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Crime Junkie June 17, 2026 1m

Evidence Kept Showing Up In Strange Places... #truecrimeshorts #truecrimestories #crimejunkies

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  1. Hi Crime Junkies, I'm your host Ashley Hi Crime Junkies, I'm your host Ashley Flowers. Flowers. Flowers. >> And I'm Brit. >> And I'm Brit. >> And I'm Brit. >> And you guys, there is a case out of >> And you guys, there is a case out of >> And you guys, there is a case out of Louisville, Kentucky that I bet you've Louisville, Kentucky that I bet you've Louisville, Kentucky that I bet you've never heard of. About a woman that never heard of. About a woman that never heard of. About a woman that you've probably never heard of. you've probably never heard of. you've probably never heard of. But I don't know why. Because it's one But I don't know why. Because it's one But I don't know why. Because it's one of the most mysterious cases I've come of the most mysterious cases I've come of the most mysterious cases I've come across. A call in the middle of the across. A call in the middle of the across. A call in the middle of the night lures a woman out of her home and night lures a woman out of her home and night lures a woman out of her home and hours later her body is found floating hours later her body is found floating hours later her body is found floating in a nearby river. in a nearby river. in a nearby river. The list of suspects is a mile long and The list of suspects is a mile long and The list of suspects is a mile long and evidence keeps showing up all over town. evidence keeps showing up all over town. evidence keeps showing up all over town. Sometimes in suspiciously planted ways. Sometimes in suspiciously planted ways. Sometimes in suspiciously planted ways. Yet, for 60 years this case has remained Yet, for 60 years this case has remained Yet, for 60 years this case has remained unsolved. Our investigation set out to unsolved. Our investigation set out to unsolved. Our investigation set out to ask the question, why? ask the question, why? ask the question, why? And the possibilities will surprise you. And the possibilities will surprise you. And the possibilities will surprise you. Maybe it's because evidence in the case Maybe it's because evidence in the case Maybe it's because evidence in the case mysteriously disappeared. It could be mysteriously disappeared. It could be mysteriously disappeared. It could be because some investigators on the case because some investigators on the case because some investigators on the case had ulterior motives. Or it could be had ulterior motives. Or it could be had ulterior motives. Or it could be because the very foundation that this because the very foundation that this because the very foundation that this story was built on might be a lie. story was built on might be a lie. story was built on might be a lie. This is the story of a woman you should This is the story of a woman you should This is the story of a woman you should know about. A passionate attorney who know about. A passionate attorney who know about. A passionate attorney who made strides at the height of the Civil made strides at the height of the Civil made strides at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. A woman who was Rights Movement. A woman who was Rights Movement. A woman who was brutally murdered before she could break brutally murdered before she could break brutally murdered before she could break even more barriers.

  2. even more barriers. even more barriers. This is the story of Alberta O. Jones.

Summary

This transcript details the unsolved murder of Alberta O. Jones, a Black attorney in Louisville, Kentucky, during the Civil Rights era. The case is characterized by mysterious circumstances, a long list of suspects, and possibly planted evidence that has kept it unsolved for 60 years. The investigation explores potential reasons for the lack of resolution, including missing evidence and ulterior motives, emphasizing that Jones was a significant figure whose life and potential were cut short.

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