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Jessica Chambers was burned alive in Mississippi. Look at Bryan Rudd and Ali Alsanai.

Jessica Chambers

It seems like “missing women” and “gas station” stories almost never end well. Jessica Heeringa is one example; that case is unsolved currently and now, even an act named for what happened around her is on life support. Jennifer Huston was last seen… Continue Reading

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Serial Podcast, Episode 11: Maybe the worst episode, or maybe the best

Hae Min Lee Serial

I listened to Serial Episode 11 (full transcript) on Thursday morning. I set my alarm for 7am normally, but on Thursday I woke up at 5:15am and couldn’t go back to sleep. Admittedly, this was predominantly because I had to… Continue Reading

How about a Rhonda Kitts Daugherty and Lonnie Vann connection?

Rhonda Daugherty

Rhonda Daugherty, soon to become a grandmother at age 49, went missing this past week. Her husband — they appear to co-own an insurance agency — came home from work and found the door wide open, but most of her possessions… Continue Reading

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Cadaver dogs hit a scent in Christina Morris investigation. Are we close to getting Enrique Arochi or someone else?

Christina Marie Morris

Out of all the true crime stuff I’ve ever written about, I’m probably most fascinated by Lauren Spierer (no answers, and seemingly no way to get answers, as well as no body) and, recently, Christina Morris. Here’s the first time I… Continue Reading

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Serial Podcast, Episode 10: Does Cristina Gutierrez make Adnan seem more innocent?

Adnan Syed Serial

I wrote my initial thoughts on the Serial podcast here a few days ago, but because the case has stuck with me — like I’m sure it has for anyone reading this — I decided I’d do a couple of… Continue Reading

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What could have happened to Shane Montgomery?

Shane Montgomery

Just about 15 minutes after I found out that Kiki Louder’s body had been discovered, (that’s a case I once wrote about) I learned a bit about the story of Shane Montgomery, a college kid who vanished in the Philadelphia… Continue Reading

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Serial Podcast: Adnan Syed didn’t do it. Honestly.

Serial Podcast

Mail Kimp — and why Adnan is probably innocent. (Hint: The timeline is a wreck, as is the core of the prosecution’s case.) Continue Reading

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What could have happened to Jessica Padgett? Is it linked to Mica Padgett or Holly Grim?

Jessica Padgett Missing

This is a missing persons case out of the Northampton, PA area — the basic details are here, but Padgett was a wife/mother who worked at Duck Duck Goose Daycare and had a second job at Distinctive Fence. Last Friday, she… Continue Reading