About this episode

This episode examines the shocking case of Joyce Pelzer, the disappearance of Shawndell McLeod, and the murder of Rosalyn Lewis, revealing a complex web of lies and violence.

In September 2011, 35 year old Shawndell McLeod vanished without a trace after ending a turbulent relationship with her ex-girlfriend, Joyce Pelzer. Friends and family knew something was wrong almost immediately. Shawndell was devoted to her children, close with her loved ones, and had been making plans for the future. Then, suddenly, she was gone. For years, investigators searched for answers, but with no body, no crime scene, and little physical evidence, the case slowly grew cold. Shawndell's family was left waiting, wondering whether they would ever learn what happened to her. Then, in 2018, another woman entered Joyce Pelzer's life. When Joyce's wife, Rosalyn Lewis, was found brutally stabbed to death in a Georgia motel room, detectives began unraveling a web of lies, manipulation, jealousy, and violence that stretched back more than a decade. What they discovered would breathe new life into Shawndell's disappearance and ultimately lead prosecutors to accuse Joyce of not one murder, but two. In this episode of REDRUM True Crime, Grace examines the shocking case of Joyce Pelzer, the disappearance of Shawndell McLeod, the murder of Rosalyn Lewis, and the investigation that…

People in this episode

Host: Grace

Topics covered

• disappearance
• murder investigation
• jealousy
• violence
• true crime
• family
• justice

Keywords

• Joyce Pelzer
• Shawndell McLeod
• Rosalyn Lewis
• murder
• disappearance
• investigation
• true crime
• Georgia
• justice
• family

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