Melissa in the Morning: Freer Case Closed

In June 1977, eight-year-old Renee Freer was brutally murdered near her home in Monroe. With advanced technology accessible to police combined with new interest in the case, Monroe Police focused more on the case. However, police announced the case is now officially closed. Local author, Erik Hanson, wrote Dead End Road to bring more attention to the case and released it in late 2024. He shared his reaction to the news from Monroe Police.

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