What is the Crime Junkie podcast?
Crime Junkie is a weekly podcast dedicated to giving you a true crime fix. Every Monday, Ashley Flowers will tell you about whatever crime she’s been obsessing over that week in a way that sounds like you’re sitting around talking crime with your best friends.
What happened to Kendrick Johnson?
MYSTERIOUS DEATH: Kendrick Johnson. In 2013 a 17-year-old boy’s body was found rolled up in a high school gym mat. Local law enforcement was quick to rule it an accident and move on but the family is sure this is a case of murder being covered up.
How often does Crime Junkie have new episodes?
Started in 2017 by hosts Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat, Crime Junkie releases a new episode every Monday. These run the gamut from murders to disappearances to inexplicable connections between cases, so to make knowing where to start easier, I’ve compiled a list of the best episodes of Crime Junkie.
What happened to Kendrick’s dad?
Local law enforcement was quick to rule it an accident and move on but the family is sure this is a case of murder being covered up. Kendrick’s dad trying to illustrate his son was too wide to fit in the mat. Shoes at the top of the mat that Kendrick had been wearing that day.
How did Kendrick Johnson?
Kendrick Johnson's body was found in a wrestling mat Jan. 11, 2013, in the Lowndes High School gym in Valdosta, Georgia. State and local law enforcement officials ruled the death an accidental asphyxiation, saying Johnson died after he climbed into a rolled-up mat to retrieve his sneakers.
Where did Kendrick Johnson's organs go?
Adding to the confusion is the fact that in October 2013, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told CBS that Kendrick's organs were returned to his body following the autopsy, as per protocol. “Those organs were in the body when we sent it back to the funeral home,” an agency spokesperson said.
Was Kendrick Johnson's organs removed?
The funeral home that processed the body following the FBI's autopsy stated that they never received Johnson's internal organs from the coroner; the organs were said to have been "destroyed through natural process" and "discarded by the prosector before the body was sent back to Valdosta," according to the funeral home ...
Where is Kendrick Johnson buried?
Two entities had custody of Kendrick Johnson's body after his death — the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which conducted the first autopsy in January; and the Harrington Funeral Home in Valdosta, which handled the teen's embalming and burial.
Ashley Flowers Opinions
I used to love the podcast, was an avid Patron and genuinely enjoyed listening to CJ and other AudioChuck podcasts.
Britts gasps are hilarious
I love the show but honestly sometimes I find the scripting so funny like: Ashley: so they dug where he said the body was buried and guess what they found Britt: what?? Ashley: they found…. A body Britt: GHASP !!!!!!
Missing the old CJ
I am really noticing a change in the newest episodes. They feel less in depth and although important cases I feel that they don’t present them in the same way they used to! What are some of your favorite episodes? What are some other podcasts to listen to?
Georgia Leah Moses
My heart. My heart! The end about the birthday gift absolutely broke me.
Enrique Martinez update
Just saw this in r/army, an update on the SPC who was stationed at Ft Bragg & went on a camping trip trip "friends" to disappear & his body found in the water (if I remember correctly), without his head.
1. MURDERED: The Powell Family
Let me just make it clear that this is the kind of episode that sticks with you. I thought about this episode for days and it led me down a rabbit hole of more and more facts painting a picture of pure dysfunction within this family.
2. SERIAL KILLER: L.I.S.K
This episode is mainly on this list because of how close to home it hits– literally. L.I.S.K stands for “Long Island Serial Killer” and if you are a student of Stony Brook University like myself, you may be aware that Stony Brook, NY is on Long Island. Not to mention that I distinctly remember the news coming out about this in the early 2010s.
3. INFAMOUS: Darlie Routier ( Part 1 & Part 2)
As mentioned in this episode, before there was Casey Anthony, there was Darlie Routier. Routier was accused of taking part in the death of her two young sons in 1996. However, all those who became aware of this case at the time appeared disinterested in looking into any suspect besides Darlie despite evidence that was suggesting otherwise.
4. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Lynn Messer
Lynn Messer lived with her family on a sprawling 260-acre farm when she just one day up and vanished. It took two years before her remains were found on the edge of the family’s cow pasture, a plot of land frequently tended to by members of Lynn’s family.