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The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

True Crime Case Review: A Deadly Summer Vacation

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

Fox News

True Crime

4.8708 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Emily revisits her conversation with retired FBI Special Agent Jana Monroe to discuss the role she played in taking down Florida serial killer Oba Chandler. In 1989, a summer vacation turned deadly for Joan Rogers and her two teenage daughters. The trio's bodies were found floating in Tampa Bay, and for three years, their murders went unsolved. Jana reflects on her position as a woman at the Bureau and discusses how her unique perspective helped her to catch the killer. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I'm Emily Campaniel, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast. The summer season marks a time of

0:37.1

recreation and relaxation for families

0:39.3

across the country. But for Joan Rogers and her two teenage daughters, their summer vacation

0:44.7

took a deadly turn. In 1989, their bodies were found floating in Tampa Bay, and for years,

0:51.7

their killer went undetected. That is, until one special woman reopened the

0:56.6

case. Today, we're looking back at my conversation with retired FBI special agent Janem Monroe,

1:02.5

and our discussion about her impressive career as a woman in the bureau, and how she was able

1:07.3

to catch a cold-blooded killer.

1:13.9

For weeks, Joan Rogers and her two daughters, 17-year-old Michelle and 14-year-old Christy,

1:20.2

had eyed the calendar, eagerly awaiting the day of May 26, 1989.

1:25.9

It wasn't just summer break that they were looking forward to.

1:29.3

The girls, who dutifully did their chores and worked the family dairy farm,

1:33.3

were excited for their first ever vacation away from home.

1:37.3

Their father, Hal Rogers, volunteered to stay back and tend the farm in Wilshire, Ohio,

1:42.3

so that the three women could enjoy a much-deserved

1:45.4

trip in the Florida Sun.

1:53.0

The trio had plans to ride roller coasters at Disney World and to relax upon the warm, sandy

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