The most interesting thing in that article was that someone anonymously sent in a tip with Randele’s obituary which is how they finally closed the case. Who is the rando super sleuth following this cold case for 50 years obsessively scanning obits from all over the country?
Yea that’s fucking wild to me. Where do people find the time?!
There’s an actual quality true crime podcast called Crime Junkie, and an associated podcast specifically dedicated to cold cases called The Deck. It’s a whole thing for some people, but occasionally a listener hits on something and makes a phone call that gets the ball rolling again.
I listen because I find it interesting, but that’s the extent of it. Some people it’s truly a hobby, or more to chase information down.
Unsolved Mysteries with the silky smooth voice of Robert Stack is the background noise for my nappings
Dateline, Forensic Files…
But I find Myths and Legends more comfortable to fall asleep to. Far less concern when I hear a noise in the middle of the night lol.
It’s crazy to think about all the things we’ve each done and seen in our lives, and maybe at some point we were part of some terrible crime and had no idea. Maybe we saw and still remember something that if known to someone else would completely change their life.
Retirees have a lot of time on their hands.
I caught that too. I bet someone back in Ohio knew what happened.
Hover hand to avoid fingerprints. Smart.
Maybe I’ve got it wrong, but surely the statute of limitations had long since past?
5 years but you’d still owe the money and likely interest that the money would have made.
Plus any other independently unlawful acts could be much longer.
Sooo can they go after his estate or wife for the funds?
Yes. Iirc it would be a windfall.
So long as the charge is filled and the warrant is renewed, the case stays active.
I’m curious about this statement.
I wonder how often warrants are required to be “renewed” for one thing… Or how often they’d typically be up for renewal might be a better way to say that.
I also find it interesting that it seems like this process could completely nullify a statute of limitations.
Warrants are usually good for 5-10 years.
Statutes of limitations prohibit filing of charges after a certain amount of time, 1-5 years for standard / low-level crimes. The statute of limitations is tolled once a charge is filed with the court. Otherwise, people would just run away and hide until the statute of limitations is over.
Some compared it to the 1971 case of hijacker D.B. Cooper, who parachuted out of a plane with $200,000 in cash and vanished over the vast wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, never to be seen again.
Dude 100% got away with it. Amazing.
Please be d.b cooper, please be d.b Cooper!
I’m sure AI could easily cross reference obituaries with wanted pics.
U.S Marshalls? I thought those guys were only used for witness protection.
They’re for any federal court related enforcement. Prisoner transport, apprehending prisoners that escape, and servicing warrants for fugitives. Their historical basis is actually executing federal warrants for fugitives.
If I remember right from the last time I read about them, they are the oldest agency too. They usually have to take risky tasks, and were/are rather serious about their role. Stuff from prisoner transport, to nuclear weapon transport, and protecting students during the integration of African American students in the south.
US got so many agencies it’s hard to keep track of.
No, there’s a good documentary about their other role in fugitive apprehension called The Fugitive.
There was also an epilogue to it called US Marshals
I guess Eraser should not be seen in isolation of these 2 other documentaries
King.
