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Kellie Poppleton – 9 of Hearts, California

Kellie Poppleton – 9 of Hearts, California

by Ashley Flowers | Nov 30, 2022 | California Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases

Fourteen-year-old Kellie Poppleton was brutally assaulted and murdered on December 2, 1983, and for almost 40 years, calls for justice have gone unanswered. But now, with advancements in DNA forensics, detectives are more hopeful than ever that they might be able to...
Joyce “Tina” Gallegos & Gabrielle DiStefano (7 & 3 of Spades, Utah)

Joyce “Tina” Gallegos & Gabrielle DiStefano (7 & 3 of Spades, Utah)

by Ashley Flowers | Nov 2, 2022 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases

Joyce “Tina” Gallegos is believed to have been murdered sometime around August 11, 1982. Ten days after being reported missing on August 11, a fisherman spotted her body on a sandbar in Utah’s Ogden River. A month after Tina’s body was found, a construction worker...
Dana Ramm – Jack of Hearts, California

Dana Ramm – Jack of Hearts, California

by Ashley Flowers | Oct 12, 2022 | California Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases

When 20-year-old Dana Ramm’s body was found on the shoulder of Andrade Road, the Bay Area mourned her passing and wondered if a killer was lurking in the shadows. Dana disappeared forever while waiting for two friends, Tracy and Cody, at a Bay Area gas station one...
Irving Shuman – 5 of Diamonds, Arizona

Irving Shuman – 5 of Diamonds, Arizona

by Ashley Flowers | Sep 7, 2022 | Arizona Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases

When a Jewish activist and philanthropist didn’t show up for dinner, his friends and girlfriend didn’t know what to expect. In a matter of minutes, their lives would change forever. Strangled to death in his Phoenix real-estate practice’s office in September 2008,...
Jenny Lin – Queen of Hearts, California, Part 2

Jenny Lin – Queen of Hearts, California, Part 2

by Ashley Flowers | Aug 24, 2022 | California Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases

After days of searching for 14-year-old Jenny Lin’s killer, detectives received some promising tips that left everyone hopeful they’d solve one of the most disturbing murders Alameda County had ever seen. Listen to Part 1 here. Courtesy of Alameda County Sheriff’s...
Jenny Lin – Queen of Hearts, California, Part 1

Jenny Lin – Queen of Hearts, California, Part 1

by Ashley Flowers | Aug 24, 2022 | California Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases

In 1994, the brutal murder of a 14-year-old inside her parents’ safe suburban house left a community shaken to its core, because not only had a bright and talented life been suddenly snuffed out, but police struggled to find a motive. And the more clues they...
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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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