084 - The Murder of Tracey Lynn Kirkpatrick

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2019

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

On March 15th, 1989, seventeen year old Tracey Lynn Kirkpatrick went to work in Frederick, Maryland. The high school senior was focused on saving money to contribute to her college fund, and liked the independence working afforded her. Sadly, Tracey would never return home.

At approximately 10:50pm, a security guard working at the mall in which she was employed made a grisly discovery. Tracey had been stabbed to death by an unknown assailant and there were no suspects. Her family was devastated but hopeful that the culprit would be brought to justice.

Three months later, an anonymous caller told a haunting story about his involvement in Tracey's murder. Investigation into the caller would unveil a bizarre story which some believe, and others chalk up to a cruel prank.

Thirty years later and Tracey's case remains unsolved. The suspect list is slim, rumors are rampant and there are even some who believe the entire investigation was purposefully botched to cover up for the son of a well known member of the community.

Who murdered Tracey Lynn Kirkpatrick and will he ever face Justice?

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0:00.0	Will interest rates change again?
0:02.0	What's new where I live?
0:04.0	Whatever the question, Google helps people in the UK access reliable news on a wide range of stories.
0:11.0	Learn more at g.co-supportingnews-uk
0:24.0	17-year-old Tracy Lindkirk Patrick had big plans for the future.
0:29.0	Brilliant and driven, the young woman was a senior in high school with plans of going into law.
0:34.0	She had a high GPA, worked two part-time jobs, and wanted to give back to the world.
0:40.0	On March 15, 1989, Tracy went to work the closing shift at a clothing store and never came home.
0:48.0	In what can only be described as a brutal and violent murder, someone viciously stabbed Tracy to death in the store room at her job.
0:58.0	She was discovered by a mall security guard who found the store unlocked with all of the lights on nearly two hours after closing.
1:06.0	For the next 30 years, her case would become one of the most haunting mysteries in the state of Maryland.
1:12.0	Three months after the murder, a man called a private hotline and made a disturbing confession.
1:18.0	Calling himself Don, the man claimed to have murdered Tracy.
1:23.0	That call would later be tracked down to a town not far from where the crime had been committed.
1:28.0	And when the caller was identified, he had no interest in speaking to investigators.
1:34.0	Some believe that Tracy was the victim of a random act of violence while others suggest a crime of passion.
1:40.0	Accusations have flown of a cover-up launched by a powerful figure in the community and a botched investigation.
1:47.0	But the truth has remained elusive.
1:50.0	This is Trace Evidence, Episode 84, The Murder of Tracy Lin Kirkpatrick.
2:02.0	Welcome to Trace Evidence.
2:04.0	I'm your host, Stephen Pacheco.
2:06.0	Today we examine the haunting murder of 17-year-old Tracy Lin Kirkpatrick, before getting into the case, just a few notes about the show.
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