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Our card this week is Marjorie "Christy" Luna, the 4 of Spades from Florida. From the outside, Greenacres seemed like a picture-perfect place to grow up, with a park, school, and corner store stocked with sugary sweets and arcade games all within walking distance. For Christy Luna and her friends, weekends were spent roaming the neighborhood and playing outside barefoot. But this storybook community had darkness lurking just under the surface, and it reared its ugly head one May night in 1984. More than 40 years later, Christy’s friends are peeling back the layers and piecing together memories from their childhood, finding that what actually lay beneath was much darker than they ever could’ve imagined. __ __ WAYS TO CONTACT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DIRECTLY: __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/marjorie-christy-luna https://thedeckpodcast.com/marjorie-christy-luna Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Lisa Staes, the Jack of Diamonds from Wisconsin. In the winter of 1976, Lisa Staes was trying to figure out what exactly she wanted to do with her life. Like so many 20-year-olds, she’d just moved out of her parents’ house and started classes at a community college. She was embracing her independence as a young adult. But no one ever got to see how Lisa’s life would unfold. Because that same year she disappeared. It took nearly two years for investigators to figure out that Lisa had been murdered. But in the 49 years since, they’re still trying to uncover and, most importantly… who. And now more than ever, it’s a race against time. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/lisa-staes https://thedeckpodcast.com/lisa-staes Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Donna Martin, the 8 of Hearts from Florida. Donna Martin was stabbed and killed in her own home in south Florida back in 1999. And police believed that the man who may have killed her was the very same man who had turned Boca Raton into a hunting ground. But police have been unable to pin Donna’s murder on him. That suspect even went to prison for other crimes, but now he’s a free man. And police believe solving Donna’s murder could help save other women in Florida. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/donna-martin https://thedeckpodcast.com/donna-martin Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Robert "Bob" Christian, the 4 of Spades from Wisconsin. In the Fall of 1977, Bob was just weeks into his freshman year at UW-Madison. He was a math whiz with a knack for computers and a big heart. At 18-years-old, there was no telling how far he’d go. But no one ever expected to be asking the question… Where did he go? Yet here we are almost half a century later, with that burning question and just a string of bizarre clues that leads many to believe an infamous serial killer could be to blame for his disappearance. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/robert-bob-christian https://thedeckpodcast.com/robert-bob-christian Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
If you’ve ever been alone and felt like you might be in trouble, maybe you called someone… made it known you were on the phone… But chatting on her cell while walking up to her apartment in sunny South Florida during broad daylight, Gwen have sensed her life was in danger. And even the friend on the other end of the line had no way of stopping the that was lurking just behind Gwen’s front door… __ ______ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/gwendel-greenblatt https://thedeckpodcast.com/gwendel-greenblatt Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Kyle Seidel, the 5 of Diamonds from Connecticut. Kyle Seidel was a 34-year-old dad to three young kids when he went to pick up Chinese takeout the Friday night before Christmas in 2012. His wife expected him to be gone for only about 20 minutes… but Kyle never came home again. A violent encounter on his way to the restaurant cut his life short. For 12 years, Kyle’s family has been left to wonder why Kyle pulled into a bowling alley parking lot on the way to the restaurant, who he encountered there, and why they shot him. Investigators think they know pulled the trigger, but they don’t know the why… they’re hoping that just one new piece of evidence could help them find answers and bring his killer, or killers, to justice. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/kyle-seidel https://thedeckpodcast.com/kyle-seidel Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is George Kirkland, Asia Norman, and Lindsay Foster Hurr, the 2 of Clubs from Mississippi. When George, Asia, and Lindsay were all fatally shot in the same house on a stormy Mississippi night in 2019, nobody in the area heard or saw anything. But in the days after the attack, rumors and conspiracy theories went wild. And more than five years later… detectives are still working to untangle them all. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/george-kirkland-asia-norman-lindsay-foster-hurr/ https://thedeckpodcast.com/george-kirkland-asia-norman-lindsay-foster-hurr/ Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Sharon Jones, the 10 of Spades from Florida. The last known people to see Sharon Jones alive around Thanksgiving weekend in 1987 have something in common. They all attended the apartment party. And when the young woman showed up dead several days later…stories started swirling about what went down that night. More than 37 years later, her family’s hearing remnants of these rumors…rumors they’re hoping someone out there can help them put to rest __ ______ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/sharon-jones https://thedeckpodcast.com/sharon-jones Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Dashaun “Dae Dae” Lawson, the King of Hearts from Connecticut. Dashaun “Dae Dae” Lawson was 26-years-old when he was fatally shot outside his mother’s apartment in the Hockanum Park apartment complex in East Hartford, Connecticut. Dae Dae was killed just a few days before Christmas in 2017 and left behind three children, all under the age of five. His family and the detectives working his case are confident that someone in their neighborhood must have seen or heard something that could help investigators figure out who killed Dae Dae, they just need them to finally come forward. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/dashaun-dae-dae-lawson https://thedeckpodcast.com/dashaun-dae-dae-lawson Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Susan "Susie" Poupart, the 7 of Spades from Wisconsin. When 29-year-old Susie went to a house party on her reservation, surrounded by friends and so close to home, she should’ve been safe. But when the mother of two left the party in a car with some younger men, things took a turn for the worse. Susie never made it home, and six months later, her remains were found in a nearby forest. The men Susie was last seen with became immediate suspects, but to this day, there just isn’t enough evidence to charge them with her murder… __ __ We found Susie's case back in 2021 while we set out to cover the case of Rhys Pocan, a 35-year-old Indigenous woman who was murdered in Wisconsin in the ‘80s. But while we were in the field, we uncovered a disturbing pattern of murders with similarities to Rhys’ that were just too blatant to ignore, including Susie's. So, we spent the next three years working with local and federal law enforcement to try and get to the bottom of it. Click here https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/wanted-justice-for-rhys-pocan-mmiw-part-1 to listen to our Crime Junkie episodes WANTED: Justice for Rhys Pocan & MMIW Part 1 https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/wanted-justice-for-rhys-pocan-mmiw-part-1, and here https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/wanted-justice-for-rhys-pocan-mmiw-part-2 for Part 2 https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/wanted-justice-for-rhys-pocan-mmiw-part-2! View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/susan-poupart https://thedeckpodcast.com/susan-poupart Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Tessie Temores, the 10 if Diamonds from Mississippi. When 37-year-old Tessie went more than a month without contacting any of her six children, her mom had a sinking feeling that something was wrong. Her loved ones never thought over five years would go by without hearing from her. But here they are ... still in the same stagnant spot. Still wondering what really happened... __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/tessie-temores https://thedeckpodcast.com/tessie-temores Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
When a beloved mother and grandmother is found stabbed to death inside her own home in an affluent seaside community, detectives are immediately suspicious of her soon-to-be ex-husband. But when his alibi seemed to check out, they were compelled to look at less obvious alternatives. Was this a murder-for-hire plot, or could the killer be someone much closer to Carole than they’d previously assumed? __ ______ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/carole-clement https://thedeckpodcast.com/carole-clement Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Jefferson "Jeff" West, the King of Diamonds from Mississippi. On July 2nd 2018, Jeff West, a 46-year-old father of four, got into an argument with his mom in the backyard of her house. In the heat of the moment, he apparently stormed off into the woods surrounding her property… and has never been seen again. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/jeff-west https://thedeckpodcast.com/jeff-west Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Agustin Chacon, 25, and Marshall McCarthy, 37, were both shot to death in their homes in the same Odessa, Texas, neighborhood on the same winter night in 1982. While Marshall’s case nearly had too many leads for investigators to chase, Agustin’s hardly had any. A language barrier between police and Agustin’s roommates made things even harder. Now, more than 40 years later, one cold case detective is working through the different challenges in each case as she tries to solve both of these men’s murders. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/agustin-chacon-marshall-mccarthy https://thedeckpodcast.com/agustin-chacon-marshall-mccarthy Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is LaQuandra “Shavonne” Slater, the 4 of Clubs from Michigan. Thirty-eight-year-old, LaQuandra “Shavonne” Slater was known for being independent. Everyone who knew her said she was outspoken, knew how to take care of herself, and wasn’t one to be pushed around. So, it was all the more shocking when, in December of 2016, she disappeared without a trace. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/laquandra-shavonne-slater https://thedeckpodcast.com/laquandra-shavonne-slater Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is My-Dung Tran, the 10 of Spades from Mississippi. On September 27th 2008, 51-year-old My-Dung Tran boarded a bus from her home in Pensacola, Florida to Biloxi, Mississippi for a trip to the casinos. She planned to stay for a couple of weeks to gamble with friends in the area. But on October 4th, 2008, My-Dung got into a cab outside of a casino and was never seen or heard from again. In the 16 years since then, her case has remained a mystery to Biloxi police. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/my-dung-tran https://thedeckpodcast.com/my-dung-tran Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is William Alvarado, the Ace of Spades from Connecticut. William Alvarado was 73 years old when he was found stabbed to death in his living room in Willimantic, Connecticut in 2016. For years, his case was ice cold. But just recently, it started heating up– all thanks to a tip that came in from a deck of cold case playing cards. Now, detectives are working around the clock to finally solve William’s murder – and they’re the closest they’ve ever been. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/william-alvarado https://thedeckpodcast.com/william-alvarado Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Debra Sue Moore, the Jack of Clubs from Texas. After a night out with a new love interest in May 1986, 25-year-old Debra Sue Moore was fatally stabbed steps outside her date’s apartment door. Police quickly zeroed in on her estranged husband as a suspect, but a string of attacks on several other women in the same area during the same week forced them to consider whether a serial predator could be to blame for Debra’s death. __ __ https://www.thehotline.org/ https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/domestic-violence-local-resources/ https://rainn.org/resources https://hotline.rainn.org/online View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/debra-sue-moore https://thedeckpodcast.com/debra-sue-moore Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Javed Akhtar, the Jack of Diamonds from Connecticut. When 32-year-old Javed Akhtar was fatally shot outside his convenience store in East Windsor, Connecticut, on a cold winter night in 2007, his wife, their two young children, and a community of loyal customers were desperate for answers. Police soon found the murder weapon, but solving the case wouldn’t be simple, and the investigation stalled for years. Now, after reviewing case files for this episode of The Deck, investigators are pursuing new leads on three suspects, including one man with a direct link to that gun. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/javed-akhtar https://thedeckpodcast.com/javed-akhtar Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Deborah Perry, the 3 of Spades from South Carolina. Three decades have passed since 29-year-old Deborah Perry was found shot to death on a rural cul-de-sac outside Columbia, South Carolina, and her killer has never been caught. As cold case investigators follow new leads, Deborah’s daughter wonders if a pair of flowered pants and men’s underwear her mother was found holding could be the key to cracking the case. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/deborah-perry https://thedeckpodcast.com/deborah-perry Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Wojciech Fudali, the 3 of Spades from Rhode Island. On its face, this missing person’s case might appear to be a tragic tale of a young man experiencing some sort of mental break. But there are a lot of loose ends and strange occurrences that can’t fully be explained away by a young college grad simply taking off on his own. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/wojciech-fudali https://thedeckpodcast.com/wojciech-fudali Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Dominic Marino, the 2 of Clubs from Connecticut. There had been many times that Mark Marino hugged his oldest son goodbye and feared he might never see him again. After all, Dominic was an Air Force vet who’d been deployed overseas more than a few times. But this wasn’t one of those moments. 30-year-old Dominic was just heading home after a short visit with his dad, both sure they would see each other again soon. Now that hug is a scene Mark will play on a loop in his mind for the rest of his life. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/dominic-marino https://thedeckpodcast.com/dominic-marino Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is John Phillips, the Jack of Diamonds from Rhode Island. Nineteen-year-old John Phillips was found dead and surrounded by dozens of weapons in a Rhode Island parking lot on October 28, 1986. His death was ruled a suicide, and for 15 years, the case was considered closed. But in 2001, after taking a closer look at the case files, detectives realized something didn’t quite add up… Today, they’re still working to uncover exactly what… brought John to his death that October day. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/john-phillips https://thedeckpodcast.com/john-phillips Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Alfonso McCoy Jr. & Debra Gomez, The Queen of Clubs from Rhode Island. It seems like more than just a coincidence that couple is on particular face of cards, because by all accounts, Debbie was Alfonso’s They’d only been together a few years or so, but according to both families, Alfonso always took care of hispeople. When he did choose to settle down, he was loyal to thatperson. He was Debbie’s protectorBut in the darkness of winter more than twenty years ago… __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/alfonso-mccoy-jr-debra-gomez https://thedeckpodcast.com/alfonso-mccoy-jr-debra-gomez Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Randa Jawhari, the 10 of Spades from Michigan. Randa was last seen on February 10th, 2009 at her apartment complex. By the next morning, she had disappeared without a trace, leaving a close-knit family of ten to unravel the mystery. Fifteen years later, detectives are still trying to find her and figure out what happened that fateful night… and who might be responsible. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/randa-jawhari https://thedeckpodcast.com/randa-jawhari Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Nikole "Niki" Bakoles, the 3 of Hearts from Utah. When duck hunters discovered human remains in an area called Saltair near The Great Salt Lake in Utah in the fall of 2000, investigators began the difficult task of trying to learn the real name of the woman they called “Saltair Sally". It took 12 years for the remains to be identified as those of Nikole “Niki” Bakoles, a 20-year-old mom originally from Washington state. Now, nearly another 12 years have passed, and investigators are still trying to figure out what happened to Niki and who left her by that lake. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/niki-bakoles https://thedeckpodcast.com/niki-bakoles Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Elisa Gano, the Queen of Diamonds from Arizona. At just 30 years old, Elisa had already lived a lifetime of ups and downs. She often found herself experiencing homelessness while battling her own personal demons. All the while struggling to be a mother to five children. Despite her difficulties, Elisa’s family felt she would come out on the other side. The problem is she never got that chance. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/elisa-gano https://thedeckpodcast.com/elisa-gano Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Anne Paetz, the 7 of Clubs from Michigan. When 23-year-old Anne Paetz went out for cigarettes after midnight on July 2nd, 1999, no one in her family thought much of it. But while out, she crossed paths with the wrong person, and never made it back home. The next morning, Anne was found dead on the side of the highway. Nearly 25 years later, her family is still desperate for answers. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/anne-paetz https://thedeckpodcast.com/anne-paetz Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this week is Patricia "Patti" Barrett, the 2 of Hearts from Utah. When Patricia “Patti” Barrett got on a bus from Dallas to Salt Lake City in 1978, her family had no way of knowing they’d never see her again. For over 30 years they were left wondering what happened to Patti, until 2012, when, with the help of Patti’s daughter and DNA testing, Salt Lake County detectives were able to connect her to the remains of a 1978 Jane Doe. Nearly 12 years have passed since that identification, and investigators are still trying to figure out what happened to Patti, and who’s responsible for her death. __ __ View source material and photos for this episode at: thedeckpodcast.com/patricia-patti-barrett https://thedeckpodcast.com/patricia-patti-barrett Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social media. __ __ The Deck is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Our card this season is Ada Haradine, the 3 of Clubs from Indiana. "The Deck Investigates" returns with Season 2, delving deep into the perplexing case of Ada Haradine, a 40-year-old mother of two who vanished without a trace from her Elkhart, Indiana home on a seemingly ordinary Wednesday afternoon in May 1985. Over 14 gripping episodes, we'll meticulously reconstruct the events leading up to Ada's disappearance, explore the initial efforts to find her and the myriad of suspects and theories that emerged in the wake of her vanishing. The investigation takes a dramatic turn when Ada's remains are discovered three years later in a wooded area 12 miles from her home, transforming a missing persons case into a homicide investigation. As law enforcement scrambles to make sense of new evidence, the focus shifts to surprising potential suspects, including Ada's neighbor. Through exclusive interviews with family members, law enforcement, and key witnesses, "The Deck Investigates" grapples with questions about the challenges of pursuing justice decades after a crime. Join us as we peel back the layers of this baffling cold case, reexamine old leads, and shine a light on overlooked details in the quest to finally answer the question: Who killed Ada Haradine, and why? Listen and follow to Season 2 of The Deck Investigates on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deck-investigates/id1668474126, Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2bHbTXBLRwdJVL6blVI6wo?si=f4e9c00978e04b16, or wherever you get your podcasts! Find more of The Deck Investigates on social media. __ __ The Deck Investigates is hosted by Ashley Flowers. __ __ Text Ashley at (317) 733-7485 to share your thoughts about the case, discuss all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
