This is a Rogue Media Network podcast.

Do you ever have a story that you just can't get out of your head?

One that you play the details of over and over with your friends.

Well, you've come to the right place.

I'm Claire.

And I'm Susan.

And this is justice pending. A weekly true crime

podcast where we discuss tantalizing crimes with more questions and answers. Welcome back to

Justice Pending. I'm Claire. And I'm Susan. And today we're covering one of the most enduring mysteries in American

True Crime, the disappearance of TV news anchor Jody Hoosentrute.

Yes, it was June 27, 1995 in Mason City, Iowa, when this young journalist, just 27 years old, was preparing for another morning on the

air. But she never made it to the station. What was left behind told a haunting story. Personal

belongings scattered across a parking lot, drag marks on the pavement, and a life cut short

before it had really begun.

Thirty years later, her case is still unsolved.

And yet, it continues to pull in new leads, new theories, and new persons of interest.

This is justice pending.

All right, let's set the scene. It's the morning of June 27, 1995. Jody

worked the early shift, and around 4 a.m., Jody's producer noticed she hadn't arrived at the studio.

She called her, and Jody actually answered. She said she had overslept but would be right in.

But that just wasn't true.

By 7 a.m., she hadn't arrived.

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