Caught in the Mail
Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne
4.1 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2022
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
A brutal murder and suspected sexual assault of a 13-year-old goes cold... until 22 years later when detectives turn their attention to untested DNA from the crime scene.
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| 0:00.0 | On November 12, 1982, a man stepped out into the alley behind his work. |
| 0:12.7 | It was a freezing Seattle night, but he had to cross the alley to deposit the garbage |
| 0:17.0 | in the dumpster outside. |
| 0:18.4 | Plus, taking the garbage out gave him a short break and some fresh air. |
| 0:23.8 | Unfortunately, he got more than a quick break on this particular trip to the dumpster. |
| 0:29.9 | In the alley, he came across a cardboard box that held what he first believed was a mannequin. |
| 0:35.8 | It wasn't that. |
| 0:36.8 | So he called the Seattle police and Sergeant Joe Sanford responded. |
| 0:41.0 | He said that he noticed in the trash box that he's seen a foot. |
| 0:45.7 | And I think as I remember, he thought it was a doll for a minute until he did a double |
| 0:50.6 | tape. |
| 0:51.6 | No, that's a real reperson there. |
| 0:55.8 | Of course, he immediately called the police. |
| 1:00.8 | From A&E, this is Cold Case Files. |
| 1:12.2 | Detective Dan Engel accompanied Sergeant Sanford when they reported to the alley to investigate |
| 1:16.2 | the scene. |
| 1:17.2 | And it wasn't pretty. |
| 1:20.2 | What had been mistaken for a mannequin or a doll was actually the body of a teenage girl, |
| 1:26.1 | dumped in a cardboard box. |
| 1:28.4 | This is Detective Engel. |
| 1:30.7 | She was in the large box and then there were other boxes, smaller boxes placed on top |
| 1:36.4 | as if to cover the body. |
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