Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan

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The Sean Daugherty Investigation | Part 2 Aug 30, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 2 looks at the investigation after Sean Daugherty’s death was ruled self-inflicted. What starts with the family questioning the scene, the clothing, the house, the timing, and the lack of early media coverage quickly becomes neighbor interviews, surveillance questions, forensic testing, official statements from the sheriff’s office, conflicting claims, and one difficult question about whether the case was fully understood from the beginning.

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The Sean Daugherty Case | Part 1 Aug 28, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 1 follows the troubling death of 12-year-old Sean Daugherty in Yorktown, Virginia. What starts with a normal afternoon after school, a quick babysitting favor, an untouched snack, and unfinished chores quickly becomes Sean found in the backyard, a shocking 911 call, broken glasses, missing clothing questions, strange details inside the home, and one family’s belief that the first explanation did not answer what really happened.

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The Roxanne Paltauf Case Aug 26, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 18-year-old Roxanne Paltauf becomes a Texas case still waiting for answers 20 years later. What starts with Roxanne staying at an Austin motel with her boyfriend, a final phone call to her mom, and a plan to go back-to-school shopping quickly becomes an argument, claims that she walked away, her phone and belongings left behind, hundreds of strange calls, her ID found with another man, possible trafficking concerns, billboards, searches, and one family still pleading for the truth.

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The Maggie Long Case Aug 24, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the unsolved murder of 17-year-old Maggie Long becomes a heartbreaking Colorado case still waiting for answers. What starts with Maggie leaving school to change and grab treats for a holiday concert quickly becomes a house fire, a suspected burglary, stolen weapons, ammunition, a safe, jade figurines, a light-colored van, three possible suspects, FBI involvement, a hate crime reclassification, and one family still hoping the right tip can finally bring justice for Maggie.

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The Jessica Lunsford Case | Part 2 Aug 23, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 2 follows the discovery that changed the Jessica Lunsford case and the legal fight that followed. What starts with John Evander Couey’s confession and the search of a home across the street quickly becomes the heartbreaking discovery of Jessica’s remains, DNA evidence, arrests, a thrown-out confession, trial delays, guilty verdicts, a death sentence, and the creation of the Jessica Lunsford Act, which changed offender monitoring laws across the country.

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The Jessica Lunsford Case | Part 1 Aug 21, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 1 follows the disappearance of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford after she vanished from her bedroom in Homosassa, Florida. What starts with her alarm still going off, a missing pink nightgown, her purple stuffed dolphin gone, and a cut screen door quickly becomes a massive search, national media attention, hundreds of volunteers, FBI involvement, false leads, and growing concern around a registered sex offender who had been living just yards away from Jessica’s home.

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The Derontae Martin Case Aug 19, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the death of 19-year-old Derontae Martin becomes a case filled with unanswered questions. What starts with Derontae found shot in the attic of a man’s home after a party quickly becomes a self-inflicted ruling his family never believed, a strange 911 call, a phone returned wiped clean, concerns about the property owner, a second autopsy that challenged the first findings, another suspicious death on the same property, a coroner’s inquest ruling death by violence, and still no arrest.

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The Joan D’Alessandro Case Aug 17, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the murder of 7-year-old Joan D’Alessandro becomes a case that changed victims’ rights. What starts with Joan delivering Girl Scout cookies near her Hillsdale, New Jersey home quickly becomes a missing child search, a mother’s concern about a neighbor, FBI support, Joseph McGowan’s failed polygraph and confession, Joan found in Harriman State Park, a life sentence, years of parole hearings, Rosemary D’Alessandro’s fight for families, and the creation of Joan’s Law to protect future victims.

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The Disappearance of Madalina Cojocari Aug 14, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, the disappearance of 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari becomes an urgent North Carolina case filled with unanswered questions. What starts with Madalina last seen around November 21–23, 2022, quickly becomes weeks of school absences, a truancy visit, her mother arriving at school without her, both guardians arrested for failing to report her missing, a strange Michigan trip, missing clothes and a backpack, FBI involvement, searches near Lake Norman, hundreds of leads, and one family still waiting for answers.

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The Discovery in Evelyn Boswell’s Case | Part 2 Aug 12, 2026

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, Part 2 follows the discovery that changed the Evelyn Boswell case and the legal battle that followed. What starts with Megan admitting her earlier stories were false, a call pointing investigators back to family property, and a shed on the Boswell land quickly becomes sealed records, questions around an alleged accident, Sullivan County charges, false-statement counts, hearings over evidence, trial delays, community vigils, fundraisers, and a family and community still waiting to learn what truly happened to Evelyn.

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