In the summer of 2018, a quiet street in St. Louis, Missouri, became the scene of a grim discovery that left neighbors in shock and investigators with a complex case. On a Tuesday morning in August, the bodies of two sisters, 55-year-old Ruth Portegee and her younger sister, 49-year-old Loretta, were found inside their home on Whittier Street. The initial call brought the St. Louis Fire Department to the residence, where the tragic scene began to unfold.
Upon entering the home, first resp
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