Murder In Alliance

Murder in Alliance

On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. David was eventually tried, convicted, and sentenced to life without parole for the murder of Yvonne. But the entire investigation may have been botched, or even worse, covered up. Now, after 22 years journalist Maggie Freleng investigates Yvonne’s murder alongside Jason Baldwin (himself wrongfully convicted as a member of the West Memphis Three) and his organization Proclaim Justice. Is David actually innocent? And if so, who did kill Yvonne Layne? read less

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Murder in Alliance is a true crime podcast examining a killing in Ohio. Someone murdered Yvonne Layne in April 1999. Immediately, her ex-boyfriend David Thorne was a suspect, and he was eventually convicted. But from the start, many believed he was innocent. The question remains—if he is innocent, who is to blame for Layne's tragic death in Alliance?

Murder in Alliance, from Obsessed Network, stars host Maggie Freleng, an award-winning journalist. To take a more detailed look at these claims, cohost Jason Baldwin joins the investigation. Baldwin has experience with similar allegations. As a member of the West Memphis Three, he was a victim of a wrongful accusation. He now runs Proclaim Justice, an organization that fights for the wrongfully accused. Both hosts are knowledgeable and passionate.

The podcast is both gripping and surprising. Listeners will learn about the many troubling aspects of the original investigation. They'll discover how the Alliance Police Department mishandled evidence. No one collected DNA from the crime scene. And the star witness threatened to give unreliable evidence. These details are only the beginning of what the podcast uncovers.

This podcast unfolds the story over the course of 20 episodes. Every episode ranges from 30 to 40 minutes long. Because this is a series, listeners should go through the episodes in order. History lovers and true crime obsessives can now discover the truth about this unique case. Audiences can listen to Murder in Alliance now on Amazon Music.

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PREVIEW: Murder in Alliance

PREVIEW: Murder in Alliance

On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. David was eventually tried, convicted, and sentenced to life without parole for the murder of Yvonne. But the entire investigation may have been botched, or even worse, covered up. Now, after 22 years journalist Maggie Freleng investigates Yvonne’s murder alongside Jason Baldwin (himself wrongfully convicted as a member of the West Memphis Three) and his organization Proclaim Justice. Is David actually innocent? And if so, who did kill Yvonne Layne? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @murder_alliance

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20: The Reckoning

20: The Reckoning

In the season finale, Maggie give David a chance to explain what happened when Danny and John visited and the guys make a decision on whether or not to take David's case. This Week's Sponsors: Babbel - Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you'll get an additional 3 months for free. Just go to babbel.com and use promo code MAGGIE. Purple - Right now you'll get 10% off any order of $200 or more! Go to purple.com/mia and use promo code MIA. Cat Person - Go to catperson.com/MIA and use code MIA to save nearly 50% on your Starter Box with free shipping.

19: The Circling

19: The Circling

The team finally gets to speak with David Thorne himself and ask him about everything they've learned. However, the answers were not what they were looking for. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Ana Luisa - Treat yourself and your loved ones to beautiful, sustainable jewelry by going to analuisa.com/alliance and use code ALLIANCE for 10% off. HelloFresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/miamaggie14 and use code MIAMAGGIE14 for up to 14 free meals, including free shipping! Shudder - To try Shudder free for 30 days, go to shudder.com and use promo code MIA.

18: The Choir Boy

18: The Choir Boy

After speaking with Joe Wilkes, the team reckons with the possibility that David could have been involved after all. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Daily Harvest - Go to dailyharvest.com and enter code MAGGIE to get $25 off your first box. Ana Luisa - Treat yourself and your loved ones to beautiful, sustainable jewelry by going to analuisa.com/alliance and use code ALLIANCE for 10% off.

Maggie, John, and Danny finally get to speak with Joe Wilkes...and what he had to say was shocking. His story gets even more complicated than we could have imagined. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: PrettyLitter - Visit prettylitter.com and use promo code MIA for 20% off your first order. Babbel - Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you'll get an additional 3 months for free. Just go to babbel.com and use promo code MAGGIE. Ana Luisa - Treat yourself and your loved ones to beautiful, sustainable jewelry by going to analuisa.com/alliance and using code ALLIANCE for 10% off.

16: The Best Friend

16: The Best Friend

Maggie, John, and Danny search for Joe Wilkes' best friend who he allegedly confessed to that he killed Yvonne. Things take a turn to where no one thought the investigation would go. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Purple - Go to purple.com/mia and use promo code MIA for 10% off any order of $200 or more. Audible - New members can try Audible for 30 days on us. Visit audible.com/unjust or text unjust to 500-500. HelloFresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/miamaggie14 and use code miamaggie14 for up to 14 free meals, including free shipping!

15: The Star Witness

15: The Star Witness

Back on the ground in Ohio, Maggie and the guys continue their search for Chris Campbell. Chris and his girlfriend Rose say the night of the murder they saw Joe Wilkes at the Carnation mall. He chatted with them for a while and then dropped a bomb: Rose and Chris both testified Joe told them he was in town to do a job - to kill a girl. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Cat Person - Go to catperson.com/MIA and use code MIA to save nearly 50% on your Starter Box with free shipping. Best Fiends - Download the 5 star-rated puzzle game, Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play.

This week Maggie flips the script and turns the microscope on the cops. Who were the detectives in charge of the investigation? Maggie looks into their files and uncovers some shocking revelations about their history as Alliance Police Officers...and that leads Maggie, John, and Danny to make a phone call that leaves them stunned. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: IPVanish - Go to ipvanish.com/MIA for 65% off their usual offering Best Fiends - Download the 5 star-rated puzzle game, Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play Audible - New members can always true Audible for 30 days free by visiting audible.com/unust or text unjust to 500-500

Veteran forensic expert Karen Smith joins Maggie to look at the crime scene and give her opinion on who could have done this and how. Karen is a retired major case detective with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. During her career, she conducted 500 death investigations and worked 20,000 in other cases. She serves as a lecturer at the University of Florida, Florida State University and Florida Gulf Coast University for various forensic courses. Karen has appeared on Dateline, 20/20, CNN's Inside Man with Morgan Spurlock, the PBS documentary How Sherlock Changed the World, CNN's Special Investigation into the Missy Bevers Case, HLN's Murder Board, and she currently appears regularly on Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on SiriusXM as a resident forensic expert. You can find Karen's podcast "Shattered Souls" by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: IPVanish - Go to ipvanish.com/mia to get 65% off their usual offering Purple - Go to purple.com/mia and use code MIA for 10% off any order of $200 or more Better Help - Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/MAGGIE

12: The Shakedown

12: The Shakedown

In order to understand a murder like this, you have to understand the victim. Maggie, John and Danny talk to some of the people closest to Yvonne to try to find out what was going on in her life in the months leading up to her murder. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. Come see us live in Boston at The Wilbur Theater on Saturday, July 31st and 7pm. I'll be joining Patrick & Gillian from True Crime Obsessed along with Tim and Lance of the Missing Maura Murray podcast. Find tickets at https://thewilbur.com/artist/true-crime-obsessed/. This Week's Sponsors: PrettyLitter - Visit prettylitter.com and use promo code MIA for 20% off your first order Athena Club - Sign up today and you'll get 20% off your first order. Just go to athenaclub.com and use promo code MIA IPVanish - Go to ipvanish.com/mia to get 65% off their usual offering

Maggie, John and Danny set out in Ohio to speak with some top people of interest who have been named in the case. Jim, the allegedly creepy neighbor who was spying on Yvonne and Jeremy, someone close to the family and who the Psychic described as the perpetrator. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. Come see us live in Boston at The Wilbur Theater on Saturday, July 31st and 7pm. I'll be joining Patrick & Gillian from True Crime Obsessed along with Tim and Lance of the Missing Maura Murray podcast. Find tickets at https://thewilbur.com/artist/true-crime-obsessed/ This Week's Sponsors: Cat Person - Go to catperson.com/MIA and use code MIA to save nearly 50% on your Starter Box with free shipping Daily Harvest - Go to dailyharvest.com and enter code MAGGIE to get $25 off your first box Babbel - Go to babbel.com code MAGGIE for an extra 3 months free

10: Live from Alliance

10: Live from Alliance

Live from Alliance Ohio, Maggie joins Proclaim Justice and Sue Gless Thorne to answer all of your questions about the wrongful conviction of David Thorne and the unsolved murder of Yvonne Layne. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Stamps.com - Go to stamps.com and use promo code MIA to get a special offer including a 4 week trial plus free postage and a digital scale - no long term commitments or contracts. Care/Of - For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to takecareof.com and enter code alliance50 HelloFresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/miamaggie14 and use code miamaggie14 for 14 free meals, including free shipping

Jason Baldwin from the West Memphis 3 and his team of private investigators from Proclaim Justice team up with Maggie to look into David's case. They hit the ground in Ohio to find out: who really did kill Yvonne Layne? Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: BetterHelp - Murder in Alliance listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/MAGGIE HelloFresh - Go to hellofresh.com/unjust14 and use code unjust14 for up to 14 free meals plus free shipping Apostrophe - Go to apostrophe.com/MIA and use code MIA to save $15 off your first visit

Months into the investigation of Yvonne Layne's murder, police felt stuck, so they did something controversial: they went to a psychic. And the audio recordings we obtained from the visit give an incredible amount of insight into who may have killed Yvonne. However, it wasn't what the psychic said to detectives, but what they told her that is truly shocking. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Ana Luisa - go to analuisa.com/alliance and use code ALLIANCE to get 10% off BetterHelp - Murder in Alliance listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/MAGGIE PrettyLitter - Visit prettylitter.com and use promo code MIA for 20% off your first order

On April 1, 1999, the day Yvonne was found murdered in her home, a neighbor stopped by and told police he saw someone leaving her home, unbeknownst to him, after Yvonne was alredy dead. But this witness's statement was never turned over to the defense. Why? And who was the man he saw leaving Yvonne's home after her murder? Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Daily Harvest - Go to dailyharvest.com and enter code MAGGIE to get $25 off your first box Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair quiz and get 15% off your first order by going to Prose.com/MIA Cat Person - Go to catperson.com/MIA and use code MIA to save nearly 50% on your Starter Box with free shipping

David Thorne has spent over 20 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit. Although he says his case is "Dead in the Water", he hasn't been alone. Sue Thorne, a retired postal worker turned amatuer investigator, has kept his case alive all these years and uncovered new evidence that could point to David's innocence. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Apostrophe - Go to apostrophe.com/MIA and use code MIA to save $15 off your first visit. EmbrWave - Visit embrwave.com/MIA to save $50 Stamps.com - Go to stamps.com and use promo code UNJUST to get a special offer including a 4 week trial plus free postage and a digital scale - no long term commitments or contracts.

After David Thorne and Joe Wilkes were arrested for the murder of Yvonne Layne in April 1999, they went to trial in January 2000. What evidence was used to convict them? What kind of defense did David have in the face of Joe's confession? Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: BetterHelp - Murder in Alliance listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/MAGGIE Ana Luisa - Go to analuisa.com/alliance and use code ALLIANCE to get 10% off Embr Wave - Save $50 by visitng embrwave.com/MIA

4: The Accomplice

4: The Accomplice

Three months after Yvonne's murder, Joseph Wilkes confessed. He said David Thorne hired him to kill his ex-girlfriend. So who is Joseph Wilkes? What led this young man to allegedly murder a mother of five in cold blood? Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: EmbrWave - Save $50 on your product by visiting embrwave.com/MIA Prose - Take your free in-depth hair quiz and get 15% off your firs order today at prose.com/MIA Audible - Start your free Audible trial by visiting audible.com/unjust or text unjust to 500-500 HelloFresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/unjust12 and use code unjust12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping

On the morning of April Fools Day 1999, Tawnia Layne went to pick up her grandkids at Yvonne's home. But instead, she stumbled upon a brutal crime scene, her daughter nearly decapitated in a pool of her own blood. Who could have done this to Yvonne? In this episode we look at the first hours and days of the investigation. Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Embr: You can save $50 by going to embrwave.com/MIA. Care/of: For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to takecareof.com and enter code ALLIANCE50. Snow Files: E-mail mia@snowfiles.net with subject line MIA to be entered to win a Snow Files hoodie. Entries must be received by May 31st.

In this episode we learn about Yvonne, David and how the two came together and had their son, Brandon. But we also learn about the problems the couple had and issues in Yvonne's lfe ultimately causing the two to break up before her murder. Who was Yvonne Layne? What brought the young lovers together and ultimately caused their split? Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: Ana Luisa: Go to analuisa.com/alliance and use code ALLIANCE to get 10% off. Magic Spoon: Go to magicspoon.com/alliance and use promo code ALLIANCE to get $5 off your order. Apostrophe: Save $15 off your first visit with a certified dermatologist at apostrophe.com/MIA when you use code MIA.

1: Dead in the Water

1: Dead in the Water

In 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Ohio home while her children slept. Her ex-boyfriend, David Thorne, was instantly a suspect as the father of one of her children, but he had a solid alibi. So the police found Joe Wilkes, a friend of David’s, who said David hired him to kill Yvonne. In 2000 with Joe’s testimony, David was sentenced to life without parole. But, our investigation has shown that almost everyone in Yvonne's life had a motive to kill her – like her own family, a creepy neighbor and even police officers. In this season, we investigate the case with Jason Baldwin and @proclaimjustice. So is David a cold blooded murderer, and if not who did kill Yvonne Layne? Do you have information about who murdered Yvonne Layne? Call our anonymous tip line at 888-863-9550. All tips are anonymous and confidential. This Week's Sponsors: PrettyLitter: Go to prettylitter.com and use promo code MIA for 20% off your first order. Daily Harvest: Go to dailyharvest.com and enter promo code MAGGIE to get $25 off your first box. BetterHelp: Murder in Alliance listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/MAGGIE.