Ticket to Nowhere / The Paper Route
Summary
This episode investigates the 1979 disappearance of Diane Chorba, who was falsely reported as a victim of American Airlines Flight 191. Her daughter, Vicki, persistently pursued the truth, leading to the confession of Ollie Bean, who admitted to shooting and burying her. The second story covers the 1988 murder of Bertha Neiman, a newspaper delivery driver in South Carolina. After years of cold leads, DNA testing and a polygraph revealed that convicted felon Eckern Frazier had killed her, resulting in his guilty plea and prison sentence.
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Diane Chorba disappears in 1979
Flight 191 crash and false claims
Police investigate Ollie Bean's story
Medical examiner rules out flight death
Suspects: Ollie and Judy Bean
Vicki's 9-year phone investigation
Judy's abuse and daughter's intervention
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Judy confesses to detectives in 1999
Failed search for the body
Ollie Bean's trial and conviction
Vicki searches the woods for remains
Bertha Neiman's disappearance in 1988
Initial investigation and cold case
DNA testing and Frazier's cell search
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DNA exclusion and new leads
Frazier's confession and conviction
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