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The state of Vermont is often associated with people and things such as golden retrievers, foliage, maple syrup, and Bernie Sanders. It’s known largely as an affluent area of New England. A lot of people think nothing ever goes wrong here. But no matter how many quaint B & B’s or apple picking vineyards a place claims…there's evil everywhere. In May of 1981 a vicious attack against two 6th grade girls left this entire North East region locking their doors at night for perhaps the first time ever. And while the murder of 12-year-old Melissa Walbridge shook Vermont to its core, a long history of violent crimes against children were unearthed as a result…not only by parents in the community, but DCF workers at the Woodside Juvenile Rehab Center, as well…

Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

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Written/Audio Sources:

• United States v. Fiore, Case No. 2:19-cr-00078-1 | Casetext Search + Citator
• Eight Men Face Child Pornography Related Charges | United States Department of Justice
• Police Dog Mojo Sniffs Out Hidden Electronic Devices — and Illegal Porn | Crime | Seven Days | Vermont's Independent Voice
• Certified K9 Teams -
• District of Vermont | Former Nurse Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Murder for Hire, Conspiracy to Kidnap and Murder Person Overseas, and Child Pornography Offenses | United States Department of Justice
• Venezuelan Woman Arraigned on Conspiracy to Kidnap and Murder, Child Pornography Charges Following Extradition from Columbia to the United States
• Former UVM student pleads guilty to murder for hire and other charges – The Vermont Cynic
• Vermont man gets 27 years in murder for hire, abuse case | AP News
• Justice Files: Kids Who Kill (Early 90's true crime full documentary)
• Essex Murder Changes Vermont Law
• Lawyer: Vermont agrees to $4.5M Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center settlement
• Valley News - Jim Kenyon: Shadow of mistreatment lingers over Woodside abuse settlement
• Valley News - Jim Kenyon: Shadow of mistreatment lingers over Woodside abuse settlement
• State to pay $4.5M to settle lawsuit over ‘conscience-shocking’ use of force at Woodside juvenile facility - VTDigger
• Woodside Investigation: Violence and Isolation at Vermont's Juvenile Lockup | Seven Days
• Vermont youths that claim abuse by 22 DCF employees at Woodside juvenile center | Local News | benningtonbanner.com
• Woodside Juvenile Facility proposed to close
• A rare look inside Woodside
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• Louis Hamlin III, 17, was sentenced Thursday to 45... - UPI Archives
• BRNTerri (The United States)’s review of Death of Innocence: The True Story of an Unspeakable Teenage Crime
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• Calls for special session similar to Essex slaying case | News | timesargus.com
• The Brutal 1981 Crime That Spawned Woodside
• Meghan O'Rourke overcame her nervousness and embarrassment Tuesday
• The Burlington Free Press

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Empty Corridor” by Marcel
• Closing Track: “Flowing in the Dark” by Valster

Music & Sound Effect Sources

All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ® and SoundStripe ®.  Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com