A Simpler Time True Crime
I’m Megan, your host, and each week I revisit unsolved cases from decades past—stories that have too often been forgotten or overlooked. Together, we examine the facts, question the myths of “the good old days,” and ask whether a simpler time was ever really a safer one.
This podcast honors the people at the heart of each case—focusing not on sensationalism, but on the lives affected and the justice still waiting to be served.
A Simpler Time True Crime
The Murder of Alicia Showalter Reynolds and the Mystery of the Route 29 Stalker
An unknown man prowls the Route 29 corridor in Virginia, flagging down female motorists to pull over for supposed car trouble. He does this with nearly two dozen women, fulfilling his promise to bring them to a payphone for help. What these women didn't know is that there was nothing wrong with their car and that they narrowly escaped danger. In March of 1996, one woman wouldn't and those connected to her case are still looking for answers. The route 29 cases stopped after her murder and the public was left to wonder: did the killer switch up his MO and is he connected to other cases in the area? Is he the serial killer who was operating in the area at the time? Or, did the Route 29 stalker fade into anonymity and still lurking in their midst?
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