362: Nona Dirksmeyer
Morbidology
Morbidology
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🗓️ 25 May 2026
⏱️ 75 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Each week, the world of archaeology, geology, and science in general makes a number of |
| 0:05.6 | startling discoveries about our past that isn't necessarily reported to the general public. |
| 0:11.5 | These are cultures that we don't know about, science that we haven't discovered, and other |
| 0:16.6 | archaeological phenomenon that is unusual and just too much to report on. Hey, this is Cliff, |
| 0:23.2 | your host of Earth Ancients, and each Saturday we present a new topic that defies logic |
| 0:30.6 | that isn't covered in the news because it's just too amazing and brings us closer to questions about our past. Join me as we explore Earth's ancient past with writers, scientists, and research investigators. That's Earth Ancients, voted the number one ancient history podcast in the country. You know, I'm going to Russellville in Arkansas sits at the Arkansas River Valley, about 70 miles northwest of Little Rock. |
| 1:48.0 | By the early 2000s, this college town of around 26,000 people had transformed from a quiet agricultural community into home of Arkansas Tech University, |
| 1:58.0 | bringing thousands of students to its street each semester. The town hadn't |
| 2:02.7 | seen a murder since 1996. It was the kind of place where people felt safe, where young |
| 2:08.2 | women could live alone in apartments near campus without fear. It was Thursday, December 15th, |
| 2:14.2 | 2005, just 10 days before Christmas. Kevin Jones had been trying to reach his girlfriend |
| 2:20.1 | all day. He called that morning around 11 a.m., but the call went straight to voicemail. He tried |
| 2:27.3 | again, but there was no answer. He sent text messages throughout the afternoon, but there was still |
| 2:32.7 | nothing. That wasn't like his girlfriend, |
| 2:35.2 | Nonna. She was usually the one who teased him about being a slow texter, who would sarcastically |
| 2:41.3 | message him asking, are you still alive when he took too long to reply? By late afternoon, |
| 2:47.4 | Kevin couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. |
| 2:52.8 | He spoke with his mother, Janice. |
| 2:58.3 | They decided to drive from Dover to Russellville and check on Nonna at her apartment. |
| 3:02.7 | Kevin asked his friend, Ryan Whiteside, to meet them there. |
| 3:07.5 | At about 6.30pm, they arrived at Apartment 12 at Inglewood Manor. |
| 3:11.9 | Kevin and Ryan knocked on the front door, but nobody answered. |
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