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Murder in the Heartland

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90 episodes

Murder in the Heartland is your podcast for small-town American crime. Each episode is told through the collective point-of-view of a Middle American town and its residents, and every story documents a town and people in the heart of the country, and the provocative crime that tore through it. The townspeople are not only the storytellers, but they also hold the clues to the crimes that have forever changed their lives, and how they understand their home.

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Also, go back and listen to episodes of Hot & Deadly. Featuring some of ID’s most salacious stories against the backdrop of coast-to-coast wetlands, the open road, and the mysteries of the deep South, Hot & Deadly is direct audio from three hit ID series: Swamp Murders, Highway To Hell, and Southern Fried Homicide.

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  1. Hot & Deadly: Stranger in the Night

    · 37 min

    When the body of 18-year-old Sharyn Kills Back is found in a Texas storm drain, Arlington detectives are left with few leads. But when a tip comes in from Fort Worth police twenty years later, detectives band together…

  2. Hot & Deadly: Deadliest Catch

    · 36 min

    After 32-year-old Mark Mueller's body is pulled from the shore of Lake Michigan, police wonder how his favorite fishing spot became a scene for murder. It's not until his burned-out car is found miles away that…

  3. Hot & Deadly: Lethal Attraction

    · 36 min

    When the body of 18-year-old Tina Hendricks is found floating in a Florida canal, officers hone in on a local bar. But with many admirers fawning over Tina that final night, it will take the help of witness testimonies…

  4. Hot & Deadly: Oasis of Death

    · 34 min

    A teenage girl is found bleeding to death along California's Deep Creek Spillway, leaving police with a bevy of questions. But when 19-year-old Raquel Rayas dies before they can get answers, detectives turn to a…

  5. Hot & Deadly: What Lies Beneath

    · 34 min

    When the body of former beauty queen Jackie Johns is found floating in Missouri's Lake Springfield, her small town is left up in arms. But as officers dig deeper into Jackie's list of admirers, they soon discover the…

  6. Rocky Waters

    · 34 min · Explicit

    After a baby is found abandoned along Ohio's Scioto River, police discover the child's mother has been tragically murdered. Out to bring justice to 21-year-old Stephanie Evan's family, officers uncover secrets about…

  7. In Too Deep

    · 35 min · Explicit

    A submerged car pulled from a Florida canal brings a startling discovery: the body of 39-year-old Beverly Jackson. Police explore the single mom's work route and relationships, but it will take the help of a hotline…

  8. Dark Water

    · 33 min · Explicit

    After 53-year-old Barbara Hefner disappears from her remote Georgia residence, her body is found floating in nearby Folly Lake. On the hunt for her killer, officers uncover a recent inheritance and secret affair before…

  9. A Dark Place to Die

    · 34 min · Explicit

    Kimra Riley heads to a Sheffield, Alabama, bar looking for fun and soon finds something far more sinister. Two months later, her body is found tangled up on the banks of the Tennessee River. Can police bring justice to…

  10. Shoeprints in the Mud

    · 35 min · Explicit

    An innocent trip to the store ends in tragedy when the body of Linda Strait is found along the Spokane River. But with no eyewitnesses, detectives have their work cut out for them. They'll spend the rest of their…

  11. Misty River

    · 34 min · Explicit

    In the marshy waters of Florida's Indian River, a local judge makes a grisly discovery -- the body of a young woman, bound and floating in the water. Now police are searching for the person who brought 22-year-old…

  12. Down the Canal

    · 35 min · Explicit

    In Fresno, CA, the body of Jody Lynn Wolfe washes up along the banks of Dry Creek Canal. Detectives can't imagine who could do this to the teen. But the more they learn about Jody's life, the more they begin to realize…

  13. River Monster

    · 36 min · Explicit

    When the torso of single mother Mary Stetson washes up along New Hampshire's Piscataquog River, police retrace her final steps. But every place along Mary's path presents new mysteries, and people who aren't as…

  14. The Devil Down in Georgia

    · 39 min · Explicit

    A Marietta, GA, co-ed is eager to make the five-hour drive home to see her parents. But she never gets there. Her friends and coworkers have no answers, and when her body surfaces in the Oconee River, detectives…

  15. Murder of the Medic

    · 39 min · Explicit

    While her husband is away, a vivacious Army medic enjoys a night out at a dive bar near Fort Bragg, NC. But she never makes it home. And though dogs pick up her scent in a nearby swamp, her fate baffles police -- until…

  16. Goth Girl, Gone

    · 38 min · Explicit

    When a young woman leaves home to join up with a goth community in Manchester, NH, her mom figures it's just a phase. But when she later disappears from a roadside bar, it's clear that something truly sinister has…

  17. Mississippi Black Widow

    · 35 min

    On the morning of her 50th birthday, a woman is found face-down in Suqualena Creek near Meridian, MS, apparently drowned. But it's no accident. Her daughter and her best friend are distraught, but as detectives learn,…

  18. Missouri River Murder

    · 41 min

    Swamps, bogs, marshes, bayous and riverbeds can be murky, dark, crazy places, but when a body pops up, things get downright mysterious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  19. Murder in the Ozarks

    · 39 min · Explicit

    When the Stewart family wakes up one morning, their 47-year-old mom, Kathy, is nowhere to be found. The last they knew, she went for a walk in downtown Ava, MO. But when her murdered body is found in nearby Cowskin…

  20. Good Friday, Deadly Friday

    · 39 min · Explicit

    When their car breaks down at the mall in Beaumont, TX, a young husband tells his wife to wait while he fetches their other ride. But when he returns minutes later -- she's mysteriously vanished. Does the nearby Big…

  21. One for the Road

    · 40 min · Explicit

    A young woman's night of partying at a roadhouse in Krotz Springs, LA, takes a sinister turn when she vanishes from the parking lot. Her desperate boyfriend suspects she made a deadly connection with an old flame --…

  22. Murder on the Hudson

    · 40 min · Explicit

    In Albany, NY, a young woman storms out of the house to track down her wayward boyfriend and disappears into the night. When her body is found washed up on the mucky banks of the Hudson River, detectives realize they…

  23. Out of the Swamp

    · 38 min

    Outside Asheville, NC, a young mother is stabbed four times in the chest and left for dead in the French Broad River. But she lives long enough to seek out help -- and leave a cryptic clue for detectives. Who could…

  24. Murky Affairs

    · 41 min · Explicit

    Kathy Goble is a beloved mother of two and popular saleswoman at a high-end men's store in Charleston, West Virginia. When she doesn't show up to work on a spring day in 2010, her co-workers and family know something's…

  25. Quilbillies

    · 40 min · Explicit

    Fifteen-year-old Allison Tornensis is a teenager from the small town of Quilcene, Washington. In the summer of 1992, her body washes up on the murky shores of the Little Quil River. Who in this tiny town of 500…

  26. The Wrong Turn

    · 41 min

    Angela Crowley's body turns up partially clothed and strangled on the murky banks of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Detectives discover shocking secrets as they unravel the mystery of who stalked and killed the…

  27. The Chameleon Killer

    · 42 min · Explicit

    The headless body of 34-year-old Beverly McGowan turns up near the swampy shores of the Everglades. The murder takes detectives on a 12-year manhunt for an elusive and ruthless suspect. For even more true crime from…

  28. Love Squared

    · 42 min · Explicit

    Heather Strong is a responsible mother of two. Detectives find her body rotting in a swampy overgrowth, and the investigation that follows untangles a web of romance and friendship that led to obsession, betrayal and…

  29. Death in an Orange Grove

    · 41 min · Explicit

    Fourteen-year-old Gina Marie Justi's body is discovered in a marsh near an orange grove brutally raped and strangled. What follows is four decades of a game of cat and mouse. Will Gina's Marie's killer ever be held…

  30. Slings and Arrows

    · 40 min · Explicit

    Kenneth Richardson is a family man and a minister who knows the Bible by heart. When his body is found on the grimy banks of a boat ramp, detectives discover an arrow was the weapon of choice. Who would hunt a preacher…

  31. While She Lay Sleeping

    · 41 min · Explicit

    When Andrea White suddenly disappears in Florida, leaving her four children behind, her concerned friends and family contact police. As detectives investigate, they uncover a twisted, two-faced killer with a double…

  32. Texas Killing Fields

    · 42 min · Explicit

    When the body of a teenage girl is found dumped on the muddy banks of the Trinity River, Texas police identify her as 13-year-old Krystal Baker. Sixteen years pass before Krystal's killer is brought to justice. For…

  33. Militia Murder

    · 41 min · Explicit

    Bill, Nancy and her eight-year-old daughter, Sarah, live a happy life in the Arkansas Ozarks. When their bodies are pulled from the dark, murky waters of the Illinois Bayou, police are devastated by the sight. Who…

  34. We Miss You, Darling

    · 40 min · Explicit

    Sixteen-year-old Carol Hutto is a dependable friend, daughter and sister. She's a good student, loves wrestling and hanging out with friends. So when she misses her curfew one evening, her mother knows something awful…

  35. Drive Me Crazy

    · 41 min · Explicit

    Bobby and Patricia Sexton have three daughters and live on her grandparent's property in Jacksonville, Texas. But when Bobby doesn't come home one evening, his worried wife, Patricia, files a missing person's report.…

  36. A Run for the Money

    · 41 min · Explicit

    In Noel, Missouri, a bank is robbed of $71,000 and the president, Dan Short, is nowhere to be found. Could Short have robbed his own bank? Five days later a body is found in the swampy shallows of the Grand Lake o' the…

  37. Chain Reaction

    · 39 min

    When two women are discovered in the depths of Georgia's Flint River, detectives wonder if a serial killer is afoot. But when they connect the two victims, investigators follow their lead to the discovery of two more…

  38. Gospel Girl

    · 39 min · Explicit

    Alabama teen Edith McLeroy rebels against her conservative upbringing by marrying the leader of a biker crew, cruising the highways as queen of the pack. But when her body is found in Louisiana, a mystery is sparked…

  39. Multiple Personalities

    · 42 min · Explicit

    When 19-year-old model daughter Kathy Bonney fails to return home, concerned father Tom Bonney turns to police. That same day her body is pulled from Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp. Turns out Kathy wasn't as angelic as…

  40. Introducing: Hot & Deadly

    · 1:08 · Trailer

    Hot & Deadly is your podcast for classic, American true crime served with a side of biscuits and gravy. Featuring some of ID’s most salacious stories against the backdrop of coast-to-coast wetlands, the open road, and…

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