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Helen God Murder Line actively investigates cold case murders.

In an effort to raise public awareness, invite witnesses to come forward, and present evidence

that could potentially be further investigated by law enforcement.

While we value insights from family and community members, their statements should not be

considered evidence and point to the challenges of verifying facts inherent in cold cases.

We remind listeners that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing in the

podcast is intended to state or imply that anyone who has not been convicted of a crime is guilty of any wrongdoing.

Thanks for listening. Over the past five years making my true crime podcast Hell and Gone,

I've learned that there is no such thing as a small town

where murder never happens. I've received hundreds of messages from people all around the country,

asking for help with an unsolved murder that's affected them, their families, and their communities.

And now they have a new way to reach out. I'm Catherine Townsend. This is Hell

and Gone Murder Line. If you have a case you'd like me and my team to look into, you can reach

out to us at 678-744-6-1-45. That's 678-7-4-4-6-1-45.

Thursday, December 1, 1994, started out as just a normal day for Melissa Missy Witt.

Melissa was a 19-year-old college student who still lived at home with her mom, Marianne with,

on a quiet street and a quiet neighborhood in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Melissa was Mary Ann's only daughter, and Melissa was her whole world.

In interviews later, Marianne talked about how she'd been almost 40 years old when Melissa was

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