The Unusual Witness- Teresita Basa

When 47-year-old Teresita Basa was found murdered in her Chicago apartment in 1977, detectives were left with almost nothing- no suspects, no forced entry, and no clear motive. The case went cold… until months later, a chilling new lead emerged from the most unlikely of places: a coworker’s startling experience.

What followed is one of the most baffling and controversial murder investigations in American history. A name and specifics of the case from an unusual suspect would eventually lead to a confession, recovered stolen property, and a courtroom reckoning.

Was it coincidence? Instinct? Or something that defies explanation?

Join Ally and Blake as they unravel the strange, true story of how a voice from the grave helped solve a murder.

Sources

• Chicago Tribune Archives (1977–1979)
• The Washington Post – “Case Solved by a Ghost?”
• National Institute of Justice: Forensic Evidence and Arrest Rates in Homicide Cases (2010)
• True Crime: An Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Criminology & Forensics
• WLS-TV Chicago News Reports
• Trial transcripts & court summaries from The People v. Allan Showery
• Interviews cited in: Unsolved Mysteries (NBC, 1996) and Deadly Women (ID Network)