Cincinnati's Crime Vault | Beyond the Broadcast

Oct 16 2024 45 ep. 23 mins 99
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Cincinnati's Crime Vault is an award winning news series on FOX 19 Now.  This audio podcast will take the stories featured in the news beyond the broadcast.  A team of journalists led by Jessica Schmidt will break down the assignment, the interviews, and the facts discovered as they work on each case.

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24 [Part Two]: New Technology Helping Coroners Close Cases

Oct 16 2024 16 mins  
*Note: we encourage you to listen to part one of this two-part series, episode 23, before listening to this episode. At the Hamilton County, Ohio Coroner's Office, the investigators, analysts, and technicians are trained in a number of areas. They handle autopsies, even from other counties, help police with murder investigations, and identify Jane and John Does. It can be challe

23 [Part One]: Potential DNA Breakthrough Could ID Avondale Jane Doe

Sep 30 2024 11 mins  
In 2018, an unidentified woman was discovered dead and partially buried near an apartment complex in Avondale, which is a Cincinnati neighborhood. She became known as the "Avondale Jane Doe" or the "Rose Lady." Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco and her team at the Hamilton County, Ohio Coroner's Office have never given up on the case. Since the day the woman was found, they've pursued every ave

Pike Co. Massacre UPDATE #3: An Appeal and Upcoming Trial

Aug 21 2024 7 mins  
Jessica Schmidt gives an update on season one by explaining where the Pike County Massacre case stands right now, as of August 2024. She touches on George "Billy" Wagner's upcoming trial and George Wagner the 4th's pending appeal.

22: The FBI's Highway Serial Killings Initiative

Jul 31 2024 34 mins  
According to the FBI, right now, there are multiple serial killers, who could be connected to dozens and dozens of unsolved murders, operating in the United States. Investigators are actively working to track the murderers down by focusing in on a specific pool of suspects - long haul truckers - through the agency's Highway Serial Killings Initiative. In this episode of Season T

21: The Easter Sunday Massacre

Jun 28 2024 24 mins  
Even decades later, a case known as the Easter Sunday Massacre continues to haunt the Hamilton, Ohio community. In 1975, James "Jim" Ruppert murdered 11 members of his own family. Journalist Karen Holcomb first became familar with the case in the 1990s, when she was a reporter for the Journal News. She didn't know at the time that her coverage would lead to her marrying the prose

20: INTERVIEW - UPDATE on the 1997 Possible Abduction & Murder of Laney Gwinner

May 15 2024 22 mins  
NOTE: We suggest listening to episode 19 before listening to this one. In this episode of Season Two of Cincinnati's Crime Vault: Beyond the Broadcast, Investigative Reporter and TV News Anchor Jessica Schmidt interviews Randy Hubbard, a high school teacher who has investigated Laney Gwinner's case and is writing a book about it. Hubbard's students have created a podcast of their

19: "She Definitely Was A Fighter": The 1997 Possible Abduction & Murder of Laney Gwinner

Apr 29 2024 15 mins  
More than 20 years after she disappeared and was later found dead, Laney Gwinner’s murder remains unsolved, and her vehicle is still missing. Police believe she vanished after she went to a bowling alley in Fairfield, Ohio with a friend in December 1997. She left sometime around 1 a.m. to go to her boyfriend's house, but she never made it there. In this episode of Season Two of

18: INTERVIEW - Inside the Mind of A Serial Killer

Mar 15 2024 17 mins  
In this episode of Season Two of Cincinnati's Crime Vault Beyond the Broadcast, Investigative Reporter and TV News Anchor Jessica Schmidt speaks with clinical psychologist Dr. Rachel Toles, who is currently touring the country for her show "The Psychology of Serial Killers and Why They Captivate Us." Dr. Toles, who is making a stop in Cincinnati, shares some of her research on ser

Pike Co. Massacre UPDATE #2: Billy Wagner's Trial Delayed

Mar 07 2024 1 mins  
The trial for George “Billy” Wagner III has been delayed until 2025. Jessica Schmidt gives an update.

17: Stripped Naked and Dumped - Detectives Reopen 1975 Cold Case

Mar 04 2024 11 mins  
It's been nearly 50 years since a young woman was strangled, stripped naked, and dumped on the side of the road. Even decades later, Cora Durham's sister is dedicated to finding out who is responsible, and now, Warren County, Ohio detectives are taking a new look at the case. In this episode of Season Two of Cincinnati's Crime Vault Beyond the Broadcast, Investigative Reporter a