More than 50 years after 7-year-old Maria Ridulph vanished, a deathbed confession reopened one of the oldest cold cases in U.S. history. But what followed wasn’t closure...it was chaos. In this episode, we retrace the investigation, the trial of John Tessier, the overturned conviction, and the decades-long fight to find out who really killed Maria. Murder: True Crime Stories is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. For ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Don’t miss out on all things Murder: True Crime Stories! Instagram: @murdertruecrimepod | @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia YouTube: @crimehousestudios To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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