81. The Peace Corps Tragedy

In this episode, Payton dives into the case of Kate Puzey, a Peace Corps volunteer who tragically met her fate while trying to help others.

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Case sources:

ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/parents-slain-volunteer-peace-corps-error-led-murder/story?id=12607274

https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/family-murdered-peace-corps-volunteer-mounts-candlelight-vigil/story?id=13098329

https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/obama-sign-kate-puzey-peace-corps-volunteer-protection/story?id=14998236

https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/congress-petitions-fbi-active-role-peace-corps-murder/story?id=23178100

USA Today - https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2022/10/24/john-peterson-crash-peace-corps-sexual-assault-kate-puzey-murder/8237142001/

Peace Corps - https://files.peacecorps.gov/documents/inspector-general/Interim_Update.pdf

Foreign Peace Corps Volunteers Memorial Project - https://fpcv.org/volunteers/kate-puzey/

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/accused-killers-peace-corps-volunteer-from-georgia-acquitted/AEQ9CbU8JCuELDRpIBkOqL/

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/forsyth-family-gets-apology-from-peace-corps-wake-daughter-murder/iaRrAlhhe9VedSEESXhHhP/

Forsyth County News - https://www.forsythnews.com/local/crime-courts/men-acquitted-in-2009-slaying-of-peace-corps-volunteer-from-forsyth/

Change.org - https://www.change.org/p/end-the-illegal-7-year-detention-of-jacques-bio-in-benin

USA Government - https://www.usa.gov/agencies/peace-corps

Washington Monthly - https://washingtonmonthly.com/2012/03/01/good-news-first-bad-news-never/

The San Luis Obispo Tribune - https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/article39189069.html

Acotonou - http://news.acotonou.com/h/97103.html

Encyclopedia Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/place/Benin/Economy

https://www.britannica.com/place/Benin/Administration-and-social-conditions

Rush - https://www.rush.edu/news/health-benefits-giving

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