In the second part of this series, we rejoin Selena's story in 1994. We discuss the timeline of her final weeks as well as her killer's trial, dubbed in the media as Texas' "Trial of the Decade."

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Good News Links:

Cole, Judy. “Firefighters Finally Reach Deaf Dog Trapped in Storm Drain After 10 Hours of Trying.” Good News Network, September 8, 2021. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/firefighters-reach-deaf-dog-trapped-in-storm-drain-texas/?fbclid=IwAR1GwbM8TbxYJivqvIj1pmb6cwkNhFTVqhw_cdHK1RsZ0oXCZegOZUeNrTs.

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