FEELS LIKE JUDY SMITH WAS A LONG WAY FROM HOME

FEELS LIKE JUDY SMITH WAS A LONG WAY FROM HOME

Author: Melissa Morgan, Bleav March 6, 2025 Duration: 57:50
April of 1997 finds accomplished, loving wife and mother Judy Smith accompanying her attorney husband Jeffrey Smith from their home in Boston to Philadelphia for a health care industry legal conference. April 10th was going to be sight seeing day for Judy while Jeffrey was attending the conference. She left the upscale hotel where the conference was being held in the morning and never returned that day or any other. Almost 6 months to the day that Judy left Philadelphia hunters found her body 600 miles away in. Pisgah National Park Forest in North Carolina, an area that Judy or anyone who knew her had no known connection. She was found wearing clothing that was not familiar to her family and her wedding ring, cash and and unfamiliar pair of designer sunglasses were found in a shallow grave where she had been placed under a tree. Judy was stabbed in the back several times until the blade reached her spine. Who could have down this to Judy and why? More questions than answers. IF you know anything about what happened to Judy Smith, her disappearance from Philadelphia and her murder in North Carolina, please contact the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office at 828-250-6670

Melissa Morgan brings her professional broadcasting skills and an insatiable curiosity to Just The Tip-Sters: True Crime Podcast. This isn't a dry recitation of facts; it's a guided exploration into the cases that linger in the margins, both solved and chillingly open. Each episode feels like joining a conversation with a friend who happens to be deeply knowledgeable about detective work and forensic science, making complex details accessible and strangely compelling. You'll find yourself pulled into investigations, examining the evidence alongside her, and appreciating the odd tangents into the spiritual or the simply weird that some cases inspire. The tone here is unique-it respects the gravity of the subject while allowing space for the gallows humor that often accompanies a deep dive into the absurdities of human behavior. It’s that blend of professionalism, contagious curiosity, and unexpected wit that defines the journey. This podcast lives in the details others might overlook, always listening for that one piece of the puzzle, that potential tip from anywhere, that could shift an entire perspective. Prepare for a ride that is as thoughtful as it is engaging, where mysteries are picked apart with both a critical eye and a genuine sense of wonder about the stories we tell about crime and the people involved.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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