Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad

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Retired Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes and Investigative Journalist Billy Jensen dig deep into unsolved murders, unidentified remains and missing persons cases. Each week listeners ride shotgun as Holes and Jensen attempt to solve the crime using a variety of methods, from old-fashioned detective work to advanced technologies including familial DNA searches, social media geotargeting, and maybe most important—the skills of their listeners who send in tips and theories, becoming active members of The Murder Squad. 

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The Epidemic of Transgender...

10.25.2021

According to the Human Rights Campaign since the beginning of 2021, there have been 38 violent deaths of transgender or gender non-conforming persons in the United States. We are covering five of those cases. The victims--Davarea Alexander, Serenity Hollis, Iris ...

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10.25.2021 The Epidemic of Transgender Women Murders According to the Human Rights Campaign since the beginning of 2021, there have been 38 violent deaths of transgender or gender non-conforming persons in the United States. We are covering five of those cases. The victims--Davarea Alexander, Serenity Hollis, Iris ...
10.18.2021 Who Killed Susan Morrissey Ledyard? 50-year -old English teacher Susan Morrissey Ledyard was texting with friends and family until 2:47 AM on July 23rd, 2019. Her car left home in Wilmington, Delaware, shortly after 3 AM. Four hours later her body was discovered in Brandywine ...
10.11.2021 Where Are the Springfield Three? This week Billy and Paul look into the disappearances of Sherrill Levitt, Suzie Streeter and Stacy McCall--also known as the Springfield Three. The three women vanished from the home on East Delmar Street in Springfield, Missouri, on June 7th, 1992.
10.04.2021 Unsolved: Rita Curran and Marilee Burt This week Paul and Billy look into two separate unsolved murders from the 1970s. 24-year-old Rita Curran was killed in Burlington, Vermont, on the night of July 19th, 1971. 15-year-old Marilee Burt walked home from her friend's house on February ...
09.27.2021 The Murder of Crystal and Kylen (and Gabby Petito) Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte were still enjoying their first year of marriage and lived in the great outdoors. On August 13th, 2021 they went out for drinks with friends at a local bar. They tell their friends about a ...
09.20.2021 Michael Bryson, J.J. Day and More Recent Cases This week Billy and Paul take a look at several recent cases. On November 26th, 2020, Alexis Sharkey went to Thanksgiving with friends. After getting home she had a disagreement with her husband, then left the house. Her naked body ...
09.13.2021 Missing Jodi Huisentruit 27-year-old Jodi Huisentruit was anchor in Mason City, Iowa. On June 27th, 1995, Jodi was running late for her shift at 3 AM. When police arrived at her apartment building, Jodi's car and some of her belongings were in the ...
09.06.2021 Missing in TX This week Paul and Billy are joined by Kate Winkler Dawson to discuss two missing person cases in Texas. Brandon Lawson left home after an argument on August 8th, 2013. He called for help after his truck ran out of ...
08.30.2021 The Murder of Suzanne Jovin 21-year-old Suzanne Jovin was stabbed 17 times on December 4th, 1998. The Yale student had just finished a draft of her senior essay on terrorism and spent the day volunteering. The police became laser focused on a person of interest ...
08.23.2021 Who Killed Penn State Student Betsy Aardsma? 22-year-old English grad student Betsy Aardsma was working on an upcoming project in the library at Penn State in November of 1969. While in Aisle 51 on Level 2 of the Pattee Library, an unknown offender stabbed Betsy once. Despite ...
08.16.2021 Unsolved Recent Cases This week Billy and Paul cover recent unsolved cases. Katie Janess and her dog were killed in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Tori Lang's body was discovered in Yellow River Park. Mat George was killed by a hit and run driver ...
08.09.2021 A Serial Killer in the Connecticut River Valley? For a decade--from 1978 to 1988--there seemed to be an offender preying on women in the Connecticut River Valley area. Seven women were murdered and one was left for dead. There have been many persons of interest throughout the years, ...
08.02.2021 The Murder of Candance Boley 36-year-old Candance Boley was discovered murdered in her home in Killeen, Texas, on July 11th, 2011. She hadn't been seen since July 9th. Over 10 people's DNA were found inside the home, but the case remains unsolved 10 years later. ...
07.26.2021 Where is Baby Gabriel? In December 2009, Elizabeth Johnson took her seven month old son Gabriel to San Antonio, Texas, from Tempe, Arizona. His father Logan McQueary was supposed to pick him up on 20th for his first Christmas. Instead he received a text ...
07.19.2021 The Murder of Mary Morgan Pewitt, Part 2 Billy and Paul continue to look into the murder of Mary Morgan Pewitt. On Saturday, June 4th, 1988, her body was discovered in Comanche, Oklahoma. Mary's daughter Kira wonders if more than one person could be responsible. She has continued ...
07.12.2021 The Murder of Mary Morgan Pewitt, Part 1 On Saturday, June 4th, 1988, the body of Mary Morgan Pewitt was discovered by her two young daughters and her mother in Comanche, Oklahoma. The case has no shortage of persons of interest--three ex-husbands, a new boyfriend, and many admirers. ...
07.05.2021 A Serial Killer in Rocky Mount, NC? From 2005 until 2010, the area of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, seemed to be the hunting ground of a serial killer. It took months or years before most of the bodies were recovered. The offender was preying on black sex ...
06.28.2021 Who Killed Kathleen Lombardo? Paul Haynes joins Billy and Paul to discuss the case that originally brought Michelle McNamara into the world of true crime. On August 1, 1984, 24-year-old Kathleen Lombardo left for an evening walk. During that walk, a still unknown offender ...
06.21.2021 Was There a Washington Strangler? Six women were murdered within eight months in or near Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1976 and 1977. One was discovered in a trash can, another in the trunk of her car, others were left on hillsides. All but one was ...
06.14.2021 Are the Lewis Clark Valley Cases Connected? A series of five cases in the Lewis Clark Valley began with a 12-year-old girl going missing. After that a 22-year-old woman was killed, two stepsisters were then murdered and a 35-year-old man disappeared. The cases vary in MO but ...
06.07.2021 The Murder of Donna Hall and Michael Margaret On August 17th, 1984, high school sweethearts Donna Hall and Michael Margaret were supposed to leave from Richmond, Virginia, for a weekend camping trip. But four days later their bodies were discovered in the woods near Donna's home. Despite blood ...
05.31.2021 The Unsolved Murders of Kevin Clewer and Brian Boothe Billy and Paul look into two separate unsolved murders--one in Chicago and another in New York. In 2004, 31-year-old Kevin Clewer went out for a night in Boystown. The next day his father found him stabbed over 40 times in ...
05.24.2021 Who Killed Donna O'Steen? In Seattle on November 8, 2001, Donna O'Steen took her daughter to a piano lesson before school. When she didn't return to pick her up, the piano teacher and Donna's daughter went to the house to look for her. Inside ...
05.17.2021 Who Killed Janice Christensen? In August 1987, 31-year-old Janice Christensen was murdered while out jogging. She was the first of four murders in Akron, Ohio over the next five months. One of the four murders have been solved by the Porchlight Project, but three ...
05.10.2021 MISSING--Kristin Smart and Amber Wilde Billy and Paul interview Chris Lambert from Your Own Backyard podcast about the latest in the Kristin Smart case. Then they delve into a missing case with a similar line of investigation. 19-year-old Amber Wilde disappeared from her apartment in ...
05.03.2021 The Murder of Lindsay Buziak On February 2nd, 2008, 24-year-old Lindsay Buziak met a mystery couple to show a house in Victoria, British Columbia. Based on her phone activity, investigators believe she was killed within a three minute window. Billy and Paul look at the ...
04.26.2021 Finding Brittanee Drexel Billy and Paul look into the disappearance of 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel. In April 2009, Brittanee went on a spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina without her mother's permission. After just a few days, she vanished from Ocean Boulevard ...
04.19.2021 Is There a Serial Killer in Lumberton, NC? In 2017 three women were found dead within a three block radius in Lumberton, NC. Kristin "Christina" Bennett, Rhonda Jones and Megan Oxendine all struggled with drug addiction. One was inside a television cabinet, another in a trash can, and ...
04.12.2021 The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre This week Paul and Billy look into the unsolved murders at the Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre. Two armed gunman entered the bowling alley on February 10th, 1990. The gunmen took the seven people present hostage in the office before ...
04.05.2021 The Disappearance of Christy Luna Billy and Paul look into the disappearance of 8-year-old Christy Luna in Greenacres, Florida. On May 27th, 1984, she left home to buy cat food at the store just 400 feet away. Then she vanished in thin air. Since that ...
03.29.2021 Who Killed Nikki and Adrienne? After we covered the Taco Bell Strangler--Henry Louis Wallace--last season, listeners alerted us to the unsolved murder of Helene "Nikki" Anderson and her four-year-old daughter Adrienne. Billy and Paul take a closer look at their murders on January 30th, 1986, ...
03.22.2021 Finding the Kansas College Rapist In October 2000, a predator began preying on college students at Kansas State University and the University of Kansas. It would take over eight years and thirteen attacks between Manhattan and Lawrence before authorities would declare there was a serial ...
03.15.2021 Who Killed Peter Becci? In the season three premiere of Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad, Billy and Paul are joined by a detective seeking help on an unsolved murder. In February 1987, Peter Becci was killed while his wife and kids were out ...
03.08.2021 Winter Distraction: Serial Killer Joel Rifkin with The First Degree Billy's other podcast family, The First Degree, joins he and Paul to discuss serial killer Joel Rifkin. Alexis Linkletter, Jac Vanek and Billy talk about their episodes covering Rifkin's murders of sex workers in New York from 1989 to 1993. ...
03.01.2021 Winter Distraction: The Murder of John Lennon with Jake Brennan Jake Brennan from Disgraceland joins Paul and Billy to discuss one of the most heartbreaking murders in rock and roll history--the murder of John Lennon. Mark David Chapman traveled to New York City in December of 1980 with one goal. ...
02.22.2021 Winter Distraction: The Black Widower with Killer Genes Melissa McCarty and Kelly McLear from the Killer Genes podcast join Paul and Billy to discuss the cases of possible black widower Thomas Randolph. Randolph has been married six times and charged with two of his wives' death.
02.15.2021 Winter Distraction: The OK Girl Scout Murders with Morbid Alaina and Ash from Morbid: A True Crime Podcast join Paul and Billy this week to discuss the unsolved murders of Michelle Guse, Denise Milner and Lori Farmer. The three girls were murdered while at an Oklahoma Girl Scout camp ...
02.08.2021 Winter Distraction: Caylee Anthony with the Murder Squad Billy and Paul delve into one of the most discussed and enraging cases in the true crime world--the homicide of almost 3-year-old Caylee Anthony in 2008. They take close looks at the autopsy, interviews given, the trial and much more.
02.01.2021 Winter Distraction: Marcus Wesson with Affirmative Murder Alvin and Fran from Affirmative Murder join Billy and Paul to discuss killer Marcus Wesson. Wesson created a cult within his family beginning in the 1970's. The belief system was built on Wesson considering himself god and that Jesus was ...
01.25.2021 Winter Distraction: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos with Erin Moriarty CBS News' Erin Moriarty joins Billy and Paul this week to discuss the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. On May 24th, 2019, Jennifer dropped her children off at school then vanished in New Canaan, Connecticut. After she was reported missing, blood ...
01.18.2021 Winter Distraction: The NXIVM Cult with Karen and Georgia Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark from My Favorite Murder join Billy and Paul to discuss the NXIVM cult that made headlines after branding sex slaves. They discuss the inner workings of the group and the crimes for which justice is ...
01.11.2021 Winter Distraction: The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell with True Crime Obsessed Gillian Pensavalle and Patrick Hinds from True Crime Obsessed join Paul and Billy to discuss one of the most infuriating missing person cases in recent history. They look into the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell from Utah on December 6th, ...
01.04.2021 Winter Distraction: The Murder of Hazel Drew with Kate Winkler Dawson Kate Winkler Dawson, host of the Tenfold More Wicked podcast, joins Paul and Billy to discuss the case that inspired Twin Peaks. Hazel Drew disappeared from Sand Lake, New York on July 7th, 1908. Her body was discovered in 4 ...
12.28.2020 Winter Distraction: The Route 40 Killer with Kara and Liza Kara Klenk and Liza Treyger from That’s Messed Up: A SVU Podcast join Billy and Paul to discuss the Route 40 Killer. Steve Pennell is the only known serial killer from Delaware. He preyed on sex workers in the late ...
12.21.2020 Winter Distraction: Updates with the Murder Squad During Jensen and Holes' first Winter Distraction of the season, Billy and Paul talk about some of the biggest updates in the past year. They discuss arrests, DNA testing and the impact of Squaderinos getting loud.
12.16.2020 The Unsolved Murders of Mary and Susie Reker with Wine and Crime Kenyon, Amanda and Lucy from the Wine and Crime podcast discuss a case from Minnesota never discussed on their podcast with Paul and Billy. The women talk Billy and Paul through the unsolved murders of Mary and Susie Reker, including ...
12.14.2020 Thank You, Squaderinos! This week Paul and Billy look into three separate missing person cases sent to us by Squaderinos. Susan Osborne and her son Evan disappeared from Holtville, Alabama in May of 2017. Dulce Alavez was abducted from Bridgeton, NJ on September ...
12.09.2020 Helping Investigations with Britain Lockhart Billy and Paul are joined by Britain Lockhart, host of the Youtube channel Depths of Historythis week. Britain uses scuba diving and metal detecting to find antiques, guns, and to help local law enforcement find evidence during investigations. Jensen and ...
12.07.2020 Who Killed Jennifer Odom? Paul and Billy look into the unsolved murder of 12-year-old Jennifer Odom. Jennifer disappeared after getting off the school bus on February 19th, 1993, in Florida. After her remains were found six days later, the case focused on serial predators ...
12.02.2020 Lou Pearlman's Scams with Scam Goddess Laci Mosley The Scam Goddess podcast host Laci Mosley joins Billy and Paul to teach them about scams in the true crime world. They delve into the many schemes Lou Pearlman, the music mogul responsible for boy bands like the Backstreet Boys ...

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