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Why Did Police Swab Over 50 Men?! #truecrime #crimejunkie #DNA

September 12, 2025 / 01:16

This episode discusses the investigation into the case of Jodie, focusing on her trusting nature and the challenges faced by detectives. Key topics include the initial suspect pool, the investigation process, and the lack of leads.

Jodie's trusting personality is highlighted, as she would let strangers into her home. This trait complicates the investigation, as it makes identifying a suspect difficult. Detectives learn that the transition from good to bad can happen quickly.

Initially, detectives compile a list of over 50 men who could potentially be involved. They visit these individuals, collect DNA samples, and send them for analysis. Despite their efforts, no matches are found.

As the investigation progresses, detectives find themselves at a standstill, with no clear direction to pursue. The episode emphasizes the challenges of narrowing down suspects in a case with so many possibilities.

TLDR

Jodie’s trusting nature complicates her investigation, leaving detectives with no clear suspects after extensive DNA testing.

Episode

1:16
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Because the other thing about Jodie, she was trusting very overly people say trusting of strangers. She was the kind
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of person who saw everyone as a friend and was so innocent in her thinking. So detectives actually hear that Jod would
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have let anybody into her home, which makes those like neatly placed shoes and dishes a little less like they they mean
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less. Right. >> Right. It just had to be in my mind someone that was like nice to her,
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right, to start out. But we know that switch from good to bad happened really quick. And knowing this now makes
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narrowing down a suspect pool early on nearly impossible. So detectives spend the first weeks of their investigation
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making a Hail Mary list of anyone and everyone who could possibly be responsible. People in the area, people
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Jod was associated with or might have crossed paths with, people they're tipped off to. I mean, there are over 50
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men on this list, and they go out and knock on all these guys' doors. They swab every single one of them and send
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each and every swab to the lab for comparison, but there are no matches. And when they reach the bottom of their
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list, there really aren't any other obvious directions for investigators to go

Episode Highlights

  • The Innocence of Trust
    Jodie was trusting of strangers, seeing everyone as a friend. This innocence complicates the investigation.
    “She was the kind of person who saw everyone as a friend.”
    @ 00m 07s
    September 12, 2025
  • The Investigation's Challenge
    Detectives faced a daunting task with over 50 potential suspects but found no matches.
    “Knowing this now makes narrowing down a suspect pool nearly impossible.”
    @ 00m 31s
    September 12, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • She was the kind of person who saw everyone as a friend.
    Why Did Police Swab Over 50 Men?! #truecrime #crimejunkie #DNA
  • Knowing this now makes narrowing down a suspect pool nearly impossible.
    Why Did Police Swab Over 50 Men?! #truecrime #crimejunkie #DNA

Key Moments

  • Trusting Innocence00:07
  • Investigation Challenges00:31