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Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

Ryan Burton Part 1: The Kidnapping

Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

Vincent Strange

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In September of 1981, the missing child’s case of 3-year-old Ryan Nicole Burton shook the small town of Breckenridge, Texas. Abducted from her crib as her babysitter slept, Ryan’s disappearance spurred an immediate search by various law enforcement agencies and 1,000s of Breckenridge residents. But there was no sign of the missing little girl anywhere, not a single clue left behind by her kidnapper. Tips that included sightings were abundant, and suspects questioned, but police couldn’t catch a break in the investigation and Ryan Burton’s parents anguished with uncertainty as they grasped onto the hope that their daughter would be found alive.

If you have any information about the Ryan Nicole Burton case, please call Stephens County Crime Stoppers at (877)500-TIPS or (877)500-8477

Please donate to help get #JusticeForLeonLaureles at gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorial

The Fort Worth Police Department still has nearly 1,000 unsolved cases dating back to 1959. You can help our diligent Cold Case Detectives by donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group at http://fwpdcoldcasesupport.org

If you’d like to donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations, you can at DNAsolves.com

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The Abilene Reporter-News, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Daily Oklahoman, The El Paso Times, The Orlando Sentinel, The Pensacola News, and BreckenridgeTexas.com were used as sources for this episode

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you'd like to support Gone Cold, Texas True Crime, you can at patreon.com slash Gone Cold Podcast.

0:11.0

There, you'll get the episodes ad free, and you can even get access to several Patreon exclusive episodes.

0:18.0

Thank you to everyone who already donates to the show on Patreon, and thanks in advance to you future patrons.

0:26.0

If you'd like to directly support Cold Case Investigations that need your help, we'd appreciate that just as much.

0:34.0

In our show notes, you'll find links to several places you can help.

0:39.0

They are the GoFundMe campaign to help the family of Leon Lorales, whose 1996 murder is in desperate need of an outside look.

0:49.0

Also, you'll find links to DNASolves.com, where you can donate to cases that law enforcement needs help funding.

0:57.0

The Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group, too, could use a hand.

1:01.0

At their website, you can donate to help our cities diligent and determined co-case detectives solve their many cases.

1:10.0

There are some special events in the works concerning the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group, including something specific to Gone Cold, so stay tuned for those as well.

1:21.0

Again, you'll find links to all these incredible and important causes in the show notes.

1:27.0

As was the case last episode, I'd like to add to Erica's usual discretion announcement.

1:34.0

This story deals with the abduction of a child, and although there are no depictions of violence in it, in light of the senseless and deadly violence against children in Newvalda, Texas recently, this episode might be difficult for some listeners.

1:49.0

Just another heads up.

1:51.0

Also, this story, last week's episode on Bert Woodson, and next week's story, are loosely connected, but not in any way that is particularly important or even relevant.

2:04.0

What I mean is, the crimes themselves are certainly not connected, but the stories intersect in the media and in another interesting way.

2:13.0

I'll leave it at that, and we'll assure you that listening to any one's story independent of the rest won't cause confusion and is not necessary.

2:22.0

But if you're a sucker for those types of details and flow, I'd recommend listening to all three in order.

2:28.0

That's all I've got, now onto the episode.

2:32.0

The Gone Cold Podcast may contain violent or graphic subject matter, listener discretion is advised.

2:39.0

How Picketville got its name in the mid-1850s is something of a debate.

2:45.0

Some say it was named for the post and clay structure of its earliest homes.

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