Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And this is part two of our

look into Reese Pocan's story. So if you haven't heard the first part, please go back and listen

because we're picking up right where we left off. When our reporter Emily realizes that this case

goes way beyond Reese, and she discovers a disturbing pattern of dismemberments

turning up all around Wisconsin.

This episode will focus on two of those other victims

and everything that we could find out about their cases

from loved ones, detectives, tribal chiefs, coroners, and police reports.

This is the story of Ray Tortellat and Julia Baez.

Music You know, I'm going to By searching through newspaper archives and public records databases, our reporter Emily started finding more dismemberment victims in Wisconsin.

In the years surrounding Reese's murder, at least 12 people, 11 of them women were found whose heads or hands had been cut off during or after their murders.

Now, a handful of these women are still unidentified, and most of the cases have never been

solved.

All in different jurisdictions?

For the most part, yes, which we're thinking is maybe why

no one has kind of looked at this holistically before. And like when you see this, we haven't

come across something like this. Like, who are you supposed to tell? I mean, like, we have the most

badass group of women here at AudioChug doing the absolute Lord's work, but like try calling up the FBI

and saying that you have a podcast and there might be a serial killer.

Right.

Honestly, it's going to be a little easier because crime junkie actually is pretty well known

now.

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