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This true crime show’s newest season recounts the search for missing hiker Meredith Emerson and the investigation into a string of national forest murders
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The third season of ABC News Studios’ Hulu series features the 2008 search for missing hiker Meredith Emerson and the investigation into her disappearance. Photo courtesy of American Broadcasting Company Inc.
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Dec 4, 2023, 7:16 PM
Published: Dec 4, 2023, 7:14 PM
The latest season of hit ABC News Studios docu-series “Wild Crime” tells the compelling story of the search for missing hiker Meredith Emerson, which led investigators from Blood Mountain to Dawson County and beyond in pursuit of justice, according to a recent press release.
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Auburn man accused of taking batteries from Hall cell towers sentenced in plea deal
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Federal and local authorities recently worked together to arrest Brione Russell for reportedly robbing a Louisiana bank in 2023. Russell was one of two men arrested last week for an alleged incident at a Dawson County cell tower.
Nick Watson
DCN Regional Staff
Updated: Jul 21, 2025, 3:22 PM
Published: Jul 21, 2025, 3:19 PM
The man had already pleaded to similar crimes in Dawson and Forsyth counties.
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