Ep:96 | The Murder of Irene Izak | Trooper Prime Suspect After 58 Years? | Murder Unscripted

About this episode

The episode discusses the unsolved murder of Irene Izak and the suspicious circumstances surrounding the state trooper involved.

The night before Irene Izak left Cleveland, she woke up screaming. She had dreamed of a faceless figure beating her over the head with rocks. Her family calmed her down. It was just a dream. Two nights later, on June 10th, 1968, Irene's body was found at the bottom of a wooded ravine on Wellesley Island, New York — just one mile from the Canadian border. She had been bludgeoned with rocks. Killed exactly as she had dreamed. Irene Juliana Izak was 25 years old. A child of Ukrainian war refugees, she had survived bombings, displacement, and poverty to become a beloved French teacher fluent in six languages — a woman who radiated warmth, chased adventure, and trusted the goodness in people. She was on her way to a job interview in Quebec City but never made it. The only real suspect was the state trooper who pulled her over that night — and then, just 30 minutes later, found her body. He had blood on his uniform. He gave three different stories for how it got there. He refused to meet with Irene's heartbroken father. He lawyered up mid-interview and was never questioned again. He died in 2009, taking any secrets to his grave. No one has ever been arrested. No one has ever been…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ed, Melissa

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• true crime
• unsolved cases
• personal stories
• historical crime

Keywords

• Irene Izak
• murder
• true crime
• Cleveland
• Wellesley Island
• state trooper
• unsolved case
• Cassandra
• Lisa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Murder Unscripted Pod

Places: Cleveland, Wellesley Island, Quebec City

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