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Podcast: Mountain Murders
Episode: Brittany Locklear
Description: January 7, 1998 started like any other winter morning for five-year-old Brittany Lynn Locklear and her mother in Raeford, North Carolina — until it didn’t. Brittany, a bright and affectionate kindergartner known for her hugs and cheerful spirit, was waiting for her school bus at the end of her family’s driveway when her mother briefly stepped inside the house. In that short moment, Brittany vanished without a trace.  Hours later, Brittany’s belongings were found discarded along a rural road; the next day, her body was discovered in a drainage ditch miles from home. Despite hundreds of tips, interviews with witn...