EPISODE · Oct 18, 2022 · 39 MIN
Aniah Blanchard // 245
from Going West: True Crime · host Dark West Productions
In October of 2019, a 19-year-old college student vanished after stopping at a Chevron gas station late one night in Alabama. Shortly after she was reported missing, her blood-stained, damaged car was located in an apartment parking lot almost an hour away. But thanks to surveillance footage, an eyewitness testimony, and DNA evidence, a suspect was charged. This is the story of Aniah Blanchard.BONUS EPISODESpatreon.com/goingwestpodcastCASE SOURCES1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218020516/aniah-haley-blanchard2. Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/17046-walter-harris#:~:text=Walt%20was%20signed%20by%20the,The%20Ultimate%20Fighter%2018%20Finale3. Aniah's Heart Foundation: https://www.aniahsheart22.com/4. 48 Hours: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aniah-blanchard-murder-family-justice-48-hours/5. Medium: https://jacquewhitekochak.medium.com/a-murder-in-dixie-2b85394acafdhttps://www.aniahsheart22.com/about-us/6. WTVM: https://www.wtvm.com/2022/06/10/aniah-blanchards-family-host-second-self-defense-event-birmingham/7. Montgomery Advertiser: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2019/11/08/aniah-blanchard-update-missing-ibraheem-yazeed-suspect-criminal-history/2528477001/8. Heavy: https://heavy.com/news/2019/11/ibraheem-yazeed/9. Heavy: https://heavy.com/news/2019/11/aniah-blanchard/10. NY Fights: https://nyfights.com/worldwide/aniahs-soul-lives-on-in-aniahs-heart-and-her-moms-resolve/#:~:text=It's%20not%20easy%2C%20it's%20very,best%20life%20that%20we%20could.%E2%80%9D11. WSFA: https://www.wsfa.com/2019/11/08/affidavit-aniah-blanchards-blood-found-suv-witness-saw-her-abduction/12. AL.com: https://www.al.com/opinion/2019/11/johnson-aniah-blanchard-may-soon-be-home-protecting-others-like-her-is-all-of-our-business.html13. AL.com: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2019/11/aniah-blanchard-kidnapping-suspect-ibraheem-yazeed-captured-by-us-marshals-in-pensacola.html14. Montgomery Advertiser: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2019/11/25/aniah-blanchard-update-david-johnson-jr-charged-hindering-prosecution-alabama/4300567002/15. WSFA: https://www.wsfa.com/2021/06/23/dist-attorney-involved-aniah-blanchards-murder-case-trial-ethics-violations/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
What this episode covers
In October of 2019, a 19-year-old college student vanished after stopping at a Chevron gas station late one night in Alabama. Shortly after she was reported missing, her blood-stained, damaged car was located in an apartment parking lot almost an hour away. But thanks to surveillance footage, an eyewitness testimony, and DNA evidence, a suspect was charged. This is the story of Aniah Blanchard. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218020516/aniah-haley-blanchard 2. Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/17046-walter-harris#:~:text=Walt%20was%20signed%20by%20the,The%20Ultimate%20Fighter%2018%20Finale 3. Aniah's Heart Foundation: https://www.aniahsheart22.com/ 4. 48 Hours: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aniah-blanchard-murder-family-justice-48-hours/ 5. Medium: https://jacquewhitekochak.medium.com/a-murder-in-dixie-2b85394acafd https://www.aniahsheart22.com/about-us/ 6. WTVM: https://www.wtvm.com/2022/06/10/aniah-blanchards-family-host-second-self-defense-event-birmingham/ 7. Montgomery Advertiser: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2019/11/08/aniah-blanchard-update-missing-ibraheem-yazeed-suspect-criminal-history/2528477001/ 8. Heavy: https://heavy.com/news/2019/11/ibraheem-yazeed/ 9. Heavy: https://heavy.com/news/2019/11/aniah-blanchard/ 10. NY Fights: https://nyfights.com/worldwide/aniahs-soul-lives-on-in-aniahs-heart-and-her-moms-resolve/#:~:text=It's%20not%20easy%2C%20it's%20very,best%20life%20that%20we%20could.%E2%80%9D 11. WSFA: https://www.wsfa.com/2019/11/08/affidavit-aniah-blanchards-blood-found-suv-witness-saw-her-abduction/ 12. AL.com: https://www.al.com/opinion/2019/11/johnson-aniah-blanchard-may-soon-be-home-protecting-others-like-her-is-all-of-our-business.html 13. AL.com: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2019/11/aniah-blanchard-kidnapping-suspect-ibraheem-yazeed-captured-by-us-marshals-in-pensacola.html 14. Montgomery Advertiser: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2019/11/25/aniah-blanchard-update-david-johnson-jr-charged-hindering-prosecution-alabama/4300567002/ 15. WSFA: https://www.wsfa.com/2021/06/23/dist-attorney-involved-aniah-blanchards-murder-case-trial-ethics-violations/
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