A 1998 murder in Arlington, Virginia, of librarian Andrea Sincotta remained unsolved for decades, casting suspicion on her fiancé Chris Johnson after a coerced confession, until a convicted felon claimed he was hired to kill her — leading to a dramatic trial that exposed systemic failures
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