Hell and Gone Murder Line: James Escalante Part 3

Hell and Gone

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True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Six bodies were found in Wonder Valley between December of 2019 and January of 2021. Some of the bodies in the desert, including the disappearance of 37 year old single mother Erika Lloyd, started making local, then national, news. But there were no national news reports about James Escalante.

We’re going to dive into the missing persons report and compare accounts from the last people who saw James to see if we can shed more light into what really happened out there in the desert on June 25, 2020.

If you have a case you’d like Catherine Townsend to look into, you can reach out to us at our Hell and Gone Murder Line at 678-744-6145.

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0:00.0	Beautiful young women full of life and dreams murdered or vanished without a trace.
0:05.5	Their families left with nothing but heartbreak, questions, and memories.
0:10.7	I'm Nancy Grace. This week on crime stories, we uncover the truth behind these unsolved cases.
0:17.2	We work to bring justice and answers to grieving families.
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0:38.9	Dive into John's unique take on the biggest topics in politics, entertainment, sports,
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1:07.8	It was big news.
1:09.3	I mean, white girl gets murdered, found in a cemetery, big, big news.
1:13.6	A long investigation stalls until someone changes their story.
1:18.3	I like saw what thing that happened.
1:20.0	An arrest, trial, and conviction soon follow.
1:23.3	He did not kill her.
1:24.5	There's no way.
1:25.3	Is the real killer rightly behind bars or still walking free?
1:29.7	Did you kill her?
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