EP272: Lured, Loved, and Left for Dead

She was vibrant, creative, and full of life—a young woman with a contagious smile and a heart that drew people in. But in the summer of 2017, Shannon Graves vanished from Youngstown, Ohio, without a trace. What began as a missing person case quickly spiraled into something far darker, revealing a chilling story of betrayal, manipulation, and murder. In this episode, we peel back the layers of a case that shocked a community and exposed a deeply disturbing secret hidden in plain sight. This is the story of Shannon Graves.

SOURCES:
1) Crime and Justice With Ashleigh Banfield
2) Tragedy of Youngstown murder haunts family as police continue to work the case
3) The Misery Machine Podcast
4) ‘It Was Like A Nightmare’: Ohio Couple Found Woman’s Dismembered Body In Friend’s Deep Freezer
5) Beautiful 28-yo Shannon Graves’ body parts sealed in plastic bags, stored in freezer while look-a-like allegedly steals identity
6) A Body in the Basement
7) Man convicted of murdering Youngstown woman found in freezer
8) Ohio v. Autoro Novoa
9) Final Conspirator Sentenced to Prison in Youngstown Dismemberment Case
10) Mahoning County Man Pleads Guilty to Murder and Abuse of Corpse
11) Woman sentenced to 18 years in coverup and dismemberment case
12) Killer to get new sentence
13) Buried in the House: Don’t Open the Freezer, Oxygen.