Hi everyone. I'm Anne Roderick Jones, the host of the Springfield 3, A Small Town Disappearance.

First off, I want to thank all of you who have listened to the series. We've now surpassed

more than 1.5 million downloads. When I started this research for the project in 2020, I never

imagined that a story so deeply rooted in my hometown would resonate with people around the world.

I'm grateful for every one of you who has listened, shared, emailed, and who continued to follow this story in search of justice for the three missing women.

This past season of the show explored how the disappearance changed the Springfield community,

but the process of reporting and sharing this story also changed me, as I learned the importance of creating and not sensationalizing true crime.

For those of you who have listened from the start, you may have noticed a change.

The Springfield 3, a small town disappearance, is now

Ozark's true crime. In 2022, I returned to my hometown in Springfield to attend the vigil

for the three missing women. There were songs and speeches, but most of all, there were so many

people who still care about this case. Being in my hometown and speaking with

community members, I realize that the Ozarks have a lot of untold stories, stories that we want to tell.

We're going to start season two of Ozarks True Crime with the Feeney family murders. Like the

Springfield 3, I remember this case. It happened in 1995 when Cheryl Feeney family murders. Like the Springfield 3, I remember this case. It happened in 1995 when Cheryl

Feeney and her six-year-old son, Tyler, and 18-month-old daughter, Jennifer, were murdered in their

home. And like the Springfield 3, I have connections to this story. My mother-in-law taught Cheryl as

a nursing student, and my aunt was a fellow

science teacher, just like John Feeney, who will learn a lot about as we work to unravel this

disturbing case.

Tune in this November to the Feeney Family Murders, Season 2 of Ozark's True Crime.