S3 Ep84: Jonelle Matthews

Criminally Listed Presents: Into the Killing

Society & Culture, Documentary, History, True Crime

4 • 685 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

On December 20, 1984, Jonelle Matthews was home alone. When her father got home, she wasn't there. It would take decades, dedicated detectives and a little bit of luck before the case was finally solved.

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0:00.0	Hello and thanks for joining us for this episode of Into the Killing.
0:03.0	If you have listened to other episodes, you probably know that we're looking for cases to cover on Into the Killing.
0:09.0	Specifically, we're looking for cold cases that were eventually solved.
0:13.0	We'd also like to hear from you if you know about some crazy true crime stories for our YouTube channel, Crimely Listed.
0:19.0	We're also looking for stories about the supernatural and the paranormal for our other YouTube channel, Criminely Listed. We're also looking for stories about the
0:21.4	supernatural and the paranormal for our other YouTube channel Paranormally Listed. To suggest
0:27.3	a case, please visit our website, criminally listed.com and then go to the Suggesta Case page.
0:35.7	For this week's episode, we're going back to December, 1984.
0:40.3	On December 4th, 1984, Dr. John Rock died at age 94.
0:45.3	Rock and Dr. Gregory Pinkis co-developed the combined oral contraceptive pill, which is commonly known just as the pill.
0:52.3	Rock didn't seem like the ideal candidate to help Pinkis with a contraceptive.
0:58.0	According to PBS's American experience, quote,
1:01.0	a highly regarded obstetrician and gynecologists was a devout Roman Catholic and a groundbreaking infertility specialist
1:09.0	who devoted much of his career to helping women with fertility problems to conceive.
1:14.6	But during Rock's time as a doctor, he also saw the damage of unwanted pregnancy.
1:19.6	The pill was introduced in 1950, but it took 10 years before the FDA approved it.
1:25.6	Rock then advocated for the Catholic Church to approve the pill, but the Pope chose to condemn it.
1:30.3	Rock felt defeated. He used to go to Mass daily, but in his later years he lost his faith and stopped attending church.
1:38.3	Today the pill is still a very popular form of contraception, with over 100 million women using it.
1:46.2	In December, 1984, the Finnish hair metal band Hanoi Rocks was going to play two shows with
1:52.1	Motley Crew in Los Angeles, California. At the time, many people believed that Hanoi Rocks
1:58.0	was on the verge of becoming internationally famous. While at the time
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