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Little League Game Kidnapping 30 Years Ago Family Gets Closure · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: All right, so we're diving deep today, Yeah, into a
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  case that I know has captivated a lot of people, absolutely,
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  and I know you've been following it for quite a
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  while years. Yea, the disappearance of Morganick.
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  Speaker 2: It's one of those cases back.
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  Speaker 1: In nineteen ninety five.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that just grabs you six years old and doesn't let.
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  Speaker 1: Go little league game in Alma, Arkansas.
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  Speaker 2: It's just heartbreaking summer night.
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  Speaker 1: It really is fireflies.
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  Speaker 2: I mean you think about it, those kids coming back
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  from catching fireflies without Morgan.
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  Speaker 1: It's chilling to think about, right, just the worst feeling.
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  And for calling Morgan's mother, I can't even imagine what
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  that must have been like.
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  Speaker 2: I mean she said it herself, the worst terror any
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  parent can ever feel.
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  Speaker 1: You know what gets me is how this case went
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  cold for so long.
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  Speaker 2: It's amazing, Like, yeah, thousands of leads, dead ends everywhere.
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  You would think with that many leads, something would pan out.
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  Speaker 1: But it was like every year that passed, the mystery
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  just got deeper.
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  Speaker 2: Right, and just fueled all this speculation and theories.
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  Speaker 1: And then this year bam, like a bomb shite out
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  of the blue. Nearly three decades later, police announced they
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  have a suspect, Billy Jack Lynx. And it wasn't just
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  some random tip or like a hunch. Now, this was science.
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  This was DNA evidencedence hairs found in a truck that
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  belonged to Linx.
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  Speaker 2: And what makes it even more, you know, just blows
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  your mind, is that the hairs were likely a match
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  to Morgan or a family member.
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  Speaker 1: And they were certain that no other family member had
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  ever been in that truck. Right, So it's like you
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  have this really strong connection, like it's him, between Linx
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  and Morgan. It has to be. But then it gets
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  even more unsettling because Links was questioned back in ninety five.
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  Oh really Yeah, because he was connected to another attempted
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  kidnapping no way, just weeks after Morgan disappeared. So there's
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  a pattern. And then he has a conviction in ninety
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  six for sexual solicitation of a child. That's awful. It's
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  like all these pieces is starting to fall into place
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  finally after all these years. Yeah, but then there's another twist.
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  Oh Links die in two.
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  Speaker 2: Thousand, so he can never face justice.
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  Speaker 1: He'll never face justice for his alleged crimes. Oh man,
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  it's such a bittersweet resolution. It is, yeah, you know,
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  because a trial isn't possible, right, but officially naming him
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  as the suspect does bring some closure, of course, to
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  the case, for sure. I read Colleen Nick's statement recently
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  and it really stuck with me. What did she say?
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  She said, Morgan's heart shines on. Oh that's beautiful, and
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  I think that just captures it perfectly. Yea, even in
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  the face of this immense.
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  Speaker 2: Loss, that hope and love indoors.
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  Speaker 1: The Morgan Nick case really highlights how forensic science is changing.
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  It really does, especially with these cold cases.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, and it's only getting better, you know.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, decades old evidence is suddenly giving us answers because
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  of new technology.
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  Speaker 2: It makes you wonder how many other mysteries are out
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  there just waiting to be unlocked.
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  Speaker 1: I know, it really makes you think, It really does. Well.
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  This has been another deep dive, always a pleasure. Thanks
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  for joining me, Thanks for having me.