Murder in the Heartland

On the morning of her 50th birthday, a woman is found face-down in Suqualena Creek near Meridian, MS, apparently drowned. But it's no accident. Her daughter and her best friend are distraught, but as detectives learn, both are hiding secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Swamps, bogs, marshes, bayous and riverbeds can be murky, dark, crazy places, but when a body pops up, things get downright mysterious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the Stewart family wakes up one morning, their 47-year-old mom, Kathy, is nowhere to be found. The last they knew, she went for a walk in downtown Ava, MO. But when her murdered body is found in nearby Cowskin Creek, the town erupts in fear. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on A...

When their car breaks down at the mall in Beaumont, TX, a young husband tells his wife to wait while he fetches their other ride. But when he returns minutes later -- she's mysteriously vanished. Does the nearby Big Thicket Swamp hold the answers? For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on...

A young woman's night of partying at a roadhouse in Krotz Springs, LA, takes a sinister turn when she vanishes from the parking lot. Her desperate boyfriend suspects she made a deadly connection with an old flame -- and the nearby Atchafalaya Swamp. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted o...

In Albany, NY, a young woman storms out of the house to track down her wayward boyfriend and disappears into the night. When her body is found washed up on the mucky banks of the Hudson River, detectives realize they have a killer on the loose. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Aca...

Outside Asheville, NC, a young mother is stabbed four times in the chest and left for dead in the French Broad River. But she lives long enough to seek out help -- and leave a cryptic clue for detectives. Who could have done such a thing -- and why? For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted o...

Kathy Goble is a beloved mother of two and popular saleswoman at a high-end men's store in Charleston, West Virginia. When she doesn't show up to work on a spring day in 2010, her co-workers and family know something's up. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Fifteen-year-old Allison Tornensis is a teenager from the small town of Quilcene, Washington. In the summer of 1992, her body washes up on the murky shores of the Little Quil River. Who in this tiny town of 500 murdered Allison? For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Angela Crowley's body turns up partially clothed and strangled on the murky banks of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Detectives discover shocking secrets as they unravel the mystery of who stalked and killed the innocent 21-year-old. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

The headless body of 34-year-old Beverly McGowan turns up near the swampy shores of the Everglades. The murder takes detectives on a 12-year manhunt for an elusive and ruthless suspect. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heather Strong is a responsible mother of two. Detectives find her body rotting in a swampy overgrowth, and the investigation that follows untangles a web of romance and friendship that led to obsession, betrayal and ultimately murder. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find episode transcrip...

Fourteen-year-old Gina Marie Justi's body is discovered in a marsh near an orange grove brutally raped and strangled. What follows is four decades of a game of cat and mouse. Will Gina's Marie's killer ever be held accountable? For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find episode transcripts here:...

Kenneth Richardson is a family man and a minister who knows the Bible by heart. When his body is found on the grimy banks of a boat ramp, detectives discover an arrow was the weapon of choice. Who would hunt a preacher for prey, and why? For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find episode transcr...

When Andrea White suddenly disappears in Florida, leaving her four children behind, her concerned friends and family contact police. As detectives investigate, they uncover a twisted, two-faced killer with a double life. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find episode transcripts here: https:...

When the body of a teenage girl is found dumped on the muddy banks of the Trinity River, Texas police identify her as 13-year-old Krystal Baker. Sixteen years pass before Krystal's killer is brought to justice. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find episode transcripts here: https://drive.go...

Bill, Nancy and her eight-year-old daughter, Sarah, live a happy life in the Arkansas Ozarks. When their bodies are pulled from the dark, murky waters of the Illinois Bayou, police are devastated by the sight. Who would slaughter a family? For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find episode trans...

Sixteen-year-old Carol Hutto is a dependable friend, daughter and sister. She's a good student, loves wrestling and hanging out with friends. So when she misses her curfew one evening, her mother knows something awful has happened. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find episode transcripts h...

Bobby and Patricia Sexton have three daughters and live on her grandparent's property in Jacksonville, Texas. But when Bobby doesn't come home one evening, his worried wife, Patricia, files a missing person's report. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find episode transcripts here: https://dr...

In Noel, Missouri, a bank is robbed of $71,000 and the president, Dan Short, is nowhere to be found. Could Short have robbed his own bank? Five days later a body is found in the swampy shallows of the Grand Lake o' the Cherokees. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find episode transcripts her...

When two women are discovered in the depths of Georgia's Flint River, detectives wonder if a serial killer is afoot. But when they connect the two victims, investigators follow their lead to the discovery of two more corpses, and a whole slew of betrayal. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Fi...

Alabama teen Edith McLeroy rebels against her conservative upbringing by marrying the leader of a biker crew, cruising the highways as queen of the pack. But when her body is found in Louisiana, a mystery is sparked that will end up lasting 32 years. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find ep...

When 19-year-old model daughter Kathy Bonney fails to return home, concerned father Tom Bonney turns to police. That same day her body is pulled from Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp. Turns out Kathy wasn't as angelic as her family was led to believe. For even more true crime from ID, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/hotanddeadly to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Find epis...

Hot & Deadly is your podcast for classic, American true crime served with a side of biscuits and gravy. Featuring some of ID’s most salacious stories against the backdrop of coast-to-coast wetlands, the open road, and the mysteries of the deep South, Hot & Deadly is direct audio from three hit ID series: Swamp Murders, Highway To Hell, and Southern Fried Homicide.  For even more true...