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New Orleans Unsolved

Anna Christie, Thanh Truong•www.neworleansunsolved.com
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New Orleans Unsolved is an independent narrative true crime podcast based in the historic city of New Orleans. Investigator/producer Anna Christie and veteran journalist Thanh Truong dive deep into a string of unsolved case from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Season 1 focused on the mysterious death of a teenager whose body was recovered from the Mississippi River that connects to Season 2.The Rope Murders, revolves around a set of cold cases involving murder victims who were ritualistically tied up and left in desolate areas of Louisiana and Mississippi.

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Episodes

S2 Update before Ep.43

Why have I been so quiet? That's a good question and I have an update for y'all.

Apr 13, 2026•8 min•Season 2Ep. 46

S2 Episode 42, Who's Watching Who?

The past always catches up. This episode breaks down how information has looped back around, connecting pieces of a puzzle that's been building for over six years.

Mar 01, 2026•56 min•Season 2Ep. 42

S2 Update to Ep.41

This is a brief update on what I’ve learned since the release of Episode 41 regarding the bodies I observed at St. Roch Cemetery in New Orleans. Since the episode aired, I’ve made efforts to get clarification and understand what I was seeing. This update reflects where things stand based on the information I was able to obtain after the episode was released. I will also be posting the video I recorded the day I visited the cemetery so listeners can see exactly what I saw.

Jan 09, 2026•23 min•Season 2Ep. 44

S2 Episode 40, The Playbook

A small discovery opens a much bigger path. Anna traces it, step by step, into places that have been overlooked for decades.

Oct 28, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 41

S2 Episode 39, Something's Happening

As Stanley Burkhardt’s bid for bail is denied, years of chasing scattered leads finally pay off. Long-missing details come to light, revealing more about Burkhardt himself and the path he’s taken to escape accountability — until now. If you’d like to support this ongoing investigation, visit NewOrleansUnsolved.com for donation links and ways to help.

Sep 24, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 40

S2 Episode 38 Don't Swing Twice

With the help of new information that has surfaced, I’m able to fit together pieces of the puzzle that had long remained disconnected. This episode traces the impact of that development—and the new clarity it brings to the investigation.

Jul 06, 2025•52 min•Season 2Ep. 39

S2 Episode 36, The Dogwood Tree

In this episode, Anna follows a trail of overlooked details—newspaper clippings, archived files, and a name buried in an old contact list—that led us to a hidden connection between two key figures. What began as a quiet hunch became a pivotal piece of the larger puzzle. You’ll hear how Anna's research unfolded in real time, and how every small clue helped bring a buried link to light. To donate, please visit the link below: https://ko-fi.com/neworleansunsolved...

Mar 23, 2025•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 36

S2 Episode 35, Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Anna receives some long awaited documents, uncovering a lead she never expected. A conversation she thought impossible finally happens, revealing critical new information. But just as the pieces start falling into place, a new discovery shifts the investigation.

Feb 19, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 35

S2 Episode 33, In for a Penny, In for a Pound

In this episode Anna gives updates from leads she has been tracking down. Anna also has a meeting that doesn't get the results she was hoping for. However, a new lead that brings new information comes to light. You know what they say, when one door closes, another door opens.

Oct 29, 2024•58 min•Season 2Ep. 33

Update before Episode 33

I know I've been quiet. Here's an update before the next episode.

Oct 18, 2024•4 min•Season 2Ep. 33

S2 Episode 31, The Thief/ The Rope Murders: The Investigation

In this episode Anna focuses on two of the men convicted in Troop 137. More information comes to the surface that leads to implications of a cover-up , conspiracy or blackmail on a much larger scale. You'll also hear from an individual that witnessed the theft of an important recurring item.

Aug 08, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 31

S2 Episode 30, House Of Cards/ The Rope Murder:The Investigation

This is the second half of episode 29. After you listen I think you'll understand why I had to break this up into two parts. Out of all the information I've received during this six year investigation, this is the most shocking so far. Every time I think it can't get worse, it does.

Jul 07, 2024•22 min•Season 2Ep. 30

S2 Episode 27, Write the Wrongs/The Rope Murders : The Investigation

New Orleans Unsolved began as a deep dive into one mysterious death. But in the six years Anna dedicated to investigate the cases that eventually became the basis for both seasons of the podcast, she discovered that rarely were the details isolated. They were part of a web consisting of cops, corruption and cruelty. In the season finale of The Rope Murders, Anna's investigation comes full circle.

Apr 24, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 27

S2 Episode 26, Yet Again/ The Rope Murders: The Investigation

The path of Anna's investigation takes her back to Pass Christian, Mississippi for a second look at the location where Mark Richardson's body was discovered. We also hear about a more sinister undercurrent of what ties these cases together and the shocking news that brings us to the present day.

Apr 16, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 26

S2 Episode 25, Take The Long Way Home / The Investigation

The Rope Murders took place at a time which preceded what we've all come to know as forensic science. The murders of Dennis Turcotte, Mark Richardson and Daniel Dewey were also comitted before the internet age . Anna's investigation of the murders has never revolved around web-sleuthing. Much of it has revolved around making contact and connections. It has led her on a path to retrace the trail of a suspected serial killer. In this episode, Anna explains why taking the long way home revealed mor...

Apr 04, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 25

S2 Episode 23, The Map/ The Rope Murders: The Investigation

From digging into old records and newspaper archives to tracing faded genealogy lines, Anna has used different investigative techniques and tools. But the one tool that perhaps produced the most revelatory information has been a map that became available through a cab company. In this episode, Anna details what she placed on this map, and in turn, what she learned from it. She also makes a shocking discovery when she examines a document related to one of the Rope Murders.

Mar 27, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 23

S2 Episode 22, The Photos/ The Rope Murders: The Investigation

Over the course of six years and two seasons of the podcast, Anna has been trying to decipher the identities of the murdered teenage boys who ended up in the photos that were eventually shown to other children. The individual who showed them those photos was a child predator. Anna's investigation has steadily cleared a path through a forest of questions. In this episode, she explains why what was in the background of those photos is perhaps as important as what was front and center in them. Her ...

Mar 20, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 22

S2 Episode 21, Devil in the Detail/ The Rope Murders: The Investigation

Anna unexpectedly connects with a woman who had information that sent her reeling. The years Anna has spent investigating the Rope Murders have been filled with attempts to connect deaths, details and decades. It’s been a constant pursuit of this theory that the murders of Dennis Turcotte, Mark Richardson and Daniel Dewey were part of a wider web spun by predators masking as trustworthy people. In this episode, the interview Anna wasn’t quite prepared for reveals the story of a missing boy who, ...

Mar 13, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 21

S2 Episode 20, The Leak/ The Rope Murders: The Investigation

During Anna’s investigation of the Rope Murders, she found correlations to the mysterious case of Eddie Wells, the pedophile operation ran by Boy Scout Troop 137, and one person who seemed to have tentacles touching all those elements. But it took Anna years to find those connections. In the initial stages of her investigation, she had a working theory about the Rope Murders. That theory was tested when she was called to a meeting of law enforcement officers. Also tested was her trust in the peo...

Mar 06, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 20

S2 Episode 19, The Footlocker / The Rope Murders: The Investigation

Anna’s investigative focus stays on the Orange Grove Plantation as she sits down with a woman who, as a young girl, lived near the plantation in Plaquemines Parish and visited its grounds. Through Anna’s yearslong investigation of the Rope Murders, she’s come to believe the Orange Grove Plantation was a significant site. It was also a place a survivor from season 1 of New Orleans Unsolved was taken as a child. In this episode, he recalls the murky circumstances surrounding the times he ended up ...

Feb 28, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 19

S2 Episode 18, The Shell Road/ The Rope Murders: The Investigation

Fragmented memories, fading landmarks and decades old newspaper articles have been among the puzzle pieces Anna has had to work with as her investigation of the Rope Murders took her deeper into Plaquemines Parish…and some of its troubled history. One place, located off what was described as the shell road, stood for more than a century. But for one person, it represents a dark point in his past. In this episode, Anna explores its possible connection to the Rope Murders.

Feb 21, 2024•30 min•Season 2Ep. 18
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