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Cold Case Files

Something Snapped

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

When a young woman is murdered, investigators believe they have the perfect suspect... until DNA advancements prove they might be looking in the wrong direction. Check out our great sponsors! Purple: Go to Purple.com/coldcase10 and use code coldcase10 to get 10% off any order of $200 or more! Terms apply. June's Jourey: Download June’s Journey free today on the Apple App Store or Google Play! Progressive: Take one small step to help your budget. Get a quote today at Progressive.com Follow Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Wondery Plus or the Wondery App!

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0:00.0

Thank you for listening to this Podcast One production available on Apple Podcasts and Podcast One

0:14.7

In August of 1987 19 year old Diana Disa went out with friends for a night in the town

0:21.3

Her mother Mary Ann knew her daughter was responsible and so she wasn't particularly worried

0:26.9

She wasn't worried that is until Diana didn't come home

0:34.8

Diana's mother called the police hoping they could help her find her daughter

0:40.7

tragically

0:41.9

Mary Ann was unaware that Diana had already been found

0:47.5

From A&E this is cold case files. I am Brooke and here's the dynamic Bill Curtis with a classic case something snapped

0:56.1

I was told to respond to this area in connection to an apparent homicide that occurred

1:09.2

John Murray works homicide for the New York State Police as I walked down towards the end of the

1:16.3

trail here and reaching a river I could I noted that there was a

1:21.8

concrete shelf

1:23.4

Like area and against that shelf area there was a body of a woman lying partially submerged in the water

1:30.6

Her back was scraped up from what looked like her sliding down this rough surface at a concrete into the river

1:42.3

Initial signs point to murder at autopsy will later determine the victim had been strangled and confirms the presence of

1:49.5

Seaman and the possibility of a sexual assault meanwhile John Murray needs to ID his victim

1:57.0

Her pocketbook wasn't found there was nothing here that

2:01.0

indicated who she was

2:03.0

An APB is put out and investigator Murray waits for someone somewhere to recognize his victim

2:16.0

Wow she didn't come home

2:18.0

And I knew she always would come home and this time she didn't

2:27.0

Mary and D so is worried she has not seen her daughter 19 year old Diana since last night

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