The Killer Within: The Murder That Shook Palmdale - LaNell Barsock Story

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Sirens pierced the calm
California night as detectives

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surveyed the grisly scene.
Linnell Barsock, brutally

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murdered in her own home.
Who could have done such a

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thing?
Why target a quiet widow with no

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enemies?
The warning signs were there,

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but no one expected this.
As investigators dig deeper into

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Linnell's tangled web of
relationships, they uncover a

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woman haunted by past betrayals
and dangerous liaisons.

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Will her killer remain at large,
or will justice prevail in

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Palmdale?
Nothing is as it seems.

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Welcome to no tears for Black
girls.

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In today's episode, we'll delve
into the harrowing murder of

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Linnell Barsock, a beloved
vocational nurse who seemed to

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have it all.
A successful career, a beautiful

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home, and dreams of opening her
own care facility.

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But her life took a tragic turn
when she was found brutally

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murdered, setting off an
investigation that would reveal

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a dark web of jealousy and
betrayal.

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Her close friend, Lorraine
Austin, initially appeared to be

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a witness, But as detectives dug
deeper, they uncovered shocking

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evidence pointing to Lorraine
herself as the killer.

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Join us as we piece together the
forensic clues, the emotional

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betrayals, and the complex
relationships that led to this

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devastating crime.
The brutal slaying of Linnell

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Barsock in 2010 shook the city
of Palmdale to its core.

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As investigators sifted through
the evidence left behind at her

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lavish California home, they
could only imagine the terror

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she must have experienced in her
final moments.

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But as they delve deeper into
the case, they uncovered a dark,

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twisted web of deception within
Linnell's personal life in Los

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Angeles County.
Palmdale may seem like a

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tranquil Oasis amidst the harsh
Mojave Desert, but beneath its

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picturesque facade lies a city
plagued by greed and corruption.

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And for someone like Linnell,
who craved love and acceptance,

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it proved to be a deadly
mistake.

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Power and wealth trump
compassion and kindness In this

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affluent community, where high
paying jobs at companies like

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Lockheed Martin and Boeing reign
supreme, even those closest to

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you could turn out to be your
greatest enemy.

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On June 16th, 2010, Lorraine
Austin burst into the Palmdale

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police station in panic.
She frantically explained that

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her friend Linnell was dead, an
unimaginable discovery she had

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made just moments ago.
In Linnell's garage, Lorraine

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described a gruesome scene,
Lynnell lying on her back with a

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plastic bag over her head,
surrounded by blood soaked

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towels and bedding.
Despite her efforts to save her

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friend, Lorraine realized she
could do nothing.

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Before she could call for help,
she heard strange noises inside

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the house and fled to the police
station.

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When homicide detectives arrived
at the sprawling mansion on

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Rocky Lane, they found the scene
precisely as Lorraine had

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described.
Linnell's body lay next to her

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expensive BMW in the garage, but
it was evident she had been

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moved from another location
within the house.

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The trunk of her car revealed
even more evidence, a collection

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of bloody bedding and a pillow
with a bullet hole.

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It was clear that this was not a
simple case of blunt force

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trauma.
Linnell had been brutally

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murdered in cold blood.
Now it was up to the detectives

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to unravel the twisted events
that took place in that house

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and catch the heartless killer
responsible for her death.

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A thorough forensic
investigation was conducted

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inside the house, but all
evidence pointed to a carefully

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planned and executed murder.
The only fingerprints found were

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on a dark picture, suggesting
that the killers had

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thoughtfully cleaned up after
themselves.

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However, their efforts were
interrupted as towels and sheets

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were scattered around the garage
and laundry area.

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Inside the house, there was
evidence of an attempted

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cleanup, but it seemed the
killer had fled before finishing

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the task.
Cleaning products were

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haphazardly left out in the
garage, while small stains and a

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single shell casing were found
in the living room.

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Surprisingly, the carpet in this
area was spotless except for one

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rectangular ring of
discoloration where an area rug

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had been hastily stuffed into a
car.

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Luminol testing revealed a trail
that led from the living room to

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the kitchen and into the garage,
showing that the killer had

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attempted to dispose of
evidence.

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But why did they stop halfway
through?

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It is possible that they were
interrupted by the unexpected

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arrival of Lorraine, who later
testified to encountering the

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killer in the residence.
Unfortunately, Linnell did not

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survive her encounter with the
killer.

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Her autopsy revealed a single
gunshot wound to the back of her

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head, indicating she was caught
off guard and possibly sitting

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down.
At the time of the attack,

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Linnell was known as a
peacemaker and a successful

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woman, loved by her family,
especially her mother Bobby.

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Growing up in Los Angeles, she
excelled academically and

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pursued a career in nursing at
Long Beach College before her

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life was taken.
At 29, Linnell had already

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achieved her dream of becoming a
licensed vocational nurse with

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even bigger plans for her
future.

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She owned a spacious 6 bedroom
home in Palmdale, which she

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intended to convert into an
elderly care facility and start

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her own business.
Her partner, Louis Benaire, an

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immigrant from Haiti, shared her
dreams and ambitions.

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They met in 2005 at a language
facility where Linnell was

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studying for her nursing degree
while Louis attended English

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classes. 1 evening after class,
Linnell offered to give Louis a

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ride home and they quickly hit
it off.

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Friends say that there was an
immediate connection between

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them.
Their love had withstood the

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test of time, or so they
thought.

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Lorraine and Linnell have been
inseparable since high school,

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but their four year relationship
was shaky.

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Little did anyone know Linnell
had kept secrets from her best

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friend for the past four months.
She met Ike through a website

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calledfling.com and carried on
an affair behind Louis's back,

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going to great lengths to hide
it by using a second phone.

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The facade came crashing down
when Louis discovered the truth

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about her infidelity.
But instead of ending things,

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they tried to work through their
issues.

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However, Louis's controlling and
jealous behavior only

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intensified.
He constantly monitored her

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movements and checked her phone,
causing tension.

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On the day of Linnell's murder,
Louis found evidence that she

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was still in contact with Ike.
In a rage, he confronted her

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while Lorraine was out running
errands.

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Feeling like the couple needed
space to work things out,

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Lorraine left for several hours
before returning home later that

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evening.
But tragedy struck when

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investigators found Linnell's
body in the garage and all signs

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pointed to Louis as the killer.
When they arrived at Bobby's

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house in Hawthorne to inform him
of his girlfriend's death, they

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found Louis staying over
something he often did before

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his maintenance job in Palmdale.
He was arrested and taken in for

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questioning, claiming not to
know what happened to Linnell.

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Despite Lorraine and Bobby's
portrayals of Louis and

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Linnell's relationship as
seemingly idyllic, it was filled

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with constant arguments and
flaws.

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Jealousy and possessiveness seem
to be the underlying motivations

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behind Louis's senseless act of
violence against the woman he

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professed to love.
After another heated argument,

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Linnell reached out to her
mother in fear and desperation.

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She had fled from her home in
her car, still shaken and tear

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stained.
When she spoke to the

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authorities, Louis, her current
partner, openly admitted that

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their relationship was rocky
with incidents of physical

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altercations, including one
where she left a scratch on his

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cheek.
He dismissed these issues as

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typical in any relationship but
vehemently denied any

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involvement in Linnell's murder.
However, evidence found at the

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crime scene strongly supported
Lorraine's accusations against

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Louis.
A handwritten letter addressed

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to him and signed by Linnell was
found on the kitchen floor,

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seemingly forgotten or discarded
during Louis's attempt to cover

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up the murder.
In this letter, Linnell revealed

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her plans to leave Louis and
move out of state with Ike, her

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former lover, even mentioning
leaving him the second phone as

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it no longer mattered.
Despite Louis's denials,

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detectives remained suspicious
and decided to question him

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further as they continued their
investigation into Linnell's

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disappearance.
Eventually, they informed Louis

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about Linnell's death and
obtained a warrant to search his

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black Nissan truck.
They hope to find evidence

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connecting him to the crime
scene, but what they found

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instead was shocking receipts
for car parts purchased in Los

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Angeles around the time of the
murder.

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These receipts had time stamps
and dates that placed Louis in

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LA within 20 minutes of
Linnell's estimated time of

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death.
According to Lorraine's timeline

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and security footage from the
beauty shop where Linnell was

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last seen alive, she had
returned home at 2:30 PM and was

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killed shortly after that.
This further solidified their

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suspicions that Louis could be
responsible for her murder.

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Surveillance footage and cell
phone data confirmed that he was

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indeed in Los Angeles at the
time of her death.

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As the small town of Springfield
reeled from the savage murder of

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Linnell, suspicion fell on Ike,
the man engaged to be married to

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her, according to a letter
addressed to Louis.

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But as investigators delve
deeper into suspects, they

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discovered that Ike had been
present during the time of the

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murder.
With him and Louis both cleared,

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attention turned to Lorraine
Austin, a potential candidate

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for a State University position,
who had been seen at the scene.

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But during questioning,
Lorraine's behavior raised red

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flags.
A search of her purse uncovered

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a bullet she claimed to have
found near the crime scene, but

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further investigation revealed
another identical bullet in her

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possession with no legal firearm
registration.

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Despite multiple interrogations,
Lorraine did not explain the

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bullets or her presence at the
scene.

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Surveillance footage also showed
that Louis was miles away at an

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auto repair shop when Linnell
was killed, contradicting

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Lorraine's claim that he was
confronting her about

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infidelity.
It also placed him at Bobby's

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house the same day, making it
impossible to be where Lorraine

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claimed to have seen him.
But perhaps the most shocking

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revelation was that Lorraine
wasn't a close friend of

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Linnell's as she had claimed.
She had amassed thousands of

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dollars in debt and was living
rent free with her mother.

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After a month in jail, Louis was
finally released and all eyes

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turned towards Lorraine, the
prime suspect.

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But who was this woman?
Investigators dug deeper and

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uncovered a web of lies and
deceit surrounding Lorraine's

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true identity and her motives
for murdering Linnell.

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Their investigation revealed
that Lorraine occasionally made

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money through hairdressing work
she found on Craigslist ads,

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including one with Linnell just
weeks before her death.

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What started as a brief romantic
encounter between two women

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seeking each other out quickly
turned into a deadly game

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fuelled by jealousy and
desperation.

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Detectives were convinced that
Lorraine was envious of

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Linnell's lavish lifestyle.
The successful nurse had a

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thriving career, a swanky car,
and an impressive house in an

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upscale neighborhood.
Although she had not yet fully

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furnished her home, it was still
filled with expensive gadgets

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like massive flat screen TV's
scattered throughout the

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spacious interior.
It wasn't far fetched to believe

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that Lorraine wanted to be part
of Linnell's luxurious world.

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After talking to those close to
her, investigators found out

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that she had been going on dates
using Linnell's middle name,

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Crystal, as her own and bragging
about owning ABMW since meeting

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the hairdresser.
However, Linnell did not

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reciprocate Lorraine's feelings
towards their relationship.

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During their investigation,
police discovered a text message

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from Linnell's phone sent just
five days before her murder.

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In it, she expressed her desire
to work things out with her

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boyfriend, Louis, but suggested
remaining friends.

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She also mentioned wanting
Lorraine to continue doing her

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hair for her.
This text message ultimately

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became the true motive behind
the murder, not the letter found

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at the crime scene.
Handwriting experts confirmed

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that Lorraine, not Linnell,
wrote the letter to Louis.

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When lab results from the crime
scene finally came back, they

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overwhelmingly pointed to
Lorraine as the culprit.

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Latex gloves found at the scene
were tested for DNA and matched

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those belonging to the 29 year
old hairdresser.

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A shoe print on an area rug was
removed from the living room and

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later found in the back seat of
Linnell's BMW, which also

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belonged to Lorraine.
Furthermore, a thumbprint on a

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picture discovered at the scene
also matched her.

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Although no murder weapon was
ever recovered, evidence

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continued to pile up against
Lorraine, such as state records

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showing that she had purchased a
9mm Smith and Wesson pistol

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shortly after other physical
evidence had been uncovered.

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The gun was a recent purchase,
and it took weeks for the

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database to update.
This left detectives unaware of

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its existence when they first
questioned Lorraine Austin.

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However, once the gun was
discovered, it became the final

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piece of the puzzle in the
murder of Linnell Barsock.

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Investigators believe that
Lorraine, consumed by feelings

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of spite, jealousy, and
resentment towards her friend's

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success and happiness, pulled
out her gun from her bag while

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styling her hair in the living
room.

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Using a pillowcase as a
makeshift silencer, she shot

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Linnell from behind as she sat
facing away.

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The elaborate cleanup may have
been part of her initial plan to

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cover up the crime, but she
ultimately abandoned it due to a

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lack of strength to move
Linnell's body into the car.

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Instead, she decided to frame
Louis for the murder, but when

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Lewis was released and no longer
a suspect, Lorraine realized she

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would soon be caught and
arrested for the crime.

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After fleeing the country and
evading capture for years,

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Lorraine Austin was finally
located thanks to an episode of

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America's Most Wanted featuring
Linnell's story and images of

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Lorraine.
A viewer tip led the FBI to

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Central America, where Lorraine
was apprehended in Belize in

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January 2012.
She was extradited to the United

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States without delay.
The once helpful and supportive

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friend who provided law
enforcement with any necessary

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information to find Linnell's
killer was now gone.

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When Lauren returned to speak
with the homicide team, she was

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evasive and uncooperative.
She complained about her

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portrayal in the press as a
Leech who befriended Linnell for

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personal gain and became jealous
and angry when rejected.

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On August 13th, 2015, Lorraine
Austin was found guilty by a Los

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Angeles jury of first degree
murder and using a handgun

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during the crime.
Each conviction earned her a

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sentence of 25 years.
Despite an appeal to

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California's Second District
Court in 2017 based on alleged

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procedural misconduct during
jury selection, Lorraine remains

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behind bars, serving a sentence
of 50 years to life.

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Meanwhile, Linnell's fiance went
on to marry and start a family,

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while her loved ones continued
to mourn her loss.

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Linnell is remembered as a
dedicated, joyful and

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affectionate young woman whose
time was cut short.

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This is the devastating true
Crime Story of Linnell Barsock

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and the friend who turned
against her in a fit of jealousy

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and rage.
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Tears for Black Girls.
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