Chapter

Ominous Phone Call
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14:17 - 19:33 (05:16)

A transcript of an ominous phone call made to a radio station wherein the caller asks to relay a message to his daughter and instructs the ambulance and sheriff to come to his location, leaving the hosts feeling disturbed.

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Sherry requests only immediate family and emergency personnel attend her funeral, and also asks for her hands to be crossed in prayer on her stomach in her casket.
14:17 - 15:02 (00:45)
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Funeral
Summary

Sherry requests only immediate family and emergency personnel attend her funeral, and also asks for her hands to be crossed in prayer on her stomach in her casket.

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Ominous Phone Call
Episode
MURDERED: Shari Smith and Debra Helmick
Podcast
Crime Junkie
A caller expresses concerns to Hilda about the safety of his community, emphasizing that he is serious and the sheriff is aware, while also mentioning a folded hands gesture for when something bad happens.
15:02 - 18:02 (03:00)
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Safety
Summary

A caller expresses concerns to Hilda about the safety of his community, emphasizing that he is serious and the sheriff is aware, while also mentioning a folded hands gesture for when something bad happens.

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Ominous Phone Call
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MURDERED: Shari Smith and Debra Helmick
Podcast
Crime Junkie
A family receives an ominous phone call with a disguised voice telling them that if they don't do what he says, he'll kill their daughter.
18:02 - 19:33 (01:31)
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Crime
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A family receives an ominous phone call with a disguised voice telling them that if they don't do what he says, he'll kill their daughter. The detectives trace the call to a payphone about eight miles away from their house.

Chapter
Ominous Phone Call
Episode
MURDERED: Shari Smith and Debra Helmick
Podcast
Crime Junkie