Fan Favorite - "The Crawlspace"
Summary
This episode details the brutal 2012 murder of 87-year-old Barbara Howe in Ohio, whose body was found in her car trunk. Investigators initially suspected her granddaughter but eventually traced the crime to Danny French, a former maintenance worker who knew the home’s hidden crawlspace. After fleeing to the Kentucky woods, French was caught thanks to DNA evidence and a cleaning schedule that proved he returned to the scene post-murder.
Topics discussed
Intro, ads, and story setup
Barbara Howe's life and the wellness check call
Detective Myers investigates the missing person
Discovery of Barbara's body in the Cadillac
Forensic analysis and finding the hidden crawlspace
Suspect interviews and community panic
The tip about Danny French and initial dead ends
DNA evidence, cleaning schedule, and Danny's arrest
Outro, credits, and graphic novel promotion
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