This is the murder that inspired Fargo. If you’re familiar with the film, that tells you what you need to know. If you’re not, well, it’s a rough one. 

UPDATE: After recording this episode, we learned that Richard Crafts was out of prison and living in transitional housing as of January 2020.

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Source: 
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/crafts-richard.htm 

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