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He Called ONE YEAR Later... #truecrimeshorts #truecrimestories #crimejunkies #podcast

June 02, 2026 / 01:02

This episode covers the harrowing phone call between Marietta Jaeger and her daughter's kidnapper, David Meierhofer. It discusses the emotional toll on Marietta as she tries to negotiate for her daughter's return.

Marietta Jaeger received a call from David Meierhofer exactly one year after her daughter Susie was kidnapped. During the call, she pleaded for Susie's safe return, offering money and anything else he wanted.

Throughout the conversation, Meierhofer claimed that Susie was alive and that he had grown attached to her. Marietta challenged his claims, expressing disbelief that he still had her daughter.

At one point, Meierhofer put a little girl on the phone, but Marietta immediately recognized that it was not Susie's voice. This moment highlighted the emotional strain and desperation of a mother fighting for her child's life.

For more details about this chilling call and the events that followed, listeners are encouraged to check out the full episode on Crime Junkie.

TLDR

Marietta Jaeger confronts her daughter's kidnapper in a tense phone call, trying to negotiate Susie's return while enduring horrifying claims.

Episode

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A grieving mother kept her daughter's kidnapper talking for over an hour. Exactly 1 year after Susie Jaeger was

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kidnapped, the phone rings. It's him. It's the kidnapper. And Susie's mother, Marietta Jaeger, is ready for this. So,

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she starts talking. She begs him to give Susie back, offers money, anything. And

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somehow, she keeps him talking for over an hour. And honestly, I don't know how she's able to do this or how she's even

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functioning in that moment because this man is telling her horrifying things. He's claiming Susie is alive and saying

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he's grown attached to her. He's saying that he can't release her because she'd identify him. And at one point, Marietta

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challenges him. She says she doesn't believe he still has Susie. So, he puts a little girl on the phone. But,

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Marietta instantly knows that voice is not her daughter. To learn more about this call and what came next, find our

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full episode on serial killer David Meierhofer only on Crime Junkie.

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Episode Highlights

A Mother's Desperate Call
Marietta Jaeger talks to her daughter's kidnapper for over an hour, pleading for Susie's return.
“She begs him to give Susie back, offers money, anything.”
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June 02, 2026

Episode Quotes

Marietta instantly knows that voice is not her daughter.
He Called ONE YEAR Later... #truecrimeshorts #truecrimestories #crimejunkies #podcast

Key Moments

False Hope00:41