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Texas Monthly True Crime: Shane and Sally

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  • On July 4, 1988, 16-year-old Shane Stewart and 18-year-old Sally McNelly went out for the night in the West Texas town of San Angelo. They watched the fireworks, stopped for burgers, and drove to the lake outside of town. They were never seen alive again.

    For 35 years, their murders have haunted their family and friends, and frustrated generations of investigators from the local police to the FBI. Hosts Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs take listeners behind the scenes of the cold case investigation, interviewing witnesses and following the twists and turns that have confounded authorities—including accusations about corruption, occult rituals, and a hunt for one suspect halfway around the world—tracking down new leads in the hope that someone may come forward to finally help solve the case.

    From the Texas Monthly team behind “Tom Brown’s Body” and “Stephenville” comes another true story of crime, suspicion, and life and death in small-town Texas.

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  • Shane and Sally | 7. The Cold Case

    Shane and Sally | 7. The Cold Case
    Apr 23 2024
    In the final episode of Shane and Sally, victims in a series of unsolved attacks at the lakes surrounding San Angelo wonder if their assailants were also the ones who killed Shane Stewart and Sally McNelly. Investigators discuss the possibility that someone in law enforcement could know more about the murders than they’ve let on. And we explore how new DNA technology, and a new cold case investigative unit, could finally bring fresh leads in the case.

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  • Shane and Sally | 6. The Edge of Town

    Shane and Sally | 6. The Edge of Town
    Apr 16 2024
    In this episode, we explore the last of four suspects investigators have named in their investigation into Shane Stewart and Sally McNelly’s murders. In the eighties, Heath Davis was a violent drug dealer with a tough reputation around town, who associated with other main suspects in this case. Davis says he’s turned his life around today and that he has been unfairly targeted by investigators. But a witness in the investigation tells us there’s more about Heath’s past that he hasn’t answered for, and she says it’s time for the truth to come out.

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Riveting

Narration was good. It could have been shorter and hoped for a different ending. Very sad for all involved

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Dumbass Klein

The PI is trying too hard to be the one who pops this case wide open. He’s trying to hard to be the hero. He’s a blow hard!

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Very Interesting

This is a very intriguing story. There are a lot of questions that remain. However, I think this is a story you need to listen to and judge for yourself to see if you have the answers.

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That was a waste of time

I was interested because I thought we would have answers at the end. But that's not the case. Something is off in that town, but I am left with more questions..

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