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The new podcast is a narrative dive into the decades old case of a 17-year old boy who drowned in New Orleans. The investigation into the mysterious death uncovers a web of crime, corruption and cover-up. At the center of it all is a criminal who has been hiding in plain sight.

New Orleans Unsolved


    • May 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 95 EPISODES

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    The New Orleans Unsolved podcast is an exceptional true crime podcast that captivates listeners from start to finish. From the first episode, I was hooked and eagerly awaited each new installment. The storytelling is masterful, combining delicate yet gritty narration that immerses you in the streets of New Orleans. The reporting and production are top-notch, making this podcast stand out from others in the genre.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to create a sense of empathy and connection with the victims and survivors. The stories are heartbreaking and dark, but they are told with respect and sensitivity. The interviews are powerful, allowing you to feel like a witness to the events unfolding. The attention to detail and research is evident throughout, painting a vivid picture of the cultural history of New Orleans murders.

    Furthermore, the podcast maintains ethical standards in its true crime reporting. The hosts, Thanh Truong and Anna Christie, demonstrate their respect for their subjects by approaching the cases with professionalism and compassion. Their dedication to bringing justice for these victims shines through in every episode.

    While there may not be any glaring flaws with this podcast, some listeners may find the content difficult to listen to due to its disturbing nature. The stories can be dark and unsettling, which may not be suitable for everyone's taste or emotional well-being. However, I believe that it is important for these stories to be told in order to shed light on unsolved crimes and bring justice to those affected.

    In conclusion, The New Orleans Unsolved podcast is an outstanding example of investigative journalism at its finest. It skillfully weaves together a complex story while treating its subjects with respect and empathy. If you are a fan of true crime podcasts or simply enjoy compelling storytelling, I highly recommend giving this podcast a listen. You will be engaged from beginning to end as you delve into the rich cultural history of New Orleans murders and become invested in seeking justice for the victims.



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    Latest episodes from New Orleans Unsolved

    S2 Episode 37, The Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 99:20


    Time takes everything but the truth. 

    Update before Ep.37

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 6:48


    Just a little update. 

    S2 Episode 36, The Dogwood Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 60:07


    In this episode, Anna follows a trail of overlooked details—newspaper clippings, archived files, and a name buried in an old contact list—that led us to a hidden connection between two key figures. What began as a quiet hunch became a pivotal piece of the larger puzzle. You'll hear how Anna's research unfolded in real time, and how every small clue helped bring a buried link to light.   To donate, please visit the link below:   https://ko-fi.com/neworleansunsolved

    Episode 35, Will the Circle Be Unbroken

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 50:45


    Anna receives some long awaited documents, uncovering a lead she never expected. A conversation she thought impossible finally happens, revealing critical new information. But just as the pieces start falling into place, a new discovery shifts the investigation.

    S2 Ep.34 Chasing Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 41:52


    No one's the villain in their own story.

    S2 Episode 33, In for a Penny, In for a Pound

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 57:57


    In this episode Anna gives updates from leads she has been tracking down. Anna also has a meeting that doesn't get the results she was hoping for. However, a new lead that brings new information comes to light. You know what they say, when one door closes, another door opens.

    Update before Episode 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 3:46


    I know I've been quiet. Here's an update before the next episode. 

    S2 Episode 32, Hindsight is 20/20, The Rope Murders: The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 27:11


    A small detail revealed in a recent  interview connects back to information from season one, bridging the gap between two criminals. The Eddie Wells case continues to be the nexus in every leg of the investigation. 

    Episode 18: Raleigh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 35:35


    A man who says he was one of Eddie Wells' best friends cautiously shares what he knows of a fateful day in 1982.  He claims he was with Eddie the day he disappeared.  To get his story, we go inside a parish jail.

    Episode 17: Urquhart Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 75:03


    In the season finale, Stanley Burkhardt gets arrested again, but will he stay in prison?  His testimony in a court hearing weighs heavily in that decision.  The testimony includes details in Eddie Wells' case. 

    Episode 16: The Lower 9th Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 38:55


    On the very same day of the jailhouse interview, a second interview followed. It was unexpected and took place in the Lower 9th Ward. What did one of Eddie's closest friends say to him before he disappeared?

    Episode 15: St. Bernard Parish

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 36:23


    A man who says he was one of Eddie Wells' best friends cautiously shares what he knows of a fateful day in 1982.  He claims he was with Eddie the day he disappeared.  To get his story, we go inside a parish jail.

    Episode 14: Haney Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 45:42


    New Orleans is in the 1980's was a very dark place and time for one man.  As a boy, he lived in New Orleans East, not far from Stanley Burkhardt's home.  His memories of certain events are some of the most detailed we've heard so far, including details of a disturbing photo of Eddie Wells.   

    Episode 13: Southeast Louisiana

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 40:33


    Robert details a set of serial killings that predates the death of Eddie Wells.  He believes all the cases could be linked to Stanley Burkhardt, but is there evidence to support any of it?

    New Orleans Unsolved Trailer Season One

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 2:50


    The new podcast is a narrative dive into the decades old case of a 17-year old boy who drowned in New Orleans.  The investigation into the mysterious death uncovers a web of crime, corruption and cover up.  At the center of it all is a criminal who has been hiding in plain sight.

    Episode 1: Piety and Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 32:17


    The death of Eddie Wells in 1982 would seem like a straightforward case. His body was found floating in the Mississippi River in New Orleans' Upper 9th Ward. The coroner determined he likely drowned, but a police detective believed the 17-year old boy was murdered. The New Orleans Police Department is now re-examining Eddie's death, and so are we. The mystery begins between Piety and Desire streets.

    S2 Episode 31, The Thief/ The Rope Murders: The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 32:52


    In this episode Anna focuses on two of the men convicted in Troop 137. More information comes to the surface that leads to implications of a cover-up , conspiracy or blackmail on a much larger scale. You'll also hear from an individual that witnessed the theft of an important recurring item. 

    S2 Episode 30, House Of Cards/ The Rope Murder; The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 21:58


    This is the second half of episode 29. After you listen I think you'll understand why I had to break this up into two parts. Out of all the information I've received during this six year investigation, this is the most shocking so far. Every time I think it can't get worse, it does.  

    S2 Episode 29, The Unraveling/ The Rope Murders: The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 36:39


    This is a two part episode. The second part will come out tomorrow night at midnight. "A secret is a kind of promise ... It can also be a prison." –Jennifer Lee Carrell

    Episode 28, Riding Shotgun/ The Rope Murders : The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 32:22


    In this bonus investigation episode, "This is just way way too much, I mean its unfolding, from what you are telling me its unfolding."

    Episode 27, Write the Wrongs/The Rope Murders : The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 40:53


    New Orleans Unsolved began as a deep dive into one mysterious death. But in the six years Anna dedicated to investigate the cases that eventually became the basis for both seasons of the podcast, she discovered that rarely were the details isolated. They were part of a web consisting of cops, corruption and cruelty. In the season finale of The Rope Murders, Anna's investigation comes full circle. 

    Episode 27, Write the Wrongs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 40:54


    New Orleans Unsolved began as a deep dive into one mysterious death. But in the six years Anna dedicated to investigate the cases that eventually became the basis for both seasons of the podcast, she discovered that rarely were the details isolated. They were part of a web consisting of cops, corruption and cruelty. In the season finale of The Rope Murders, Anna's investigation comes full circle. 

    Episode 26, Yet Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 40:37


    The path of Anna's investigation connections take her back to Pass Christian Mississippi for a second look at the location where Mark Richardsons body was discovered. We also hear about a more sinister undercurrent of what ties these cases together and the shocking news that brings us to the present day. 

    S2 Episode 26, Yet Again/ The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 40:36


    The path of Anna's investigation takes her back to Pass Christian, Mississippi for a second look at the location where Mark Richardson's body was discovered. We also hear about a more sinister undercurrent of what ties these cases together and the shocking news that brings us to the present day. 

    Episode 25, Take The Long Way Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 27:19


    The Rope Murders took place at a time which preceded what we've all come to know as forensic science. The murders of Dennis Turcotte, Mark Richardson and Daniel Dewey were also comitted before the internet age . Anna's investigation of the murders has never revolved around web-sleuthing. Much of it has revolved around making contact and connections. It has led her on a path to retrace the trail of a suspected serial killer. In this episode, Anna explains why taking the long way home revealed more than she expected. 

    S2 Episode 25, Take The Long Way Home / The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 27:18


    The Rope Murders took place at a time which preceded what we've all come to know as forensic science. The murders of Dennis Turcotte, Mark Richardson and Daniel Dewey were also comitted before the internet age . Anna's investigation of the murders has never revolved around web-sleuthing. Much of it has revolved around making contact and connections. It has led her on a path to retrace the trail of a suspected serial killer. In this episode, Anna explains why taking the long way home revealed more than she expected. 

    S2 Episode 24, The Dead End Road/ The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 44:13


    Dead end roads don't always lead to dead ends, sometimes they lead to answers. Anna takes a trip to meet a listener that helps connect the dots to a location she has been searching for for years. 

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    Episode 24, The Dead End Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 44:13


    Dead end roads don't always lead to dead ends, sometimes they lead to answers. Anna takes a trip to meet a listener that helps connect the dots to a location she has been searching for for years. 

    S2 Episode 23, The Map

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 33:26


    From digging into old records and newspaper archives to tracing faded genealogy lines, Anna has used different investigative techniques and tools. But the one tool that perhaps produced the most revelatory information has been a map that became available through a cab company. In this episode, Anna details what she placed on this map, and in turn, what she learned from it. She also makes a shocking discovery when she examines a document related to one of the Rope Murders.  

    Episode 23, The Map

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 33:27


    From digging into old records and newspaper archives to tracing faded genealogy lines, Anna has used different investigative techniques and tools. But the one tool that perhaps produced the most revelatory information has been a map that became available through a cab company. In this episode, Anna details what she placed on this map, and in turn, what she learned from it. She also makes a shocking discovery when she examines a document related to one of the Rope Murders.  

    S2 Episode 22, The Photos/ The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 36:26


    Over the course of six years and two seasons of the podcast, Anna has been trying to decipher the identities of the murdered teenage boys who ended up in the photos that were eventually shown to other children. The individual who showed them those photos was a child predator. Anna's investigation has steadily cleared a path through a forest of questions. In this episode, she explains why what was in the background of those photos is perhaps as important as what was front and center in them. Her latest interview also brings us back to a place central to Season 1 of New Orleans Unsolved...the Ninth Ward. 

    Episode 22, The Photos

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 36:27


    Over the course of six years and two seasons of the podcast, Anna has been trying to decipher the identities of the murdered teenage boys who ended up in the photos that were eventually shown to other children. The individual who showed them those photos was a child predator. Anna's investigation has steadily cleared a path through a forest of questions. In this episode, she explains why what was in the background of those photos is perhaps as important as what was front and center in them. Her latest interview also brings us back to a place central to Season 1 of New Orleans Unsolved...the Ninth Ward. 

    S2 Episode 21, Devil in the Detail

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 33:59


    Anna unexpectedly connects with a woman who had information that sent her reeling. The years Anna has spent investigating the Rope Murders have been filled with attempts to connect deaths, details and decades. It's been a constant pursuit of this theory that the murders of Dennis Turcotte, Mark Richardson and Daniel Dewey were part of a wider web spun by predators masking as trustworthy people. In this episode, the interview Anna wasn't quite prepared for reveals the story of a missing boy who, until now, only existed in the memory of a 10-year-old boy. 

    Episode 21, Devil in the Detail

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 34:00


    Anna unexpectedly connects with a woman who had information that sent her reeling. The years Anna has spent investigating the Rope Murders have been filled with attempts to connect deaths, details and decades. It's been a constant pursuit of this theory that the murders of Dennis Turcotte, Mark Richardson and Daniel Dewey were part of a wider web spun by predators masking as trustworthy people. In this episode, the interview Anna wasn't quite prepared for reveals the story of a missing boy who, until now, only existed in the memory of a 10-year-old boy. 

    S2 Episode 20, The Leak/ The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 30:56


    During Anna's investigation of the Rope Murders, she found correlations to the mysterious case of Eddie Wells, the pedophile operation ran by Boy Scout Troop 137, and one person who seemed to have tentacles touching all those elements. But it took Anna years to find those connections. In the initial stages of her investigation, she had a working theory about the Rope Murders. That theory was tested when she was called to a meeting of law enforcement officers. Also tested was her trust in the people who attended that meeting.  . 

    Episode 20, The Leak

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 30:57


    During Anna's investigation of the Rope Murders, she found correlations to the mysterious case of Eddie Wells, the pedophile operation ran by Boy Scout Troop 137, and one person who seemed to have tentacles touching all those elements. But it took Anna years to find those connections. In the initial stages of her investigation, she had a working theory about the Rope Murders. That theory was tested when she was called to a meeting of law enforcement officers. Also tested was her trust in the people who attended that meeting.       

    S2 Episode 19, The Footlocker /The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 41:03


    Anna's investigative focus stays on the Orange Grove Plantation as she sits down with a woman who, as a young girl, lived near the plantation in Plaquemines Parish and visited its grounds. Through Anna's yearslong investigation of the Rope Murders, she's come to believe the Orange Grove Plantation was a significant site. It was also a place a survivor from season 1 of New Orleans Unsolved was taken as a child. In this episode, he recalls the murky circumstances surrounding the times he ended up at the plantation, and why the man who took him there always kept the contents of a particular footlocker a secret. 

    Episode 19, The footlocker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 41:04


    Anna's investigative focus stays on the Orange Grove Plantation as she sits down with a woman who, as a young girl, lived near the plantation in Plaquemines Parish and visited its grounds. Through Anna's yearslong investigation of the Rope Murders, she's come to believe the Orange Grove Plantation was a significant site. It was also a place a survivor from season 1 of New Orleans Unsolved was taken as a child. In this episode, he recalls the murky circumstances surrounding the times he ended up at the plantation, and why the man who took him there always kept the contents of a particular footlocker a secret. 

    S2 Episode 18, The Shell Road/ The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 29:37


    Fragmented memories, fading landmarks and decades old newspaper articles have been among the puzzle pieces Anna has had to work with as her investigation of the Rope Murders took her deeper into Plaquemines Parish…and some of its troubled history. One place, located off what was described as the shell road, stood for more than a century. But for one person, it represents a dark point in his past. In this episode, Anna explores its possible connection to the Rope Murders.  

    Episode 18, the Shell Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 29:38


    Fragmented memories, fading landmarks and decades old newspaper articles have been among the puzzle pieces Anna has had to work with as her investigation of the Rope Murders took her deeper into Plaquemines Parish…and some of its troubled history. One place, located off what was described as the shell road, stood for more than a century. But for one person, it represents a dark point in his past. In this episode, Anna explores its possible connection to the Rope Murders.  

    S2 Episode 17, The Dark Star/ The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 28:37


    The bodies of Dennis Turcotte, Mark Richardson and Daniel Dewey may have been found north of New Orleans, but as Anna as got deeper into her investigation of their murders and the crimes of Boy Scout Troop 137, her findings kept taking her south…to Plaquemines Parish. She discovered connections to some of its history of hate. At a remote site off the parish's coast, there was physical evidence of that hate. In this episode, Anna explains the mystery around that site and how it fits into her investigation.  

    Episode 17, the Dark Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 28:38


    The bodies of Dennis Turcotte, Mark Richardson and Daniel Dewey may have been found north of New Orleans, but as Anna as got deeper into her investigation of their murders and the crimes of Boy Scout Troop 137, her findings kept taking her south…to Plaquemines Parish. She discovered connections to some of its history of hate. At a remote site off the parish's coast, there was physical evidence of that hate. In this episode, Anna explains the mystery around that site and how it fits into her investigation.  

    S2 Episode 16, King of the Bayou /The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 25:49


    So far, Anna's investigation of the Rope Murders has uncovered links to the pedophile cell that was Boy Scout Troop 137. While that troop may have been based in New Orleans East, Anna found that its tentacles reached outside of the city. In this episode, Anna's investigation shifts to a place that was once dominated and defined by a segregationist who some called King of the Bayou.

    Episode 16, King of the Bayou

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 25:50


    So far, Anna's investigation of the Rope Murders has uncovered links to the pedophile cell that was Boy Scout Troop 137. While that troop may have been based in New Orleans East, Anna found that its tentacles reached outside of the city. In this episode, Anna's investigation shifts to a place that was once dominated and defined by a segregationist who some called King of the Bayou.

    S2 Episode 15, Be Prepared/ The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 30:25


    The Boy Scout motto of “Be Prepared” predates the founding of the organization in 1910, but preparedness became a cornerstone of Scouting for the century that followed. In the case of Boy Scout Troop 137 in New Orleans, the crooked leaders of that troop were unprepared for the investigations and arrests that stemmed from the abuse inflicted on the children of that troop in the 1970's. In this episode, Anna continues to connect the dots between victims of the Rope Murders, Troop 137 and the focus of our first season.   

    Episode 15, Be Prepared

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 30:26


    The Boy Scout motto of “Be Prepared” predates the founding of the organization in 1910, but preparedness became a cornerstone of Scouting for the century that followed. In the case of Boy Scout Troop 137 in New Orleans, the crooked leaders of that troop were unprepared for the investigations and arrests that stemmed from the abuse inflicted on the children of that troop in the 1970's. In this episode, Anna continues to connect the dots between victims of the Rope Murders, Troop 137 and the focus of our first season.   

    S2 Episode 14, Scout's Dishonor/ The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 35:59


    Over the two seasons of the podcast, Anna's investigations have involved the mysterious deaths of teenage boys and the abuse of young children. As she continued her work on the Rope Murders, she kept finding a connection to an organization that was historically known to be a place for boys and young children.

    Episode 14, Scout's Dishonor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 36:00


    S2 Episode 13, The Trapper/ The Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 34:30


    Anna begins to lay out her four-year investigation of the Rope Murders. It includes a familiar person from season one who said he was shown photographs of dead boys tied up and left in rural settings. Anna analyzes the locations where the victims of the Rope Murders were left. What did they have in common? And to gain a better understanding of how something or someone can be hogtied, we turn to a man named Trapper John.   

    Episode 13, The Trapper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 34:31


    Anna begins to lay out her four-year investigation of the Rope Murders. It includes a familiar person from season one who said he was shown photographs of dead boys tied up and left in rural settings. Anna analyzes the locations where the victims of the Rope Murders were left. What did they have in common? And to gain a better understanding of how something or someone can be hogtied, we turn to a man named Trapper John.   

    S2 Episode 12, The City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 44:32


    It took almost 30 years for investigators to identify Daniel Dewey's body. For almost as long, a narrative kept repeating in newspapers and online articles that Dewey and the two other victims of the rope murders may have been male prostitutes or well-known street kids in the city of New Orleans. But was that really the case? We pose that question to Dennis Stewart and relatives of two of the victims.

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