A Wrong Turn in Ozark: The Murders of J.B. Beasley & Tracie Hawlett

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

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True Crime

4.6 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In the summer of 1999, 17-year-olds J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett took a wrong turn on their way to a party and ended up in Ozark, Alabama. After a frantic call to Tracie's mom from a gas station payphone, the two girls vanished. The next morning, their bodies were discovered in the trunk of J.B.'s car, each with a single gunshot wound to the head. The case went cold for nearly two decades until a breakthrough in genetic genealogy led investigators to a shocking suspect: a man who had been living a seemingly normal life in their own community. Thank you to this week's sponsors! Right now IQBAR is offering our special podcast listeners 20% off all IQBAR products—including the Ultimate sampler pack—plus FREE shipping when you text MOMS to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details. Discover a softness beyond your wildest dreams with Boll & Branch. Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at BollAndBranch.com/moms with code moms. Exclusions apply. If you want makeup that brings out your natural glow instead of hiding it, Jones Road is the way to go. For a limited time our listeners are getting a free Cool Gloss on their first purchase when they use code MOMS at checkout. Just head to Jonesroadbeauty.com and use code MOMS at checkout. After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. Please support our show and tell them our show sent you. Born from over 10 years of longevity research, OneSkin’s OS-01 Peptide™ is proven to target the cells that cause the visible signs of aging, helping you unlock your healthiest skin now and as you age. For a limited time, OneSkin is making it even easier to stay consistent with 15% off when you use code MOMS at oneskin.co/MOMS. After you purchase, they’ll ask where you heard about them. Please support our show and tell them we sent you. Download Cash App Today: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/vwn13ren #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Direct deposit and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday! Follow us on Instagram: @momsandmysteries Join our Patreon: patreon.com/momsandmysteries Visit our website: momsandmysteries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	New Year, New Groove, New You, New Brew.
0:03.8	Craving a little something to fill your cup,
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0:20.4	We're serving pistachio flavor sips to brighten winter days.
0:24.2	Start your next chapter with pistachio.
0:26.3	Pouring now at Starbucks, subject to availability while stocks last.
0:30.3	On the morning of August 1st, 1999, police in Ozark, Alabama came across a black Mazda
0:35.9	parked on a narrow, seldomly traveled road.
0:39.1	From the outside, nothing about the car or the scene looked particularly alarming.
0:43.8	The doors were locked, and there was no obvious sign of a struggle.
0:47.4	But when investigators finally opened the trunk, they found two 17-year-old girls lying next to each other,
0:53.6	each dead from a single gunshot wound.
1:02.7	Hey guys, and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa.
1:09.9	Hi, Melissa.
1:10.8	Hi, Mandy. How are you? hi Mandy how are you I'm doing
1:12.8	fine I'm doing just fine how are you okay well I have been cleaning all day long like a crazy
1:19.2	person that was me yesterday yeah because we have company and um yeah they're already here
1:25.8	and it's called the flu.
1:29.6	My daughter has the flu.
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