She was stabbed to death walking home from a club. Police needed someone to blame. They found a drug addict named Omar Benguit. No DNA. No forensic evidence. No CCTV of the crime. Just witnesses—15 of them. Now, all 15 say they lied. This is VERDICT: True Crime & Justice. Episode 3: Buried Truth.

She was stabbed to death walking home from a club. Police needed someone to blame. They found a drug addict named Omar Benguit. No DNA. No forensic evidence. No CCTV of the crime. Just witnesses—15 of them. Now, all 15 say they lied. This is VERDICT: True Crime & Justice. Episode 3: Buried Truth.

VERDICT: True Crime & Justice

Buried Truth -- The Framing of Omar Benguit

On the morning of August 27, 1992, 13-year-old Leigh Occhi woke up in her Tupelo, Mississippi home. It was a Thursday. She was excited because her friend was coming over later to work on a school project. Her mother, Margaret "Meg" Occhi, had left for work around 7:30 a.m. Leigh was home alone, which was normal for her.By 8:45 a.m., Meg had tried calling home twice. No answer. This worried her because Leigh was supposed to be there waiting for her friend. Meg left work and drove home. When she arrived, she found the front door unlocked—which was unusual—and discovered blood in multiple places: on the bathroom door, in the hallway, and throughout the house. Leigh was gone.What makes this case particularly haunting is the weather. Hurricane Andrew was passing through the area that morning. Winds were gusting over 70 miles per hour. The storm was so loud that neighbors later said they heard nothing unusual from the Occhi home.Leigh Occhi has never been found. She would be 46 years old today

On the morning of August 27, 1992, 13-year-old Leigh Occhi woke up in her Tupelo, Mississippi home. It was a Thursday. She was excited because her friend was coming over later to work on a school project. Her mother, Margaret "Meg" Occhi, had left for work around 7:30 a.m. Leigh was home alone, which was normal for her.By 8:45 a.m., Meg had tried calling home twice. No answer. This worried her because Leigh was supposed to be there waiting for her friend. Meg left work and drove home. When she arrived, she found the front door unlocked—which was unusual—and discovered blood in multiple places: on the bathroom door, in the hallway, and throughout the house. Leigh was gone.What makes this case particularly haunting is the weather. Hurricane Andrew was passing through the area that morning. Winds were gusting over 70 miles per hour. The storm was so loud that neighbors later said they heard nothing unusual from the Occhi home.Leigh Occhi has never been found. She would be 46 years old today

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