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Decades-long search for Fla. mom's killer ends with arrest of son's childhood coach
Joseph Mills, a coach and role model to the victim's youngest son, was sentenced to life in prison without parole 41 years after the rape and murder of Linda Slaten in her Lakeland home.
Murdered Florida woman's son hung this photo on his bedroom wall, never knowing he was standing in front of his mother's killer
After Linda Slaten was murdered in her home in 1981, her sons spent nearly four decades living in fear of the man they called "the Monster."
Linda Slaten's sons: "We wanna know who killed our mom"
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Decades-long search for Florida mom's killer ends with arrest of son's childhood football coach
Joseph Mills, a coach and role model to the victim's youngest son, was sentenced to life in prison without parole 41 years after the rape and murder of Linda Slaten in her Lakeland home.
Murdered Fla. woman's son hung this photo on his bedroom wall, never knowing he was standing in front of his mother's killer
After Linda Slaten was murdered in her home in 1981, her sons Jeff and Tim spent nearly four decades living in fear of the man they called "the Monster." The killer was someone they knew and trusted.
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After Linda Slaten was murdered in 1981, her sons Jeff and Tim spent almost 40 years hoping their mother's case would get solved. Take a look inside the investigation.
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