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S1.E95 - Cabin 28: The Chilling Unsolved Case of The Sharp Family From Keddie

·1 hr 16 min·5 clips

DNA from tape at Cabin 28 matched a known living suspect.

1. The Pandemonium Witches episode covers the Keddie case, also called Cabin 28, and the unsolved deaths tied to the Sharp family in California. 2. Kat, Rachel, Em, and Meg host the discussion, and their true-crime format matters because they trade details, reactions, and research while moving through the case. 3. The episode asks what happened in Cabin 28 on the night of April 11-12, 1981, and why the murders remained unresolved for decades. 4. Sue Sharp left Connecticut in July 1970 after separating from James Sharp and moved with five children to northern California near her brother Don. 5. The family first lived in a trailer at the Claremont Trailer Village in Quincy before moving to Cabin 28 in Keddie. 6. On April 11, 1981, Sue, Sheila, and Greg drove to the Meeks family home to pick up Rick after baseball tryouts at Gatzner Field. 7. That same day, John Sharp and Dana Wingate hitchhiked from the mouth of the canyon toward Keddie and were later seen in Quincy. 8. Sheila spent the night next door with the Seabolt family, while Sue stayed home with Rick, Greg, and their friend Justin Smart. 9. Sheila returned on April 12 and found her mother, brother, and John’s friend dead in the living room of Cabin 28. 10. The hosts say two younger boys were found unharmed in an adjacent bedroom, and Jamie later used a back door and window to get them out without seeing the living room. 11. The scene included two bloody knives, one hammer, medical tape, and electrical cords, and the hosts say the bodies had been moved and staged. 12. Sue was found naked from the waist down, gagged with a blue bandana and her underwear, and the throat wound passed through her larynx and nicked her spine. 13. John was found near the front door with his throat slashed, while Dana had blunt-force head injuries and died by asphyxiation. 14. Blood was reported on the wallpaper, bedding, ceiling, furniture, door surfaces, and the back stair handrail, which suggests movement through the house after the attacks. 15. A nearby couple in Cabin 16 said they heard muffled screaming at about 1:16 a.m., which gives the episode a tighter time window. 16. The hosts note that Justin gave conflicting accounts and, under hypnosis, described seeing Sue with two men. 17. They also discuss the flawed early sketch work, including composite drawings made by Harlan Embry rather than a forensic specialist. 18. The tone stays conversational and reactive, with the hosts interrupting themselves, adding side comments, and stopping for their own nausea and disbelief. 19. Listeners who like cold-case detail, forensic evidence, and family histories will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a clean, linear recap without interruptions may skip it.

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