A family is attacked in the middle of the night by three individuals posing as border control officers.

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Happy Fourth of July Strangers! This week we cover the story of an eleven-year-old boy, who fought off a home invader with a machete.

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Goldstein, Joelle. “Boy, 11, Stops Home Intruder With Machete: 'I Just Grabbed a Weapon in the House and Acted With It'” Peoplemag, 20 June 2019, people.com/crime/boy-11-stops-home-intruder-with-machete.

CNN Newsource. “North Carolina Boy Hits Home Intruder With Machete, Wounded Suspect Finally Arrested.” WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm, 17 June 2019, www.wptv.com/news/national/north-carolina-boy-hacks-home-intruder-with-machete-wounded-suspect-eludes-deputies-at-hospital.

“’Let ‘em Have It:’ 11-year-old Boy Uses Machete to Stop Home Invader.” ABC11 Raleigh-Durham, 17 June 2019, abc11.com/machete-11-year-old-attack-definition/5349431.

Flynn, Meagan. “An 11-year-old Fought off a Home Invader With a Machete. Then the Suspect Escaped From the Hospital.” Washington Post, 17 June 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/17/an-year-old-fought-off-home-invader-with-machete-then-suspect-escaped-hospital.

“‘Get a Job’ 11-year-old Explains How He Attacked Suspected Burglar With His Machete.” ABC13 Houston, 17 June 2019, abc13.com/braydon-smith-mebane-home-intruder-robbery-machete/5349655.

“North Carolina Boy Hits Home Intruder With Machete, Wounded Suspect Finally Arrested.” WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm, 17 June 2019, www.wptv.com/news/national/north-carolina-boy-hacks-home-intruder-with-machete-wounded-suspect-eludes-deputies-at-hospital.

Perchick, Michael. “Family Wants Answers After Wounded Robbery Suspect Slips Out of UNC Hospital.” ABC11 Raleigh-Durham, 16 June 2019, abc11.com/mebane-robbery-machete-boy-with-stops-robbers-jataveon-dashawn-hall/5348527.

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“Jataveon Hall, Who Left Hospital during Treatment for Machete Injury, Arrested in Burlington: Police.” Wfmynews2.com, 15 June 2019, www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/man-hit-in-the-head-by-11-year-old-with-machete-escapes-from-unc-hospital/83-734c8465-0f47-43ad-bd4c-8b3b405429e1

Like something out of a horror movie, Cassie Jo Stoddart is staying in a secluded house when suddenly, the lights shut off and she begins to hear strange noises from the basement. What happens next would shock a community, and reveal two sadistic killers living among them.

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Argyle, A. D. “The Loss of Cassie Stoddart - A.D. Argyle - Medium.” Medium, 17 Sept. 2023, adargyle.medium.com/the-loss-of-cassie-stoddart-ae61f2ee77c5.

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