSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved MysteriesWrongful Convictions
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