The Deadly Ex
Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne
4.1 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
A mother disappears and her voicemails lead detectives to the body. But the case goes cold until over a decade later when an informant discloses critical clues to turn the suspect into a convicted murderer.
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| 0:00.0 | Before text messages, there was voicemail. |
| 0:07.0 | And before that, there were answering machines. |
| 0:10.0 | Little devices that plugged into a landline to answer your phone when you couldn't. |
| 0:15.0 | No matter how you get your messages now, would they provide an accurate picture of your life? |
| 0:24.6 | Cheryl Petrie had an answering machine, and on October 16th, 1988, it recorded several calls. |
| 0:29.6 | She never heard those messages, though, |
| 0:32.6 | because on that same day, Cheryl was murdered. |
| 0:36.6 | From A&E, same day, Cheryl was murdered. |
| 0:42.9 | From A&E, this is Cold Case Files. |
| 0:48.7 | I'm Brooke, and here's the unrivaled Bill Curtis with a classic case, The Deadly X. Cheryl, this is Marcella. |
| 0:57.0 | It's 836. |
| 0:59.0 | Are you supposed to open the store today? |
| 1:02.0 | Bye. |
| 1:03.0 | Cheryl, this is Betsy. |
| 1:06.0 | It's 9 o'clock and I'm at the store. |
| 1:08.0 | Could you get up here as soon as possible? Thanks. |
| 1:11.6 | On a Sunday morning, an answering machine belonging to Cheryl Petrie is lighting up. |
| 1:17.6 | Hi, Cheryl. This is Betsy again. |
| 1:20.6 | I need to know where you are. |
| 1:23.6 | And if you're all right, thanks. At first, Cheryl's coworkers don't think anything is seriously wrong. |
| 1:32.3 | By sundown, however, the mood has changed, |
| 1:35.3 | and Cheryl's ex-husband Roland puts a call into police. |
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