From 'poltergeist girl' to 'murderer,' Tina Resch has been called a lot of things in her life.

So how does one girl go from being a supernatural media sensation to the most hated woman in America? Listen to Part 1 to find out.

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When two different pairs of mothers and daughters are murdered in a quiet suburban town, the neighborhood fears a serial killer is on the loose. With the two cases almost identical, why does an FBI profiler think the crimes are unrelated?

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