The Moms Behind "Carpool Detectives" Share How They Did It

Last week we discovered a true story of four LA moms who came together with a passion for true crime and actually solved a case! Their story turned into the book "The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case" and we're obsessed.

Seacrest connected with two of the moms in the group, Marissa and Nicole, and they shared how it all went down from a passion to a real 15-year-old unsolved crime being solved!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
We've got Marissa and Nicole joining us here, the Carpool Detectives.
This is a book, sysn'ty right, the curpl Detectives. Let's
start with Nicole. How is it that you all decided
to roll up your sleeves and pursue a double murder
case from fifteen years ago?

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Marissa brought forth the idea and kind of was thinking
about what she was going to do with it when
she heard about this missing person's case and went ahead
and was talking about it to a bunch of us,
and we were all really immediately intrigued and interested, and

(00:38):
we just all come from there, four of us. We
come from very different backgrounds, from opposition research and politics
to forensic accounting to project management, and it all kind
of fits the perfect puzzle, and we became an investigative team.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
And so, Marisa, you had this idea, how did you
go about finding clues and ultimately solve the mystery?

Speaker 3 (01:01):
It was a lung process. Took us about two and
a half years and started with just like pulling some
superior court files and then it was making a few
phone calls and then it just kind of took off
and we were, like, you know, on the phone with
the DA, with the detectives, with accident reconstruction specialists, and

(01:24):
it just was. It was incredible.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
The Carpool Detectives a true story of four mom's, two bodies,
and one mysterious cold case. You can read this story now.
Thank you guys so much for sharing your story. Good
luck and continued success with the book. Nice to meet you.

Speaker 2 (01:38):
Thank you so much. It was great to meet you guys.

Speaker 3 (01:41):
Yes, take care, amazing Bye bye.

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