Episode 265: The Unsolved Murder of Paddy Moriarty
A small town, no more than a dot on a map, was home to just under a dozen residents. When a 70-year-old wisecracking former cowboy vanished without a trace, the list of suspects wasn’t long. Somehow, the perpetrator has managed to escape capture. This week’s episode is The Unsolved Murder of Paddy Moriarty.
Content Warning: This episode contains brief discussions of the desecration of animal corpses.
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