LAST SEEN ALIVE

When a young Texan woman fails to return home after a late night of waiting tables, her car is found—bloody and stranded—in the heart of the notorious Texas Killing Fields. A drunken confession to a 911 dispatcher leads to the untangling of a twisted story, but still no body, in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Shelley Sikes

Shelley Sikes: Miss School Spirit

Shelley Sikes

John Robert King: One of Shelley’s Abductors

Sources referenced in this episode:

Missing Pieces: A Killer’s Secret (KHOU11)

The Charley Project: Shelley Kathleen Sikes

Index Crime Analysis 3: Murder (Texas DPS)

Zwarst v. State: Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston, Fourteenth District Nov 30, 1989 (via casetext.com)

Man Convicted in One of ‘I-45 Killings’ Cases Dies in Prison (Dallas Police News)

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When a Brooklyn teen disappears without a trace, a nightmarish discovery in a subway tunnel turns a missing person’s report into a homicide investigation in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Rashawn Brazell

Rashawn Brazell

Kwauhuru Govan’s Mugshot

Rashawn Brazell

Sources mentioned during this episode:

New York State Unified Court System (Database)

Suspect in 2005 Cold-Case Killing of Dismembered Brooklyn Teen Linked to 2nd Teen Slaying (PIX11)

Rashawn Brazell’s Accused Killer Claims Alibi (Gay City News)

Chopping Up a Body Takes a Special Kind of Depravity (SFGate)

Experts Reveal Psychology of Killers Who Dismember Victims (The Nation | Thailand)

Snakes, a Life of Crime and Eventually Two Murder Charges (New York Times)

A Mother’s Fight for Finding Her Son’s Killers (Brooklyn Ink)

Cold Cases with Dismemberment Re-Examined for Possible Link to Suspected NYC Killer (abc7NY)

Cold Case Closed: Justice for Rashawn Brazell | Going in with Brian Vines (video)

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When a scuba enthusiast embarks on a perilous cave dive alone and fails to return, it’s initially assumed that “the vortex” has claimed another victim. However, lack of a body and suspicious circumstances force authorities to consider other possibilities, including foul play, in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Sources Mentioned in the Podcast:

Parents of Lost Diver Pin Hopes for Closure on Team of Dogs (Tampa Bay Times / Ben Montgomery)

Expert: Family Searching for Body That Doesn’t Exist (Jackson County Floridian)

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When a young Texas woman returns to her small hometown to start over, she disappears and is later found murdered, floating in a river. Love triangles and rumors of a secret pregnancy surround a dark tale of romance gone sour in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Sources mentioned in the Podcast:

“Unsolved Murder Case is the Talk of Small Texas Town 17 Years Later” (CBS News)

“Father of Murder Victim Jennifer Harris Holds New Conference” (The Fannin County Leader)

“48 Hours to Feature Jennifer Harris Case” (Herald Democrat)

“Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008” (Bureau of Justice Statistics)

Also noteworthy:

Check out Red Rabbit Justice, an effort by Jennifer’s brother-in-law (who happens to be a filmmaker) and others to produce a documentary film about her case.

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