Hard2Get: The Untimely Murders of JB Beasley and Tracie Hawlett

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In this episode, Rachel brings us once cold case of JB Beasley and Tracie Hawlett. Then we discuss our book "The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice" by Alex Hortis. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, there's no missing person case this episode.
Our next book is "Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence" by James Renner, which we will discuss in episode 24.
Sources:
ABC News. May, 10, 2024. Forever 7. 20/20, s46, e27.

Stone Cold Project, 2024. Tracie Hawlett and JB Beasley: Case 2015-C.

Richard Everett & Aaron Dixon, April 24, 2023. McCraney Murder Trial: Witness Claims he saw OPD Car at the Scene of the Crime Hours Before Police Reported it, Defense Rests in McCraney Murder Trial. WDHN ABC.

Richard Everett & Aaron Dixon, 2023. Investigators Who Found Murdered Teens Recounts Fateful Day, Jury Shown Disturbing Crime Scene Photos. WDHN ABC.

Ken Curtis, April 20, 2023. Officer Testimony Differs In McCraney Murder Trial.

Marcus Mewborn, May 10, 2024. DNA Match Leads to Arrest Of Minister Two Decades After Murders of 2 Alabama Teens. ABC News.
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บท

1. Mysterious Murder in Small Town (00:00:00)

2. Unsolved Murders Investigation Progression (00:14:54)

3. Arrest of Innocent Suspect Backfires (00:22:28)

4. DNA Evidence Leads to Murder Arrest (00:32:25)

5. Unanswered Questions Surrounding McCraney Case (00:38:59)

6. Debating DNA Evidence in Murder Case (00:53:59)

7. Murder Case Jury Perspectives Discussion (01:06:05)

8. Analysis of Murder Case Theories (01:11:48)

9. Podcast Wrap-Up and Call-to-Action (01:23:07)