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This episode of *Sword and Scale* recounts the brutal 2015 murder of 94-year-old Marie Belcastro, a beloved Niles, Ohio, grandmother, at the hands of 15-year-old neighbor Jacob LaRosa. The story explores how a seemingly random attack unraveled into a harrowing tale of deception, violen
This episode of *Sword and Scale* recounts the brutal 2015 murder of 94-year-old Marie Belcastro, a beloved Niles, Ohio, grandmother, at the hands of 15-year-old neighbor Jacob LaRosa. The story explores how a seemingly random attack unraveled into a harrowing tale of deception, violen
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Marie BelcastroJacob LaRosaBrian KirkLena MurrayChris Becker
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Ohio Republican PartyNational Organization for Victims of Juvenile Murderers
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Senate Bill 256
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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ReformForensicsTrue CrimeUs PoliticsWrongful Convictions
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