The Killer Left His Shoes at the Crime Scene?! #truecrime #crimejunkie | Forensic Files

This guy clearly had a plan around what he was doing to Jodie. But her parents busting her front door down was
obviously not part of the plan. And in his hurry to leave, he made some mistakes. First of all, there is blood
all over Jod's room and in the bathroom, on the walls, the carpet, the linens. I
mean, it's everywhere, as is his DNA and tons of partial fingerprints. And in his
rush to sneak out without being seen by Jod's parents, he'd even left his sneakers behind. And these sneakers
actually end up being a major clue because they weren't just like kicked off randomly. They had been taken off
and neatly placed next to the rest of Jod's shoes by the front door, which is where Jodie always instructed her guests
to remove and place their shoes before coming inside. Like Jod was like super neat and tidy, especially when it came
to her place. So, this tells investigators that whoever killed Jodie must have been invited in.

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Brief Summary

Jodie's murder reveals critical evidence and a planned attack gone wrong.

Key points

The Blood Trail. Blood and DNA are found everywhere in Jod's room, revealing a violent struggle.
Sneakers Left Behind. The killer's sneakers become a major clue in the investigation.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

This guy clearly had a plan around what he was doing to Jodie.

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