June 4th: Doug Benton Disappears (2000)

When all of the evidence points to one person, it’s hard to believe them when they claim their innocence. On June 4th 2000 a man disappeared. And, in the aftermath of that disappearance, all of the evidence pointed directly at one person in his life. A woman who, to this day, swears she had nothing to do with his death.

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