On Who Killed Jane Does episode, Girl Gone West, youll hear from Pima County, Arizona, police detectives and KVOA news reporter Lupita Murillo. Shed been found by some hunters on April 8, 1981. [20][21] The woman in the photo was stated to resemble the victim's reconstruction and her physical description. In late 2014, a photograph of a facial reconstruction of the victim was made public. Gerow, then about 20 years old, left Nashua for Arizona with John Kalhauser, who had already been convicted of manslaughter nine years earlier in a man's shooting death, the Lowell Sun reports . NASHUA, N.H. (AP) A slaying victim discovered more than three decades ago in Arizona. Though he was sentenced to seven years in prison, he'd been released on parole after about a year. The pretty blonde girl wore a hippy-type dress and held flowers. [10] A DNA profile from another individual was extracted from her clothing in 2006, which allowed for a DNA profile of a potential suspect to be created after the sample analysis was completed in 2007. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the run, living under the alias Donald J. Stecchi in Tucson, where he was arrested in 1995. See United States v. Albers, 93 F.3d 1469, 1480 (10th Cir.1996), citing United States v. Wolf, 561 F.2d 1376, 1381 (10th Cir.1977); Gafford v. State, 440 P.2d 405, 413 (Alaska 1968), overruled on other grounds by Fields v. State, 487 P.2d 831 (Alaska 1971); Foster v. State, 304 Md. Eighteen-year-old Kimberly Rena Jones was reported missing from San Bernardino, California, in 2017, but she hadnt been seen since mid-2016, according to the non-profit organization, The Charley Project. A young womans body was found near the Pima County Fairgrounds. . In front of the house was a white Monte Carlo. When he asked Gerow to head west with him, he wasnt inviting her on a romantic road trip. * 2012: Investigators in Arizona exhume the then-unidentified body of the woman found in 1981, and use her skull to reconstruct her face. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the. John Kalhauser, the victims former friend, is the man police believe committed the murder. When the manufacturing firm where Kalhauser worked discovered van Reeths IDs wrapped in red cloth and hidden behind a cabinet, they called police. [4][19][22] Other events in Kalhauser's criminal history includes being convicted for the 1974 murder of Paul Chapman and being indicted for the attempted murder of a man in 1979. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. . We deal with them summarily. Get this Arizona Daily Star page for free from Thursday, September 21, 1995 s Star Tucson, Thursday, September 21, 1995 JVU u Money 4B . Brenda and Bill Gerow were foster children, Bill Gerow told the podcast Anatomy of Murder, but their favorite times were spent together. Meantime, Kalhauser has only been named a "person of interest" as the investigation continues. But her brother lived all these years believing his sister was alive out there. "Valentine Sally" was identified as a 17-year-old girl, remains of an unidentified young woman were found. He is sentenced to 20 years in prison. Pima County Sheriff's officials have said Kalhauser is only a person of interest in Gerow's murder. According to reports, the car involved in her disappearance may have been a dark green early 1950s Dodge or Plymouth with a man, woman and two children inside. As he drove past the Middlesex Community College lot, he noticed a car pull in behind him. [23] Kalhauser currently is serving twenty years in We turn to the circumstances of the judge's ruling to test whether defense counsel adequately preserved the question for appeal. 98-P-1318. Her murderer, be it Kalhauser or someone else, needs to be found and punished. He married and fathered two kids in 1989 and 1991. She spoke to Chelmsford police Lieutenant Raymond McCusker, who obtained a search warrant to inspect the vehicle. * 2012: Investigators in Arizona exhume the then-unidentified body of the woman found in 1981, and use her skull to reconstruct her face. In December, Tyngsboro and Chelmsford police both posted the photograph on social media. Speaking by telephone through an interpreter for people who are hearing impaired, William Gerow said Wednesday he was overwhelmed by the news of his daughters death and doesnt know why she was killed. Released on bail, the defendant fled to Arizona but was rearrested more than fifteen years later and brought to trial on the assault charges and several others in November, 1996. "I was able to set up an exhumation where we were able to take her skull and get a facial reconstruction done, explains Detective Mark O'Dell. * April 8, 1981: the body of an unidentified woman is found in Tuscon, Ariz., with obvious signs of trauma. But when police searched his possessions, they found a photo of a pretty young girl in his wallet. The jury is advised that you should not speculate about the reason for the withdrawal The judge's instruction followed our suggestion in Commonwealth v. Pasciuti, 12 Mass.App.Ct. CHELMSFORD An Arizona sheriffs department is crediting local police for helping officials identify a woman whose body was found in Pima County, Ariz., in 1981, and investigators are now asking for local residents help with solving that womans slaying. The case was compared to several missing person cases but all were ruled out. The next morning, Janet Richardson, who shortly before, had ended a romantic relationship with the defendant, visited Renk in the hospital. The scan was sponsored by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in order to create an approximation of facial features and appearance when the victim was alive. * 1980: Kalhauser is released on $1,200 bail and moves to Arizona with Brenda Gerow, of Nashua. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Ariz. cold case cracked with help of Chelmsford, Tyngsboro police, Billerica Select Board renews Town Manager John Currans contract, Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary, Free community college plan unveiled by Healey ahead of budget release, Black WWII vets denied G.I. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. 928, 929, 577 N.E.2d 1016 (1991) (factual circumstances behind conviction must be left unexplained). Posted by DeathByBoobie at 9:57 AM Become a member to support the independent voice of Phoenix Where did she go?. And they knew, suddenly, that she looked an awful lot like that photo Kalhauser had been carrying. Race/Ethnicity After his release, Kalhauser would tell a girlfriend that he'd killed Paul Chapman after Chapman made sexual advances toward him. TermsPrivacyDisclaimerCookiesDo Not Sell My Information, Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select, Stay up-to-date with FindLaw's newsletter for legal professionals. Surely someone knew who she was. Cf. Police realize that woman appears to be the same person in the photograph found on Kalhauser in 1995. According to a Coconino County list of cold cases, it appears Bresson's body was found with two bullet holes in his skull. The defendant principally challenges the judge's ruling, made at the close of the prosecution's case, that in the event he testified on his own behalf, the prosecution could impeach him with the fact of his conviction in 1971 of a felony. He argues that the judge abused his discretion by ruling that a redacted version of the manslaughter conviction record, which included the fact that he received a seven-year State prison sentence, could be utilized on cross-examination. Criminal Status Bill would see benefits restored by Seth Moulton bill, Bill needs a kidney: Tyngsboro man searches for lifesaving donor, Seeing orbs in photos? Sheriff's detectives in Tucson said Brenda Gerow was found dead in April 1981. [18][19] In late 2014, police announced that they believed the photograph was connected to the case of Pima County Jane Doe and quickly released it to the public. At that time, close to the Route 495 exit, the operator of the other vehicle pulled beside the driver's side of Renk's car. at 300-301, 490 N.E.2d 1166. Kalhauser lived in Tyngsboro at the time. Another witness turned over incriminating letters, including one concerning an attempt to concoct an alibi. In 1971, Kalhauser was charged with the shooting death of Paul Chapman, 52, of Nashua. See Commonwealth v. Drumgold, 423 Mass. [3] Body decomposition was not advanced enough to completely alter her fingerprints, which were eventually taken. Kalhauser skipped his court appearance, changed his name to 'Donald J. Stecchi', and was on the run for fifteen years. Just before midnight on May 19, 1979, Michael Renk drove Janet Richardson, his future wife, to the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Bedford where she worked as a nursing assistant on the night shift. Had Brenda known that Kalhauser was already a convicted killer when she'd met him, she probably never would have crossed the country with him. Edition of Arizona Daily Star. Through a recent grant, officials were able to complete a familial DNA search on the remains, matching members of a family in Missouri. Victims The cold case murder of Brenda Gerow will air on Investigation Discoverys latest crime docu-series Who Killed Jane Doe? * May 1999: Kalhauser is convicted of second-degree murder in Arizona in connection with his ex-wifes disappearance. Police said she was sexually. Gerow had left New Hampshire with him when she was 20 years old, according to an Associated Press article. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the run, living under the alias Donald J. Stecchi in Tucson, where he was arrested . [4][24][27] The identification was made through comparison of the family's DNA compared to that of the victim. 83, 87-88, 579 A.2d 564 (1990). Following his indictment for the 1979 case, Kalhauser jumped bail and fled after being released from jail. After conferring with the defendant, he informed the judge that the defendant would not take the stand. * December 2014: Tyngsboro and Chelmsford post the photograph found on Kalhauser, and the reconstructed image of the unidentified womans face on social media, generating tips from local residents. Past residents include Elizabeth Coughlin, Kevin Coughlin and Elizabeth Kalhauser. on Investigation Discovery. Kalhauser, who had been living in Arizona under an alias, was arrested about a month later when police learned his real identity and found out he was wanted in Massachusetts for allegedly shooting a man on the Lowell Connector in 1979. Timeline of Brenda. Kalhauser was serving four months in jail for beating up a nurse in Barnstable. "[18] Her brother stated that she had called him around two to three weeks afterwards while residing in New Mexico. Gerow was about 20 when she left Nashua with John Kalhauser, a former Massachusetts man who is imprisoned for the murder of his estranged wife. Brenda was a flower child, her brother says, smiling and outgoing. Material from the Associated Press was used in this report. c. 265, 15A); unlawful carrying of a firearm (4 counts) (G.L. The pathologist who examined her was able to determine she had a light skin complexion as well as long, light brown to blond hair. He tried sending a letter through the Social Security Administration; they claimed it had been delivered and she simply didnt want to contact him. 2 Player of the Year, Lowell boys basketball team tops Malden in Division 1 prelim, High school roundup: Vinny D'Urso, Lowell Catholic blank Haverhill, 1-0, MVC boys basketball: Tewksbury's Ryan Cuvier named Div. The email address cannot be subscribed. Here there was proof that the defendant fired his gun in mid-April and on May 20, 1979. His real name was John Joseph Kalhauser and he was wanted in Massachusetts on aggravated assault and attempted murder charges stemming from a 1979 incident; he had allegedly tried to kill his former girlfriend's new boyfriend. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. Human remains were found near Forest Service Road 418 near Flagstaff in 1995. Released on bail, the defendant fled to Arizona but was rearrested more than fifteen years later and brought to trial on the assault charges and several others in November, 1996. . He was arrested and extradited. NASHUA, N.H. (AP) A slaying victim discovered more than three decades ago in Arizona has been identified as a New Hampshire woman and police are investigating her connection to a man convict See Connecticut v. McClain, 23 Conn.App. Brenda Gerow photograph in possession John Kalhauser . Welcome to the Serial Killer Database. I thought it was the coolest thing [and] she kept saying, Im going to come back for you.. (b)The defendant was not entitled to required findings of not guilty on the four indictments of unlawfully carrying a firearm. John Kalhauser, Arizona Department of Corrections He also served time in an Arizona prison for the 1995 murder of his wife. They're spirits of loved ones, Lowell Catholic boys basketball team blows out Belchertown, Toddler safe, car theft suspects apprehended, No end in sight for case involving Dracut doc charged with patient's death, MVC girls basketball: Dracut's Ashlee Talbot named Div. at 88, 579 A.2d 564. [22] Although Van Reeth's body has never been found, Kalhauser was later convicted of her murder in 1999. April 6, 1981), previously known as Pima County Jane Doe, was a formerly unidentified American murder victim who was found on April 8, 1981. A woman from New Hampshire has been identified as a the victim in a 34-year-old cold case in Arizona. Investigators in Arizona eventually realized the reconstructed facial image appeared to match the woman in the photograph that had been in Kalhausers possession. We thought there was enough there to at least post it on social media in the hope it would jog someones memory.. The Adderall Shortage Is Affecting Both Parents And Kids With ADHD In Big Ways, A New Parent Talks About Dog Mom Guilt While Cuddling Her Pup. In 1977, when Bill was 14, Brenda took him to see Led Zeppelin, his first concert. Kalhauser was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Arizona following his conviction of second-degree murder. He was convicted of manslaughter in that case and sentenced to 7 years in prison. Some courts have allowed the sentence accompanying a witness's conviction to be admitted if that conviction is introduced to impeach the defendant. But, it was one of his photographs taken by Tucson Police while they investigated his wife's murder that led to the big break in the "Jane Doe" mystery. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. [22] She had never explained the reason for her departure, although her family did believe she had "run off. While it has been repeatedly held that the statutory language of G.L. * May 1999: Kalhauser is convicted of second-degree murder in Arizona in connection with his ex-wifes disappearance. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. According to the Arizona Department of Corrections, he was released for the van Reeth killing in 2019. Meanwhile, John Joseph Kalhauser, who was arrested here in September on fugitive and forgery charges, remains under suspicion in the Aug. 10 disappearance of his wife, Diane Van . But About That Photo Kalhauser Had Cold case deputies took a new look at that photo Kalhauser had. Other Names . He was Despite their few years difference in age, they loved the same music: that same good old rock and roll. Full Name John Joseph Kalhauser Born January 22, 1954 (age 69) Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Other Names Jack Kalhauser Gender Male Race/Ethnicity White Criminal Information Offender Type Suspected Serial Killer Victims 2-3+ Span of crimes 1971 - 1995 Country United States (Massachusetts, Arizona) Contents 1 Biography 2 Victims Having said that, we concluded that if a defendant were to move expressly that the nature of the conviction be redacted when used by the prosecution to impeach, so ordering would be within the discretion of the judge. Massachusetts investigators released on Friday the photograph of a woman believed to be the victim of a 33-year-old unsolved murder in the hopes that someone from the pubic can identify her. In 1979, John Kalhauser tried to kill Michael Renk, his ex-girlfriends new man, according to. But someone out there knows more. ABC15 is digging into the stories of some of these now-identified cold case murder victims whose killers have not been identified. Brenda's killer has not been brought to justice Billion Photos/Shutterstock He is sentenced to 20 years in prison. Investigators determined the body had been burned and she was likely dead for a week prior to the discovery. But Bill hoped it wasnt his sister, who he believed was still alive. One bullet was recovered from Renk's body and another from his car. For 34 years, her crime was unsolved until DNA evidence and the latest technology helped crack the case. . BISBEE A 15-year-old held in a Sierra Vista robbery will not be released pending a hearing to determine whether he'll be tried as an adult, a judge has ruled. At some time in July of 1980, Brenda told her family that she and Jack were either moving away together or going away on a trip, though it is unclear if she told them where they were going specifically, or when they would be returning. United States (Massachusetts, Arizona). The reading from certified records should hew to the convictions, and extraneous entries should not pass to the jury as part of the exhibits. Gallery Police suspected the man, John Kalhauser, who pleaded guilty to her murder. Then, defense counsel requested an additional two minutes to confer with the defendant, because counsel had not realized that the question would include the mention of the length of the sentence. But friends of friends of had warned Bill about him. The photo was that of a woman in the possession of John Kalhauser. When Brenda Gerow left her home with John Kalhauser, she relocated to Tuscon, Arizona, with him. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the. Bill would see benefits restored by Seth Moulton bill, Bill needs a kidney: Tyngsboro man searches for lifesaving donor, Seeing orbs in photos? c. 265, 18); assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (G.L. Investigators are still compiling as much information and proof in attempt to put Kalhauser away from Brenda's murder. All rights reserved. From there, all leads went cold. JOHN J. KALHAUSER No. Did anyone recognize her? John Kalhauser Renk had survived, and Kalhauser had been charged with armed assault with intent to murder in August of 1979. The cause of death was strangulation with a ligature. Impeachment by prior conviction. He believed his sister was alive, but didnt want to contact him. He was then returned to Arizona, where he was convicted of his ex-wifes killing in 1999. One went through Renk's left shoulder and another went through his back. Defense counsel never formally objected to the mention of the length of the sentence attached to the masked conviction. Both were .25 caliber and featured a copper zinc alloy around the lead core.. denied, 411 U.S. 907, 93 S.Ct. She later calls her brother to announce plans to return, yet she never does. Brendas last phone call was from Arizona. After her disappearance Van Reeth's mother obtained legal custody of the couple's two young sons. I really feel blown over by this news, he said. Pima County investigators said the victim had been brutally murdered, according to a 2015 ABC15 report. at 184-185, 503 N.E.2d 934, and declaring that it is error as a matter of law to allow the mention of certain information in the record of conviction, see Ford, 397 Mass. Please try again. Cf. She had been well-kept. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. The trial judge indicated that he saw the defendant nodding his head as he was reading the allowable question and interpreted this gesture to reflect an understanding of his ruling. Still unsure who the woman in the photograph was, investigators in Arizona contacted Tyngsboro and Chelmsford police regarding the photograph, since Kalhauser had ties this area. Hair in a ponytail, wearing a blue and white shirt, she told her little brother, I love you and Ill be back.. at 301, 490 N.E.2d 1166. He had been living under a different name in the Tucson area before he was arrested. (e)Finally, we have examined the transcript of counsel's cross-examination of the prosecution's witnesses and conclude that any omissions were tangential and that defense counsel's cross-examination technique met the well-known Commonwealth v. Saferian, 366 Mass. An Omaha, Nebraska, news station reported that the remains were identified in 2016 as Robert Bresson, last seen near Why, Arizona, earlier in 1995. Timeline of Brenda. Acting upon Renk's report of the shooting, Lowell police found tire marks and broken window glass on the Lowell Connector, near where Renk claimed to have been shot. 298, 300-301, 490 N.E.2d 1166 (1986) (error to admit certified records of prior convictions, including docket entries which showed defaults, warrants issued, arrests on warrants, and violation of probation); Commonwealth v. Millyan, 399 Mass. As a matter of logic, evidence that a gun was fired tends to prove its operability. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Neither did anyone else, not until 2015. 87, 27 L.Ed.2d 79 (1970) (not error for the trial judge to allow the prosecutor to read from the record of conviction the crime that the defendant had first been charged with, even though he ultimately was not convicted of that crime); Commonwealth v. Ford, 397 Mass. Brenda Gerow was scared to death and running for her life. 2. John Joseph Kalhauser will be sentenced Thursday to 20 years for killing his wife - and for Arizona, 20 years means 20 years. Ultimately, the judge acquiesced to defense counsel's request, ruling that if the defendant testified, the prosecutor could impeach him with his prior conviction for a felony.. Who lives at 61 Lakeview Ave Tyngsboro MA 01879? Identified 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. They had reason to believe she may have been from this general area, so we look at the photo along with Tyngsboro police and it looked like it may have been taken at an old campground in Tyngsboro, Chelmsford Police Chief James Spinney said Wednesday night. 1534, 36 L.Ed.2d 196 (1973); Latham v. State, 152 Neb. She had worked at a convenience store and as a bartender at an establishment in Dracut, Massachusetts, often frequented by bikers. [26], On September 28, 2015, information was released that the body of the unidentified victim had been formally identified as Gerow in April 2015, and that her body would be returned to family members. . Kalhauser was accused of shooting Renk three times in the face and neck. Her husband, John Kalhauser, was convicted of second-degree murder in her case, but her body has never been found. That is precisely what occurred in the instant case. When a party uses a prior conviction to impeach a witness, that party is limited to establishing the identity of the witness as the person named in the record.1 If the witness answers in the negative or equivocates on the answer then the questioner can use the facts contained in the record of conviction to establish the identity of the witness as the person named in the record of conviction.2 Those facts, however, do not include the details of the conviction, e.g., the victim's name or circumstances surrounding the event. There was no showing that any of the petit jurors were exposed to any extrinsic information in the newspapers or other media outlets concerning the case. In 2020, a Special Investigations Unit was assigned to the case and in 2021, after DNA and genealogy tests, the remains were identified as Jones. We decide that the trial judge was incorrect in ruling that the sentence imposed on the prior conviction could be read along with the conviction for impeachment purposes, but that the error did not result in a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. * 1980: Kalhauser is released on $1,200 bail and moves to Arizona with Brenda Gerow, of Nashua. About half a mile down a desert wash, they spotted a jacket hung on a tree. * April 8, 1981: the body of an unidentified woman is found in Tuscon, Ariz., with obvious signs of trauma. Please look through the Manual of Style and editing guidelines, before you start contributing, to follow proper page structure. * April 8, 1981: the body of an unidentified woman is found in Tuscon, Ariz., with obvious signs. Copyright 2023 The Inquisitr. He moved to Arizona under an assumed name and ID, becoming a supervisor in an electronics company. Someone knows more about Gerows disappearance than the police or her brother. Innocent until proven guilty: Kalhauser has been declared a person of interest in the murder of Brenda Gerow, but has never been charged. [22][24] After the family received the remains, the body was cremated. [2] At the time the victim was found, authorities in Tucson were unable to obtain fingerprints. Arizona ranks sixth for (no-body) cases that went to trial, with 19. (a)The judge properly permitted the prosecutor to show the jury a handgun similar to the one witnesses saw the defendant carrying on several occasions prior to the assault on Renk. Someone else saw something, heard something. The defendant could have asked the trial judge to exclude the mention of the length of the sentence, but instead defense counsel elected simply to inform the judge of his client's decision not to testify. Kalhauser also was convicted of manslaughter in 1971 for killing a 52-year-old man. August 24, 2001. . Did anyone know her? 477, 480-481, 722 N.E.2d 984 (2000) (where counsel fails to state distinctly the matter to which he objects and the grounds of his objection, mere conversation with a judge does not constitute an objection). c. 269, 10 [a]); and failure to appear in court (G.L. The nature of the crime charged and conviction of it have a bearing on credibility, but the sentence imposed does not. Even without a body, Kalhauser was charged with her murder. [22] When he married Diane Van Reeth in Nevada, he used a false name to avoid being discovered. He was a wannabe, Bill remembered, an outsider wanting to be in, wanting to be tough. And Bill, her lost younger brother, deserves more than memories and a jar of older sisters ashes. It was also revealed that Kalhauser pled guilty to manslaughter at age 17 in the shooting death of a 52 . Here we cannot assume that the matter to which the defendant now objects or the grounds therefore were apparent from the exchange between the judge and defense counsel. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to seven years. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. https://t.co/GGQmX0tavD pic.twitter.com/KzyFydtc8d, Promax (@Promax_Global) February 23, 2017. 1. Her minivan was empty, two blocks from their home, without keys or signs of a struggle. Gerow was never seen or heard from again. 171, 184-185, 503 N.E.2d 934 (1987) (not error to allow the prosecutor, while reading from the record of conviction, to mention a charge of which the witness was not ultimately convicted, but the better practice is not to mention it). My daughter was just gone and we have no idea why. It blew the Nashua, New Hampshire teens mind. It wasnt a great place to meet guys, but one guy kept showing up again and again to flirt with Brenda: Jack Kalhauser, who looked like Rick Springfield with his shoulder-length black hair. Source: The Suns archives, The Associated Press, The Tucson Citizen, court documents, and the Pima County Sheriffs Office. The circumstantial evidence sufficed to show, on each of four occasions, that the weapon was functional-an element of the charge. [15] The victim had been walking or running through a wooded area before her death, as scratches on her body suggested. Cf. The information was placed on social media. See Commonwealth v. Luna, 46 Mass.App.Ct. The victim also had a noticeable white spot on one of her upper front teeth. They're spirits of loved ones, Lowell Catholic boys basketball team blows out Belchertown, Toddler safe, car theft suspects apprehended, No end in sight for case involving Dracut doc charged with patient's death, MVC girls basketball: Dracut's Ashlee Talbot named Div. He was released in 2019, the Arizona Department of Corrections. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Authorities said last year the investigation into Jones' disappearance and death is still ongoing. The request for help comes just days after the Pima County Sheriffs Office identified a woman whose body was found in 1981 as Brenda Gerow, of Nashua, N.H. Deputy Tracy Suitt, a spokesman for the Pima County Sheriff, said a former Tyngsboro man and convicted killer, 61-year-old John Kalhauser, is a person of interest in Gerows killing. A romantic road trip an establishment in Dracut, Massachusetts, often frequented by bikers case took... 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