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Murder, She Told

Identifying Susan Lund with Laurah Norton

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

1992 - Clarksville, Tennessee. On the evening of December 24, 1992, 25-year-old Susan Lund left her home for ingredients to make a pie. The young mother never returned home. About a month later, female remains were located 300 miles away in Ina, Illinois, but investigators couldn't figure out who she was. 30 years later, the woman known only as Ina Jane Doe was finally identified as Susan Minard Lund. Susan's murder remains unsolved. Laura Norton, host of The Fall Line and One Strange Thing podcast, spent more than a year working with and learning from forensic experts across the country as she collaborated with anthropologists, DNA experts, and investigative genetic genealogists to help identify Susan Lund. Her new book, Lay Them to Rest, takes a fascinating deep dive into the dark world of forensic science, and a personal look at the people behind the scenes working to solve decades old mysteries. Today, Laurah joins me on Murder, She Told for a conversation about what it's like working to reconnect the names of the unidentified, how she approaches cold case and Jane Doe research, and what investigators need from you to help find Susan's killer. This is Lay Them to Rest featuring guest Laura Norton. Get your copy of Lay Them to Rest, and be on the lookout on Facebook and Instagram for a giveaway post coming today! Sponsor - Magic Mind: Get up to 20% off your first purchase or up to 56% off your first subscription at https://magicmind.com/murdershetold with code murdershetold20. Blog post with links to share Sue's poster: https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/laurah-norton Support Murder, She Told: https://www.murdershetold.com/support Detailed sources and photos: murdershetold.com Instagram: @murdershetoldpodcast Facebook: /mstpodcast TikTok: @murdershetold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I hope you had a nice November and are having a lovely start to the holiday season.

0:05.0

I'm Kristen Seavy and this is Murder She Told.

0:08.0

Today I have a special treat for you. My friend Laura Norton, who's the host of the fall line podcast, wrote a book called Lay

0:14.8

Them to Rest that you've probably heard me talk about or see me post about.

0:19.2

I've read it. It's amazing.

0:21.0

Laura is a wonderfully empathetic person and a skilled researcher whose passions line up with

0:25.8

mine.

0:26.8

So I thought that you would love to hear about her work on cold cases and unidentified persons

0:30.8

cases and how she worked with a team of experts to identify a

0:34.7

woman known only as Aina Jane Doe after 30 years. If you've read the book this

0:39.7

interview will be a great companion and if you haven't there's still a lot left in the book that we are not going to cover.

0:46.0

Oh, and make sure you're following, Murder She Told, on Instagram and Facebook,

0:51.0

and keep an eye out for a post coming later today for a chance to win a copy of Lay Them

0:55.7

to Rest and a Murder She Told merch bundle. The So, Murder She Told listeners should be familiar with your podcast, The Fall Line.

1:20.0

And with a new book, lay them to rest, even if only through the many social media posts that I blasted them with.

1:25.4

But I would love for you to introduce yourself and tell me a little bit about the work that you do both on the show and off.

1:32.6

Absolutely, and I do want to say how grateful I am for that constant social media support.

1:38.1

I think probably there is some percentage of book sales that have come directly from you.

1:42.7

Can confirm.

1:43.6

Yeah, can confirm.

1:44.6

I think people have told you.

1:45.7

So I am really appreciative of you and all of my friends who've been supportive.

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