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Podcast: Housewives of True Crime
Episode: A Violent Death in the San Fernando Valley - Michele Avila
Description: Michele “Missy” Avila was a vibrant 17-year-old from Arleta, Los Angeles, with dreams of a bright future. But on October 5, 1985, her life was cut short in a shocking act of betrayal. Her body was found submerged in a shallow stream in Big Tujunga Canyon, weighed down by a heavy log. Her long, waist-length hair had been viciously hacked off—an eerie clue to the rage behind her murder.What seemed like a tragic mystery soon unraveled into a devastating truth: Missy’s killers were much closer than anyone imagined. What led to her brutal death? And how did jeal...