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Episode #16 - The Murder of Joanne “Joanie” Burdick

⁠EPISODE SUMMARY:

In 1969, a 16-year-old girl was murdered in an Oakland hotel room, leaving behind a mystery that would remain unsolved for more than five decades. For 57 years, she was known only as Jane Doe. Now, thanks to advances in forensic genealogy and DNA technology, she finally has her name back: Joanne “Joanie” Burdick.

In this episode, we uncover who Joanie was, what happened to her, and how investigators were finally able to identify her after all these years. But while Joanie has her identity back, one question remains: Who took her life—and will her family ever get justice?

SOURCES:

• Oakland Police Department / FBI announcement:  (nextdoor.com) The primary current source for the identification is the Oakland Police Department’s October 1, 2026 announcement. It confirms Joanie’s identity, her birth date, the hotel location, the approximate timeline, the witness description, the strangulation, Teaford’s status as a potential suspect, the DNA identification and the ongoing investigation.

• FBI historical records:(FBI) The FBI’s official records confirm Taylor Morris Teaford was Ten Most Wanted Fugitive #279, added May 10, 1968, and removed May 24, 1972. The FBI states that federal process against him was dismissed in Fresno, California, in 1972. 

• CBS San Francisco: (CBS News)

• San Francisco Chronicle: (San Francisco Chronicle)

• SFGATE:(SFGATE) Provides additional reporting on Joanie’s disappearance at age 14, her family’s search, the investigation into Teaford, and current efforts to determine his whereabouts. 

• Forensic Magazine:(Forensic Magazine)  Provides historical context concerning Teaford and the other Bay Area homicide investigators associated with him. Those connections should be presented as investigative theories/suspicions rather than established convictions. 

• People:(People.com) Provides confirmation of Joanie’s name, age, birth date, identification announcement timing, and familial DNA process. 

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

Gloria Satterfield, the Murdaugh family’s longtime housekeeper, died after a reported fall at their Moselle property in February 2018. What followed was a years‑long deception: a wrongful‑death settlement worth $4.3 million that Alex Murdaugh secretly diverted away from her sons. 

This episode breaks down the fall, the medical irregularities, the insurance scheme, and how her case became a cornerstone in exposing Alex’s financial crimes.

SOURCES:

• Crimetimelines.com

• WJCL News

• The Murdaugh Murders - Netflix Documentary 

• Murdaugh Murders Podcast 

• https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2023/10/23/alex-murdaugh-crime-saga-inspired-victims-charities-want-to-donate-sc/71240102007/

• CourtTV

• Gloria's Gifts Foundation 

• https://abcnews4.com/news/local/attorneys-demand-alex-murdaugh-keep-satterfield-family-out-of-federal-insurance-lawsuit-nautilus-company-court-action-party-gloria-housekeeper-fraud-stolen-double-murder-conviction-wciv

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

This episode tells the story of Mallory Madison Beach, the young woman whose tragic death became the catalyst for exposing the Murdaugh family’s long‑protected power. Through victimology, timeline reconstruction, and firsthand accounts, we explore who Mallory was, what happened the night of the crash, and how her loss became the beginning of the dynasty’s unraveling.

Mallory Beach was not a footnote — she was the human cost of unchecked power.

SOURCES:

• https://www.mals-palz.com/

• Netflix Documentary - Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal

• ABC News

• Greenville Online

• CBS News

• ABC News 4 Online - 

• People.com

• Facebook - @Memories of Mallory Beach

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

In May 2023, the small community of Henryetta, Oklahoma was shaken by the discovery of seven bodies on a rural property — a murder‑suicide carried out by Jesse McFadden, 39, a registered sex offender. McFadden killed his wife, Holly Guess, 35, her three children — Rylee Elizabeth Allen, 17, Michael James Mayo, 15, and Tiffany Dore Guess, 13 — along with two teenage girls who were staying over for a sleepover, Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 15, before taking his own life. The case exposed deep failures in the supervision of violent offenders, raised urgent questions about investigative gaps, and left families demanding accountability for a system that failed to protect six young people and a  mother. 

SOURCES:

• Case Files with Kat and Ashley: "S. 7- Episode 4: The Henryetta Sleepover Massacre Part 1". [1]  & S. 7- Episode 5: The Henryetta Sleepover Massacre Part 2". [1]  (Shoutout to fellow Texan Women Podcasters!!!) 

• https://www.justice.gov/usao-edok/pr/mcalester-resident-sentenced-eleven-years-maiming-indian-country (Codys Crime)

• Ashleigh Webster - personal tik tok

• Serialously Podcast and YouTube Channel

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

In May 2023, the small community of Henryetta, Oklahoma was shaken by the discovery of seven bodies on a rural property — a murder‑suicide carried out by Jesse McFadden, 39, a registered sex offender. McFadden killed his wife, Holly Guess, 35, her three children — Rylee Elizabeth Allen, 17, Michael James Mayo, 15, and Tiffany Dore Guess, 13 — along with two teenage girls who were staying over for a sleepover, Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 15, before taking his own life. The case exposed deep failures in the supervision of violent offenders, raised urgent questions about investigative gaps, and left families demanding accountability for a system that failed to protect six young people and a  mother. 

SOURCES:

• Case Files with Kat and Ashley: "S. 7- Episode 4: The Henryetta Sleepover Massacre Part 1". [1]  & S. 7- Episode 5: The Henryetta Sleepover Massacre Part 2". [1]  (Shoutout to fellow Texan Women Podcasters!!!) 

• https://www.justice.gov/usao-edok/pr/mcalester-resident-sentenced-eleven-years-maiming-indian-country (Codys Crime)

• Ashleigh Webster - personal tik tok

• Serialously Podcast and YouTube Channel

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

Nine-year-old Asha Jaquilla Degree disappeared from her home in Shelby, North Carolina in the early morning hours of February 14, 2000. Her case remains one of the most haunting and perplexing child disappearances in the U.S., drawing national attention and continuing investigative activity more than 25 years later. 

Asha is remembered locally as “Shelby’s Sweetheart.” A billboard marks the spot where she was last seen entering the woods, and her family holds an annual walk to keep her memory alive and maintain awareness.

SOURCES:

• FBI case page for Asha Degree

• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

• Charlotte Observer https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article299736189.html

• WBTV

• Shelby Star Newspaper

• KTRE

• Various Podcasts - Crime Junkie, My Favorite Murder

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

In 2004, Alonzo Brooks disappeared after attending a party in La Cygne. Weeks later, his body was found in an area that had reportedly already been searched.

What began as a mysterious disappearance later became a confirmed homicide after the Federal Bureau of Investigation reopened the case years later.

In this episode, we examine the final night Alonzo was seen alive, the reports of racial tension at the party, conflicting witness accounts, and the unanswered questions that still surround the case today.

SOURCES:

UNSOLVED MYSTERIES Volume 1, Ep4  - “No Ride Home”

ROLLING STONE.COM

LOST SOULS OF AMERICA - BLOG

KCUR

KBI - KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FBI - ALONZO BROOKS

WIKIPEDIA

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

Faith Hedgepeth, a 19‑year‑old UNC–Chapel Hill student and member of the Haliwa‑Saponi Tribe, was found murdered in her off‑campus apartment on September 7, 2012. Her death sparked one of North Carolina’s longest and most complex homicide investigations, marked by evolving forensic techniques, shifting witness accounts, and years of unanswered questions. In the days that followed, investigators sifted through digital records, collected dozens of forensic samples, and interviewed friends, classmates, and anyone who might help reconstruct Faith’s final hours. 

As the case stretched from months into years, new technologies emerged, old evidence was re‑examined, and the timeline was repeatedly scrutinized for overlooked details. Despite the extensive investigative effort, the story of what happened that night remains shaped by gaps, contradictions, and the slow, meticulous process of piecing together a decade‑old mystery.

SOURCES:

crimetimelines.com/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people/faith-hedgepeth-case-timeline/

The Daily Tar Heel

20/20 - “Love, Hope & Faith”

Crime Watch Daily

ABC 11

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

This episode covers the shocking 1977 abduction of Colleen Stan, a 20‑year‑old woman held captive for seven years by Cameron and Janice Hooker. Colleen endured extreme confinement, psychological manipulation, and long‑term trauma — including being forced to live in a wooden box under the Hookers’ bed for most of each day. Despite the unimaginable conditions, she survived, escaped, and later helped bring Cameron Hooker to justice. Her case remains one of the most studied examples of coercive control and trauma bonding. 

SOURCES:

• YouTube - The Girl in the Box Documentary

• Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Colleen_Stan

• AllThatsInteresting.com

• KVUE - https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/california/seven-years-of-torture-a-survivors-story/103-316317778

• Criminal Minds Wiki - https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Cameron_and_Janice_Hooker

• Find Law - https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1771222.html

• A&E - https://www.aetv.com/articles/colleen-stan-the-girl-in-the-box

• Court Records: San Mateo Court

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⁠EPISODE SUMMARY:

This episode dives into the chilling and infuriating case of Denise Amber Lee, a young mother whose desperate fight for survival exposed fatal cracks in America’s 911 system. Multiple callers saw and reported what was happening — and still, help didn’t reach Denise in time. Her story became a nationwide wake‑up call that forced the country to confront how a broken emergency response system can cost lives.

We break down the chain of missed opportunities, the calls that should have changed everything, and the movement Denise’s family sparked to make sure no one else slips through the cracks.

SOURCES:

The Denise Amber Lee Foundation: https://deniseamberlee.org/pages/denises-story

Creeps & Crimes Podcast - Episode 116 - The Varginha UFO Incident & Denise Amber Lee

Sarasota Herald Tribune

FADP - (Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty) -questionable source but I needed insight on who Michael was as a kid, and this is where I could find more information.

ABC News

ABC 7 - Local Station

Court Documents - Supreme Court of FloridaDateline - "The Detective's Daughter" 

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