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Ep 162: A young mother is savagely murdered in her own home, leaving little evidence and no witnesses. But investigators would find her killer through the most unlikely testimony….

This is the Sparkle Rai story

Sources for Today’s Episode:

Several articles from the Atlanta Journal Constitution
NBC News
An episode of Black Girl Gone
ABC News
Transcript from Rai v. State

Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Seiler Burr
Script Editor, Abigail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media

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Keywords: honor killing, arranged marriage