51: MURDER: Jodie Bordeaux
Detective Perspective
Derrick Levasseur & Square Mile Studios
4.9 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
A thorough investigation ensued and authorities identified a handful of suspects and a motive; however, no arrests have been made. It’s been more than 26 years since Jodie was murdered, and investigators are still searching for the person or people responsible...
At around 12:40 am on November 21, 1997, Jodie Bordeaux was shot and killed in her home, located just north of Hazelnut Road and 175th Road in Powhattan, Kansas. The person or people responsible used a high-powered, semi-automatic rifle.
Anyone with information in Jodie’s case is asked to call the Brown County Sheriff's Department at 785-742-7125 or Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-572-7463.
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| 0:00.0 | On the night of November 20th, 1997, 28 year old Jordo was at home in Powhat in Kansas with her husband Sean. |
| 0:16.6 | Just before 1245 AM on what was now the 21st, our car pulled up and started shooting |
| 0:22.1 | into the house. |
| 0:23.2 | Jody, who was six months pregnant, ran to her bedroom for cover, but was shot once, killing her instantly. |
| 0:30.3 | Tragically, Jody's unborn baby, Jordan Shea, also passed away, leaving Sean without a wife and a child. |
| 0:37.0 | A thorough investigation ensued, and authorities identified a handful of suspects and a motive, however, no arrest have been made. |
| 0:45.0 | It's been more than 26 years since Jody was murdered, |
| 0:48.0 | and investigators are still searching for the person or people responsible. I'm going to Hey everyone welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Lovasser. |
| 1:26.0 | I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective and each week I'll be |
| 1:30.2 | covering an unsolved case in story format. I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation |
| 1:35.7 | and provide contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you |
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