Episode
MURDERED: Shawn Edwards Part 1
36:41
Published: Mon Jun 20 2022
Description
When 14-year-old Shawn Edwards is stabbed and beaten to death outside of a high school in Middletown, NY, the whole community is shocked. Why would anyone want to hurt – let alone murder – this friendly, popular kid? As the investigation unfolds, police try to separate fact from fiction, only to come up emptyhanded. It seems like everyone’s a suspect…but no one has a motive.Anyone with information about the homicide should call Middletown Police at 845-343-3151.Google Earth: Shawn Edwards For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-shawn-edwards-part-1/
Chapters
In 1986, a 14-year-old girl named Genelle Conway-Allen was found murdered outside of a high school in Fairfield, California.
00:00 - 04:38 (04:38)
Summary
In 1986, a 14-year-old girl named Genelle Conway-Allen was found murdered outside of a high school in Fairfield, California. Decades later, a suspect is apprehended through advances in DNA technology.
EpisodeMURDERED: Shawn Edwards Part 1
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04:38 - 11:53 (07:14)
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EpisodeMURDERED: Shawn Edwards Part 1
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11:53 - 17:20 (05:27)
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EpisodeMURDERED: Shawn Edwards Part 1
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A cold case involving the murders of Cheryl Hanvey and Larry Gierer in Middletown, Ohio, is still unsolved over 20 years later.
17:20 - 22:26 (05:06)
Summary
A cold case involving the murders of Cheryl Hanvey and Larry Gierer in Middletown, Ohio, is still unsolved over 20 years later. Detectives discuss the lack of a "phone dump" and the early theory of drug involvement in the case.
EpisodeMURDERED: Shawn Edwards Part 1
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A tipster reports seeing a 1975 gray Chevrolet Camaro near Sean Flynn's house at the time they believe he disappeared.
22:26 - 29:05 (06:38)
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A tipster reports seeing a 1975 gray Chevrolet Camaro near Sean Flynn's house at the time they believe he disappeared. Meanwhile, police find out that the person behind the threat is the girl who received it, and the polygraph suggests that Melvin may not be telling the truth.
EpisodeMURDERED: Shawn Edwards Part 1
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Conflicting dates and stories surround the involvement of the Mr.
29:05 - 34:46 (05:41)
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Conflicting dates and stories surround the involvement of the Mr. FIG car in Sean's murder, as police tell a local radio station that the car does not factor in but are still searching for similar cars.
EpisodeMURDERED: Shawn Edwards Part 1
PodcastCrime Junkie
Cynthia spends the day putting reward posters up around town on the first anniversary of Sean's murder; however, as time passes, fewer leads come in and things quiet down until an unrelated home invasion puts a suspect back in the hot seat.
34:46 - 36:38 (01:52)
Summary
Cynthia spends the day putting reward posters up around town on the first anniversary of Sean's murder; however, as time passes, fewer leads come in and things quiet down until an unrelated home invasion puts a suspect back in the hot seat.