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True Crime Bullsh**

The NAMUS-45: Lindsey Baum

True Crime Bullsh**

Studio BOTH/AND

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

A ten-year-old girl's Washington state disappearance draws some striking similarities to statements Keyes made and his known MO. A long line of potential suspects, evidence found over a hundred miles away, and her appearance on Keyes's computer muddle an investigation already hindered by a severe lack of evidence.

TCB is on its holiday/mid-season break. New episodes will return on January 12.

This episode was written and researched by Shana Wilensky.
With production, editing, and additional research by Josh Hallmark.

Patreon producers: Alexa Horn, Amy Basil, Annette, Benjamin Cioppa-Fong, Casey Jensen-Richardson, Dana Keith, Dr. Jill Cooper, Drew Vipond, Hallie Reed, Jessica Alihodzic, Jillian Natale, John O’Leary, Kendall C, Kimberly K, Lauren F, Lindsay Kurtis, Lynnlie Tuschoff, Manolis Boulukos, Meggan Capps-Seawel, Sara C, SC, Shannon Foster, Shelly Brewer, Tuesdi Woodworth, Zack Ignatowicz Warren, Lydia Fiedler.

Music by:
Buddha Kid, Sergey Cheremisinov, Aija Alsina, DJ Taz Rashid, Roniit, Boreis, Dear Gravity with We DReam of Eden, and Kyle Preston
Featured song: You're Never Coming Back by Caysan Renshaw

Transcript

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0:00.0

True Crime bullshit is currently on its mid-season slash holiday break.

0:05.7

New episodes will return on January 12th, but during the break we'll be releasing bonus

0:11.0

content, including two new Namus 45 episodes.

0:15.9

Here's the first.

0:17.4

Enjoy.

0:18.4

Lindsay Jo Balm disappeared on the evening of June 26th of 2009 from McCleary Washington.

0:34.2

She was last seen walking home from a friend's house just before dark.

0:38.8

Lindsay was 10 years old, 4'9", and 80 pounds with shoulder length brown hair and brown

0:45.7

eyes.

0:48.7

Lindsay lived with her mother Melissa and her older brother Josh, who was 12 years old

0:53.8

when his sister disappeared.

0:55.9

They had only lived in McCleary for about 2 years at the time.

1:02.1

McCleary is a small woodland town in western Washington.

1:06.5

With a 2009 population of just about 1,700, McCleary is known for its annual Bear Festival,

1:15.3

where community-cooked Bear Stew is served to the whole town.

1:20.7

Originally from Tennessee, Melissa moved with her children to her home state of Washington

1:25.2

after divorcing their father, Scott.

1:28.1

Melissa worked in nearby Olympia, but chose to settle in McCleary because, as a small town,

1:33.9

it felt safer.

1:36.4

Lindsay had been down about her parents' divorce, but was otherwise and overall a happy friendly

1:41.9

child.

1:43.6

Melissa's remember that she always waived as she walked past their houses.

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