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In the quiet, affluent town of Westfield, New Jersey, a dark secret lay hidden within the walls of a sprawling Victorian mansion on Hillside Avenue. Here lived Helen Morris List, a 45-year-old woman, with her husband and their three children. On November 9, 1971, Helen's life was cut tragically short in a calculated and cold-blooded act carried out by her husband, John Emil List. That morning, after their children had left for school, John shot Helen in the back of the head as she drank her morn ...
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  • All That's Interesting: The Chilling Story Of John List, The Sunday School Teacher Who Murdered His Entire Family And Started A New Life
  • The List Family Murders – Forensic Tales
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