Bodies In the Bayous

It has been an exciting couple of weeks as we heard that there is a huge development in a case we covered as a bonus episode last year titled "Garnett John Doe".We also have exciting news out of Allen County that will effect all the cases out of Iola Kansas and Allen County that we covered in our last two seasons of the podcast. We can't wait for you to hear all the exciting updates.

Join us in this episode, as we discuss the day that Janice Ashcraft Lillie was murdered, also referred to as eviction day. We cover what her plans were for the day, as well as the tragic way she was discovered by one of her closest friends. In the episode we also cover and discuss the autopsy including the details of the 22 stab wounds that ended her life that day.

Janice Ashcraft Lillie was murdered on November 12, 1991. It happened in her office at the apartment complex she and her husband Norman owned. In this episode we introduced you to Janice and Norman before that tragic day through the recollection of her friends. Was there anything happening in Janice's life that foretold what would happen to her on that day?

Just outside The Big Easy, in LA, a historical town called Gretna, would lose one of their own in a brutal attack. On November 12, 1991 Janice Ashcraft Lillie would fall victim to a horrific, up close and personal, stabbing that ultimately cost her, her life.

In this episode we explore the questions that we have asked all season long, where are all the rumors coming from? Who was knows more than they are saying and what are they hiding? contact us at bodiesinbayous@hotmail.com

Join us as we talk about a possible grave in the field, behind the Lewis property. This journey brought us to the discovery of an intact, military headstone. What is it doing there? Wait until the end to hear our personal thoughts, surrounding a mystery of a missing video.

In life we hear about "6 degrees of separation" in the small rural Kansas community of Allen County its more like four degrees. Join us in the episode where you learn more about Billie Bledsoe and Walter Lewis "Junoir" and Britt Lewis.

Join us in this episode as we take you down some of the rabbit holes that we have had to explore in this season. As new information arises, we have to investigate, even if it is, just a dead end. Nothing is too small to look into as people continue to come forward and talk with us. You can reach us at bodiesinbayous@hotmail.com

Listen today, Allen County Sheriff Department starts the investigates into Don Sager's disappearance. The investigation would start with interviews with those closest to Don. Join us as we discuss the paper trail in detail. including the bloodhounds tracking what could have been Don's last movements.

Join us in this episodes as we break down the events that happened two weeks leading up to Don Sagers disappearance. Don's Ex-wife Norma Sager celebrated her wedding to Walter Jr. Lewis on Valentines Day, a few days later she would accompany Don while he called off his relationship to Billie Bledsoe, Apon retuning home Nora's marriage to Walter Jr. would be in the process of being annulled while Don and Norma gave their undeniable attraction one more chance. Did this create a dangerous triangle between lovers? email us at bodiesinbayous@hotmail.com Check out our Facebook page Bodies in the Bayous

In this episode we discuss the years before Don Sager disappeared as he and Norma opened the Landmark Tavern in Moran Kansas and then expanding by opening the Goldmine bar in La Harpe Kansas. The Goldmine was a busy disco catering to young college students from the nearby junior colleges. Were there things happening that would lead to Don's disappearance? bodiesinbayous@hotmail.com Facebook: Bodies In the Bayous

53-year-old Donald Courtland Sager was last seen at his home in La Harpe Kansas on February 29, 1984. His family has been searching for him for the last 30 years. Who was Don Sager, why would this grandfather disappear?

We sat down and talked Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy to talk about the Sally Hutton case. He talks about the investigation in the past, where the evidence is and what can be done now.

Help us give back the Garnett John Doe his name.

As we told the story of the disappearance of Betty Cantrell the one thing that kept nagging at us was the possibility that this case could it be connected to the disappearance of Kenneth Paul Wight that happened just a few years earlier. There are a few similarities to Wight's and Betty's disappearance that could not be ignored. Sadly no one is looking for Kenneth Paul Wight, I Allen County Sherriff's office considers his case closed even though his body has never been located. He is not listed on any of the missing person data bases, even if his remains had been found, we would never know because his case is not being compared to any located remains.

Is it possible that someone in Sally's own family could have something to do with the murder of the young 14yr old. Join us as we bring this season to an end and help us make our plea to law enforcement to test the DNA in Sally's Hutton's case.

Over the last 54 years, the rumors and speculation of who killed Sally Hutton and why her case remain unsolved today has captivated this small community of Iola Ka. Is there some truth to the rumors? Afterall, a rumor does start with a truth? Right???

Could two anonymous phone calls lead to answers in Sally Hutton's case? Did the investigation into those calls go far enough or was it a missed opportunity? 54 years later what remains to be done with the evidence box in the KBI's custody? With advancement in DNA technology is now the time to ask that these items be retested?

Tom Williams began his career in Law Enforcement as a Arkansas City Police officer before joining the Kansas Bureau of investigation were he worked as an agent for 19 years. Most of those 19 years he was the agent assigned to Iola Kansas. After leaving the KBI. Tom Williams became the sheriff for Allen County. During his time at the sheriff's department, he investigated the Sally Hutton case. He retired from law enforcement in 2013 and became an Allen County Commissioner.

Could the answers to who murdered Sally Hutton lay in a box of letters saved by her sisters over the years. When going through the letters one such letter from Glenda had some promising information about who she believed may have killed Sally. Glenda's letter points that finger at Ron Shaffer who was convicted of another murder in 1976.

Was Sally meeting someone after the football game? A love letter found with Sally might have been a clue to who she was meeting. Was this an innocent crush with an older boy leading to deadly consequences?

Is something sinister happening in their small quaint town as Sally's case was still unsolved. Letta's death was 1of the 5 in Iola in the last 22 months and the 6th in the past 2 decades. Officer quickly began to compare the similarities between Sally's and Letta's case both lived near each other, both appeared to have been hit by a car, both disappeared around the same time of day. Both were found on a country road outside of town both were found in a ditch.

On July 22, 1971, the trial of Joseph "Jack" Shoemaker for the murder of Betty Cantrell would begin. The trial and the verdict would leave the small town of Iola Kansas divided did police get the right man? If not, why did he confess? And who killed Sally Hutton?

In 1963 the young couple Betty and Loren began their lives together moving to Norfolk Virginia. The future was promising for the young family. Loren was "a good man" or was he? No one would know until 14-year-old, Gwendolyn Contance Padgett disappeared while on a babysitting job. It was Loren who held the secrets to her disappearance and the truth would send Betty back home to Iola.

This episode is a discussion of the events happening in the early days of the Sally Hutton and Betty Cantrell's Murders. What steps were taken to solve these cases and missteps. The investigators in the Betty Cantrell case announce a suspect is arrested Jack Shoemaker.

David was born on April 14, 1929 in Wellston Oklahoma to James and Anna Cantrell. He was one of 7 children. The family all worked on a farm in order to provide for the household. The family moved to Keener Arkansas when David was young. David was a veteran serving in the Army for a year, from 1951 to 1952. While he was enlisted he was trained to become a mechanic which would become how he would support his family. David married Kathleen Kutchko on Aug. 15 1956, The couple moved to Iola where David worked as a mechanic. Kathleen died on June 20, 1961. David married Betty Duffield on Sept. 14th 1964. She died on September 30 1969. David married Coyita Alice Richardson on July 31, 1971. Coyita died February 25, 1978 she was 48 years old at the time of her death. David married Marjory Louise Feld Turner on April 25, 1979. David died on February 3, 1995. Marjory outlived him.  

It would be the question still 53 years later, did Sally Hutton really go to the Junior High School football game the night she was murdered? This is the question because it was out of the norm for the usually quiet and reserved, 14 year old Sally Hutton. Year after year after year would go by. Investigators, Family, and Friends would look for the answers. Yet time and time again they come back to that strange thing, what was Sally doing at the game? Who saw her? Who did she leave with?

On Friday October 3rd, Jimmy Maloney was driving his Motocycle over the Kentucky Street Bridge, looked down into Elm Creek and saw the body of Betty Cantrell floating below. Betty's body would not be the only one located that day just hours earlies police were call to an isolated country road in regards to a report of a women's body lying in the ditch. She would later be identified as, 14-year old, Sally Hutton. What happened that week has plagued this town for the past 53 years.

September 30, 1969, a 28-year-old married mother raising 2 children named Betty Cantrell worked the early morning shift at the Dine Out Cafe. Betty was the only person working the overnight shift, she would wait on customers and then also prepare their meals. There would not be another employee arriving until 5a.m. It was a passing police officer doing his morning rounds said he saw the cafe was opened around 4:30-4:45 am. Betty sitting at a small 2 top table listening to her small portable transistor radio as usual.  When the next employee arrived at 5:00 am he noticed the sign was closed and that Betty's car was not there. Assuming something must have happened and she had to leave and would have locked the door he realized that he did not have keys so he turned back walked back home. When he returned, he discovered that the door was opened although the lights were off. Upon walking in he immediately noticed what appear to be blood droplets. Betty was nowhere to be found, when he looked around, he noticed that the cash drawer was open. The money was missing expect for the coins out of the cash register. The cafe was back open for the breakfast diners while the search was on for Betty.

September 30, 1969 28-year-old, married mother raising 2 children, Betty worked the overnight shift so that she could be home with the children during the day while her husband David worked the day shift as a mechanic. When the owner's son Phillip began his short walk to the café as he did most days. When he got close, he noticed the sign was flipped to closed and Betty's car was not there. He discovered that the door was unlocked although the lights were off, walking in, immediately he noticed what appear to be blood droplets. Betty was nowhere to be found. At 12:30 P.M. on October 3rd, a body of a woman was found a mile north of the Country Club. Officers at first believed that they had found the body of Mrs. Cantrell who had been missing for 2 days. Police would soon learn that this was not the body of Betty Cantrell but was instead the body of Sally Hutton a missing 14-year-old Junior High School Student.

Join us as we wrap up season 3 looking back to some of the cases that we covered and the progress that has been made.

Join us as we bring the case of a couple who was murdered at Lover's Lane and that would be connected to another attack and robbery through DNA.

Listen as we introduce an outlier to our timeline in the Texas Killing Fields, Lena Jean Britt who brings light to other elderly women murdered in or for similar reasons. Joyce Maybel Cleveland and Julia Muckleroy all three were murdered in June of 2010, two of these cases would be solved. Police need your help with tips that could help solve the case of Lena Jean Britt.

When an anonymous call comes in to the KPRC news tipline investigators begin to follow clues left by a serial killer who is terrorizing the Houston area. It would take years before police would be able to identify him by DNA and end his murder spree by lethal injection.

Follow us as we bring you the reign of terror committed by the nomadic gypsy family know as the McCrary Clan. The clan would terrorize workers at diners, grocery stores, and donut shops from California to Florida.

Was there a link between Sherman McCrary's family of killers and the Texas Killing Fields? Follow us as we discuss the McCrary family were killing is a family affair.

Listen to today's episode as we present Watts's Confessions and the consequences when you make a deal with the devil.

In this episode we bring you another serial killer who was active in the area known as the Texas Killing Fields during 1981-1982.

Listen as we discuss the impact that Lucas' confessions had on the investigations and involvement in the area known as The Texas Killing Fields.

In today's episode we bring you the confession's that Lucas made in Galveston Co. and surrounding areas. Is it possible that Lucas and his accomplice Toole committed the horrible homicides of Christine Wilson, James Edward Cox, Suzie Bowers, and Roy Wayne Hallmark? Take a listen and you decide for yourselves.

Join us as we discuss the brutal murders of Kate Rich and Freida "Becky" Powell by Henry Lee Lucas.

In this episode we give some background on who was Herny Lee Lucas. Could he have killed some of the women in the Texas Killing Fields?

Join us as we wrap up season 2 and discuss the connections between Dean Corll and John Paul Norman's Odyssey Foundation in Dallas Texas.

Join us as we bring you the stories of the remaining victims of Corll's reign of terror and degradation of young men. Some will remain unidentified for years while others will be misidentified for decades.

Join us as we continue to bring you the identity of the young male victims of Dean Corall. Ray Blackburn was abducted as he attempted to hitch hike back to Baton Rouge La to be with his family. Billy Lawrance was a 15-year-old and the only one that Brooks would confess to and be found guilty of "in the name of the law". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jion us as we discussed the inconstancies in the confession of two friends who fall victim to Corll and his accomplices, Marty Ray Jones and Charles Cobble. During this episode we discuss the John Manning Sellars an outliner victim who may or may not have actually be one of Corll's victims. Also, the unfortunate missing information behind 2 autopsies of Homer Garcia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

One of Dean Corll's victims still remains unidentified to this day could he be Bobby French or David Yeager? Who is Bobby French where did he from and when did he go missing? What happed to Mark Scott's remains? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join us as we continue to talk about the family's search for what happened to their sons and arduous task of identifying the remains of Corll's victims. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In today's episode we are bringing you the names of the first victims in the Candyman's reign of terror and the broken families he left behind. Unfortunately, for these young boys, some would be misidentified leaving the families heart broken. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode we discuss what happened in the trials of Elmer Wyne Henley and David Owen Brooks. Some of the details during the trial would have the spectators and family members leaving the courtroom in tears. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Uncover the story behind the Candyman's two teenage accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley. Why would they participant in these gruesome crimes, what their roles would become, and how did they meet the Candyman? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app