Snapped: Women Who Murder - Trailer: "Girl On The Milk Carton" airs Sunday, August 25th at 7pm ET/PT Oxygen

Episode Date: August 20, 2024

"Girl On The Milk Carton" delves into the story of one the first faces to be featured on milk cartons across America, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews. Jonelle's disappearance went cold for over ...three decades until a suspect’s ex-wife pushed past years of abuse to bring forth crucial evidence. The two-part series airs in its entirety on Sunday, August 25th at 7pm ET/PT.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 I'm Sachi Cole. And I'm Sarah Hagge. And we're the host of Scamfluencers, a weekly podcast from Wondry that takes you along the twists and turns of some of the most infamous scams of all time, the impact on victims, and what's left once a facade falls away. Follow Scamfluencers on the Wondry app or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Dan Tuberski. In 2011, something strange began to happen at a high school in upstate New York.
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Starting point is 00:00:55 went cold for over three decades until a suspect's ex-wife pushed past years of abuse to bring forth crucial evidence. The two-part series airs in its entirety on Sunday, August 25th at 7 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time. Take a listen. Jonel Matthews of Greeley Colorado, three or five days before Christmas, disappeared from her home. Greeley was a sleepy little town until December 1984. No forced entry, no signs of struggle. She's vanished. It's believed she's the victim of a kidnapping.
Starting point is 00:01:35 She was one of the first ones on the milk carton. Someone in Greeley knew something. A monster tapped on the shoulder of law enforcement because he couldn't help but to do it. Statements made by Pinky made him a person of interest. The former candidate for governor of Idaho. He's an enigma. Is he a criminal?
Starting point is 00:01:55 Is he a witness? Who is he? I didn't know she existed until six days after the fact. I never let myself fear failure. Failure wasn't an option. It was like a quest for me. I had to find out if he killed Janelle Matthews. You couldn't even believe something like that would happen.
Starting point is 00:02:15 It affected people for decades. It still does. The Girl on the Milk Carton, an oxygen true crime special event, Sunday, August 25th. Hey, podcast listeners, on the Milk Carton, an Autigen True Crime for free, or go to amazon.com slash ad-free podcasts. That's amazon.com slash ad-free podcasts to catch up on the latest episodes without the ads.

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