For years, some law enforcement agencies have replaced the faces of traditional playing card decks with images of missing and murdered people and distributed those cards in prisons hoping inmates would come forward with information needed to crack these cold cases wide open. Now, audiochuck is dealing you in. Each week, we will be working with investigators and family members to bring you the details of some of the coldest cases from around the country in hopes that someone listening can finally bring these victims the justice they deserve.
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Bobby Joe Fritz (5 of Spades, Wisconsin)
Our card this week is Bobby Joe Fritz, the 5 of Spades from Wisconsin. On May 14, 1983, 5-year-old Bobby Joe Fritz asked his sister to walk him back home after playing a game of kickball with the neighborhood kids in the Wisconsin village of Campbellsport. After walking him toward their house and watching as he made it to the end of their driveway, his sister waved goodbye and returned to kickball — and that was the last confirmed sighting of Bobby Joe. For nearly four decades, police in Wisconsin have been trying to figure out how Bobby Joe seemingly vanished into thin air. If you know anything about the 1983 disappearance of Bobby Joseph Fritz, please call the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office at 920-906-4777. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
Owachige Osceola (8 of Diamonds, Oklahoma)
Our card this week is Owachige Osceola (8 of Diamonds, Oklahoma) Recently divorced and living on her own in a new city, 27-year-old Owachige Osceola’s life was in a season of transition before she was killed in the bedroom of her Norman, Oklahoma apartment in September 2013. While the medical examiner who performed her autopsy concluded her cause and manner of death were “undetermined,” a detective who remains on the case today insists a killer has been allowed to walk free for nearly a decade. Please join us in writing a letter to the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office calling for a formal independent review of the methodology used during Owachige’s autopsy. Below you will find a prompt you can use and the address to send the letter to. (WHERE TO SEND)Mr. John O'ConnorOklahoma Attorney General's Office313 NE 21st StreetOklahoma City, OK 73105eric.pfeifer@ocme.ok.gov To Whom It May Concern:I'm writing in regard to the criminal investigation related to the mysterious death of Ms. Owachige Osceola in September 2013, which is being conducted by the Norman Police Department.As you may be aware, Ms. Osceola's cause and manner of death were classified by the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as "undetermined" despite credible evidence that she was intentionally strangled to death in the bedroom of her apartment.After hearing concerns expressed by Norman Police Department investigators working this case and closely listening to details about the criminal investigation into her death as reported by Audiochuck Podcast Network's "The Deck," I'm deeply troubled that the medical examiner's office has been unwilling to reconsider its original ruling — directly hindering further investigative efforts to pursue justice for Ms. Osceola and her loved ones.I implore the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office to reexamine evidence in this case and to insist that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner consider that Ms. Osceola's death was the result of a homicidal act. I also kindly request that this office publicly publish its conclusions in the matter.Respectfully,[YOUR FIRST & LAST NAME] To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
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Dail Dinwiddie (9 of Diamonds, South Carolina)
Our card this week is Dail Dinwiddie, the 9 of Diamonds from South Carolina. Dail Dinwiddie, 23, was enjoying a night out with friends after a U2 concert in September 1992 when she disappeared. Dail was last seen leaving a bar in the popular Five Points neighborhood in the early morning hours, after getting separated from her friends. She’s never been seen or heard from since. If you know anything about the disappearance, abduction, or murder of Dail Dinwiddie, you're urged to call the Columbia Police Department at 803-749-5836 or call South Carolina Crime Stoppers, where a significant reward is being offered, at 888-CRIME-SC. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
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Leah Ulbrich (3 of Clubs, Connecticut)
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Randall Leach (4 of Hearts, Idaho)
Our card this week is Randy Leach, the 4 of Hearts from Idaho. In 1980, when Randy Leach was 20 years old, he decided to take a break from college to hitchhike through the American west. It was supposed to be a journey of self-discovery and a way for the Wisconsin man to learn about different religions and ways of life, and it was exactly that … until Leach disappeared from a dairy farm in Idaho. If you think you had any interaction with Randy Leach in the fall of 1980 during his travels in the American West, the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin urges you to call them at 920-459-3111. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
Cindy Elias (6 of Diamonds, Minnesota)
Our card this week is Cindy Elias, the Six of Diamonds from Minnesota. The last time anyone saw Cindy Elias alive was in 1977 when she was enjoying a night out with friends in the small mining town of Virginia, Minnesota. After she was unable to find a ride home, she decided to hitchhike. Her body was found hours later, discarded in a logging field. For 45 years, investigators in northern Minnesota have been trying to solve her murder.If you or someone you know has information about Cindy’s murder, please call the St. Louis County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office at 218-471-7134. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
Shelton Sanders (Wild Card, South Carolina)
Our card this week is Shelton Sanders, a Wild Card from South Carolina. Shelton Sanders was last seen at a house in Columbia, South Carolina, not far from where he worked and went to school. Sanders was helping organize plans for a friend’s bachelor party the night he went missing. The last man to see him alive was later charged with his murder, but it ended in a hung jury. Today, Sanders’ family members just want to know where his body is, to give him a proper burial. If you want to help The Sanders Family bring Shelton home or learn new information about the person or persons who may have been involved in his case, you can call the Shelton Sanders Anonymous Tip Line at 803-427-4209 or call the Richland County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Unit at 803-576-3000.To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
Ann Kline (8 of Hearts, Indiana)
Our card this week is Ann Kline, the 8 of Hearts from Indiana.Ann Kline, a loving daughter, wife and teacher, was grading papers in the middle of the afternoon in January 1973 when someone stabbed her repeatedly in the hallway outside her Evansville, Indiana classroom, and left her to die. Detectives have worked for 50 years trying to solve her murder, and today they’re working a lead that could actually close the case for good. If you or someone you know has information about Ann’s murder, call 812-436-7979. That’s the main line to the Evansville Police Detective Unit – and it’s staffed 24/7.To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
Eddie and Frances Cizauskas (3 of Clubs, Wisconsin)
Our card this week is Eddie and Frances Cizauskas, the 3 of Clubs from Wisconsin. A Wisconsin couple known for their sweet dispositions and hardworking nature were found murdered in a barn near their junkyard in 1988. Bizarre rumors about the murders of Edward and Frances Cizauskas have swirled around for decades, and detectives believe they’re closer than ever to solving the case. If you know anything about the 1988 Cizauskas double murder in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, please call the Sheboygan County dispatch at 920-459-3112. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
Natasha Warren (4 of Hearts, South Carolina)
Our card this week is Natasha Warren, the 4 of Hearts from South Carolina. Natasha Warren, a young mom of two boys, was on her way to work in August 2008 when she got a flat tire and had to pull over. Natasha went to a nearby gas station to call her fiancé for help, but he didn’t answer. Sometime after Natasha returned to her car on the side of the highway she was murdered. Police are still looking for her killer today.If you know anything about the 2008 murder of Natasha Warren, please call the Richland County Sheriff's Department in Columbia South Carolina at 803-576-3000 or South Carolina Crime Stoppers at 888-CRIME-SC. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
Donna Lemon (7 of Spades, Idaho)
Our card this week is Donna Lemon, the 7 of Spades from Idaho.Donna Lemon was having a normal summer in 1973, working in Bozeman, Montana and hanging out with friends, until one day she never showed up to ride horses with one of her friends. Lemon, 20, was found stabbed to death on the banks of the Snake River in Idaho. After almost 50 years … detectives are still actively working this cold case.If you or anyone you know has information about Donna Lemon's murder, you're encouraged to call the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office at 208-529-1200.To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
LeeAnna Warner (Ace of Hearts, Minnesota)
Our card this week is LeeAnna Warner, the Ace of Hearts from Minnesota. LeeAnna Warner, affectionately known as Beaner, was five years old when she disappeared in broad daylight within a two block radius of her family’s Chisholm, Minnesota home. She’s never been seen or heard from in 18 years. If you know anything about the 2003 abduction of LeeAnna Warner, please call the Chisholm Police Department at 218-254-7915. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.
Kelly Dee Wilson (10 of Spades, Ohio)
Our card this week is Kelly Dee Wilson, the 10 of Spades from Ohio. R&B radio fans in Dayton, Ohio knew Kelly Dee Wilson as her on air name Nikki Brooks. When Wilson turned up murdered in her apartment after her show in March 2000, the community was shocked. If you know anything about Kelly Wilson’s murder in Dayton, Ohio in March 2000, please call the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 937-225-6479 or you can email Detective Phelps directly at PhelpsM@mcohiosheriff.org. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com.