Missing Paperboys /// 6 Part Series /// True Crime Garage | Forensic Files

If we could track down that rope, if we could figure out where it came from, if it is in fact unique enough, then we
should know when we have our guy because our guy may be in the possession of additional rope that is is somewhat hard
to find. Correct. So, that was the missing part. If they could find that rope, they could find the killer. That
was the theory. >> So, they're going all over town and all over the state and I believe they they
went nationwide looking for similar rope. Where Where was it manufactured from? Where was it purchased from? How
did our killer get get to be in possession of this rope? It's still partly a mystery of where he
got it, but uh and this is so ironic. I was back in Nebraska last week doing a college tour talking to journalism
students and criminal justice students about this. And as it turns out, one of the professors of criminal justice was
actually a prison guard assigned to uh Joubert on on death row. And they figured out that it was a Navy man's
rope and that the rope uh the reason it had those color fibers, it needed to be lightweight so the service members could
carry it, but it needed to be really strong if they ever had to use it. So, he was able to give me that piece of
evidence that it was a Navy man's rope. And those brightly colored fibers were to make the rope stronger.

Missing Paperboys /// 6 Part Series /// True Crime Garage

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Brief Summary

A unique rope may lead investigators to a murderer.

Key points

The Search for the Rope. Investigators believe finding the unique rope could lead them to the killer.
A Surprising Connection. A professor reveals the rope's military origins during a college tour.

Episode highlights

The Search for the RopeInvestigators believe finding the unique rope could lead them to the killer.“If they could find that rope, they could find the killer.”0:23Apr 24, 2026

Episode quotes

If they could find that rope, they could find the killer.

Discussing the importance of the rope in solving the case.

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