MISSING: Michelle Eason – Part 1
When Michelle Eason is reported missing, she’s the fifth sex worker in one year to vanish from Poughkeepsie, New York. As police work to get to the bottom of all the disappearances, there’s no shortage of suspects.
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Michelle Eason in 1989
Photo Source: City of Poughkeepsie Police Department
A redacted copy of the missing persons report filed for Michelle Eason on 10-9-1997
Photo Source: Records request, City of Poughkeepsie Police Department
Kendall Francois in 1998
Photo Source: City of Poughkeepsie Police Department
Please contact the authorities If you have any information about the following:
If you have any information about Michelle Eason, call the City of Poughkeepsie Police at 845-451-7577.
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); for TTY: 1-800-787-3224
Text “START” to 88788
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
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Episode Source Material
- Original reporting by Nina Schutzman
- Michelle Eason case files from City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, Audiochuck staff public records request
- South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division records
- Poughkeepsie Journal: Suspected killer indicted, by Larry Fisher-Hertz
- Poughkeepsie Journal: Serial killer Kendall Francois dies in prison; victims’ families react to death, by John Ferro
- Poughkeepsie Journal: Francois letters: Inside the mind of a remorseless killer, by John Ferro
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