Episode 219: The Murder of Dru Sjodin

In November 2003, Dru Sjodin was a 22 year old college student with the world at her feet when she was kidnapped, assaulted, and murdered by Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. Dru had just finished her shift at the Columbia mall and was on the phone with her boyfriend while walking toward her car when she abruptly hung up the call. She was never heard from again. Rodriguez was a convicted sex offender who had been released from prison just 6 months prior to Dru’s disappearance. The murder of such a bright light stirred up outrage as many called her murder preventable and accused the justice system of releasing an unrehabilitated predator.

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