Safe Haven - The Unsolved Murder of Judith Petty

Safe Haven - The Unsolved Murder of Judith Petty

On February 6th, 2008, 48-year-old Judith Petty left her grandmother's house to return some books at a library three blocks away. After that we don't know what happened. That night her family starts searching all over Parkersburg, West Virginia for her. The next day her father drives out to the family farm to find their property engulfed in flames. When the fire went out, her father found Judith's remains in the cellar. The medical examiner stated that Judith was dead before the fire. Now, fifteen years later, local law enforcement says it was a suicide or that she must have died of natural causes. So, what really happened to Judith Petty?

Episodes

December 22, 2023 39 mins
In this episode, Melissa and Justin are joined by Jen and Alan, to discuss where we are at this point and to share stories about working on the case.
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In this second episode; Justin and Melissa discuss the call that the team has had for six months. After this, it'll help you understand why the team went the route they did, when it comes to people of interest.
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October 20, 2023 43 mins
In this episode; Justin and Melissa discuss the call that the team has had for six months. After this, it'll help you understand why the team went the route they did when it comes to people of interest.
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September 28, 2023 63 mins
In this episode, Melissa interviews Jennifer. Jennifer gives us insight to the Billy/Mitchell aspect of the case when it comes to people of interest. This is an interview you don't want to miss.
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In this episode the team sits down with the Petty family to talk about the latest news. The team then discusses this news amonst themselves.
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July 18, 2023 66 mins
In this episode the team discusses the latest trip to Parkerburg. They also reveal audio of going and taking to certain individuals that might have information on Judy's case, then talk about what they think about it and some red flags they noticed.
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July 14, 2023 86 mins
Jen, Alan, and Melissa discuss the latest information we recieved and why it's so relevant. They also talk a little bit about the latest trip to Parkersburg.
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May 5, 2023 79 mins
We have a bunch of new members in the group following the case, so we decided to do another Q&A episode. Melissa and Justin are joined by Alan Haskins to answer more questions.
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In this episode, Melissa and Justin are joined by Jen and Alan Haskins. They discuss information about the diabetic analysis and more about the toxicology report.
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March 2, 2023 85 mins
In this episode, Melissa, Justin, and Jen, sit down to talk about the lastest trip to Parkersburg. On that trip they got the chance to meet the Prosecutor's Investigator, Doug Sturm, in person and also conduct more interviews.
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In this episode Melissa and Justin interview Blake Bristow from Blue Streak K9 and they discuss the K9 reports related to Judy's case. Blake is an expert in this field. He has a Bachelor Degree in Criminology and has also been a police officer since 2003. He has been training and handling dogs for search and rescue, cadavers, drugs, and bombs since 2003. Blake is also an Arkansas State K9 certifying official. He's one of the founde...
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January 19, 2023 37 mins
In this live episode, Melissa and Justin give updates and discuss the case over a Zoom call with guests. Joined with them are members of the Petty family, Alan Haskins, and others.
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January 12, 2023 41 mins
In this live episode, Melissa and Justin give updates and discuss the case over a Zoom call with guests. Joined with them are members of the Petty family, Alan Haskins, and others.
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January 4, 2023 50 mins
In this episode, Melissa and Justin talk to team memeber Jen Bucholtz, about the cause and manner of death. They also discuss different case scenarios related to that topic.
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In this episode, Justin and Melissa interview Alan Haskins. He gives his opinion on the fire and what happened that night.

Alan Haskins is the Fire Science Program Director for Black River Technical College.
Bachelors of Science – Fire Science.
Masters of Science – Emergency Management, Emphasis on Homeland Security.
30+ years in the Fire Service, serving as a fulltime firefighter, shift Captain and Department Chief.
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December 14, 2022 29 mins
In this episode, Melissa and Justin go over the fire report from when Judy's body was found at the scene of the fire.
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December 7, 2022 48 mins
In this episode, Justin and Melissa answer questions from the Facebook group and also give updates on information they've learned in the the last six weeks.
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November 24, 2022 61 mins
In this episode, Justin and Melissa discuss the investigation that followed Judy's death. They also share some information that the team gathered from various interviews.
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November 16, 2022 33 mins
In this episode, Justin and Melissa discuss the timeline of events on February 6th and 7th, 2008. From the time Judy went missing to the time her body was found.
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November 9, 2022 48 mins
In the first half of this episode you get to meet the team and hear our thoughts on why we chose the case. In the second half, we share our thoughts after meeting the Petty family and traveling to West Virginia.
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