Ep. 255 — Hell-House: The Murders of Heike Poike, Lyrik Poike, and Dakota Smith

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On September 18, 2015, 50-year-old Heike Poike missed school pickup for her 8-year-old grandson. When police went to check on Heike, they found a disturbing crime scene and an unhinged man who’d done the unthinkable. 

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