046 - The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit - Part 1

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Twenty-seven year old Jodi Huisentruit was living out her dream, being a television news anchor for KIMT in Mason City, Iowa. She'd always wanted to be on television, and her interest in broadcast journalism had brought her to her first role as the main anchor of a news network. Everything seemed to be coming together.

On June 27th, 1995, Jodi was meant to arrive at the studio at 3am. When 4am came, and she hadn't showed up, her assistant called her apartment and awoke a sleeping Jodi. She apologized for her tardiness and said she'd be to the studio in twenty minutes. She never arrived. Shortly after 7am, an officer arrived at her apartment for a welfare check. Jodi didn't answer the door, and when he approached her car, he found a disturbing scene. Items scattered all around the vehicle, drag marks nearby. It was immediately clear that he was staring at a crime scene.

Over the course of the next twenty-three years, the case has spiraled through moments of brilliant attention, and complete disregard. Throughout this time, many names have been whispered as possible suspects including two convicted sex offenders, a close personal friend of Jodi's and even officers working in Iowa law enforcement.

What happened to Jodi Huisentruit? Join Host Steven Pacheco as he examines this baffling case in Episode 46 - The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit - Part 1.

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0:00.0	Ever since she was a little girl, Jody who's in true dream does start them.
0:14.7	From the first moment she set her eyes on the television, she wanted to be in front of
0:19.4	a camera's, wanted to see her name and lights.
0:24.2	As she aged, Jody's dreams began to take focus and her interests shifted from Hollywood
0:31.0	celebrity to journalism and in a combination of the two, she pursued a career in television
0:39.2	news.
0:41.2	Throughout her 20s, Jody worked for several local television stations as a bureau chief
0:48.3	and occasional on-air talent.
0:51.2	However, what she truly desired was to anchor the news in a major market.
0:58.3	Driven, determined, and hard working, Jody would find herself as a producer for KIMT in Mason City,
1:07.4	Iowa, a challenging job for sure, but it came with one major bonus.
1:14.3	Jody would also anchor the morning and afternoon news broadcasts.
1:19.0	Everything seemed to be falling into place.
1:23.8	Jody was a celebrity within the small boundaries of Mason City, and while she was now doing what
1:30.4	she'd always wanted, she couldn't help but long for a bigger market and a larger stage.
1:37.8	Despite this, she enjoyed her time in Mason City, making friends, going out, and being the bubbly,
1:45.9	socially proficient woman she'd always been. Unfortunately, celebrity, no matter how minor the scale,
1:55.5	comes with as many risks as rewards. On June 27, 1995, Jody was running late for her 3am start time.
2:07.6	Her assistant called and woke her at approximately 4am. Jody apologized for sleeping in,
2:15.1	though this was hardly the first time, and said she'd be at the station in 20 minutes.
2:21.8	Jody would never arrive, and when police did a welfare check, they found her car,
2:27.7	surrounded by her own personal effects, and obvious signs of a struggle.
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