MURDERED: Melanie Howell
4/23/202623 min
In 1976, a 22-year-old nursing student was murdered in her Los Angeles apartment, leaving behind just one clue: a bloody fingerprint. Decades later, that print was matched—and the case was quietly marked solved. But no one ever publicly announced who did it. So we set out to find the answer… and to uncover what else he may have done.
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First 90 secondsAshley Flowers· Host0:00
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Delia D'Ambra0:43
[instrumental music plays] 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· Host1:09
Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.
Brit Prawat· Host1:16
And I'm Brit.
Ashley Flowers· Host1:16
And Brit, in all my years of, you, not just making true crime stories, but consuming them as well, I have never heard a story that starts like this. One of our reporters reached out to an LAPD