
About this episode
<p>In 1976, a 22-year-old nursing student was murdered in her Los Angeles apartment, leaving behind just one clue: a bloody fingerprint. Decades later, that print was matched—and the case was quietly marked solved. But no one ever publicly announced who did it. So we set out to find the answer… and to uncover what else he may have done.</p> <p> </p> <p>Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: <a href="https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-melanie-howell/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-melanie-howell/ </a></p> <p>Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit <a href="https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/</strong></a> to view the current membership options and policies.</p> <p>Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie!</p> <ul> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@crimejunkiepodcast</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/audiochuck/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@audiochuck</strong></a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/crimejunkiepod" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@CrimeJunkiePod</strong></a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/audiochuck" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@audiochuck</strong></a></li> <li>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@crimejunkiepodcast?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@crimejunkiepodcast</strong></a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>/CrimeJunkiePodcast</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/audiochuckllc" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>/audiochuckllc</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><br> Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat. </p> <ul> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashleyflowers/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@ashleyflowers</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/britprawat/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@britprawat</strong></a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ash_flowers" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@Ash_Flowers</strong></a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/britprawat?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@britprawat</strong></a></li> <li>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie</strong></a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashleyflowers.af" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>/AshleyFlowers.AF</strong></a><br> </li> </ul> <p>Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>