Episode 4: Ha Jade Smith and Anita Vo

Double Homicide and A Fortune Teller Covered In White Paint

A renowned fortune teller and her daughter are murdered in their own home. What initially looks like a robbery turned violent, turns out to be something far more sinister. With white paint poured on the victims and their bodies posed in strange ways, police are stumped as to what it all means.

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Jeremiah Marquez, Daily Spectrum, Sunday May 8th, 2005