Pick Me Up! Special

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The Chance couple looked like they had it all.

Leslie Chance was a respected headteacher at Fairview Elementary School, in Bakersfield, California.

Her husband Todd, 45, had a passion for vehicles, whether it was cars or motorbikes, so being a truck driver suited him perfectly.

They also loved being parents. Leslie had a daughter, Jessica, from a previous marriage, and Todd had raised her since she was four years old. They had two more daughters of their own during their 17-year marriage.

When Todd wasn’t tinkering with motors, watching sports or playing video games, he loved spending time with his kids.

Todd and Leslie were a regular couple. Which is why a grim discovery on 25 August, 2013, came as such a shock.

A horrified member of the public discovered Todd’s body, dumped in a nearby almond orchard.

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