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Crime Junkie June 13, 2026 1m

How Would He Get Rid of Her Body AND Her Car?! #truecrime #crimejunkie

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  1. Let's just play this out for a second. Let's just play this out for a second. How would Rick get rid of his wife's How would Rick get rid of his wife's How would Rick get rid of his wife's body and car in like kind of a short body and car in like kind of a short body and car in like kind of a short amount of time? We're talking about like amount of time? We're talking about like amount of time? We're talking about like what four, 5 hours maybe. This is what what four, 5 hours maybe. This is what what four, 5 hours maybe. This is what I'm saying. Show me how it happened. I'm saying. Show me how it happened. I'm saying. Show me how it happened. Like the easy answer is a body of water. Like the easy answer is a body of water. Like the easy answer is a body of water. That's why everyone keeps talking about That's why everyone keeps talking about That's why everyone keeps talking about water. But which one? I don't know if water. But which one? I don't know if water. But which one? I don't know if anyone's been to Indie recently. Like we anyone's been to Indie recently. Like we anyone's been to Indie recently. Like we don't just have like massive remote don't just have like massive remote don't just have like massive remote bodies of water. bodies of water. bodies of water. >> Not really known for mass bodies of >> Not really known for mass bodies of >> Not really known for mass bodies of water. water. water. >> Yeah. We have like plenty of little ones >> Yeah. We have like plenty of little ones >> Yeah. We have like plenty of little ones all over, but most of them aren't open all over, but most of them aren't open all over, but most of them aren't open access. There are like houses around access. There are like houses around access. There are like houses around them where people would see. You might them where people would see. You might them where people would see. You might even see tire tracks that would stand even see tire tracks that would stand even see tire tracks that would stand out or there's like guard rails if the out or there's like guard rails if the out or there's like guard rails if the water is close to the road. And like I water is close to the road. And like I water is close to the road. And like I said, the ones that have places that you said, the ones that have places that you said, the ones that have places that you could easily drive something into could easily drive something into could easily drive something into between Broadripple, that area, and her between Broadripple, that area, and her between Broadripple, that area, and her house, those have been searched. Like I house, those have been searched. Like I house, those have been searched. Like I Okay, but again, the focus is on the Okay, but again, the focus is on the Okay, but again, the focus is on the area between the bar and her house. area between the bar and her house. area between the bar and her house. the person we have saying she was headed the person we have saying she was headed the person we have saying she was headed to her house was the guy she was having to her house was the guy she was having to her house was the guy she was having an affair with, right? Like that's an affair with, right? Like that's an affair with, right? Like that's that's that's how we know she's going no that's that's how we know she's going no that's that's how we know she's going no in like air quot everything everything in like air quot everything everything in like air quot everything everything is based on that. And investigators, is based on that. And investigators, is based on that. And investigators, they've always said they deem him they've always said they deem him they've always said they deem him credible and [music] not involved in her credible and [music] not involved in her credible and [music] not involved in her disappearance. But I mean, since I don't disappearance. But I mean, since I don't disappearance. But I mean, since I don't have their records, I don't know all the have their records, I don't know all the have their records, I don't know all the ins and outs of why other than the fact ins and outs of why other than the fact ins and outs of why other than the fact that they say he passed a polygraph. And that they say he passed a polygraph. And that they say he passed a polygraph. And unfortunately, he died in 2006, so we unfortunately, he died in 2006, so we unfortunately, he died in 2006, so we couldn't talk to him now. But we did get couldn't talk to him now. But we did get couldn't talk to him now. But we did get in touch with John's daughter, Kim.

Summary

The transcript explores the logistical challenges of disposing of a body and car within a limited timeframe, focusing on the common theory of using a body of water. It highlights the difficulty of finding easily accessible and secluded water sources in the area and discusses the unreliability of the primary witness whose testimony is based on an affair. Ultimately, the practical takeaway is that investigators deemed the witness credible and not involved in the disappearance, despite his death preventing further questioning.

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