Unforgotten · Alabama Cold Case Advocacy

Ep 42: Curtis Crear, Randy Whitfield, and Elmer & Joette Thrasher

·1 hr 5 min·5 clips

Michael Thrasher describes living in fear, wondering if he talks to his parents' killer every day.

This episode of Unforgotten covers three Alabama cold cases: the 2017 murder of Curtis Crear in Wilcox County, the 2001 disappearance of Randy Whitfield, and the 2001 murders of Elmer and Joette Thrasher in Winston County. The hosts interview the Thrashers' son and daughter-in-law, who share personal stories and reveal that key evidence has been lost, leaving families without answers for decades.

As heard by us

A careful case story built from family memory and plainspoken detail.

The episode stays with the Thrasher family case by letting the people around it carry the weight. Jet, the service station, the drive-in shifts, and the family setup around Michael, Melinda, Pamela, and Patrick give it a grounded, human scale.

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Why you'd press play

You want the family history before the case settles into the timeline.

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