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August 3, 1980. AuSable Township, Michigan. 20-year old Cherita Thomas borrows her friend's car in order to pick up her daughter from a babysitter, but the vehicle breaks down before she arrives. Witnesses see Cherita climbing into a blue pick-up truck driven by a white male, but she is never heard from again. Jimmie Allen Nelson, the babysitter's brother-in-law, is suspected of harming Cherita in a racially motivated hate crime, and even though Cherita's body is not found, Nelson is charged and convicted of her murder three decades later. However, Nelson's conviction is overturned when newly discovered evidence surfaces which reportedly implicates another suspect, so the murder charge against him is dismissed in 2014. Was Jimmie Allen Nelson actually responsible for Cherita Thomas' disappearance? If not, then what actually happened to her? This week's episode of “The Path Went Chilly” chronicles a convoluted missing persons case which has had a number of surprising twists and turns over the past 40 years.Support the Show: Patreon.com/julesandashleyPatreon.com/thetrailwentcoldAdditional Reading:http://charleyproject.org/case/cherita-janice-thomashttp://www.iosconews.com/news/article_165d5202-3706-5394-8298-92de7a5a7925.htmlhttps://www.macombdaily.com/news/nation-world-news/michigan-court-strikes-murder-conviction-in-case/article_d03714a2-e37b-5665-8ca4-00f7e736789c.htmlhttps://abc7news.com/archive/7771114/http://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2012/082312/52533.pdfhttp://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2014/022514/56526.pdfhttps://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2008/20081223-c271768-41-271768-opn.htmlhttps://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4394“True Police Stories of the Strange & Unexplained” by Ingrid P. Dean
August 3, 1980. AuSable Township, Michigan. 20-year old Cherita Thomas borrows her friend’s car in order to pick up her daughter from a babysitter, but the vehicle breaks down before she arrives. Witnesses see Cherita climbing into a blue pick-up truck driven by a white male, but she is never heard from again. Jimmie Allen Nelson, the babysitter’s brother-in-law, is suspected of harming Cherita in a racially motivated hate crime, and even though Cherita’s body is not found, Nelson is charged and convicted of her murder three decades later. However, Nelson’s conviction is overturned when newly discovered evidence surfaces which reportedly implicates another suspect, so the murder charge against him is dismissed in 2014. Was Jimmie Allen Nelson actually responsible for Cherita Thomas’ disappearance? If not, then what actually happened to her? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” chronicles a convoluted missing persons case which has had a number of surprising twists and turns over the past 40 years. Special thanks to Chris Wimmer for providing the opening narration on today’s episode. Be sure to listen to Chris’ podcast, “Infamous America”. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. "The Trail Went Cold" will be participating in the "Tawny & George Platis Podcast-a-Thon" fundraiser on GetVokl which will take place on Saturday, July 11 from 1:00 PM-1:00 AM ET/10:00 AM-10:00 PM PT. All proceeds will be donated to Tawny Platis' GoFundMe for her medical bills. Our livestream show will be take place at 12:15 AM/9:15 PM PT and the entire Podcast-a-Thon can be viewed here. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/cherita-janice-thomas http://www.iosconews.com/news/article_165d5202-3706-5394-8298-92de7a5a7925.html https://www.macombdaily.com/news/nation-world-news/michigan-court-strikes-murder-conviction-in-case/article_d03714a2-e37b-5665-8ca4-00f7e736789c.html https://abc7news.com/archive/7771114/ http://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2012/082312/52533.pdf http://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2014/022514/56526.pdf https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2008/20081223-c271768-41-271768-opn.html https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4394 "True Police Stories of the Strange & Unexplained" by Ingrid P. Dean Click here to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Click here to listen to the podcast on Stitcher. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Music. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
Richard welcomes a retired police detective who reveals some of the 60 real-life accounts from active and retired police officers involving unexplained phenomena, amazing coincidences, and cases where their sixth sense of intuition saved them and others from harm. Guest: Ingrid P. Dean is a retired Detective Sergeant who has worked with the Michigan State Police in a variety of capacities, including road patrol, polygraph, forensic art, and major crime investigation.
Tonight's guest Ingrid P. Dean author of Spirit of the Badge and True Police Stories of the Strange and Unexplained
Tonight's guest Ingrid P. Dean author of Spirit of the Badge and True Police Stories of the Strange and Unexplained.
Ingrid P. Dean is a detective sergeant, forensic artist, and 20-yr. police veteran in the Michigan State Police. Her book "Spirit of the Badge" began as a culminating project for her Master’s Degree in transpersonal psychology and related studies. The project grew as more police officers began to share their extraordinary stories, resulting in an informative, delightful, collection of exceptional, heart-warming experiences. Ingrid has a B.A. in Art from Wayne State University, is a professional artist, musician and writer. She is also a state-licensed polygraph examiner and teaches the art of detecting truth and deceptionIngrid P. Dean is a detective sergeant, forensic artist, and 20-yr. police veteran in the Michigan State Police. Her book "Spirit of the Badge" began as a culminating project for her Master’s Degree in transpersonal psychology and related studies. The project grew as more police officers began to share their extraordinary stories, resulting in an informative, delightful, collection of exceptional, heart-warming experiences. Ingrid has a B.A. in Art from Wayne State University, is a professional artist, musician and writer. She is also a state-licensed polygraph examiner and teaches the art of detecting truth and deceptionIngrid P. Dean is a detective sergeant, forensic artist, and 20-yr. police veteran in the Michigan State Police. Her book "Spirit of the Badge" began as a culminating project for her Master’s Degree in transpersonal psychology and related studies. The project grew as more police officers began to share their extraordinary stories, resulting in an informative, delightful, collection of exceptional, heart-warming experiences. Ingrid has a B.A. in Art from Wayne State University, is a professional artist, musician and writer. She is also a state-licensed polygraph examiner and teaches the art of detecting truth and deception