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The Minds of Madness – True Crime Stories – Grip Tape

Ordinary people who do unthinkable things…The Minds of Madness is a True Crime Podcast that examines the most disturbing criminal minds and the impact violent crimes have on survivors of homicide.

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Episode 87 - Marlen & Yovanni Ochoa Lopez Oct 11, 2020

Show notes

In the spring of 2019, an expectant teen mother living in Chicago, Illinois was eagerly preparing for the birth of her second child. Although money was tight, Marlen Ochoa Uriostegui Lopez was determined to have her baby's nursery ready in time before she delivered.
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/

Research & Writing:
Ashton Morrow
Sources:
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/update-pregnant-chicago-woman-slain-baby-cut-from-her-womb/article_07540e5a-e7ba-5691-b46c-c6084f95bd09.html?mode=nowapp
https://abc7chicago.com/marlen-ochoa-lopez-baby-ochoa-lopez-chicago-uriostegui/6247827/
https://abc7chicago.com/marlen-ochoa-lopez-baby-ochoa-lopez-chicago-uriostegui/6124337/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/24/one-year-later-family-of-murdered-pregnant-teen-marlen-ochoa-lopez-still-waiting-for-justice/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-mural-marlen-ochoa-lopez-20190624-wod4dow525cphlzhknlrkhll2i-story.html
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/05/20/mural-pays-tribute-to-slain-teenager-marlen-ochoa-lopez-in-pilsen/
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/19/woman-charged-with-killing-marlen-ochoa-gives-birth/
https://abc7chicago.com/marlen-ochoa-lopez-baby-ochoa-lopez-chicago/5403809/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-marlen-ochoa-lopez-chicago-baby-born-20191119-q6hupekrwfbuhkka2ap3gz66kq-story.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/18/us/marlen-ochoa-lopez-saturday/index.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chilling-new-details-emerge-murder-chicago-woman-whose-baby-was-n1007066
https://news.wttw.com/2019/09/10/judge-rejects-decorum-order-marlen-ochoa-lopez-murder-case
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/06/16/a-year-after-death-of-slain-teen-marlen-ochoas-son-family-honors-him-with-act-of-kindness/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-marlen-ochoa-lopez-baby-timeline-20190731-o3v6l76tc5bi3ijx55aqqcmq6e-story.html
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/16/marlen-ochoa-family/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-viz-marlen-ochoa-lopez-timeline-htmlstory.html
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/17/bond-denied-3-brutal-and-heinous-killing-marlen-ochoa-lopez
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-marlen-ochoa-lopez-baby-family-20190516-story.html?
https://news.wttw.com/2019/09/10/judge-rejects-decorum-order-marlen-ochoa-lopez-murder-case
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7036511/Missing-pregnant-teenagers-baby-cut-womb-strangled-death.html
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/05/23/grandparents-of-murdered-pregnant-teen-granted-humanitarian-visa-to-attend-funeral-service/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/05/16/family-of-slain-pregnant-woman-pray-for-miracle-for-baby-ask-if-undocumented-status-slowed-investigation/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/16/18627894/clarisa-figueroa-baby-cut-womb-marlen-ochoa-lopez
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/26/us/chicago-marlen-ochoa-lopez-investigation/index.html
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/15/18627339/marlen-ochoa-lopez-infant-ripped-womb-murdered-cpd
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/21/hospital-treated-baby-cut-womb-investigated
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/06/14/marlen-ochoa-lopez-chicago-baby-cut-from-womb-infant-dies-des-moines-ties/1456735001/

Episode 86 - Robert Limon Sep 27, 2020

Show notes

In the peaceful community of Silver Lakes, California most considered Robert Limon to be a lucky man. A beautiful wife, the perfect marriage, and two amazing children. That is until...a curtain was pulled back revealing a different reality.
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The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/
Research & Writing:
Stephanie Moore
Ashton Morrow

Featured Podcast:
Excuse me, that's illegal - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1269509

Sources:
SABRINA LIMON FULL MURDER TRIAL
COURT ON CRIME

Episode 85 - Melinda Pleskovic Sep 13, 2020

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As an adult, Melinda Pleskovic still proudly considered her birthplace, Strongsville, Ohio home, which is why once she got married, she felt it was the perfect place to raise a family. But in the midst of some of her happiest moments living in Strongsville, she would unknowingly invite someone into her home, who would ultimately betray her entire family in the most gruesome way.
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/
Research & Writing:
Ashton Morrow

Featured Podcast:
The Swediana Project - The Jennings 8 - https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-swediana-project

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btW7lWhpaBU
https://popculture.com/trending/news/jeffrey-scullin-murder-mother-in-law-ohio/
https://www.cleveland19.com/2018/10/29/sentencing-set-man-convicted-killing-strongsville-teacher/
https://konniemoments.com/2017/11/01/ohio-man-jeffrey-scullin-accused-of-shooting-stabbing-future-mother-in-law-in-her-home-melinda-pleskovic-was-buried-same-day-killer-should-have-wed-her-daughter/
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/what-to-know-ahead-of-accused-strongsville-killer-jeffrey-scullins-murder-trial/95-604931850
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUGc5ZmqxsI
https://apnews.com/90d1b10b2e7548949f295fb9ead26685
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJg1ao4gDqM
https://www.thepostnewspapers.com/strongsville/local_news/man-who-killed-strongsville-teacher-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/article_219dd4ab-10e5-5286-ab1e-eb7cfd973b6d.html
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2018/10/manipulative-strongsville-man-gets-life-in-prison-for-brutal-killing-of-fiancees-mother-popular-teacher.html
https://www.news-herald.com/news/ohio/strongsville-teacher-stabbing-suspect-linked-by-knife-documents-say/article_c1e3be4e-df35-5774-9849-838477e3c7fc.html
https://www.thepostnewspapers.com/brunswick/local_news/daughters-fiance-arrested-in-teachers-murder/article_0b0330cf-06f0-5f4f-8804-cb05c9345077.html
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/friends-say-jeffrey-scullin-is-a-big-hearted-guy-not-a-murderer/487830797
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/jeffrey-scullin-gets-life-in-prison-for-killing-strongsville-teacher
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/jeffrey-scullin-to-be-sentenced-for-killing-strongsville-teacher-melinda-pleskovic/95-609067024
https://www.thepostnewspapers.com/strongsville/local_news/attempted-break-ins-thefts-precede-strongsville-teacher-s-death/article_a8486d4b-a8ec-50a0-8f5d-1b01cef5a69c.html
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/one-year-after-her-murder-melinda-pleskovic-family-speaks-out-on-their-enormity-of-their-loss/95-605758972
http://wsgcradio.com/6th-grade-teacher-found-stabbed-to-death-days-after-attempted-break-in-was-reported/
https://www.thepostnewspapers.com/man-pleads-to-klling-future-mother-in-law/article_1691fef4-23e9-50ba-8c9f-bd259dce2c80.html

Episode 84 - Tracey Wylde Aug 30, 2020

Show notes

On November 24th, 1997, 21-year-old Tracey Wylde spent the early hours of the morning wandering the streets of Glasgow’s red-light district. The place where she met the majority of her clients. However, Tracey had no idea that the strange man who had enlisted her services that night would be the last client she’d ever meet.
Co-host - C.K.
https://play.acast.com/s/mirthsandmonsters
https://play.acast.com/s/infernalsouls

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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/
Research & Writing:
Joe Turner
Ashton Morrow
Special Thanks:
Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D
Captain Dean T. Olson
https://geniusbookpublishing.com/collections/dean-t-olson
https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Desire-Recollections-Crimes-Detective/dp/1947521128
Sources:
https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/17647010.tracey-wylde-glasgow-takeaway-owner-zhi-min-chen-jailed-for-life-over-1997-murder-of-woman/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cold-hearted-killer-who-murdered-14564343
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17647448.man-jailed-for-young-mothers-murder-in-1997/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/24/man-admits-murder-glasgow-woman-tracey-wylde-1997
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13214148.new-hope-for-justice-in-glasgows-infamous-prostitute-murders/
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1128673/tracey-wylde-murder-killer-sentence-family-bernadette-mccash
http://bigworldtale.com/world-news/cold-blooded-killer-who-choked-mother-21-to-death-20-years-ago/
http://www.spa.police.uk/assets/126884/441011/509407/523656/item12
https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/9423/man-held-in-india-on-1997-vice-girl-killing/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/nineteen-years-on-reveal-man-7367413
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/indian-accused-killing-scot-tracey-7410369
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/4175376/tracey-wylde-murder-sougat-mukherjee/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/i-felt-rage-daughter-glasgow-14998026

Video references:
Unsolved Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=009yqun6kEQ
Unsolved Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDrLKnIJR4o
Unsolved Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWwVMaQYyvw
http://www.stvfootagesales.tv/record/2487
http://www.stvfootagesales.tv/record/2486
https://www.facebook.com/bbcscotlandnews/videos/672224459873150/?type=2&theater

Episode 83 - Sophie Lionnet Aug 16, 2020

Show notes

Sophie Lionnet had dreamed of becoming a nanny and was excited when an opportunity presented itself working for a glamorous and upscale family living in England. However, the innocent young girl couldn’t see the ominous horror creeping just beneath the surface. In fact, no one could.
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/
Research & Writing:
Ashton Morrow

Special Thanks:
Hayley Lopez

Featured Podcast:
History That Doesn't Suck historythatdoesntsuck.com

Sources:
https://www.itv.com/news/london/2018-05-24/nanny-verdict-sophie-lionnet-ripe-for-exploitation-by-abusive-employers-court-told/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE_ixZ8_-AE&t=382s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4UqSuKgdgA&t=110s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE_ixZ8_-AE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5PTgzYs_XI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z_0mCQm8Is
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/24/couple-found-guilty-killing-french-nanny-obsession-ex-boyzone/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/french-au-pair-murder-sophie-lionnet-london-home-southfields-burned-body-garden-family-tensions-a7965706.html
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6388137/boyzone-mark-walton-haunted-murder-nanny-sophie-lionnet-ex-sabrina-kouider/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/26/london-couple-who-murdered-nanny-get-life-sentences
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44613725
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/25/a-london-couples-shared-psychosis-led-to-the-torture-and-death-of-french-au-pair/

Episode 82 - Brian Barrett Aug 02, 2020

Show notes

Honesty is the foundation for any successful relationship. A quality that can be difficult to find if you’re seeking love online. That’s exactly what one young man discovered after finding himself on an unpredictable virtual journey leading him down a deadly and inescapable path.
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/

Research & Writing:
Ashton Morrow

Special Thanks:
Jeremy Collins
Samii Taylor

Featured Podcast:
What Was That Like https://whatwasthatlike.com

Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/nyregion/07triangle.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/online-love-triangle-deception-end-murder/story?id=14371076
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/nyregion/07triangle.html
https://www.wired.com/2007/08/ff-internetlies/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/and-you-thought-your-moth_b_542100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7n7InZp_zU
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/internet-love-triangle-article-1.311952
https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/murder-guilty-plea-in-internet-love-triangle/article_b830ed18-879e-5816-9fa3-62201f90782b.html
https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2018/09/25/thomas-montgomery/
https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2018/09/25/thomas-montgomery/
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1206/28/ng.01.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/online-love-triangle-deception-end-murder/story?id=14371076

Episode 81 - The Farmville Murders Jul 19, 2020

Show notes

In 2009 in Farmville, Virginia, 16-year-old Emma Niederbrock struck up an online relationship with an aspiring rapper. The two bonded over their love of music, but Emma didn’t realize that her online boyfriend was a much different person in real life.
How to support:
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/
Research & Writing:
Joe Turner
https://www.joeturnerbooks.com

Co-writer:
Ashton Morrow

Special Thanks:
SickTanicK
https://sicktanick.com

Sources:
https://www.sfweekly.com/music/horrorcore-killers-taxicab-confession-reveals-possible-motive/amp/
https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/09/25/quadruple-murder-suspects-sister-has-received-death-threats-over-virginia-slayings/
https://www.reverbnation.com/sykosam/song/4175318-my-dark-side
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/gruesome-details-revealed-in-virigina-killings/2088926/
https://web.archive.org/web/20110716084156/http://www.wtvr.com/wtvr-farmville-jennifer-
nelson-concert,0,1880278.story
https://abuse.wikia.org/wiki/Farmville_murders
https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/Sam-richard.htm
https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Horrorcore-killing-suspect-quiet-picked-on-3216816.php
https://archives.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2009/09/22/update-chilling-new-details-emerge-in-syko-sam-horrorcore-murders-case
https://web.archive.org/web/20110716084156/http://www.wtvr.com/wtvr-farmville-jennifer-nelson-concert,0,1880278.story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCLTLUYf0T8 – Interview with Peewee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCg01z7kC3U – Sam saying “Jesus told me to do it”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAb97o8riAA – Neighbors talk about Sam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmWqgOdI7jo – Mars talking about Sam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-VMZJEc4WQ – Web of Lies documentary
https://web.archive.org/web/20110722023837/http://www2.wsls.com/news/2009/nov/03/richard_Sam_indicted_in_farmville_murders-ar-369714/

Episode 80 - Angela Samota Jul 05, 2020

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In the fall of 1984, the future was looking promising for 20-year-old college junior, Angie Samota. The university student had just moved into her own condominium, had a boyfriend, plenty of friends, and a job in the field she was studying.....But sometimes, bad things happen to good people.
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/
Research & Writing:
Alison Schwartz

Special Thanks:
Sheila Wysocki
https://sheilawysocki.com/
https://www.withoutwarningpodcast.com/home
Sources:
Bever, Lindsay. “Her friend’s brutal murder was unsolved for decades. This is how she helped find the killer.” The Washington Post, June 29 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/29/the-woman-who-became-a-private-investigator-to-help-solve-her-friends-cold-murder-case/?noredirect=on
Haas, Brian. “Her message: stay alive by any means.” The Tennessean, March 8 2012. Print.
McDermott, Sarah. “My best friend’s killer got away - until I made police try again.” BBC News, June 26, 2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-44470377
Stone, Rachel. “Murder case followed neighborhood resident for decades.” Advocate (Lakewood/East Texas), Oct 3, 2012. https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2012/10/03/murder-case-followed-neighborhood-resident-for-decades/
Wynn, Christopher. “Wrongly suspected man recalls trying days.” Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Oct 5, 2012. https://www.lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-10-05/wrongly-suspected-man-recalls-trying-days
“Police seek clues in stabbing death of SMU junior.” Austin-American Statesman, Oct 15 1984. Print.
“Slain co-ed dubbed ‘All-American Girl.’ “ The Kilgore News Herald, Oct 15, 1984. Print.
“SMU Student...killing still unsolved.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dec 13 1984. Print.
“Student slaying link sought.” The Galveston Daily News, Oct 16 1984. Print.
“Police have few leads in slaying of SMU student.” The Odessa American, Oct 15 1984. Print
“Donald Andrew Bess, Jr. “ The Texas Tribune. https://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-prisons/inmates/donald-andrew-bess-jr/1104023/
“Donald Andrew Bess Jr., appellant v. the State of Texas.” The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, March 6, 2013. https://cases.justia.com/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/ap-76-377.pdf?ts=1462448597

Episode 79 - Donna & Dan Fryman Jun 22, 2020

Show notes

On a chilly January evening in 2004 all that Donna and Dan Fryman had built together, came crashing down. Life as they knew it would never be the same.
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/
Research & Writing:
Christine Penhale
Sources:
“7 Things You Should Never Say to a Survivor of Domestic Abuse.” Cosmopolitan, June 26, 2018.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a19872615/how-to-talk-about-domestic-abuse/
“Death by Design.” Hear No Evil, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynpqAkxZNBg
“Donna Fryman.” Dateline, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ0N0fcCV_8
“The Fluidity of Victimhood.” By Elaine Shpungin, Psychological Services Center at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2016.
https://conflict180.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/fluidity_chapter-2_final_printing.pdf
“Woman Found Not Guilty After Shooting Her Ex Husband.” Democratic Underground, March 13, 2006.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x652864
“Woman Acquitted In Ex-Husband's Death.” Wave 3 News, March 7, 2006. https://www.wave3.com/story/4598489/woman-acquitted-in-ex-husbands-death/
“Arguments Open Murder Trial.” The Courier Journal, February 23, 2006.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13337499/the_courierjournal/
“Jury Will Decide Whether Woman Murdered Ex-Husband Or Killed In Self Defense.” Wave 3 News, February 21, 2006.
https://www.wave3.com/story/4532339/jury-will-decide-whether-woman-murdered-ex-husband-or-killed-in-self-defense/
“Jury Selection to Start in Oldham Murder Trial.” The Courier-Journal, February 20, 2006
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13337542/the_courierjournal/
“Fryman Murder Trial Postponed Again.” The Courier-Journal, July 26, 2005.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13337751/the_courierjournal/
“Woman’s Trial in Ex-Husband’s Death Delayed.” The Courier-Journal, January 28, 2005.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13337650/the_courierjournal/
“‘Obsession’ In Alleged Slaying.” The Courier-Journal, January 11, 2005.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13337679/the_courierjournal/
“Woman Accused of Killing Ex Husband Seeks Lower Bond.” The Courier-Journal, April 16, 2004.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13337611/the_courierjournal/
“Fryman Indicted; Claims Self Defense.” The Courier-Journal, March 19, 2004.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13337806/the_courierjournal/
“Abusive Ex-Husband Shot To Death 01-26-04.” Woman Against Gun Control, January 26, 2004.
http://www.wagc.com/ky-abusive-ex-husband-shot-to-death-01-26-04/
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Episode 78 - The Whitaker Family Jun 08, 2020

Show notes

December 2003 was a special time for Kent and Tricia Whitaker. Their sons had returned home from University for the holidays, and they were happy to have the whole family back together again. Little did the Whitakers know it would be the last fond memory the family of 4 would share.
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