Introducing Woman in the Woods
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Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries
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5 chapters
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What is the mysterious “Woman in the Woods” case and why does it matter?
If you live for stories where the truth is far darker than any fiction, I can't wait for you to check out the brand new true crime series from 48 hours called Woman in the Woods. Nick and Mindy Casadas convinced everyone they were being hunted because of Nick's top secret military work. They lived in total isolation, consumed by paranoia. Then Mindy died suddenly in the hospital. And shortly after, loved ones were told Nick was dead. Two. That is, until a woman's dismembered remains were discovered in a wooded area and the lies began to unravel. Forty-eight hours correspondent Aaron Moriarty cuts through the unimaginable layers of deception to expose what really happened. Search for Woman in the Woods wherever you listen to podcasts and start listening today.
How were the dismembered remains discovered and what did investigators initially think?
The initial call um was just not something you expect. I mean It's something you can't prepare yourself for. It was a gruesome discovery off a dirt road in Georgia. Investigators are continuing their search for answers after hunters found a woman's body in the woods near Riceboro on December 2nd. But who was this mystery woman in the woods?
Did it occur to you that whoever killed this woman did not want her to be found? They did. Law enforcement asked the public for help releasing artist sketches of a striking brunette with large eyes.
Who was the woman found in the woods – could it be Mindy Casados?
I was like, whoa, wait a minute. Like that looks like Mindy. That looks like Mindy.
Mindy was Mindy Casotis, but to Mindy's friends and family, the news she could be the woman in the woods, it just didn't make any sense.
Um, so I didn't believe it because I had already been told that she had passed in the hospital.
On top of that, they learned Mindy's husband Nick died a few months later.
At that point, I did not feel comfortable with what I knew.
How could Mindy die not once, but twice? And what about Nick?
Why did friends and family struggle to accept that Mindy might have died twice?
Like this is so crazy. How could this be happening? I'm Erin Moriarty, and from 48 hours, this is the woman in the woods. Mindy Casotis had once seemed happy. She was an aspiring podcaster. Her husband Nick was former military. He was tall and handsome and navy jag. They said they were expecting a baby, but Mindy and Nick had told her friends and family that because of Nick's job, they were in danger.
Um I was getting anonymous uh emails and text messages threatening to kill me.
What new evidence does Erin Moriarty reveal that untangles the layers of deception?
Um Mindy had always told me that there might be a day. where she would have to go dark.
Did she sound scared?
Oh, she was she was scared.
And she had a reason
to be fearful. I've never bought wanted to be wrong. in like this in my whole entire life. I'm like, there's no way
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the mysterious “Woman in the Woods” case and why does it matter?
0:00–0:48
2
How were the dismembered remains discovered and what did investigators initially think?
0:48–1:28
3
Who was the woman found in the woods – could it be Mindy Casados?
1:28–2:09
4
Why did friends and family struggle to accept that Mindy might have died twice?
2:09–2:50
5
What new evidence does Erin Moriarty reveal that untangles the layers of deception?
2:50–3:28
Speakers
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