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Maurice (Melissa) Dupree Green – Ace of Spades, Arizona

Maurice (Melissa) Dupree Green – Ace of Spades, Arizona

by Ashley Flowers | Jul 16, 2025 | Arizona Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases

Maurice – or Melissa, as they sometimes introduced themselves – was 22 when they were shot and killed in Phoenix, Arizona. They were just starting to build a name for themselves as a performer, making it to the regional final for American Idol and acting in dozens of...
Roger “Unkle Rog” McCall – 2 of Spades, New York

Roger “Unkle Rog” McCall – 2 of Spades, New York

by Ashley Flowers | Jul 9, 2025 | Episode, New York Cold Case, Northeast Cold Cases

If you lived in the Rochester area back in the day, you might recognize the smooth voice of “Unkle Rog.” As a late-night radio host and DJ at WCMF for almost 30 years, perhaps he kept you company past midnight, maybe helped you stay awake during a third shift. By 52,...
Blanca Acevedo – 7 of Clubs, Arizona

Blanca Acevedo – 7 of Clubs, Arizona

by Ashley Flowers | Jul 2, 2025 | Arizona Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases

In June 2010, 50-year-old Blanca Acevedo was navigating a life of quiet chaos when she was found murdered in a building set aflame. The brutal case of overkill quickly went cold for the detectives on the case… But could a letter found on Blanca’s bedside table have...
Luther Meshell – 9 of Hearts, Louisiana

Luther Meshell – 9 of Hearts, Louisiana

by Ashley Flowers | Jun 25, 2025 | Episode, Louisiana Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

On a mild spring night in 1991, Luther’s teenage son found him lying dead on his bedroom floor next to his overturned wheelchair and a knife. With a locked door and no signs of forced entry, police believe his killer could have been someone he knew and trusted… but...
Carmen “CJ” DeLuca – Wild Card, Connecticut

Carmen “CJ” DeLuca – Wild Card, Connecticut

by Ashley Flowers | Jun 18, 2025 | Connecticut Cold Case, Episode, Northeast Cold Cases

When a man stopped to get gas in the middle of the night in 1985, he had no idea he was walking into the scene of a murder. The 23-year-old gas station attendant, Carmen “CJ” DeLuca, had been shot to death for seemingly no reason. But with no witnesses and no clear...
The Leighton Avenue Killings – 9, 10, Jack, & Queen of Hearts, New York

The Leighton Avenue Killings – 9, 10, Jack, & Queen of Hearts, New York

by Ashley Flowers | Jun 11, 2025 | Episode, New York Cold Case, Northeast Cold Cases

In the dead of winter, a fire consumed a home in Rochester, New York — but what firefighters discovered inside wasn’t an accident. Four bodies, bound, shot, and left in a scene so brutal it stunned even experienced detectives. Nearly a decade later, with no arrests...
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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

Patricia Allen – Queen of Hearts, Washington

On October 3, 1995, Patricia Allen was asleep on her couch when she was stabbed once so precisely that it nearly cut her heart in half. So begins one of the most mysterious homicide cases out of Yakima, Washington. With no shortage of suspects – including a woman who...

Audio Extra: Interview with Barbara Rae-Venter

Our reporter, Nicole Kagan, sits down with renowned Investigative Genetic Genealogist, Barbara Rae-Venter to talk about the beginnings of her career in genealogy, her groundbreaking role in solving the Golden State Killer case, and the techniques that set her apart...

Jodine Serrin – 7 of Diamonds, California (Part 2)

In 1995, Marisa Patti met David Mabrito on the beach in Oceanside, California – it was love at first sight. Twenty-three years later, he would be found responsible for the brutal murder and desecration of 39-year-old Jodine Serrin in her own bedroom.  In the wake of...

Maria “Mary Faye” Mendez  – Wild Card, Texas

Maria “Mary Faye” Mendez walked out of the duplex she shared with her family in Odessa, Texas, on Aug. 2, 1985, and seemingly vanished without a trace. Her sister-in-law watched Mary head in the direction of a local bar after fighting with her husband, who they knew...

Lawrence Riegel – 5 of Spades, Washington

When Lawrence was reported missing on January 10th, 2010, he didn’t exactly vanish without a trace. Between mysterious phone records and strange theories from a recluse who lived in an isolated trailer park, police had a good idea what his last movements were and with...

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