A Good Kid: The 22-year Murder Mystery of Zebb Quinn

A Good Kid: The 22-year Murder Mystery of Zebb Quinn

The mystery Zebb Quinn has more questions than answers. The reality is, no one will ever truly know what happened to Zebb Wayne Quinn. By all accounts the 18-year-old was the quiet kid in class … the person you’d see at Walmart … truly the guy next door – a good kid. Nothing could prepare the community, detectives, or the Quinn family for the circus about to consume their idyllic mountain town for over two decades. From Zebb’s disappearance in 2000 to rumors of a lover’s triangle, the cryptic clues left behind in Zebb’s Mazda, and the gruesome discovery of a murdered couple that left the bright lights of Hollywood for a slower lifestyle. Years of questions all connected to one man … a man that would become notorious through his heinous actions. A Good Guy: The 22-year murder mystery of Zebb Quinn,” is hosted by General Assignment and Special Projects reporter, Samiar Nefzi and WLOS anchor Holly Headrick. Together, they dive into the mystery, taking listeners step by step through the case, never-before-heard detective notes, station reports, and beyond.

Episodes

August 17, 2023 25 mins
A family friend of Walter Eugene Owens wants to set the record straight on who ‘Uncle Gene’ was. In 2015, Robert Jason Owens implicated his uncle as the person who allegedly shot and killed 18-year-old Zebb Quinn in January of 2000. However, his friend calling foul on Jason’s story.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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News 13 goes into Alexander Correctional Institution for a one-on-one with Robert Jason Owens, the man convicted of a triple murder and connected to the murder of Zebb Quinn.  Owens explains what he recalls for January of 2000 for the first time.  LISTEN NOW to 'A Good Kid': The Prison Interview (Episode 5) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...
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July 27, 2023 27 mins
Amid the Codd investigation, Robert Jason Owens, his legal team, and detectives meet to discuss a letter he wrote in 2015 detailing what happened to Zebb Quinn on January 2, 2000. Owens implicates he’s Uncle Walter Eugene Owens as the killer, telling investigators his uncle was allegedly hired as a hitman because of Quinn’s involvement with a girl. However, the case wouldn’t make it into a courtroom for seven years. Many of the peo...
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July 20, 2023 26 mins
15 years since Zebb Quinn's disappearance, leads of the missing teen's whereabouts have dried up. The case would eventually go cold, and no one would where he was.  Robert Jason Owens would spend time in jail for DUIs and be released.   Meanwhile, in Leicester, North Carolina a couple would move away from their show business roots to the slower pace country. J.T. and Crisite Codd would befriend Robert Jason Owens short being vanish...
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July 13, 2023 25 mins
Two weeks after 18-year-old Zebb Quinn vanished after leaving Walmart, his Mazda showed up at an area restaurant with no trace of the teen. Inside, a black puppy with a pair of lips drawn on the back windshield. Detectives also work to figure out who Zebb Quinn received a page from that left him ‘frantic’. Meanwhile, Robert Jason Owens has several run-ins with local law enforcement as the Quinn disappearance picks up mainstream a...
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For 22 years the disappearance of Zebb Quinn has haunted Asheville, North Carolina.  The 18-year-old seemingly vanished after leaving work on January 2, 2000. From rumors of a lover’s triangle to the hiring man kicked off a circus that consume the idyllic mountain town. Zebb, described as a ‘good kid’ had just a few weeks prior to his disappearance met a girl he fell fond of, however, the last person to see him the night he disapp...
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For 22 years the mystery of what happened to 18-year-old Zebb Wayne Quinn has been top of mind for many. From rumors of a scorned lovers triangle to the alleged hiring of a hitman – the truth may never be known. At the center of the investigation, one man who would go on to murder a pregnant couple from Hollywood … Join us for A Good Kid the podcast as we examine the mystery – digging deeper into the case, and revealing new informa...
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