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Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

  • 52 minutes 19 seconds
    MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac

    For decades, police said Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac died via suicide by masturbation. But her family always believed there was more to Rowena’s death than met the eye. Could she have been the victim of a serial killer passing through Texas, or could her case be connected to the deaths of two other women in the area?

    • If you have any information about the deaths of Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac or Melody Ann Bush, please contact the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office at (979) 968-5856 or email us at [email protected].
    • Click HERE to view and sign Joleta’s petition asking Fayette County to change Rowena’s manner of death on her death certificate to homicide.

     

     

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    8 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 44 minutes 31 seconds
    MURDERED: Patrick Shunn & Monique Patenaude

    When a couple from Oso, Washington, is discovered missing, it doesn’t take long for detectives to develop a prime suspect. But solving the case, finding their bodies and capturing the killer took approximately 100 days, using a combination of old-school investigative methods and modern forensic tools.

    • Click HERE to view the footage from SnoHawk 1’s camera, courtesy of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.

     

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    1 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 32 minutes 20 seconds
    MISSING: Zelig Williams

    A rising Broadway star. A mysterious SOS alert. And a car left abandoned at a trailhead wrecked by Hurricane Helene. When 28-year-old Zelig Williams vanishes on October 3rd, 2024, there’s no sign of a crash, his phone, or him. Is this the result of a mental health emergency, a tragic accident or did someone lure Zelig into the woods, never intending to let him leave?

    • If you have any information on the disappearance of Zelig Williams, you can contact the Richland County Sheriff’s Department at 803-576-3000. If you’d like to remain anonymous, you can call the Crime Stoppers of the Midlands at 888-274-6372.

    If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org.

     

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    27 November 2025, 8:00 am
  • 54 minutes 9 seconds
    MURDERED: Linda Sherman

    In 1985, 27-year-old Linda Sherman vanished – just as she was making plans to leave her tumultuous marriage. For five long years, her family had no answers — until a human skull appeared beneath a restaurant window near a St. Louis, Missouri-area airport -- where her husband was a regular. Decades later, Linda’s daughter is still searching for the truth about what happened to her mother.

    • If you have any information about the murder of Linda Sherman, please contact St. Louis Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-866-371-8477 or submit a tip online here.
    • You can also contact the North County Police Cooperative at 314-428-7374.

    If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, help is available. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788.

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    24 November 2025, 8:00 am
  • 54 minutes 32 seconds
    INFAMOUS: The Murder of Amber Spradlin

    In June of 2023, a woman was brutally murdered in Floyd County, Kentucky, while attending a gathering at the home of a local dentist. The slaying rocked the small communities of eastern Kentucky as months ticked by, rumors swirled and no one was held accountable. Finally, in July 2024, three men were charged in connection to her death and the trial is right around the corner.

     

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    17 November 2025, 8:00 am
  • 59 minutes 56 seconds
    MURDERED: Teresa Flores & Martha Mezo

    In 1980, the tiny town of San Miguel, California, was shaken when two kindergarten girls vanished in broad daylight from a main street. Despite a long list of local child predators and bizarre clues, the trail went cold in a matter of years. But now, nearly 5 decades later, the very detective who solved the Kristin Smart case has come out of retirement to take another look, and he’s closer than ever before to a solve.

     

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    10 November 2025, 8:00 am
  • 40 minutes 11 seconds
    MURDERED: Christion Olson

    His friends brought him home saying he was drunk, but the truth tells a much different story. 

    18-year-old Christion Olson heads out for a night with friends on July 12th, 2024. But when he comes home early the next morning, the unimaginable happens. His family is left to grapple with tragedy while they search for answers. Only to be met with silence, shifting stories, and people that might be more interested in protecting themselves than sharing the truth. 

    Nearly everything about that night feels wrong—and maybe that’s why it seems like everyone there that night has something to hide…

    • If you have any pertinent information about Christion’s case or the early morning hours of July 13th, 2024, on or around Topaz Lane, please contact the Brunswick Hills Police Department. The Chief of Police made a website specifically for Christion’s case which you can access HERE. You’ll find a number to dispatch, a link to send information straight to investigators, and ways to share a tip anonymously.

     

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    3 November 2025, 8:00 am
  • 27 minutes 52 seconds
    MISSING: The Thompson Family

    A frantic phone call, an abrupt departure, and then… silence. When Everett and Lydia Thompson disappear along with their two young sons, the trail leads to one man whose story keeps changing. But instead of swift action, investigators initially delay and brush off a family’s cry for answers. Potentially giving the suspect time to erase evidence – and the Thompson family themselves. Nearly thirty years later, their fate remains a chilling mystery that may have been solvable from the start.

    • If you know anything about the disappearance of the Thompson family, call the Chicago Police Department’s Missing Persons Division at 312-745-5020 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).

    If you or anyone you know is thinking about suicide, please be aware that emotional support can be reached by calling or texting the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, where trained counselors are available 24/7 to provide support.

     

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    30 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Gwen Hasselquist

    In March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, the mysterious death of a mother of two is ruled a suicide. But her loved ones believe there’s more to her death than meets the eye. And as soon as we looked into her case, the cracks in the official ruling started to show. 

    • If you have any information about Gwen Hasselquist or her death or movements the night of March 20th, 2020, please email [email protected].

    If you or a loved one is struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, you can call or text the Crisis and Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. 

    You can learn more about The Good segment and even submit a story of your own by visiting The Good page on our website!

     

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    27 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    MISSING: Trevaline Evans

    A shopkeeper in North Wales seemingly vanishes into thin air after hanging a sign on her antique store saying she’ll be back in two minutes. Investigators search high and low for Trevaline Evans for decades, trying to track down a so-called “mystery man” in a suit who she’d been seen with in the days before she disappeared. But they find no trace of the 52-year-old grandmother. Her case becomes one police call the most confusing they’ve ever worked. And it becomes even more baffling when…nearly 40 years after Trevaline vanished…brand new tips roll in from two brothers in the UK who say they’d found her remains, and had proof. But those remains seemed to vanish too, leaving this mystery still unsolved.

     

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    20 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 24 minutes 3 seconds
    MURDERED: Destiny Jackson & Nazirah Muhammad

    When Destiny Jackson and Nazirah Muhammad were found gunned down in their own home, both their families and investigators in Hobart, Indiana, are baffled. Today, they’re so close to solving the case that’s haunted them for the past three years - but they need your help to take it over the finish line. 

    • If you know anything about the murders of Destiny Jackson and Nazirah Muhammad, you can contact the Hobart Police Department by calling 219-942-1125.

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    13 October 2025, 7:05 am
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