Hey, crime junkies, it's Britt. And have you heard? The wait is over and tickets are now officially on

sale for our 2025 Crime Junkie tour. So make sure you head to our show notes and grab tickets to a show

near you. Maybe one of the shows is Fairfax, Virginia? That's our next stop today. Now, technically,

a majority of the story took place in Washington, D.C., but,

as you may remember, investigators found their biggest lead along the river in Fairfax.

So, let's go back specifically to 2021 when we first told you this story.

Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And the story I have for you today takes us right to the heart of the nation's capital. People come to Washington, D.C. from all over the country to look for opportunity, to advance their careers, and to get a taste of shaping the future. One woman came to D.C. to take her place in the grand scheme of American politics.

And while she found success, she also learned that the city has a dark side.

And the darkness may have cost her her life.

This is the story of Joyce Chang.

Music This is the story of January 9th, 1999, a man named Roger Chang is at home in Washington, D.C.

In the apartment, he shares with his older sister Joyce.

They're both politically active and working government.

Rogers done work for like Bill Clinton's campaign and Joyce interned with a congressman from their home state of California before she took her current job with the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

So D.C. is really like the perfect place for them to call home.

Since it's Saturday night, Joyce is out with one of her friends from work.

And she told Roger they're going to have dinner. They're going to go see a movie.

And as the night wears on and Joyce doesn't come home, Roger doesn't think too much of it.

He knows that she's been battling a cold since New Year's.

So in his mind, it's totally possible that she decided to just like crash over at her friend's house instead of trekking all the way home in that cold, crappy weather that night.

And honestly, besides, she's 28 years old.

She doesn't need her baby brother's permission to switch up her plans if that's what she decided to do.

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