128 - The Murder of Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Lueth

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Best friends since middle school, Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Lueth moved from Colorado down to the warmth of Arizona. The two imagined fun nights making friends, exciting new jobs and the opportunity to build a future. Unfortunately, they would meet a killer instead.

After hanging out at a convenience store, both women mysteriously vanished after catching a ride in a blue truck. While searches expanded far and wide, no trace of the two could be found. Three long months passed and then two hunters made a grisly discovery.

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0:00.0	Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Luth were best friends who did everything together, so it
0:14.3	was no surprise when both picked up and moved from Colorado to Arizona.
0:19.5	Staying with Diana's older sister, the two got jobs and began exploring their new
0:23.8	found freedom. Sadly within months of arriving, both would mysteriously vanish.
0:29.6	They were last seen in a local convenience store, a few blocks from the apartment they
0:35.0	shared. After speaking with a mysterious man driving a blue truck, the two women hopped
0:40.7	in and disappeared. Three agonizing months later, their remains were found in a desolate
0:46.9	remote area of the desert. While the killer has remained elusive, police have reason to
0:52.6	believe he may still be in the area and in fact, may have visited the site as years after
0:58.4	their deaths, someone walked up to a memorial erected by the families and removed the
1:04.2	photos of Diana and Jennifer. Could this have been a random act or is it possible that
1:09.8	the killer is keeping tabs on the case? This is Trace Evidence, episode 128, the murder
1:17.0	of Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Luth.
1:27.2	Welcome to Trace Evidence. I'm your host, Stephen Pacheco. Today we examine the terribly
1:33.0	tragic story of two best friends, before getting into the case just a few notes about the
1:38.6	show. Trace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast focused on unsolved murders and
1:43.9	disappearances. You can follow the show on social media on Twitter at Trace Ev pod, Instagram
1:50.3	at Trace Evidence pod or by searching Facebook for Trace Evidence. The show is also available
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2:06.3	can donate via PayPal. Visit trace-evidence.com for all social media links, donation options
2:13.1	and contact information. You can submit case suggestions directly through the website
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