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Murder In The Rain

The System Failed Her

Murder In The Rain

Murder In The Rain

True Crime

4.21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In the pre-dawn hours of January 22nd, 2007 Karen Bodine’s body was discovered by a passerby at the entrance of a gravel pit in Rochester, Washington. Mere hours before, a police officer spoke to Karen and had the opportunity to make sure she got home safely to her family safely, but they didn’t. What happened to Karen Bodine? In this episode of Murder in the Rain, we sit down with Karlee Bodine to help us tell the story of her mother’s murder. We also get to hear from the new Thurston County Sheriff to learn just how he intends to deal with cases like Karen’s in the future. For photos and sources for today’s episode, check out the Murder in the Rain Episode Blog. Episode Host: Emily Rowney To keep up with the Bodine family, you can follow the Justice for Karen Bodine Facebook page Justice for Karen Bodine To support the Bodine family raise funds for a new billboard please consider making a purchase at lashgasms.com Use code Karen20 at checkout to get 20% off your order AND 20% of your purchase will go directly to the Karen Bodine Cold Case Fund. If you’d like more episodes of Murder in the rain, Patreon members at the $5/mo+ level, gain access to exclusive episodes, ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. Follow us on: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/murderintherain/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mintherain/ Twitter https://twitter.com/murderintherain TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@em_murderintherain Website https://www.murderintherain.com/ Email murderintherain@gmail.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Bevmo is your west coast, born and raised neighborhood liquor store that has all your

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beverage needs covered plus so much more.

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Bevmo's got all of your favorite beverages from Cheetos to Dacorn plus thousands of additional

0:16.3

items for you to discover all at great prices.

0:19.6

Bevmo has hundreds of kegs available, rare and specialty items, and everything you would

0:24.2

need to make your favorite summer cocktail.

0:26.6

So stop by your local store today to explore the deals waiting for you.

0:30.1

Pick up your go-to's or discover your new favorites with the help from their knowledgeable

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staff.

0:34.9

Planning a party, Bevmo offers complimentary, wedding and party planning assistance and handles

0:40.0

all of the ordering.

0:41.2

They can even deliver directly to you.

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Visit one of the over 160 Bevmo locations and ask about becoming a clubbev member for

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exclusive pricing on hundreds of items and weekly deals.

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Find your local Bevmo store or order through the GoPuff app today, Bevmo, for beverages

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and more.

1:12.5

This is Murder in the Rain, where each week Emily Rowney, Alicia Hallund and Josh McCullough

1:18.9

tell true crime stories of the Pacific Northwest.

1:22.8

Murder in the Rain contains graphic content, listener discretion is advised.

1:51.6

According to several published law enforcement statistics and a crime report by the Federal

1:56.1

Bureau of Investigation, there were 10,409 homicides throughout Washington State between

2:03.0

the years of 1980 and 2019.

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