Criminal Notes · September 1 · 22 min
The Dry Red Coat: How a Changed Door Code Betrayed a Killer
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The Dry Red Coat: How a Changed Door Code Betrayed a Killer
A dry red coat hung on a locked service promenade railing after a night of nonstop rain - completely free of moisture, soil, or river residue. That impossible detail forced investigators to ask one question: how did a coat arrive behind a gate that required an electronic access code, and who didn’t know the code had already been changed?
In this episode, we follow the timeline, the physical evidence, and the procedural detail that became central to the case. What starts with a missing woman and a puzzling garment leads to a bureaucratic rotation - a changed door code - that ultimately pointed investigators toward a suspect no one expected.
Person: Sharon Graham
Date: body recovered on February 6
Location: Carrow River, beneath Fenwick Street bridge
Status: cause of death manual strangulation; time of death between 9:00 PM and midnight on February 2
Investigator: Detective Valerie Morris
- Sharon Graham was 48 years old and worked 11 years as a surgical scheduler at Millhaven Regional Hospital.
- Sharon’s last confirmed activity was a text sent at 8:47 PM on February 2: “just finished dinner, call you tomorrow, love you.”
- Sharon’s body was found two miles downriver in the Carrow on February 6.
- The service promenade where the red coat was hung is a 31-foot walkway behind a locked gate requiring an electronic access code.
- The access code for the gate had been rotated four days before Sharon’s body was recovered.
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A dry red coat hung on a locked service promenade railing after a night of nonstop rain - completely free of moisture, soil, or river residue. That impossible detail forced investigators to ask one question: how did a coat arrive behind a gate that required an electronic access code, and who didn’t know the code had already been changed?
In this episode, we follow the timeline, the physical evidence, and the procedural detail that became central to the case. What starts with a missing woman and a puzzling garment leads to a bureaucratic rotation - a changed door code - that ultimately pointed investigators toward a suspect no one expected.
Person: Sharon Graham
Date: body recovered on February 6
Location: Carrow River, beneath Fenwick Street bridge
Status: cause of death manual strangulation; time of death between 9:00 PM and midnight on February 2
Investigator: Detective Valerie Morris
- Sharon Graham was 48 years old and worked 11 years as a surgical scheduler at Millhaven Regional Hospital.
- Sharon’s last confirmed activity was a text sent at 8:47 PM on February 2: “just finished dinner, call you tomorrow, love you.”
- Sharon’s body was found two miles downriver in the Carrow on February 6.
- The service promenade where the red coat was hung is a 31-foot walkway behind a locked gate requiring an electronic access code.
- The access code for the gate had been rotated four days before Sharon’s body was recovered.
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This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
