On Patrol (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Summary
In March 1997, Officer Danny Longstreet was ambushed and shot in his patrol car in Higginson, Arkansas, leaving investigators with only a license plate number written on his hand. Sergeant Junior Howard initially suspected Justin Swain, but alibis cleared him, leading to a focus on Tim Askkins, whom Longstreet had witnessed committing insurance fraud. Despite a confirmed work alibi, a friend returned a borrowed gun with missing bullets, revealing that Askkins had recruited his sister and brother-in-law to commit the murder. Askkins and his accomplices were convicted, with Askkins receiving …
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Cold open: The muddy case and the unsolved murder
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Officer Danny Longstreet's final patrol and ambush
Discovery of the body and initial police response
Crime scene investigation and the license plate clue
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Interrogating Dale Miller and the lead to Justin Swain
Investigating Justin Swain and his alibi
Checkpoint leads to new suspect Tim Askkins
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Interviewing Tim Askkins and verifying his alibi
The anonymous tip and the murder weapon
Reconstruction of the crime and the convictions
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