Cassie Jo Stoddart was a 16 year old girl from a small town called Pocatello, Idaho. She had big dreams of becoming a lawyer and “putting the bad guys away”. One regular night she decided to help out her aunt and uncle by dog sitting for their family, and she would meet an unexpected and gruesome fate.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.ranker.com/list/cassie-jo-stoddart-facts/jacob-shelton

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

https://cases.justia.com/idaho/supreme-court-criminal/34667.pdf?ts=1396120321

https://www.ksl.com/article/554128/pocatello-residents-distraught-over-teens-murder

https://www.msnbc.com/documentaries/watch/in-coldest-blood-346332739506

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/remembering-cassie-jo-brother-opens-up-on-10th-anniversary-of-grisly-murder/article_b160f34d-1f1e-5a9c-a585-bc49422a78b7.html

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/adamcik-i-want-to-apologize-to-cassie-s-family/article_cb72a4a8-3116-11e5-90b0-ffda01763a0c.html