MURDERED: Joan Webster & Marie Iannuzzi
3/2/20261 hr 11 min
In 1981, a Harvard graduate student vanished after stepping out of Logan Airport the night after Thanksgiving. As investigators searched for answers, they focused on a suspect connected to another murder – a woman who was killed just two years earlier. He was convicted in one case and widely believed responsible for the other. But after reviewing thousands of pages of records, we found gaps that raise difficult questions: Was the wrong man blamed? And is the real killer still out there?
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First 90 secondsDelia D'Ambra0:01
Every year, millions of people head into the wilderness searching for peace, beauty, and adventure. But hidden in those same scenic landscapes are stories of violence, survival, and lives cut short. I'm Delia D'Ambra, and on my podcast, Park Predators, I uncover the true crimes that happened in the most amazing places on Earth. Listen to Park Predators wherever you get your podcasts.
Ashley Flowers· Host0:27
Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.
Brit Prawat· Host0:32
And I'm Brit.
Ashley Flowers· Host0:33
And this story is about what can happen when a case feels solved, even when it may not be. In Massachusetts, two women from very different worlds disappeared within a few years of each other. One was last seen leaving a bar. The other vanished after stepping out of Logan Airport. Police would eventually say that these two cases were connected, and that they had found the man responsible. But after spending more than a year reporting on this case, interviewing witnesses, tracking down survivors, and reviewing thousands of pages of records, we found a story that doesn't sit quite right. And our question is, was the wrong man blamed for these crimes? And if so, then is the person or people who actually committed these murders still walking free? These are the stories of Joan Webster and Marie Iannuzzi.