MURDERED: Linda Sherman
Crime Junkie

MURDERED: Linda Sherman

Nov 24, 2025 · 54 min

About this episode

<p>In 1985, 27-year-old Linda Sherman vanished – just as she was making plans to leave her tumultuous marriage. For five long years, her family had no answers — until a human skull appeared beneath a restaurant window near a St. Louis, Missouri-area airport -- where her husband was a regular. Decades later, Linda’s daughter is still searching for the truth about what happened to her mother.</p><ul><li>If you have any information about the murder of Linda Sherman, please contact St. Louis Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-866-371-8477 or submit a tip <a href="https://stlrcs.org/">online here</a>.</li><li>You can also contact the North County Police Cooperative at 314-428-7374.</li></ul><p><i>If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, help is available. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788.</i></p><p>Head over to our Crime Junkie YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm83loBy-UY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm83loBy-UY</a></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-linda-sherman/">https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-linda-sherman/</a></p><p>Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit <a href="https://crimejunkie.app/library/" target="_blank"><strong>crimejunkie.app/library/</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/"><strong>@crimejunkiepodcast</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/audiochuck/"><strong>@audiochuck</strong></a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/crimejunkiepod"><strong>@CrimeJunkiePod</strong></a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/audiochuck"><strong>@audiochuck</strong></a></li><li>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@crimejunkiepodcast?lang=en"><strong>@crimejunkiepodcast</strong></a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/"><strong>/CrimeJunkiePodcast</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/audiochuckllc"><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/"><strong>@ashleyflowers</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/britprawat/?hl=en"><strong>@britprawat</strong></a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ash_flowers"><strong>@Ash_Flowers</strong></a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/britprawat?lang=en"><strong>@britprawat</strong></a></li><li>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie?lang=en"><strong>@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie</strong></a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashleyflowers.af"><strong>/AshleyFlowers.AF</strong></a><br /> </li></ul><p><br />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>