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Podcast: Gone Cold - Texas True Crime
Episode: The Slaying of Teresa Branch Part 2 of 2: Ripple Effects
Description: After the brutal rape and murder of 18-year-old Teresa Branch, her family was left with the fallout β something that became increasingly difficult to live with. Outside the family, too, there were individuals whose life Teresaβs killer affected. It didnβt help that the investigation was at a crawl, with no actual evidence to work with, at least during the pre-DNA era in modern law enforcement investigations. What the police did have was a witness, one who provided vital information. Still, the case went cold. But when DNA testing did enter the investigation, things heated back up.If you ha...