280: The McMartin Preschool Trial

Imagine being charged with a horrendous crime that you did not commit? Then you're whole family is publicly investigated for seven years. AND THEN you go to trial, which lasts another three years. This is what happened to the McMartin family of Manhattan Beach, California when a group of parents FALSELY claimed that their pre-school was run by devil worshiping pedophiles. It's one of the most shocking and terrifying stories of our time.

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