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Case Closed

The Double Arrest

Case Closed

Macmillan

News, True Crime

4.22K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Police close in on Eli and Barb at their respective homes in Apple Creek and Millersburg, Ohio, warrants in hand. You can order Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris's book A Killing in Amish Country about this case now. Stay in the know about the latest at Macmillan by subscribing to our free newsletter here.

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0:00.0

The

0:10.6

Late in the afternoon on June 10th, Deputy Alex Able and Detectess Chouy and Maxwell

0:16.9

pulled up to a house in the town of Millersburg about 18 miles from Apple Creek.

0:22.3

The facade was neat and well maintained. Trim Shrubbs folded up lawn chairs and stacked

0:28.0

firewood gave the home a lived-in feel. A powerboat took up part of the driveway.

0:33.8

It had been eight hectic days since the detectives first saw a barb was dead body.

0:38.6

Now they were walking up the drive to Barb Raibers front door, search warrants in hand.

0:43.9

They knocked on the door once, twice, three times, but there was no answer.

0:51.2

Several minutes passed before Barb came to the door. Her small frame barely felt the doorway,

0:56.7

so the detectives were able to take a quick peek behind her. And what they saw made them pause.

1:02.0

Every surface was covered in stuff. Toys, clothes, small appliances, things kind of

1:08.5

disappeared in the clutter that filled her home.

1:13.6

By all accounts, Barb was a hoarder. The mess inside her home seemed to mirror her own

1:19.4

inner turmoil.

1:20.3

Welcome back to Case Closed from McMillan Podcast. The show where the bad guy doesn't get away

1:31.8

with it. I'm Charlie Spicer. And I'm Christy Wascard.

1:35.7

Last episode, we looked at the evidence collected to date. We read Eli and Barb's text trail in

1:41.4

the hours surrounding Barb's murder. The messages helped police build a more exact timeline of the

1:47.2

crime, but they also left room for speculation. Then we heard from the children. Through heartbreaking

1:54.2

interviews, we learned about Barbara and Eli's relationship from an innocent perspective.

1:59.9

Finally, Eli's former lover, Sherry, helped the police by recording her cold conversation with

2:06.0

Eli while Tabitha divulged information about her calls with Barb.

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