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Woman charged in root beer float murder gave cellmate a "kill list," police say #shorts

April 17, 2026 / 01:35

This episode discusses Ashley's plot to kill several individuals while in custody, including her best friend Steven White and his mother. Ashley was incarcerated in Indiana, where she formed a close bond with her cellmate, referred to as her bunky. As her bunky's release approached, Ashley provided her with a kill list detailing the names of people she intended to assassinate.

The cellmate reported Ashley's intentions to authorities and agreed to wear a concealed recording device to gather evidence. During the episode, listeners hear a portion of the cellmate's interview, where she describes her reaction to Ashley's plan and the chilling nature of their conversations.

This episode highlights the serious implications of Ashley's actions and the dynamics of her relationships while in jail. The investigation into her plot reveals the lengths to which she was willing to go, raising questions about her mental state and motivations.

TLDR

Ashley plotted murders from jail, including her best friend and his mother.

Episode

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Police discovered that Ashley was plotting to kill several other people while she was in custody. She stayed at
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the local jail in Indiana for several months and she had a bunky, as they call it, a cellmate friend who was going to
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be released soon. They became close and as they approached bunky's release date,
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Ashley gave her what police called a kill list with names of people she wanted assassinated.
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Now, there were several names on the list, all people she had some relationship with. While she and Marsha
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were plotting this murder, it included her best friend Steven White, remember the one of the burglars. Right, no
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surprise that started this whole investigation. But also Steven White's mother was on the list. The cellmate
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went to authorities and agreed to wear a concealed recording device in her cell.
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She drew Ashley out in conversation about this kill list and the detectives interviewed the cellmate right after and
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let's listen to a portion of that interview where the cellmate is talking about her reaction to Ashley approaching
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her with this kill list. She said, "We're going to win this game of chess." And she said, "You know,
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since she [snorts] was seven, her mom has trained her, you know, the [ __ ] up." What did What was she
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talking about? >> I mean, you hear me saying your shark eyes. People's, man, they go big when she
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starts talking about killing people and then they go pin dot and then they go big and she just
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I mean, it's the [ __ ] up.

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Episode Highlights

  • Ashley’s Kill List
    While in custody, Ashley created a kill list targeting people she knew, including her best friend.
    “Ashley gave her what police called a kill list with names of people she wanted assassinated.”
    @ 00m 18s
    April 17, 2026
  • Cellmate's Revelation
    The cellmate agreed to record Ashley discussing her murder plans, revealing chilling details.
    “She drew Ashley out in conversation about this kill list.”
    @ 00m 43s
    April 17, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • We're going to win this game of chess.
    Woman charged in root beer float murder gave cellmate a "kill list," police say #shorts
  • People's, man, they go big when she starts talking about killing people.
    Woman charged in root beer float murder gave cellmate a "kill list," police say #shorts

Key Moments

  • Kill List Discovery00:18
  • Cellmate Recording00:43
  • Chess Game Metaphor01:06