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A Heavy Weight
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In a world where some stories go untold, A Heavy Weight is a true crime podcast series that aims to give voice to the voiceless and shed light on forgotten or overlooked cases.
Each season takes you on a gripping journey through the depths of unsolved mysteries, cold cases, and wrongful convictions.
For more information and to see our source materials visit: www.aheavyweight.com
A Heavy Weight is intended for mature audiences. It discusses topics that may be triggering for some listeners including drug use and suicide.
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Who Murdered Bryan Haltom? Episode Three
1w ago00:46:30Tap to summarizeIn Episode 3 of A Heavy Weight’s Bryan Haltom series, we look at the months before Bryan was killed, when small moments that once seemed like normal teenage trouble began to look different in hindsight. A missing T-top, a black eye, a school incident, a party, a worried girlfriend, and a new crowd all raise the question Bryan’s family has been asking for nearly thirty years: was something building before the night on Highway 231?If you know something about what happened in Spencer, Indiana in July 1996, Detective Kent Rohlfing with Indiana State Police can be reached at krohlfing@isp.in.gov or 812-837-3243.
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Who Murdered Bryan Haltom? Episode Two
2w ago00:37:56Tap to summarizeIf you want to understand Bryan Haltom’s case, start with who he was.Not the rumors.Not the theories.Not the road-rage story.Bryan.The son.The friend.The first love.The kid in the red Trans Am.Episode 2 is out now.If you know something about what happened in Spencer, Indiana in July 1996, Detective Kent Rohlfing with Indiana State Police can be reached at krohlfing@isp.in.gov or 812-837-3243.
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Who Murdered Bryan Haltom? Episode One
3w ago00:27:41Tap to summarizeEpisode 1: The Sign on Highway 231For years, I drove past a small sign on Highway 231 outside Spencer, Indiana.It asked one question:Who killed Bryan Haltom?Bryan was eighteen years old when he was shot and killed on July 17, 1996. The early story was road rage. A stranger. A maroon car. A driver who disappeared into the dark.But the deeper I looked, the less simple that story became.This week on A Heavy Weight, I’m beginning Bryan’s story, a story about a mother who has spent nearly thirty years searching for answers, a small town full of rumors and silence, and a case that still feels solvable.Episode One is out now.Listen, share, and if you know something about what happened to Bryan that night, it's time.Someone knows why Bryan stopped his car.Someone knows who he walked toward.Someone knows who fired the shot.
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Who Murdered Cassandra Rhines?
4w ago00:26:25Tap to summarizeIn June 1985, 19-year-old Cassandra Rhines disappeared from Minneapolis after telling a friend she planned to attend her goddaughter’s birthday party. Nearly thirty years later, her remains were found in a secluded part of Gooseberry Falls State Park. Her murder is still unsolved.
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Who Murdered Diane Schofield?
Jun 3000:29:05Tap to summarizeIn July 1975, 21 year old Diane Marie Schofield was found murdered in the trunk of her own car near the Des Moines airport. This episode follows Diane’s final known movements, the timeline investigators had to revise, and the unresolved questions that still surround her case more than 50 years later.
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Where is Charlotte Lysdale?
Jun 2200:25:18Tap to summarizeCharlotte Lysdale was 68 years old when she disappeared from Pine River, Minnesota.She loved needlework, knitting, family dinners, geraniums, and reading the paper.More than 40 years later, her disappearance remains unsolved.In this episode of A Heavy Weight, we look at Charlotte’s life, the case that followed, the trial of Jerome Bye, and the unanswered question that still remains.Where is Charlotte Lysdale?
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Who Murdered Rachel Anthony?
Jun 1600:23:40Tap to summarizeOn a freezing February night in 2001, Rachel Anthony vanished while closing a small-town liquor store in Pine River, Minnesota, leaving behind her car, purse, and coat. Six weeks later, her body was found, but more than two decades later, the question remains: who killed Rachel Anthony?
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The Sinmi Asomuyide Case
Jun 700:16:35Tap to summarizeIn this special episode of A Heavy Weight, we look at the federal conviction of former Kokomo police officer Sinmi Asomuyide, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a fourteen year old girl while on duty. This case raises urgent questions about power, vulnerable youth, police accountability, and what happens when the person expected to protect a child becomes the source of harm.
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The Renata Fernandez-Ramon Case
Jun 300:19:51Tap to summarizeRenata Fernandez-Ramon was thirty years old. She was a mother to two young children. In October 2011, Renata was last heard from. The next day, her husband, Jose Francisco Munoz-Teran, picked up their children from school and said they were moving to Mexico.Weeks later, Renata’s body was found in a shallow grave in rural Big Stone County.This case is solvable. Investigators know who they are looking for. He just needs to be found.
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The Marie Kline Case
May 2500:20:23Tap to summarizeOn December 30, 1987, 20-year-old Marie Kline answered the door at her home near Elkhart, Indiana.She never came back inside.For years, her father Wayne held onto the sound of that doorbell, the sound of his daughter leaving the room, and the questions that followed.This episode of A Heavy Weight follows Marie’s case, the investigation that stalled, the family that kept pushing, and the DNA evidence that finally gave them some answers.Listen now wherever you get podcasts.
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