Bodies In the Bayous

It has been an exciting couple of weeks as we heard that there is a huge development in a case we covered as a bonus episode last year titled "Garnett John Doe". We also have exciting news out of Allen County that will effect all the cases out of Iola Kansas and Allen County that we covered in our last two seasons of the podcast. We can't wait for you to hear all the exciting updates...

Just outside The Big Easy, in LA, a historical town called Gretna, would lose one of their own in a brutal attack. On November 12, 1991 Janice Ashcraft Lillie would fall victim to a horrific, up close and personal, stabbing that ultimately cost her, her life.

In this episode we explore the questions that we have asked all season long, where are all the rumors coming from? Who was knows more than they are saying and what are they hiding? contact us at bodiesinbayous@hotmail.com

Join us as we talk about a possible grave in the field, behind the Lewis property. This journey brought us to the discovery of an intact, military headstone. What is it doing there? Wait until the end to hear our personal thoughts, surrounding a mystery of a missing video.

In life we hear about "6 degrees of separation" in the small rural Kansas community of Allen County its more like four degrees. Join us in the episode where you learn more about Billie Bledsoe and Walter Lewis "Junoir" and Britt Lewis.

Join us in this episode as we take you down some of the rabbit holes that we have had to explore in this season. As new information arises, we have to investigate, even if it is, just a dead end. Nothing is too small to look into as people continue to come forward and talk with us. You can reach us at bodiesinbayous@hotmail.com

Listen today, Allen County Sheriff Department starts the investigates into Don Sager's disappearance. The investigation would start with interviews with those closest to Don. Join us as we discuss the paper trail in detail. including the bloodhounds tracking what could have been Don's last movements.

Join us in this episodes as we break down the events that happened two weeks leading up to Don Sagers disappearance. Don's Ex-wife Norma Sager celebrated her wedding to Walter Jr. Lewis on Valentines Day, a few days later she would accompany Don while he called off his relationship to Billie Bledsoe, Apon retuning home Nora's marriage to Walter Jr. would be in the process of being annulled...

In this episode we discuss the years before Don Sager disappeared as he and Norma opened the Landmark Tavern in Moran Kansas and then expanding by opening the Goldmine bar in La Harpe Kansas. The Goldmine was a busy disco catering to young college students from the nearby junior colleges. Were there things happening that would lead to Don's disappearance? bodiesinbayous@hotmail.com Facebook: B...

53-year-old Donald Courtland Sager was last seen at his home in La Harpe Kansas on February 29, 1984. His family has been searching for him for the last 30 years. Who was Don Sager, why would this grandfather disappear?

We sat down and talked Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy to talk about the Sally Hutton case. He talks about the investigation in the past, where the evidence is and what can be done now.

Help us give back the Garnett John Doe his name.

As we told the story of the disappearance of Betty Cantrell the one thing that kept nagging at us was the possibility that this case could it be connected to the disappearance of Kenneth Paul Wight that happened just a few years earlier. There are a few similarities to Wight's and Betty’s disappearance that could not be ignored. Sadly no one is looking for Kenneth Paul Wight, I Allen County Sh...

Is it possible that someone in Sally's own family could have something to do with the murder of the young 14yr old. Join us as we bring this season to an end and help us make our plea to law enforcement to test the DNA in Sally's Hutton's case.

Over the last 54 years, the rumors and speculation of who killed Sally Hutton and why her case remain unsolved today has captivated this small community of Iola Ka. Is there some truth to the rumors? Afterall, a rumor does start with a truth? Right???

Could two anonymous phone calls lead to answers in Sally Hutton's case? Did the investigation into those calls go far enough or was it a missed opportunity? 54 years later what remains to be done with the evidence box in the KBI's custody? With advancement in DNA technology is now the time to ask that these items be retested?

Tom Williams began his career in Law Enforcement as a Arkansas City Police officer before joining the Kansas Bureau of investigation were he worked as an agent for 19 years. Most of those 19 years he was the agent assigned to Iola Kansas. After leaving the KBI. Tom Williams became the sheriff for Allen County. During his time at the sheriff's department, he investigated the Sally Hutton case....

Could the answers to who murdered Sally Hutton lay in a box of letters saved by her sisters over the years. When going through the letters one such letter from Glenda had some promising information about who she believed may have killed Sally. Glenda's letter points that finger at Ron Shaffer who was convicted of another murder in 1976.

Was Sally meeting someone after the football game? A love letter found with Sally might have been a clue to who she was meeting. Was this an innocent crush with an older boy leading to deadly consequences?

Is something sinister happening in their small quaint town as Sally’s case was still unsolved. Letta’s death was 1of the 5 in Iola in the last 22 months and the 6th in the past 2 decades. Officer quickly began to compare the similarities between Sally’s and Letta’s case both lived near each other, both appeared to have been hit by a car, both disappeared around the same time of day. Both were foun...

On July 22, 1971, the trial of Joseph "Jack" Shoemaker for the murder of Betty Cantrell would begin. The trial and the verdict would leave the small town of Iola Kansas divided did police get the right man? If not, why did he confess? And who killed Sally Hutton?

In 1963 the young couple Betty and Loren began their lives together moving to Norfolk Virginia. The future was promising for the young family. Loren was "a good man" or was he? No one would know until 14-year-old, Gwendolyn Contance Padgett disappeared while on a babysitting job. It was Loren who held the secrets to her disappearance and the truth would send Betty back home to Iola.

This episode is a discussion of the events happening in the early days of the Sally Hutton and Betty Cantrell's Murders. What steps were taken to solve these cases and missteps. The investigators in the Betty Cantrell case announce a suspect is arrested Jack Shoemaker.

David was born on April 14, 1929 in Wellston Oklahoma to James and Anna Cantrell. He was one of 7 children. The family all worked on a farm in order to provide for the household. The family moved to Keener Arkansas when David was young. David was a veteran serving in the Army for a year, from 1951 to 1952. While he was enlisted he was trained to become a mechanic which would become how he would su...

It would be the question still 53 years later, did Sally Hutton really go to the Junior High School football game the night she was murdered? This is the question because it was out of the norm for the usually quiet and reserved, 14 year old Sally Hutton. Year after year after year would go by. Investigators, Family, and Friends would look for the answers. Yet time and time again they come back to...