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Aaron “Peanut” Lamont Smalls – Ace of Spades, Virginia

Aaron “Peanut” Lamont Smalls – Ace of Spades, Virginia

by Ashley Flowers | Mar 29, 2023 | Episode, Southern U.S. Cold Cases, Virginia Cold Case

Aaron Lamont Smalls, also known as Peanut, was only 25 years old when his body was found in York County, Virginia, in 2001. In the search for his killer, investigators uncovered several key pieces of evidence and received a mountain of tips. But despite their efforts,...
Kyle Byrtus – 8 of Hearts, Florida

Kyle Byrtus – 8 of Hearts, Florida

by Ashley Flowers | Feb 8, 2023 | Episode, Florida Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

In 2013, 25-year-old Kyle Byrtus was found murdered on the side of the road. For the past nearly ten years, his mother has spent her days fighting for justice — and recently, she learned that justice may not be as far out of reach as once thought. Courtesy of...
Timothy Blair – 5 of Clubs, Kentucky

Timothy Blair – 5 of Clubs, Kentucky

by Ashley Flowers | Jan 18, 2023 | Episode, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

When 19-year-old Timothy Blair’s body was found on the side of road in 2005, investigators launched into action to find his killer, but their investigation quickly turned cold despite the discovery of DNA evidence and the cooperation of his family. Seventeen years...
Willie Troy Price Sr. – King of Diamonds, South Carolina

Willie Troy Price Sr. – King of Diamonds, South Carolina

by Ashley Flowers | Jan 11, 2023 | Episode, South Carolina Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

One winter evening in 2017, 53-year-old Willie Troy Price Sr. was minding his own business inside his South Carolina home when suddenly a group of cowards shot into the house then fled without a trace. Willie’s senseless death has puzzled investigators for years as...
Viola Pendergrass – Wild Card, North Carolina

Viola Pendergrass – Wild Card, North Carolina

by Ashley Flowers | Nov 16, 2022 | Episode, North Carolina Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

In the early morning hours of February 7, 1992, a 79-year-old woman was brutally murdered in the Charlotte, North Carolina, apartment where she’d lived for two decades. Viola Pendergrass — who neighbors called “ma” and was revered as the matriarch of her own sprawling...
Rachel Hurley – 9 of Hearts, Florida

Rachel Hurley – 9 of Hearts, Florida

by Ashley Flowers | Nov 9, 2022 | Episode, Florida Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

Rachel Hurley, a whip-smart eighth grader on the verge of young-adulthood, spent the afternoon of St. Patrick’s Day 1990 out on a boat with friends. She was last seen headed down the beach on her way to meet her mother at a pick-up spot … but she never made it. That...
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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

Andrew Moore – 6 of Clubs, California

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Andrew “Andy” Moore's murder. 26-year-old Andy was killed in September 2000 while sleeping in his San Diego, California, apartment. The scene left behind was confounding to detectives; the weapons are missing, odd items...

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...

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