Eileen Zarlenga
Summary
This episode details the 1988 unsolved murder of Eileen Zarlena in Girard, Ohio, who was found stabbed 27 times after vanishing from her home. Investigators focused on her abusive ex-husband, Nick, who passed a polygraph and was eliminated as the source of oral DNA evidence found in Eileen’s mouth. Despite strong circumstantial evidence and a private investigator’s conviction, the case remains open with no suspect ever charged.
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