The Troubled Case Against Jane Dorotik | Full Episode | Forensic Files

[Music] come on us it's got [Music] speaking my name is Jane dtic I spent 20 years in prison for a
crime I did not commit I thought truth and Justice was at the front of everything
and it certainly has not been in my [Music] case I wish I just knew what really happened I wish there was some way to
piece it together somebody to come forward with the truth on February 13 2000 Jane and Bob
dork are living together in North San Diego he said he was going out for a jog that was it that was the last I talked
to him she reports her husband missing there was a search for him as a missing person the next day he was found in a
location 2 or 3 mil away from their home and I stop about right here I could see
the body and I said this is Mr dtic he was found to have blunt force trauma to his head he was found to have injuries
consistent with strangulation it was obvious to me that it was a homicide they found Bob's blood
in his bedroom the detectives decided because because they saw some blood that they were in the crime scene and that
Jane was the only one with access to that bedroom and to Bob there was only one person that could have done this to
Mr dorak and that was his wife Jane dorak he said you're under arrest I was like what I would never hurt my husband
police say circumstantial and blood evidence links Jane dtic to her husband's murder the bedroom was not a
crime scene I don't doubt that this occurred at the home and I don't doubt that she's involved there was blood on
the comforter there was blood on the pillow sham there was blood on the headboard when you have a home that's a
working Ranch you're going to find blood around it's just problem on top of problem on top of problem I would
declare this crime seen very contaminated they focused on one person and turn a blind eye to anything else
Jane dork chose murder over divorce it felt like a nightmare and I kept saying when am I going to wake up do you
believe that Jane dork got a fair trial no I don't I'm in no position to say who
did what I don't have a crystal ball to tell you what happened to that man what do you believe happened to Bob I believe
Bob somehow fell into some kind of situation I don't know I lost my husband and then I lost
my freedom [Music] [Music] Jane how would you describe what the last 22 years have been like for you
it's been torturous in many ways I suppose many moments when I thought how do I keep
going I always used to say this is the most peaceful place on the face of the Earth nothing feels peaceful
anymore when we first met Jane dork in 2000 the stress of all of it on everyone has been incredible um the life she had
once found so Serene in the Foothills outside of San Diego the life she had shared with her husband Bob had taken an
unimaginable turn how can this be how can this happen happened surely I'll wake up and it's a dream Jane had become
the prime suspect in Bob's murder authorities believe that she viciously attacked him in their home I certainly
didn't do this I loved my husband Jane 53 years old at the time and Bob 55 share more than half their lives
together I was 23 when we were married Bob was a wonderful loving creative person and welcome everyone here those
that who' been before and those who haven't Bob spent most of his career as an engineer Jane worked as a nurse and
later as an executive in the healthc care industry the couple raised three children Alex Claire and Nick the family
is has always been incredibly important to both of us also important to Jane were their horses you while
Jane's passion was breeding and riding I'm having a good here Bob was an avid jogger and that says Jane is the last
image she has of her husband Bob was sitting actually in this chair facing the TV he although Jame was Under
Suspicion she allowed us into her home he said he was going out for a jog and he was actually had his jogging suit on
was tying his shoes that was the last I talked to him it was around 1 p.m. on February 13th 2000 when Jane says Bob
left to go for that run as hours passed without any word from him Jane says she grew concerned it was beginning to get
dark I decided to go out and look this is the route Jane says she took to search for Bob driving up and down the
hill where he sometimes ran by 7:45 p.m. Jane's concern turned to fear I said enough this is enough something is wrong
and that's when I made the call to the Sheriff's Department my first thought that night
was maybe this man had a heart attack and fell down the embankment along Lake Wolford Road as Deputy James Blackman
and others from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department search for Bob concerned friends and family gathered at
the door house the minute I saw my mom's face I knew right away something terrible had happened the DK's daughter
Claire 24 at the time had spent the weekend visiting her aunt and returned home to a distraught Jane she was
freaked out she was scared she was nervous she was crying it was a horrifying feeling that
got more and more horrifying when he wasn't found and then in the pre-dawn hours of
February 14 Deputy Blackman turned into this driveway several miles from the door Tock home and noticed a body off
the road at this point I could see the shirt the pants and he was uh laying on his back from Jane's description he
immediately knew it was Bob dor I got there a little after 7 in the morning San Diego County Sheriff's
detective Rick emson was called to the scene there was no evidence of any type of vehicle accident the evidence Epson
did find suggested something else I could see that he had uh blood on his face there was blood near the back of
his head and I could see that there was a rope around his neck Bob dork had been
bludgeoned and strangled the one-time missing person case had turned into a homicide
investigation is there anybody you could think who would want to see your husband
dead nobody nobody as law enforcement asked Jane questions about Bob she let them into her home
come in search look for anything detective emson noticed a piece of rope hanging from the porch that caught his
attention thinking he had just seen something similar on Bob dork it appeared to be the exact same type of
rope that was found around his neck uh the sliding glass door going into the master bedroom and when investigators
got to Bob and Jane's bedroom they found something more troubling they believe they were looking at blood
spatter there was no question or mind that this uh assault occurred in the master
bedroom they documented their findings in this diagram taking photos along the way of what they believed to be blood on
various items in the bedroom and of what appeared to be a large blood stain on the underside of the mattress I do know
when Bob had a nose bleed he made a comment about getting some blood on the mattress I Jane says there was a logical
explanation for some of the other blood too they had dogs who were injured and had
bled this little dog had an abscess on her cheek that was openly draining at the time and little drops of blood we'd
find as she sat on the couch the carpet pieces are what the detectives removed feeling that there
was blood on the carpet the spots of blood investigators said they found all over the bedroom surprised Jane do you
have any other explanation of how that blood spatter could have gotten there on the ceiling on the window on the walls
no adding to Authority's suspicions was this bloody syringe found in the bathroom garbage Jane told us she used
it to medicate her horses I know that I give the horses shots all the time if you go look in my fridge right now
you'll find horse syringes investigators theorize that Jane HIIT her husband with an object in
the bedroom and strangled him she then dressed him in his jogging suit put him in their truck and dumped him along the
side of the road where his body was found why do they believe you killed your husband you
know I guess I've been through that one a billion times I don't know but in investigators thought they knew
believing the motive was money and escaping a troubled marriage Jame was the main bread winner and they learned
the couple had split up for a year in 1997 I don't make any apologies for the fact that we had rough times but that
doesn't change the fact that we loved each other and that love says Jane is why they reconciled they have been back
living together as a couple for a year and a half before Bob was killed I really think the
separation caused us to really regroup and think about what was important they were getting along better than they ever
had in the past I was living there I can tell you that but law enforcement was unmoved and 3 days after Bob DK's body
was found Jane was arrested and charged with first-degree murder I know I didn't
do this I know there's a killer out there but how am I going to clear myself she's baffled cuz I don't think she
knows what happened released on bail Jane started preparing her defense hiring attorney car ciger Walt she knows
that she's placed as the Killer and she's not the Killer and at trial Jane's attorney would present a surprised
suspect who he felt was responsible for Bob DK's murder [Music] come on I know that I'm innocent but I don't
have any more faith in the legal system I believe I could be convicted for something that I didn't do and that's
very scary while Jane worried about her outcome at trial Claire dork was much more confident about her mother
chances my mom could not have done this crime she didn't have the motive and she
didn't have the opportunity but when the case went to trial in 2001 a year after the murder
prosecutor Bonnie Howard rean described the DK's marriage as seriously troubled and told jurors that Jane didn't want to
pay Bob alimony in a divorce Bob dork never went jogging and he never left that residence alive
according to the state Bob had actually been killed Saturday night nearly a day before Jane reported a missing the
autopsy performed by Dr Christopher swell showed undigested food consistent with what Jane said they had for dinner
that night are you able to give us an estimate of how long after Mr Doric eight how long after that he he was
killed yes it was very short early after he ate I would say it probably within a
couple of hours and he wasn't killed on the side of the road the prosecutor said
there wasn't enough blood there instead she said Bob's blood was all over the bedroom lead detective Rick empson
testified he had asked Jane to explain that she' indicated initially that she had a dog that um had been bleeding and
then indicated that approximately week prior Bob had a bloody nose over in the corner by the stove and that Bob had
cleaned it up there was evidence someone cleaned the bedroom the carpet next to the pop belly stove and tile floor was
wet and had blood stains underneath did any of the blood from his nose bleed go on the carpet
mhm do you know where mhm right next to the tile cuz I'm the one that helped him
clean it authorities dismissed Jane's explanations their theory was that Jane hit bob in the head in their bedroom
with an object while he was lying in bed although they never identified or found
any weapon Charles Merritt a criminalist and bloodstain pattern analyst for the San
Diego County Sheriff's crime lab recounted 20 locations where he saw blood stains on one of the pillows on a
lamp this particular night and on the pot belly stove was on the ceiling itself had been on the underside of the
mattress the jury was also shown this evidence of tire tracks found near Bob's body the states expert Anthony D Maria
said he matched the three different types of tires on door teex truck are you saying the measurements taken at the
scene were equal to the measurements taken off the actual vehicle yes the most telling evidence connecting Jane to
the murder according to the prosecutor was that syringe found in the bathroom it had traces of a horse tranquilizer
inside and even though there was no evidence that Bob had been injected with anything it had Bob's blood and a bloody
fingerprint on it the evidence will show that the fingerprint on this syringe was Jane dtic can you explain
that I can't really expl explain it other than um I know that I helped Bob clean up a nose bleed and if that's the
same time when I took the syringes and threw them in the trash and there was some blood on my hand that could have
made that happen but perhaps the most powerful Witnesses were the doric's two sons Nick and Alex they both testified
against their mother did you say anything specifically about the syringe well I asked her um
how it got there and what it was doing there and what was your mother's response she said that uh her biggest
fear in all of this was that the that us family members would start questioning her your mother always settled things
logically tried to no you wouldn't agree with that statement nope it would be my
mom basically saying this is what you have to accept and then my dad would either accept it
or there would be threats of divorce or something that's what I remember from growing up
Jane's attorneys Carrie stiger Walt and Cole Casey admitted it was a big blow would you say that's been the most
damaging testimony yeah it's not what they said it's the fact that they were there testifying for the prosecution
when it came time for the defense to present its case sterwald actually agreed with the prosecution on a major
point that the murder took place in the bedroom but he had a jaw-dropping alternative suspect Claire
dtic ladies and gentlemen Claire hated her father he claimed Claire an avid horsewoman hated her father because he
threatened to sell the animals she loved and suggested that she was capable of murder that's what Claire is a
hot-tempered explosive individual it was a risky strategy that Jane reluctantly agreed to
all I can do is trust what Carrie says is the best way to go are you at all concerned that the jury will wonder
about a woman who would allow herself to be defended by pointing the finger at her daughter could that work against the
two of you it may I don't know I think it is the most viable defense and I think it's supported by the best
evidence stiger Wald insisted Jame wasn't physically able to commit the murder but Claire was she runs marathons
and she's a personal trainer she is as fit a woman as you will see at the age of
24 but remember Claire and her aunt said they were together 2 hours away they call the aunt that's the extent of the
investigation on The Alibi of clar Dork did Miss clar dork please step forward that alibi is nonsense uh you are going
to assert your CRI rights correct the jurors never heard from Claire or Jane who chose not to
testify but they did hear from a woman who said she thought she saw Bob the day he disappeared sitting between two men
in a black pickup truck not far from where his body was found who killed Robert dork was it CLA
dork or ladies and gentlemen was it someone else in his closing argument stiger Wald accused investigators of
dismissing Witnesses like that woman and focusing only on Jane the prosecution had focused on one person and that's not
the way to conduct an investigation it's not the way to run a case Jane dork and
Bob dork were the only two people in that home that weekend Bonnie Howard Regan says there's no need to
investigate further when you have sufficient evidence they searched that bedroom and they saw all the blood and
they knew that was the crime scene what more investigation do they need to do it took the jury 4 days to return a
verdict we the jury in thetitle cause find the defendant Jane Margaret dork guilty of the crime of Murder in the
First Degree in violation of penal code section when did Jane dork get a fair trial no no no because fairness means
that you're presenting things accurately and it it appears like it was not done accurately juror number eight yes juror
number nine yes juror number 10 yes go behind the scenes with the 48 Hours postmortem
podcast it almost didn't register for a minute it's like no this can't be I was so
certain that I was walking out I thought they would see the truth Jane dork never
imagined she'd be found guilty it's hard to keep going at the time of her conviction for the murder of her husband
she was 54 years old and sentenced to 25 years to life I mean I just I can't see my way clear to a wife
in prison I just can't see it determined to prove the jury got it wrong Jane became her own Advocate working on her
case for many years we spoke with Jane again two decades later about her efforts all through the prison my prison
journey I continued to write all innocence projects I could think of asking for help at the same time
realized that I had to fight for myself J filed motions from prison citing such issues as insufficient evidence and
ineffective assistance of councel I would describe my defense as limited and inadequate in her filings Jane indicated
that she wanted to testify at her trial but had left that decision up to her attorney and that had she testified she
could have explained Bob's stomach contents stating that he sometimes ate leftovers from the previous night she
also described her attorney's alternate suspect Theory pointing to her daughter Claire as a killer as
absurd do you believe that your daughter Claire had anything to do with the death
absolutely unequivocally not and my defense attorney everybody knew she was away for that
weekend okay in regard to that defense strategy Claire later wrote in a book how could I be angry at my mother when
all I did was worry about her Jane's lawyer whom we interviewed at the time of her trial did not speak with us
again that was the worst strategy of my life ever I said to my attorney if anything happens to Claire I'm going to
stand up and say I did it in her filings Jane also questioned why her defense attorney accepted the bad forensics
pointing to the bedroom as the the murder scene rather than presenting other scenarios as to where and how Bob
dork could have been murdered did the defense too easily accept the bedroom as a crime scene that
is a very legitimate argument CBS News consultant Matthew troano a former prosecutor and
current defense attorney was not involved in the DOR case but he reviewed some of the court documents at our
request the defense made a strategic decision are we going to dispute that a crime happened in this location or are
we essentially going to concede that it happened there and then come up with a different Narrative of how it happened
there and they chose the ladder and that decision troano says likely led the defense to point the finger at Claire
for the murder they had to blame somebody else for something that happened in a specific location and they at least as
it relates to the daughter you know went back to her having some disagreement with her father about something and it
was it was a risk have you ever seen that kind of Defense you you don't you don't see it I mean you could happen
when there are clear facts and evidence to support it but when there are none that's you know that's a
showstopper and in fact Claire was never charged with any wrongdoing in connection to her father father's murder
the defense accepting the bedroom as the murder scene is especially puzzling to troyano as there were reports from
several eyewitnesses who said they saw a man jogging that day accounts consistent
with Jane's depiction of events not the prosecutions that's critical critical evidence and all of that was really not
pursued and I didn't know of all of the witnesses had there been a investigation
initially all of that would have come out through the years in filings Jane raised problems with the entire case
against her arguing that authorities focused on her from the very beginning of the investigation and failed to
follow other investigative leads but motion after motion was denied and regarding Jane's ineffective Council
Claims the judge rejected them all ruling that her attorney's performance was not deficient and that his actions
had not affected the outcome of the case there were many moments where I doubted when is this ever going to turn
around many many moments still jane didn't give up she continued looking for new evidence to clear her especially as
DNA testing became more advanced in 2012 she filed a petition for d DNA testing of that rope found around Bob's neck and
other items like Bob's fingernail clippings which had been saved but never tested and in
2015 the motion was granted is that unusual that she finally even got testing based on her filing
motions on her own yes it's it's very atypical it was at this time that Jan finally got the attention of a wrongful
conviction group lyola law schools project for the innocent I get this wonderful letter from Lola saying you've
contacted us and we're interested in your case and after that lyola took over got the testing done and what that
testing revealed as well as a fresh examination of other evidence would change the course of the case that's
really what flips the script to say that there's more here this is more than just
an inadequate investigation there is a different narrative that's running through these
test results there is physical evidence that another person could be [Music] involved when you talk about the
evidence in this case the subsequent testing reveals that you might have a different explanation for things that
really shed light on what may have happened here Jane dork spent years behind bars asking for a new examination
of the evidence used to convict her of her husband Bob's murder now working with a team from lyola project for the
innocent the court allowed them to have new DNA testing on items such as the Rope found around Bob DK's neck his
fingernails and clothing appeal filing state that foreign male DNA was found on several items the results of that none
of my DNA anywhere there is physical evidence from fingernail clippings from a rope from
his clothing that is foreign to Jane the team from lyola project for the innocent declined to be interviewed we
asked Nathan lent a professor of biology and forensic science at John J colle of
Criminal Justice who was not involved in the case to review court documents about
new evidence such as the DNA on the robe while they didn't get a profile that would be good enough to search a
database or even match to a suspect they did get enough DNA uh that is not attributable to Bob or to Jane but while
Jane and her team believe the results pointed to her innocence the state came to a different conclusion stating in
phines the DNA obtained was too low level to make any reliable interpretation L agrees the DNA levels
were low but he believes it was enough to exclude Jane and that the absence of Jane's DNA on the Rope as well as under
Bob's fingernails or on his clothing is significant with the theory of crime that they presented you would expect a
lot of Jane's DNA on Bob and if if she had moved his body you know there's a lot of DNA transfer that might have
taken place there that wasn't found the appell team also reviewed the bedroom blood evidence the prosecutor told the
jury was fully tested and was Bob's now the evidence will show that all this blood has been described to you the
observations made in this bedroom that it was all sent out for DNA analysis and it all came back Bob door to exp
blood but according to the appeal not every single spot in the bedroom believed to be blood was tested instead
representative samples were tested there were cases where just simply one swab with a control was taken
and it was representative of a variety of spots that's not good practice it just invites
misinterpretations when you're talking about blood spatter and you're trying to analyze how it got there you need to do
a fairly comprehensive test to be able to draw the conclusion that you're drawing but I think the prosecution
could argue you can't afford to test can you every single drop that looks like blood right but when you say we did
everything and that's not accurate that's where the problem lies in fact the appell team says that
several blood-like stains on items including a pillow sham the nightstand a lampshade turned out not to be blood and
there were those stains on the bed spread which criminalist Charles Merritt pointed to at trial and described as
Bob's blood two of the actual stains circled by little red dots Jane's lawyers learned those particular spots
were never tested at all and due to improper storage the bedspread could not be tested again so we don't know that it
was blood at all the handling of the evidence over the course of the entire investigation was also raised on appeal
this one is hard to even look at um you have an investigator who definitely should know better um you know handling
murder evidence with his bare hands in addition to obviously depositing his own DNA all around this crime scene he's
also risking transferring evidence from among the various spots that he's collecting and there's that singe with
Bob's blood and Jane's fingerprint found in the bathroom garbage something the pellet team and lent thought could be
explained and if you throw that syringe in the garbage can Bob throws a bloody Kleenex in that garbage can they could
transfer transfer of DNA from one object to another in a trash can is not unexpected lent feels the fact that the
syringe was even found in the garbage points fingers away from Jane if you're cleaning up after a murder you won't
leave the bloody syringe in the waist backet basket but the state stood by its original investigation maintaining the
bedroom was the murder scene stating that the evidence still points to Jane dork as the Killer and that the defense
arguments are largely derived from speculation and misstatements of fact Jane's appella team though maintains the
bedroom did not even look like a crime scene something lent also believes there is not a consistent
pattern to the evidence that indicates a violent bludgeoning that took place in that bedroom if Bob were alive today and
investigators had walked in his room no one would say oh this looks like someone
was murdered here if you just look at all of the pieces of evidence that lyola was able to absolutely take apart and
yet we know what was told to the jury in the original conviction so um how can that happen as her attorneys reviewed
evidence Jane dork in 2020 was temporarily and conditionally LED out of prison due to covid health concerns the
question now became was the New Evidence her lawyers were finding enough to make
her release permanent what do you think about the new DNA test results chat now with Erin
morti on x [Music] in the summer of 2020 Jane dork and her team hoped a court would overturn the
jury's verdict turning her temporary release from prison into lasting Freedom what were their major points the
testing that was done initially was insufficient the way that that testing was presented to the jury was inaccurate
there were a number of different arguments that they made a hearing was scheduled but then suddenly the state
requested an unplanned virtual hearing the people are willing to concede petitioners new evidence claim the
prosecution admitted what Jane's lawyers had argued all along the DNA evidence as
it exists now in 2020 is much different in quality and quantity than presented at trial in 2001 that the new DNA test
results as well as issues with how the sheriff's crime lab handled evidence cast doubt on the verdict but what came
next was even more unexpected the state requested that Jane's murder conviction be
overturned and the judge agreed I'm going to Grant the motion for the rent than your honor I always believed that
at some point the truth would come out Jane's ordeal wasn't over 3 months later in another shocking move the DA's
office decided to retry her I don't think any of us thought that San Diego County would attempt to retry me but
they did the state believes that she did this and they want to pursue it but in order to retry her the prosecution first
had to demonstrate to the judge that there was still enough evidence to prove Jan kill Bob despite the new DNA results
and the questions about the initial testing we are back on the record all party then you have this battle in court
if you're conceding that there were problems how are you going to do it again essentially with the same evidence
it was astounding to sit in that courtroom and see what they try and put forward as actual evidence and then also
thrilling to see my team take it part the youth only state that the Jane's attorneys questioned The credibility of
several of the state's experts including Charles Merritt of the sheriff's crime lab the judge ultimately ruled that the
new trial could go ahead but that some key evidence presented in her original trial would not be admissible including
those tire tracks near where Bob's body was found that were linked to Jane's truck you have enough number of
different trucks that could be consistent with those tire tracks it's in essence kind of junk sciency in May
2022 just as jury selection was about to begin the prosecution surprised everyone
yet again remain seated and come to order this courtroom is now in session we go into court as the jury is
assembled and ready to come into the courtroom Monday morning and Everything's changed we know feel that the evidence
is sufficient to show proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and convince 12 members of the jury so we are requesting the
court dismiss the charges at this time thank you Store chech you are free to go and
good luck to you man is overwhelming to realize that now I can determine my own future it's
something I've prayed for and hop for after the hearing Jane's attorneys spoke about her decades long fight Jane's
dignity in standing up and stoically fighting for her innocence against every risk and every threat that's why this
case got dismissed today and as far as we're concerned we're moving on the District Attorney's office and Sheriff's
Department declined to speak with 48 Hours the case against Jane dtic was dismissed without prejudice which means
if new evidence surfaces charges could be brought again someday but then doesn't that leave still a shadow over
Jane dork oh sure it does I mean there's no question about it from a practical perspective do I think it's over yeah I
think it's over but from a legal perspective no Jane dtic is working to rebuild her
life after spending nearly two decades in prison my entire family has been blown apart by this hurricane of events
it's been heartbreaking on so many levels Claire dork did not respond to our request for comment but Jane says
they are still close her son Nick died in 2023 Alex dork did not provide a comment
of 48 hours but according to filings by the state he remains convinced his mother killed his father do you have
hope that your family will come together at some point of course I do of course I
have hope Jane also has hoped that she could make a difference in other people's
lives as she works with advocacy groups that help incarcerated women to me it's not just about my story and yes we can
all sit here and say this is so horrendous and how did this happen to this woman but unless we look
systemically how many others are we going to find and to me that's critically important having a good old many
unanswered questions about this case remain including perhaps the most important
one what happened here we don't know what happened to Bob dor where's Justice for Bob where's
Justice for Robert dorek [Music] need more time with 48 Hours go deep behind every True Crime episode with
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A woman convicted of murdering her husband discovers serious problems with some key evidence used against her at trial. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

CASE UPDATE: Jane Dorotik sued the County of San Diego and reached a settlement in which the county will pay Dorotik $499,000. It does not include any admissions of wrongdoings.

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Brief Summary

Jane Dorak spent 20 years in prison for her husband's murder, but new DNA evidence led to the dismissal of charges against her in 2022.

Key points

Jane's Arrest. Jane is arrested for the murder of her husband Bob after circumstantial evidence links her to the crime.
Trial and Conviction. Jane is found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Jane's Fight for Freedom. After years of fighting, Jane's conviction is finally overturned, but the battle isn't over.
Unexpected Trial. Despite the overturned conviction, the DA decides to retry Jane for her husband's murder.
Charges Dismissed. In a surprising turn, the court dismisses charges against Jane, allowing her to reclaim her life.

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I wish I just knew what really happened.

Jane reflecting on her husband's murder.

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