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Ashley went through her adolescence motherless.
But the question about what happened to her mother was far from over. Someone new was coming to Dyersburg and so was a whole new theory of the case.
But the question about what happened to her mother was far from over. Someone new was coming to Dyersburg and so was a whole new theory of the case.
Oh boy. Wine improves with age. Murder investigations generally not.
Oh boy. Wine improves with age. Murder investigations generally not.
David Swift didn't hang around to see what Sheriff Box would do. He left Dyersburg, eventually settled in Alabama with his daughters. And that's where he found a new partner on the dating site Christian Mingle, Kelly Essman. Four years after the murder, David Swift was a married man again. Were you okay with the idea that he would marry another woman?
David Swift didn't hang around to see what Sheriff Box would do. He left Dyersburg, eventually settled in Alabama with his daughters. And that's where he found a new partner on the dating site Christian Mingle, Kelly Essman. Four years after the murder, David Swift was a married man again. Were you okay with the idea that he would marry another woman?
How involved was your dad in your life during those years in Alabama?
How involved was your dad in your life during those years in Alabama?
He's always been your guy, your rock.
He's always been your guy, your rock.
The story was no longer making headlines in Dyersburg, but in 2018, seven years after some unknown person bludgeoned Karen Swift to death, a disruptor came to town, disruptor with a capital D, and her name was Heather Cohen.
The story was no longer making headlines in Dyersburg, but in 2018, seven years after some unknown person bludgeoned Karen Swift to death, a disruptor came to town, disruptor with a capital D, and her name was Heather Cohen.
Heather studied criminal justice, worked as a paralegal, and in 2016 became a licensed private investigator.
Heather studied criminal justice, worked as a paralegal, and in 2016 became a licensed private investigator.
She shares a lot about her cases online and on a podcast she hosts called The Justice Warriors.
She shares a lot about her cases online and on a podcast she hosts called The Justice Warriors.
A crime blogger friend told Heather about the Swift case, and she started making calls and then heard a lot of those salacious rumors about Dyersburg.
A crime blogger friend told Heather about the Swift case, and she started making calls and then heard a lot of those salacious rumors about Dyersburg.