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Crime Junkie June 28, 2026 34s

Was This Really Her Phone? #crimejunkies #truecrimeinvestigation #truecrimeshorts #podcast

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  1. Months after Brittany Walsh Shank Months after Brittany Walsh Shank disappeared, part of her phone suddenly disappeared, part of her phone suddenly disappeared, part of her phone suddenly turns up. Search teams were combing turns up. Search teams were combing turns up. Search teams were combing fields near where Brittany vanished, and fields near where Brittany vanished, and fields near where Brittany vanished, and her estranged husband, Eric, claims he her estranged husband, Eric, claims he her estranged husband, Eric, claims he finds something, the back plate of a finds something, the back plate of a finds something, the back plate of a Samsung phone, possibly Brittany's. And Samsung phone, possibly Brittany's. And Samsung phone, possibly Brittany's. And according to family members, nobody saw according to family members, nobody saw according to family members, nobody saw him find it because he was searching him find it because he was searching him find it because he was searching alone. So, we're just supposed to take alone. So, we're just supposed to take alone. So, we're just supposed to take his word for it. If it really belonged his word for it. If it really belonged his word for it. If it really belonged to Brittany, to Brittany, to Brittany, where's the rest of the phone? And if where's the rest of the phone? And if where's the rest of the phone? And if the phone really was Brittany's, was the phone really was Brittany's, was the phone really was Brittany's, was this evidence actually found, or did this evidence actually found, or did this evidence actually found, or did someone already have it?

Summary

The main theme revolves around the suspicious discovery of a partial phone belonging to a missing woman, Brittany Walsh Shank. The husband, Eric, claims to have found the back plate alone, raising questions about the authenticity and circumstances of its retrieval. The conclusion emphasizes the need for further investigation to determine if this partial phone is indeed Brittany's and was genuinely found, or if it's a staged piece of evidence.

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