Impact Statement

In 1967, Ronnie Anderson died in what was determined to be a suicide. He was only 17 years old. Nearly 36 years later, his father Dan Anderson was found in his driveway, dead from what was determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Phyllis--Ronnie’s sister and Dan’s daughter--believes that both deaths were actually murder and they both go back to a group known as the Dixie Mafia. Music by Blue Dot Sessions impactstatementpod@gmail.com Twitter @statementpod

On April 1, 2003, 14 year old Justin Morton murdered his classmate Eric Levack in the woods outside of their high school, immediately putting Canada’s new juvenile sentencing law to the test. This year marks a milestone in Eric’s story. It has been 15 years since Eric’s death. Being that he was just 14 years old when he was murdered, this year marks the year he has been gone longer than he was here. Music by Blue Dot Sessions www.patreon.com/impactstatement impactstatementpod@gmail.com

On October 3, 2016, 911 was dispatched on the report of a suicide of a man named DJ Fickey. Due to constantly changing stories from witnesses, investigators became suspicious that this was actually a potential homicide. When the DA declined to press charges, DJ’s sister Amanda began her own campaign to seek justice for DJ. Buy Eric Echols's book The Echols Files https://tinyurl.com/y76qexyd impactstatementpod@gmail.com Music by Blue Dot Sessions

On Feb 19, 2011, Dennis Morgan called 911. The first thing he said was that his wife had committed suicide. Martha was found on her stomach in her bedroom, a single gunshot wound to the chest. The death was ruled a suicide but their daughter Dennisa believes that this was the culmination of 40 years of domestic violence and that her father got away with murder. To share your story on Impact Statement, email impactstatementpod@gmail.com

Around midnight on April 9, 2008, Kansas City, Kansas dispatch received a 911 call from Jeff Rogers. He had been beaten, shot, and stabbed but used what strength he had left to call for help. Ten years later and Jeff’s murder remains unsolved. Donations to the reward fund can be made via UMB Bank in Kansas City c/o The Jeff Rogers Memorial Fund or to Crime Stoppers. Contact Detective Boehm kboehm@kc-crime.org for more information on how to donate to Crime Stoppers.  Music by Blue Dot Sessions

When a crime ends in a conviction, the victims or their families are often allowed to give a statement to the court about the impact of the crime on their lives. But when these life altering events  go unsolved, do not end in a conviction, or aren’t crimes at all, the victims and their families do not have this opportunity. The stories on this podcast are their Impact Statements.