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Our card this week is Jay Durnil, the 2 of Hearts from  Nebraska. Jay Durnil, 11, was last seen on April 29th, 1976 biking to the Elkhorn River in his family’s neighborhood near Waterloo, Nebraska. Jay’s dog Tex returned home that night but Jay was never seen alive again. Jay’s case was handled as an accidental drowning until his body surfaced in a different river 21 days later, with clear signs t...

Our card this week is Ralph Salazar and Alice Griego, the Ace of Hearts from Utah. Back in October of 2023, we were contacted by one of Alice Griego’s son, Frankie, about covering his mother’s case. He was a listener of The Deck  and had previously heard us cover cases in Utah. Unknown to him, our reporting team had already flagged his mother’s case as one we needed to take a closer look at. Not j...

Our card this week is Brianna Vibert, the jack of Hearts from Michigan. In the summer of 2017, Brianna was at a crossroads in her life. At the young age of 24, she was recently divorced from her husband and now living with an allegedly abusive boyfriend, all while battling some personal demons.  So, on July 15th, when Brianna mysteriously disappeared, some people might assume she just walked away...

Our card this week is Richard Chadek III, the 3 of Clubs from Nebraska. When an 11-year-old went missing from a quiet Nebraska suburb in 1986, an entire task force got to work searching for him. But as days passed by, their hopes for a safe return dwindled, and the unimaginable was confirmed a week after the disappearance. It’s been 38 years since Richard Chadek III was taken in broad daylight… bu...

This is The Deck Investigates Season One, episodes 13-18.  Click HERE to sign the petition and demand justice for Darlene Hulse. If you believe you have information about Darlene Hulse’s 1984 abduction and murder in Argos, Indiana, please email  thedeck@audiochuck.com .   To view information and photos referenced in these episodes, visit: https://thedeckpodcast.com/the-deck-investigates/ .   Find...

This is The Deck Investigates Season One, episodes 7-12.  Click HERE to sign the petition and demand justice for Darlene Hulse. If you believe you have information about Darlene Hulse’s 1984 abduction and murder in Argos, Indiana, please email  thedeck@audiochuck.com .   To view information and photos referenced in these episodes, visit: https://thedeckpodcast.com/the-deck-investigates/ .   Find m...

This is The Deck Investigates Season One, episodes 1-6.  Click HERE to sign the petition and demand justice for Darlene Hulse. If you believe you have information about Darlene Hulse’s 1984 abduction and murder in Argos, Indiana, please email  thedeck@audiochuck.com .   To view information and photos referenced in these episodes, visit: https://thedeckpodcast.com/the-deck-investigates/ .   Find mo...

Our card this week is Jeannette Drzewiecki, the 8 of Diamonds from Texas.  When 19-year-old Jeannette left the little rented house she shared with her husband Matt in Odessa, Texas on the evening of September 13th, 1982, he had every reason to believe she’d be back in no time. What he couldn’t have known was that a silent countdown started the moment she walked out the door... and that every passi...

Our card this week is Mary Cooper & Susanna Stodden, the Ace of Hearts from Washington. For 18 years, no one has been able to figure out who killed Mary Cooper and her daughter Susanna Stodden while they were out for a scenic mother-daughter hike in the beautiful mountains of Washington state. No one understands why either. Their deaths and the evidence left behind continue to perplex detectives i...

Our card this week is Rebecca Williams, the 3 of Clubs from Nebraska. For 13-year-old Becca, the summer break before her freshman year of high school was supposed to be a time for a fresh start. Gaining some new-found independence… maturing into a young woman… But because of the brutal actions of a predator, Becca will forever remain a girl, frozen in time… stuck in the summer of 2003. If you know...

Our card this week is Eula "Kay" Miller, the 10 of Diamonds from Texas. 26-year-old Eula, who most people knew as Kay, was a strong and independent woman. She lived her life to the fullest – working hard and playing harder. But in the summer of 1970, that would all change when someone took her life,  and that someone is still out there…  If you know anything about the murder of Eula “Kay” Miller i...

Our card this week is Tina Milford, the 9 of Hearts from South Carolina.  The stories we cover on this show have made me more aware than ever how even the smallest of choices and chance encounters can change the course of a person’s life. A last-minute decision, or even a shift in schedule, can have a positive impact… or… result in dire consequences. And in the wee morning hours on June 24th, 1983...

Our card this week is Dana Chisholm, the Jack of Diamonds from Washington, D.C. I’ve been telling victims’ stories for 6½ years now. I’ve been a consumer of them for even longer. And in all that time, few stories have haunted me the way Dana’s has. Her killer was bold, so confident police would never catch him, that he taunted them. And for nearly 30 years, he’s been able to get away with it. But...

Our card this week is Ana Bell Juarez, the King of Hearts from Texas.  Almost 30 years ago, Ana Bell Juarez disappeared in January 1997. But the exact details about her vanishing have never been fully divulged with detectives. Even today, as Detective Gonzales gets closer to finding out the truth… there’s still so many questions swirling around Odessa, Texas.  If you have any information about the...

Our second card this week is Maria del Socorro Maldonado Ambriz, the Joker from Indiana. Maria was spending what seemed like an average day with her two children when a masked intruder burst through the door and changed everyone in that home’s life. In just a matter of minutes, Maria, a single mom, was abducted and left for dead less than a mile from where her children were still hiding. It’s been...

Our first card this week is Sarah Neal, the 6 of Diamonds from Nebraska.  16-year-old Sarah was not your typical teen. She was a multisport high school athlete who participated in basketball, softball, and track. She was a pretty darn good chess player, too. But in June of 2005, somebody took all that Sarah loved away from her. And they took Sarah away from everyone who loved her. 19 years later,...

Our card this week is Domaine Richards, the Queen of Clubs from Connecticut. If you look at a picture of 25-year-old Domaine Richards, one thing stands out – his smile. A smile that could be infectious, but all the light Domaine had to bring to the world was taken away in November of 2007, and almost 17 years later, while police have at least one suspect they've been circling, they still need help...

Our card this week is Joe Laughlin, the Jack of Diamonds from South Carolina. 54-year-old Joe was a true “country guy",  living a simple life in Anderson, South Carolina in 2012. He was a husband, father, provider, and handyman. It didn’t take much to make him happy. All he needed in life was his family, his work shed, and an ice-cold beer. Why someone would want to gun him down inside his own hom...

Our card this week is Bobby Ray Jones, the 8 of Clubs from Florida. Bobby Ray Jones had just moved back to Walton County, Florida, in the late summer of 1971. It was a rebirth-of-sorts for this 33-year-old man. After getting caught up in a love affair and running off to Alabama, he had only recently returned to the sunshine state to try and reconcile with his wife. And seemingly, he was on track t...

Our card this week is Linda "Lulu Ree" Ceasar, the 9 of Spades from Connecticut. Linda "Lulu Ree" Ceasar's story is not all that different from   so many others. She was a victim of her circumstances, and then she was a victim again when, in the summer of 1983, her life was taken in the most brutal of ways. Over 40 years later, the police still need help to close her case. If you know anything abo...

Since the release of CounterClock Season 1, Delia has received hundreds of requests from families of victims of violent crime. In November 2022, one message in her inbox stood out from the rest. It was from a middle-aged woman asking for Delia's help investigating the mysterious death of her 27-year-old brother from 1991. The message stood out for one big reason. The man's mangled body was found i...

Our card this week is Dorothy “Dee" Scofield, the 4 of Hearts from Florida. Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken was just a toddler when 12-year-old Dee Scofield disappeared from a local department store. When he was a teenager, he remembers his parents bringing up the missing little girl from his hometown. Later, as a dad, it would cause him to lie awake at night, worrying about his own daughter. And d...

Our card this week is Debra Owens, the 7 of Diamonds from Florida.  Debra was a woman who deserved better than what she got in the last year of her life. Every day she woke up, she was a survivor of something or someone. Over 20 years after she was brutally murdered, no one  has been held accountable. If you have any information about the murder of Debra Owens in 2002, please contact the Citrus Co...

Our card this week is Anna Hliaras, the 10 of Clubs from Ohio. Anna Hliaras was a vigilant fixture in her Dayton, Ohio, neighborhood. She was essentially neighborhood watch before it was even a thing. And her mission was to make sure any and all disturbances in her community were called out. But investigators fear her tenacious behavior could’ve led to her demise…  If you have any information abou...

Our card this week is JaQuan Atkins, the 10 of Clubs from Virginia.  30-year-old JaQuan had a lot going for him in the spring of 2021. He had a good job and a tight crew of friends that he performed with as part of a local rap group. But most important to him – his close-knit family: a devoted mom, little nieces and nephews who called him “Uncle Quan,” and a big brother he admired. But police beli...