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True Crime Revolution: Sarah Turney Part 1 May 18, 2022

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Sarah Turney is the sister of Alissa Turney, an advocate, creator--host of Voices for Justice and Disappearances--and one of the fiercest voices pushing for radical change in true-crime media.

Sarah knows what needs to shift--she saw the worst of true-crime "entertainment" and media attention, and the lack of it, when her sister disappeared in 2001, and has experienced every possible situation family members and survivors face since then: insensitive headlines; misreported information; harassment; stories told thoughtlessly, or without consent, and more.

Sarah is on a mission, not just to team up with others who create what we've come to call ethical true crime, but to transform the entire industry for the good of the victims, families, and survivors whose stories it is built upon. In this two-part discussion, we cover some of the most current ethical issues in true crime today.

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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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The Death of Cherokee Finley, Part Two: MMIW Apr 27, 2022

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In Part 2 of this series, Sonia Perez details the troubling discoveries she made that have left her with serious misgivings in the cause-of-death ruling in her mother's case. After Cherokee Finley was found on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Flathead Reservation on April 29, 1998, hypothermia was listed as the primary cause, but what Sonia saw at the scene—and later heard around town—led her to another possible scenario.

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The Death of Cherokee Finley, Part One: Case Closed Apr 20, 2022

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Lillie "Cherokee" Squeque Finley was found deceased on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Flathead Reservation on April 29, 1998--her cause of death ruled to be hypothermia, and an accident--but her daughter Sonia, and the rest of her family, have long believed that her death was suspicious, and hope to see her cause reopened.

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Unresolved Mysteries Mar 30, 2022

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Where do you go to uncover the details of the world's cold cases and biggest mysteries? This week, we speak with the people who are in charge of one of the largest repositories for those discussions, and tackle the tough calls, hard choices, case solves, tips, and biggest moments they've experienced along the way.

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The Victims of Samuel Little, Part 5—The Long Shadow Mar 16, 2022

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In this ALL NEW episode, citizen Samuel Little expert Bryan Worters updates us on the open cases of Samuel Little—including unmatched confessions, Jane Doe victims, and much more. Worters discusses previously unreleased case descriptions, possible solves, Little's death, and new details in a number of Southeastern cases that may help close the remaining open cases.

The Fall Line® is an investigative true crime podcast focused on cold cases, unsolved murders, missing persons, and unidentified John and Jane Does in the United States. We deliver in-depth reporting and interviews with law enforcement and forensic experts, examining unsolved homicides, disappearances, serial crimes, and the evidence behind them. Victim-centered and research-driven, we focus on cases still seeking answers.

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Case Updates: Where Have You Been?: Mar 02, 2022

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It's a question the families of the missing dream of asking; the families of homicide victims, too, but for very different reasons--because they're tracking down a perpetrator, just beyond their reach--someone standing close enough to touch, with just one vital detail missing, or the mere suggestion of a suspect, with a thousand doors of possibility open before them. In nearly five years of broadcast, only a few cases covered on The Fall Line have been resolved--unidentified persons connected to Samuel Little have been successfully reunited with their identities.

But what about all the rest? This episode, we speak with several families who haven't been featured in our previous Update episode, and give listeners information on what's happening in the Millbrook case, the Victor Greenwood case, Geradline DeLoach's investigation, and bring you interviews with Angel Turner (the sister of Georgia Moses), Carolyn DeFord, and Arlene Harbison (the niece of Juan Leon Laureles).

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Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worters, Kim Fritz, and Kyana Burgess/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

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You Don't Know My Name: The Murder of 'Sebastian Pasqual' Feb 16, 2022

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In Collier County, Florida, investigators are working to identify a murder victim found in 1986--one whose only known name, 'Sebastian Pasqual,' was a pseudonym. And his homicide is not the only Doe case tied to an alias in Collier; in Florida, and across the country, there are hundreds of such victims waiting to be identified.

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Sebastian Pasqual:

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Encyclopedia of the Unidentified Feb 09, 2022

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We explore one of the world's most thorough indexes of Doe cases: Unidentified Wiki--and speak with its creator, who hadn't finished high school when he began to compile information on both the most well-known and the most obscure cases of the unidentified in the United States and beyond. Armchair detectives and experts alike use his site to trade information and seek the identities of John and Jane Does past and present, hoping to match a missing persons case to a listing carefully gathered into the Encyclopedia of the Unidentified.

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Lincoln County Jane Doe: https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Lincoln_County_Jane_Doe_(1989)#:~:text=Lincoln%20County%20Jane%20Doe%20was,but%20denied%20knowing%20her%20identity.

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Give It 10 Years: The Murder of Moses Williams Jr. Part 2 Jan 26, 2022

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Timica James promised local authorities that she would keep her family from conducting their own investigation into the death of her son, Moses "Fat Man" Williams Jr., if local authorities solved his case within ten years; on February 5th 2022, that date will pass, with Moses' murder still unsolved.

In part two of our deep dive into the life and death of Moses Williams Jr, and the far-reaching effects his murder has had on his family and community, we look at how much is known about Moses' possible killers--and what it may take to resolve his case.

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Fat Man: The Murder of Moses Williams Jr. Part 1 Jan 19, 2022

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On Super Bowl Sunday, 2012, a gunshot rang out across the darkened streets of Aiken, SC--and 19-year-old Moses "Fat Man" Williams Jr., a popular former high-school football star, slumped in the driver's seat of his car.Though his girlfriend and her sister were no more than a hundred feet away, and he was parked in a busy neighborhood, no one could—or would—say who'd shot the young father, who worked seven days a week to support his family. But his mother, Timica James, was determined to find out.

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