The Red Dirt Missing

Candace D
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In the heart of the American South and across the rolling plains of Oklahoma, the ground itself tells a story. It is a land of vibrant, iron-rich earth—red dirt that stains clothes, tires, and histories alike. But beneath this striking landscape lie secrets that have remained buried for decades. The Red Dirt Missing is a true crime investigative podcast dedicated to the cold cases, unsolved homicides, and mysterious disappearances that haunt the states where the dirt runs red. We look into cold cases and disappearances from Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee.

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 17- Echoes Across the Red Dirt: Oklahoma's Unforgotten Cold Cases

    Every victim deserves justice, but what happens when a case file contains little more than a name, a date, and an unanswered question? 💔 In today’s episode, we are shining a light on multiple cold cases that are at serious risk of being completely lost to time. These aren't the mysteries with massive headlines, endless evidence, or dramatic twists. Instead, they are defined by a sudden, heavy silence that has left families searching for answers for decades. When investigators have next to nothing to go on, public attention is the only tool left to break the ice. By keeping their names alive in our conversations, we make sure these individuals are never forgotten.

  2. Sep 27

    Episode 16: The Silence of a Star Witness: The Mysterious Disappearance of Karen Heim

    On Christmas night, 2005, 42-year-old mother Karen Faye Heim stepped out of her parents' home in West Tulsa, Oklahoma. She left the porch light on and promised she would be right back. She was never seen alive again. Less than 48 hours later, her tan 1988 Buick Electra was found abandoned on a remote, rural farm road outside Clarksville, Texas—miles from her life, with no logical reason for her to be there. The car doors were left wide open. Her purse, cash, keys, and ID were left untouched on the seat. But when forensics dusted the vehicle, they uncovered a terrifying reality: every single surface of the car had been meticulously, professionally wiped completely clean of fingerprints and DNA. In this episode of The Red Dirt Missing we unravel the dark, high-stakes infrastructure of the mid-2000s Tulsa methamphetamine epidemic to find a motive. Just months before vanishing, Karen had broken the ultimate rule of the criminal underworld: she sat on a federal witness stand, delivering a devastating conspiracy testimony that locked away her ex-husband and dismantled a multi-million-dollar trafficking ring. Did the justice system leave a courageous witness completely unprotected?

  3. Sep 20

    Episode 15- The Missing Ingredient: The disappearance of Frankie “Bonnie” Duvall

    On Saturday, May 10, 1986, forty-year-old Frankie Lyvonne "Bonnie" Duvall stepped out of the Loco Café in Loco, Oklahoma, to take a routine, short walk home for dinner supplies. Her personal car remained parked outside, her keys left on the counter. She reached her residence, where she was last seen alive by her husband—and then, she vanished without a trace into the empty expanse of the Oklahoma prairie. In this episode, we dismantle a forty-year cold case paralyzed not just by a lack of physical evidence, but by a brutal, irreconcilable war of words. Through firsthand media statements from Bonnie’s children and her niece, Meghan Davis, we explore two entirely separate, mutually exclusive realities that split a family tree down the absolute center. Was Bonnie a mother who chose to walk away into a new lifestyle, or was she the victim of a dark domestic tragedy hidden behind a three-day delay and a small-town wall of silence? We trace the investigation from the volatile field party the night before her disappearance to the high-stakes 2017 OSBI forensic excavation of a collapsed backyard root cellar. Finally, we step back to analyze the case through a professional, trauma-informed social work perspective—unpacking how childhood memory fragments under crisis, the complex psychology of protective caregiver attachment, and the profound tragedy of generational grief alienation.

  4. Sep 6

    Episode 14 - The Forgotten Mother of Pawhuska- The story of Maxine Green

    In October 1961, 26-year-old mother of six Maxine Beatrice Green vanished from Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The town whispered that she simply walked away from her life. They were wrong. For 25 years, a terrifying secret lay buried in her daughter’s memory. She hadn't run—she was taken. In this gripping episode, we unearth the chilling eyewitness account of Maxine’s own child, who watched her father, Hobart Green, commit an act of pure evil on a swinging bridge over Bird Creek. We expose the devastating cracks in a 1960s investigation, a father who ruled through terror, and the heartbreaking battle to finally bring Maxine home.

  5. Aug 30

    Episode 13 - Silence on Tulsa Time: The Case of Angie Tucker

    On the chilly night of November 3, 2007, 35-year-old Angie Denise Tucker stepped off her mother’s porch near Apache Street and Yale Avenue in North Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was walking to a local store to pick up a pack of cigarettes. She wore casual capris and her black hospital work jacket from the Oklahoma State University Medical Center, walking with a very distinct, slight limp. She told her family she would be right back. She never returned. When Angie uncharacteristically missed her hospital shift two days later, her worried coworkers sounded the alarm. The investigation quickly turned to a dangerous shadow looming over her life: her ex-boyfriend, Allen Shields. Weeks prior, Angie had bravely filed criminal charges and secured an emergency protective order against him following a violent assault. Yet, the justice system let him walk out on bail—leaving Angie with nothing but a fragile piece of paper for protection. In this episode, we break down the haunting timeline of Angie’s disappearance, the terrifying criminal profile of prime suspect Allen Shields—including his later links to a contract killing and another kidnapping—and his dramatic 2011 SWAT standoff that buried vital answers forever. Someone in Tulsa knows where Angie is. Help us bring her home. Case Details: Missing Since: November 3, 2007 (Tulsa, OK) Physical Markers: 5'5"-5'6", 150 lbs, black hair styled with a burgundy tint, brown eyes, visible front gold tooth, and a distinct limp. Last Seen Wearing: Blue denim capris, white tennis shoes, and a black OSU Medical Center zip-up jacket. Have Information? If you have any tips regarding Angie Tucker’s disappearance, please contact the Tulsa Police Department Cold Case Unit at (918) 596-9222 or (918) 596-9143, or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.

  6. Aug 23

    Episode 12- The Rusted Barrel at Grand Lake: The Disappearance of Peggy Anne Sweeten

    When 52-year-old special education teacher Peggy Anne Sweeten vanished from her lakefront home in Grove, Oklahoma, in January 1998, her husband spun a convenient web of lies. According to her husband, Jim—a prominent former school superintendent—Peggy had simply packed her bags and abandoned her family for an online lover she met in an internet chat room. But Peggy didn't even know how to use a computer. For over 25 years, her son Patrick refused to let his mother’s memory fade, fighting against a wall of small-town institutional privilege, rumors, and a case gone completely cold. In this episode, we unpack the devastating timeline of a 33-year marriage shattered by a calculated affair, an uncontested property-grab divorce, and a shocking discovery at the bottom of Grand Lake. Through a trauma-informed social work lens, we analyze the terrifying mechanics of coercive control, systemic privilege, and the psychological diary of a guilty conscience left behind on a digital device. Trigger Warning: This episode discusses domestic violence, murder, and suicide.

  7. Aug 16

    Episode 11-Vanished in Oklahoma: The Ida Beard Story.

    What happens when the systems designed to protect us become the very barriers to finding justice? Moving beyond simple timelines, we dissect cases through a deep investigative, structural, and social work lens. We expose the raw lack of local law enforcement resources, the historical jurisdictional battles over tribal sovereignty, and the generational trauma left behind in the wake of systemic neglect. This isn’t just a show about mysteries; it’s a platform demanding accountability, honoring the missing, and tracking the ongoing fight to rewrite the laws of the American justice system.

  8. Aug 9

    Episode 10 - The 30-Year Silence of Pawhuska: The Murder of Joannie Goodwin

    On September 29, 1996, the quiet community of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, was shattered when two fishermen discovered the body of 18-year-old Joannie Goodwin bound with electrical wire and submerged in Bird Creek [oklahomacoldcases.org]. She had been brutally executed, leaving behind a seven-month-old son and an entire town buried in secrets. For over two decades, Joannie's file sat on a shelf gathering dust. Then, a dramatic 2018 re-investigation by the true-crime show Cold Justice led to a shocking arrest and a textbook motive of small-town jealousy [tulsaworld.com]. But just a year later, the case completely collapsed. In this episode, we untangle the high-stakes legal gamble of Double Jeopardy, dissect a 30-minute alibi paradox that broke the prosecution's timeline, and look at the systemic failures that left a vulnerable teenage mother unprotected. Finally, we explore how the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is utilizing modern, high-sensitivity touch DNA to bypass fading memories and rewrite the rules of this 30-year cold case. 🔍 Have Info? If you have any information regarding the disappearance or murder of Joannie Goodwin on September 21, 1996, please contact the Osage County Sheriff's Office at 918-287-1960 or submit an anonymous tip to the OSBI at 1-800-522-8017. No piece of information is too small to help secure justice for Joannie and her son, Bobby.

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In the heart of the American South and across the rolling plains of Oklahoma, the ground itself tells a story. It is a land of vibrant, iron-rich earth—red dirt that stains clothes, tires, and histories alike. But beneath this striking landscape lie secrets that have remained buried for decades. The Red Dirt Missing is a true crime investigative podcast dedicated to the cold cases, unsolved homicides, and mysterious disappearances that haunt the states where the dirt runs red. We look into cold cases and disappearances from Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee.

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  • Creator
    Candace D
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Candace D
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