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The Disappearance of Susan Robin Bender
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27:20 - 36:42 (09:22)

Private investigator Rob Dick suggests that Susan Bender may be a victim of the serial killer duo Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog, known as the Speed Freak Killers, based on the description and timeline of their other victims.

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The use of false reports in investigations can lead to frustration for both the police and the distraught family members.
27:20 - 29:17 (01:56)
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Investigations
Summary

The use of false reports in investigations can lead to frustration for both the police and the distraught family members. Although family members may want to create a narrative that makes acceptance of their new reality easier, false reports hinder the work of the police, leading to negative outcomes.

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The Disappearance of Susan Robin Bender
Episode
MISSING: Susan Robin Bender
Podcast
Crime Junkie
The disappearance of Susan Jacobson and the murder of Cindy Vanderheiden are connected through Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog, two tandem killers in the late 1990s to 2000s.
29:17 - 33:14 (03:56)
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Crime
Summary

The disappearance of Susan Jacobson and the murder of Cindy Vanderheiden are connected through Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog, two tandem killers in the late 1990s to 2000s. They are also charged with the murder of a second victim, a teenage girl named Chevelle Wheeler.

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The Disappearance of Susan Robin Bender
Episode
MISSING: Susan Robin Bender
Podcast
Crime Junkie
Wesley and Lauren were charged with multiple murders, including the double homicide of Howard King and Paul Kavanaugh in 1984 and the murder of Cindy in recent years.
33:14 - 35:14 (02:00)
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Crime
Summary

Wesley and Lauren were charged with multiple murders, including the double homicide of Howard King and Paul Kavanaugh in 1984 and the murder of Cindy in recent years. The Stockton record obtained the interrogation video footage of Wesley and Lauren, who were in their late teens when they committed their first murder.

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The Disappearance of Susan Robin Bender
Episode
MISSING: Susan Robin Bender
Podcast
Crime Junkie
This podcast dives into the case of two serial killers, known as the Speed Freak Killers, who were convicted of several murders in California in the 1980s and 1990s.
35:15 - 36:42 (01:27)
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Crime
Summary

This podcast dives into the case of two serial killers, known as the Speed Freak Killers, who were convicted of several murders in California in the 1980s and 1990s. Investigators believe that the pair may have been responsible for far more victims than they were convicted of, including a possible connection to the disappearance of Susan Jacobson.

Chapter
The Disappearance of Susan Robin Bender
Episode
MISSING: Susan Robin Bender
Podcast
Crime Junkie