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Does the Location Mean They’re Connected? #truecrime #truecrimestories #bostoncoldcase

March 06, 2026 / 01:16

This episode discusses the connection between the cases of Joan Webster and Marie Iannuzzi, both linked to a marsh near Logan Airport. It examines the circumstances surrounding Joan's disappearance in 1982 and Marie's murder in 1979, highlighting their differing backgrounds and the media attention each case received.

Joan Webster, a Harvard graduate student, vanished in 1982, while Marie Iannuzzi, a working-class woman from East Boston, was found murdered in 1979. The discovery of Joan's belongings in the same marsh where Marie's body was located raised questions about a possible connection between the two cases.

The episode questions whether the link between the two cases is significant or merely coincidental, given that the marsh was a known dumping ground. It discusses the implications of connecting these two women from vastly different backgrounds.

TLDR

Joan Webster and Marie Iannuzzi's cases are linked by a marsh, raising questions about their connection and media attention.

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Three years before Joan Webster vanished, another woman's body was found in the exact same marsh where Joan's

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wallet and her purse had been discovered. So, in 1982, while prosecutors were still struggling with Joan's

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disappearance, they didn't know what to do. They got this call about a completely different case, the case of

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Marie Iannuzzi, who had been murdered back in 1979. Now, her body was found in a marshy area

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near Logan Airport, and this is the same marsh area where Joan's wallet and some

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other items were discovered. And it seems like that one detail, the location, changed everything because

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suddenly there was the possibility that these cases were connected. But, Marie and Joan were from like completely

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different worlds. Marie, working class from East Boston. Joan, Harvard grad student, her dad had CIA ties. Joan's

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case dominated the headlines, Marie's didn't. But, once that connection to the marsh was discovered, they pretty

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quickly theorized that one man committed both crimes, and then these two cases have just seemed to be linked ever

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since. But, here's my issue. That marsh was like a known dumping ground. It could

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just be a coincidence that these cases are being tied together with. What do you think? Is it important, or

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are we trying to like find meaning in something and it has this whole thing been built off of a connection that like

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really wasn't there to begin with?

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Episode Highlights

The Connection Uncovered
The discovery of a shared marsh location links the cases of Joan and Marie.
“Suddenly there was the possibility that these cases were connected.”
@ 00m 33s
March 06, 2026

Episode Quotes

Is it important, or are we trying to find meaning in something?
Does the Location Mean They’re Connected? #truecrime #truecrimestories #bostoncoldcase

Key Moments

Marsh Discovery00:25
Different Worlds00:37
Coincidence or Connection?01:06