

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.
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.
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.