The Farmhouse Mystery: Jodie Bevans
Crime Exposé Podcast with Nancy O'Dell
03/16/26
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Palo, Iowa: In a quiet farming community outside Cedar Rapids, a beloved nurse and mother is found dead inside her own home. Fifty-eight-year-old Jodie Bevans had stayed behind while the rest of her family went on a last-minute camping trip. When she fails to show up for work the next morning and never arrives at the campground, worried relatives return to the farmhouse — only to discover a scene that immediately raises alarm.
As investigators begin piecing together Jodie’s final hours, troubling details emerge. The crime scene appears carefully staged, with items placed in ways that don’t quite add up. With few signs of forced entry and little physical evidence to guide them, detectives are left to examine the people closest to Jodie and the tensions that may have been building inside the family.
In this episode of Crime Exposé with Nancy O’Dell, we follow a chilling investigation that leads detectives down an unexpected digital trail — uncovering shocking evidence and a story of betrayal that leaves a small Iowa community searching for answers.
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Eureka, Utah: In the shadow of abandoned silver mines, two teenagers vanish after a winter drive through a quiet ghost town. Seventeen-year-old Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson and her boyfriend Riley Powell told family they were heading back to town that night but they never arrive. As hours turn into days, worry spreads quickly through the tight-knit community.
Their Jeep is eventually discovered abandoned on a remote road outside Eureka, raising more questions than answers. Friends, family, and volunteers launch a massive search across the rugged hills surrounding the old mining town — a landscape filled with deep shafts, hidden tunnels, and dangerous terrain where anything could disappear without a trace.
In this episode of Crime Exposé with Nancy O’Dell, investigators and community members race to uncover what happened during Breezy and Riley’s final known hours. As rumors swirl and new details begin to surface, the mystery deepens... leaving one haunting question: what really happened that night outside Eureka?
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The Edgewater Bridge Mystery: Melissa Lee
March 18
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Bothell, Washington: In a quiet suburb just northeast of Seattle, a mother returns home late at night expecting to find her 15-year-old daughter asleep. Instead, she discovers the front door kicked in, furniture overturned, and signs of a struggle inside the family home. Her daughter, Melissa Lee, is nowhere to be found.
Hours later, a horrifying discovery beneath a nearby bridge confirms every family’s worst fear. Melissa’s death sends shockwaves through the community and launches an urgent investigation as detectives try to determine who could have targeted the teenager and how they gained access to her home.
In this episode of Crime Exposé with Nancy O’Dell, investigators sift through rumors, personal connections, and hidden clues from Melissa’s life as they race to identify a predator before anyone else becomes a victim.
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