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Cold Case Files

REOPENED: Exhuming the Truth

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

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0:00.0

Hey cold case fans, we have something special for you.

0:03.3

We're bringing you double the episodes every week.

0:06.0

We know you dedicated fans need your fix in between new episodes.

0:09.9

So every Thursday, we are back bringing some of our best episodes from previous seasons.

0:15.2

Let us know which classic episodes you'd like to hear again in the comments.

0:18.8

And don't worry, we'll see you back here every Tuesday for all new episodes of Cold Case Vials too.

0:23.7

Now onto the episode.

0:25.5

This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault.

0:30.2

Use your best judgment.

0:37.1

In 1981, Susan Schumake was a 21-year-old college student at Southern Illinois University in

0:43.5

Carbondale. As a radio and broadcast major, it only made sense that she worked at the local

0:49.1

radio station, WIDB. Susan earned a promotion quickly.

0:53.8

And on May 18th, she would begin her new position as a sales executive.

0:59.4

On May 17th, Susan left her dorm room in right hall to attend a meeting at the station.

1:05.6

She headed down a path known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a shortcut that a lot of students used.

1:11.6

The trail led through a grassy knoll, passed some railroad tracks,

1:15.1

and continued on by the university's physical plan.

1:17.6

Susan didn't make it to the end of the shortcut that day. She didn't make it to the meeting.

1:25.8

And she didn't start her new position on May 18th.

1:29.5

Because Susan met someone on the trail that day.

1:32.3

The person responsible for her murder.

1:38.6

From A&E, this is Cold Case Vials. I'm Brooke.

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