About this episode
In August of 2018, a 19-year-old woman went missing from her home in Arizona. As police began digging deeper into her case, it became more and more clear that she had been met with foul play. When her body was found on a remote stretch of desert weeks later, their suspicions were confirmed. But was her boyfriend behind it? Or is it possible there was another mystery man involved? This is the story of Kiera Bergman.
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CASE SOURCES
1. AZ Family: https://www.azfamily.com/2022/09/22/verdict-reached-trial-man-accused-murdering-ex-girlfriend-kiera-bergman/
2. Our Black Girls: https://ourblackgirls.com/2018/08/21/missing-19yo-kiera-bergman-hasnt-been-heard-from-for-3-weeks-after-fight-with-bf-findkiera/
5. Still a Mystery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12610736/
6. YourTango: https://www.yourtango.com/2018316857/how-did-kiera-bergman-die-details-body-found-missing-arizona-teen
7. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2018/09/12/bergmans-boyfriend-suspicious-data-revealed/1280129002/
8. Impact: https://www.palomar.edu/impactmagazine/2019/06/06/from-anguish-to-advocate/
9. Refinery 29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/04/9644416/kiera-bergman-ex-boyfriend-murder-charge-dropped
10. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2018/08/24/ex-boyfriend-missing-19-year-old-released-jail/1086896002/
13. Justice for Kiera Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bringKIERAhomee
14. ABC 10: https://www.10news.com/news/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kiera-bergman
15. AZ Family: https://www.10news.com/news/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kiera-bergman
16. ABC Family: https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/not-guilty-verdict-for-ex-boyfriend-in-the-murder-of-19-year-old-kiera-bergman
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