The Fall Line: True Crime – Details, episodes & analysis

In October of 2022, 47-year-old husband and father Jamie Ray TakesGun was found beaten to death in an apartment in Great Falls, Montana. He’d been at a party, with people he considered friends—but no one was willing to admit to law enforcement that they had any knowledge of his murder. Since then, his wife, Ann, has struggled to gain attention for Jamie, and traction for his case. 

Season 20 covers cold cases in Georgia, Illinois, and Montana, and the efforts of victims’ families to reconnect with law enforcement and gain media attention for their loved ones. 

Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: 

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We continue our coverage of Roger Aguirre. 22-year-old Roger Aguirre disappeared on November 20, 1975, in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of many young men and boys who went missing in the city in the ‘70s—and like them, he received no attention from the media. Roger’s sister, who’d spent years searching for him after they were separated as children, was sure he wouldn’t simply leave. When his family discovered Roger had potentially crossed paths with John Wayne Gacy, they went to Cook County authorities about the remaining unidentified victims, and whether Roger could be a match. It was supposed to be one possible avenue in the search—but instead, created a new mystery.

Season 20 covers cold cases in Georgia, Illinois, and Montana, and the efforts of victims’ families to reconnect with law enforcement and gain media attention for their loved ones. 

David Nelson’s book BOYS ENTER THE HOUSE: 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/boys-enter-the-house-david-nelson/1138867411

Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: 

https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/

Sources at our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sources

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Mothers Day 2019 was the last time Calvin Willie Martinez’s family heard from him. After suffering an immense loss in 2014, Calvin had struggled with depression and alcohol dependence.  But he always stayed in contact with his loved ones—so when he called them from a truck stop in Albuquerque, NM, and promised he was heading home, they believed him. But Calvin never arrived. 

Ever since, his sister Becky Martinez has been advocating for her brother. And as she discovered in late 2023, that persistence was vital: otherwise, his case would have remained erroneously closed. 

Season 19 focuses on New Mexico and on the cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons/Missing/ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIP/MMIWR) whose loved ones are still fighting for resolution in their cases. 

Darlene Gomez’s nonprofit: https://www.mmiwr.org/

Angels’ Voices Silenced No More: https://www.angelsvoicesnm.org/

Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: 

https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/

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After her biological mother, Janice “Becky” LaPlant disappeared during a July 2011 cookout in Lincoln, Alabama, Tracy took on the responsibility of pursuing Becky’s case--and enlisted social media in her search for answers. During the production of this two-part series, Tracy receives news, in real time, that might change everything. Tracy discovered a Jane Doe in Knoxville, TN and was unexpectedly contacted for testing during the making of this episode. This week, we wait for answers, with Tracy, until the last moments before broadcast. 

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Tracy’s Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@traeshai.official?_t=8UfgvL2lz3u&_r=1

Private Investigations for the Missing: https://investigationsforthemissing.org/

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Help find Janice Becky LaPlant: https://www.facebook.com/groups/231907555416939

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Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worters, Kyana Burgess, and Michaela Morrill/Interviews by Brooke Hargrove/Produced, scored, and engineered by Maura Currie/Content advisors are Brandy C. Williams, Liv Fallon, and Vic Kennedy/ Theme music by RJR/Special thanks to Angie Dodd and Sarah Turney 

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After her estranged biological mother, Janice “Becky” LaPlant disappears during a July 2011 cookout in Lincoln, Alabama, Tracy takes on the responsibility of pursuing Becky’s case--and enlists social media in her search for answers. During the production of this two-part series, Tracy receives news, in real time, that might change everything. 

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Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worters, Kim Fritz, Kyana Burgess, and Michaela Morrill/Interviews by Brooke Hargrove/Produced, scored, and engineered by Maura Currie/Content advisors are Brandy C. Williams, Liv Fallon, and Vic Kennedy/ Theme music by RJR/Special thanks to Angie Dodd and Sarah Turney 

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In this updated, new, and compact version of our original telling of the case of an unidentified woman discovered in Jenkins County, Georgia, in February 1988, we release details that, prior to our GBI interview and visit in 2019, had never been shared with the public, discuss possible avenues to identification, and even a suspect who was named early on in the investigation. 

Photos on our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/news-1/2022/7/26/the-jenkins-county-jane-doe-photos

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 Remastered interview tape by Scott Stronach 

Engineered and Produced by Maura Currie 

Special content advisement Katherine Hyon 

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In this remastered re-release of our 2019 episode on the 1988 Ware County Jane Doe known as “Christmas Doe” and the now-identified former John Doe known as “Dennis Doe,” William DaShawn Hamilton, found in Dekalb County, GA, in 1999. Listen for just-released updates in his case and the full details of both investigations. 

Remastered by Scott Stronach 

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We provide updates on our coverage of Julie Doe, an unidentified decedent and probable homicide victim found along a Florida highway in 1988. Julie was a trans woman assumed to be cisgender until 2015; since its inception, the Trans Doe Task Force has worked to amplify her case and actively seek her loved ones and chosen family in hopes of resolving her case. In addition, The DNA Doe Project is actively seeking volunteers to upload their DNA to GEDmatch in hopes of identifying Julie—particularly those who live in the Southeast. 

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The Trans Doe Task Force: https://transdoetaskforce.org/

DNA Doe Project: https://dnadoeproject.org/

Redgrave Research: https://redgraveresearch.com/

LAMMP Database: https://transdoetaskforce.org/new-database-lammp-lgbt-accountability-for-missing-and-murdered-persons/

Queered Science Symposium: https://transdoetaskforce.org/queered-science-trans-doe-task-force-at-aafs-2022/

Guide to Gedmatch Upload: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/news-1/2022/7/11/guide-to-uploading-to-gedmatch

Content advisement for the update by Lee and Anthony Redgrave 

Remastered by Scott Stronach 

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You’ll want to hear what’s happening in the cases of Julie Doe, Christmas Doe, and Dennis Doe, and check out a new presentation of the Jenkins County Jane Doe. Releases start July 13th, 2022.

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Arrests have been made in the 2006 murder of NiShan Huff, whose cold case we covered in the 2020 series Carolina Girls (Episode 3). 

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