S2 Ep1: Janette's Words - Pt. 1
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April 15, 2026 · 28 min · Season 2 · Episode 1
About this episode
The episode revisits the Janette Roberson case, featuring her diary entries leading up to her tragic murder.
In this episode we revisit the Janette Roberson case from Season 1. From a FOIA request, Chelsy was able to obtain Janette's diary from the year before she was tragically murdered in the basement of the Gambles Hardware in Reed City, Michigan. Today for the first time, we here directly from Janette. Her own words, from April of of 1982 through the day she landed the job that ultimately led to her death.
People in this episode
Host: Janette Roberson
Topics covered
- true crime
- diary
- murder case
- personal narrative
- investigation
Keywords
- Janette Roberson
- diary
- murder
- Gambles Hardware
- Reed City
- FOIA request
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gambles Hardware
Places: Reed City, Michigan
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