When Susan Morrissey Ledyard's body was found there were many questions, but her fitbit would raise even more.  Despite a tough investigation, an arrest earlier this year may point to a troubling truth.If you have any information about the death of Susan Morrisey Ledyard, please contact Detective Daniel Grassi of the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit at 302 365-8441 or email him at daniel.grassi@delaware.gov.Do you have any insights, or even a case you’d like to suggest?  Visit LordanArts.com, or you can follow and message me on Twitter @LordanArtsThank you to Wikipedia, Legacy.com, patch.com, myarklamiss,com, dsp.delaware.gov, medium.com, whyy.org, delawareonline.com, wdel.com, and mirror.co.uk for information contributing to this story.This episode was written by Gwen Barringer is edited by John Lordan and produced by LordanArts.  You can hear more of Gwen’s work on her podcast A Light for Ericka.  Learn more at facebook.com/AlightforEricka

Monster in Plain Sight?  The Death of Susan Morrissey Ledyard

John Lordan has been researching mysteries and crimes for over 5 years on the YouTube show BrainScratch with respectful and deep coverage.  Now he's bringing some of his most interesting cases and some fresh ones to his first solo podcast.  From unsolved murders to mysterious disappearances and events that can't easily be understood, anything is fair game as long as it's Seriously Mysterious.  New episodes released weekly.

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WARNING: Mention of possible child harm.  Please listen at your own discretion, and if you need help free resources are available.National Sexual Assault Hotline RAINN -Call: 800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit: https://www.rainn.org/Mental Health Hotline: 800-662- HELP(4357) or text 988 or visit https://www.samhsa.gov/Celina Mays was only 12 years when she went missing.  Her life had changed significantly in the months leading up to her disappearance, with Celina finding herself in the home of a woman some call a cult leader.  Did Celina runaway or did something more sinister happen?This episode written by The Certified Roarikle and John Lordan, produced by LordanArts.Meet John in Person:CrimeCon 2024 - Nashville, TN - May 31 - June 2Save 10% on a standard pass using code LORDANARTShttps://www.crimecon.com/CC24True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival - Denver, CO - July 12-14 Save 15% with code LORDANhttps://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.comThis is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation or potential charges associated to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Please do not contact people you are suspicious of or attempt to harass, threaten or intimidate them in any way. Do not release information that can be used to do the same, or join in attacks being conducted by others.Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Where is Celina Mays?

A rash of crimes and attacks in California put many residents on edge, but are these separately named criminals actually the same person?  How would a detective help solve this crime and shape the future of law enforcement?  This is the story of Joseph DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer.Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2OFXb8LLIVE EVENT SCHEDULE & PROMO CODES - Come meet me!CrimeCon 2024 - Nashville, TN - May 31 - June 2Save 10% on a standard pass using code LORDANARTShttps://www.crimecon.com/CC24True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival - Denver, CO - July 12-14 Save 15% with code LORDANhttps://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.comCheck out the Hidden True Crime podcast at https://hiddentruecrime.com/This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation or potential charges associated to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Please do not contact people you are suspicious of or attempt to harass, threaten or intimidate them in any way. Do not release information that can be used to do the same, or join in attacks being conducted by others.Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2024

The Darkness in Joseph DeAngelo

Gareth Williams had a very interesting life, but his death would leave the world and his family left with questions that no one can seem to answer.LIVE EVENT SCHEDULE & PROMO CODES - Come meet me!CrimeCon 2024 - Nashville, TN - May 31 - June 2Save 10% on a standard pass using code LORDANARTShttps://www.crimecon.com/CC24True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival - Denver, CO - July 12-14 Save 15% with code LORDANhttps://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.comThank you nowthenmagazine.com, the Independent, The Sun, Mirror.co.uk, The Guardian, BBC.com, The Daily Mail, Investopedia.com and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.This episode was written by Christy Arnhart, edited by John Lordan and is produced by LordanArts.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation or potential charges associated to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Please do not contact people you are suspicious of or attempt to harass, threaten or intimidate them in any way. Do not release information that can be used to do the same, or join in attacks being conducted by others.Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Gareth Williams - Spy With a Secret Life?

John and Jane Doe cases are having one question answered regularly now, who the person is.. but what about the other part of the mystery?  Who killed Woodlawn Jane Doe?If you have information to help investigators, please call 410-307-2020.LIVE EVENT SCHEDULE & PROMO CODES - Come meet me!CrimeCon 2024 - Nashville, TN - May 31 - June 2Save 10% on a standard pass using code LORDANARTShttps://www.crimecon.com/CC24True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival - Denver, CO - July 12-14 Save 15% with code LORDANhttps://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.comThank you, Wikipedia, the Charley Project, the Washington Post, the Doe Network, the Baltimore Sun, DNASolves.com, Othram Labs, Bode Technology and WBAL TV for information contributing to today’s story.Check out Othram Labs other cases and help fund them at DNAsolves.This episode was written by Candace Allison, edited by John Lordan and is produced by LordanArts.

Woodlawn Jane Doe - Margaret Fetterolf

Arsenic works great as a weedkiller, and that got Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong thinking about his other seemingly unsovlable problems.Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2OFXb8LLIVE EVENT SCHEDULE & PROMO CODES - Come meet me!CrimeCon 2024 - Nashville, TN - May 31 - June 2Save 10% on a standard pass using code LORDANARTShttps://www.crimecon.com/CC24True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival - Denver, CO - July 12-14 Save 15% with code LORDANhttps://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.comCheck out the Hometown History podcast at Hometown History (itshometownhistory.com)This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation or potential charges associated to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Please do not contact people you are suspicious of or attempt to harass, threaten or intimidate them in any way. Do not release information that can be used to do the same, or join in attacks being conducted by others.Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2024

Monster in Plain Sight? The Death of Susan Morrissey Ledyard

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