E210: Shawn Edwards

Coffee and Cases Podcast

Allison Williams, Maggie Damron

Unsolved, Murder, Conspiracy, True Crime, Cold Cases, Mystery, Society & Culture

4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

A custodian at Middletown High School in Middletown, New York, arrived to work just after 6 am on January 16th, 1986 only to find someone slumped over by one of the school's side-entrance doors; he immediately phoned local law enforcement. When police arrived, they discovered that the "someone" was only a child-- a child who had been violently and senselessly attacked. After his identity was discovered and an autopsy was performed, a full-scale investigation began. Despite strong efforts by law enforcement, nearly 37 years later we are still wondering how he got to the school, why he wasn't dressed for the weather, and (most importantly) who could have taken his life. This is the case of Shawn Edwards. Sources: * Various articles from the Times Herald-Record By: Oliver Mackson, Lance Oliver, Billy House, John Milgram, John Scavelli, Julie Campbell, and Tristan Corden * "Unsolved: The Horrific 1986 Killing of Shawn Edwards-- More Questions than Answers." the-line-up.com By: Orrin Gray * "Shawn Edwards Murder: How Did He Die? Who Killed Him? thecinemaholic.com By: Shraman Mitra * Crime Junkie Podcast "Murdered: Shawn Edwards Part 1" and "Murdered: Shawn Edwards Part 2" Please also consider supporting Coffee and Cases by joining us over on our Patreon page! Are you up-to-date on all our regular content? Get access to monthly mini-episodes as well as one full solved case per month by joining today! Be a part of the C & C Fam by going to https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases to register! BlendJet Offer: Use my special link (https://zen.ai/coffeeandcasesblendpromo) to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout! Motley Fool Offer: Save $110* off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to fool.com/coffeeandcases [http://fool.com/coffeeandcases] and use promo code coffeeandcases and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price.Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. Nom Nom: Try Nom Nom today; go to https://trynom.com/coffeeandcases and get 50% off your first order plus free shipping

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0:00.0	Students at Middletown High School in Middletown, New York could see the detectives outside on that cold morning of January 16, 1986.
0:10.9	They were milling around below, sweeping the school grounds, searching for evidence, and collecting items here and there.
0:19.7	After the police left, the students themselves even went down on the school grounds to search themselves,
0:26.5	seeing if maybe they could find evidence that law enforcement had missed.
0:30.9	Now, if you know students at all, then you probably are already aware that high schools are a breeding ground where one whisper can turn into years of agonizing taunting for some.
0:45.3	And those rumors spread faster than you would ever believe possible.
0:50.7	And on this morning, rumors were already flying that a body had been found.
0:57.0	This time, though, the rumors were true.
1:00.9	And it was a student who many of them knew.
1:05.1	This is the case of Sean Edwards.
1:47.6	Thank you. of Sean Edwards. Welcome to coffee and cases where we like our coffee hot and our cases cold.
1:49.3	My name is Allison Williams.
1:51.2	And my name is Maggie Damron.
1:58.7	We will be telling stories each week in the hopes that someone out there with any information concerning the cases will take those tips to law enforcement.
2:01.1	So justice and closure can be brought to these families. With case we encourage you to continue in the conversation on our facebook page
2:06.1	coffee in cases podcast because as we all know conversation helps to keep the missing person in the
2:12.2	public consciousness helping keep their memories alive so sit back sip coffee, and listen to what's brewing this week.
2:19.9	I am joined this week for this case with Brooke and Ashley from Teachers Talk Crime. So Brooke and
2:29.0	Ashley, if you don't mind, tell everybody who you are. Tell us a little bit about your podcast and where we can
2:35.7	find you. I'm Brooke. I am one half of Teachers Talk Crime Podcast, and we are a podcast that is put on
2:44.4	by two teachers, active teachers. I'm an eighth grade math teacher, and our podcast focuses on adolescents who have committed crimes.
2:54.2	And every once in a while, we sprinkle in a happy hour episode on the crazy full moon where a teacher is involved in a crime.
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