Is There a Solid Connection Between these Cases? #truecrime #crimejunkie #podcast | Forensic Files

I won't bring up the John's again, but is there even a solid connection between these two cases? Detective Rivera
doesn't really get to dive into Marina's case right away, right? Like that didn't
happen for him cuz we know they didn't have the files. They didn't have anything. It doesn't happen for him till
like 2016. This time, even though there's still no one actively working the case, the sheriff's do pull those
case files that Detective Shepard couldn't get access to. and he told us that after kind of looking at
everything, his gut feeling is that these are actually separate cases. He's not closing the door on a connection
between Marina's case and Reed's case. There's always a chance they were killed by the same person, but with everything
he knows, it feels unlikely to him. >> And maybe trying to connect these cases to the Manson family and like then each
other led to like blind spots for police over the years. So if we look at them separately,
what are each of the like individual theories for each case? If they aren't connected and they are standalone, like
what does that what does that even look

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Brief Summary

Detective Rivera discusses the separate investigations of Marina's and Reed's cases, exploring potential connections and police oversights.

Key points

Detective Rivera's Insight. Detective Rivera believes the cases are likely separate despite potential connections.
Exploring Individual Theories. If the cases are standalone, what do the individual theories look like?

Episode highlights

Detective Rivera's InsightDetective Rivera believes the cases are likely separate despite potential connections.“His gut feeling is that these are actually separate cases.”0:30Sep 21, 2025

Episode quotes

There's always a chance they were killed by the same person.

Discussing the possibility of a connection between two cases.

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