Linda Smith (9 of Hearts, Idaho)

The Deck

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True Crime

4.6 • 9.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Linda Smith was asleep in her bed in Pocatello, Idaho when she awoke to a man in her bedroom. The man took her, carrying her out through the living room where her little brother Ben was sleeping, and into his van in the back alley. Ben, who was 9 at the time, tried to run after them but was shoved down. He hasn’t seen his sister since, and witnessing her abduction has haunted him for decades.

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0:00.0	This series is something that's been a long time coming.
0:07.8	An idea I've had for years, and over the last year at AudioChuck we've been putting together
0:12.8	the right team of people to make this show a reality.
0:17.0	Those of you who are deep in the True Crime community might know about Cold Case playing
0:21.8	card decks.
0:23.4	Some law enforcement agencies have replaced the faces of traditional playing cards with
0:28.0	images of missing and murdered people.
0:31.0	Each card represents a victim who's gone without justice.
0:35.0	The goal was to get these out to the public and into jails and prisons hoping that they
0:39.6	might finally find their way into the hands of someone with answers.
0:43.5	And now it's time to bring these cases to a bigger audience, hoping each of these stories
0:49.5	will finally hit the right ears.
0:53.5	Her card this week is Linda Smith, the 9 of hearts from Idaho.
0:59.0	In 1981, in her hometown of Poquatela, Idaho, 14-year-old Linda Smith was abducted from
1:05.1	her family's home.
1:06.6	Whoever took her, all those decades ago, snuck past her sleeping brother and into her
1:12.0	bedroom, and to this day that person remains unidentified.
1:16.9	To help tell us Linda's story, our team interviewed Linda's brother Ben on the 40th anniversary
1:22.6	of his sister's kidnapping.
1:24.6	What he remembers about this gripping story will leave you shook.
1:29.0	I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is The Deck.
1:59.0	It's obvious that the photo of Linda Smith on her playing card is her middle school picture
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