REOPENED: Left for Dead
Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne
4.1 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In 1995, a prostitute named Pamela Shelley was shot in the back eight times and left in a field. With minimal evidence, the case goes cold. But seven years later, new technology may provide the means for investigators to figure out who murdered Pamela Shelley.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode discusses stories of intense sexual violence, which may be disturbing to some listeners. |
| 0:06.0 | Please, listen with caution. |
| 0:12.0 | In some cases, a person's profession shapes how they're viewed in society. |
| 0:17.0 | A person who's in the military is generally thought to be honorable, dedicating their life to protecting our country. |
| 0:23.0 | A person who's a known sex worker |
| 0:26.0 | might be viewed as playing a less important role in the community. |
| 0:29.0 | But is the way a person earns money |
| 0:32.0 | really an accurate indicator of character? |
| 0:36.2 | Pamela Shelley was a sex worker in San Diego, California in 1995. |
| 0:41.3 | She knew the risks of her profession. |
| 0:44.0 | But Pamela wasn't unusually concerned with the man who picked her up on March 22nd. |
| 0:50.0 | Some people, masked by their profession, make us feel safe. |
| 0:55.0 | Pamela didn't see what was coming. |
| 0:57.0 | She was shot eight times in the back and left naked in a field. |
| 1:03.0 | From A&E, this is cold case files. |
| 1:07.0 | I'm Brooke, and here's the illustrious Bill Curtis |
| 1:10.0 | with the classic case case left for dead. |
| 1:13.0 | Well, they pull over and get in the car and take it |
| 1:20.0 | well they pull over and get in the car and take it from there. |
| 1:24.0 | It just depends. |
| 1:25.0 | Mary Jones is a prostitute in San Diego, California. |
| 1:29.0 | They want to have some fun and the price is right. |
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