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*** Content warnings: Child abuse, crimes against children, sexual assault *** When 10-year-old Zahra Baker was reported missing by her father and stepmum in Hickory, North Carolina, one Saturday afternoon in 2010, it sparked the largest missing persons investigation in the city's history. Police worked around the clock, hoping for a miracle, but people close to the family said they'd been expecting something like this to happen for a long time. --- Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Emily Shirley Production & music – Mike Migas Audio editing – Anthony Telfer Sig...
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Before sunrise on Saturday October 9 2010, 42-year-old Lisa Baker called 911 to report a fire outside her home in the small city of Hickory, North Carolina. The dispatcher asked her for the address, but Lisa didn't seem to hear the question. Sounding flustered and out of breath, she replied, my husband works for a tree maintenance company and our backyard's on fire.
Lisa explained that because of her husband's job, the yard was full of ignitable debris, such as piles of firewood, dead branches, logs and mulch. Within minutes, firefighters arrived, anticipating a large and dangerous place. They were therefore surprised to find the fire was actually quite small. It was confined to a mound of chipped wood and grass about one square meter
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