+243 // Crash Detected

On the evening of February 17th, Megan Hoffman was at home relaxing and preparing to go to bed. Suddenly, she heard the door close and got a notification on her phone that her 20-year-old daughter, Melody, had left the house and was on the move. She texted her and told her not to be out too late, and Melody replied that she was just going to meet a friend and would be back soon. But as the night of February 17th turned into the morning of February 18th, Melody stopped answering her mother’s texts until just before 2 in the morning, when Megan received one final message… 

Written by Sam Foster, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

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Written/Audio Sources: 

1. IA v. McKinley Louisma Full Trial

2. Megan Hoffman Testimony

3. Taya Meyer Testimony

4. Nakia Svoboda Testimony

5. McKinley Louisma Police Interviews

6. Amy Robasse Testimony

7. Brandon Monson Testimony

8. Trevor Weiss Testimony

9. Iowa County Deputy Sheriff Mark James Tiedt Testimony

10. Marion Police Sergeant Thomas Peterson Testimony

11. Marion Police Investigator Michael Pope Testimony

12. Megan Hoffman Victim Impact Statement

13. Tyler Hoffman Victim Impact Statement

14. Testimony: Murder defendant kept photo of Marion victim with duct tape over her mouth | The Gazette

15. New trial date set for Dakota Van Patten in Melody Hoffman murder case

16. Trials reset for two men charged in kidnapping, killing of Marion woman | The Gazette

17. Police interview: Hiawatha man blames co-conspirator for Marion woman’s strangulation | The Gazette

18. Traffic cameras, cell towers used to track Hiawatha man accused of killing Marion woman | The Gazette 

19. Police interview played in second week of McKinley Louisma murder trial | News | kwwl.com

20. Prosecutor says Marion woman’s kidnapping, fatal torture was ‘depraved, dehumanizing’ | The Gazette

21. Trial pushed back as Logan Kimpton's role in Melody Hoffman murder remains under scrutiny

22. Defense seeks to exclude evidence of murdered Marion woman's possible pregnancy in trial

23. Life360 

24. Two accused of kidnapping, killing Marion woman | The Gazette

25. Disability Determination Services | Iowa Workforce Development

26. Third person present the night Melody Hoffman died

27. McKinley Louisma's Instagram Profile

28. Charges dismissed against man accused in brutal assault

29. Amy Robasse's LinkedIn Profile               

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Dwell Upon” by Jon Björk

• Closing Tracks: “A New Man” by Gavin Luke, “Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway

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