MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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Mar 2, 2026 A cold case in 1974 unravels around a missing college woman, a turquoise necklace, and a disturbing goodbye note. A pawnshop receipt and forensic digs breathe new life into the investigation. A self-proclaimed psychic enters the interrogation room with eerie specifics, and decades later DNA and reconstruction point to a shocking suspect and confession.
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Barbara's Goodbye And The Turquoise Necklace
- Barbara Rocky wrote a literal goodbye letter and planned to pawn a turquoise necklace to fund her escape from BYU.
- She packed the letter and the turquoise necklace in her purse on March 11, 1974, then drove to Salt Lake City to sell it at a pawn shop.
Remote Canyon Discovery And A Pristine Crime Scene
- A utility worker found a naked woman face down on a remote trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon and alerted police.
- Captain Pete Hayward arrived to find neatly folded clothes, multiple bullet wounds in the back, and no signs of struggle at the scene.
Neat Scene Points To A Personal Killer
- The neat scene and lack of drag marks suggested the victim knew her killer and walked up the trail willingly.
- Hayward concluded it was likely a personal crime rather than a random attack because access to the trail was difficult.