Alyssa Romine-Olson: The Pond, the Timeline and the Missing Evidence

On June 10, 2016, 30-year-old Alyssa Romine-Olson was found floating face down in a pond at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona. Within hours, a narrative began to take shape. The headlines focused on Alyssa’s health struggles, her recent separation from her husband, and her mental health. But when Crime Junkie obtained the complete investigative file and spoke with Alyssa’s family, friends, and the people who knew her best, that story began to fall apart.

In Part 1 of this two-part Crime Junkie investigation, Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat revisit one of Gilbert’s most misunderstood death investigations and uncover evidence that raises far more questions than the public was ever told.

You’ll hear about Alyssa Romine-Olson’s final known movements on June 9, 2016, the discovery of her body at the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona, the evidence recovered (or never recovered) from the scene, the early assumptions that shaped the investigation, the interviews with Alyssa’s husband, Braden Olson, following her death, and why Alyssa’s family believes the public was given the wrong impression from the very beginning.

This investigation also explores Alyssa’s deep religious faith and the lifestyle she shared with Braden Olson, the circumstances surrounding their separation just weeks before her death, the physical evidence investigators documented at the scene, the questions that remain unanswered in the official case file, and why this case remains classified as an undetermined death more than a decade later. -------- Are you apart of Ashley's Summer Watch Challenge? Text "BESTIES" to 317-733-7485 to stamp your bingo card. Not apart of Ashley's challenge and want to join? Text "WATCH IT" to 317-733-7485 to join!

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