Transcript
Anya Cain (0:00)
Anya.
Anya Cain (0:00)
I'm Anya. And this is the fourth episode in a miniseries about a sprawling murder investigation in Indiana's Jackson County. If you haven't already, go back and listen to the previous Sweet Death episodes so you don't get lost.
Kevin Greenlee (0:14)
Lt. Adam Nicholson had the receipts, the text that is between Marcia Allen and her daughter Ashley Jones. And Ashley Jones and her best friend, Stephen White. And those were damning. Of course, they implicated Marcia and Jones in the murder of Harold Allen.
Anya Cain (0:34)
But it was one thing to find a group of people having disturbing conversations, conversations that occasionally hinted at murder and other times represented straight up confessions. It was another to have a slam dunk case.
Kevin Greenlee (0:47)
Lieutenant Nicholson is a thorough man and a seasoned investigator. He knew that he and his fellow investigators needed to do more work. They had to figure out exactly how Harold died. They had to match actions taken by Marsha and Jones to Harold's health collapse. He needed to learn, how could Marsha and Jones have killed this man without getting caught right away? Some actual receipts might help, not to mention a thorough autopsy report. Lt. Nicholson and his team kept digging.
Anya Cain (1:35)
My name is Anya Cain. I'm a journalist.
Kevin Greenlee (1:38)
And I'm Kevin Greenlee. I'm an attorney.
Anya Cain (1:40)
And this is the Murder Sheet.
Kevin Greenlee (1:42)
We're a true crime podcast focused on original reporting, interviews, and deep dives into murder cases. We're the Murder Sheet.
Anya Cain (1:51)
And this is Sweet Death, the murder of Harold Allen, part four. Pick your poison. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office got into Ashley Jones's email. Topaz Moon Child 1793. Of course, because what did you expect? They started digging into her online transactions. They had plenty of receipts to go through.
Kevin Greenlee (2:58)
That's when detectives learned about the seeds. Jones and Marsha had fancied themselves gardeners, discussing herbs for their witchy interests and growing marijuana in the hopes of launching a lucrative, albeit illegal, business.
Anya Cain (3:13)
