Cassie Jo Stoddart was a 16 year old girl from a small town called Pocatello, Idaho. She had big dreams of becoming a lawyer and “putting the bad guys away”. One regular night she decided to help out her aunt and uncle by dog sitting for their family, and she would meet an unexpected and gruesome fate.
Sources for this episode:
https://www.ranker.com/list/cassie-jo-stoddart-facts/jacob-shelton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart
https://cases.justia.com/idaho/supreme-court-criminal/34667.pdf?ts=1396120321
https://www.ksl.com/article/554128/pocatello-residents-distraught-over-teens-murder
https://www.msnbc.com/documentaries/watch/in-coldest-blood-346332739506