46. Bardstown Murders

Bardstown, Kentucky is a small town with a population of a little over 14,000 in Nelson county. From the outside, it looks like a quaint town with a cute main street that you can walk around downtown, but it also has a darker side. For such a small place, there are 4 unsolved murders and 1 disappearance within 3 years of each other and some people think that they are all connected.

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Episode Pictures and Videos:

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/learn-about-the-victims-and-cases-covered-in-the-bardstown-podcast/417-3ff624ee-2d8e-44c6-9034-3f3d1eb8a9df

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/jason-ellis

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/multiple-unsolved-murders-kentucky-somehow-connected

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• https://www.10tv.com/article/news/investigations/bardstown/car-caught-on-surveillance-at-netherland-home/417-7b7bfab9-850a-4376-907e-7c881eb619ec

• https://www.wdrb.com/news/bardstown-mourns-the-loss-of-figo-the-k-9-dog-of-fallen-officer-jason-ellis/article_754ddab1-9f8c-508c-b8fa-d6700565937f.html

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