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Cold Case Files

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Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Jack Irwin is a 71-year-old war veteran who lives by himself in San Bernardino, CA. That is until two young women - Marcia Ann Johnson and Judy Gellert - embed themselves into Jack's affairs, and his finances. Jack's neighbors become concerned, and when Jack disappears, they are left asking: Are Marcia and Judy friends, con artists, or worse? Manage your online orders with ShipStation! Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use code COLDCASE at www.ShipStation.com Find affordable online therapy with TALKSPACE. Go to www.Talkspace.com - or download the app - and use code COLDCASE to get $100 off your first month.

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0:00.0

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

0:07.9

Hello Podcast listeners. My name is Sean Kipe, host of In the Red Clay, the new podcast about a

0:13.9

chance meeting in a small town that unlocks the secrets and legend of Billy Sunday Bert, one of the

0:20.3

most notorious figures in American history. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts and stay

0:26.8

tuned to the end of this episode for a special preview of the trailer for the podcast.

0:35.1

Up on California, 1999, a middle class community about an hour's drive east of Los Angeles

0:41.3

nestled at the foot of the San Bernardino mountain range. 71-year-old Jack Irwin was new to the

0:46.5

neighborhood. It didn't take long for his neighbors to figure out two things about Jack. One, he had money,

0:53.3

and two, there were a pair of young women in his life who gave cause for suspicion.

0:58.2

Marcia Ann Johnson and Judy Keller. Marcia and Judy had approached Jack with an offer to buy his

1:04.1

cabin in nearby Mount Bali, except they couldn't actually afford the cabin outright. So they made a

1:09.9

deal with Jack to pay an installments. Jack agreed, and from there, the girls managed to continuously

1:16.4

insert themselves deeper and deeper into Jack's life. What were Marcia and Judy really after?

1:23.8

What was their interest in Jack? Had they struck up a real connection with him?

1:28.9

Were they just after his money? If Marcia and Judy were mysteriously witnessing, what exactly

1:34.2

did Marcia and Judy know about it? From A&E, this is Cold Case Files the podcast. I'm Brooke,

1:42.7

and this story adapted from a classic episode of Cold Case Files is told by Bill Curtis.

1:57.0

My house is this one right here, and Jack's house is this one right here. And they said he only lived

2:04.6

here six months. Suzy Hegemyer has lived in Upland for 10 years and knows everyone on her block,

2:16.0

including her newest neighbor, a senior with Keshta Burn, named Jack Irwin.

2:22.8

One thing about Jack, if you ask him if you have any money, he'd pull out a water money and go,

2:28.1

yeah, I got money, I got a lot of money. Here's money, and I got money in the bank, I got lots of

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