The Jeannette DePalma Case: When Satanic Panic Destroyed a Murder Investigation

What really happened to 16-year-old Jeannette DePalma in 1972? For over 50 years, wild stories about devil worship and ritual sacrifice have overshadowed the truth about a teenage girl who never made it to her friend's house. We're talking about a case where a religious community's fear, sloppy police work, and media sensationalism buried the real investigation under layers of absolute nonsense. And here's the thing: in 2024, we finally got proof that everything you thought you knew about this case was wrong. We're digging into missing evidence, a serial killer's confession, and how moral panic can literally let a murderer walk free. This is the story of Jeannette DePalma, and it's time someone told it right.

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