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Cold Case Files

Killer In The Storm

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Young mother Brenda DuPont is found murdered in her home in Opelousas, Louisiana in May 1988. The initial investigation quickly turns cold, but Brenda’s older sister, Linda, vows to get justice, no matter how long it takes. Check out our great sponsors! SimpliSafe: Customize your home security system at simplisafe.com/coldcase and claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off your order with Interactive Monitoring! ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/ccf and download the Zocdoc app for FREE and find and book a top-rated doctor today! Start your investigation today and download June’s Journey! Available on Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook Games. Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive!

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0:00.0

What if your daughter disappeared? Your mother, your son? What if years have passed and you're no

0:05.7

closer to finding them? When a person goes missing, their story doesn't stop there.

0:12.2

Each week, missing brings you stories of missing persons and justice, sourced from the case

0:17.6

file of the nonprofit private investigations for the missing. Listeners say missing is the most

0:23.2

binge-worthy podcast of all time. Search missing wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:28.5

Missing where mysteries have a mission.

0:32.3

An A&E original podcast.

0:35.1

This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.

0:45.3

I used to drink coffee with Brenda every morning. Brenda had something good every day cooked.

0:51.5

Yes indeed. They had so many questions they were asking. Who do you think did it? They asked me,

0:57.6

did you have anything to do with it? Why would I kill my sister? She had been stabbed in the head

1:03.3

ten or more times. It was a horrible death. I went to her casket. I told Brenda before I die,

1:10.2

I'm gonna solve this murder and I plan to do just that.

1:17.6

There are 120,000 unsolved murders in America. Each one is a cold case. Only one percent are ever

1:25.7

solved. This is one of those rare stories.

1:33.8

It's May 20th, 1988, an Opalosis Louisiana. And 29-year-old Brenda DuPont is at her sister Linda's house

1:59.7

to help her prepare for a celebration. I was graduating, gave my GED and Brenda came and

2:05.6

started helping me make finger foods, cookies, sandwiches and stuff for the little party after my

2:11.7

graduation. And Brenda stayed at my house until I'm sure about 8.30 at 9 o'clock that night.

2:19.0

And then it started raining real hard. Lightning, I mean lightning was so bright you would think

2:24.4

it was sunshine outside. It was raining really hard. Brenda went back to her apartment. She said

2:29.6

she was gonna go in for the night. Brenda rents an apartment behind Linda's home and they spend

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