The Fall Line: True Crime

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The Murder of Jacob Landin: Opening a Closed Case and Changing True Crime Aug 17, 2022

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Eric Carter-Landin didn't set out to be an advocate; but as the family member of a murder victim whose case was closed, he watched other disturbing cases unfold in his home state of New Mexico, and he felt called to do something about it: to help families, to shine a light on the failings in the system, and, eventually, to seek justice for his own brother, who was was killed at only nine months old.

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Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worters, Kyana Burgess, and Michaela Morrill/Interviews by Brooke Hargrove/Produced, scored, and engineered by Maura Currie/Content advisors are Brandy C. Williams, Liv Fallon, and Vic Kennedy/ Theme music by RJR/Special thanks to Angie Dodd and Sarah Turney

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The Disappearance of Janice "Becky" LaPlant Part 2: The Knoxville Jane Doe Aug 10, 2022

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After her biological mother, Janice "Becky" LaPlant disappeared during a July 2011 cookout in Lincoln, Alabama, Tracy took on the responsibility of pursuing Becky's case--and enlisted social media in her search for answers. During the production of this two-part series, Tracy receives news, in real time, that might change everything. Tracy discovered a Jane Doe in Knoxville, TN and was unexpectedly contacted for testing during the making of this episode. This week, we wait for answers, with Tracy, until the last moments before broadcast.

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Tracy's Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@traeshai.official?_t=8UfgvL2lz3u&_r=1

Private Investigations for the Missing: https://investigationsforthemissing.org/

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The Disappearance of Janice "Becky" LaPlant Part 1: What Happened in Lincoln? Aug 03, 2022

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After her estranged biological mother, Janice "Becky" LaPlant disappears during a July 2011 cookout in Lincoln, Alabama, Tracy takes on the responsibility of pursuing Becky's case--and enlists social media in her search for answers. During the production of this two-part series, Tracy receives news, in real time, that might change everything.

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Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worters, Kim Fritz, Kyana Burgess, and Michaela Morrill/Interviews by Brooke Hargrove/Produced, scored, and engineered by Maura Currie/Content advisors are Brandy C. Williams, Liv Fallon, and Vic Kennedy/ Theme music by RJR/Special thanks to Angie Dodd and Sarah Turney

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The Jenkins County Jane Doe Jul 27, 2022

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In this updated, new, and compact version of our original telling of the case of an unidentified woman discovered in Jenkins County, Georgia, in February 1988, we release details that, prior to our GBI interview and visit in 2019, had never been shared with the public, discuss possible avenues to identification, and even a suspect who was named early on in the investigation.

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Remastered interview tape by Scott Stronach

Engineered and Produced by Maura Currie

Special content advisement Katherine Hyon

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Dennis Doe: IDENTIFIED — Dennis Doe and Christmas Doe Jul 20, 2022

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In this remastered re-release of our 2019 episode on the 1988 Ware County Jane Doe known as "Christmas Doe" and the now-identified former John Doe known as "Dennis Doe," William DaShawn Hamilton, found in Dekalb County, GA, in 1999. Listen for just-released updates in his case and the full details of both investigations.

Remastered by Scott Stronach

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Julie Doe — Unidentified Jul 13, 2022

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We provide updates on our coverage of Julie Doe, an unidentified decedent and probable homicide victim found along a Florida highway in 1988. Julie was a trans woman assumed to be cisgender until 2015; since its inception, the Trans Doe Task Force has worked to amplify her case and actively seek her loved ones and chosen family in hopes of resolving her case. In addition, The DNA Doe Project is actively seeking volunteers to upload their DNA to GEDmatch in hopes of identifying Julie—particularly those who live in the Southeast.

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The Trans Doe Task Force: https://transdoetaskforce.org/

DNA Doe Project: https://dnadoeproject.org/

Redgrave Research: https://redgraveresearch.com/

LAMMP Database: https://transdoetaskforce.org/new-database-lammp-lgbt-accountability-for-missing-and-murdered-persons/

Queered Science Symposium: https://transdoetaskforce.org/queered-science-trans-doe-task-force-at-aafs-2022/

Guide to Gedmatch Upload: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/news-1/2022/7/11/guide-to-uploading-to-gedmatch

Content advisement for the update by Lee and Anthony Redgrave

Remastered by Scott Stronach

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Case Update: The Murder of NiShan Huff Jul 06, 2022

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Arrests have been made in the 2006 murder of NiShan Huff, whose cold case we covered in the 2020 series Carolina Girls (Episode 3).

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The Disappearance of Carlos Ariel Delgado Mancha: No Report Filed Jun 22, 2022

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Carlos Delgado disappeared in 1997, but there's no formal record of this fact—at least, not one his family can access. Although ICE allegedly holds that information in their internal records, there is no listing for Carlos, who was in the US on a temporary residency visa, with NamUs or any other state or county agency. And that has made tracking him, and publicizing his case, extraordinarily difficult. Add in the circumstances of Carlos'' life, and his place among the "missing missing," and his son Hugo and niece Sheila have had a hard road toward seeking help in publicizing his case.

Hugo's Facebook Page for Carlos: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011382740008

Sheila's Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DesaparecidosenTodoMexicoyCentroamerica

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Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worters, Kyana Burgess, and Michaela Morrill/Interviews by Brooke Hargrove/Produced, scored, and engineered by Maura Currie/Line-editor Bill Bertschinger/ Content advisors are Brandy C. Williams, Liv Fallon, and Vic Kennedy/ Theme music by RJR/Special thanks to Angie Dodd

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Detroit's Unidentified Dead: Operation UNITED Jun 15, 2022

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Across the United States, major cities are faced with dozens, if not hundreds, of cases of unidentified decedents: Doe cases who, whether they are homicide victims or have died of other means, are people who may represent more than one of DPD's cold cases: there are many missing-persons reports which could be resolved by matching the deceased to reports of the missing. The problem lies in a lack of readily available DNA evidence; until the mid-2000s, it was not standard procedure to retain such samples, and most major cities have cases dating back well into the 20th century. Detroit, MI is no exception--but they are unique in their solution.

In Detroit, multiple agencies, including the DPD, FBI, medical examiner, and anthropologists from across the state have joined forces as Operation UNITED (Unknown Names Identified Through Exhumation and DNA)--and case by case, they are working to re-identify each victim and return them to their loved ones.

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