The Long Dance Podcast

By Eryk Pruitt

On February 12, 1971, in Durham, North Carolina, a 20 year-old nursing student and her 19 year-old boyfriend left a Valentine's Dance to park down a secluded lover's lane. They never returned. Two wee... more

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How many episodes does The Long Dance Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.

The Long Dance Podcast episodes:

July 17, 2018 Episode 1 - Pat and Jesse
Listeners are introduced to Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane through interviews with family, friends, and colleagues. We learn about their lives and the horrors they faced when the couple went missing, then their bodies are found. "Pat and Jesse" serves as an introductory overview of the case.
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1h 4min
July 01, 2018 Episode 8 - Bottom of the Ninth
What can be done—after forty-seven years—to solve the murders of Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane. Thanks to new technology, Captain Tim Horne may have one last chance to bring closure to the families and deliver justice to the killer. Will it be enough? Is it too late?
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57min
July 01, 2018 Episode 7 - Evidence and Information
The information gleaned from the 1970s investigation is called into question when a scandal involving two of the detectives is unearthed. How will that affect Captain Tim Horne's suspicions? What does this mean for our story?
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53min
July 01, 2018 Episode 6 - Rule 404B
Episode Six reveals the identity of the only living suspect of North Carolina's Valentine's Day Murders. After forty-six years, every investigator expresses frustration that one man may have slipped through their fingers, thanks to his standing in the community, as well as a series of unfortunate factors. Interviews with original and current investigators, prosecutors, and even the suspect himself, highlight this installment of the mystery.
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1h 19min
July 01, 2018 Episode 5 - The Curious Case of Dr. J**** W*****
The second of three suspects is presented. A doctor and textbook author at Duke lived a tormented and complicated life, striking terror and fear into all of those who came in contact with him. Could an innocent encounter with the young student nurse be the impetus for North Carolina's most baffling murder mystery? Download Episode
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54min
June 30, 2018 Episode 4 - Motive, Means, and Opportunity
Over the course of the forty-six-year investigation, many suspects were developed and ruled out. Three have never been eliminated. In Episode Four, Drew and Eryk discuss the first of those three, James Brannon Ray. Using interviews with original investigators, witnesses, and family members, the case against Ray is laid out for the listener. Download Episode
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59min
June 30, 2018 Episode 3 - The Tangle of Jurisdiction
When Pat and Jesse's bodies were discovered just over the Orange County line, this began a long chain of events which challenged accountability, responsibility, and the tangle of jurisdiction. Six different law enforcement agencies were tasked with finding the killer, and this created more problems than solutions, possibly allowing a killer to go free. Download Episode
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1h 1min
June 30, 2018 Episode 2 - The Two Tims
The case is reopened forty years later by Captain Tim Horne of the Orange County Sheriff's Office. As he reassembles the case file, he guides the listeners through the early phases of the 1971 investigation, which was led by Sgt. Tim Bowers of the Durham Police Department, and begins to compile a list of suspects. Download Episode
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1h 12min
June 30, 2018 Episode 1 - Pat and Jesse
Listeners are introduced to Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane through interviews with family, friends, and colleagues. We learn about their lives and the horrors they faced when the couple went missing, then their bodies are found. "Pat and Jesse" serves as an introductory overview of the case Download Episode
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1h 4min

FAQs about The Long Dance Podcast:

How many episodes does The Long Dance Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.

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