
About this episode
In December of 1986, a 20-year-old women left her boyfriends house and headed home to be with family after the holiday, but she never arrived. After her family searched for her all night, her car was found in a secluded area off the I-15 freeway. And with the discovery of her body, an incredibly rare and specific fiber was found on her sweatshirt that lead police to one particular suspect. This is the story of Cara Knott.
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CASE SOURCES
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15891113/cara-evelyn-knott
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19540111/john-samuel-knott
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/25-years-after-cara-knotts-murder/1914534/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Cara_Knott
https://loriajohnston.medium.com/the-murder-of-cara-knott-at-the-hands-of-a-chp-officer-6a382867996b
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