The Abduction & Murder of Ashley Estell Part 1: Stranger Danger

Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

Vincent Strange

True Crime

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The abduction and murder of 7-year-old Ashley Nicole Estell sent shockwaves through Plano, Texas, a Dallas suburban outlier. Crime in the community in 1993 was extremely rare, particularly crime of such violence against a child as the one against Ashley. It changed everything in Plano, and the shockwaves were felt throughout the North Texas Region if not the entire state. The investigation, at first, was going nowhere and the public feared for the safety of their children. Part 1 of 2.

If you have any information about the abduction and murder of Ashley Nicole Estell, please contact Texas Crime stoppers by calling 713-222-TIPS, or 713-222-8477

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0:27.9	See you soon.
0:29.8	Bigfoot.
0:31.0	A legend.
0:32.2	A joke.
0:33.2	Or something real.
0:34.8	I'm a former police officer, trained to follow evidence, not myths, to question
0:40.1	stories until facts take over. Then I stepped into the woods. Welcome to the Sasquatch
0:46.4	Odyssey podcast. Every episode features firsthand encounters from people who've come face to face
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0:55.8	real fear, real experiences that don't fade with time. But this isn't Campfire storytelling.
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1:15.7	Just investigation.
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