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I actually found something new that's actually old hidden [snorts] in the case file. And it's something written in
Joyce's own words about Mark. I almost missed this piece because it is written in Joyce's handwriting, which to be
honest is like kind of hard to read. >> Girl after my own heart. >> I know. And it seems to be this letter
that she was writing to her boyfriend David Arthur, the one that they found in her purse at Steven's Hall when they
first discovered the carpet was missing. So now we'll have a voice actor read a portion of the letter.
>> I had dinner with Celeste, Michael, and Mark the other night. Afterward, we drove around until dark.
Then we stopped in at a rummage sale in Palouse City and got ice cream cones. We had a very good time.
I discovered that Mark once stayed at a mental institution for trying to strangle people. He also, I suspect, was
the informer to a narc for this big drug bust 2 years ago. >> Okay, just a casual mention of strangulation in a
letter to your boyfriend. >> There is no other mention of these allegations about Mark anywhere in the case file. No
mention of this when they talked to Mark or anyone in the meditation group. And I
don't see them trying to really nail down his history, like ever. From what we can tell, no past or present
investigator has even looked into this. And yes, the history is the most interesting allegation. But the one
about him being a CI or a narc is just as big to me because if Mark was involved in some way as the polygraph
would suggest, maybe someone was more inclined to look the other way and keep Mark out of trouble.
There are a couple of areas in the file where this idea comes up that maybe Joyce knew something before she died,
something that made her a liability.

While reviewing Joyce LePage's case file, investigators uncovered a letter Joyce had written before she disappeared. In it, she casually mentioned disturbing allegations about someone she knew through her meditation group—claims that appear to have received little or no follow-up at the time.

More than 50 years later, the letter continues to raise new questions.

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Brief Summary

Joyce's letter reveals Mark's violent past and possible informant role, raising questions about the investigation.

Key points

Hidden Letter Discovery. A letter in Joyce's handwriting reveals shocking details about Mark's past.
Allegations Ignored. No mention of Mark's troubling history in the case file raises questions.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Okay, just a casual mention of strangulation in a letter to your boyfriend.

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