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S1, Ep. 3 A Smaller Haystack

Bear Brook by NHPR

Oct 17, 201829:03Society & Culture

After 30 years of torpor, investigators finally inch the Bear Brook case forward. A geologist uncovers the history buried in human teeth and hair. The faces of the victims are reconstructed. Bear Brook is made by NHPR, a...

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S1, Ep. 3 A Smaller Haystack is an episode from Bear Brook by NHPR. After 30 years of torpor, investigators finally inch the Bear Brook case forward. A geologist uncovers the history buried in human teeth and hair. The faces of the victims...

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Published Oct 17, 2018, 29:03 long, audio available.

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