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How Do You Live With an Unsolved Case? #truecrime #crimejunkie

September 02, 2025 / 00:55

This episode discusses unsolved cases, hope in the face of uncertainty, and the role of law enforcement in cold cases, featuring Sergeant Venosa's involvement.

The conversation highlights the emotional toll on families living with unsolved cases, emphasizing their struggle to find peace with the unknown. It mentions how many families grapple with the possibility of never receiving answers.

Sergeant Venosa's pivotal role in 2016 is noted as a turning point for a specific case that had lingered for over 30 years without significant breakthroughs.

The episode reflects on the importance of persistence and the impact of having the right person dedicated to solving cold cases.

TLDR

Families of unsolved cases cope with uncertainty, while Sergeant Venosa's involvement in 2016 brings hope after decades of stagnation.

Episode

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And I don't think she ever gave up hope. But in almost every family I've ever spoken with who lives with an unsolved

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case, they have moments where they try and reckon with the unknown, right? Like they try to make peace with what they

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can come to terms with the possibility that there might never be answers because like how else do you survive?

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You don't give up, but you figure out how to keep going fully aware that this might be the only reality you will ever

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get to know. Cuz it's not like seeing the files sparked anything new for her and it didn't do anything for police.

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>> So, another, call it 17 more years pass, putting this case over the 30-year mark

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without any more significant breakthroughs. But sometimes you just need the right

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person to latch on to a case at the right time. And in 2016, that right person was Sergeant Venosa.

Episode Highlights

The Weight of Unsolved Cases
Families living with unsolved cases often grapple with the unknown and seek peace.
“They try to make peace with what they can come to terms with.”
@ 00m 06s
September 02, 2025
A New Hope in 2016
In 2016, Sergeant Venosa became the pivotal figure for a long-unsolved case.
“Sometimes you just need the right person to latch on to a case.”
@ 00m 44s
September 02, 2025

Episode Quotes

You don't give up, but you figure out how to keep going.
How Do You Live With an Unsolved Case? #truecrime #crimejunkie
Sometimes you just need the right person to latch on to a case.
How Do You Live With an Unsolved Case? #truecrime #crimejunkie

Key Moments

30-Year Mark00:38
Sergeant Venosa00:53