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

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

by Ashley Flowers | Jul 12, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case

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

Christine Tortoro – 6 of Clubs, Connecticut

by Ashley Flowers | Jul 5, 2023 | Connecticut Cold Case, Episode, Northeast Cold Cases

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

Renee McBreen – 2 of Spades, Florida

by Ashley Flowers | Jun 28, 2023 | Episode, Florida Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

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

Elizabeth Miller – 7 of Hearts, Connecticut

by Ashley Flowers | Jun 21, 2023 | Connecticut Cold Case, Episode, Northeast Cold Cases

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

Amber Hoopes – 9 of Clubs, Idaho

by Ashley Flowers | Jun 14, 2023 | Episode, Idaho Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases

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...
Myrtle Cole – Queen of Spades, Minnesota

Myrtle Cole – Queen of Spades, Minnesota

by Seth Meyer | Jun 7, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case

In the early morning hours of December 12, 1981, 81-year-old Myrtle Cole was fast asleep in her securely locked, small-town Minnesota home when someone broke in and brutally murdered her. For more than 40 years, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has dedicated...
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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

Manuel Mozqueda Ruiz – 5 of Clubs, Florida

What began as a pursuit of the American dream ended in tragedy on August 16th, 2004. Manuel was working construction jobs in Atlanta, GA, and Freeport, FL – until he was murdered and dumped along a dirt road in Freeport. After 20 years of only questions and no...

Georgia Smith – 8 of Hearts, Minnesota

In 1999, 76-year-old Georgia had plans to spend the Fourth of July with her family at her lakeside cabin over in Wisconsin. But a few days before they were all set to leave, Georgia said she needed to go there early… on her own. When her family eventually showed up to...

Jacqueline Brown – King of Spades, Ohio

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...

Stanley “Stosh” Stowik, Sr. – 2 of Hearts, Rhode Island

October 9th, 2015, was supposed to be a normal, routine Friday for 80-year-old Stanley. But what unfolded in his home that night was anything but ordinary – and it set in motion a chilling mystery that still stumps detectives all these years later.Courtesy of...

Ruth Carter – King of Diamonds, Ohio

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…...

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