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Send us Fan Mail On the evening of January 6, 1999, according to Angela, Bea arrived home from work and noticed Lisa wasn’t home. Assuming she was asleep in her room, she attempted to open the bedroom door which was locked. After breaking down the door, Bea found the body of her daughter. She was 27 years old and nine months pregnant with a little girl. Police believed that Lisa may have been the victim of a burglary. Her family, however, believes the suspect was close to Lisa. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://projectcoldcase.org/2024/08/1... https://uncovered.com/cases/velecia-l...

Send us Fan Mail January 18, 1970. Karen Ferrell, who was 18 and in her freshman year at WVU, was hitching a ride back to her dorm with her friend, Mared Malarik, who was the same age and in the same year of school.   The pair became fast friends during freshman orientation, despite having distinctly different backgrounds. Karen was a coal camp kid from the Mountain State and Mared hailed from suburban New Jersey. Two female WVU undergraduates take a trip to the Metropolitan Theatre to catch a movie, but they never return. Eighty-eight days later, their headless bodies are found in the woods about 15 miles south of Morgantown in a makeshift grave.  Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold... https://morgantownmag.com/mared-and-k... https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/inv... https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/05/... 

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Send us Fan Mail April 17, 1996 (Charlotte County, Florida) Thomas Reese and Michael Tish, who were storm utility engineers for Charlotte County, discovered a human skull in a remote, heavily wooded area off of Highway 41 and immediately notified the police department.   While searching the scene, deputies found the nude body of a young, white male that was later identified as Richard Montgomery.  Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_... https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/john... https://www.mysuncoast.com/2020/02/06...  https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/fl...    • Killer Left 8 Bodies On Florida's Hog Trai...  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-... 

Send us Fan Mail Seventeen year old Lisa Pennington, along with her twenty-five year old sister, Cheryl Genzer were last seen alive at the Oklahoma State Fair on September 23, 1987. The sisters would both be found a month later, their bodies in a shallow grave. They had both been shot in the head- but each with a different caliber of weapon. It was known within days that the sisters had last been seen with the suspect and another male friend of his.    Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://oklahomacoldcases.org/cheryl-... https://kfor.com/news/local/progress-... https://okcfox.com/news/local/three-d...    • Family looks for closure in 35-year-old mu...  https://amwfans.com/thread/14690/cher...    • Judge approves petition for grand jury rev...     • 'We had the right man': 1981 Fairground Ki...  https://www.news9.com/story/6042c132c...

Send us Fan Mail A state trooper is murdered in Indiana. https://www.youtube.com/@jamesr.howel... https://www.odmp.org/officer/26745-tr... https://fox59.com/indiana-news/10-42-... https://www.wthr.com/article/news/loc... https://dailyjournal.net/2023/07/07/l... https://www.wdrb.com/news/indiana-sta... https://www.fresherslive.com/latest/a... https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/...

Send us Fan Mail A Mountain Brook, AL officer on routine patrol discovered Montgomery’s body in the parking lot of the athletic complex of Mountain Brook High School. Montgomery was face down on the pavement and had been shot multiple times, including once in the back and possibly twice in the head. “There was blood in the area and there was other physical evidence that led us to believe she was shot in the parking lot,’’ Cook said. There was no car nearby, and the victim did not have any identification on her. It wasn’t until Monday morning that they learned her possible identity. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/...    • Family honors Megan Montgomery's legacy fi...  https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/20... https://www.wbrc.com/2019/12/04/megan... https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/... https://abc3340.com/news/local/video-... 

Send us Fan Mail In February 2019, both Turpin parents pleaded guilty on 14 felony counts, including abuse of a dependent adult, child abuse, torture, and false imprisonment. In April, they were sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years.  Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpin_... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can... https://www.star-telegram.com/news/lo... https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/20/us/tur... https://rivcoda.org/news/david-and-lo... https://abc7chicago.com/post/david-lo... http

Send us Fan Mail A Gilbert, AZ officer is gunned down. Merch: https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://www.youtube.com/@jamesr.howel... https://www.odmp.org/officer/20249-li... https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/loc... https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/loc... https://casetext.com/case/state-v-red... https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...

Send us Fan Mail Lawson was abducted from her Jasper home in the early-morning hours of September 11, 1991. McPherson’s cousin, Jerry Bland, was identified as the main suspect and died by suicide as law enforcement surrounded his home. The kidnapping happened about 3 a.m. at the home Lawson, 25, shared with her husband, 26-year-old Earl Lawson, also an attorney. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://www.al.com/crime/2025/03/woma... https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/20... https://www.cbs42.com/news/missing-my... https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/20... https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/30/us... 

Send us Fan Mail Serial Killer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Cathy Lyn Shakelford, The first known victim was a member of the Sac and Fox Nation. She ran away at the age of 17 and lived homeless in Oklahoma City. The last sighting of her alive was two months before her death, when she was being treated at the Oklahoma City Hospital. Arley Bell Killian On April 19, 1979, children playing basketball in a park discovered a human head. Over the next few days, police found more of her remains scattered throughout the neighborhood. Some of the body parts were wrapped in bags and newspapers. The body parts had an odd absence of blood because the killer washed them before disposing of them. Her left hand, pelvis, head, shoe, and other parts of her flesh were found. Tina Marcia Sanders The final victim was 22-year-old, a homeless Native American woman. Her torso and left leg were found in an alleyway by a man walking in his backyard on March 6, 1986. Her head, which was set on fire, was found just a block away in a garbage bin the following week. She was quickly identified because of her tattoos. She was last seen just a day prior to her death.   Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahom... https://www.oddmurdersandmysteries.co...

Send us Fan Mail Three correctional officers are murdered in North Carolina. https://www.youtube.com/@jamesr.howel... https://www.odmp.org/officer/23418-co... https://www.odmp.org/officer/23417-co... https://www.odmp.org/officer/23430-co... https://wcti12.com/news/state-news/au... https://www.officer.com/features/hono... https://www.witn.com/2022/10/12/five-... https://www.ncdps.gov/blog/2022/10/12...

Send us Fan Mail Incident date: Wed, 07/03/1991 - 12:00 Location: Inside overturned 1985 blue Subaru station wagon along Highway 297 in Toombs County near Emanuel County line Sex: Female On July 3, 1991, Kirsten Davis, 21, was traveling on Highway 297 in Toombs County not far from the Emanuel County line when she was shot and killed. She died from a shotgun wound to her face and neck. Kirsten's 1985 blue Subaru station wagon was found overturned in a ditch by passing motorists around 1:30 a.m., thirty minutes after investigators believe the shooting occurred. At the time of her death, Kirsten was on her way to visit a friend in Vidalia. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://gbi.georgia.gov/cases/unsolve... https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/c...

Send us Fan Mail A Clark County, Ohio Deputy is murdered. Merch: https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://www.odmp.org/officer/20636-de... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing... https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2... Link for Podcast / Book Purchase / Author's Website / Facebook / Documentary Purchase / Twitter / Coffee Tea and Crime: https://linktr.ee/jrlawman​​​​​​​​​

Send us Fan Mail 09/11/61 Name Minnie Lutes-Johnson, Age 20 Gender Female SUSPECT DETAILS Name Unknown Offense Murder Cause Ligature/Strangulation May 29, 2011 Bill and Peggy Stephenson slain in brutal fashion – bludgeoned and stabbed – and then, whoever killed them staged a bizarre scene. Posed the bodies and staged every room in the residence.   Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://database.projectcoldcase.org/...   / killer-sought  https://spotcrime.com/KY/Fayette%20Co... https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/3... https://www.boonecountyky.org/governm... https://www.cincinnati.com/story/accu...