Description

In 2014, 46-year-old Tammy Jo Blanton was found brutally murdered and dismembered in her Jeffersonville home. When police responded to the scene, Tammy's ex-boyfriend Joseph Oberhansley opened the door. This case would go on to become infamous across Indiana and the midwest as Oberhansley was eventually convicted of killing, dismembering and eating parts of Tammy's remains. Abby (Lutz) Walker was working in Louisville and covered the trial in 2020. She joins us to talk through the horrifying and unbelievable details of the case. At the same time, Megan explains why Oberhansley should have never even been able to meet Tammy in the first place.

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