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Kathy Jones-Harmon – 10 of Hearts, Utah

Kathy Jones-Harmon – 10 of Hearts, Utah

by Ashley Flowers | Oct 18, 2023 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases

Kathy was a 22-year-old newlywed living in Salt Lake City in 1976, forging her own path in a town that often seemed to value conformity over individuality. By all accounts, Kathy had a reputation for being tough – definitely no shrinking violet. So no one was...
Brenda Gaddis – Jack of Spades, Ohio

Brenda Gaddis – Jack of Spades, Ohio

by Ashley Flowers | Oct 11, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Ohio Cold Case

None of Brenda’s friends or family could’ve guessed that Thanksgiving 1990 would be the last time they’d see the sweet 33-year-old mother of three. For weeks, it seemed like Brenda had vanished into thin air, but eventually finding her just lead to more questions that...
Valaine Briggs – Ace of Spades, Utah

Valaine Briggs – Ace of Spades, Utah

by Ashley Flowers | Oct 4, 2023 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases

Our card this week is Valaine Briggs, the Ace of Spades from Utah. When 19-year-old Valaine left her Salt Lake City apartment and walked to class one spring morning in 1977, her carefully planned future was full of promise. And though she was in a time of transition...
Corey A. Mitchell – 2 of Spades, Ohio

Corey A. Mitchell – 2 of Spades, Ohio

by Ashley Flowers | Sep 27, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Ohio Cold Case

May 29th, 2010 was supposed to be a normal Saturday for 34-year-old, single dad Corey and his 11-year-old twins, but a brazen masked gunman had other plans. Authorities in Dayton, Ohio, have spent the last 13 years trying to figure out who was behind that mask....
Susan “Su” Taraskiewicz – 8 of Spades, Massachusetts

Susan “Su” Taraskiewicz – 8 of Spades, Massachusetts

by Ashley Flowers | Sep 13, 2023 | Episode, Northeast Cold Cases

Twenty-seven-year-old Susan, better known as Su, was the kind of woman most people would describe as a breath of fresh air or a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. But late one night in 1992, Su’s brightness was suddenly and brutally put out. For the past three decades,...
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About The Deck

State prison systems and local law enforcement agencies have replaced the faces traditional playing card decks with images of missing and murdered people and then distributed those cards throughout prisons, hoping someone will recognize a case and come forward with information. In Audiochuck’s weekly show, host Ashley Flowers is revealing the stories behind some of the cards with the help of detectives and victims’ family members who have gone on record hoping to see justice served.

Recent Episodes

Mary and Susanne “Susie” Reker – 2 of Hearts, Minnesota (Part 1)

On Labor Day of 1974, less than 24 hours before 15-year-old Mary was to start her sophomore year of high school, she told her parents she needed to make a quick shopping trip to pick up some last-minute school supplies and a winter coat. Her younger sister,...

Christine Tortoro – 6 of Clubs, Connecticut

In 1988, 21-year-old Christine was found murdered in Hartford, Connecticut. Almost immediately, rumors started swirling about who could be responsible for her death. But most rumors always have a source — and if you look hard enough, sometimes, you can find a thread...

Renee McBreen – 2 of Spades, Florida

When Renee was 22 years old, her main goal was to provide a good life for her son Caleb. But in September 1992, Renee was attacked in her Jacksonville, Florida, home after hosting Caleb’s 3rd birthday party. While Renee’s killer spared Caleb’s life, their actions took...

Elizabeth Miller – 7 of Hearts, Connecticut

In the summer of 1994, Elizabeth’s body was found outside an abandoned building in an area rife with crime. As the years went by, investigators never uncovered any solid leads — until a pattern of brutal murders began to emerge in the area, leading them to suspect...

Amber Hoopes – 9 of Clubs, Idaho

Late one night in September 2001, Amber Hoopes walked out to her grandparents’ auto body shop in Idaho Falls, Idaho to use the computer. After sending an email and logging off the computer around 1am, Amber vanished. Police have evidence that shows she was abducted...

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