Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime is a narrative-style true crime podcast that closely examines one case per season, and enlists experts and people connected to the case to help tell the story. In season 1, Scene of the Crime explores the February, 2017 murders of Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi, Indiana.
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Abby and Libby were dropped at a Delphi Historic Trails trailhead by a family member, and their walk took them atop the towering Monon High Bridge. After that, they disappeared. Their families launched an all-out effort to find the girls before the cold and dark set in. But the teens were nowhere to be seen. By the next day, their innocent outdoor adventure would have a tragic ending.
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Abby and Libby were found dead in a secluded wooded area between the Morning Heights Cemetery and the Monon High Bridge. But more devastating news soon followed: the girls had been murdered. And the authorities had photos of someone they wanted to talk to in connection with the deaths of Abby and Libby. What's more, they had his voice.
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The murders of Abby and Libby resulted in one of the largest-scale investigations in Indiana history. And there was crucial evidence from the crime – evidence that one of the victims herself provided. Video and audio from Libby's phone were retrieved by authorities investigating the girls' murders. And, police recovered DNA from the crime scene.
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Five months after the murders, police released a sketch of the man they said was on the Monon High Bridge with Abby and Libby – and who is a suspect in their deaths. Police looked at many persons of interest over the ensuing months and years. This episode examines some of those men, and addresses the theories surrounding their possible involvement.
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We consider a case in Iowa that has many parallels to the Delphi double murder. And, as the second anniversary of the deaths of Libby and Abby came and went, investigators announced that they were changing their focus. A new sketch was released, and a major press conference saw authorities addressing the killer directly.
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In this final episode of the Delphi case, we address some of the rumors and misinformation out there. We also discuss the overarching theories of the case, and look at where things stand today. Exclusive interviews with members of Abby and Libby's families convey their strength and resilience as the third anniversary of the girls' deaths approaches.
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A sneak preview of season 2 coming this Fall
A preview of what's to come in season 2 of Scene of the Crime, featuring Jami Rice of the 'Murderish' podcast as our new narrator
Season 2 launches on 10/14/20
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Join us for the season 2 premiere as we examine the double murder that took place on September 12th or 13th, 1980, in room 260 of the Amana Holiday Inn in Williamsburg, Iowa. Roger Atkison and Rose Berkert were bludgeoned on the backs of their heads as they lay in the hotel room bed by a weapon resembling a hatchet or machete. In this episode we look at who the victims ...
In this episode we take a look at the hotel room crime scene, and the evidence that was found in Room 260. We address some theories of how the killer, or killers, accessed the room, and retrace the steps of the investigators as they notify Roger and Rose's next of kin.
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This episode covers the extensive investigation that extended into multiple states as detectives tracked down everyone at the hotel that night. We look at a mysterious phone call that came in for the room registered to "Burkert." Investigators begin to retrace Roger and Rose's steps in the days leading up to the murders.
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Investigators realize that they have a long road ahead of them as they begin to dig into Roger and Rose's lives. Both victims had large families, complex love lives, and secrets. Authorities discovered that many people apparently had motive to kill Roger and Rose, and both of them had seemed paranoid toward the end of their lives.
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Investigators try to narrow down the long list of potential suspects. They focus on people who knew Roger and Rose were going to the Amana Colonies. One of these was Roger's brother-in-law Mike H, who did and said many suspicious things in the aftermath of the murders.
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Investigators turn their attention to some people in Rose's life who may have had a motive to harm her. Her ex-boyfriend becomes the subject of tunnel vision. Some members of her family are looked at as well. Then, some people close to Roger attract the scrutiny of investigators.
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In this final episode regarding suspects thoroughly vetted by investigators, we look at Floyd Hatcher, and examine whether he, or someone in his inner circle, could have been responsible. Floyd was suspected by some members of law enforcement, as well as by his own daughter, Marcella.
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Iowa investigators discover that another, very similar murder took place in a hotel in Galesburg, Illinois in the summer of 1980. William Kyle was murdered in his bed at the Sheraton Hotel, and the weapon was believed to be a hatchet. The case remains unsolved. But there was a strong suspect in William Kyle's murder.
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Yet another brutal hotel homicide is uncovered, this one ten years earlier. The 1970 murder of traveling salesman Jack McDonald at a Travel Inn in Meridian, Mississippi bore striking similarities both to the murder of William Kyle, and the murders of Roger and Rose. One particular aspect of the crime scene appears to tie the cases together.
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