Killer Story | 3. Paradise Ruined

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Binge Cases: Killer Story | Episode 3: Paradise Ruined

Host: Steve Fishman
Main Contributors: Reporter Lyndal Marks and key witnesses/family members
Date: February 16, 2026

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Overview

This episode delves deep into the Las Vegas cold case of Sabrina Kidd, a 17-year-old whose body was found in the Colorado River and buried as a Jane Doe. The story chronicles tabloid reporter Lyndal Marks's dogged investigation years later, seeking both justice for Sabrina and a reckoning for herself, driven by her own past traumas. This chapter focuses on new clues, the emotional toll on Sabrina’s family, and a shocking revelation about Sabrina’s landlord that changes the trajectory of the investigation.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sabrina’s Burial and the Desert Cemetery

• [02:23-04:56] The episode paints a vivid picture of the Kingman, Arizona cemetery where Sabrina was buried anonymously:
  • The cemetery’s caretaker, Nikki Rowe, describes it as a somber, desert place, different from classic cemeteries:

    "It's not like a normal cemetery, you know, where there's grass and things. It is the Arizona desert." (D, 02:43)

  • Jane Does are buried with simple pine caskets and marked only by found dates.
  • Staff say a prayer, hoping for the deceased to be named and for their killer to be found.

2. The Toll on Sabrina’s Family

• [08:05-09:46] Reporter Lyndal Marks speaks to Sabrina’s mother, Bobby Sue, highlighting her recurring guilt and overwhelming sense of loss:

  • "She felt like she had not done the right thing by her daughter on tonight's call." (C, 08:36)

  • Bobby Sue recalls always wanting her “baby back,” but lacks actionable clues for Lyndal.

3. Discovery of a Mysterious Life Insurance Policy

• [09:46-11:10] A pivotal conversation reveals a crucial clue:
  • Bobby Sue mentions, almost as an afterthought, a nurse’s visit regarding a life insurance policy, which Lyndal knows could be key.

  • "Did Sabrina ever say anything to you that you thought was strange?" (C, 08:55)

  • Bobby Sue had no details—she didn’t take the policy out, nor did she have any paperwork.

4. Lyndal’s Old-School Detective Work

• [12:10-13:39] Lyndal embarks on a grueling search, calling insurance companies from the physical Yellow Pages—eventually zeroing in on State Farm.
  • She avoids revealing she is a journalist to avoid stonewalling:

    • "I did not say I was from A Current Affair. And I said, there's a missing girl and her mother's very upset." (C, 12:16)

  • State Farm is cagey, refusing to talk to Lyndal but open to Sabrina’s mother contacting them.

5. Romance and Distraction Amid the Investigation

• [15:05-16:57] Lyndal briefly finds personal solace and stability in her relationship with her boss, Dan, after a traumatic earlier life.
  • Describes their New York courtship and whirlwind engagement:

    • "I am in heaven...this is New York. This is like every movie I've ever seen." (C, 16:20)

    • "Bang. We were engaged." (C, 16:46)

  • Nonetheless, Lyndal’s concern over Sabrina’s fate remains a constant undercurrent.

6. Sabrina’s Troubled Years in Vegas

• [17:17-21:56] The episode flashes back to Sabrina’s arrival in Las Vegas as a teenager, her familial conflicts, and descent into a risky relationship:
  • Cousin Dewana describes Sabrina’s emotional state and self-reinvention:

    • "She was a very beautiful young girl, but she just didn't care about her look. She became totally opposite than her mother." (E, 18:29)

  • Sabrina’s attachment to “Mr. Naked City,” a dangerous boyfriend, and subsequent break with family.

7. Sabrina Finds Stability, Reconnects with Family

• [23:59-25:18] Sabrina’s fortunes seem to improve with a stable living situation and reconciliation with her cousin Dewana.
  • Sabrina’s positive transformation is noted:

    • "She said that she wanted to see me and she wanted to talk and she was sorry about everything." (E, 24:41)

  • Sabrina is happy, has a job, and looks forward to the future.

8. The Breakthrough: The Life Insurance Policy

• [27:11-28:29] The tension peaks as Lyndal finally obtains the insurance paperwork from State Farm:
  • The document reveals a staggering policy: $400,000 on Sabrina’s life—just ten days before she disappeared.
  • The beneficiary is Tom Preston, Sabrina’s benign-seeming landlord.

    • "They sent that one page that says $400,000. The beneficiary, Tom Preston." (C, 28:15)

  • Lyndal is stunned, feeling both elation and fury:

    • "It was like my blood at the same time boiled and went cold." (C, 28:29)

  • She and her husband Dan agree: Preston must be investigated as the main suspect.

9. Lyndal’s Relentless Drive

• [29:30] Lyndal’s determination shines, even in the face of warning from her husband:

  • "No one's going to tell me not to put a microphone on and go and ambush a killer. I'm sorry. No one's going to tell me not to do that." (C, 29:30)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Lost Identity:

  "This somber place is managed by a Pepe woman, Nikki Rowe... when a dead body can't be identified... declared a Jane or John Doe... This is where Sabrina's body would rest for years alongside other Jane and John does, unnamed and unclaimed." (B & D, 02:23-03:58)

• On Family Despair:

  "She felt like she had not done the right thing by her daughter on tonight's call." (C, 08:36) "She was just missing. They were looking around the country. They were trying to find her. Scouring different newspapers." (C, 09:11)

• On the Investigation’s Turning Point:

  "It was like this golden opportunity... But then I saw $400,000 and Lindell saw the date." (C, 27:39) "This right there, I realize there's motive right there. It's like my blood at the same time boiled and went cold." (C, 28:29)

• On Journalistic Tenacity:

  "No one's going to tell me not to put a microphone on and go and ambush a killer. I'm sorry. No one's going to tell me not to do that." (C, 29:30)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Intro to Sabrina’s Burial and Jane Doe Cemetery: 02:23–04:56
• Lyndal and Bobby Sue’s Emotional Calls: 08:05–09:46
• Life Insurance Policy Discovery: 09:46–13:39
• Lyndal’s Romance and Distraction: 15:05–16:57
• Sabrina’s Life in Vegas & Relationship Troubles: 17:17–21:56
• Sabrina Reconnecting with Dewana: 24:41–25:18
• Insurance Policy Breakthrough: 27:11–28:29
• Lyndal’s Determination: 29:30

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Episode Tone & Style

The episode’s tone is somber, urgent, and personal, blending cold-case reporting with intimate family moments and the protagonist’s own emotional journey. The narrative weaves between investigative suspense, personal healing, and the ache of unresolved loss, punctuated with moments of hope and sharp determination.

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Conclusion

“Paradise Ruined” marks a turning point in the podcast’s investigation with the bombshell revelation of the life insurance policy, thrusting Sabrina’s quiet landlord into the center of suspicion. The episode balances methodical reporting with raw, emotional storytelling—leaving listeners eager for the confrontation and answers promised in the next installment.

Transcript

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[C]

The Binge. This woman tells me that her niece is missing.

[B]

And I said, we don't do missing persons.

[C]

She's like, oh hey, you know, you'll be okay. I'm like, no, this is not okay. This is not okay. I could feel that it was going to have an impact on her for the rest of her life.

[B]

I was glad somebody was investigating it and I remember being glad somebody believed us.

[C]

She. She said that a nurse went out there and I went, what? Why would a nurse go and see her?

[B]

When a dead body can't be identified and is declared a Jane or John Doe, the local cemetery gets a call. Sabrina's body was for years a Jane Doe. It was fished out of the Colorado River. The closest cemetery was in Kingman, Arizona.

[D]

It's not like a normal cemetery, you know, where there's grass and things. It is the Arizona desert.

[B]

This somber place is managed by a Pepe woman, Nikki Rowe.

[D]

It kind of like the old western movies, how they're all kind of like red and then the sand color and then there's the dark black color rock. You can't see anything but sky. Just sky and trees. Arizona cypresses it gives this certain desert smell and it's just. It's such a strong, just beautiful smell. I don't know how to explain it.

[B]

Nikki likes the quiet of the place.

[D]

I usually just hear the birds. I hear the birds and the rustling of the trees if there's a breeze. And then of course, just the gentle sound of cars coming by. And it's nice.

[B]

Unidentified People have their own spot in the cemetery.

[D]

So they do have a headstone. A lot of them are the black granite, which is beautiful.

[B]

The headstones are engraved, but not with the deceased's name, not with their birth date or their date of death.

[D]

It's either a Jane or John Doe and then the date on when they were found.

[B]

And this is where Sabrina's body would rest for years alongside other Jane and John does, unnamed and unclaimed.

[D]

We just have the lowering device set up. They did do the pine caskets, like an oval top with just a square body bottom.

[B]

The service for Sabrina was modest. No family, no friends. They weren't even sure if she was alive or dead at that point. Just the graveyard staff attended. They were the last to say goodbye to her, not knowing who she was or had hoped to be.

[D]

And then we all, we will load the casket. We'll all stand around, say a prayer for the deceased, you know, because we don't, we don't have a name, so we say a prayer for the deceased. Father God, please take care of the soul. Let their family come forward, let their killer be found, and let their name be known.

[B]

If a family comes forward, they put a name on the gravestone. Would Sabrina's family ever get that chance? Sabrina's family wouldn't know for years where she'd gone or how she'd got there. They'd had clues pointing them in the right direction, but they didn't know. Would be up to Lindell to put the clues together and discover what happened to their kids. This is Killer Story. I'm Steve Fishman. Episode 3 Paradise Ruined.

[A]

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[E]

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[A]

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[F]

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[B]

New York, 1991 four years after Sabrina was buried as a Jane Doe, Lindell's at the Current Affair office. It's late and Lindell's wondering about the nurse that visited Sabrina. The zoo is finally quieted down, so Lindell goes ahead and dials Sabrina's soft spoken mother, Bobby Sue. Sabrina's disappearance has worn down her mother. Linda listens as she drifts off, turns maudlin, tearful.

[C]

She felt like she had not done the right thing by her daughter on tonight's call.

[B]

Like on most of their calls, Bobby Sue's refrain is I want my baby back. Lindell's patient to an extent, but she tells Bobby sue that to help, she needs information.

[C]

Did Sabrina ever say anything to you that you thought was strange?

[B]

Bobby sue and Sabrina's aunt weren't great when it came to producing actionable Information. To Lyndall, they weren't facing reality.

[C]

They were thinking along the lines of sex trafficking. She was just missing. They were looking around the country. They were trying to find her. Scouring different newspapers, Lindell asked Bobby sue.

[B]

To think back to the time just before Sabrina disappeared. Back then, mother and daughter spoke regularly by phone. Sybrina refused to live with her mother, but she still liked hearing her voice. Lindell asked Bobby sue, did Sabrina say anything unusual? She needed a clue, a lead, something.

[C]

They're not journalists.

[B]

Bobby sue thought for a minute. There was one thing. A life insurance policy. Lindell perked up. That would explain the nurse's visit. Insurance companies often require a physical when applying. Why was Lyndall just hearing about this now?

[C]

These are simple, loving, kind women who hadn't been trained, who didn't know how to look for clues, whose instincts were about, you know, family, not about what's going on.

[B]

In other words, to Sabrina's mother and aunt, this insurance policy just hadn't seemed notable. To Lyndall, it was notable.

[C]

You know, my brain always goes to something evil's happening.

[B]

But this insurance policy, Bobby sue didn't take it out. So who did? Who'd take out a life insurance policy on a 17 year old girl? Lindell's spidey sense tingled. Who would benefit if something happened to Sabrina? Lyndall needed to see the policy. Bobby sue wasn't any help. She didn't have a copy. She didn't even know the name of the carrier.

[C]

The insurance was what I really wanted to set my sights on.

[B]

And so Lyndall begins systematically calling every insurance company in the vicinity. It's days of tedious, fruitless calls. I'll spare you the real time details. Instead, here's the movie version. You know, quick cuts, lots of sound effects open on Lindell thumbing through phone books. This is back when there were phone books. She's dialing lots of phone numbers. We see Lindell crouched on the floor of her office. It's after hours. She's got the Las Vegas Yellow Pages in her hands. It's a thick book. She drops it. It's a very thick book. That sound should be louder. Lindell continues riffling through the yellow Pages which contain phone numbers of every business in the area. She flips to the eyes to insurance companies, makes a list of 20 or so and continues dialing. Lindell's rehearsed a spiel. It's crafty and effective.

[C]

You have to either determine to tell a story or and to Find ways.

[B]

To do it and.

[C]

And not always do it above board. And I did not say I was from A Current Affair. And I said, there's a missing girl and her mother's very upset.

[B]

She asks the company rep if they write life insurance policies.

[C]

If so, would you send a nurse out to do a physical? Some companies said yes, some said no, we don't do that.

[B]

She makes call after call, whittling down the list. That's supposed to be the sound of whittling. If Lindell comes across an uncooperative person, she might add a little menace to her pitch.

[C]

There could be legal ramifications for you if you don't give us information. The mother wants information.

[B]

Lyndl gets a lot of the same kind of no's. And then she reaches an insurer whose tone is strikingly different from the others.

[C]

When I got onto State Farm, they said, we're not going to do anything without any information from the mother.

[B]

Why even say that? The company's answer is simultaneously direct and evasive, like the agent is hiding something. At least that's what Lindell surmises. And so she thinks she's found the company that wrote the insurance policy on Sabrina.

[C]

State Farm had it because they engaged with me a little bit longer.

[B]

State Farm won't talk to Lyndall. Insurance records are private. But they will talk to Sabrina's mom. So Lindell gets Bobby sue to call State Farm.

[C]

Bobby sue actually spoke to them and they did say yes, we think we might have something with the name Sabrina. Kidding. And so Bobby sue then sent them, faxed them information about Sabrina.

[B]

State Farm says they'll reply by fax. So Bobby sue provides State Farm a fax number, a current affairs fax number. Whatever State Farm finds will go directly to Lindell. Could this be the break in the case? The key to understanding what happened to Sabrina? Lindell hopes so. It's still 1991, and Lindell presses pause on the investigation. The facts could be key, but she isn't about to drum her fingers on the desk while waiting.

[C]

And of course, I had to get back to work. My job.

[B]

She's always looking for a story with a twist.

[C]

Elizabeth needed more than $20,000 to continue her studies. And instead of taking a student loan, she took a risky step. She started working as a call girl.

[B]

Lyndall is constantly thinking about the job. But Lyndall also has something else going on in her life. Romance with her boss, Dan. In Lindell's story, Dan is a plot twist. After she was Attacked. Linda lost faith in men. She wrote off romance.

[C]

A real loner. My work is my friend. I've just found solace, comfort, reason in my work. But I was a long way from home. I was a long way from my family. And Dan felt like home.

[B]

Dan seemed to know all the iconic New York dates. Their first had been to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to watch the balloons inflate. A month later, he escorted her to Rockefeller center to see one of the country's iconic Christmas trees with dozens of ice skaters circling in the rink below.

[C]

I am in heaven. I'm like, this is New York. This is like every movie I've ever seen. I'm in the city of my dreams. And here's the big Rockefeller center tree. And I look down, and Dan is on his knee, and he brought out a ring, and he proposed right there. All these tourists were around going, yes, Say yes. Say yes.

[B]

And she did.

[C]

Bang. We were engaged.

[B]

Four months later, they were married. It's just one of those things that, you know, sometimes you meet someone and you just know.

[C]

Just felt right. It felt right.

[A]

It felt.

[C]

This is a guy that will be with me, will look after me.

[B]

But even as Lindell finds romance, Sabrina is on her mind. She worries about Sabrina. Worry turns to fear.

[C]

And I then thought, yeah, she's probably dead.

[B]

But who would want to harm Sabrina? Let's forget the insurance policy for the moment. Was there anyone in her past who posed a threat? Turns out there was one person. Her first cousin. Dewana had some information about him. Okay, so we're back in time. It's 1987. It's the moment Sabrina arrives in Vegas. Her first stop was is Dewana's family house. Sabrina is standing on the doorstep with her two suitcases. She's standing there because Bobby sue has offloaded her. Bobby Sue's new husband and Sabrina were at odds. And Bobby sue made a choice. Sybrina had to go.

[E]

I think she felt like her mom.

[B]

Chose her second husband over her.

[E]

And I think Sybrina rebelled really bad.

[B]

How would you rebel against a mother like Bobby Sue? A mother fastidious about looking good. Deanna hadn't seen Sabrina in a couple years.

[E]

I mean, she was a very beautiful young girl, but she just didn't care about her look. She became totally opposite than her mother. When I had seen her, I was just shocked. I mean, her hair was all butched off. She had gained weight. She was like in this goth look era, it was like, oh, my God, girl, what have you you done?

[B]

Sabrina had Once told Deana she just wanted to be loved. Well, looking for love can be a rough game. But at least here in Vegas, Sabrina had Dewana, someone who saw the best in her.

[E]

She had a real good heart. She cared about people and she cared about things. She. She was sweet. I mean, even. Even in her goth stages. She was never a mean person should do anything to help somebody. I can't even remember Sabrina saying anything mean to me. Even when we had our disagreements, I.

[B]

Don'T remember her being mean with Dewana in her life. Maybe teenage Sabrina has a shot at finding her footing in Sin City. Unfortunately, that relationship is about to crash and burn. It starts with a party.

[E]

Sabrina ended up hooking up with a guy that I knew was not a good guy. I knew he was a problem.

[B]

And Sabrina decides to go home with this guy. He lives in a neighborhood locals call Naked City.

[E]

That's just where all your drug dealers and all your gang bangers and everything else. The police don't even like to go back over there. It's just a really bad area. I begged Sabrina to come home with me at that time, but she wanted to stay there.

[B]

How did she explain it to you? What did she actually say?

[E]

That she cared about him and wanted to stay with him. She's known him for like a couple of weeks. He was kind of a psycho. She latched onto people.

[B]

So she was kind of a lost girl.

[E]

Yeah.

[B]

And so Dewana, who's been like a big sister, cuts Sabrina off. The girls stop talking. And maybe that's why Sabrina confides in her mom about this guy, the one she'd moved in with in such a hurry. An actor voices Bobby Sue's words.

[G]

She just told me they argued a lot. He just told her he didn't want her to leave him. He wasn't going to let her go.

[B]

Was this boyfriend like Lindell's attacker back in Australia? Possessive, out of control, misguided. Bobby sue thought he was capable of anything.

[G]

I didn't know what was going to happen to her. I was worried about her. I was very concerned about her.

[B]

By then, Bobby sue was in the process of leaving her husband. He was abusive, she said. He'd once been physically abusive to Sabrina, according to Bobby Sue. Now, Bobby sue worried that Sybrina would repeat her mother's mistakes.

[G]

Because of what I was going through at the time, I didn't know what was going to happen to her. I was worried about her. I was very concerned about her.

[B]

So Bobby sue was worried. When a fax arrives on Lindell's desk, that worry will turn to dread. It's still 1987. We're still in Las Vegas. Sabrina has managed to escape that bad relationship with Mr. Naked City. And maybe that assertion of independence. Maybe it's the catalyst because soon things take a turn for the better. Soon Sabrina meets Jim, Mr. Motorcycle. Swapping danger as a lifestyle for danger as a pastime. We know this part of Sabrina's story. She makes new friends. And then she hears about a room for rent with friends. Sabrina happily lugs over her two suitcases. Sabrina's new landlord lives at the house too. His son is Sabrina's friend and Sabrina thinks of the landlord as her friend's dad. Life in the house is chill. Sabrina's friends Jennifer and Crystal are free to come and go. So is Sabrina. And when we were hanging out at his house, he wasn't like hanging out with us. If we were in the main living room or family room, he would be in the other room or back in his bedroom. Bobby sue, who's still in Texas, knows that her daughter has been through some precarious living situations. On couches, in hotel rooms, with boyfriends. She seems most comfortable with this new one. Sabrina's landlord seems completely respectable. He has an executive position doing what he calls brain work from the comfort of his own home. Another good sign. He's devoted to his own troubled son, Tommy, who at 17 ran away, striking out on his own.

[C]

Just like Sabrina, this nice man giving Sabrina a room and board. Bobby sue, that was like, you know, Christmas has arrived.

[B]

With her new stability, Sabrina can think of things beyond the day to day. Her thoughts turn to the future and making things right, starting with Dewana. The cousins have been out of touch for months. Sabrina misses her. It's been painful for Dewana too. Deanna remembers that it was really nice when after a long silence, her phone rang and it was Sabrina.

[E]

She said that she wanted to see me and she wanted to talk and she was sorry about everything and asked me if I would come and get her. And I told her, yeah, I just remember when she got in the car, I told her that she looked pretty and that she looked a lot better, that she, that I liked the improvements. She had grew her hair out some and it was back being blonde and I could tell she had lost some weight. I mean, she was getting back to her normal self. She said, I tried to get back to myself. I said, yeah, I'd like that. And I was just relieved we had made up.

[B]

Sabrina is eager to update Dewana. She tells her about her new living situation and her new boyfriend. Dewana happens to know Jim and approves of him. She has some gripes about her landlord who she says is starting treating her like a teenager. Imagine that. Sabrina though, is generally upbeat for the cousins. It's really nice to be together again. And Deana invites Sabrina to stay the night at her place the next day, which will be just one day before Sabrina disappears. Dewana delivers Sabrina home in the afternoon. She wonders if maybe they can be roommates again. That would be nice. As Sabrina exits the car, Dewana calls to her.

[E]

I told her that she could come and stay with me. She said she needed to go to work.

[B]

Sabrina has just landed that full time job. She waves off her cousin's offer. Life is already good. She feels good. Okay, so back to the future. To New York, to a current affairs headquarters. It's 1991. Lindell, recently married, is at her desk, a diamond ring on her finger. She's sifting through the details of Sabrina's life, reviewing what she knows and what she wishes she knew. She's focused on that insurance policy. Who took out that insurance policy on Sabrina's 17 year old life? Lyndall would like to know. As these thoughts are going through her mind, Lyndall can hear the sound of a fax machine starting up in the adjacent room.

[C]

I didn't see it come spinning off the fax machine. Somebody just came and it had my name on it and handed it to me and I looked at it. What the hell?

[B]

Finally, Lyndall has the document from State Farm in her hands. It's an application for insurance on the life of Sabrina Kidd.

[C]

It was like this golden opportunity. It was like handing me first prize. I looked down, it was just looked like a document, a boring document. But then I saw $400,000 and Lindell saw the date.

[B]

September 8th. This insurance application was submitted just 10 days before Sybrina disappeared. A life insurance policy worth $400,000. That would be over a million dollars in today's currency. Who would apply for a policy like that?

[C]

They sent that one page that says $400,000. The beneficiary, Tom Preston.

[B]

Tom Preston, Sabrina's friendly landlord.

[C]

This right there, I realize there's motive right there. It's like my blood at the same time boiled and went cold. I was elated and I was furious. And I went straight to Dan. I said now we have to pursue this. We have to pursue this completely. We have to pursue this without, without stopping.

[B]

Lyndall's now sure of it. Preston knows what happened to Sabrina. And at that point I said, okay, go for it. But be careful. Per her husband, Lindell, she will go for it. As for being careful, that's out of your hands, Dan. Maybe Lindell's too. Next time on Killer Story. Under no circumstances are you to talk to Preston without other people.

[C]

No one's going to tell me not to put a microphone on and go and ambush a killer. I'm sorry. No one's going to tell me not to do that.

[B]

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