The Last Clue

Send us Fan Mail A Louisiana detective hears that Owenia “DeeDee” Evans threatened the woman dating Norman Lillie, then receives inconclusive blood evidence and a fingerprint report excluding several suspects' fingerprints. A confidential informant says three people went to Janice Lillie's Gretna office after an eviction notice. This episode examines Cheryl Boudoin's recorded words,...

Send us Fan Mail “Out of a courtesy.” Those words appear in a response from the attorney representing the Gretna Police Department—and Kyle and Beth Smith have plenty to say about them. In this unapologetic ExCLUEsive discussion following Season 4, Episode 5 of The Louisiana Lie, The Last Clue digs deeper into the Janice Ashcraft Lillie murder investigation in Gretna, Louisiana. Hear exact passage...

Send us Fan Mail A witness says two men confessed. Weeks later, she says she watched Janice Lillie being stabbed. In Episode 5 of The Louisiana Lie, Kyle and Beth Smith follow the renewed 1994 investigation into the Gretna, Louisiana, murder of a mother of five. Owenia “DeeDee” Evans leads detectives to a search site, then hands over a butcher knife. A polygraph, an unresolved photographic lineup...

Send us Fan Mail Thirteen latent fingerprints. An unidentified witness across the street. Conflicting accounts of Janice Lillie’s final morning—and a search warrant facing a deadline. In Episode 4 of The Louisiana Lie, Beth and Kyle Smith follow the original investigation into the 1991 murder of Janice Lillie in Gretna, Louisiana. Her daughter Denise Marsh’s recollections clarify the office layout...

Send us Fan Mail Six eviction notices. A missing rent receipt. Conflicting accounts of who visited Janice Lillie’s office before she was murdered. In Season 4, Episode 3 of The Louisiana Lie , hosts Beth and Kyle Smith follow the original investigation into the 1991 murder of Janice Lillie in Gretna, Louisiana . A timestamped Home Depot receipt, Matthew Thomas’s account of sending his nephew Leroy...

Send us Fan Mail What does the evidence reveal about the 1991 murder of Janice Lillie in Gretna, Louisiana? In Episode 2 of The Louisiana Lie , hosts Beth and Kyle Smith examine the original crime-scene reports and autopsy findings surrounding the fatal stabbing of the 41-year-old mother of five. An open purse, unmatched fingerprints, conflicting memories of a bathroom door, and a rent receipt bea...

Send us Fan Mail On November 12, 1991, 41-year-old mother and school volunteer Janice Lillie walked into an ordinary day of work across the river from New Orleans. By noon, her friend was searching the office at 521 Hamilton Street while a television played loudly. The first hours of this Gretna murder investigation reveal a busy rental office, a line of visitors, and an unsettling question about...

Send us Fan Mail Four cases we've investigated. Four stories that didn't end when our original episodes did. In this special The Last Clue True Crime Update , Kyle and Beth revisit four cases from our back catalog and examine the latest developments surrounding Christa Pike, Gerald Snider, Ryan "RJ" Davis and Jesse Mack Butler . With Christa Pike's Tennessee execution sche...

Send us Fan Mail The September 2026 episode of The Last Clue examines the upcoming execution of Christa Gail Pike, who is scheduled to be put to death in Tennessee on September 30, 2026, for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. We trace the case from the brutal killing and Pike’s confession through her conviction, decades of appeals, clemency efforts, and the latest legal challenges sur...

Send us Fan Mail In Part Two of The Last Clue's investigation into the 1984 murder of Gerald Snider in Duncan, Oklahoma , we follow the disturbing leads, allegations, and alleged confessions that emerged after Gerald was found shot to death inside his running Jeep. More than two years after the murder, investigators received an explosive tip involving Joey Petty and a person known as "Pi...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 of The Last Clue’s two‑part special examines the 1984 murder of Gerald F. Snider in Duncan, Oklahoma. We reconstruct the final hour, analyze the Medical Examiner’s autopsy including multiple wounds, review witness accounts from Goodner’s, and explain why the running Jeep, open door, and clutch position are central to the cold case. Listen for timeline details, original poli...

Send us Fan Mail When a Rhode Island man bought a hunting knife on the night of a fatal road‑rage stabbing, investigators believed they had their killer. But before Adam Emery could be sentenced, he vanished — leaving behind an abandoned car on a bridge, a folded pile of clothes, and a trail of contradictions that still baffle cold‑case detectives. In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , Kyle...

Send us Fan Mail In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , Kyle and Beth break down one of the most haunting college‑town murders in American true‑crime history — the killing of Faith Danielle Hedgepeth , a beloved 19‑year‑old UNC student whose life was stolen in the early hours of September 7, 2012. This investigation dives deep into: Faith’s final night out at The Thrill The suspiciously unloc...

Send us Fan Mail A civil lawsuit that could reshape accountability in Oklahoma. A cold case where a man was found shot inside his running vehicle — headlights piercing the darkness, suspects everywhere, answers nowhere. And a notorious violent offender whose dismissed case still haunts Payne and Logan counties. In this explosive episode of The Last Clue , Kyle and Beth break down the newest develo...

Send us Fan Mail The disappearance, the federal child‑sex‑crime investigation, the protective order, the 911 calls — and the moment everything shattered. In this gripping episode, Kyle and Beth walk listeners through the full timeline of Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey and Sara Jane Duffey , a case that moved from a juvenile’s report to a murder‑suicide that stunned Owasso, Oklahoma. But it’s the CLUELESS...

Send us Fan Mail 18‑year‑old Henry Nowak was stabbed five times, filmed by his killer, and handcuffed by police as he lay dying — all because officers believed a lie. In this explosive episode, The Last Clue reconstructs the final minutes of Henry’s life, the moment Vickrum Singh Digwa turned a 21‑cm dagger on him, and the bodycam footage that ignited national outrage across the UK. But this case...

Send us Fan Mail Women on death row in the United States make up less than 2% of all death‑sentenced prisoners — yet their cases reveal some of the most shocking, complex, and misunderstood stories in the criminal justice system. In this powerful episode of The Last Clue , we break down the real numbers, the real women, and the real failures behind America’s rarest death penalty cases. With renewe...

Send us Fan Mail For the first time EVER, we are offering a FREE episode of our Subscription-only content - ExCLUEsive! In this episode, in this chaotic, unfiltered episode, we dive headfirst into the Mackenzie Shirilla case , the viral 2022 Ohio car crash , and the explosive Netflix documentary The Crash . We break down the footage, the courtroom drama, the forensic evidence, and the internet’s o...

Send us Fan Mail In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , we uncover the chilling story of Raymond Eugene Johnson — a convicted killer whose violent past escalated into one of the most shocking double murders in Oklahoma history. After serving time for a 1995 manslaughter conviction, Johnson was paroled and began a turbulent relationship with Brooke Whitaker , a young mother trying desperately...

Send us Fan Mail In this special Mother’s Day episode of The Last Clue , we pause our usual deep‑dive investigations to honor the mothers we cherish , the mothers we miss, and the mothers whose stories continue to shape us long after they’re gone. Through heartfelt reflections, listener tributes, and powerful moments of remembrance, we celebrate the women who protected us, taught us, and loved us...

Send us Fan Mail This explosive opinion episode of The Last Clue delivers a blistering takedown of Tanner Horner, the convicted killer of 7‑year‑old Athena Strand, and the system that now shelters him on death row. We expose the stark contrast between the carefully managed Texas execution process and the lifelong agony Athena’s family must endure. With fierce commentary, insight, and a call to act...

Send us Fan Mail Seven cases. Seven timelines. Seven families still fighting for answers. In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , Kyle and Beth break down some of the most shocking and emotionally charged true‑crime stories unfolding right now across the United States. We begin with the cold case of Cindy Wanner , finally seeing movement after a stunning arrest in California. Then we turn to t...

Send us Fan Mail Athena Strand’s murder forces us to confront a terrifying truth: danger can come disguised as routine. In this ExCLUEsive conversation, we unpack our emotional response to the case, the systemic cracks it exposes, and why this story continues to haunt us. It’s uncomfortable, it’s honest, and it’s necessary.  Support the show For ExCLUEsive content , subscribe on Buzzsprout, join o...

Send us Fan Mail Four cases. Four families. Four stories that refuse to fade into the dark. In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , we take you deep inside some of the most haunting true‑crime mysteries still shaking communities across the world. We unravel the chilling disappearance of Amy Bradley , the 23‑year‑old who vanished from a cruise ship without a trace—and the shocking new people of...

Send us Fan Mail A 34-year-old cold case is back in the spotlight—and the outcome is raising more questions than answers. In this episode of The Last Clue , we break down the 1991 murder of Cynthia Gonzalez, the shocking arrest of Janie Perkins decades later, and the stunning grand jury decision that declined to indict.  We walk through what happened in the case and explain how it ultimately fell...