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Court Junkie

Ep 183: The Murder of Sydney Sutherland

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.88.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In August 2020, 25-year-old Sydney Sutherland went jogging. She was never heard from again. Thank you to Mitch McCoy for speaking to us about this case. Follow Mitch on Twitter @MitchellMcCoy. Sponsors in this episode: Peloton - For a limited time, try the Peloton App free for 2 months, then $12.99/month after. New Members only. Visit onepeloton.com/app to learn more. Redeeming Love Movie - To find tickets to a theater near you, visit RedeemingLoveMovie.com. Betabrand - Get 30% off your Betabrand order when you go to Betabrand.com/COURT. Progressive Insurance - Visit Progressive.com to get a quote with all the coverages you want, so you can easily compare and choose. Follow Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can binge all six episodes ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App. This episode was researched and written by Tony Holt. Post-Production for the show is provided by Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie.

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0:00.0

Sydney, Sutherland, was back at her rural Arkansas home following a week-long family vacation

0:07.1

at a Florida beach.

0:09.4

The following morning she completed a workout with a personal trainer at a gym in a nearby

0:14.3

town.

0:16.6

Most people might prefer to rest after such an intense workout, but not Sydney.

0:21.5

She put on her running shoes.

0:24.7

It was early afternoon on August 19, 2020.

0:29.2

The 25-year-old nurse went for a run along Jackson County Road 41, a rural highway near

0:35.8

her family home.

0:38.1

A UPS driver spotted Sydney running along the highway that afternoon before 3pm.

0:44.5

She was wearing black athletic shorts and a white tank top.

0:49.7

One hour went by.

0:51.5

Then two.

0:52.8

By hour three, Sydney's boyfriend had called his girlfriend's mom, telling her he had

0:57.8

not seen or heard from Sydney since before she left for her run.

1:03.6

Sydney's mother Maggie called her, but those calls went directly to voicemail.

1:09.2

Text messages and private messages from social media apps were sent to Sydney, and they

1:14.2

too went unanswered.

1:18.0

Sydney's vehicle and all of her belongings, other than her iPhone, were at her home.

1:24.9

It wasn't long before word spread across Jackson County that Sydney, who often went by the

1:30.2

nickname, Sassy, had gone missing.

1:33.8

She was well known and well liked, so throngs of people gathered to look for her.

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