Casefile True Crime

Case 111: Shauna Howe

May 18, 2019
Guest Shauna Howe, an 11-year-old girl who went missing after a church Halloween party. Topics include the economic decline of Oil City, the circumstances of Shauna's disappearance, the impact of Megan's Law and the investigation into a person of interest, the DNA match, the defense's explanation, the verdict and sentencing, and remembering Shauna Howe with a candlelight vigil and reinstatement of Halloween celebrations.
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Initial Witness Account

  • Witness Din Payton reported seeing a girl matching Shauna's description abducted.
  • He described a scruffy man in an army jacket forcing the girl into a small, dark red sedan.
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Discovery of Bodysuit

  • Shauna's uncle, Keith, led a search party into the woods near Oil City.
  • They discovered a turquoise bodysuit matching Shauna's Halloween costume near Colter's Hole.
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Discovery of Shauna's Body

  • Shauna's body was found 500 yards from the bodysuit, under a railway bridge.
  • She was found face down in a creek bed, wearing only shorts, socks, and a shirt.
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