The Secret Witness Part 1

It was Memorial Day weekend of 1985 and Averill Weeden was missing. Police had a few leads, but none of the them panned out.

Weeks passed and then the Secret Witness Program, an organization similar to Crime Stoppers, received a call from a man saying he knew where Averill's body was buried.

Police went out and searched the area, and sure enough, they found Averill. The anonymous tipster collected his reward for leading to police to the body of a missing woman.

But then, even more women started disappearing and soon the same man was calling with information that led police to each one.

Today we're talking about the ‘Tipster Killer’ & the 'Secret Witness Program.'

The Secret Witness - Part 1 is streaming anywhere you listen to podcasts.

*Sadly, pictures of most of the victims were not posted by the newspapers in this case and therefore we don't have any to share.

Belinda Jo Stark and Gretchen Olsten were the only two with images that we could locate.

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Sources:

• s://case-law.vlex.com/vid/people-v-maury-no-885032872

• https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-caed-2_12-cv-01043

• https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1324172.html

• https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/unsolved-jeffrey-mitchell-murder-sacramento-17382062.php

• https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2023/03/28/san-quentins-most-infamous-death-row-inmates-are-being-moved/

• https://archive.redding.com/news/three-known-murderers-had-north-state-victims-ep-376150127-355041681.html/

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/793199154/?terms=%22skeletal%20remains%22&match=1

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/793199645/?terms=missing%20women&match=1

• https://www.newspapers.com/search/?iid=3825&query=missing%20women&p_province=us-ca&p_county=shasta&dr_year=1980-1987

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/792381760/?terms=missing%20women&match=1

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/793093147/?terms=Arrest&match=1

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• https://www.cityofredding.gov/government/departments/police/crime_info/cold_cases.php

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/792902481/?terms=%22averill%20weeden%22&match=1

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/792584858/?terms=%22averill%20weeden%22&match=1

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/792902481/?article=1f861398-1b73-4b50-a59d-c45911d08c1d&terms=%22averill%20weeden%22

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/793178240/?terms=%22averill%20weeden%22&match=1

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• https://www.newspapers.com/image/793238181/?terms=olsten&match=1

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/792572411/?terms=%22laura%20stewart%22&match=1

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/792573412/?terms=%22lora%20Stewart%22&match=1

• 25 Apr 1997, 8 - Record Searchlight at Newspapers.com

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/792572892/?terms=%22lora%20Stewart%22&match=1

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• https://www.newspapers.com/image/793216723/?terms=Robert%20Maury&match=1

• https://www.newspapers.com/image/794825084/?terms=Gretchen%20Olsten&match=1