The Binge Cases: U R NEXT

My Mother’s Lies | 1. The Hero Housewife Who Solved A Murder

April 1, 2026·41 min·4-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The podcast My Mother's Lies investigates the 2000 murder of 18-year-old Jessica Curran, a Black woman and new mother whose brutalized, partially burned body was found behind Mayfield Middle School in western Kentucky. The case remained unsolved for years due to mishandling by local

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Alice Arnold

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Jessica CurranSusan GalbraithQuincy Omar CrossTom MangoldJoe CurranAlice ArnoldVenetia StubblefieldTim FortnerBeth Karras

Companies

Kentucky Bureau of Investigation

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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