Back in the Summer of '89

In June 1989, 18 year old Melissa Koontz disappeared on her drive home through rural central Illinois. Her abandoned car was found along a country road. A week later, her body was discovered in a nearby cornfield. Two men are serving life sentences for her murder. Decades later, questions still remain. Back in the Summer of '89 is an independent documentary podcast examining the Melissa Koontz case through original records, timelines, witness statements, investigative reports, and historical context. Hosted by Nicole Riley.

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  Episode #2

  Verbatim: Goose Implicates Tom

  Jun 6, 202628 minS1

  <p>In this first Verbatim episode, we examine two supplemental police reports from June 28 and July 8, 1989, documenting the earliest known interactions between investigators and Donald "Goose" Johnston.</p><p>These reports capture the moment Goose first approached law enforcement and began providing information about the disappearance and murder of Melissa Koontz.</p><p>Unlike the main episodes of Back in the Summer of '89, Verbatim episodes focus on original source material. These records are presented with minimal commentary, allowing listeners to hear the documents for themselves and better understand how the investigation unfolded in real time.</p>

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  Episode #1

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  Jun 2, 20265 minS1

  <p>In June 1989, 18 yr old Melissa Koontz disappeared while driving home through rural central Illinois. Her car was found abandoned along a country road. A week later, her body was discovered in a nearby cornfield.</p><p>More than three decades later, questions about that night still remain.</p><p>In this teaser episode, host Nicole Riley introduces Back in the Summer of '89, an independent documentary podcast examining the disappearance, murder, and investigation of Melissa Koontz through original records, timeline reconstruction, witness statements, and historical context.</p><p>We're here to lay out what we know, what we don't...

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