True Crime P.I.

Greg Overacker, is a bounty hunter and private investigator turned author. Greg recently wrote a book entitled, The Hunt for Brianna Maitland: The Relentless Pursuit of Answers to One of Vermont's Biggest Mysteries.

If you think you know everything there is to know about Brianna Maitland’s case, I can assure you -you don’t. For nearly 20 years, Greg Overacker, Bounty Hunter and Private Investigator has been investiga...

It’s 2012. Dawn Pasela, a trusting and fierce advocate for justice, has just realized the unimaginable — the prosecutors she works for are hiding evidence to keep innocent people imprisoned for mortgage fraud.

She’s threatened to stay silent, but she’s determined to testify against them and do what’s right. She never got the chance. Just as Dawn is supposed to testify, she’s found dead in her apartment under suspicious circumstances...

This episode explains where I have been and where I am heading. It also includes an update on Cobb County Jane Doe.

Thank you for listening! I am grateful for each and everyone of you.

Happy Holidays! 2024 is going to be an amazing year!

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If you would like to listen to all of the episodes in the 12 Days of Christmas True Crime Collaboration  they are available here. 

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On Sunday,  December 23, 1973,  John Swalley, his 5 year son and 8 year old daughter, Sherri, left Columbus, Ohio and began their journey to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The park had just opened in 1971 and John thought this trip would be the perfect  Christmas gift for his children. But even the most perfectly laid plans could not have prepared this family for the evil that awaited them. 

It's been 50 years sinc...

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the guests and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the host or the podcast.  All parties mentioned in this podcast are innocent until proven guilty. This podcast contains adult content, listener discretion is advised.
 
Let's Solve a Cold Case!

In Part 3 of The Life and Disappearance of Lonene Ray Rogers, ...

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the guests and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the host or the podcast.  All parties mentioned in this podcast are innocent until proven guilty. This podcast contains adult content, listener discretion is advised.

Let's Solve a Cold Case!

Lonene Ray Rogers was last seen by  her husband Bud Rogers at 1...

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the guests and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the host or the podcast.  All parties mentioned in this podcast are innocent until proven guilty. This podcast contains adult content, listener discretion is advised. 

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On Thursday, May 23, 1985,  14 year old Jody Lee Ledkins went missing from Kansas City, MO. Initially, the police thought that she had runaway but in 1997, the Kansas City police department reclassified her case as a probable homicide. 

At the time of her disappearance, Jody Lee Ledkins was 5 ft 1 in tall and weighed 90 lbs. She had blondish, brown hair and blue eyes. She also had a small mole under her chin, a large birth...

 This episode mentions child abduction, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. These words are used in context to describe support services provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Today, we will discuss the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the amazing work the Center does to support families, law enforcement and the community. 

If you are anything like me when someone says NCMEC you th...

Sandra disappeared from South Bend, Indiana on March 11, 1987 just 4 days shy of her 17th birthday.  Sandra is described as an African American female with black hair and brown eyes who stood 5 foot 5 inches tall and weighed about 130 lbs. At the time of her disappearance, Sandra attended Washington High School.

The year prior to Sandra’s disappearance was a rough one, she witnessed the murder of a friend, received t...

Hello, True Crime PI Fans, I’m your host Dana Poll. Did you know that, In the United States there are more than 200,000 unsolved missing, murdered and unidentified persons cases? Last season I covered the case of an unidentified Jane Doe, this Season, I am  shifting my focus from the unidentified to the missing.  In Episode 1, I will investigate the case of Sandra Kay Powell, a pregnant teen, from South Bend Indiana who disappeared...

On October 8, 1988, the Saginaw Police department was contacted by a resident of an Apartment house located in the 400 block of Carroll Street. According to Lieutenant Kendziorski, the resident noticed that one of the apartment doors was ajar. After taking a look inside and seeing what appeared to be a deceased person the resident called the police.  When police arrived they discovered the body of a 16-20 year old african american ...

In this episode, I share comments from Amy Hutsell, Human Trafficking, Child Abuse and  Sexual Assault, Program Director at the Georgia, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and from the Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office regarding grant funding and DNA Profiling/Genealogical Research for Our Doe.  

It is exciting to think that we are closer to solving this case than we have ever been before, but for now...we wait...

 I talk with David Mittelman, Founder and CEO of Othram and DNAsolves.com. David will discuss how Othram enables human identification from DNA evidence. He talks about the role Othram and DNAsolves.com played in the identification of Mostly Harmless, a John Doe who was discovered in 2018, and the Pecos Jane Doe. He will also explain how we can help identify Our Doe and others like her. 

 DNAsolves.com gives law enforcement...

If the death of Samuel Little and the details contained in the last episode left you feeling like “this case would never be solved”. Keep listening. There have been some surprising developments over the past 30 days. 

Amy Hutsell, Program Director at the CJCC has submitted my case research to the SAKI Task Force. This is the task force that has been charged with matching Georgia homicides to Samuel Little confessions and t...

 Over the course of four decades and across 19 states, the deadliest serial killer in US history left a trail of at least 93 victims. Although he was arrested several times and linked to sexual assaults, attempted murders and actual murders, he was for one reason or another repeatedly released to kill again. Samuel Little believed that the reason he was able to avoid a conviction for so many years was because he targeted women who ...

Thank you for listening in 2020. I hope that you will continue to enjoy this podcast in 2021 and beyond. The news of Samuel Little's death last week was deflating but I have hope that investigators will continue to build on what they know and more identifications will be made.    The next episode of True Crime P.I.  will be released on Wednesday, January 13th. It will focus on Samuel Little and his possible connection to our D...

In this episode, I discuss this case with retired Cobb County Police Detective, John Dawes. Detective Dawes was a member of the Cobb County Police Department for 29 years.  He retired in 2013, but was soon asked by District Attorney, Vic Reynolds, to lead the newly established Cobb County Cold Case Unit. Detective Dawes knows this case inside and out and will answer many of the questions presented in today’s episode. What he shares...