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Case 215: The One-Man Crime Wave

On Saturday, May 27 1978, a thunderstorm lashed the U.S. state of Missouri. In the northwest city of St Joseph, hundreds of locals braced the cold, wet weather to trudge through the wooded banks of the Missouri River, beyond the railroad on the city’s western edge. They were searching for something. Their path led beyond the well-worn walking tracks and into the dense foliage, where muddy conditions made for a hazardous trek.

Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Jessica Forsayeth - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Case 215: The One-Man Crime Wave

Comments

Thanks so much for sharing!

Jess Chiller

I got very tangled in the details of this case, very well covered though. I found a concise summary here if anyone needs - https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetailpre1989.aspx?caseid=270

Banana_Bug

Absolutely CHILLING. Great episode!

Mandy G

I had to rewind and re-listen to the bit about the police chief at the end. What an unreal story.

Amber

“They checked, double-checked and checked again to make sure they had the right man.” Why do I get a feeling that this isn’t true?

Hannah Wilson

Wow! What a heartbreaking case of so many missed opportunities to catch this evil predator. Well done to the research team!

K. Smith

From 20:15, don't you mean "plead NOT guilty by reason of insanity" instead of "guilty"?

Bob Trenwith

Log on to email - wait 2 seconds - in comes the Casefile email. Are you in my head?

Bob Trenwith


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