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Detective Perspective

1: MURDER: Alicia Hummel

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur & Square Mile Studios

True Crime

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of June 1, 2015, Alicia Hummel, a 29 year old preschool teacher, told her friends and family that she was going fishing off the Missouri River just outside of Vermillion, South Dakota. When she didn’t return home by 5:20pm, Alicia’s family reported her missing. Just over five hours later, they were notified that Alicia was located dead in the river - she had been the victim of a brutal murder. It’s been just over eight years since Alicia was killed, and investigators are still searching for the person responsible…

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0:00.0

On the afternoon of June 1st, 2015, Alicia Hummel, a 29-year-old preschool teacher, told

0:13.4

her friends and family that she was going fishing off the Missouri River just outside

0:17.3

of Vermilion, South Dakota.

0:19.5

When she didn't return home by 5.20 pm, Alicia's family reported her missing.

0:24.6

Just five hours later, they were notified that Alicia was located dead in the river.

0:29.2

She had been the victim of a brutal murder.

0:31.5

It's been just over eight years since Alicia was killed, and investigators are searching

0:35.7

for the person responsible.

0:59.2

Hey, everyone.

1:05.7

My name is Derek Lavasser.

1:06.7

I'm a former police detective and licensed private investigator.

1:10.7

Each week, I'll be covering an unsolved case and story format.

1:13.7

Unfortunately, there's hundreds of thousands of unsolved cases out there, and I'm going

1:17.2

to cover as many as I can, but I'll need your help to spread the word.

1:20.6

We'll be covering everything from robbery to missing persons to murder.

1:24.6

At the end of each episode, I'll give you my perspective on the investigation and provide

1:28.0

contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so

1:32.8

that if you have any leads, you can contact them directly.

1:36.4

And maybe together, we can help solve some of these cases.

1:39.1

All right, let's dive into it.

1:41.6

Born on June 27, 1985, Alicia Marie Hummel was known for being loving, wonderful, and

1:47.6

incredibly loyal to her friends and family.

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