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Kristin Laurite

Case from Morrilton, AR dated Aug 25, 2000

Victim Details

Kristin Laurite

Female

White / Caucasian

Morrilton

AR

2000-08-25

25

Kristin

Laurite

07/15/2026

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Episode 72: The Murder of Kristin Laurite

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White/Caucasian female, 25, Kristin Laurite set out from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, steering a yellow-and-white 1971 Volkswagen bus toward a new life on the West Coast. On August 25, 2000, her cross-country drive brought her to an Interstate 40 rest area outside Morrilton, Arkansas. She let her two dogs run near a small cattle pond while she freshened up, the summer heat pressing down on the remote stop. The following day, truckers found one of the dogs loose and, by way of the tag, reached Laur ...
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