Ep 55: Husband vs. Wife - What Really Happened to Laura Ackerson?

Court Junkie

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Government, True Crime, News

4.8 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2018

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

In July 2011, 27-year-old Laura Ackerson went to pick up her two children from her ex-boyfriend's house, only to never be seen or heard from again. The former boyfriend is immediately a suspect, but he quickly points the finger at his new wife. After two trials, will we finally get the answers to what happened to Laura? Disclaimer: This episode contains some graphic testimony. Listener discretion is advised. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie. Music in this episode: Suppose It Is by Podington Bear - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Piano_II_-_Felt/Suppose_It_Is You Promise by Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/Soul_Breaker/08_alex_mason___the_minor_emotion_-_you_promise Clouds by Sergey Cheremisinov - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/White_Atlantis/Sergey_Cheremisinov_-_White_Atlantis_-_01_Clouds Break Through by Pictures of the Floating World - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pictures_of_the_Floating_World/Approach/05_Break_Through Walking by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Ability/Borrtex_-_03_-_Walking Not Alone by Lee Rosevere - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_10_Not_Alone Fourth Dimension by Alex Mason/The Minor Emotion - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_MasonThe_Minor_Emotion/Return_1655/03_1887 soli by Kai Engel - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Caeli/Kai_Engel_-_caeli_-_02_soli_1164 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Today's case involves a husband and wife who are both suspects in a brutal murder.
0:08.4	Under the scorching Texas sun and water that's 89 degrees, their lives Laura Akerson's
0:15.1	torso.
0:16.1	It's been split in half.
0:19.9	Both are blaming the other.
0:21.9	This case is about a man covering up his wife's actions.
0:26.4	On July 13th, Amanda Hayes killed Laura Akerson during a fight.
0:32.5	It wasn't something that was planned, something that happened.
0:36.8	Amanda, did you kill Laura Akerson?
0:39.2	No, sir, I did not.
0:40.7	Did you kill Grant Kill Laura Akerson?
0:43.3	I absolutely did not.
0:45.3	Were you present when Grant Kill Laura Akerson?
0:48.6	No, sir, I was not.
0:50.3	But who was the real killer?
0:53.0	This is Jillian and you are listening to Court Junkie, Episode 55.
1:03.4	On Monday, July 18th, 2011, Detective James Gortney, with the Kingston North Carolina
1:09.7	Police Department, was given a missing persons report from his supervisor who asked him
1:15.2	to look into it.
1:17.2	The report was made by a woman named Shavan Mathis, who had called police after not being
1:22.1	able to get in touch with her friend and business partner, 27-year-old Laura Akerson.
1:29.3	Detective Gortney met with Shavan, who told him that she had tried to reach Laura several
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