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Someone Tried to Cover Their Tracks... #maryyoder #truecrimestories #truecrimeshorts

March 30, 2026 / 01:52

This episode covers the investigation into anonymous letters, the use of masking software, and the discovery of key evidence on Katie's phone.

In November 2015, someone installed software on the office computer to mask IP addresses while accessing a Gmail account. Despite these efforts, the clinic's antivirus program logged the activity, revealing attempts to cover tracks.

Investigators found faint impressions on a typewriter that matched the anonymous letters sent to the medical examiner and sheriff's office. This evidence suggested a connection to the case.

Additionally, a deleted note on Katie's phone contained a coded message that led to an email address and password linked to the investigation. This email was also associated with a document scanning app.

The cloud storage from the app contained important documents, including order forms and a letter of recommendation from Mary for Katie, indicating potential forgery.

TLDR

The episode discusses the investigation into anonymous letters and key evidence found on Katie's phone.

Episode

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But, just staying with the office computer for 1 sec, in November 2015, so this is around the
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time that the anonymous letters were sent, someone installed software on it to mask IP addresses. Well, way to hide
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like what sites had been visited. But, it didn't work. The clinic's antivirus program logged the activity anyway. And
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what it recorded was that someone on that computer during business hours was downloading the masking software first,
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then using a private browser to log into that same Gmail account. So, whoever did
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this took steps to cover their tracks before they ever pulled it up. >> Was trying to hide it in the first
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place. And listen, there's also a typewriter at the office, and the ink ribbon still had faint impressions of
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what had been typed, which matched the anonymous letter sent to the ME and the sheriff's office. Then, on Katie's
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phone, investigators found a deleted note with lines that read, "1990 @ lowercase g
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and capital A is gay." They figured that this was shorthand for the email address
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that's at the center of this whole thing, Mr. Adam Yoder [email protected]. And maybe it's password, which turned
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out to be "Adam is gay." Now, that same email and password were also used to set
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up a document scanning app on Katie's phone, too. The app had been deleted by the time they got to it, but the cloud
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storage was still accessible. And in it were scanned copies of every document sent [music] to the supplier, the order
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forms, the letter of intent, all of it. There was also a letter of recommendation that Mary had written for
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Katie with Mary's signature on it. Implication being that that could have been used to forge the other documents.

Episode Highlights

  • The Masking Software Discovery
    Investigators found software installed to mask IP addresses, but it failed to hide activity.
    “Way to hide what sites had been visited.”
    @ 00m 09s
    March 30, 2026
  • Clues from the Typewriter
    Faint impressions on an ink ribbon matched the anonymous letters sent to authorities.
    @ 00m 40s
    March 30, 2026
  • The Deleted Note
    A deleted note on Katie's phone revealed a potential email address and password.
    @ 00m 53s
    March 30, 2026
  • Cloud Storage Evidence
    Investigators accessed cloud storage containing crucial documents related to the case.
    @ 01m 27s
    March 30, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • Was trying to hide it in the first place.
    Someone Tried to Cover Their Tracks... #maryyoder #truecrimestories #truecrimeshorts
  • 1990 @ lowercase g and capital A is gay.
    Someone Tried to Cover Their Tracks... #maryyoder #truecrimestories #truecrimeshorts
  • Adam is gay.
    Someone Tried to Cover Their Tracks... #maryyoder #truecrimestories #truecrimeshorts

Key Moments

  • Anonymous Letters00:04
  • Software Installation00:06
  • Typewriter Clue00:37
  • Deleted Note00:50
  • Cloud Evidence01:27