Episode 45: The Murders of Valerie Pride and Her Daughters
It was labor day, usually a time for celebrating, but for Valerie Pride and her two daughters it would be the last day of their lives. Valerie was just 24 years old on September 6th, 1982. She’d just moved into a beautiful new home with her beloved little girls, Shonita who was eight and Duana who was four. She could not have imagined when the she purchased the Spanish style home at 1545 E. Ardmore in Phoenix, Arizona that it would be the setting for their brutal murders.
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Channel 12 News (NBC), Phoenix, Az Author: Michael Doudna
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) · Thu, Sep 9, 1982 · Page 40
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) · Fri, Sep 10, 1982 · Page 34
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KTAR news. Fatal stabbings of Phoenix mother, young daughters remain unsolved. Mar 23, 2020, 12:00 PM | Updated: 12:08 pm. Original publication- July 14, 2014.
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Thank you to Audra P. for researching today’s episode.