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The Butterfly Effect: True Crime
by butterflyepodcasting
Every year over 4,000 unidentified bodies are recovered in the United States. 600,000 people are reported as missing, and thousands more go unreported. The Butterfly Effect is an investigative podcast that seeks to reunite the nameless with their identities.
Episodes
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Hope Rises: AdvocacyCon 2026
AdvocacyCon is coming to Albuquerque in September of 2026, and I'll be speaking about Becca's case, ethical research, and how creators can help solve doe cases. In-person and virtual tickets are available now at advocacycon.com Use SPELLMAN10 for a discount at checkout. Check out the program's...
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Episode 7: Reckoning
On March 4th, 2026, the Albuquerque Police Department announced Becca Doe's identification. It would have been her 53rd birthday. In the final episode of this season, I recap what the last three months looked like for Becca's case behind the scenes, reflect on what her life may have looked like…
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Bonus Episode: Between the Cracks
Author, researcher, podcast host and former professor Laurah Norton has been reporting on cold cases since 2017, specializing in stories that society seems to have left behind. In 2020, she and forensic anthropologist Dr. Amy Michael teamed up to breathe new life into the 1993 case of Ina Jane…
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Bonus Episode: Proof of Life
Note: This episode was recorded and produced before the announcement of Becca Doe's identity. Lisa Ivany, a Team Lead at the nonprofit DNA Doe Project, sat down with me to discuss all things IGG, the hit National Geographic show Naming the Dead, and the ways some of the coldest cases turn warm...
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Update: Becca Doe Identified
On March 4th 2026, the Albuquerque Police Department, in conjunction with the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy program and Parabon labs, announced the identification of Becca Doe as Rebecca Mallekoote, of Tacoma, Washington. A full final episode of this season will be released in…
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Bonus Episode: Where They Went
Note: This episode was recorded and produced before the announcement of Becca Doe's identity. From social workers to business admins, forensic scientists to stay-at-home-moms, the volunteers working behind the scenes of recently solved Doe cases might not what you expect. Tracie Boyle, the case...
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Bonus Episode: Where is Mr. Roof?
On November 4, 2010, the remains of a man were discovered on a logging trail in Stacyville, Maine. Miles away, a community in Concord, Massachusetts was missing a beloved teacher. This is the story of how he was brought home.
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Episode 6: George
George Martinez tells his side of the story to Detective Heather Chavez.
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Episode 5: Precedent
The current detective on Jane Doe's case answers questions I've had for years, including the results of the most recent DNA sample submitted for comparison between a young woman's mother and Becca Jane Doe.
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Episode 4: In Due Time
Becca Jane Doe's post-mortem reconstruction was done in 1991. It's time she was given a new face. The Albuquerque records department gives me the news I was afraid of.
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Episode 3: Trends
I break down Jane Doe's autopsy report, and the most exhaustive investigation timeline on her case, straight from the Chief Medical Investigator's notes.
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Episode 2: Behind Locked Doors
In this episode I walk you through files I've obtained so far on Jane Doe - OMI reports, evidence logs, and witness statements. But things on paper aren't exactly adding up, either. Who could tell the story better than someone who was actually there that summer night in the Super 8? And what are...
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Episode 1: Case UP2926
In 1991, a woman was found dead of an apparent suicide in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As I begin compiling research and records for a podcast, I quickly realize there’s more to the story than I expected. Between conflicting reports, scattered theories, and local rumors, the case of the Bernalillo...
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The Butterfly Effect: Becca Jane Doe's Story
Albuquerque, New Mexico 1991: The body of a woman is found in a locked motel room. Over thirty years later, a photo of her and an unknown man continues to circulate nationwide, but no one has come forward to claim her. Chaos Theory says the smallest change can alter the course of history forever....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Every year over 4,000 unidentified bodies are recovered in the United States. 600,000 people are reported as missing, and thousands more go unreported. The Butterfly Effect is an investigative podcast that seeks to reunite the nameless with their identities.
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Every year over 4,000 unidentified bodies are recovered in the United States. 600,000 people are reported as missing, and thousands more go unreported. The Butterfly Effect is an investigative podcast that seeks to reunite the nameless with their identities.
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