Episode
Joyce "Tina" Gallegos & Gabrielle DiStefano (7 & 3 of Spades, Utah)
37:51
Published: Wed Nov 02 2022
Description
Our card this week is Joyce "Tine" Gallegos, the 7 of Spades from Utah and Gabrielle DiStefano, the 4 of Spades fom Utah. Joyce “Tina” Gallegos is believed to have been murdered sometime around August 11, 1982. Ten days after being reported missing on August 11, a fisherman spotted her body on a sandbar in Utah’s Ogden River. A month after Tina’s body was found, a construction worker just outside of Ogden discovered another body —this one wrapped in plastic and left in a ditch. Law enforcement have long suspected Tina and Gabby’s cases are linked, and a recent discovery has solidified that suspicion for good. If you know anything about the 1982 murders of Joyce “Tina” Gallegos and Gabrielle DiStefano, please call the Weber County Sheriff’s Office at 801-395-8221. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com. To apply for the Cold Case Playing Cards grant through Season of Justice, visit www.seasonofjustice.org
Chapters
Janice Van Orden takes a closer look at two of Weber County's unsolved murders that have similarities, but were never officially linked.
00:00 - 02:22 (02:22)
Summary
Janice Van Orden takes a closer look at two of Weber County's unsolved murders that have similarities, but were never officially linked. Law enforcement is still optimistic that the cases can be solved after 40 years.
EpisodeJoyce "Tina" Gallegos & Gabrielle DiStefano (7 & 3 of Spades, Utah)
PodcastThe Deck
Sergeant Van Orden struggles to find the necessary information for a decades-old murder investigation due to the original files being lost by the police department.
02:22 - 10:25 (08:02)
Summary
Sergeant Van Orden struggles to find the necessary information for a decades-old murder investigation due to the original files being lost by the police department.
EpisodeJoyce "Tina" Gallegos & Gabrielle DiStefano (7 & 3 of Spades, Utah)
PodcastThe Deck
The investigation into Tina Harmon's murder led to the discovery of another case, Gabby DeStefano's case, and the involvement of a man named Frank who was believed to be an undercover narcotics officer.
10:25 - 20:40 (10:14)
Summary
The investigation into Tina Harmon's murder led to the discovery of another case, Gabby DeStefano's case, and the involvement of a man named Frank who was believed to be an undercover narcotics officer. However, after investigation and defense proof, it was confirmed that Frank was not employed by the police department and the charges against Raymond were dropped.
EpisodeJoyce "Tina" Gallegos & Gabrielle DiStefano (7 & 3 of Spades, Utah)
PodcastThe Deck
A tipster reveals seeing Gabby in a red lowrider car with unknown individuals, leading investigators to consider new suspects as police gather information from a potential party rendezvous point.
20:40 - 26:33 (05:53)
Summary
A tipster reveals seeing Gabby in a red lowrider car with unknown individuals, leading investigators to consider new suspects as police gather information from a potential party rendezvous point.
EpisodeJoyce "Tina" Gallegos & Gabrielle DiStefano (7 & 3 of Spades, Utah)
PodcastThe Deck
A reinvestigation of two cases led to a discovery about the missing physical evidence.
26:33 - 32:23 (05:49)
Summary
A reinvestigation of two cases led to a discovery about the missing physical evidence. After the bullets from Tina's and Gabby's cases were sent to the crime lab, the results finally revealed the truth.
EpisodeJoyce "Tina" Gallegos & Gabrielle DiStefano (7 & 3 of Spades, Utah)
PodcastThe Deck
Detectives collect DNA sample to crack 34-year-old cold case in hopes that advances in DNA technology will help solve the case.
32:23 - 37:48 (05:24)
Summary
Detectives collect DNA sample to crack 34-year-old cold case in hopes that advances in DNA technology will help solve the case.