Today we bring you the tragic case of Freda Heyn. The last time anyone remembered seeing 68-year-old Freda Heyn alive was on November 3, 2003 at the post office in Oldfield, Missouri. Six months after she went missing, a couple out running fire trails in the Mark Twain National Forest discovered a skull and called authorities. Medical examiners positively identified the skull as belonging to Freda Heyn and a murder case was opened. Detectives began questioning residents who lived near Freda’s trailer, including then 36-year-old Paula Hall. Paula had been romantically involved with David Epperson, who was renting a house from Freda’s son-in-law.

In 2006, prosecutors charged Paula Hall, her ex brother-in-law Billy Wayne Hall, and David Epperson with murder in the case after Freda's DNA was matched to the crime scene thanks to a domestic assault of his girlfriend. In 2009, a jury convicted Paula Hall of second-degree murder, but that conviction was overturned by the Missouri Court of Appeals in 2013 and Paula walked free. However, today, Paula joins us, still from behind bars.

More information about this case:

• Timeline of Paula's Case | Blogspot
• News about Paula’s Exoneration | Paula Hall - National Registry of Exonerations | University of Michigan.
• Paula’s Appeal Info | Paula D. Hall - Innocents Database of Exonerations

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Today we bring you the tragic case of Freda Heyn. The last time anyone remembered seeing 68-year-old Freda Heyn alive was on November 3, 2003 at the post office in Oldfield, Missouri. Six months after she went missing, a couple out running fire trails in the Mark Twain National Forest discovered a skull and called authorities. Medical examiners positively identified the skull as belonging to Freda Heyn and a murder case was opened. Detectives began questioning residents who lived near Freda’s trailer, including then 36-year-old Paula Hall. Paula had been romantically involved with David Epperson, who was renting a house from Freda’s son-in-law.

In 2006, prosecutors charged Paula Hall, her ex brother-in-law Billy Wayne Hall, and David Epperson with murder in the case after Freda's DNA was matched to the crime scene thanks to a domestic assault of his girlfriend. In 2009, a jury convicted Paula Hall of second-degree murder, but that conviction was overturned by the Missouri Court of Appeals in 2013 and Paula walked free. However, today, Paula joins us, still from behind bars.

More information about this case:

• Timeline of Paula's Case | Blogspot
• News about Paula’s Exoneration | Paula Hall - National Registry of Exonerations | University of Michigan.
• Paula’s Appeal Info | Paula D. Hall - Innocents Database of Exonerations

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Today we bring you the tragic case of Freda Heyn. The last time anyone remembered seeing 68-year-old Freda Heyn alive was on November 3, 2003 at the post office in Oldfield, Missouri. Six months after she went missing, a couple out running fire trails in the Mark Twain National Forest discovered a skull and called authorities. Medical examiners positively identified the skull as belonging to Freda Heyn and a murder case was opened. Detectives began questioning residents who lived near Freda’s trailer, including then 36-year-old Paula Hall. Paula had been romantically involved with David Epperson, who was renting a house from Freda’s son-in-law.

In 2006, prosecutors charged Paula Hall, her ex brother-in-law Billy Wayne Hall, and David Epperson with murder in the case after Freda's DNA was matched to the crime scene thanks to a domestic assault of his girlfriend. In 2009, a jury convicted Paula Hall of second-degree murder, but that conviction was overturned by the Missouri Court of Appeals in 2013 and Paula walked free. However, today, Paula joins us, still from behind bars.

More information about this case:

• Timeline of Paula's Case | Blogspot
• News about Paula’s Exoneration | Paula Hall - National Registry of Exonerations | University of Michigan.
• Paula’s Appeal Info | Paula D. Hall - Innocents Database of Exonerations

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This week on Voices of a Killer, we revisit last week’s episode with Charles Higginbotham, who conspired with his childhood friend to kill a man. Today, we’re joined by Charles’s co-defendant, Kenny Gilbert, to hear his half of the story. Kenny reflects on the choices that landed him in prison, the justice system that keeps him there, and the reforms he believes could give people like him a second chance. We’ll also get Kenny’s unfiltered reaction to the shocking revelations Charles shared about the victim in our last episode.

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• News about Charles and Kenny’s Arrest | Second fugitive caught in Buena Vista area | The Pueblo Chieftain

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This week on Voices of a Killer, we revisit last week’s episode with Charles Higginbotham, who conspired with his childhood friend to kill a man. Today, we’re joined by Charles’s co-defendant, Kenny Gilbert, to hear his half of the story. Kenny reflects on the choices that landed him in prison, the justice system that keeps him there, and the reforms he believes could give people like him a second chance. We’ll also get Kenny’s unfiltered reaction to the shocking revelations Charles shared about the victim in our last episode.

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• News about Charles and Kenny’s Arrest | Second fugitive caught in Buena Vista area | The Pueblo Chieftain

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This week on Voices of a Killer, we revisit last week’s episode with Charles Higginbotham, who conspired with his childhood friend to kill a man. Today, we’re joined by Charles’s co-defendant, Kenny Gilbert, to hear his half of the story. Kenny reflects on the choices that landed him in prison, the justice system that keeps him there, and the reforms he believes could give people like him a second chance. We’ll also get Kenny’s unfiltered reaction to the shocking revelations Charles shared about the victim in our last episode.

More information about this case:

• News about Charles and Kenny’s Arrest | Second fugitive caught in Buena Vista area | The Pueblo Chieftain

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Over the summer break of ‘93, Charles Higginbotham joined the ranks of teenage killers when he committed a calculated first-degree murder. Now behind bars, serving life without parole, 49-year-old Charles reflects on the day that sealed his fate.

This is a story of two troubled youths and childhood friends who did everything together, even execute a murder. In this episode, we'll discuss the ethics of sentencing an 18-year-old to life without parole, and we'll bring to light some dark secrets at the heart of this case that Charles has kept locked away for all these years.

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• News about Charles and Kenny’s Arrest | Second fugitive caught in Buena Vista area | The Pueblo Chieftain

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Over the summer break of ‘93, Charles Higginbotham joined the ranks of teenage killers when he committed a calculated first-degree murder. Now behind bars, serving life without parole, 49-year-old Charles reflects on the day that sealed his fate.

This is a story of two troubled youths and childhood friends who did everything together, even execute a murder. In this episode, we'll discuss the ethics of sentencing an 18-year-old to life without parole, and we'll bring to light some dark secrets at the heart of this case that Charles has kept locked away for all these years.

More information about this case:

• TIMELINE with news cuttings available EXCLUSIVELY on our patreon: patreon.com/voicesofakiller
• News about Charles and Kenny’s Arrest | Second fugitive caught in Buena Vista area | The Pueblo Chieftain

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