Ep. 20: Carrie Olson

Join Alyssa and I as we dive into the murder of Carrie Olson. A beautiful life cut short by a man who didn't treat her right. Excuse our silliness (or don't). Hopefully you laugh along with us. Sources Carrie Olson | Family And Death Cause - LonelyFights, accessed June 14, 2025, https://api-membership.himap.ph/10322338/carrie-olson-family-and-death-cause/ Carrie Olson | Family And Death Cause - MoodySites, accessed June 14, 2025, https://crm.patioconcepts.ca/10322338/carrie-olson-family-and-death-cause/ NOTICE - Illinois Courts, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/files/3150821_R23.pdf/opinion Photos: Experts testify as autopsy evidence presented at McVay trial | wqad.com, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/photos-experts-testify-as-autopsy-evidence-presented-at-mcvay-trial/526-5ca48136-d6a5-42b5-b4f7-01e7d6863f16 Ex-girlfriend speaks out after Tim McVay's arrest | wqad.com, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/drone/8-in-the-air/ex-girlfriend-speaks-out-after-tim-mcvays-arrest/526-7904d329-0e7a-4045-af5e-4222a744504d Funeral services planned for Carrie Olson | wqad.com, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/drone/8-in-the-air/funeral-services-planned-for-carrie-olson/526-8f1c560f-8846-404d-8e8b-8ecef08cda8d Carrie Olson: Episode 3 of 'Missing and Murdered in the Midwest' | wqad.com, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wqad.com/article/syndication/podcasts/the-cities/carrie-olson-episode-3-of-missing-and-murdered-in-the-midwest/526-cacf6774-5c44-4d91-bdc9-66af31e3988d Tim McVay found guilty of murdering Carrie Olson | wqad.com, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/live-now-verdict-in-trial-of-tim-mcvay/526-70faa2fe-0760-4deb-a500-042580881a5d Transcript of Without a Trace from - HappyScribe, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.happyscribe.com/public/dateline-nbc/without-a-trace-004cb7b5-a5a6-4620-abd8-3cbbf814f268 McVay Murder Conviction Upheld | WVIK, Quad Cities NPR, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wvik.org/news/2019-08-19/mcvay-murder-conviction-upheld Man questioned after missing woman's car and purse returned - WQAD, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/drone/8-in-the-air/police-family-friends-looking-for-missing-davenport-woman/526-f0e32267-a375-46aa-9e7e-9894d2365975 Illinois Man Found Guilty Of Murder In Death Of Iowa Woman - CBS News, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/man-found-guilty-of-murder-in-disappearance-of-iowa-woman/ Mysterious Hastings body identified - MPR News, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/04/09/mysterious-hastings-body-identified The Disappearance of Carrie Olson Sparks a Community Response | Dateline Highlights | Oxygen - YouTube, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUskYK8xfxE Missing Iowa woman found dead in vacant lot in Minnesota - CBS News, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/missing-iowa-woman-found-dead-in-vacant-lot-in-minnesota/ How Carrie Olson was found and what happens next | wqad.com, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/drone/8-in-the-air/how-carrie-olson-was-found-and-what-happens-next/526-9255ff0d-a24c-4018-b33a-39c111fde5d5 Body Found In Rural Minn. ID'ed As Iowa Woman - CBS Minnesota, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/body-found-in-rural-minn-ided-as-iowa-woman/ We Remember 2014 | Violence Free Minnesota, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.vfmn.org/we-remember-2014 Forensics experts testify at #McVayTrial about Carrie Olson's autopsy | wqad.com, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/live-day-6-of-testimony-in-the-murder-trial-of-tim-mcvay/526-22a8055d-bb3a-4c18-bc9e-32f9aa1fac97 McVay Closing Arguments | WVIK, Quad Cities NPR, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wvik.org/news/2015-07-14/mcvay-closing-arguments During sentencing, Tim McVay denies killing Carrie Olson | wqad.com, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/during-sentencing-tim-mcvay-denies-killing-carrie-olson/526-82ff4307-360f-4dd2-806f-5c6e6fb8e1d7 McVay Sentenced | WVIK, Quad Cities NPR, accessed June 14, 2025, https://www.wvik.org/community/2015-10-09/mcvay-sentenced