Ep 87: The Ominous Warning

Court Junkie

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Government, True Crime, News

4.8 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2019

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

In January 2006, a 33-year-old mother of three was found dead in her home after being involved in a contentious custody battle with the father of her young son. That father seems to have an airtight alibi, but one of his friends doesn’t. Will justice be served in this case and will Melissa’s killer be convicted? This episode was researched and written by Jennifer Tintner. Follow her on Twitter @JenniferTintner. Sponsors in this episode: - Best Fiends - Engage your brain with fun puzzles and collect tons of cute characters too! Best Fiends is a 5-star rated mobile puzzle game on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Download it now for FREE. - NetSuite - Download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” at NetSuite.Com/COURT. - The Real Real - Shop from designers like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Rolex, Cartier and hundreds more, at up to 90% off retail. Shop in-store, online, or download the app, and get 20% off select items with the promo code REAL. - The Mysterious Mr. Epstein Podcast - When Jeffrey Epstein died in his jail cell this summer, he left behind a trail of crime and corruption. But who he was, how he made his money, and how he got away with so many crimes remained a mystery. Subscribe to The Mysterious Mr. Epstein on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you’re listening now. Check out the preview: https://www.dropbox.com/s/os9w8if96cqi4yu/MME_%20Ep%20Drop%20_092519.wav?dl=0. 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. 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	January 6, 2006 was one of the coldest nights of the year in the Florida Panhandle.
0:07.7	When 15-year-old Carrie came home from a date with her boyfriend, Daniel, she thought
0:12.7	it was weird to find that her mom, Melissa Howard, had locked the front door to their house
0:18.6	and left their chocolate lab rusty out back.
0:22.6	I went to our backyard and jumped to the vents to see we had two doors in a back and I tried
0:31.7	to get in.
0:32.7	And since that didn't work, I jumped back over and Daniel suggested getting a credit
0:39.8	card to try and Jimmy the front door opened.
0:44.0	Daniel's suggestion worked.
0:46.0	They were able to Jimmy the front door to the house open.
0:49.2	And when Carrie finally went inside, she saw something she will never forget.
0:56.2	I went into the front four years and I turned the light on.
1:00.4	What did you see once there was better light?
1:03.9	There was nothing lying there.
1:07.1	Carrie ran out and ran across the street to the neighbor's house.
1:11.4	Her mom, a 33-year-old mother of three, had been attacked and stabbed to death in her own
1:17.8	home.
1:21.4	Fingers pointed to Melissa's current boyfriend, her ex-husband, and even associates of her
1:35.7	ex-husband.
1:37.7	Although the police had several suspects, they were unable to make an arrest.
1:42.8	For nearly a decade, her case went unsolved.
1:47.3	Local police and state authorities worked hard on their investigation and they held onto
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