Part 2: What Happened In Apt. 9?! | Mindy Morgenstern
episodePreviously titled “Part 2: College Killing - What Happened In Apt. 9?! | Mindy Morgenstern DEEP DIVE” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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Who was first interviewed as a person of interest and what did investigators learn about Ralph Walters?
Now it was time to track down Ralph Walters, the guy living in the mobile home who frequently came into Mindy's work. They call him in, and he tells detectives he's somewhat of a drifter. His words. He has no ties to the area. And this guy came off very odd. They wanted to know if he remembered anything about what he was doing on Wednesday the 13th that stuck out to him. He said he knows that that was the day he changed the oil on his motor home, but he did not have a solid alibi. They also noticed a mark on one of his hands, just like what the other two men. So they inquire about it. Ralph says, oh, that happened on Wednesday when I was putting the oil in. It's so interesting. He just happened to have a cut from the oil filter.
James had one from busting in a window. Robert has cuts from work. I almost never get cuts. So for me, it's peculiar. But then I guess if you're working with your hands, It's not really that uncommon. I just thought it was interesting. The detectives asked Ralph about whether he had any run ins at the restaurant or if there were any complaints about him. And he goes, no, I don't recall ever harassing anyone or having any issues. He said he didn't even have a clue who Mindy was. But that's not what her coworkers said. They said he was in there all the time. He had to have seen Mindy there. He gives his DNA sample just like everyone else did. They don't clear him though. They keep people of interest on their list until their DNA is officially ruled out.
Now that they've spoken to every individual who stood out as suspicious, they have to move on to everyone close to Mindy, starting with her current boyfriend, Jordan Rainham. This is all happening within the first 48 hours after Mindy was found. And you know, they always look at the people that are closest to the victims. Jordan was from a local farming family. He and Mindy had been in a relationship for over a year now. And he was a good guy. He was soft-spoken, clean-cut. Church-going doesn't mean much. But from all accounts, everyone said, They didn't suspect he would do anything like this. In his spare time, he loved driving around and showing off his brand new Corvette, and he proudly drove Mindy around in it all the time.
He spent a lot of time with her. He liked to take her to visit his family. Everyone had good things to say about Jordan. Except Jason had a suspicion. Even though everyone said, no, I couldn't see him doing it. Jason's like, you know, he's pretty possessive of Mindy. There were times when she was trying to spend time with her family on her farm and he would come around unannounced, sort of unhappy that she wasn't with him. And he would try to take her away. There was one time he remembered where Mindy blatantly had to tell him, please leave me alone. So they brought Jordan in. They wanted him to take them through the night before and then during the day that Mindy was murdered. He told investigators the couple went to Stop and Go store to get something to drink that evening and then they went to rent a movie.
Remember those days? I used to love that. I think Blockbuster might be coming back. But then he left. And then the next morning when Mindy woke up, she called him at exactly 10 45 a.m. The thing is, they only spoke once, and that wasn't normal. He said she usually called him about ten times throughout the day. Jordan said he was working on his family farm all day long and that he never heard from Mindy again. The investigators asked him if he would agree to a DNA sample and a polygraph. And this guy was distraught. The entire interview, he was crying. He was trying to hold his composure. And during this polygraph, I mean, he couldn't even hold it together. He just lost his girlfriend. It would be really hard to sit through questions like that.
Questions like, did you harm Mindy and cause her death? So his results, inconclusive. He told the examiner, this is just too stressful for me. But was it that or was it something else like guilt? At the end of his interview, he told investigators that he loved Mindy.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Who was first interviewed as a person of interest and what did investigators learn about Ralph Walters?
0:00–5:21
2
Why did investigators question Mindy’s boyfriend Jordan and what did his polygraph reveal?
5:21–15:51
3
What disturbing voicemails were found on Mindy’s phone and who did they trace them to?
15:51–19:30
4
How did Rodney Kuznia’s relationship with Mindy and Kyle complicate the investigation?
19:30–1:15:29
Speakers
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