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The chilling truth behind Sydney Sutherland's final run
The chilling truth behind Sydney Sutherland's final run
A woman found a pair of running shoes by the side of an Arkansas road — with no runner attached to them. Sydney Sutherland had gone out for an afternoon run and never came back, and the man who knew exactly where she was spent the following days joining the search and hugging her mother. What compels someone to fold himself into the grief of a family he destroyed?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Sydney Sutherland in Jackson County, Arkansas. We examine the abandoned shoes, the neighbor who inserted himself into the search, the truck and phone data that exposed him, and the confession that followed. How does a man perform concern while holding the one answer everyone is searching for?
Victim: Sydney Sutherland
Age: 25 years old
Date: August 19, 2020
Location: Jackson County, Arkansas
Perpetrator: Quake Llewellyn
Outcome: Pleaded guilty; life without parole
- Sydney Sutherland, a 25-year-old nurse, went for an afternoon run in rural Arkansas on August 19, 2020, and never returned; her shoes were found by the road.
- Quake Llewellyn, a 28-year-old farmer, joined the search and embraced her mother while knowing where Sydney's body was.
- Evidence — blood on his truck's tailgate, matching phone location data, and CCTV of his damaged vehicle — tied him to the crime.
- He confessed to striking her with his truck, then raping her and burying her in a nearby field; the medical examiner found multiple blunt-force injuries.
- He pleaded guilty to capital murder and rape and was sentenced to life without parole, with the death penalty dropped at the family's request.
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OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A woman found a pair of running shoes by the side of an Arkansas road — with no runner attached to them. Sydney Sutherland had gone out for an afternoon run and never came back, and the man who knew exactly where she was spent the following days joining the search and hugging her mother. What compels someone to fold himself into the grief of a family he destroyed?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Sydney Sutherland in Jackson County, Arkansas. We examine the abandoned shoes, the neighbor who inserted himself into the search, the truck and phone data that exposed him, and the confession that followed. How does a man perform concern while holding the one answer everyone is searching for?
Victim: Sydney Sutherland
Age: 25 years old
Date: August 19, 2020
Location: Jackson County, Arkansas
Perpetrator: Quake Llewellyn
Outcome: Pleaded guilty; life without parole
- Sydney Sutherland, a 25-year-old nurse, went for an afternoon run in rural Arkansas on August 19, 2020, and never returned; her shoes were found by the road.
- Quake Llewellyn, a 28-year-old farmer, joined the search and embraced her mother while knowing where Sydney's body was.
- Evidence — blood on his truck's tailgate, matching phone location data, and CCTV of his damaged vehicle — tied him to the crime.
- He confessed to striking her with his truck, then raping her and burying her in a nearby field; the medical examiner found multiple blunt-force injuries.
- He pleaded guilty to capital murder and rape and was sentenced to life without parole, with the death penalty dropped at the family's request.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
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A woman found a pair of running shoes by the side of an Arkansas road — with no runner attached to them. Sydney Sutherland had gone out for an afternoon run and never came back, and the man who knew exactly where she was spent the following days joining the search and hugging her mother. What compels someone to fold himself into the grief of a family he destroyed?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Sydney Sutherland in Jackson County, Arkansas. We examine the abandoned shoes, the neighbor who inserted himself into the search, the truck and phone data that exposed him, and the confession that followed. How does a man perform concern while holding the one answer everyone is searching for?
Victim: Sydney Sutherland
Age: 25 years old
Date: August 19, 2020
Location: Jackson County, Arkansas
Perpetrator: Quake Llewellyn
Outcome: Pleaded guilty; life without parole
- Sydney Sutherland, a 25-year-old nurse, went for an afternoon run in rural Arkansas on August 19, 2020, and never returned; her shoes were found by the road.
- Quake Llewellyn, a 28-year-old farmer, joined the search and embraced her mother while knowing where Sydney's body was.
- Evidence — blood on his truck's tailgate, matching phone location data, and CCTV of his damaged vehicle — tied him to the crime.
- He confessed to striking her with his truck, then raping her and burying her in a nearby field; the medical examiner found multiple blunt-force injuries.
- He pleaded guilty to capital murder and rape and was sentenced to life without parole, with the death penalty dropped at the family's request.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A woman found a pair of running shoes by the side of an Arkansas road — with no runner attached to them. Sydney Sutherland had gone out for an afternoon run and never came back, and the man who knew exactly where she was spent the following days joining the search and hugging her mother. What compels someone to fold himself into the grief of a family he destroyed?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Sydney Sutherland in Jackson County, Arkansas. We examine the abandoned shoes, the neighbor who inserted himself into the search, the truck and phone data that exposed him, and the confession that followed. How does a man perform concern while holding the one answer everyone is searching for?
Victim: Sydney Sutherland
Age: 25 years old
Date: August 19, 2020
Location: Jackson County, Arkansas
Perpetrator: Quake Llewellyn
Outcome: Pleaded guilty; life without parole
- Sydney Sutherland, a 25-year-old nurse, went for an afternoon run in rural Arkansas on August 19, 2020, and never returned; her shoes were found by the road.
- Quake Llewellyn, a 28-year-old farmer, joined the search and embraced her mother while knowing where Sydney's body was.
- Evidence — blood on his truck's tailgate, matching phone location data, and CCTV of his damaged vehicle — tied him to the crime.
- He confessed to striking her with his truck, then raping her and burying her in a nearby field; the medical examiner found multiple blunt-force injuries.
- He pleaded guilty to capital murder and rape and was sentenced to life without parole, with the death penalty dropped at the family's request.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie