In the summer of 2019, 43-year-old Jessica Easterly Durning, was found dead in her New Orleans suburb. Her cause and manner of death were ruled undetermined. That word has haunted Jessica’s loved ones, and hindered her investigation ever since. Her case hangs in limbo, until that word, undetermined, is changed. From the team that brought you ‘To Live and Die in LA’ and ‘Culpable,’ this is ‘Undetermined.’ Catch the 2-episode premiere December 6th. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the summer of 2019, 43-year-old Jessica Easterly Durning, was found dead in her New Orleans suburb. Her cause and manner of death were ruled undetermined. Hear how the Resonate team first learned about Jessica’s case and the full circle process that took place that helped this story evolve from a plea from her family asking for help into a full investigation into her death. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All Jessica Easterly Durning ever wanted was her happily ever after. She finally met and married her Prince Charming and became a mother. But when Jessica goes missing, the fairytale she once dreamt of, quickly fades to black. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When Jessica’s birthday passed without a word from her, her family feared the worst. But for her friend, Maria, it was more than just a bad feeling – she’d received an alarming message from Jessica leading up to her disappearance. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In episodes 1 and 2, you heard NOPD body cam footage, which was recorded during two separate visits to the Durnings’ home shortly after Jessica went missing. In this episode, Jessica and Todd share their analysis of the body cam footage. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ten days after Jessica’s disappearance, her sisters travel to New Orleans where they find Jessica’s body roughly 2 1/2 blocks from her Lakeview home. The Coroner’s office rules Jessica's cause and manner of death as Undetermined, but her autopsy report reveals injuries sustained prior to her death. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Another woman named Jessica has an odd encounter with Justin in the restaurant she works at, a few months following Jessica’s death. She wants to report him to the police and give them a new piece of evidence… but she is met with some resistance. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Up to this point, you've heard about multiple interactions with the NOPD regarding this case, including body cam footage with Justin at their home following Jessica's disappearance, and most recently Jessica V.'s experience with the police and the coroner. In this bonus episode, Jessica and Todd discuss the investigation and where it should be at this point with Todd's expertise and insight into protocol and procedure as a former detective with decades of experience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jessica and Justin had a secret life. And a few months before Jessica disappeared, the couple has a rendezvous in their home with another couple from Florida. But it quickly goes south. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Who is investigating Jessica’s case? We uncover the answer and moreover, a systemic issue within New Orleans. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Some Lakeview neighbors and an entire online community rally for justice for Jessica. One neighbor tells his story about aggressive and volatile messages between himself and someone who he believes is Justin about a year after Jessica’s death – in which, the person sending those text messages, confesses to some things surrounding her case. Another neighbor is the eyes and ears for Jessica’s family, taking photos and circling the neighborhood to see what’s happening around Jessica’s home. And a couple stumbles upon another piece of evidence where Jessica was found seven months earlier. Audrey goes to the virtual village – social media and starts an online petition – and someone with power in NOLA takes notice. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There’s a lot of talk about one person in this podcast. Everyone has an opinion about Jessica’s husband. But we want to hear his story first-hand. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When the year 2021 rolled around, it had been more than 500 days since Jessica death. Her case remained unsolved, and her body remained at the morgue. But the next several months would leave Jessica’s family with more hope than ever before. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How does Jessica's case go from Undetermined to solved? We review everything we've learned up to this point and reach out to both the District Attorney and the NOPD to share our recommendations, and seek answers about the status of Jessica's case. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey reported harassment from her ex—but her pleas for help were ignored, leading to tragic consequences. From Tenderfoot TV, Truer Crime investigates the deadly cost of inaction.New episodes every Monday here—don’t miss it! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
PJ
Husband is planting seeds of doubt about wife's friend - that's why he said negative things about her despite saying he's "freaking out" himself. It's almost like he saw the friend's texts with the wife, and he's so angry with the friend that he can't help himself but to say bad things about her.
Leslie Darrah
cannot listen to this podcast. Music is constant and too loud. I listened to the first episode, deleting the rest.
RACHAEL BYCE
the placement of commercials are so terrible and cruel! right in the middle of her sister crying her eyes out in pain.
Justin Sutton
This podcast is getting weird. They hit on the reasonable doubt pretty hard throughout....yet keep on and on and on basically saying with 100% certainty that the woman was murdered, and her husband is the killer. Period. I don't get it. Very inconsistent. I'll probably finish this podcast, but only because I can't find anything else. It's been pretty shitty so far, and all I hear, honestly, are people bitching because their information is likely incomplete.......as always.
Justin Sutton
A buddy of mine's dad is an investigator. I see what this guy goes through all the time when it comes to these cases. I get to hear a lot of things that most people probably don't hear; not necessarily info that isn't supposed to be leaked, but just thier real thoughts as opposed to "our policy is to not discuss open investigations" lol. One thing that I think people need to understand is that there is a strict, carefully constructed and restricted version of the case--and then there's the "off the record" version of the facts. According to him and his colleagues, these OTR conversations, 95% of the time, will easily be able to name the guilty party without any doubt. How? Because not only are there facts about cases that aren't released, but there's also SO much context that is unknown to everyone; often, this is due to the aforementioned facts not being released. These are things that you will never hear from these investigators that "aren't doing their job." But they can't jus