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Podcast: Housewives of True Crime
Episode: Murder Beneath the Northern Lights: The Case of Bethany Correira
Description: Bethany Correira, a 21-year-old pre-med student, vanished from her Anchorage apartment in May 2003 after going to meet building manager Mike Lawson about a part-time job. Her phone, keys, and purse were left behind; an empty duplex next door burned same day. Investigators flagged Lawson’s shifting story and cell-tower pings. His brother Bob later confessed they dumped Bethany’s body off the Parks Highway and torched the duplex to hide evidence. Bethany’s remains were recovered a year later. A recorded call captured Lawson admitting the killing. A jury convicted him of murder, and he was sentenced to 99 years...U...