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Donna Ingersoll – 10 of Clubs, Minnesota

Donna Ingersoll – 10 of Clubs, Minnesota

by Ashley Flowers | Dec 14, 2022 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case

On a snowy December night in 1990, 25-year-old Donna Ingersoll stormed outside and disappeared into the night after a heated argument with her boyfriend, leaving behind several important belongings and a twisted web of mysteries investigators have spent decades trying...
Valincio Hill – Ace of Hearts, Kansas

Valincio Hill – Ace of Hearts, Kansas

by Ashley Flowers | Oct 26, 2022 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases

On September 13, 2020, 17-year-old high school basketball player Valincio Hill was gunned down while standing on his own front porch in Wichita, Kansas, while hanging out with his family. For the past two years, Valincio’s murder has haunted the community of Wichita...
James Winston III – 9 of Clubs, Kansas

James Winston III – 9 of Clubs, Kansas

by Ashley Flowers | Sep 21, 2022 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases

James Winston III, a 35-year-old father of six, was waiting for a friend to come over in the wee morning hours of February 16, 2020, when two unknown individuals barged into his apartment and shot him to death. There are many questions still swirling around James’...
Mary Beth “Pixie” Grismore – 10 of Spades, Indiana

Mary Beth “Pixie” Grismore – 10 of Spades, Indiana

by Ashley Flowers | Jun 22, 2022 | Episode, Indiana Cold Case, Midwest Cold Cases

In February 1978, a 26-year-old mother of two disappeared from her rural Indiana home the day she was scheduled to move to Iowa with her new husband. Months later, she was found strangled to death in the trunk of her own car in Ohio. For more than forty years, Mary...
Bobby Joe Fritz – 5 of Spades, Wisconsin

Bobby Joe Fritz – 5 of Spades, Wisconsin

by Ashley Flowers | May 25, 2022 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Wisconsin Cold Case

On May 14, 1983, 5-year-old Bobby Joe Fritz asked his sister to walk him back home after playing a game of kickball with the neighborhood kids in the Wisconsin village of Campbellsport. After walking him toward their house and watching as he made it to the end of...
Cindy Elias – 6 of Diamonds, Minnesota

Cindy Elias – 6 of Diamonds, Minnesota

by Ashley Flowers | Apr 20, 2022 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case

The last time anyone saw Cindy Elias alive was in 1977 when she was enjoying a night out with friends in the small mining town of Virginia, Minnesota. After she was unable to find a ride home, she decided to hitchhike. Her body was found hours later, discarded in a...
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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

Robert Mitchell Jr. – 8 of Clubs, New York

When the body of Robert Mitchell Jr., a “gentle giant” and towering presence in Rochester’s bar scene, is discovered burning in a public park, detectives don’t know what to think. As rumors swirl and leads dry up, the case grows cold… until a witness comes forward...

Jerene Matta – Queen of Spades, Washington

During the Yakima Police Department’s annual Christmas party, the news of 62-year-old Jerene’s murder shocked every officer and their plus ones. Jerene’s house was known for its security cameras – there were so many that you basically couldn’t enter the property...

Ron Harnish – 7 of Clubs, California

Twenty-two-year-old Ron Harnish was murdered on the streets of San Diego in December 2006. Almost 19 years later, the police and Ron’s own mother believe they know who’s responsible. But proving it has been a challenge, and the people they are after are as violent as...

Jaklyn Baccoli – 5 of Clubs, New York

When demolition workers entered a vacant home in Rochester, New York, they expected asbestos—not a crime scene. But hidden inside was the body of 44-year-old Jaklyn Baccoli, a woman whose final moments were marked by unimaginable violence. As detectives dug into her...

REMEMBERING: Valaine Briggs – Ace of Spades, Utah

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...

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