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The Deck Investigates

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"The Deck Investigates" returns with Season 2, delving deep into the perplexing case of Ada Haradine, a 40-year-old mother of two who vanished without a trace from her Elkhart, Indiana home on a seemingly ordinary Wednesday afternoon in May 1985.

Over 14 gripping episodes, we meticulously reconstruct the events leading up to Ada's disappearance, exploring the initial efforts to find her and the myriad of suspects and theories that emerged in the wake of her vanishing.

The investigation takes a dramatic turn when Ada's remains are discovered three years later in a wooded area 12 miles from her home, transforming a missing persons case into a homicide investigation. As law enforcement scrambles to make sense of new evidence, the focus shifts to surprising potential suspects, including Ada's neighbor.

Through exclusive interviews with family members, law enforcement, and key witnesses, "The Deck Investigates" grapples with questions about the challenges of pursuing justice decades after a crime.

Join us as we peel back the layers of this baffling cold case, reexamine old leads, and shine a light on overlooked details in the quest to finally answer the question: Who killed Ada Haradine, and why?

  • 34 episodes
  • Updated Nov 8, 2024
  • Explicit

Episodes34

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 19 min

    13 of 15: Untangling Misinformation

    We discover we’ve been given bad information about a person of interest. Either we were lied to or those in charge are confusing vital information in this cold case.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 23 min

    12 of 15: P.I.'s Best Lead

    We interview private investigator Patrick Zirpoli who reviewed the case and came up with yet another person of interest based on pre-crime, crime, and post-crime behavior.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 28 min

    11 of 15: Bad Seed

    We sort through tips from 1984 that tell police to look at a man accused of the attempted rape and attempted murder of another Indiana woman that same year.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 25 min

    10 of 15: Look at the Deeds

    We study land records and discover a shocking connection between where Darlene Hulse’s body was found and Kenneth McCune Jr., a man who was convicted of another crime nearby.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 23 min

    9 of 15: Let's Go for a Ride

    We visit the crime scenes in Argos, Indiana and drive the escape route police think the killer took. Prosecutor Nelson Chipman shares his theory on what he believes happened to Darlene.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 18 min

    7 of 15: Bring in the FBI

    Police ask the FBI to analyze Darlene Hulse’s case and how it might connect to two others in the Argos, Indiana area.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 20 min

    6 of 15: Evil All Around

    Police interview Darlene Hulse’s husband, Ron, to learn more about Darlene, the couple’s relationship, and their family’s routines.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 18 min

    5 of 15: He's Gunned Down

    A surprising suspect emerges after a fatal shootout of a robber in Texas. When police are asked to search his Indiana residence, they find bloody clothes and a newspaper clipping about Darlene Hulse’s murder.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 19 min

    4 of 15: They Left Town

    Police work their way through dozens of tips and zero in on two suspects which take detectives from Indiana to Colorado, Alabama, and back in order to interrogate the men they thought could be responsible for Darlene Hulse’s death. 

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 17 min

    3 of 15: The Wooded Path

    An unsuspecting timber buyer happens upon Darlene Hulse’s body in the woods just miles from her front door. The discovery and her autopsy leave investigators with more questions than answers as to why this happened to Darlene.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 18 min

    2 of 15: A Stranger's Wrath

    When police respond to the home of Darlene Hulse, it’s too late. Darlene and her captor are nowhere to be found.

  • Mar 9, 2023 · 14 min

    1 of 15: Take a Bath

    On the morning of August 17, 1984, Darlene Hulse was at home in rural Argos, Indiana with her three young daughters when a stranger came to the door and forced himself on her.