Ikbal's mother has been trying to get in contact with her daughter for over an hour at this point. Ikbal had been dealing with a stalker for a few years and her family were frantic.

One more try.

Ikbal’s mother dials for her daughter.

Click.

Someone picks up the phone, but the response is not from a 19 yo teenage daughter. It’s a low, quiet voice; her stalker is on the other end. He says 15 words and hangs up.

“Don’t worry. Your daughter is in good hands. The girl is sleeping in peace now…”

A little later, the same day, a video goes viral on Turkish social media - specifically Discord.

A woman screams ‘Ikbal’ as she’s held back by a crowd of people. Clear as day in front of her, in the middle of a busy street is her daughter’s decapitated head.

A second video goes viral.

A boy, 19 yo as well, jumps from the edge of a building with a rope around his neck.

October 4, 2024 three 19 year olds die in the same city. Their deaths all connected and viral on Discord.

Until it goes dark.

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It will be their first time seeing each other in 20+ years. The last time they saw each other was when they broke up after college. Now, so much has changed.

He’s gotten out of prison for killing his childhood abuser. She’s started her own business and moved on with her life. Maybe this is a bad idea. Maybe they have nothing in common anymore. Maybe it’s a college fling and they should leave it alone.

After all, they never even said a word to each other for 25 years.

But when they see each other for the first time in that coffee shop. They’re back to college again.

She looks down and notices a briefcase.

“Do you bring a briefcase to all your dates?”

He chuckles because inside that suitcase is proof. Proof that for the past 20 years he has never stopped thinking about her.

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What happened that day in that little house in the woods is not a debate.

The evidence is all there. The blood, the wounds, the dead man lying on the floor of the living room.

That night while the homeowner was watching TV - Clark Fredericks walked in, slashed at him with a hunting knife, stabbing him all over his chest, before finally slitting his throat.

It’s a bloody killing. There’s blood splattered and smeared all over the room.

Detectives have so many questions for the killer -

Like why did he kill him?

Why did he go and spit on his bed before leaving?

Did he think that he was going to get away with this?

What was the reason?

And does he regret it?

Today, we’re getting answers to those questions. This is our interview with Clark Fredericks.

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