S3 Ep2: The Maps, Voices of the Vanished

Foul Play: Crime Series

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

True Crime, Society & Culture, News, Daily News, History

4.4 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Shane and Wendy take a poignant turn as they delve into the narratives of the victims of the Speed Freak Killers. This episode brings to the forefront the heart-wrenching stories of those who disappeared, casting a light on the faces and lives behind the statistics.

The episode is a moving tribute to the victims, featuring intimate conversations with their families. Listen to their accounts of the days leading up to the disappearances, their enduring quests for answers, and the devastating impact these losses have had on their lives. The families’ voices bring a deeply personal and emotional dimension to the tragic tale of Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog.

A significant focus of this episode is on the story of Jo Ann Hobson, whose remains were found after an agonizing 27-year wait. The hosts engage in a touching interview with Jo Ann’s mother, Ms. Joan Shelley, capturing her relentless pursuit of truth and justice for her daughter. Additionally, the episode includes insights from Robin Armtrout's niece, Catherine Gentry, providing a unique perspective on the lasting trauma inflicted by the killers.

This episode is not just an exploration of the crimes of Shermantine and Herzog but also a platform for the voices that need to be heard – the families who continue to grapple with their unimaginable losses. It's an episode that promises to leave listeners with a deeper understanding of the human cost of these heinous crimes.

Join us for this moving episode at itsfoulplay.com, where the story continues to unfold, and the search for truth never ceases.

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0:00.0	I'm going to Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, In episode one we covered the early victims of the Speed Freak killers and during this episode we will talk to some of their families to learn more about them, what they were like and what led up to them going missing.
0:42.0	Unfortunately, we have so far been unable to locate relatives of Henry Howell,
0:47.0	Bull Kavanaugh, Howard King, and Kimberly Ann Billy,
0:52.0	but if anybody would like to speak to us about them, please get in touch
0:55.3	through our website or Facebook page as we would love to include you in this podcast.
1:00.5	As I'm sure you remember from episode 1, Joanne Hobson went missing on the 29th of August
1:06.7	1985 when she was just 16 years old. Joanne's family did not find out what had happened to her for 27 years.
1:15.4	Her remains were eventually found in a well, along with a number of other victims
1:20.1	recovered after Shemantime drew a map showing the location.
1:24.0	We spoke to Joyan's mother.
1:31.0	Miss Joan Shelley.
1:36.4	Miss Shelley told us about her life, how she ended up in California, and what Joanne was like
1:42.3	as a child.
1:44.0	During her interview, Miss Shelley talks about some other girls who live nearby, Robin, Chevy,
1:50.6	and Tracy, who also became friends of Sherman Tyne and Herzog.
1:57.0	I grew up in Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, in the Henrico County. From there I went to California to meet my real mother because I was adopted. That's how I ended up in California, but in the
2:17.2	meantime I had married a guy that was in the U.S. Navy. He flew on the C1 in the C2 during Vietnam War and I was over there in the Philippines
2:27.6	within for seven years. After we left there, we went to Patuxent, Maryland, for three years and then from there he
2:35.6	would ship to California because that's where he was from. I moved to the east side of Stockton, top of Washington Street. They're on the east side. That's where my kids and stuff, went to school. Then I started working over there. I first was employed by Boschore Electronics in Mantica and then
2:58.8	Boschore Electronics closed down and then from there I went to Shuri briners running a big machine on graveyard shift and then they closed down and then I went over to a packing company that was on Fairchild Road.
3:16.0	It was like a cannery.
3:17.8	They promoted me to like Foreman, War Lady,
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