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In 2004, convicted sex offender Thomas Corscadden was questioned by police in connection with television news anchor Jodi Huisentruit's disappearance from Mason City, Iowa in 1995.

In the most recent episode of the FindJodi podcast, Corscadden's daughter Allysha makes her first public comments about her father.

She and other family members continue to believe he may have had some involvement in Jodi's abduction.

Anyone with information about Jodi’s case can reach out to the Mason City Police Department at (641) 421-3636. Information can also be provided to the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations at (515) 725-6010 or [email protected].

You can anonymously contact the FindJodi team here:
https://www.findjodi.com/anonymous-submission/

FindJodi team members Caroline Lowe, Jay Alberio, and Scott Fuller answer your questions and discuss recent events surrounding the Jodi Huisentruit case.

Tony Jackson was living two blocks from Jodi Huisentruit's workplace in Mason City, Iowa - and one mile from her apartment - when the television news anchor disappeared on June 27, 1995.

Jackson was later convicted of a series of rapes in the Twin Cities area. He was eventually linked via DNA, and other evidence, to six rapes in Minnesota and Iowa. He's currently serving a life sentence in prison.

One of the investigators involved in Jackson's arrest, FindJodi team member Jay Alberio, joins Scott Fuller on this episode to present what is known about possible links between Tony Jackson and the Huisentruit case.

Anyone with information about Jodi’s case can reach out to the Mason City Police Department at (641) 421-3636. Information can also be provided to the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations at (515) 725-6010 or [email protected].

You can anonymously contact the FindJodi team here:
https://www.findjodi.com/anonymous-submission/

Our 11th FindJodi podcast features a conversation with Patty Wetterling, Jacob Wetterling's mother.

The 11-year-old victim's name often comes up during discussions of Jodi Huisentruit's case.

Jodi reported on Jacob's 1989 abduction near his home in rural St. Joseph, MN. Jacob was biking from a convenience store with his younger brother, Trevor, and best friend Aaron Larson, when they were confronted by a masked gunman.

Jacob's story struck close to home for Jodi, as she had grown up less than an hour away in Long Prairie, the same small town where Jacob was born.

Anyone with information on Jodi’s case can reach out to the Mason City Police Department at (641) 421-3636. Information can also be provided to the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations at (515) 725-6010 or [email protected].

You can anonymously contact the FindJodi team here:
https://www.findjodi.com/anonymous-submission/

Additional links related to Jacob's case:

- https://www.findjodi.com/new-developments-in-jacob-wetterling-case/
- https://www.zeroabuseproject.org/victim-assistance/jwrc/

Was popular television news anchor Jodi Huisentruit stalked prior to her disappearance in 1995? 

On this episode, FindJodi team members Caroline Lowe and Scott Fuller explore what is known about a stalking element in Jodi's case.

Thank you for listening to the FindJodi podcast.

If you lived in Mason City, Iowa in 1990s and experienced being followed by a vehicle, or anything else familiar to Jodi's story, we'd like to hear from you. You can contact the team anonymously at www.FindJodi.com.

John Vansice was a friend of Jodi Huisentruit's who spent some of the previous days with the missing TV anchorwoman before she disappeared on June 27, 1995.

The former Mason City, Iowa seed salesman was 22 years older than Jodi and his name is often discussed in her case.

Vansice told police that he showed Jodi a videotape at his home the night before she disappeared.

But what evidence, if any, supports his possible involvement in her abduction?

Thank you for listening to the FindJodi podcast, and keep those emails with questions, comments, and theories coming: [email protected]

A “48 Hours” episode last month raised questions about whether a Manchester, Iowa man convicted in February of murdering 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids 40 years ago might also be connected to the abduction of news anchor Jodi Huisentruit in 1995.

In this episode of the podcast, FindJodi team member Caroline Lowe interviews the lead detective on the Martinko case about the possibility of a link, and what might be done in the Huisentruit investigation to finally close that cold case as well.

Find more information from this episode here: https://www.findjodi.com/podcast-008-detective-in-michelle-martinko-investigation-doubts-a-connection-to-jodi-huisentruit-case/

Our latest podcast focuses on questions from listeners and readers who have reached out to our FindJodi team.

Among the questions answered in this update episode:

- Do police have DNA in Jodi’s case?
- Why is the John Vansice search warrant re-sealed each year?
- What’s the significance of the white van and/or white truck in the case?
- Did FindJodi ever learn who was responsible for the billboard vandalization, and did that have anything to do with the case?
- Is there any known drug connection to Jodi’s disappearance? (and several more…)

We always see an uptick in questions on our Facebook page or website after Jodi’s case has been in the news or a network story airs.

Occasionally, we get questions that bring up fresh avenues for us to pursue.

To help provide answers, we will continue responding to your questions in future episode of our podcasts as well.

We will do our best to give you the most accurate information available to us.

Keep sending us questions which we will respond to in future podcasts. You can contact the team here: https://www.findjodi.com/contact-us/

One of the most unforgettable images from the crime scene at Jodi Huisentruit's abduction site is her red 1991 Miata Mazda convertible being processed by investigators, then towed away from her Mason City, IA, apartment complex.

Some media reports and online crime forums speculated that the way Jodi acquired the car might somehow be tied to the abduction, or that the car might have been a gift.

Here is what the FindJodi team has learned about Jodi's car so far.

Our latest podcast episode reveals what FindJodi has learned about the death of Billy Pruin in 1995.

Pruin died in his rural Mason City, Iowa home from a gunshot wound three months before Jodi disappeared. There has been a long-rumored possible connection between the two incidents 25 years ago.

Was his death really a suicide?

Thank you for listening to the FindJodi podcast, and keep those emails with questions, comments, and theories coming! The team email is [email protected].

FindJodi is a non-profit organization run by volunteers. Any financial contributions you can make towards our effort would be greatly appreciated: https://www.findjodi.com/donate/