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Courtney Browen

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Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And at that moment, Aaron knew that something terrible had happened to his wife. So from there, at 4.37 a.m., he called 911.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

Now, days later, on March 6th, one of the managers at the New Road Inn called the sheriff's department to report that a tan Thunderbird had been abandoned in their parking lot. When the police ran the license plate, they discovered that the car belonged to a missing and endangered person, Kenneth McDuff. And when they inquired further, they too discovered his lengthy criminal record.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

Now, days later, on March 6th, one of the managers at the New Road Inn called the sheriff's department to report that a tan Thunderbird had been abandoned in their parking lot. When the police ran the license plate, they discovered that the car belonged to a missing and endangered person, Kenneth McDuff. And when they inquired further, they too discovered his lengthy criminal record.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

Now, days later, on March 6th, one of the managers at the New Road Inn called the sheriff's department to report that a tan Thunderbird had been abandoned in their parking lot. When the police ran the license plate, they discovered that the car belonged to a missing and endangered person, Kenneth McDuff. And when they inquired further, they too discovered his lengthy criminal record.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And soon enough, they started to wonder whether or not his disappearance had to do with the missing pregnant woman, Melissa Northrup. After all, Kenneth's abandoned vehicle was right by the quick pack. where Melissa went missing. So finally, the police started to put two and two together. Now, because his vehicle was abandoned, they impounded and searched it.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And soon enough, they started to wonder whether or not his disappearance had to do with the missing pregnant woman, Melissa Northrup. After all, Kenneth's abandoned vehicle was right by the quick pack. where Melissa went missing. So finally, the police started to put two and two together. Now, because his vehicle was abandoned, they impounded and searched it.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And soon enough, they started to wonder whether or not his disappearance had to do with the missing pregnant woman, Melissa Northrup. After all, Kenneth's abandoned vehicle was right by the quick pack. where Melissa went missing. So finally, the police started to put two and two together. Now, because his vehicle was abandoned, they impounded and searched it.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And inside, they found Kenneth's wallet and a receipt from the quick pack where he had purchased gasoline shortly before Melissa was reported missing. And for the past week, they had been using all of their resources to try and find Melissa. After all, she was a pregnant woman who went missing from her place of work. They also had a bee on the lookout for her orange Buick.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And inside, they found Kenneth's wallet and a receipt from the quick pack where he had purchased gasoline shortly before Melissa was reported missing. And for the past week, they had been using all of their resources to try and find Melissa. After all, she was a pregnant woman who went missing from her place of work. They also had a bee on the lookout for her orange Buick.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And inside, they found Kenneth's wallet and a receipt from the quick pack where he had purchased gasoline shortly before Melissa was reported missing. And for the past week, they had been using all of their resources to try and find Melissa. After all, she was a pregnant woman who went missing from her place of work. They also had a bee on the lookout for her orange Buick.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And on the afternoon of March 6th, they would finally find it.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And on the afternoon of March 6th, they would finally find it.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

And on the afternoon of March 6th, they would finally find it.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

But the FBI had no idea just how much damage Kenneth McDuff had done, how many families he had torn apart. Over in Austin, Texas, Colleen Reed was still missing. She hadn't been seen or heard from in over three months. Her family had done everything in their power to try and find her. They passed out flyers attached with pink ribbon. Colleen's favorite color.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

But the FBI had no idea just how much damage Kenneth McDuff had done, how many families he had torn apart. Over in Austin, Texas, Colleen Reed was still missing. She hadn't been seen or heard from in over three months. Her family had done everything in their power to try and find her. They passed out flyers attached with pink ribbon. Colleen's favorite color.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

But the FBI had no idea just how much damage Kenneth McDuff had done, how many families he had torn apart. Over in Austin, Texas, Colleen Reed was still missing. She hadn't been seen or heard from in over three months. Her family had done everything in their power to try and find her. They passed out flyers attached with pink ribbon. Colleen's favorite color.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

They even contacted the Austin and San Antonio media outlets and offered a $5,000 reward. And soon enough, Colleen's mysterious disappearance caught the attention of the popular TV shows, America's Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries. They told the story of her car being abandoned in that car wash. how that family that lived nearby heard her screams.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

They even contacted the Austin and San Antonio media outlets and offered a $5,000 reward. And soon enough, Colleen's mysterious disappearance caught the attention of the popular TV shows, America's Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries. They told the story of her car being abandoned in that car wash. how that family that lived nearby heard her screams.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

They even contacted the Austin and San Antonio media outlets and offered a $5,000 reward. And soon enough, Colleen's mysterious disappearance caught the attention of the popular TV shows, America's Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries. They told the story of her car being abandoned in that car wash. how that family that lived nearby heard her screams.

Murder In America
EP. 195: TEXAS - The "Lucky" Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff

But again, no one had yet connected her disappearance to Kenneth McDuff, and no one even knew where he was. Unbeknownst to investigators, after killing Melissa Northrup, Kenneth had fled the state of Texas. Now to this day, no one knows how he fled or if he had any help, but by March 10th, he was in Tulsa, Oklahoma.