EP35: The McMartin Preschool Trials

The Crime Shack Podcast

Sep 3 2022 • 44 mins

In 1983, an accusation was made by the parent of a toddler who attended a Southern California preschool. That single accusation launched an investigation that resulted in hundreds of children bringing accusations of abuse and satanic rituals against the small family-run business.

The controversial case and ensuing trials would go down as one of the longest and most expensive criminal investigations in American history.  Were hundreds of children actually abused, or did an overzealous investigation result in a witch hunt?

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