The Co-ed Call Girl Murder
Fannie Weinstein & Melinda Wilson
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1995 · Michigan, United States
Tina Biggar
The story behind The Co-ed Call Girl Murder
Michigan college student Tina Biggar disappeared in 1995 while keeping her work as an escort secret from people close to her. Investigators discovered that she had been murdered. The search exposed the hidden part of her life and the circumstances that brought her into contact with her killer, devastating her family and friends.
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When1995
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City Confidential — Detroit: A Co-ed's Secret (2001)
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The Co-ed Call Girl Murder
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City Confidential — Detroit: A Co-ed's Secret (2001)
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Forensic Files — Deadly Knowledge (2001)
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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
277 - Live at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, MI (2019)
Podcast coverage of the Tina Biggar case. Released June 3, 2021. About 85 minutes. This episode covers more than one subject.
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Detroit Free Press · 1996-04-25 · Page 28
The Search for Tina: the investigation’s breakthrough
Part five of a newspaper series reconstructs the search for Tina Biggar and the discovery by detectives.
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Detroit Free Press · 1996-05-04 · Page 1
Biggar’s killer receives two life terms
A sentencing report describes Kenneth Tranchida’s unsuccessful attempt to withdraw his guilty plea.
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People v. Tranchida — guilty-plea appeal
A Michigan appellate opinion reviewing Kenneth Tranchida’s plea-related challenge in the prosecution for Tina Biggar’s murder.
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- Michigan Court of Appeals
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- July 6, 1999
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- 201445
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Forensic Files - Season 5, Episode 19 - Deadly Knowledge - Full Episode
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Forensic Files
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