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Behind the Headline: The Sean Finnegan Case
Season 2 · Episode 9

Behind the Headline: The Sean Finnegan Case

A Knoxville woman with a history of drug addiction and homelessness thought she found a haven when Sean Finnegan and his girlfriend, Rebecca Dishman, opened up their Oak Ridge home to her in late 2019. It was anything but. Eight months later, police found Jennifer Paxton's body under a bed in the apartment. Investigators would soon learn she had been tortured, strangled to death and placed in a freezer. In this episode of Behind the Headline, we'll hear how the case unfolded through the journalists who covered the crime and trial.

Behind the Headline

March 30, 202648m 2s

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Show Notes

A Knoxville woman with a history of drug addiction and homelessness thought she found a haven when Sean Finnegan and his girlfriend, Rebecca Dishman, opened up their Oak Ridge home to her in late 2019. It was anything but. Eight months later, police found Jennifer Paxton's body under a bed in the apartment. Investigators would soon learn she had been tortured, strangled to death and placed in a freezer. In this episode of Behind the Headline, we'll hear how the case unfolded through the journalists who covered the crime and trial.

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