The Trail Went Cold - Episode 95 - Chris Jenkins

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

October 31, 2002. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 21-year old university student Chris Jenkins celebrates Halloween by going to a local bar with friends. After he is ejected from the establishment, Chris vanishes without a trace and his body is found in the Mississippi River four months later. While police initially believe that Chris’ death was an accidental drowning, his family uncovers disturbing discrepancies to suggest his body was not in the river the entire time he was missing and that he was a victim of foul play. After four years, the Minneapolis police chief reopens the investigation, reclassifies Chris’ death as a homicide, and issues an apology to the Jenkins family. What actually happened to Chris Jenkins after he left the bar? Could his death somehow be connected to the infamous “Smiley face murder theory”? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” examines a truly baffling Halloween night mystery. Additional Reading: http://www.startribune.com/strange-case-of-son-s-death-propels-mom-on-tireless-quest/82751737/ https://www.mprnews.org/story/2006/11/20/jenkins https://www.twincities.com/2007/07/31/no-charges-for-now-against-suspect-in-college-students-02-death/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38601514/ns/solve_my_mystery/t/investigators-notes/#.W8jIv2hKhO- “Case Studies in Drowning Forensics” by Kevin Gannon & D. Lee Gilbertson “Footprints of Courage: Our Family’s Struggle for Justice – Inside the Chris Jenkins Murder Investigation” by Jan Jenkins “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 produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone before we begin the episode I would like to play a quick promo for a new and important true crime podcast from Canada called Thunder Bay.
0:08.5	Have a listen.
0:10.5	There's a small city in Northern Ontario with the highest murder rate in the country,
0:15.0	where the mayor is facing a trial for extortion,
0:19.0	where nine indigenous teenagers came from out of town to go to high school and ended up dead.
0:25.0	I need you to know there is an activity down by the river that involves throwing
0:31.5	indigenous people into the river
0:33.0	when they're too drunk to defend themselves.
0:35.1	Doesn't that sound like bloodshed?
0:38.3	Don't send your kids here no more,
0:40.6	because Thunder Bay is a fucking murder city.
0:45.0	Thunder Bay is a podcast from Canada Land Media.
0:51.0	Subscribe now in iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:56.3	October 31st, 2002.
1:00.3	Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1:09.0	21-year-old university student Chris Jenkins celebrates Halloween by going to a local bar with friends.
1:18.0	After he is ejected from the establishment, Chris vanishes without a trace, and his body is found in the Mississippi River four months later. While police initially believed that Chris's death was an accidental drowning, his family uncovers disturbing evidence to suggest he was a victim of foul play.
1:27.0	The police chief eventually reclassifies the death as a homicide and issues an apology to the Jenkins family, but the exact circumstances of how Chris died remain unknown.
1:38.0	After that, the trail went cold. when called. I'm going. I'm not.
2:04.0	Ah, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
2:05.0	uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
2:06.0	uh,
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