S12 E19 - The Cold Water Lie - The Death of Sally Ann Chesebro
About this episode
The episode explores the mysterious death of six-year-old Sally Ann Chesebro and the subsequent investigation that led to a murder conviction over two decades later.
In 1978, six-year-old Sally Ann Chesebro died in a bathtub inside her Battle Creek, Michigan home. At first, her death was described as a tragic accident. But for years, investigators suspected there was more to the story.More than two decades later, Calhoun County’s cold-case team reopened Sally’s case. What followed would bring arrests, courtroom testimony, an acquittal, and a second-degree murder conviction against David Lee Walton. This listener-submitted case comes to us from Jessica Elliott. Thank you, Jessica, for helping bring Sally’s name back into the light. #MaliceInTheMitten #SallyAnnChesebro #MichiganTrueCrime #ColdCase #BattleCreekMichigan Hosted and produced by Tracy Preston, featuring Christine Mulligan Story researched and written by Tracy Presotn Original music created exclusively for Malice in the Mitten by Tracy Preston Original artwork by Todd Preston Sources: Chesebro, Sally Ann. Find a Grave Memorial. Find a Grave. “Cold-Case Review Leads to Arrests in 1978 Death of Child.” Midland Daily News, 21 May 2002. “Cold Case Teams Shed Light on Old Crimes.” Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 9 Feb. 2004.
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- S12 E25 - He Left to Wash His Car and Vanished
- S12 E24 - F-Bomb - Warlock Willie - The Grave Between the Thorn Trees
- S12 E23 - Round Robin - History Had a Smell and it Wasn't Always Pretty
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