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Deshawna Wilkerson – 3 of Clubs, Ohio

Deshawna Wilkerson – 3 of Clubs, Ohio

by Ashley Flowers | Jan 17, 2024 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Ohio Cold Case

Deshawna was a bright, recent high-school graduate who was so excited for her future in nursing. She loved helping others, and she wanted to make it her career. But late one night in October 2001, someone saw to it that Deshawna would never have a chance to help...
Jacqueline Brown – King of Spades, Ohio

Jacqueline Brown – King of Spades, Ohio

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

Jacqueline Brown and her coworkers went out on July 12th, 1985 to cash their paychecks and celebrate payday with some drinks. Instead, the night ended in tragedy when residents in another part of town were awoken to find Jacqueline shot and begging for help. And while...
Ruth Carter – King of Diamonds, Ohio

Ruth Carter – King of Diamonds, Ohio

by Ashley Flowers | Dec 13, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Ohio Cold Case

When 50-year-old Ruth Carter was found murdered in her home in Dayton, Ohio, suspicions immediately turned to her former roommate. But no physical evidence could tie him to the scene, and years started to tick by without any leads to point investigators to her killer…...
Sharon Pretorius – 6 of Diamonds, Ohio

Sharon Pretorius – 6 of Diamonds, Ohio

by Ashley Flowers | Oct 25, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Ohio Cold Case

One September day in 1973, 13-year-old Sharon left her home to run a quick errand, an errand she’s run dozens of times before. But that day would be different. And for the last 50 years her family and investigators have put all their hope and energy into trying to...
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...
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....
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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

Clarence and Marjorie Paulson (2 of Clubs, Minnesota)

In July 1984, Clarence and Marjorie Paulson, father and daughter, were reported missing from their home in Minnesota. At first glance, sheriff’s deputies didn’t see any obvious signs of a struggle. Marjorie and Clarence didn’t have driver’s licenses, and the...

Edwin “Eddie” Heath Sr. (King of Hearts, Delaware)

For the last eleven years, the mystery of who murdered 33-year-old Eddie has haunted the New Castle County Police. It looked to them like Eddie had been targeted – shot just steps from where he lived and in front of his children. But a few BIG questions remain: Who...

Angelica Sandoval – 3 of Hearts, Colorado

When police arrived at the scene of Angelica Sandoval’s disappearance on February 24th, 2011, what they came across seemed eerily frozen in time: her 1995, four-door, green Oldsmobile sedan was parked on 13th Street, in front of her two-bedroom duplex. Her keys were...

 Jimmy “Jamie” Riddle – 9 of Diamonds, North Carolina

In the fall of 1991, just as the season was starting to change, a couple fishing at sunrise at a small lake in Fayetteville, North Carolina, noticed something floating near the surface of the water. At first, they thought it was a blow-up doll. But upon closer...

Tonya Teske – The 2 of Spades, Idaho

This week, we’re resurfacing an important old episode for you because we just learned more information about a person of interest who’s never been ruled out. His name is Mark Douglas Burns, and he's a terrifying individual. He came up in a Crime Junkie episode we...

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