The I-65 Killer (Part Two: The Bearded Man)
Unresolved
Unresolved Productions
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🗓️ 2 February 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Unbeknownst to investigators at the time, the 1989 murders of 24-year-old Peggy Gill and 34-year-old Jeanne Gilbert were just the tip of the iceberg when it came to this unknown offender. A rash of other crimes throughout the area - ranging as far south as Kentucky and as far north as Minnesota - would later be linked to the same individual.
But that came many years after this crime spree came to an end, when DNA testing had become commonplace. By the time investigators figured out how extensive this man's crime spree had been, it was already too late...
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Special thanks to Damion Moore (American Crime Journal) for sharing his extensive research in this case with me; if you want to learn more, please check out his website at https://mytruecrime.com
Episode hosted, produced, and additional research/writing by Micheal Whelan
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Theme music created and composed by Ailsa Traves
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains graphic content. |
| 0:03.6 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:10.6 | Lois Evelyn Wright was a 41-year-old that had been married to her husband, Daniel, for over half of her life. |
| 0:18.0 | The two lived in Rockford, Illinois, where Evelyn worked overnight at the colonial inn best western, |
| 0:24.3 | located less than two miles away from Interstate 90. |
| 0:27.5 | Daniel dropped off Evelyn at work on the evening of Saturday, December 17, 1988, |
| 0:33.4 | and all seemed to be well at the colonial inn throughout the night. |
| 0:37.3 | The following morning, December 18, Evelyn's husband woke up at around 6am, |
| 0:42.6 | expecting a call from her. |
| 0:44.3 | She normally called him in the morning to let him know that all was well, |
| 0:47.8 | and since they only had one vehicle at the time, they would then make plans for him to pick her up. |
| 0:53.1 | However, on this morning, Evelyn had missed her expected call time, |
| 0:57.3 | and as minutes began to pass, Daniel's worry began to grow. |
| 1:01.8 | At around 6.15, Daniel decided to call Evelyn at work. |
| 1:06.3 | Thankfully, she answered, telling him that she had simply gotten busy with work, |
| 1:10.8 | but would be ready to leave at around 8am. |
| 1:13.5 | So the two said their quick goodbyes hung up, and Daniel prepared to pick up his wife from work |
| 1:19.5 | in a little over an hour. |
| 1:21.1 | Police would later speculate that within the next 60 or so minutes, |
| 1:25.1 | sometime between 6.15 and 7.15, the exact time undetermined. |
| 1:30.0 | Evelyn was shot and killed at the front desk of the Rockford Colonial Inn. |
| 1:34.8 | Using a 44 caliber handgun, an assailant had entered the hotel and shot Evelyn once in the |
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