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The Murder of Ronald Rogers Part 1 (Vermont)

2023/2/6

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John McCarty

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Robert Tepper

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主持著名true crime播客《Crime Junkie》的播音员和创始人。

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播音员：本集讲述了1971年佛蒙特州发生的罗纳德·罗杰斯谋杀案。案件始于两年前一起在鲁特兰的艾姆斯食品店发生的持械抢劫案。罗杰斯被指控犯有抢劫罪，但第一次审判陪审团意见不一，导致审判无效。一年后，在第二次审判前夕，罗杰斯被发现死于一场精心策划的谋杀案。案件调查中出现了一些调查失误，包括对凶手动机的多种猜测，以及对死者身份的质疑。 Kylie Lowe：本集探讨了可能的误认身份、调查失误以及一个所谓的完美犯罪。 Robert Tepper：调查人员希望找到罗纳德·罗杰斯最后用餐的地点以及他死前几个小时的行踪，希望能从实验室结果和市民提供的线索中找到一些线索。 John McCarty：检方认为罗纳德·罗杰斯可能目睹了另一宗罪行而被杀害。播音员：罗纳德·罗杰斯来自破碎的家庭，有智力，但未完成高中，有酗酒和精神健康问题。1969年，他被指控在艾姆斯食品店持械抢劫，但由于证据不足，第一次审判结果为陪审团意见不一。在第二次审判前夕，他被发现死于一场谋杀案，尸体被烧焦。警方调查了多种可能的作案动机，包括罗杰斯可能泄露抢劫案同伙信息、参与毒品交易或卷入酒吧斗殴。警方最初调查中，没有发现任何线索指向具体的动机或嫌疑人。1974年，新的信息导致警方逮捕了罗伯特·戈谢，指控其犯有一级谋杀罪。新的证据不支持罗杰斯参与毒品交易的理论。戈谢和罗杰斯曾是密友，但后来关系破裂。戈谢于1977年在德克萨斯州被捕，但其是否会被引渡受审尚不确定。由于时间流逝和人员变动，对戈谢的审判面临诸多挑战。戈谢的辩护律师声称，警方在审讯他时未告知其米兰达权利，并且质疑被发现的尸体是否真的是罗杰斯，甚至连验尸官也对此表示怀疑。

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A family discovers a fire near Killington Ski Resort, leading to the grim discovery of Ronald Rogers' badly burned body. The case traces back to an armed robbery in Rutland, Vermont, two years prior.

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VERMONT, 1971: It was 10:30 p.m. the night before the 4th of July in 1971 when a family returning to their cottage near Killington Ski Resort in Vermont discovered a fire down over an embankment. When the father and son got close enough to douse the fire with water they made a grim discovery. It was the badly burned body of a man.

A family member would identify the man as 34-year old Veteran Ronald Rodgers, but as the case developed over the course of an entire decade, that basic fact would be challenged.

This case begins two years before his body was discovered, with an armed robbery in Rutland, Vermont. This is a story of possible mistaken identity, of investigative missteps, and maybe, the story of a so-called perfect crime.

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