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Valeria Makes a Shocking Discovery

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Anthropologist Dr. Valeria Amoretti is carefully excavating the remains of two bodies.

In a small room at the front of the building, anthropologist Dr. Valeria Amoretti is carefully excavating the remains of two bodies. They are skeletons of two women who have been crushed by a collapsing ceiling.

05/15/2024 | Rating TV-PG

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