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Episode 44: Death of Kendrick Johnson

In January 2013, 17-year old high school student Kendrick Johnson didn’t return home from school. The following morning, his parents learned that their son missed class the day before. Something that was completely out of character for the student. Nearly 21 hours after Kendrick Johnson was last seen, a couple students made a shocking discovery…

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Episode 43: The D.C. Snipers

For three weeks in October 2002, the areas of Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia were terrorized by a series of coordinated shootings. Innocent people were being gunned down at gas stations, bus stops, and while just walking down the street.   At the end of the rampage, 17 people would be murdered and 10 people…

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Death of Kendrick Johnson

Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! **WARNNG** Graphic images contained in this blog. Viewer discretion is highly advised. On January 10, 2013, 17-year old high school student Kendrick Johnson didn’t return home from school. He was supposed to come home after attending a basketball game at Lowndes High School in…

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The D.C. Snipers

John Allen Muhammad, 41-years old and 17-year old Lee Boyd Malvo completely terrorized Maryland’s Montgomery County as well as the surrounding areas of Virginia and Washington D.C. Before October 2002, Montgomery County was regarded as a relatively safe place to live. They didn’t experience a very high crime rate; the homicide rates were pretty low….

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Episode 42: Chandra Levy

A 24-year old Washington D.C. intern and graduate student, who has hopes and dreams of working for the FBI, suddenly vanishes. Disappears from her apartment, leaving behind her ID, purse, cell phone, and dirty dishes in the sink.  The investigation into her disappearance would uncover a romantic affair involving a well-respected U.S. Congressman. A Congressman, who was…

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Episode 41: Unexplained Deaths of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers

On April 1st, 2014, Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers from the Netherlands went missing while hiking a trail in Panama. Their remains were discovered months later after an international manhunt didn’t turn up any leads.  Without a proper cause of death, was this a tragic hiking accident, or did the girls become victims of foul…

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Unexplained Deaths of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers

Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On March 15, 2014, 22-year old Lisanne Froon and 21-year old Kris Kremers, both from the Netherlands, arrived in Panama. The 2 Dutch women saved up their money for 6 months to afford a 6-week long stay in Panama. Lisanne and Kris had plans…

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Episode 40: Murder of Sarah Yarborough

A 16-year old high school student from Washington is savagely raped and brutally murdered just yards away from her classmates. With dozens of potential eyewitnesses, and 2 boys who saw the suspect, it seemed like it was an open and shut case. But it would take investigators almost 3 decades before they had a potential…

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Murder of Sarah Yarborough

Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On December 14, 1991, 16-year old Sarah Yarborough left her house to go to Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington. She was meeting the rest of her drill team to get on school buses to head to a competition. As Sarah’s classmates…

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Episode 39: Kidnapping of Sherri Papini

A 34-year old wife and mother of 2 young children is kidnapped in Redding, California while out for a jog. Her cell phone and headphones are discovered less than a mile from her house, with a clump of her long blonde hair. Her disappearance was dubbed as the kidnapping of ‘Super Mom”. A beautiful woman simply…

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