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The Hand in the Window: The Survivor

20/20

ABC News

True Crime

3.87.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In episode two of "The Hand in the Window," the town of Ashland, Ohio, is turned upside down. To catch new episodes early, follow "The Hand in the Window" for free on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Deborah Roberts. I'm here with another weekly episode of our latest series from 2020 and ABC Audio, The Hand in the Window.

0:09.3

Remember, you can get new episodes early if you follow The Hand in the Window for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your favorite podcast app.

0:20.8

Now, here's the episode.

0:23.5

Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

0:27.7

Not much to it, is there?

0:29.7

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

0:34.4

Mmm, that is good.

0:36.5

Now that's what Asarni should sound like.

0:39.3

Go all crisp in with walkers.

0:42.1

Delicious.

0:45.9

Fall in Ashland, Ohio is former Detective Kim Major's favourite time of the year.

0:52.7

The maple and oak leaves turn blazing orange and deep red,

0:57.2

and the county fair comes to town. The whole community goes. The rides, the food, it's just a

1:04.2

wonderful time for families. It's a good time. The fair runs for a week every September. There's

1:10.6

livestock shows, high school band parades, and funnel cake aplenty.

1:16.0

As a child growing up in Ashland County, Major used to breed rabbits that were judged at the fair.

1:22.3

And in September of 2016, as an Ashland police detective, Major was set to return to the fair, only this time,

1:31.1

alongside her colleagues, to staff a police information booth.

1:36.8

So we were really happy about it.

1:38.6

It lets people actually see us as human and come up and interact with us, and we give out little

1:42.9

things to the kids.

1:45.2

A few days before the fair, the logistics of the booth were weighing on Detective Major's mind

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