E13: Joey LaBute

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In March 2016, Joey LaBute disappeared from a bar in Columbus, Ohio. Joey sent two text messages to friends and family, ‘‘to help so goo5’ and ‘jnhstioj’. Just over 3 weeks later, his body would be found in the Scioto River. 26 year old Joey LaBute’s murder was ruled suspicious and remains unsolved.

If you have any information on Joey’s disappearance and murder, please contact the Columbus Division of Police at 614-645-4545 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tip line at 614-461-8477. You can also contact Joey’s Dad directly at [email protected].

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Sources for this episode:

• Griffin, Troy. “Petition · Transfer Joey Labute Jr’s Case to Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations - United States · Change.Org.” Change.Org, 25 Mar. 2019, https://www.change.org/p/troy-griffin-transfer-joey-labute-jr-s-case-to-ohio-bureau-of-investigations.
• “Joey LaBute ////// 27.” True Crime Garage, https://truecrimegarage.com/blogs/true-crime-garage/posts/4155183/joey-labute-27.
• “Joseph ‘Joey’ Andrew LaBute, Jr.” Rutherford Funeral & Crematories - Online Obituary, Mar. 2016, https://www.rutherfordfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Joseph-Joey-Labute/#!/Obituary.
• Oliphint, Joel. “What Happened to Joey LaBute?” Columbus Monthly, Columbus Alive, 22 Feb. 2017, https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/entertainment/human-interest/2017/02/22/what-happened-to-joey-labute/22098504007/.
• “Parents of Joey LaBute Open up for the First Time since Son’s Death | 10tv.Com.” 10tv.Com, 5AD, https://www.10tv.com/article/news/crime/crime-tracker/parents-joey-labute-open-first-time-sons-death/530-ecac890b-81ab-4dd9-ae8a-8ef37d93e742.
• “Unsolved Ohio: Unsolved Ohio: Father Pushes for Answers Eight Years after Son’s Suspicious Death.” NBC4, https://www.nbc4i.com/news/unsolved-ohio/unsolved-ohio-father-pushes-for-answers-eight-years-after-sons-suspicious-death/.
  

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