Caught Red Pawdcast

During the early morning hours on July 8, 2006, Kathy Augustine was found to be unresponsive in her home. Despite medical treatment, she would pass away days later. Foul play was instantly suspected. Was it due to her job as Nevada State Controller and the enemies she made as she climbed the ranks? Or was it someone much closer to her?

As an avid runner, Sydney Sutherland got her miles in every day. She didn't let anything deter her from her normal routine. Despite just returning from a family vacation the night before, and against her mother's intuition, Sydney headed out for her run on the afternoon of August 19th, 2020. When family and friends couldn't get ahold of her, panic set in. No one in Jackson County, Arkansas would have ever thought one of their own was a predator.

On April 13th, 1996, Earl Little walked into his apartment on the University of Miami's campus to find his best friend, Marlin Barnes, lying in a pool of blood and hanging on for dear life. Marlin's longtime friend, Timwanika Lumpkins, was found in the next room beaten badly as well. Police would investigate this double homicide starting with the discovery of a trigger guard of a shotgun found in the apartment.

Starting way back in the 90s, there was a man dubbed "Cowboy Bob" that was robbing banks in the smaller towns that surround the Dallas Fort Worth area. He is able to stump the FBI and local police for over a year because nothing appeared to be what it seemed. When they do finally catch their man, it'll turn out to be the biggest shock they never saw coming.

On today's episode, we discuss our trip to Nashville for CrimeCon! We discuss all the speakers and presentations we went to. It was a blast!

In May of 2019, one of our former Arkansas state senators, Linda Collins, was found murdered at her home. She had moved back to her hometown of Pocahontas after losing her reelection. Questions were raised whether her death was personal or the result of her controversial political views.

Maria Cruz gave the blueprint on how to move to the United States in search of a better life. She excelled in college and got her dream job living in New York. Then on April 13th, 2003, she went missing. Detectives discovered that she was scheduled to have a cosmetic procedure done at the office of Dean Faiello, who had a criminal record for forging prescriptions and operating without a medical license. Could this Dean Faiello character have something to do with her disappearance?

Back in 2003, a well-loved business owner named Janie Ballard was murdered in her Little Rock home. From looking at the crime scene, it would have appeared that Janie became the victim of a botched robbery. But, was it?

On this episode of the Caught Red Pawdcast, joined by a special guest, Jesse tells the story of a talented MMA fighter with all the potential in the world. Unfortunately, trouble just continued to find him. "Lightning" Lee Murray was well on his way to superstardom in the UFC until a series of incidents stopped that momentum in its tracks. With both feet already in the life of crime from a very young age, that's exactly where he turned. On February 21st, 2006, he was involved in the biggest cash heist in UK history.

This episode is considered a listener recommendation. One of our Pawd Squawd members sent Meaghan a book!

During the summer of 1986 in the state of Washington, two complete strangers would die from the same thing. One was by accident, the other was intentional. Their deaths would nearly spark a nationwide scare, just like what happened four years prior in another city....