In the 1970s, Nashville appeared to be a picture of safety, with quiet streets and friendly neighbors. It seemed the kind of place where nothing truly bad was supposed to happen.

But within the first few months of 1975, two girls would be found murdered. First twenty-year-old Sally Des Prez, a college Freshman was raped and killed in her own apartment. Then, a nine-year-old Girl Scout, Marcia Trimble, vanished while delivering Girl Scout Cookies. Her tiny body would be found later in a neighbor's shed.

Police set their sights on a suspect and wouldn't give up on their pursuit, but it took decades to bring the murderer to justice.

Join Cam & Jen as they discuss "Tunnel Vision: The Murders of Sally Des Prez & Marcia Trimble."

Thank you to our team

Listener Discretion by Edward October

Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen

Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint https://theinkypawprint.com

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNPqLYPhD5M&ab_channel=NashvilleBanner

Hidden in Plain Sight - Paula Zahn S8E6

https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200040149/s02-e10-her-mother-s-prayers

Grave Secrets - S2E10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marcia_Trimble

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200929286/sarah-van_natta-des_prez

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/legal/ruling-excludes-cops-theory-of-how-marcia-trimble-died/article_f510bc28-fc00-578e-87ff-d90c43ba4196.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/108989999/?match=1&terms=Des%20Prez 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/108988599/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/108988667/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/108991245/?match=1&terms=Des%20Prez

https://www.newspapers.com/image/109007277/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble

https://www.newspapers.com/image/111990026/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble

https://www.newspapers.com/image/109012282/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble

https://www.newspapers.com/image/111990026/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble

https://www.newspapers.com/image/112019838/?match=1&terms=Marcia%20Trimble

https://oldnewstom.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the_suspect-final.pdf (book co-written by Jeffrey Womack and his lawyer)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/304655571/?match=1&terms=Jerome%20Barrett

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/the-file-on-marcia-trimble/article_1350fb37-d13b-55bd-a9fb-b37da734f948.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2012/m2009-02636-cca-r3-cd.html

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