In this updated, new, and compact version of our original telling of the case of an unidentified woman discovered in Jenkins County, Georgia, in February 1988, we release details that, prior to our GBI interview and visit in 2019, had never been shared with the public, discuss possible avenues to identification, and even a suspect who was named early on in the investigation. Photos on our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/news-1/2022/7/26/the-jenkins-county-jane-doe-photos Pre order La...
Jul 27, 2022•49 min•Season 13Ep. 12
In this remastered re-release of our 2019 episode on the 1988 Ware County Jane Doe known as “Christmas Doe” and the now-identified former John Doe known as “Dennis Doe,” William DaShawn Hamilton, found in Dekalb County, GA, in 1999. Listen for just-released updates in his case and the full details of both investigations. Remastered by Scott Stronach Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ -Go to https://www.func...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 13Ep. 11
We provide updates on our coverage of Julie Doe, an unidentified decedent and probable homicide victim found along a Florida highway in 1988. Julie was a trans woman assumed to be cisgender until 2015; since its inception, the Trans Doe Task Force has worked to amplify her case and actively seek her loved ones and chosen family in hopes of resolving her case. In addition, The DNA Doe Project is actively seeking volunteers to upload their DNA to GEDmatch in hopes of identifying Julie—particularly...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 13Ep. 10
You’ll want to hear what’s happening in the cases of Julie Doe, Christmas Doe, and Dennis Doe, and check out a new presentation of the Jenkins County Jane Doe. Releases start July 13th, 2022. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Submit a case to The Fall Line: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/case-submissions Join us on Patreon to support the billboard and therapy funds: https://www.patreon.com/thefalllinep...
Jul 11, 2022•1 min
Arrests have been made in the 2006 murder of NiShan Huff, whose cold case we covered in the 2020 series Carolina Girls (Episode 3). Sources at our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sources Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Submit a case to The Fall Line: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/case-submissions Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefalllinepodcast 2022 All Rights Reserved The ...
Jul 06, 2022•7 min•Season 13Ep. 9
Carlos Delgado disappeared in 1997, but there’s no formal record of this fact—at least, not one his family can access. Although ICE allegedly holds that information in their internal records, there is no listing for Carlos, who was in the US on a temporary residency visa, with NamUs or any other state or county agency. And that has made tracking him, and publicizing his case, extraordinarily difficult. Add in the circumstances of Carlos’’ life, and his place among the “missing missing,” and his ...
Jun 22, 2022•40 min•Season 13Ep. 8
Across the United States, major cities are faced with dozens, if not hundreds, of cases of unidentified decedents: Doe cases who, whether they are homicide victims or have died of other means, are people who may represent more than one of DPD’s cold cases: there are many missing-persons reports which could be resolved by matching the deceased to reports of the missing. The problem lies in a lack of readily available DNA evidence; until the mid-2000s, it was not standard procedure to retain such ...
Jun 15, 2022•57 min•Season 13Ep. 7
We continue our fascinating discussion on ethics in true crime with Sarah Turney, on topics ranging from leaks in the Delphi case, parasocial relationships in true crime, web sleuthing, family-member creator content, and the future she envisions for true-crime media. Sarah Turney is the sister of Alissa Turney, an advocate, creator--host of Voices for Justice and Disappearances--and one of the fiercest voices pushing for radical change in true-crime media. Sarah knows what needs to shift--she sa...
May 25, 2022•38 min•Season 13Ep. 6
Sarah Turney is the sister of Alissa Turney, an advocate, creator--host of Voices for Justice and Disappearances--and one of the fiercest voices pushing for radical change in true-crime media. Sarah knows what needs to shift--she saw the worst of true-crime “entertainment” and media attention, and the lack of it, when her sister disappeared in 2001, and has experienced every possible situation family members and survivors face since then: insensitive headlines; misreported information; harassmen...
May 18, 2022•40 min•Season 13Ep. 5
In Part 2 of this series, Sonia Perez details the troubling discoveries she made that have left her with serious misgivings in the cause-of-death ruling in her mother’s case. After Cherokee Finley was found on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Flathead Reservation on April 29, 1998, hypothermia was listed as the primary cause, but what Sonia saw at the scene—and later heard around town—led her to another possible scenario. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.co...
Apr 27, 2022•36 min•Season 13Ep. 4
Lillie “Cherokee” Squeque Finley was found deceased on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Flathead Reservation on April 29, 1998--her cause of death ruled to be hypothermia, and an accident--but her daughter Sonia, and the rest of her family, have long believed that her death was suspicious, and hope to see her cause reopened. To donate to Cherokee’s headstone fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-headstone-for-cherokee-finley Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachetteb...
Apr 20, 2022•35 min•Season 13Ep. 3
Where do you go to uncover the details of the world’s cold cases and biggest mysteries? This week, we speak with the people who are in charge of one of the largest repositories for those discussions, and tackle the tough calls, hard choices, case solves, tips, and biggest moments they’ve experienced along the way. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Everlywell is offering a special discount of 20% off an at-...
Mar 30, 2022•46 min•Season 13Ep. 2
In this ALL NEW episode, citizen Samuel Little expert Bryan Worters updates us on the open cases of Samuel Little—including unmatched confessions, Jane Doe victims, and much more. Worters discusses previously unreleased case descriptions, possible solves, Little’s death, and new details in a number of Southeastern cases that may help close the remaining open cases. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Go to b...
Mar 16, 2022•51 min•Season 13Ep. 1
It’s a question the families of the missing dream of asking; the families of homicide victims, too, but for very different reasons--because they’re tracking down a perpetrator, just beyond their reach--someone standing close enough to touch, with just one vital detail missing, or the mere suggestion of a suspect, with a thousand doors of possibility open before them. In nearly five years of broadcast, only a few cases covered on The Fall Line have been resolved--unidentified persons connected to...
Mar 02, 2022•45 min•Season 12Ep. 43
In Collier County, Florida, investigators are working to identify a murder victim found in 1986--one whose only known name, ‘Sebastian Pasqual,’ was a pseudonym. And his homicide is not the only Doe case tied to an alias in Collier; in Florida, and across the country, there are hundreds of such victims waiting to be identified. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Go to babbel.com and get six months of Babbel...
Feb 16, 2022•54 min•Season 12Ep. 42
We explore one of the world’s most thorough indexes of Doe cases: Unidentified Wiki--and speak with its creator, who hadn’t finished high school when he began to compile information on both the most well-known and the most obscure cases of the unidentified in the United States and beyond. Armchair detectives and experts alike use his site to trade information and seek the identities of John and Jane Does past and present, hoping to match a missing persons case to a listing carefully gathered int...
Feb 09, 2022•42 min•Season 12Ep. 41
Timica James promised local authorities that she would keep her family from conducting their own investigation into the death of her son, Moses “Fat Man” Williams Jr., if local authorities solved his case within ten years; on February 5th 2022, that date will pass, with Moses’ murder still unsolved. In part two of our deep dive into the life and death of Moses Williams Jr, and the far-reaching effects his murder has had on his family and community, we look at how much is known about Moses’ possi...
Jan 26, 2022•41 min•Season 12Ep. 40
On Super Bowl Sunday, 2012, a gunshot rang out across the darkened streets of Aiken, SC--and 19-year-old Moses “Fat Man” Williams Jr., a popular former high-school football star, slumped in the driver’s seat of his car.Though his girlfriend and her sister were no more than a hundred feet away, and he was parked in a busy neighborhood, no one could—or would—say who’d shot the young father, who worked seven days a week to support his family. But his mother, Timica James, was determined to find out...
Jan 19, 2022•43 min•Season 12Ep. 39
After her 2014 murder, on a bright weekday afternoon, the family of Grace Chen, the Austin community that had embraced her, and local investigators attempt to puzzle out her case--even as an art theft adds levels of complexity, and more questions than answers. In part two of this series, Grace’s son, Jacky, community advocate, Amy Wong Mok, and the current detective assigned on to her case weigh in. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-...
Dec 15, 2021•49 min•Season 12Ep. 38
In Febuary of 2014, Grace Chen--mother, small-business-owner, talented teacher, and active member of her Austin community—was murdered just steps away from her own language school. In the seven-plus years since her murder, her son, Jacky, and community members, like advocate Amy Wong Mok, have attempted to piece together what happened on that bright, busy weekday afternoon, a woman well-loved by so many. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton...
Dec 08, 2021•43 min•Season 12Ep. 37
In over a century’s worth of investigation into the unsolved murders attributed to the unknown killer called “Jack the Ripper,” little real attention has been paid to the five canonical victims--they’ve been treated as objects for dissection, not human beings with full lives. Author and historian Hallie Rubenhold, who published The Five in 2019 and is releasing the podcast Bad Women: The Ripper Retold with Pushkin, aims to change that narrative, and question why we’ve been so comfortable with it...
Nov 17, 2021•47 min•Season 12Ep. 36
The identification of the Lyon County Jane Doe as Wilma June Nissen was only the first step in unraveling a complex crime; once her identity was known, investigators began to piece together who had left her in a ditch along Iowa’s Highway 182, in 1978--and why. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Go to GreenChef.com/fallline125 and use code fallline125 to get $125 off including free shipping! 10% off your fi...
Nov 10, 2021•39 min•Season 12Ep. 35
In October of 1978, when the body of an unknown woman was discovered off a highway in rural Iowa, local authorities had no idea it would take 28 years to identify the victim—or that her identification would also connect them to a daughter, determined to solve her mother’s murder. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Go to CALM.COM/ fallline , you’ll get a limited time offer of 40% off a Calm Premium Subscript...
Nov 03, 2021•41 min•Season 12Ep. 34
We dive into Georgia and South Carolina’s cold cases with investigative reporter Renetta DuBose, whose grandmother’s unsolved murder is the driving force behind her own passion to help solve the Southeast’s forgotten cases. Renetta also discusses what takes some cases—like the disappearance and murder of Gabby Petito—into the national news spotlight more than others, and how the structure of media itself affects what stories are told. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachett...
Oct 20, 2021•43 min•Season 12Ep. 33
We continue to explore the fascinating world of K-9 cadaver, search and rescue missions–both training and the ins and outs of how the dogs work in the field–with one of the nation’s leading experts, Trace Sargent. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Trace Sargent’s podcast The Seeker’s Quest : https://theseekersquest.libsyn.com/ Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from ...
Oct 13, 2021•45 min•Season 12Ep. 32
A small town cop known as “GI Joe” is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015 and quickly becomes a martyr in the national media. But when a dogged investigator and his team set out to get justice, they uncover unsettling secrets about Joe, the local police department, and the village of Fox Lake. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes the third season of Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake. Hosted by Matt Baglio. Listen to Over My Dead Body: http://wondery.fm/FL_TheFa...
Oct 11, 2021•6 min
We explore the fascinating world of K-9 cadaver, search and rescue missions–both training and the ins and outs of how the dogs work in the field–with one of the nation’s leading experts, Trace Sargent. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Trace Sargent’s podcast, The Seeker's Quest: https://theseekersquest.libsyn.com/ Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worter...
Oct 06, 2021•48 min•Season 12Ep. 31
What would you do if a singular moment changed your life forever? This is Actually Happening is a weekly podcast from Wondery that features extraordinary life-changing stories told by the people who lived them. We’ve all had powerful moments in our lives that have given us the feeling of, “Nothing is ever going to be the same.” This is Actually Happening explores these moments head-on. These immersive, gripping stories will have you on the edge of your seat, waiting to hear what will happen next...
Sep 28, 2021•9 min
In 1977--before the Atlanta Child Murders would grip the city--an unknown gunman stalked Atlanta's parks, looking for couples who'd sought the privacy of unofficial 'lover's lanes.' Between January and March, he killed three people and critically wounded three more. The final episode in this series dissects the two publicly available forensic profiles of the Atlanta Lover’s Lane Killer, information of suspects considered by the APD, andd where the case stands today. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY T...
Sep 22, 2021•42 min•Season 12Ep. 30
In 1977--before the Atlanta Child Murders would grip the city--an unknown gunman stalked Atlanta's parks, looking for couples who'd sought the privacy of unofficial 'lover's lanes.' Between January and March, he killed three people and critically wounded three more. The second episode in this series covers The Atlanta Constitution reporter’s Ken Willis and his dogged pursuit of the story--and push to publish it--and the APD’s manhunt for the unknown gunman, which led to stakeouts of Atlanta park...
Sep 15, 2021•43 min•Season 12Ep. 29
