Preyed on Innocence

DESCRIPTION:

On this episode of They Walk Among America… Shortly after 2:15 AM on October 13th, 1984, a call came into the police from a man concerned about his girlfriend. Ben McCall told the dispatcher he had been on the phone with his girlfriend, 20-year-old Angela Samota. He believed she had let a man into her apartment on Amesbury Drive, Dallas, Texas. Ben told the dispatcher he was worried because Angela didn’t call him back after telling him she had let the man in to use the bathroom…

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‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production.

This episode was hosted by Nina Innsted.

Researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

Editing and scoring by Kory Hilpmann.

Script editing, additional writing and production direction by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.

MUSIC: 

Things Gone Wrong by Moments

The Curse of the Hourglass by Phillip Mount

Seeking Answers by Cody Martin

Half Memory by Glasseyes

Cimmeria by Lost Ghosts

Subterranean Tunnels by Salon Dijon

Deceptive Cadence by JCar

Twisted Night by Moments

Creeper by Hill

Pushing Limits by Sweet Sammy

Night Watch by Third Age

Roulette by Alternate Endings

Shadow Passage by Cody Martin

Additional musical compositions by Kory Hilpmann.

For more information, visit https://lawandcrime.com/podcasts/ or https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/

REFERENCES:

COURT DOCUMENTS

https://casetext.com/case/bess-v-davis-1

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2013/ap-76-377.html

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/bessdonald.html

https://www.sheilawysocki.com/about-sheila-wysocki 

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