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U.S. Sen. Knute Nelson's son-in-law tried for killing a man in the 1920s

Anders Nelson had at least 17 convictions in Sweden, his home country. Then he got involved with Sen. Nelson's daughter, Ida.

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Full interview with main suspect in Belinda Van Lith's disappearance is now available on The Vault podcast

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Investigators are still searching for the man last seen driving away in 1988 with Susan Swedell

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Can a bloody shirt provide evidence that would clear a man convicted of murder 38 years ago?

Lawyers work to win parole for Werner Rümmer, investigate new evidence to gain his release.

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