Down & Away

Meet the women responsible for Peter Piper's capture after two years of eluding police. MUSIC: Nina Cardec, Tenebris Lux Mea Visciera, In the Unlikely Event Cullah, I'm On My Way

There was a lot going on in Lake County, Michigan when Peter Piper escaped, including racial tension, an officer involved shooting, and an alleged assassination attempt against Sheriff Robert Blevins. This episode details these matters, including Detective Pratt's findings on the alleged assasination attempt - from a previously CONFIDENTIAL report regarding the incident. MUSIC: Lobo Loco - Echoes Boogie Dancehall Ross Oldenberg - Five-O Improvisation Lobo Loco - Visions of 2018 Lobo Loco - After All

Events in the community surrounding the escape of Peter Piper from a Lake County Prison in Michigan, as well as some history of the area and the circumstances that led up to his escape.  MUSIC: Lobo Loco, All Night Long - Guitar Version Lobo Loco, Frozen Creek Blue Dog Sessions, Strange Dog Walk Axletree, Cotswold Snow  MEDIA: Idlewilde Past and Present Robert F. Williams Interview

This season I will cover the many crimes of an offender named Peter Piper. In this episode, I introduce you to "Mary" and the crime that landed then eighteen-year-old Peter Piper in jail in the first place. MUSIC: Scott Holmes, Epic Cinematic Rest You Sleeping Giant, Laura Palmer Funeral March Blue Dot Sessions, Strange Dog Walk Cullah, Lady We Knew Axletree, The Sighful Branches

This is a summation episode, and I go over what I think are two important elements of the case, as well as discuss my own theory about the man coming in and bothering Janette in the days leading up to her murder. If you have any information about the murder of Janette Roberson, please contact Det. Sgt. John Forner with the Michigan State Police at 989-775-9302. Or email him at :  FornerJ@michigan.gov MUSIC CREDITS: Blue Dot Sessions – Cobweb Transition – Free Music Archive Joni Void – To Alter Realities – Free Music Archive Ben McElroy – Pale Rider; Free Music Archive  Ben McElroy – Raggedy Bob, Pt. 3; Free Music Archive

I interview Scott Allen Johnson, Licensed Psychologist, about this case, hoping to get some insight into the type of perpetrator that would commit this crime. He is a forensic consultant and adjunct instructor at Florida Gulf Coast University. To check out some of Mr. Johnson's articles, click on the publications link on his website. MUSIC Joni Void; To Alter Realities

Mark Truman was a Reed City high school senior in 1983. He was in the Gambles store when Janette was discovered, and he tells what he remembers about that day, as well as discusses Dale, who he was friends with at the time. VISIT THE Down & Away Facebook group for associated images and case documents, as well as discussion about the case. MUSIC: Ben McElroy, Raggedy Bob Part 2 Blue Dot Sessions, Solage

I speak with another customer who had been in the store the day of Janette's murder. We discuss what she saw, as well as current gossip surrounding the investigation.  Also, Sheriff Crawford of the Osceola County Sheriff's Department tells me what he remembers about dispatch recordings around the time of the murder. MUSIC: Ben McElroy, Raggedy Bob Part 1 Ben McElroy, Raggedy Bob Part 2 Blue Dot Sessions, Closing Shop

This is a shorter than usual episode that strictly goes over a very strange tip I received while researching this case. Because I am not sure if this is or is not related to the murder, I did not want to add this information to a regular episode, so I did it as a stand-alone. I am hoping to get more locals who might have seen it to come forward. If you have any information about this sighting, please contact me at the: Down & Away Discussion Group  You can also friend me and send me a private message on my personal Facebook page : Jeni Decker MUSIC: Blue Dot Sessions – Two Dollar Token – Free Music Archive

Janette’s mother, Marion Fisher, and her role in the community as city clerk are discussed, as well as what was going on in the community within the timeline of the murder. MUSIC CREDITS: Blue Dot Sessions – Stillness; Free Music Archive Borrtex – Snowflake – Free Music Archive Down & Away Discussion Page 

Topics in this episode:  - Confusion about the composite sketch is discussed, as well as conspiracy ideas around this case.  - Also, an interesting story I was told by the son of a first responding officer.  - Trixie Shepard was a psychic that was involved in this case, and visited the scene. I will tell you about my interviews with her, and you’ll hear a bit of our conversation. MUSIC CREDITS: Joni Void – To Alter Realities – Free Music Archive Spin Day – Who – Free Music Archive Send for the Horses – Kevin Macleod; Incompetech FIND ME HERE: Down & Away Discussion group Down & Away on Twitter

People treated by Michigan State Police as suspects and persons of interest, according to the report, are covered in this episode. MUSIC CREDITS: Ben McElroy – Raggedy Bob, Pt. 3; Free Music Archive Blue Dot Sessions – Stillness; Free Music Archive Joni Void – To Alter Realities – Free Music Archive Ben McElroy – Pale Rider; Free Music Archive Regular updates on cases I'm covering can be found on the Down & Away Facebook Page Join the discussion at the Down & Away closed discussion group, and view related documents and files here. My personal pages are here, if you're interested in connecting: FACEBOOK TWITTER

This episode goes over what went on in the Buckboard Bar - next door to Gambles - just after Janette was discovered, as well as what occurred in the bar a month before the murder, involving a city police officer. I also talk more with Ray Haight, the dispatcher, about how the scene was handled, and law enforcement tensions during that timeframe. If you'd like to see documents related to the case, and get in on the discussion, request an invite to the Down & Away closed discussion group. Down & Away on Facebook Blue Dot Sessions – Closing Shop; Free Music Archive Ross Oldenburg – Five-O (Improvisation for Police Scanners) – Free Music Archive

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.” Ray v Turner, supra, p 304, fn 10 (Wright, J., concurring) In this episode is an interview with one of the EMTs who responded to Gambles that day, as well as my city council appearance to get previously unreleased police reports from Reed City Police department. Next week, Episode 4 - Buckboard Bar Assault, Prop B, & Tensions in Law Enforcement, will build upon what you learn in this episode so that you have a basic understanding of the related issues before we get to the suspects and persons of interest in the following episode. All of this backstory is important to your understanding of Janette’s case, and why it may be where it is today, which is what my podcast specifically focuses on –understanding why each individual ca

In this episode we go through a timeline of customers who were in the store that day and hear from the dispatcher. Down & Away Facebook Page Down & Away Twitter Page MUSIC CREDITS: Blue Dot Sessions – Closing Shop; Free Music Archive Unseen horrors – Kevin Macleod; Incompetech

Janette Roberson was murdered in the basement pet department of the Gambles store downtown Reed City, Michigan in 1983. In the coming season, I will go over what we know about that day, take a look at the people that police treated as suspects, and what may have been going on in the community at the time that could be related to the case going cold. Follow along on the Down & Away Facebook page MUSIC CREDITS: Ben McElroy – Pale Rider; Free Music Archive Marcel Tiemensma - Tchaikovsky 5th symphony (2nd movement) Send for the Horses – Kevin Macleod; Incompetech