On October 2nd, 1978, Mary Jo was at the Pastime Tavern in Redmond, in the company of two men. On this particular Monday night, the trio attracted the ire of the establishment’s resident blackjack dealer, Harry Wall. Wall claimed that Mary Jo a

God's Tequila

Apr 25th, 2019 57m 57s

It takes determination, it takes passion…but it also takes a little bit of luck. A lot of these cold cases…people sit at their desk and they’ll wait for that phone call to come in to crack the case. They’ll wait for that tip instead of getting

The Discovery

Apr 25th, 2019 18m 24s

At 8:12 on the morning of April 30th, 1979, Pacific Power & Light worker Bob Gilbert was performing his daily ritual of raking the grates; he did so using a 20-foot long metal rake to remove any debris from the screening in front of the dam’s t

The Suspects

Apr 25th, 2019 50m 24s

As compelling as Penny Wilcox’s story was, it just didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me from a logical standpoint. Because if I were the one who’d pulled the trigger, my first thought wouldn't have been to stay behind and dismember the body,

The Investigation

Apr 25th, 2019 20m 39s

It took one month from the time the first body parts were discovered at the dam until police – through dental records, like Leo had hoped – were able to positively ID the victim as 49-year-old Mary Jo Templeton. www.takenpodcast.com

The Serial Killer?

Apr 25th, 2019 20m 28s

Joseph Fischer told police that he would drink two quarts of whiskey a day, then find people to kill who reminded him of his mother. He despised her, of course, and once said if he could dig her up, he’d make soup out of her. While on his self-

Trailer

Ep. 0 The Promo

Apr 25th, 2019 1m 17s

Promo video for TAKEN: The Murder of Mary Jo Templeton, podcast. www.takenpodcast.com

Mary Jo Templeton

Apr 25th, 2019 27m 43s

There’s endless laughter, tears, and affection from Templeton’s family and friends. And then – from police reports – there are the accounts of domestic disturbances, public intoxication, and criminal mischief. www.takenpodcast.com

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