One of Their Own (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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What happened on the fall night in 1987?
On a fall night in 1987, a young woman was walking down the middle of a dark street in a rural Kentucky town. She heard a car turn onto the street behind her, and it sounded like it was driving fast, so she quickly stepped up onto the sidewalk. Suddenly, that car screeched to a stop just a few feet away from her. The car doors flew open, and before the young woman knew what was happening, someone had grabbed her, lifted her off the ground, and threw her into the back seat. A second later, the car was speeding off, and the terrified young woman would soon find herself in the middle of a horrific nightmare that would haunt her for almost 20 years. But before we get into that story, if you're a fan of the Strange, Dark, and Mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right podcast because that's all we do and we upload twice a week, once on Monday and once on Thursday. So if that's of interest to you, please sneak into the Follow Buttons house and reverse the hot and cold handles on their shower.
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On October 1, 1987, 20-year-old Karina Mullen slid some file folders into a metal cabinet at the police station in the rural town of Central City, Kentucky. Karina glanced at her watch. It was the end of her workday, but she wanted to finish this filing before she left. She had only been working at the police station as an office assistant since she moved to Central City from her family farm about six weeks earlier. But in that short time, members of the small local police force had embraced her as one of their own, and she'd quickly become part of Central City's law enforcement family. Karina finished up her filing and took a few minutes to say goodbye to the officers on duty. It was Thursday, and she had off the next few days, so she told everyone to have a great weekend and said she'd see them soon.
After that, she went outside to her car and drove through town towards the apartment she shared with her two-year-old daughter and another young single mother, who she'd quickly become friends with. Central City was only about 10 minutes from the farm Karina had grown up on, but to her, it felt like kind of a different world. Shops lined the main street, there were a few bars and restaurants in town, and it wasn't too far of a drive to a much bigger city with a thriving nightlife. Karina turned off the main street onto a side road, drove a little further, and then parked in front of her two-bedroom apartment, which was one of several apartments in a small but crowded complex. Just six weeks ago, when she had moved here, this apartment felt like her first real taste of freedom. Now, Karina loved her parents and living on the family farm, but when she had turned 20 very recently, she really wanted to go out on her own, and she wanted to prove to her parents that she could raise her daughter by herself. But things had not quite turned out like she'd hoped.
Who was Karina Mullen?
Karina was raising her child while working at the police station and studying to try to get into nursing school. And she just couldn't do it all. In truth, she missed having her mom and dad's help. And so, after only having been in this apartment for a little over a month, she had decided to move back to the farm. Karina stepped into her apartment and walked past the few moving boxes she'd already packed up. She saw her roommate, Angela Smith, getting something to eat in the kitchen. When Karina had dropped the news on Angela that she was leaving to go back to her farm, things had not gone well. Angela felt totally blindsided. She couldn't afford rent by herself, and she had no idea how quickly she could find a new roommate. But Karina had told her she wouldn't just disappear overnight. She would take her time moving out, and she'd try to help Angela get situated with rent before leaving, and so as a result, the tension had begun to ease between them.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened on the fall night in 1987?
0:00–3:40
2
Who was Karina Mullen?
3:40–10:49
3
What led to the discovery of Karina's body?
10:49–14:32
4
What did the police find at the crime scene?
14:32–26:01
5
What did Karina's parents say about her boyfriend?
26:01–30:08
6
What were the police's suspicions about Jimmy Springer?
30:08–34:46
7
Who is Jeffrey Lee Boyd and why is he relevant?
34:46–37:30
8
What challenges did investigators face during the case?
37:30–41:10