Episode Summary
When 14-year-old Christie Mullins is found murdered, police are quick to charge a young man who fits the description of the killer to a tee. However, as the case unfolds, Christie’s father – and the public – realize that the case is not as open and shut as it seems.
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Episode Info
You can read John Oller’s An All-American Murder for free here!
14-year-old Christie Mullins.
25-year-old Henry Newell.
The composite sketch of the suspect based on a description provided by Henry Newell and his family.
Christie Mullins.
25-year-old Jack Carmen next to the suspect composite sketch, along with an excerpt from An All-American Murder by John Oller.
Henry Newell is now the man that police believe killed Christie Mullins in 1975.
Episode Source Material
- Hulu: Welcome to Murdertown: One Hot Summer (Season 1, Episode 1).
- The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH): ‘Contest’ call lures girl, 14, to her death, by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- The Evening Review (East Liverpool, OH): Odd Jobber charged in club death, by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- The Salem News (Salem, OH): Sentenced to life, by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- The Delaware Gazette (Delaware, OH): ACLU wants to see Carmen, by UPI via Newspapers.com.
- The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH): Murder?…New trial sought for retarded man who confessed, by Charles Lally via Newspapers.com.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Carmen counsel named, by James Yavorcik via OSU Publication Archives.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Mullins not sure Carmen in murderer, by James Yavorcik via OSU Publications Archives.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Carmen: A Timetable of ‘justice’, by Rick Kelly via OSU Publication Archives.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Addison attempts to void Carmen’s plea, by James Yavorcik via OSU Publication Archives.
- Columbus Monthly (Columbus, OH): Who did kill Christie Mullins?, by Staff Writer.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Judge hears arguments on Carmen plea motion, by Rick Kelly via OSU Publication Archives.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Judge to decide on Carmen Representation, by James Yavorcik via OSU Publication Archives.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Jailed Carmen still expects freedom, by Rick Kelly via OSU Publications Archive.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Court Names Carmen Counsel, by James Yavorcik and Rick Kelly via OSU Publication Archives.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Carmen to face original charges, by James Yavorcik via OSU Publication Archives.
- The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH): Sentence Set Aside, Trial due, by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Courts question ‘facts’ as Carmen sits in jail, by James Yavorcik and Rick Kelly via OSU Publication Archives.
- The Piqua Daily Call (Piqua, OH): Father files rape suit, by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH): After 2 years, dad’s not sure police solved daughter’s murder, by Michael Cull via Newspapers.com.
- The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH): Jury acquits retarded man in girl’s death, by Michael Cull via Newspapers.com.
- The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH): Who killed girl remains mystery, by Michael Cull via Newspapers.com.
- The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH): Case of rape-murder now to be reopened via Newspapers.com.
- Washington C.H. Record-Herald (Washington Court House, Ohio): Girl’s murder case reopened, by Associated Press via Newspapers.com.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Carmen not guilty, by Mark Allan Rawdon via OSU Publication Archives.
- Columbus Monthly (Columbus, OH): From the Archives: Jack Carmen’s Day in Court, by Max S. Brown.
- The Lantern (Columbus, OH): Police searching for clues; rape cases baffle detectives, by Pamela J. Nagel via OSU Publication Archives.
- 10 WBNS (Columbus, OH): Push To Reopen Teenager’s Cold Case Murder, by 10tv.com.
- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): E-book sparks interest in ’75 killing, by Staff Writer.
- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): Police re-examine unsolved 1975 slaying of girl, 14, in Clintonville, by Staff Writer.
- 10 WBNS (Columbus, OH): Columbus Woman Says Uncle Is Responsible For 1975 Murder of Teen, by Shelby Croft.
- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): Family, city want justice in slaying, by Staff Writer.
- 10 WBNS (Columbus, OH): Who Killed Christie Mullins? New Test Could Crack Decades-Old Cold Case, by 10TV Web Staff.
- 10 WBNS (Columbus, OH): New DNA Testing Could Bring Closure To 1975 Cold Case Murder, by 10TV Web Staff.
- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): Police: Man who claimed to find Christie Mullins was her killer 40 years ago, by Theodore Decker.
- 10 WBNS (Columbus, OH): Christie Mullins Cold Case Closes 40 Years Later; Murder Suspect ID’d, by 10TV Web Staff.
- 10 WBNS (Columbus, OH): Woman Explains Why She Came Forward In Christie Mullins Case, by Valencia Wicker.
- 10 WBNS (Columbus, OH): Family Still Searching For Answers After Christie Mullins’ Cold Case Closed, by 10tv.com.
- Dayton Daily New (Dayton, OH): Police solve 40-year-old case, by Theodore Decker via Newspapers.com.
- Columbus Monthly (Columbus, OH): Finding Christie Mullins’ murderer-40 years too late, by Holly Zachariah.
- Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): Christie’s Murderer-Where is he now and why?, by Ned Stout via WebSleuths.
- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): Slain woman’s ID withheld by police via WebSleuths.
- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): Teenager’s slayer is hunted via WebSleuths.
- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): Killer Composite produces leads via WebSleuths.
- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): Fluke Placed girl, slayer at same site via WebSleuths.
- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH): Police check shorts for blood traces via WebSleuths.
- An All-American Murder, by John Oller. Published 2014. Accessed November 17, 2023.
- An All-American Murder, Addendum 1, by John Oller.
- An All-American Murder, Addendum 2, by John Oller.
- An All-American Murder, Addendum 3, by John Oller.
- An All-American Murder, Addendum 4, by John Oller.