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Military Murder

SERIAL KILLER: Ward Weaver

Military Murder

Mama Margot Productions LLC

History, True Crime

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

On February 5, 1981, Robert Redford and Barbara Levoy were driving from California to Nevada to go to Robert’s first duty station, Nellis AFB. Along the way, their car broke down and a trucker stopped to give them a ride. Later, Robert was found dead on the side of the road, and for two years, Barbara was listed as a missing person.  Investigators would get a lead in the case a few years later when a jailhouse snitch told them someone confessed to him. The confession came from a man named Ward Weaver Jr. who was sitting in jail, sentenced to 38 years for false imprisonment, rape, and other offenses and he had something to say. Dig in with Margot as she walks you through the first two branches in the Weaver family tree.  Be sure to subscribe to Wife of Crime Podcast to listen to Part 2, which will be released on April 15, 2020. Wife of Crime will discuss the next two branches in the Weaver family tree.  This case will make you believe there is actually a killer gene.   ----- Join the Fan Club for ad-free episodes and EXCLUSIVE MILITARY MURDER CONTENT!!!   All sources for this episode can be found here. Follow on social: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/militarymurderpodcast  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/@militarymurder  Facebook: https://facebook.com/militarytruecrime  Email: militarymurderpodcast@gmail.com  Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Military murder is an independent project and is not endorsed by the Department of Defense or any military component.

0:07.0

The views expressed are those of those. The content of this broadcast is not meant to be legal or medical advice.

0:13.0

Warning, this episode contains dramatic details of murder and is not suitable for gun listeners.

0:19.0

Listen to our information and advise us.

0:31.0

Welcome back to Cry Marmy and thank you so much for tuning in again.

0:39.0

I am your host Margo and this is a true crime podcast where I focus on murders committed by people in the military and veterans.

0:46.0

But don't worry, you don't have to know anything about the military to listen. I promise.

0:50.0

You just have to be a true crime enthusiast and if that's you, welcome home.

0:55.0

Alright, so I just want to give a quick shout out to today's producer, which is Tony Crutchfield.

1:00.0

She sponsored last week's episode as well and I just want to say thank you to her and I just want to say Tony, I hope that you are enjoying the beginning of your retirement.

1:10.0

Alright, your crime army, I have had a heck of a week.

1:15.0

Last week, after I released two episodes of Military Murder, my entire house was flooded.

1:22.0

It's a long story, but it was flooded due to a pest control guys, mis-happ in my attic.

1:27.0

Anyway, it was a complete nightmare. I'm in a hotel room right now recording so if it sounds different or doesn't sound as good as usual, that's why I'm literally recording in a hotel room right now.

1:39.0

So I want to tell you guys what happened and how my week was but I don't want to waste anybody's time who doesn't want to hear.

1:45.0

If you're interested in hearing that story, stay tuned after the credits and I'll discuss more about my life in the last week.

1:52.0

And you know, that way for those of you who don't want to listen, you can just completely skip it.

1:56.0

Okay, also I am going to be changing the format of my show just a little bit from now on.

2:02.0

If you contribute to the Military Moral Fund, I normally do the shout outs in the beginning but I'm going to be moving that, the shout outs and everything to the end of the show.

2:11.0

Everyone, stay tuned because at the end of the show, I normally do shout outs for people who leave reviews on Facebook or Cast Box or even Stitcher or Facebook.

2:21.0

So I do that and I also give whatever update they need to give.

2:24.0

Don't forget to sign up for the True Crime Army Bulletin, aka the newsletter.

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