A smart and dedicated daycare provider is thrilled to be expecting her first child with her fiancé, a middle school teacher and basketball coach. But as the couple prepares for the baby and their upcoming wedding, deceit and darkness plague their relationship, eventually resulting in a tragic murder.

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1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203939147/avis_marie-banks
   


2. Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/185554507/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20
   


3. Mississippi vs. Carla Hughes: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1604051.html
   


4. Forensic FIles: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1747028/
   


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11. Picayune Item: https://www.picayuneitem.com/2009/10/man-testifies-he-did-not-kill-his-pregnant-fiancee/
    


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14. Justice 4 Carla: https://justice4carla.blogspot.com/2015/03/carla-hughes-was-framed-hughes-is.html
    


15. American Monster S7E5 "With Honors"


16. Scorned: Love Kills S1E12 "Hot & Sweet"


17. Forensic Files S14E9 "Textbook Murder"

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