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On this episode of They Walk Among America … There is nothing more terrifying for a parent than watching your child become critically unwell and knowing there is nothing you can do to help them. We hand our children over to doctors and trust that they know how to treat whatever is making the child sick. It’s important that doctors report any suspected abuse to the authorities, but w...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … The rest of the neighbourhood were preparing for the day ahead, much like the Post family were. Many were eating breakfast, while others were reading the daily newspaper or sitting down to watch some television. As they carried on with their daily routine, a thunderous explosion erupted in the neighbourhood, smashing windows and sending object...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Bountiful is among the top 20 most populous cities in Utah. It’s a desirable area for families, and boasts of having one of the best school systems in the state. The city is ranked 23rd of the safest cities in the entire state, and it’s only a short drive away from Salt Lake City. The short commute makes Bountiful the perfect commuter cit...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Betty strained to hear the conversation down the hall from their bedroom. She heard someone emphatically reply, “no,” but she thought the person sounded like a man impersonating a woman. The supposed trick-or-treater had their hand inside a paper bag, which they raised and pointed at Peter. A single gunshot echoed through the house, and by the...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … In late August 1989, a crime hotline in Nebraska received a call from a man who claimed to have information about shocking crimes committed on a farm near Mooresville, Missouri. The owners were already being investigated for conspiracy and fraud charges, but the tip changed the course of the investigation entirely. Once the owners were arreste...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Earlville is a small city of around 800 residents located in Eastern Iowa, Delaware County. The city is surrounded by farmland, and the bustling farming industry is how many of the residents earn a living. The size of the city gives Earlville a real small-town feel. It’s the kind of place where people raise their children, and then their...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Manassas, Virginia, is an independent city in the north of the state. Manassas was an evolving city, 30 miles from Washington, DC, with historical links to the American Civil War that drew enthusiasts to the site of the Battle of Bull Run. With a population of just under 30,000 people in 1993, Manassas was thrown into the spotlight, and the ci...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … On any given day, Gainesville is teeming with students, many of whom flock to the sunshine state from states far and wide. The summer holiday was coming to an end in August of 1990, and students from the University of Florida began to prepare for the new school year. It’s a time of much anticipation, a time for fresh starts, new friendships, u...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Chowchilla was a rural town in Madera County, California. In 1976 the population of the farming community was around 5,000, spread across sprawling acres of land. Most of those living in Chowchilla had been born and raised there, in the Central Valley. The isolated countryside didn’t provide much for kids to do during the summer months, s...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Betty Jean Gooch was just beginning her shift as the Special Collections Librarian at the Transylvania University Library in Lexington, Kentucky, on the 7th of December, 2004. The Transylvania University Library is known as the scholarly heart of Transylvania’s campus, and at any given day of the week, it’s teeming with people...    *** L...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … A single block located between 5th and 6th avenue on 47th Street in New York is known as the Diamond District. The bustling epicentre of New York's diamond and jewellery sales industry sprang up on 47th Street in the 1920s and continues to be one of the most popular locations for jewellery shoppers today. The Diamond District expanded during W...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Mary Lyons was beginning her shift at the Bank of America branch office in Maple Croft Plaza, in Cheshire, Connecticut. It was the 23rd of July, 2007, a Monday, so Mary knew that it was going to be a busy day. By 9:30AM, there was already a line of customers, ready to go about their financial transactions after the weekend. A middle-aged...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Sabre Springs is a planned high-end community in San Diego, California. It’s a typical residential community where many people go to raise their families within close proximity to employment and good schools. Around 9,000 people were living in Sabre Springs in February 2002 when something destroyed the community's perceived serenity. Befo...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … A desire for fame and fortune can sometimes make people do dangerous and even fatal things in an effort for clicks. In 2017, a young couple had ambitions to make it big on the internet. By June of that year, their ambitions to become household names would materialise, but it was at a catastrophically high price…   *** LISTENER DISCRE...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … There is an old Irish proverb that says, “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest” . The unmistakable bond between a mother and son is hard to break, even when one is accused of an incomprehensible crime…  *** LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED ***  ‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast n...

We all want to believe that we are good judges of character; that if someone close to us was a bad person, we would know. But how well do you know your neighbors? How much can you trust those around you? What does a killer look like? Monsters don’t live under the bed; they walk among us.    From the award-winning team behind the UK true crime podcast — They Walk Among Us — They Walk Amon...

You may be wondering why there has been a delay in the next episode's release. Fear not. The team will be back soon, with some exciting changes. The same They Walk Among America team is working behind the scenes to bring you the podcast, but there has been a change in front of the microphone. We are lucky enough to welcome Nina Innsted from Already Gone.  She will be hosting the pod...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … For the majority, it begins with a positive test. That clear line that lets you know your life is going to change forever. The excitement and anticipation builds over what feels like an eternity until expectant parents get to hold their new baby in their arms. However, for many, the journey to become parents is long and difficult. Instead...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … In the 1970s, psychologist John Alan Lee created the color wheel theory of love. It is a love classification system based on Greek and Latin concepts. One of the three primary types is mania. This refers to a type of love that can turn “manic” or “obsessive”. This obsessive love can often involve a relationship that does not actually exist, a...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … On October 27, 1983, State Troopers in Anchorage, Alaska, brought a man in for questioning relating to a kidnapping and sexual assault, committed earlier that year. As he was being interviewed, the police were executing a search warrant at his home. The warrant had been granted after FBI profilers, including John Douglas, had signed an affidav...

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘ EPISODE 27’ FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS TWO-PART CASE.  On this episode of They Walk Among America… In 1986 Timothy Hennis was found guilty of murdering Kathryn, Kara and Erin Eastburn, and sentenced to death. At the time, no forensic evidence definitively tied Hennis to the crimes. However, several witnesses were confident the man fleeing the scene in a white Chevrolet C...

On this episode of They Walk Among America… On May 12, 1985, the Fayetteville police in North Carolina received a phone call from a woman concerned about her neighbours. The caller told the operator that she had not seen the occupants of the property in the middle-class neighbourhood of Summerhill Road for several days. She had been over to the house and knocked on their door, but no one answ...

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On this episode of They Walk Among America… The mutilated bodies of two young women are found close to one another in a river. It quickly becomes obvious to investigators they are dealing with a sadistic serial killer who strangles his victims. Can the authorities find the person responsible before they hurt someone else?… *** LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED ***  ‘They Walk Among America’ is a...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Trapped on a vast isolated ranch with nothing and no one else for miles and miles around, deprived of sleep, food and viciously beaten after a grueling workday. Will the victims survive the place known as The Texas Slave Ranch?… *** LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED ***  ‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production. T...