S3 Ep265: Jason Burgeson & Amy Shute: Couple Captive (Part 1)

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🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Providence, Rhode Island, is the capital and the largest city in the state, known for its rich history, vibrant arts scene, and unique mix of old-world charm and modern urban development. As one of the oldest cities in the United States, founded in 1636, Providence was a refuge for those seeking religious freedom, which has laid the foundation for the city’s commitment to diversity and tolerance. The city is also home to some of the most prestigious universities in the United States, including Brown University, an Ivy League school, and the Rhode Island School of Design. With so many college students, you would expect Providence to also have a thriving nightlife, which can be found downtown where a variety of bars, clubs, and live music venues wait to welcome students who want to socialize and let loose in the evenings and on weekends. For such a large and busy city, you would also expect that Providence has its share of crime, and while the city does have some issues with violent crime, property crimes such as burglary and motor vehicle theft are far more common. But what happens when a basic carjacking turns violent for seemingly no reason whatsoever? In June of 2000, 20-year-old Jason Burgeson and 21-year-old Amy Shute found themselves in the crosshairs of five nefarious men who were prowling the streets of Providence, looking to get into trouble. Jason and Amy were spotted by a Providence police officer around 2:15 AM on June 9th; the couple was chatting in the parking lot of Tommy’s Bar and Grille in downtown Providence. Less than 12 hours later, their bodies were found slumped against hay bales at the Button Hole Golf course, located on the boarder of Providence and Johnstown, Rhode Island. They had been murdered in cold blood, and it was up to the investigators to figure out what had happened to them and why.

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0:00.0	Providence, Rhode Island is the capital and the largest city in the state, known for its rich history, vibrant art scene, and unique mix of old world charm and modern urban development.
0:24.0	As one of the oldest cities in the United States founded in 1636, Providence was a refuge for those seeking religious freedom,
0:32.0	which has laid the foundation for the city's commitment to diversity and tolerance.
0:36.2	The city is also home to some of the most
0:37.8	prestigious universities in the United States, including Brown University, which is an Ivy League
0:42.7	School and the Rhode Island School of Design. With so many college students, you would expect
0:47.4	Providence to also have a thriving nightlife, which can be found in downtown where a variety
0:52.2	of bars, clubs, and live music venues wait to welcome students who want to socialize and let loose in the evenings and on weekends.
0:59.3	For such a large and busy city, you would also expect that Providence has its share of crime.
1:04.3	And while the city does have some issues with violent crime, property crimes such as burglary and motor vehicle theft are far more common. But what happens
1:12.1	when a basic carjacking turns violent for seemingly no reason whatsoever? In June of 2000, 20-year-old
1:19.7	Jason Bergeson and 21-year-old Amy Schute found themselves in the crosshairs of five nefarious men
1:24.7	who were prowling the streets of Providence looking to get into trouble.
1:29.0	Jason and Amy were spotted by a Providence police officer around 2.15 a.m. on June 9th,
1:34.2	the couple were chatting in the parking lot of Tommy's Bar and Grill in downtown Providence.
1:38.5	And less than 12 hours later, their bodies were found slumped against haybells at the
1:42.7	buttonhole golf course located on the border of Providence and Johnston, Rhode Island.
1:47.9	They had been murdered in cold blood, and it was up to the investigators to I'm Stephanie Harlow. And I'm Derek LaVaser.
2:11.2	So today we're diving into a new case, part one of a new case, and it happens to be close to home to Derek. Again, we're
2:18.8	staying in the East Coast. That's right. We are. This is a case that it was one of the first
2:23.8	cases that I've ever read a book on called thrill killers, and we're going to probably
2:27.7	mention that a few times throughout this series. But when you become a Rhode Island detective,
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