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the survivors and family members of the victims became activists, using their167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmmsDzX3cV
experiences to push for changes in the legal system and to raise awareness about issues167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws7lLEKmTJ
like domestic violence and mental health. For the wider community, the case had167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZXkWVU4GY
been a wake-up call, a reminder that violence and evil can exist in even the most167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpn1DzOyjwQ
seemingly idyllic places. People be- gan to pay closer attention to their neighbors and167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXvvn63Fwm
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guilty verdict, he continued to maintain his innocence, and many people were left167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6LFU1EFCM
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beginning of another. He would spend the rest of his life in prison, cut off from the167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSqWWr3r5Q
out-side world and from the people he had hurt. But he would also spend that time167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL33ZGpktlc
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the end, the case of Mark and Rachel left behind a complex legacy, one that would167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlO5ITXsrw
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dividual pathology but also of social structures and historical forces and that the167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotbDhOmIXk
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