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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Killers Amongst Us: Gorgeous Queens jogger Karina Vetrano murdered the one day dad stays behind. (Part 1)

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

She was driven, accomplished, beautiful and MURDERED. On August 2, 2016, Queens, New York native Karina Vetrano left home to go for a run, but never returned.  Jogging was a passion this speech pathologist shared with her father. In fact, the pair was training for a marathon in Cuba. In a new Killers Amongst Us, Phil Vetrano reveals why he didn't go running with Karina that day . Listen as he explains how within minutes of Karina's departure, he knew something was wrong.

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0:00.0

I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the brand new Cold Case Podcast, Zone 7.

0:04.1

We're going to be talking to family members, detectives, prosecutors, and nationally recognized

0:09.1

experts that are in my Zone 7. The group of professionals that I've called on

0:13.6

to help me work hundreds of cases you've heard of and thousands you haven't.

0:18.0

We are going to solve these cases own air together. Listen to Zone 7 on the I Heart Radio app,

0:25.2

the Apple Podcast app or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast.

0:33.2

Welcome to Nancy Grace, Killers Amongst Us, a production of I Heart Media and Crime Online.

0:41.6

Each and every month we investigate the mystery surrounding a different homicide.

0:48.8

Family members, investigators, reporters, and experts join us to unravel the mysteries,

0:56.4

examine the clues left behind and nail the bad guys. We will not turn criminals and killers into

1:05.4

celebrities, but we will tell the stories of crime victims so they are never forgotten.

1:13.6

Every day, a gorgeous young girl, Karina Vatrono, laces up her running shoes, grabs her cell phone

1:21.1

and earbuds, and heads to her favorite jockeying path. One, she knows, by heart. Typically,

1:27.8

her firefighter dad, Phil Vatrono, will go with her. But this day, of all others, he doesn't join her.

1:36.5

And this day, of all days, Karina Vatrono never comes home.

1:44.0

Today, firefighter dad, Phil Vatrono is with us,

1:49.1

describing heart breaking inside into his premonition that something is horribly wrong.

1:58.3

Almost as soon as his beautiful daughter, Karina steps out the door.

2:04.5

He describes his efforts to find Karina and retrace her steps also with us.

2:11.9

Newsday reporter Tony de Stefano, on the case from the very beginning.

2:18.5

But let's start with one simple question from Karina to her dad, Phil.

2:26.4

Daddy, you want to go for a run?

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