1815: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 15

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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We continue our investigation into Charles Ray Vines and his potential involvement in the Melissa Witt murder. In this episode, we track down Vines’ former neighbor and friend, Thomas Seymour. Seymour claims that he spoke with Vines just before Vines was heading to the bowling alley to meet a girl named Melissa. What other information does Seymour have that could shed light on this 30-year-old mystery? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Creative Apple.
0:10.0	It was a regular day for 19 year old Melissa Witt.
0:15.8	On August 6, a documentary series produced by Ridley Scott's production company
0:20.8	premiered on Hulu.
0:22.2	It's called at Witt's End. The four-part series
0:25.6	follows investigators including the FBI as they tried to link Melissa Witt's
0:30.6	murder to Charles Ray Vines.
0:33.5	In the docuaries, detectives discuss how Charles
0:36.5	Ray Vines was often seen wearing a bowling league shirt.
0:40.4	He even had maps of the Ozark Mountains, including his cabin near where Melissa's body was found.
0:47.0	Cadaver dogs found a cigarette filter and a mattress cover with Charles Ray Vines DNA near his cabin.
0:53.0	Then they found the same cigarette brand near where Melissa's body was found.
0:58.0	They even tested the DNA found underneath Melissa Witt's fingernails.
1:02.0	But in the end, the documentary team and the investigators came up short.
1:06.8	They could not find any conclusive evidence to tie Charles Ray Vines to the Missy Whip murder.
1:13.4	I've been working on this episode you're listening to right now
1:15.9	for months, way before I learned about the Hulu documentary.
1:20.0	Despite their lack of conclusive evidence,
1:22.5	I'm thrilled that it's out there for the first time.
1:26.0	It's presenting a different version of what really happened
1:28.7	to Melissa Witt.
1:30.4	Maybe I missed it, but I've benched all four episodes of the Hulu Doc and there were no mentions of a Mickey Mouse watch or Daniel Watson.
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