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Criminology

Rachael Runyan

Criminology

Emash Digital

True Crime

4.77K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In 1982, 3-year-old Rachael Runyan and her two young brothers were playing at the playground just beyond their backyard. Their mother Elaine was watching them through the window of the house as she prepared lunch. Elaine's whole world changed when one of her sons burst in and said that a man had taken Rachael, put her in his car, and sped off. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the disappearance and murder of Rachael Runyan. Elaine joined us for a conversation to talk about the day that Rachael was abducted and the events that followed. You can help support the show at patreon.com/criminology An Emash Digital Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Criminology is a true crime podcast that may contain discussion about violent or disturbing topics.

0:05.9

Listener discretion is advised.

0:30.0

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 99 of the Criminology Podcast on Mike Ferguson.

0:43.9

And this is Mike Morford.

0:45.4

Mr. Morford, how are you?

0:47.6

I'm doing good, how about you?

0:49.0

Yeah, no, I'm doing very well.

0:52.0

Ready to get into another episode of Criminology.

0:56.6

Morford, one thing that I've been trying to keep an eye on are the updates in the Kristen

1:02.7

Smart Case.

1:03.7

That's something that has really got my attention.

1:07.2

You know, there was supposed to be a big bomb show from the FBI.

1:11.6

Well, okay, turns out there was some miscommunication there, but not long after it came out that there

1:19.8

were some search warrants served in several different locations.

1:25.6

They went out to Paul Flores' mom's house.

1:30.8

And you know, Flores has been a guy that police have looked at from the very beginning.

1:35.3

He was the last person known to have seen Kristen Smart alive.

1:40.3

So they took a bunch of stuff, evidence, whatever it was from his mother's house.

1:48.0

They did some digging, but as far as I know, there haven't been that many details that

1:55.0

have come out as it relates to exactly what they took or what they found.

2:01.0

Yeah, that's a case.

2:02.0

It's been too long to have some going to resolution.

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