Jeni8675309 – Down and Away

August 15, 2018

S3: BONUS EPISODE – Letters From Pete

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Remember that bag I said I needed to unpack in an earlier episode? About the murder trial Peter Piper was a witness for in 1980, which put him in the Federal Prison System as a protection case? This episode explains what happened.

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MUSIC CREDITS:

Filmy Ghost – Abyss into the Streets

Lobo Loco – Lucky the Horse

Lobo Loco – Echoes Boogie Dancehall

Cullah – Hurrycane

August 9, 2018

S3: Episode 5, Part 2 – The Thompsons

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Richard and Alida Thompson were young high school sweethearts, married less than a year when they became victims of Peter Piper. This is Part 2 of their story.

MUSIC:

Blue Dot Sessions – Strange Dog Walk

Gates By Thee – Like a Ritual

Bendodiazepine – Occult Noise

DOLBY, FIALKIEWICZ, JOVET – Chernobyl – The Frogs of Belarus

Blue Dot Sessions – Alum Drum Solo

Blue Dot Sessions – McKrary

Evie Sands – Shine for Me

Nemeton – Unmotion

August 2, 2018

S3: Episode 5, Part 1 – The Thompsons

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Richard and Alida Thompson were high school sweethearts married less than a year when they became victims of Peter Piper.

This is Part 1 of their story.

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MUSIC CREDITS:

Blue Dot Sessions – Douglass Stairs

Blue Dot Sessions – Dolly and Pad

Blue Dot Sessions – Uncertain Ground

Blue Dot Sessions – McKrary

July 26, 2018

S3: Episode 4 – Not All Heroes Wear Capes

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Meet the women responsible for Peter Piper’s capture after two years of eluding police.

MUSIC:

Nina Cardec, Tenebris Lux Mea

Visciera, In the Unlikely Event

Cullah, I’m On My Way

July 19, 2018

S3: Episode 3 – Backdrop

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There was a lot going on in Lake County, Michigan when Peter Piper escaped, including racial tension, an officer involved shooting, and an alleged assassination attempt against Sheriff Robert Blevins. This episode details these matters, including Detective Pratt’s findings on the alleged assasination attempt – from a previously CONFIDENTIAL report regarding the incident.

MUSIC:

Lobo Loco – Echoes Boogie Dancehall

Ross Oldenberg – Five-O Improvisation

Lobo Loco – Visions of 2018

Lobo Loco – After All

July 12, 2018

S3: Episode 2 – A Canary Flying With Eagles

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Events in the community surrounding the escape of Peter Piper from a Lake County Prison in Michigan, as well as some history of the area and the circumstances that led up to his escape.

MUSIC:

Lobo Loco, All Night Long – Guitar Version

Lobo Loco, Frozen Creek

Blue Dog Sessions, Strange Dog Walk

Axletree, Cotswold Snow

MEDIA:

Idlewilde Past and Present

Robert F. Williams Interview

July 5, 2018

SEASON THREE Episode 1: Give or Walk?

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This season I will cover the many crimes of an offender named Peter Piper. In this episode, I introduce you to “Mary” and the crime that landed then eighteen-year-old Peter Piper in jail in the first place.

MUSIC:

Scott Holmes, Epic Cinematic

Rest You Sleeping Giant, Laura Palmer Funeral March

Blue Dot Sessions, Strange Dog Walk

Cullah, Lady We Knew

Axletree, The Sighful Branches

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018

Season 2 – Epilogue

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This is a summation episode, and I go over what I think are two important elements of the case, as well as discuss my own theory about the man coming in and bothering Janette in the days leading up to her murder.

If you have any information about the murder of Janette Roberson, please contact Det. Sgt. John Forner with the Michigan State Police at 989-775-9302. Or email him at : FornerJ@michigan.gov

MUSIC CREDITS:

Blue Dot Sessions – Cobweb Transition – Free Music Archive

Joni Void – To Alter Realities – Free Music Archive

Ben McElroy – Pale Rider; Free Music Archive

Ben McElroy – Raggedy Bob, Pt. 3; Free Music Archive

May 10, 2018

Season 2 Bonus Interview #3 – Forensic Psychologist Scott Johnson

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I interview Scott Allen Johnson, Licensed Psychologist, about this case, hoping to get some insight into the type of perpetrator that would commit this crime. He is a forensic consultant and adjunct instructor at Florida Gulf Coast University.

To check out some of Mr. Johnson’s articles, click on the publications link on his website.

MUSIC

Joni Void; To Alter Realities

May 3, 2018

Season 2 BONUS Interview Episode #2 – Mark Truman

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Mark Truman was a Reed City high school senior in 1983. He was in the Gambles store when Janette was discovered, and he tells what he remembers about that day, as well as discusses Dale, who he was friends with at the time.

VISIT THE Down & Away Facebook group for associated images and case documents, as well as discussion about the case.

MUSIC:

Ben McElroy, Raggedy Bob Part 2

Blue Dot Sessions, Solage