Crime Salad

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This episode contains content related to domestic violence, child neglect, and homicide. Listener discretion is advised.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, help is available around the clock through the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or by texting START to 88788. You are not alone.

On the night of January 6th, 1981, Lonene Rogers finished her work shift, picked up her two young children from the babysitter, and came home to an argument with her estranged husband. By morning, she was gone. No footprints in the snow. No activity on her Social Security number. Her hearing aids, glasses, purse, and car were all still there.

Lonene was a profoundly deaf woman from northwestern Pennsylvania who refused to let her disability define her. She was strong-willed and warm, a devoted mother, and by early 1981 she was finally ready to leave a troubled marriage and build a new life. Instead, she vanished in the middle of a blizzard and was never seen again.

For 44 years, her disappearance went unsolved. Her parents died without answers. Her children grew up without her. And her husband, Clinton "Bud" Rogers, maintained the same story: he woke up and she was simply gone.

In this episode, we trace Lonene's life from her childhood in Youngstown, Ohio, through the marriage that her own family saw warning signs in from the start to the night she disappeared and the search that turned up nothing. We also follow her daughter Alison, who spent decades trying to distance herself from the tragedy before deciding, in 2021, to dedicate herself to finding the truth. Alison's fight took her through court battles, advocacy for a proposed new law called Lonnie's Law, and years of pressure on investigators and the public alike.

In November 2025, that fight finally produced a result. After more than four decades of silence, Bud Rogers confessed.

This is Lonene's story, and it is also the story of a daughter who refused to let her mother be forgotten.

Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence, child neglect, and a murder confession.

If you are in the northwestern Pennsylvania area, Lonene's family invites you to join a peaceful gathering outside the Crawford County Courthouse at 903 Diamond Park Square in Meadville, PA on Monday, March 30, 2026, from 9 to 11 am. A hearing in her case will be taking place inside the courthouse that morning, and the community is gathering outside in her memory and in solidarity with victims of domestic violence and the missing and murdered.

She will never stand alone again. 💜

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

Text START to 88788. 

You are not alone.

 https://www.thehotline.org/

Justice for Lonene Rogers Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/285829136570490/  

Sign the petition for Lonnie’s Law: https://c.org/mMwHNqtRGC

Alison's book, "A Daughter's Journey and Story of Resilience," is available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0gWrklLE

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On August 16, 2015, Sara Easton, a 31-year-old mother of three from Yuba City, California, died from a gunshot wound in her bedroom. Investigators quickly moved toward a suicide ruling. Her family never accepted it.

Sara's husband was Aaron Easton, then-Chief of the Marysville Police Department. And the more forensic details emerged, including the autopsy findings, the toxicology results, the witness accounts, and the history of alleged domestic abuse, the more questions piled up around a case that many believe was never properly investigated.

Was this a suicide? A homicide? And did Aaron Easton's position in law enforcement shape the way this case was handled?

In this episode, Ashley and Ricky break down the full timeline of Sara's death, examine the forensic and autopsy evidence, explore the conflicts of interest that shadowed the investigation, and look at the later allegations against Aaron Easton that have kept this case under scrutiny for nearly a decade.

Sara's family is still pushing for answers. This is their story and hers.

This episode covers suspicious death investigation · forensic evidence · suicide vs. homicide · domestic violence allegations · law enforcement conflicts of interest · unsolved cases · police accountability

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In this episode of Crime Salad, Ashley and Ricky examine the case of Na’Ziyah Harris, a 13-year-old girl from Detroit, Michigan, who disappeared after getting off her school bus on January 9, 2024, near Cornwall Street and Three Mile Drive on Detroit’s east side. What began as a missing child investigation quickly turned into something far more disturbing as detectives uncovered digital messages, witness testimony, and evidence pointing to a hidden relationship that had been unfolding for years.

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Keywords: Na’Ziyah Harris, Detroit Michigan, Detroit missing child case, Jarvis Butts, Detroit Police Department, Wayne County Michigan, Seven Mile Road Detroit, Rouge River Detroit, true crime podcast, Crime Salad, red flag relationships, child predator signs
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On a cold November morning in 2011, a 911 call shattered the silence along Interstate 77 near Marietta, Ohio. A car sat abandoned against a guardrail. Its lights were on. The driver was nowhere to be found.

Minutes later, another call came in.

A body had been discovered in the roadway.

What followed should have been a straightforward investigation. There were crash reports, phone records, witness statements, and forensic evidence. But as the details began to surface, the story became anything but clear. The death of Jaleayah Davis has raised questions for more than a decade. Questions about what really happened on that dark stretch of highway. Questions about whether this was truly an accident or something far more complicated.

In this episode of Crime Salad, we take a closer look at the timeline, the inconsistencies, and the pieces that don’t seem to fit.

Because sometimes the truth isn’t just hidden. It’s buried beneath the version everyone accepted.

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Andrew Sadek was a 20-year-old college student at North Dakota State College of Science when he disappeared from his dorm in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Weeks later, his body was found in the Red River. His death was ruled a suicide, but the circumstances surrounding it have continued to raise questions.

In this episode of Crime Salad, we examine Andrew’s case and the broader risks tied to confidential informant agreements, including the pressures placed on young or first-time offenders and the lack of consistent oversight and safety.

For Andrew’s parents, the fight has been endless. Was enough done to protect him? Who should be held accountable?

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