Is there a true crime podcast in Kentucky?
True crime podcast fans now have a new option available- and it’s a story that played out right here in central Kentucky. FOX 56 10:00 News anchor Kristen Pflum has spent months researching, writing and editing “Taking Alex,” an in-depth look at the 2013 disappearance and death of Alex Johnson.
How many episodes of the Alex Pflum podcast are there?
Pflum chose December 20 to release episodes 1-3 of the podcast, on what is the 7th anniversary of Alex’s death. There are eight scheduled for release. Here’s a description of the series from the podcasts home page:
What happened to Alex the dog?
They held vigils, organized searches, brought in specialized K-9's and put up billboards. But Alex was dead. Beaten in the back of a Mercedes Benz, his body put in a barrel and rolled into a frigid Kentucky river. And one of his best friends named the prime suspect.
What happened to Alex on ‘American Idol’?
But Alex was dead. Beaten in the back of a Mercedes Benz, his body put in a barrel and rolled into a frigid Kentucky river. And one of his best friends named the prime suspect.
Kristen Pflum
Alex Johnson had it all. He was brilliant, an avid outdoorsman, a talented chef, artist and botanist with friends all over the world. In 2013, days shy of his 33rd birthday, Johnson vanished after wrapping up a phone call with his girlfriend. For more than a month, the Johnson family did everything they could think of.
Taking Alex Trailer
In 2013, a missing persons case gripped Kentucky for weeks. Alex Johnson vanished right after hanging up from a phone call with his girlfriend. Come along as I take you through this twisted murder tale that stretches from Lexington, KY to the bottom of a cold river to the border with Mexico.