In late October of 2012 the sudden disappearance of Katrina Smith left an Illinois community reeling. As the days went on the search for her revealed troubling clues as to what had happened to her. Detectives in this case were confronted with many bizarre circumstances and possible suspects, but it would be the revelation of a shocking secret that would lead them straight to their killer.
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/hidden-past-led-katrina-smiths-killer/story?id=104055372
https://www.yahoo.com/news/katrina-smith-her-husband-thought-033832831.html
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/fd640f4a-f898-4ca4-9e9a-bb6ddcbf9afe/2170299_R23.pdf#:~:text=Trial%20court%20affirmed.,in%20the%20Department%20of%20Corrections.
Articles retrieved from the Chicago Tribune, The Times (Streator, Il), Northwest Herald, Southtown Star, and The Daily Republican-Register through Newspapers.com between the dates of 2012-2018
20/20 Aired October 23, 2023
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Episode 209: The Murder of Barbara Jean Horn
In the late afternoon of July 12, 1988 the neighborhood search for four year old Barbara Jean Horn would end abruptly after the girl’s body was discovered completely washed and nude in a television box just over a quarter of a mile from her home. The hunt for the man that committed the horrific crime and the subsequent trials that would follow would expose other wrong doings and injustices in the city of Philadelphia.
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Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/186267498/?match=1&terms=barbara%20jean%20horn
https://www.newspapers.com/image/169372109/?match=1&terms=barbara%20jean%20horn
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Barbara_Jean_Horn
https://northeasttimes.com/2020/04/09/barbara-jean-horns-mom-release-walter-ogrod-he-is-innocent/
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/barbara-jean-horn-murder-philadelphia-walter-ogrod/
https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/2003/07/17/man-confesses-to-1987-rape/50978184007/
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6825730-The-Snitch-Career-Thief-A-Master-at-Dropping-the/
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigations/former-philadelphia-police-detectives-frank-jastrzembski-manuel-santiago-martin-devlin-perjury-lying-trial-wrongfully-convicted-man-anthony-wright/4144229/
The Trials of Walter Ogrod by Thomas Lowenstein
Chicago Review Press
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Episode 208: The Eastburn Family Murders | A Chance Encounter
In the second part of our two part series on the Eastburn family we will cover the suspect and the subsequent court hearings that will follow. Please be advised that this episode contains sexual assault and crimes against children.
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Sources:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/14/three-trials-for-murder
Three trial for murder By Nicholas Schmidle
Innocent Victims: The True Story of the Eastburn Family Murders by Scott Whisnant
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https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/opinions/2019OctTerm/170263.pdf
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/hennis-v-united-states/
https://5clpp.com/2020/02/10/the-relationship-between-dual-sovereignty-and-double-jeopardy-the-trials-of-tim-hennis/
https://www.stripes.com/news/soldier-on-death-row-will-ask-the-military-s-highest-court-to-overturn-his-conviction-1.603983
https://www.foxnews.com/us/25-years-later-widower-recalls-slain-family
https://abcnews.go.com/2020/3rd-trial-master-sgt-timothy-hennis-guilty-1985/story?id=10324918
https://www.newspapers.com/image/655987126/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis
https://www.newspapers.com/image/984728037/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis
https://www.newspapers.com/image/655994809/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis
https://abcnews.go.com/US/gary-jana-eastburns-nightmare-odyssey-convict-familys-killer/story?id=11644539
https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/president-leaves-military-defendants-on-death-row-after-commuting-others/
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Episode 207: The Eastburn Family Murders | Discovery
On Mother's Day 1985, a call came into the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department that neighbors had not seen a mother of three, nor her three children in days. When they had gone to check on the welfare of the family, they could hear the youngest of the daughters crying. When they had looked through her window, they saw the toddler alone, wailing, desperately seeking comfort. A deputy came to respond to the distressing call, but it would not be the condition of the poor child that would shock the city of Fayetteville, it would be the horrors that lay beyond her room.
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Sources:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/14/three-trials-for-murder
Three trial for murder By Nicholas Schmidle
Innocent Victims: The True Story of the Eastburn Family Murders by Scott Whisnant
Open Roads Media
https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/opinions/2019OctTerm/170263.pdf
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/hennis-v-united-states/
https://5clpp.com/2020/02/10/the-relationship-between-dual-sovereignty-and-double-jeopardy-the-trials-of-tim-hennis/
https://www.stripes.com/news/soldier-on-death-row-will-ask-the-military-s-highest-court-to-overturn-his-conviction-1.603983
https://www.foxnews.com/us/25-years-later-widower-recalls-slain-family
https://abcnews.go.com/2020/3rd-trial-master-sgt-timothy-hennis-guilty-1985/story?id=10324918
https://www.newspapers.com/image/655987126/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis
https://www.newspapers.com/image/984728037/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis
https://www.newspapers.com/image/655994809/?match=1&terms=Timothy%20Hennis
https://abcnews.go.com/US/gary-jana-eastburns-nightmare-odyssey-convict-familys-killer/story?id=11644539
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Episode 206: Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman | Solved
The history of Craig County Oklahoma is filled with stories of sadness and chaos.
Today we will be discussing another time that blood was spilled on the dirt of Craig County, but this time there was no massive conflict or war, this was an entirely different kind of modern tragedy for two families in late December of 1999. It was an exciting time, not only was it one of their 16th birthdays but they were on the precipice of new millennium, an exciting new year. To celebrate this the girls planned a sleepover. The night was supposed to be filled with whispered secrets, junk food and laughter, but instead it encompassed their final hours, which were marked by unimaginable terror.
Sources:
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/04/18/records-released-in-shooting-death/62098673007/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/662257052/?match=1&terms=shane%20freeman
https://www.newson6.com/story/67731da48a4b0cd5008f7dd9/25-years-later:-the-1999-disappearance-of-lauria-bible-and-ashley-freeman
https://unsolved.com/gallery/lauria-bible-ashley-freeman/
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/04/18/records-released-in-shooting-death/62098673007/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13038073/kathy-eleta-freeman
https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/outreach/awareness-months/more-than-12-people-kept-silent-after-oklahoma-girls-disappeared-in-1999-prosecutors-say/520-b2f75c47-9eea-48fa-b88f-31a7b5797532
https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=PI002
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/lauria-bible-and-ashley-freeman-murder-mystery-dark-forces-at-work/2XAINSQXRXXVT4NKWFNS22R3OQ/
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https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224748/https://www.tulsaworld.com/specialreports/missingwelchgirls/
https://odcr.com/detail?court=018-&casekey=018-CF++1800056
https://www.okhouse.gov/posts/news-20250312_5
https://www.koamnewsnow.com/phil-welch-mug/image_2e20efd4-f88a-11ef-8546-eb0aed0f10dc.html
https://kfor.com/news/local/25-years-later-families-continue-search-for-missing-oklahoma-teens/
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-welch-girls-cold-case-picher-ashley-freeman-lauria-bible/41759447
Hell in the Heartland Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing Girls By Jax Miller
Join married couple Kay and John as they cover some of the lesser known true crime cases. In this bi-weekly podcast, Kay presents the case to both the audience and John at the same time, so they can react together. We pride ourselves on the research we conduct and the respect we show to victims. We hope you enjoy!
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