S3 Ep19: The Maps, Seeking Justice: The Hobson Family's Battle
Foul Play: Crime Series
Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins
4.4 • 986 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2020
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
This episode delves into the heart-wrenching details of the case. The hosts outline the circumstances leading up to the lawsuit, focusing on the allegations of negligence and the resulting emotional distress faced by Jo Ann Hobson's family. The narrative examines how the handling of her remains by the authorities added to the family's agony, leading them to seek legal recourse.
Shane and Wendy discuss the broader implications of this lawsuit, including its impact on the practices of law enforcement agencies in handling remains in criminal cases. The episode features insights from legal experts, interviews with the Hobson family and their legal representatives, and comments from the county and Sheriff Moore's office.
"Seeking Justice: The Hobson Family's Battle" is not just a story of a legal fight; it's a tale of a family's quest for dignity and accountability in the wake of tragedy. It promises to be a compelling episode that highlights the intersections of law, ethics, and the enduring pain of those left behind.
For more on the Hobson family's legal battle and its implications for the criminal justice system, visit itsfoulplay.com, where the pursuit of truth and justice in the Speed Freak Killers case continues to unfold.
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| 0:00.0 | You're going to be here. And the |
| 0:15.0 | BN5 week, |
| 0:18.0 | B inside, next week, the subject, then picture. The I'm going to be waiting one seven two no water warrant. 4. Oh, In 2014 Miss Shelley-Hanna daughters Michelle and Sandra sued the County of San Joanne |
| 1:04.3 | Waukeen Sheriff Steve Moore in his official capacity as Sheriff of San Joaquin County |
| 1:10.3 | and Steve Moore individually for the way that the remains of Joanne Hobson were handled. |
| 1:16.0 | They asked for damages due to negligence and emotional distress. |
| 1:20.5 | The background to the case was as follows, quoted from case text.com. |
| 1:25.6 | Joanne Hobson went missing at the age of 15 in 1985 and it was suspected she was the murder victim of Lauren Herzog and Wesley |
| 1:35.6 | Shermanine commonly referred to as the Speed Freak killers. In 2012 the |
| 1:42.3 | San Joaquin Sheriff's Department received information from |
| 1:46.0 | Shermanine that Hobson's body, along with the bodies of other victims, was located |
| 1:51.2 | at the bottom of an abandoned well. |
| 1:54.0 | The Sheriff's Department proceeded to the well site to exhumed the bodies. |
| 1:58.0 | Plaintiffs alleged defendants ordered the |
| 2:05.0 | the world to be rapidly turned up with a backhoe. Defendants ordered the digging with the backhoe to continue after bones were |
| 2:10.0 | discovered. |
| 2:11.0 | Thereafter, in the presence of Joan Shelley and with invited television and news |
| 2:18.3 | organizations observing, defendants caused the skeletal remains of Joanne Hobson to be chewed up, pulverized, destroyed, crushed, and commingled with other unknown murder victims. Moreover, plaintiffs alleged |
| 2:35.8 | defendants held the skeletal remains of Joanne Hobson and would not release |
| 2:40.9 | them to the plaintiffs for burial or disposal, |
| 2:44.1 | until several months later, when defendants turned over the chopped up |
| 2:49.5 | and purported remains of Joanne Hobson |
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