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<v Speaker 1>Hi, listeners, I'm here to tell you about a new

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<v Speaker 1>true crime podcast, Shadow of Truth, a mini series which

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<v Speaker 1>explores a haunting murder that left investigators searching for a

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<v Speaker 1>killer and on a mission for the truth. Police found

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<v Speaker 1>Thai ear ratus dead body hidden behind a locked bathroom door.

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<v Speaker 1>As investigators began to pull together evidence, one person of

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<v Speaker 1>interest became their focus. Roman Zadorov quickly became the prime suspect,

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<v Speaker 1>and within days he confessed to Thai Ear's murder. Police

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<v Speaker 1>considered the case closed and Zadorov was locked up. However,

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<v Speaker 1>new evidence recently revealed there was a lot more to

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<v Speaker 1>this story. With new DNA results and shocking witness testimony,

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<v Speaker 1>Shadow of Truth exposes never before heard evidence. I'm about

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<v Speaker 1>to play you a preview of Shadow of Truth while

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<v Speaker 1>you're listening. Make sure to follow Shadow of Truth on

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<v Speaker 1>Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or wherever you're listening right now.

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<v Speaker 2>What you're hearing is a crowd of protesters in Tel Aviv.

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<v Speaker 2>Unlike most protests in Israel, this one isn't about politics.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about a verdict and a murder case that happened

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen years ago. The murder of thirteen year old Tairada

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<v Speaker 2>has become a national obsession here in Israel, unlike any other.

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<v Speaker 2>Our story begins on the sixth of December two thousand

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<v Speaker 2>and six, a data to IR's mother, Elana Rada will

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<v Speaker 2>never forget. She just came home from work when she

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<v Speaker 2>noticed something was off.

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<v Speaker 3>I walk in and see that her backpack isn't there.

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<v Speaker 3>I look into the sink and see that eating. I

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<v Speaker 3>go through the homes and I realized that their didn't

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<v Speaker 3>even come home.

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<v Speaker 2>Ilana called Tyre's phone, but no one answered. She then

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<v Speaker 2>called her husband, Schmuel, who left work immediately to start

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<v Speaker 2>searching around town for the missing girl.

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<v Speaker 4>And I called out to tear among the bushes, rocks, bolters,

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<v Speaker 4>and I start crying.

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<v Speaker 3>I came home empty ended.

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<v Speaker 2>By then it was already dark outside. Rumors about the

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<v Speaker 2>missing child spread like wildfire, and it wasn't long before

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<v Speaker 2>people from throughout the community organized search parties. Sev a

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<v Speaker 2>neighbor of the family, was in one of them.

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<v Speaker 4>It was a very cold evening and I went out

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<v Speaker 4>with a military coat.

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<v Speaker 2>Svie and his friends decided to go into the school,

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<v Speaker 2>the same one tai attended.

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<v Speaker 4>When you go into an unfamiliar building, some of the

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<v Speaker 4>rooms are dark and it's silent. I already had a

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<v Speaker 4>strange feeling. We went through one hallway, then another, one classroom,

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<v Speaker 4>then another until we reached the bathroom. When we went

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<v Speaker 4>into the bathroom, there was no sign of anything. It

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<v Speaker 4>was spotless. The first stall door looks normal, The second

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<v Speaker 4>door looks normal. The third door, Eh, it's locked. My

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<v Speaker 4>friend peaks through the door and says it, Wow, there's

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<v Speaker 4>something here. I totally froze.

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<v Speaker 2>Sevie climbed up on a toilet seat to peek into

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<v Speaker 2>the locked stall. What he saw there almost made him

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<v Speaker 2>fall off his feet.

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<v Speaker 4>I saw a girl. It was clear to me that

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<v Speaker 4>it's her.

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<v Speaker 2>Taiir lived and died in Katarine, a small secluded town

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<v Speaker 2>situated in the northern tip of Israel, not far from

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<v Speaker 2>the Syrian border. It's an eerie place surrounded by lakes

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<v Speaker 2>and forests, and has been known since this murder as

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<v Speaker 2>the Israeli Twin Peaks. The whole town, as well as

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the country, was shocked to the core.

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<v Speaker 2>The idea that a girl could be viciously murdered in school,

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<v Speaker 2>which should be the safest place, was every parent's worse night.

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<v Speaker 2>Mayor Tyl became everyone's child. The police commander of the

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<v Speaker 2>Northern Region made it very clear he wanted the murderer

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<v Speaker 2>arrested within twenty four hours.

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<v Speaker 4>We paint the wolves and search for fingerprints and take

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<v Speaker 4>blood samples. We take pictures of everything we sample, and

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<v Speaker 4>we move forward from there.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't take long for the police to understand that

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<v Speaker 2>their way forward led to a dead end.

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<v Speaker 1>You just heard Shadow of Truth. Follow Shadow of Truth

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