The Woman who was found death after exchanging contact with a Man

This collection follows the 2009 murder of Rebecca Koster, a cheerful 24 year old home health aide from Medford, Long Island, from the bar encounter and the false text messages sent from her phone to her roadside discovery in Connecticut and the investigation across two states. It then traces the long legal aftermath, including the 2013 conviction of Evans Ganthier, the 2021 appellate affirmation, and the 2025 federal ruling that vacated the verdict over a Confrontation Clause error involving the autopsy evidence, with the state's appeal still pending. Woven through it are careful corrections of common misconceptions and reflective lessons on trust, grief, forensic work, fairness, and honoring the victim as a person rather than a plot point. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/u-s-hidden-crimes--6962513/support . Got a tip or a case we should investigate? Email us at krimepodcast@gmail.com. We post new episodes every day. Follow and subscribe so you never miss one. This episode includes AI-generated content.