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The episode discusses the senseless murder of Janice Zengotita-Torres and the shocking plot behind it.

When a devoted mother & wife vanishes on the ten-minute drive between her work at a discount clothing store and home, police look at the most likely suspects—but after some acting on the kidnapped woman’s “behalf,” they catch on to a shocking plot & terribly senseless act committed in the name of love—whether that love was real or imagined. Sources: 1. “Accused Ringleader Convicted in Osceola Murder-for-Hire Plot.”  Yahoo News , Yahoo News, 16 May 2023,  https://www.yahoo.com/news/accused-ringleader-convicted-osceola-murder-193600874.html . 2. Argueta, Brenda. “Osceola County Woman Who Arranged Botched 2018 Murder-for-Hire Plot Gets Life in Prison.”  WKMG , WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, 16 May 2023,  https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/05/16/osceola-county-woman-who-arranged-botched-2018-murder-for-hire-plot-gets-life-in-prison/ . 3. ClickOrlando, News 6.  Botched Muder for Hire Plot . YouTube, 16 Jan. 2018,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDT6UP0WjVw . 4. Dunne, Samantha. “Man Found Guilty of Killing Woman in 2018 Botched Murder-for-Hire Plot.”  WKMG , WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, 17 Nov. 2021,&nbsp…

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