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On the evening of June 8th, 2009, in Lockport, New York, 24-year-old Renee Greco sat at a table playing cards with a group of teenagers she was responsible for caring for.

Within the hour, she would be dead — killed by two of the boys sitting at that same table.

When one of them stood in court to face the consequences, he didn't express remorse. He just denied his actions and hurled insults at the judge.

The judge looked straight back at him and said: "I have very rarely in my life looked into the eyes of a monster."

This is the story of Renee Greco — and how the system put her alone in a room with teenagers she was afraid of.

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The Brutal Murder Of Renee Greco