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Ozarks True Crime

Ozarks True Crime

editaudio, Anne Roderique-Jones 44 episodes Latest Jun 3, 2025

Ozarks True Crime is an investigative podcast that explores true crime stories from the mysterious and often overlooked Ozarks region. Host Anne Roderique-Jones returns to her hometown, weaving personal narrative with detailed examination of untold criminal cases. The podcast is an editaudio Original production.

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The Sandra Hemme Story: In the Tall Grass Jun 3, 2025 00:22:14 In our last episode of the series, we are finally able to go on record with Sandy’s attorney with the Innocence Project, Jane Pucher. We also speak with Gilbert King, the writer and host of the Bone Valley podcast about some of the similarities between these two cases. And, most importantly, we dig into Sandy’s wrongful imprisonment, who fought to keep her beyond bars for so long, and wha
The Sandra Hemme Story: Breaking News Jul 19, 2024 00:06:45 On July 10th, Sandra Hemme’s murder conviction was overturned, but the Missouri Attorney General’s office has worked tirelessly to keep her in prison. In this episode, we have breaking news on the outcome.Do you have information about The Sandra Hemme Story? Please email us at hello@editaud.io. Ozarks True Crime: The Sandra Hemme Story, is an editaudio Original production. Connect wi
The Sandra Hemme Story: UPDATE: The Judge's Decision Jun 18, 2024 00:09:15 Sandra and her family finally have a ruling in the murder conviction that has cast a shadow over their lives for more than four decades. On June 14 2024, Judge Ryan Horsman overturned Sandra’s murder conviction, meaning she could be free in a matter of days. Anne gives an update on what this means for Sandy and what happens next.Do you have information about The Sandra Hemme Sto
The Sandra Hemme Story: A Short Hiatus Until Ruling May 2, 2024 00:02:27 The difficult part about doing a season in real time is that you’re often waiting on answers. We’re taking a short break and will return as soon as we have a ruling from Sandy’s evidentiary hearing, which is expected this summer. We’ll be bringing you more episodes that feature key people who’ve not yet been able to speak on record. Stay tuned.Do you have information about The Sandra Hemm
Introducing...Say Their Name Apr 25, 2024 01:16:59 This week we’re sharing another podcast that deals with similar subjects to this season of Ozarks True Crime, namely wrongful imprisonment and questionable police practices. Say Their Name focuses on the assault and killing of Black people by police throughout the United States. This episode focuses on the story of 34 year old Miriam Carey, who was shot and killed by Capitol Police after
The Sandra Hemme Story Ep. 9: Slipping Through the Cracks Mar 21, 2024 00:34:49 As she awaits the judge’s ruling, Sandra Hemme returns to the Chillicothe Correctional Center to continue serving her 50-year prison sentence. In this episode, we ask what will happen if Sandy is released. We talk to advocates, and hear first-hand from an exoneree, about what it’s like to return home after decades of wrongful imprisonment.Do you have information about The Sandra Hemme Sto
The Sandra Hemme Story Ep. 8: The State Hospital is a Prison Mar 14, 2024 00:28:23 The hearing concludes, and our team drives to St. Joseph to visit the site where Sandy was first interrogated by police: the St. Joseph State Hospital. Now the site of a prison and a museum, we work to understand the disturbing past of Missouri’s mental health facilities and investigate why so many people with mental illness are placed in Missouri prisons.Links:Innocent A Second Look - Da
The Sandra Hemme Story Ep. 7: Same Lawyers, a Different Wrongful Conviction? Mar 7, 2024 00:16:30 After the last day of the hearing, we met a man who had a serious interest in Sandy’s case–and for good reason. In this episode, we dive into a story we didn’t plan to tell, but knew we had to once we heard it.Do you have information about The Sandra Hemme Story? Please email us at hello@editaud.io. Ozarks True Crime: The Sandra Hemme Story, is an editaudio Original production. Conne
The Sandra Hemme Story Ep. 6: Live from the Hearing Part 3 Feb 29, 2024 00:19:30 It’s the final day of the hearing. In this episode, we hear more about the internal investigation into officer Michael Holman, the evidence connecting him to Patricia Jeschke’s murder, and what happens next for Sandy.Do you have information about The Sandra Hemme Story? Please email us at hello@editaud.io. Ozarks True Crime: The Sandra Hemme Story, is an editaudio Original production.&nbs
The Sandra Hemme Story Ep. 5: Live from the Hearing Part 2 Feb 22, 2024 00:22:21 It’s day two of the evidentiary hearing. We learn about the Chief of Police, Robert Hayes, and his uncharacteristic involvement in Sandy’s case. We sit down with journalist Rick Hartigan who suffered harassment after bringing attention to police misconduct during Sandy’s initial trial.Do you have information about The Sandra Hemme Story? Please email us at hello@editaud.io. Ozarks True Cr
The Sandra Hemme Story Ep. 4: Live from the Hearing Part 1 Feb 15, 2024 00:24:28 In this episode, Anne and her team of producers are reporting live from Chillicothe, Missouri, where new evidence of Sandy’s innocence is being presented before a judge. Will Sandy be set free or continue serving a 50-year prison sentence for a crime which evidence suggests she did not commit?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art
The Sandra Hemme Story Ep. 3: Two Years Earlier - The Wrongful Conviction of Melvin Lee Reynolds Feb 8, 2024 00:23:38 Two years before Sandy is convicted, another patient at the St. Joseph State Hospital is charged and sentenced to life in prison for murder. Melvin Lee Reynolds spent the next four years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. In this episode, Anne looks into the factors that led to Melvin Lee Reynolds’ wrongful imprisonment and how these cases are closely linked.Innocent Blood See Priva

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