The Trail Went Cold - Episode 392 - The Bricca Family Murders

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

September 25, 1966. Bridgetown, Ohio. After he is seen taking out the garbage, 28-year old Jerry Bricca returns to his residence, where he lives with his 23-year old wife, Linda, and their four-year old daughter, Debbie. Two days later, the entire family is found murdered, as they have each been stabbed to death inside their respective bedrooms. Police begin to suspect Fred Leininger, a local veterinarian whom Linda had recently started working for and was rumoured to be having an affair with, but there is not enough evidence to implicate him and no one is ever charged with the crime. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the disturbing story of the Bricca Family Murders, which has remained unsolved for nearly 60 years. If you have information about this case, please contact the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Section at (513) 851-6000. Special thanks to Factor sponsoring this episode. Please visit FACTORMEALS.com/cold50 and use code “cold50” to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month while your subscription is active! Additional Reading: “Summer’s Almost Gone: The Haunting Case of the Bricca Family Murders” by J.T. Townsend https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/death-on-a-quiet-street1/ https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/12/18/cincinnati-author-examines-bricca-family-massacre-new-book/2003965002/ https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/st-lucie-county/crime/who-killed-the-bricca-family-local-historian-explores-cold-case-in-new-book https://www.wlwt.com/article/bricca-murders-a-new-push-to-solve-cincinnatis-infamous-cold-case/30984570 https://www.fox19.com/2022/05/17/detectives-continue-investigating-brutal-bricca-family-murders-five-decades-later/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

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0:00.0	You'd like to take a moment to thank Factor for supporting today's episode.
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0:25.0	Enjoy the show.
0:27.0	September 25, 1966.
0:31.0	Bridgetown, Ohio After he's seen taking out the garbage, British Towne Ohio.
0:33.7	After he's seen taking out the garbage, 28-year-old Jerry Brica returns to his residence, where he lives
0:39.0	with his 23-year-old wife, Linda Brica, and their 4-year-old daughter, Debbie.
0:43.0	Two days later, the entire family is found murdered as they were each stabbed to death inside their respective bedrooms.
0:50.0	Police begin to suspect Fred Lininger, a local veterinarian whom Linda worked for and was rumored to be having an affair with,
0:57.0	but there is not enough evidence to implicate him, and the Brica family murders are never solved.
1:02.0	After that, the trail went cold. Abrica family murders are never solved.
1:02.6	After that, the trail went cold. Oh, uh, uh, and uh,
1:14.0	uh, for the first uh, uh, uh, yeah. Oh, uh, uh, uh,
1:25.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
1:26.0	uh,
1:28.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, Hello everyone and welcome to our latest episode of the Trail Went Cold.
1:45.6	I'm your host Robin Werder and on today's episode we're going to be exploring
1:50.0	an horrific triple homicide the 1966 murders of the Brica family.
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