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Longacre Lane /// That Night /// Part 1

Thu Mar 12 2026

In early 2011 near Toledo, Ohio a home invasion became a double homicide investigation. This was a night that shook an entire community. What happened that night? Why were these two victims seemingly targeted? Who could do something this heinous and evil to two people that were so young. This case can still be solved. Join Nic & Captain in the Garage and find out how. If you know any information about the murders of Lisa Straub and Johnny Clarke please call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111, or the Lucas County Detective’s Bureau at 419-213-4917, or reach out to reporter Brian Dugger at bdugger@wtol.com

Summary

True Crime Garage: Longacre Lane /// That Night /// Part 1

Release Date: March 12, 2026
Hosts: Nic and the Captain
Case: The still-unsolved double homicide of Johnny Clark and Lisa Straub, Holland, Ohio (2011)

Episode Overview

This episode launches a detailed, multi-part exploration of the unsolved and unsettling double homicide case from 2011 involving Johnny Clark and Lisa Straub. The hosts set the mood with philosophical reflection, provide background on the victims and their families, and reconstruct the critical timeline leading up to the crime. Listeners are guided through an hour-by-hour breakdown laced with firsthand accounts, 911 calls, and host commentary—laying out a complex, chilling night on Longacre Lane.

1. Setting the Stage: Introduction to Longacre Lane

Timestamps: 03:12 – 07:32

The episode opens with Nic reading a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. about violence and hate, connecting it thematically to the darkness of true crime ([03:12]).
Longacre Lane is introduced—not as a remote, winding country lane, but a small, upper-middle-class road of just nine houses in Holland, Ohio, near Toledo ([04:40]).
Description of the neighborhood: a mix of modest and luxury homes, featuring swimming pools, tennis courts, and even a large pond ([05:14]).

Notable Quote:
“Hate begets hate. Violence begets violence. ... Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate.” — Nic, quoting MLK Jr. ([03:12])

2. The Victims: Johnny Clark & Lisa Straub

Timestamps: 07:32 – 10:54

Introduction of Johnny Clark (21): close to his parents (Maite and John), described as a “mama’s boy,” popular, and recently enrolled in barber school ([08:10]).
Johnny was staying at his girlfriend’s parents’ house to save money for school.
Introduction of Lisa Straub (20): kind, goofy, animal lover, youngest of three sisters, worked at TGI Fridays, aspiring nurse ([09:30]).
The two began dating in 2009; Johnny moved in with Lisa’s family in late 2010 ([10:23]).

Notable Quote:
“If mom and dad don’t say you got to leave, then stay. But of course don’t be afraid to buy them dinner once in a while or pay the internet bill.” — Nic ([09:00])

3. Timeline: The Night of January 30, 2011

Timestamps: 10:54 – 18:32

Early Evening

8:00pm: Johnny speaks with his mother, Maite. He jokes, “Yes, Mom, I’m still alive,” suggesting his plans are to watch the NFL Pro Bowl, pick up Lisa, and then chill at her parents’ home ([11:02]).
Johnny notes he is at a friend’s place with three others; mother's close contact is highlighted ([12:55]).

Lisa’s Work & Parent’s Absence

Lisa’s parents are out of town, on a Caribbean cruise for their 25th anniversary, leaving the house empty except for Lisa, Johnny, and their dog ([13:29]).
10:00pm: Johnny picks up Lisa after her shift at TGI Fridays; short drive home ([13:50]).

The Phone Calls

10:30pm: Johnny calls a friend; mentions Anthony “Tony” Watson might stop by ([14:56]).
Shortly after, Johnny takes a call from Tiffany Williams (24), a friend who, along with “Fat Zach” Burkett (possibly 17), expects the couple to pick them up to hang out at the Straubs’ house ([15:01]).

The Disturbing Moment

Tiffany calls Johnny at 10:41pm. Instead of greeting her, Johnny angrily shouts, “Bro, what are you doing? Who are you? What do you want?” as if to an intruder ([17:20]).
He then calmly says, “Tiff, I’ll call you back,” but he never does ([18:40]).

Notable Quote:
“Bro, what are you doing? Who are you? What do you want?” — Johnny Clark, as overheard by Tiffany Williams ([17:20])

4. Growing Concern & Unanswered Questions

Timestamps: 18:32 – 27:16

Tiffany repeatedly tries to reach Johnny and Lisa, as does Zach ([19:40]).
12:30am: Tiffany and Zach, unable to get a response, borrow a car to go to Lisa’s house. Versions of Tiffany’s observations vary between sources:
- She gets no answer at the door.
- She notices lights on in the house, which breaks with house rules.
- In some versions, she claims the interior appeared “ransacked.”
1:00am: Tiffany calls her friend Sharita Crumbie, who then contacts Johnny’s mother, escalating the circle of concern ([27:16]).

5. The 911 Calls: Panic and Frustration

Timestamps: 27:16 – 53:14

First 911 Call (Maite Clark)

1:21am: Maite Clark calls 911, frantic and panicked; relays Tiffany’s report of a confrontation, mentions the house looked “ransacked” and all lights were on ([35:34 – 41:38]).

Notable Quote:
“All she heard was the phone drop and heard my son saying in the background, ‘Who are you? What do you want? What are you doing here?’ … my son’s not answering, and neither is the girlfriend.” — Maite Clark ([35:35])

Second Wave of Action

Maite tries to call Johnny, texts him, with no response—highly unusual ([31:25 – 32:07]).
Tiffany and Zach relay their side of events to both friends and (later) law enforcement ([33:24]).

Second 911 Call

2:07am (sources sometimes report 2:27am): Maite calls 911 again, now suspicious of Tiffany Williams and angry at the lack of progress; requests a missing persons report and gives the car plate info for Tiffany’s borrowed vehicle ([45:37 – 51:18]).
Tiffany speaks directly to 911 on the second call, repeating the story of her last contact with Johnny.

Notable Quote:
“My son is missing. He’s nowhere to be found. Do you want to tell the police what you just got done telling me on the phone?” — Maite Clark ([48:52])

Police Response

Police check the house twice but, lacking probable cause or a keyholder present, do not enter ([51:18 – 53:18]).
The Straub parents remain unreachable, likely out of cell range on their cruise ([53:18]).
As the night progresses, mounting anxiety gives way to frustration as police leave without any breakthrough ([53:45]).

6. Hosts’ Analysis and Thematic Threads

Ongoing

The confusion of the timeline and diverging witness accounts muddles the investigation.
The hosts ponder the significance of Johnny’s last words and Tiffany’s shifting narrative; they urge listeners to bookmark these ambiguities.
Tone remains deeply empathetic and “detective-like,” with a blend of warmth, wit, and seriousness.

Notable Quote:
“It’s really a whole lot of the same where police, they snoop around for a little bit…they don’t see anything that gives them probable cause to enter the home.” — Nic ([53:18])

7. Closing Notes & Teasers

Timestamps: 53:45 – end

The hosts mark the end of Part 1, foreshadowing deeper dives in subsequent episodes into the aftermath, investigations, and suspects.
Sign-off: “Be good, be kind, and don’t litter.” ([53:51])

Summary of Important Timestamps

03:12–07:32: Introduction and Longacre Lane background
07:32–10:54: Victim biographies
10:54–14:56: Timeline: The evening’s plans
14:56–18:32: Phone call and audible confrontation
18:32–27:16: Friends’ attempts to reach out; first suspicions
27:16–41:38: First 911 call (Maite, with transcript segments)
45:37–51:18: Second 911 call; direct conversation with Tiffany
51:18–53:18: Police response and frustrations

Memorable Moments

Nic’s reading of MLK Jr. sets a philosophical tone.
Johnny’s sarcastic “Yes, Mom, I’m still alive” moments before everything changes.
Tiffany overhearing Johnny confronting someone on the phone—a possible real-time capture of the beginning of the attack ([17:20]).
Maite’s emotional distress during frantic 911 calls—raw fear and frustration ([35:35], [45:37]).

Final Thoughts

This episode meticulously reconstructs the last known hours of Johnny Clark and Lisa Straub, skillfully weaving together host analysis, witness statements, and real audio from the night of their disappearance. The episode lays a foundation of unanswered questions: Who was the intruder? Was Tiffany Williams telling the whole truth? Why did police leave—twice—without entering? These are left for Part 2, where the mystery returns with even deeper focus and urgency.

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Nick (Host of True Crime Garage) (1:40)

Welcome to True Crime Garage. Wherever you are, whatever you're doing. Thanks for listening. I'm your host Nick and with me as always, is a man who in each of our episodes likes to establish the run early. Here is the Captain.

Captain (Co-host of True Crime Garage) (1:53)

It's good to be seen and good to see you. Thanks for listening. Thanks for telling a friend.

Nick (Host of True Crime Garage) (1:58)

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Captain (Co-host of True Crime Garage) (2:43)

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Nick (Host of True Crime Garage) (3:12)

All right everybody gather round. Grab a chair, grab a beer. Let's talk some true crime. Hate begets hate. Violence begets violence. Toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love. Our aim must never be to defeat or humiliate, but to win friendship and understanding. The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that. From the book Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community? By Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is true Crime Garage. Longacre Lane is the true crime story of a still very much ongoing case, crimes that took place in Northern Ohio. And the story starts with a series of events and horrific crimes that started in early 2011. Now the name of the road, Longacre Lane makes it sound like this road is a long winding road out somewhere in the countryside, but it is not. Long Acre Lane, which is the location at the very center of the of this week's case, is not a very large street at all. Longacre Lane is in the near center of a really cool looking neighborhood. It's located in Holland, Ohio, which is best described as the greater Toledo area, a suburb of Toledo and for those of you outside of the great state of Ohio, Toledo is in the northern part of our state, right up there by the old Michigan Ohio border. Longacre Lane is a pretty average sized street with only nine houses. It's a unique looking neighborhood because there's everything here from average sized homes and lots to very large homes and properties. Some of the homes have swimming pools, a couple have both a swimming pool and a tennis court, and there is one property that features a very large pond. The nine houses on Long Acre Lane are somewhere in between the two ends of this spectrum. The homes are a little larger than average and the properties appear to be a little more than an acre for each lot. But These are not McMansions but just very nice larger homes and lots. The property that we will be discussing is this week is 2161 Long Acre Lane. It's a home located in the middle of the street surrounded by other homes on all sides.

Nick (Host of True Crime Garage) (7:39)

Yeah, we're going to be talking a lot about Johnny Clark and Lisa Straub. Johnny Clark and his mother and father are Maite and John Clark. And we are also going to be talking about Johnny Clark's girlfriend Lisa Straub and her parents Jeff and Mary Beth Straub. So let's start with Johnny. I've always really liked the name Johnny, but his given name is John S. Clark, but almost always known as Johnny. Now back in 2011 where we pick up the story, Johnny is 21 years old. Johnny was always a popular guy. He had a lot of friends. Johnny's mother Maite characterizes her son as an unapologetic mama's boy and Johnny was proud of that title. The Clark family was very close, his mother Maite says, between her and her husband they would regularly talk to their son about a dozen or so times a day. He is the oldest of their children. Johnny had recently enrolled in barber school to pursue a dream of being a small business owner. Now remember, he is an adult at this time, 21 years of age and he frequently lived with either his folks or his girlfriend Lisa's parents. Johnny was saving money for school and and some words of wisdom to the younger listeners out there. If mom and dad don't say you got to leave, then stay. But of course don't be afraid to buy them dinner once in a while or pay the Internet bill. So Johnny is enrolled to go to the school and saving money to pay for the school. So In January of 2011, Johnny is living with his girlfriend Lisa Straub at Lisa's parents place on Longacre Lane in Holland. A Ohio. Lisa Ann Straub is a kind and this, she's kind of this fun loving, maybe a little goofy even at times personality. She is the outdoorsy type. She's an animal lover and photography is a longtime hobby of hers. The Straub family is very close as well. Lisa enjoyed hanging out with her sisters. They were popular and the Straub sisters would often go to parties together. Lisa was the youngest in this family. In fact, it's at one of those parties with her sisters that Lisa in fact meets Johnny Clark. The two of them eventually start dating and become an official couple in 2009. Then in late 2010, Johnny and Lisa take the relationship to the next level and they decide to live together. So Johnny moved in at Lisa's parents home. So in January of 2011 where we pick up this story, Lisa is 20 years old and she's working at a local TGI Fridays restaurant as a server. She has her future mapped out as well. Wanting to be a nurse, she was all set to begin classes as a nursing student.

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Toledo 911. Ma'. Am, my heart is beating out of my chest. I just got a call from one of my son's friends. Okay, her phone number, I have it right here. She just picked my husband up. To my son and his girlfriend live out at 2161 Long Acre Lane. I believe that's Holland. This girl says she was on the phone with my son and his girlfriend, and he was supposed to go pick her up. He was telling her he was going out the door, and all she heard was the phone drop and heard my son saying in the background, who are you? What do you want? What are you doing here? And she said she just drove by the house, and the house looks ransacked. All the lights are on. My son's not answering, and neither is the girlfriend. Okay, you said it was 2161 lawn? Acre? Yes. Lane. Oh, my gosh. I got heart problems, and my heart's beating out of my chest right now. All right, I understand. Do you know if that's all one word, or is it two? Separate. It's no, it's separate words. Acre. Yes. Long. O, N, G. Acre. A C, R E. Lane. Oh, my God. Is she still there? No, she just came by here to pick up my husband, my son's dad, and I'm here with the other two younger kids. All right. What is your name? My name is Maite Vasquez Clark. Oh, my God. I have the girl's phone number that he was talking to that heard all this going on in the background. Okay. Her parents. My girlfriend saw. My son's girlfriend's parents are out of town. They left for Puerto Rico two days ago. I don't know how to calm myself down. My heart's beating out of my chest. Okay, what did. What you did. Did your son tell her? My son was like, hey, Tiff, we're on our way out the door. We're coming to get you. And then all she hears is the phone drop and my son Johnny saying, who are you? What do you want? What are you doing here? Who are you? And no more. No more answers. That's all she hears. And then she says that she starts getting worried because neither of them are answering the phone. And she goes out there by the house and she sees all the lights are on and the cabinets look ram sacked. Okay, but you don't have any idea where your son's at? He was there at the house with his girlfriend. That's where. They're house sitting for her parents. Okay, but. But she doesn't. He wasn't there when she went over? No, no, she rang the doorbell and nobody came to the door. Nothing. Oh, my God. Ma', am, I'm so afraid something happened. Bad. Okay. Oh, my God. What's your son's name? John S. Clark. Clark is with the E at the end. Is he white or Hispanic? He's white in Hispanic. He looks more white than anything. How old is he? He's 21. Date of birth is 4. 1589. And the girlfriend is. Okay, is somebody gonna meet us over there? Yeah, my husband's on his way there right now. Oh, my God. My hands are ice cold. My heart's beating out of my chest, like. Do I need to send you medical, ma'?

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Please do. Okay, let me get this call in real quick and I'll send you medical, okay? I have these kids. Okay, please make the call her. The girlfriend's name is Lisa Strauss. Okay, what's your husband's name? John P. Clark. What kind of car is he driving? I don't know what the girl's car is that picked him up. I'll give you the girl's phone number. The girl, Tiffany. You know how long it's gonna take him to get over there? Probably 10 minutes. Oh, my heart. My God. I can't take this. What? What's his girlfriend's name? Lisa Straub. S, T, R A U B. What's her cell number? This is his girlfriend. This is not the girl that called me from the cell number. The girl that called me is Tiffany. I don't know her last name and her cell number. Okay, but we can get a hold of Lisa on that number. No, Lisa's with Johnny. That's what I'm telling you. Lisa and Johnny are boyfriend and girlfriend. They were leaving her mom's house. John, they were on the phone with this girl named Tiffany. The number I'm going to give you. The cell phone number that I'm going to give you. They were talking to her on the phone when all this commotion went down. I thought the. I thought the girlfriend called you saying that she was on. No, no, not the girlfriend. Her friend. The girlfriend's friend called me, and she's the one that just came here now to pick my husband. I thought. I can't take this. All right, well, they're already in route. I'm just getting all this information. Okay, okay. Let me give you Tiffany's cell phone number. Okay, Hang on. Oh, Lord. Oh, my God. Please, I'm praying that my son is okay. Oh, lord. All right. What? Tiffany Sell. Okay. Oh, man. My heart is beating out of my chest. I understand. Oh, my God. Giovanni, open the door so when the rescue squad gets here, you can let them in. I have to sit down on the bed, son. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. What's your address, ma'? Am? What is your name? My. Oh, my God. Hang on. My phone number. Yes. All right, stay on the line and talk to medical while they're on their way there. Okay? Okay, hang on.

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Listen, ma', am, I am a concerned mother. My son was at 2161 Long Acre Lane with his girlfriend, house sitting. Lisa Stroud lives there because her parents went to Puerto Rico two days ago. I get a phone call about a half an hour ago from his friend Sharita that some girl named Tiffany called her saying that Johnny and Lisa were supposed to pick her up at 11 o'. Clock. And she was on the phone with Johnny, my son, when he was walking out of this house, his girlfriend's house, with his girlfriend to come get her and Supposedly she heard a guy in the background screaming at my son and my son saying, what do you want? Who are you? Get away from us. And what have you. Okay, Four cop cars were already out at this residence. They're not there, and her car is in the driveway. I want to know where my son's at. Okay? I want to know where my son and his girlfriend are. I want to know if they got abducted by whoever tried to assault them and rob them. And it's pretty funny that this girl named Tiffany, which is there right now by the residence, waits two hours to call somebody and report this. Okay, well, like I said, we were out there. There was nothing going on there. Okay, where is my son and his girlfriend and her cars in the driveway? How would I know that? Ma'? Am? I need to report my son missing. Okay, where are you at? I'm coming up to the residence right now. Which. Which resident? Lisa's house. Okay, I need an address. 2161 Long Acre Lane. And what's your name? My name is Maite Vasquez Clark. This is the street, I think, Mama. Long Acre. This is it. This is it. I'm with my cousin right now that's in the military. What's your phone number? My phone number? I want this girl's plate number before we go anywhere so I can give it to the sheriff on the phone and they're back pulling in the driveway. I want this plate number. Ma', am, I'm going to give you this plate number, okay, that this girl's car is driving. I'm gonna stay calm. I am. Will you stay on the phone with me, ma', am, while I talk to this girl? Who are you going to talk to? Okay, listen, here's the plate number. That is the girls, the plate number of the car that this girl is driving that my son was supposed to supposedly pick up. Now, these two people right here, that's Johnny's phone. Oh, I don't know. It's my parents. Probably call them back. Oh, my God. Ma'. Am. Okay, is it. What kind of vehicle is it? What kind of vehicle is that you're driving? What is it, a Corolla? I have a feeling you set up my son. My son is missing. He's nowhere to be found. Do you want to tell the police what you just got done telling me on the phone? Okay, come here. Ma', am. I'm gonna let you talk to her because I have her blocked in Lisa's house driveway. Okay? Okay, here, you tell me. I will. Hello? Okay, what's what's going on? Okay. My friend Johnny and Lisa, they were supposed to come pick me up, me and my friend from our house. And this was like 11 o', clock, and he. I was on the phone with his girlfriend Lisa, and then he hung up. And we all hung up. He said they were on their way. Then he. I called Johnny right back because I was going to tell him that I was going to run to the store and then I was. I would meet them at the house. Well, he was yelling at somebody like, I'm on. He go. He goes, bro, who are you? And then I caught. And he caught him right back, and he didn't answer. So I text my friend Lisa's phone, and I was like, where are you? Are you guys okay? And they have not answered to me or nothing. They have not answered the phone. And I've been calling and calling and calling. So I drove out to their house after my friend's mom got home and nobody answered the door. So I drove back by our house and see, maybe they went to his mom's house and he wasn't there. So his dad called my phone and I was like, do you want to ride out there? And he said, yeah. And I brought him out here and now his mom's arguing with me, saying I set him up. And, you know, they're my friends and I'm worried about them and I don't have, you know, I'm worried about my friends because they were supposed to come pick me up and they never showed up. Okay, does anyone have. What's. What's the son's name? What's her son's name is Johnny. Is that his name? Yeah, Johnny Clark. Does anyone have. Have his number? Yeah, I do, but his phone shut off. Okay. See, and we was calling and it was ringing and then it was shut off all of a sudden. And then I was calling my friend's phone and I've been texting her, asking her if she's okay. Are they okay? Because they wasn't answering. And then I text her, like, last I talked to you, I heard him arguing. And then now all of a sudden, they haven't picked up the phone or nothing. Okay, are you out there? Is there a couple officers where you. Yeah, there's some. Yeah, there's some officers out here. Okay, why don't you go talk to them and they can help you. Okay. Okay. I'll put his mother back on the phone. Okay. Actually, I don't need to talk to her. She talked to the officers. Okay. Okay. All right, bye. Bye.