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A Simpler Time True Crime
I’m Megan, your host, and each week I revisit unsolved cases from decades past—stories that have too often been forgotten or overlooked. Together, we examine the facts, question the myths of “the good old days,” and ask whether a simpler time was ever really a safer one.
This podcast honors the people at the heart of each case—focusing not on sensationalism, but on the lives affected and the justice still waiting to be served.
A Simpler Time True Crime
The Unsolved Granite Bay Murders Part 2: The Murder of Cherilyn Hawkley
An elementary school teacher who stayed late in her classroom to clean up after her classrooms Halloween party. One minute, a school custodian saw her sweeping up popcorn and packing up her things, and the next she was just gone. A school and community would be left heartbroken when she was found dead on Halloween night. After more than thirty years, investigators might be closer than ever to holding the answers to who killed Cherilyn. A person they believe Cherilyn knew and trusted.
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-tribune-teachers-murder-remai/150326039/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-hawkley-possible-su/151159984/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-record-search-continues-for-t/151161353/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-details-of-car-and-vo/151161502/
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https://uncovered.com/cases/cherilyn-hawkley-granite-bay-ca
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