Carol Blades

Description

In December 1969, Carol Blades left her home to go to the laundromat in Nixa, Missouri. She never returned. The local sheriff insisted she ran off with another man, but her husband and parents wouldn't accept that answer. As the 50 year anniversary approaches without justice, many wonder if the sheriff's snap judgement closed the case before it was ever properly investigated.

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Credits

Researched, written, hosted, and edited by Charlie Worroll

Music by Scott Buckley

Cover art by Lars Hacking, host of Rusty Hinges podcast

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Sources

Internet

Newspaper

Killing Unsolved After 40 Years, Springfield News-Leader, 30 Dec 2010
Two Women, Two Mysteries, Springfield News-Leader, 21 Jun 1985
Search Continues for Nixa Housewife, Springfield News-Leader, 16 Jun 1970
Inmate Denies Killing in Nixa, Springfield News-Leader, 14 Aug 2005
Grand Jury is Urged in Carol Blades Case, Springfield News-Leader, 9 Dec 1970
Slaying of Carol Blades in 1969 Still Haunts Family, Springfield News-Leader, 22 Dec 2010
Carol Blades’ Dad: ‘I Keep Hoping’, Springfield News-Leader, 16 Dec 1975
Carol Blades Death Remain Enigmatic, Springfield News-Leader, 25 Dec 1973
Lamb Checks New Information, Springfield News-Leader, 28 Dec 1970
“Buff” Christian County Sheriff Stirs People Up, Springfield News-Leader, 14 Dec 1980
It’s on My Mind All the Time, Springfield News-Leader, 8 Oct 1970
Murder Unsolved After 7 Years, Springfield News-Leader, 24 Dec 1976

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