Hi, crime junkies. Ashley Flowers here. There is no Brit today because today I have something

extra special for you. If you've been in our fan club or following crime junkie podcast

on Instagram over the last year, you'll know that I've been working on a new podcast series

called Red Ball. I've been looking into one of Indianapolis's most infamous cold cases,

the Berger Chef murders. And I've been talking to the first sergeant in charge of reinvestigating

this case to see what it takes to solve a 41 year old crime. So today for your crime junkie

fix, I'm going to play you that first episode here. You'll still get a full story hosted

by me, but it's even better because as soon as this episode is over, you can search for

Red Ball on Apple Podcasts Spotify or most podcast directories. And if you subscribe

to the Red Ball show, you'll be able to hear the other three episodes right away. It's

a true podcast binge. Best Monday ever, right? So without further ado, this is Red Ball.

Hi, I'm here to see Sergeant Bill Dalton. Thank you. That was me making my first trip

to visit first Sergeant Bill Dalton at the Indiana State Police over a year ago. To say I fell

into this story is, well, accurate, but it feels like an understatement. I've been volunteering

with crime stoppers of Central Indiana for years now and begging them to give me one case.

Any case to cover on a podcast. I wasn't looking for the biggest or the oldest. I'm just

as passionate about the ones no one's heard of. I used my first show crime junkie as a case

study, not to say that I'm capable of solving anything. I'm going to leave that to the

professionals, but to show them that I can tell stories that are hard to tell and I can

get people to care about cases and victims that might be long forgotten. Because the public,

you listening right now, you're powerful. Your interest in cases is what keeps stories

alive. And it's what puts pressure on those who committed those crimes. So they know you

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