Feb. 15, 2024

Cold and Missing: D’Lisa Kelley

Cold and Missing: D’Lisa Kelley
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D'Lisa Kelley, a devoted mother, went missing in March 2014 on her way to her best friend's wake. Her sister received a distressing phone call from D'Lisa's phone, hearing her scream for help before the call abruptly ended. Despite her family's efforts to locate her, the police response was initially slow and dismissive. A week later, D'Lisa's body was found severely beaten and strangled on the porch of an abandoned house. The case remains unsolved, but her family continues to seek justice and has successfully advocated for the creation of the Kelley alert, which aims to improve police response in missing person cases in Texas.

If you know anything about the murder of D’Lisa Kelley in March of 2014 please call the Dallas Police Homicide unit at 214-671-3632

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100:00:00,000 --> 00:00:13,780The views and opinions expressed in Cold and Missing are exclusively those of the hosts.200:00:13,780 --> 00:00:18,400All parties mentioned are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.300:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,160Cold and Missing also contains adult themes and languages.400:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,560Listener discretion is advised.500:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,280I'm your host, Ali McLaughlin-Sulkowski.600:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,680And I'm your co-host, Eli Sulkowski.700:00:29,680 --> 00:00:34,440And this is Cold and Missing, where we cover cold cases and missing person cases.800:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,960Hello everyone and welcome back to Cold and Missing.900:00:36,960 --> 00:00:38,520I'm your host, Ali.1000:00:38,520 --> 00:00:39,960And I'm your co-host, Eli.1100:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,800Do you just want to go ahead and get into this week's case?1200:00:43,800 --> 00:00:45,440Uh, yeah, I'd love to.1300:00:45,440 --> 00:00:52,240I was out last week, so I'm very happy to be back and to jump back into what we do here.1400:00:52,240 --> 00:00:53,900Let's get into it.1500:00:53,900 --> 00:00:56,000So today I have a cold case.1600:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,560We are going to be going over the cold case of D’Lisa Kelly.1700:01:00,560 --> 00:01:05,280And this takes place in March of 2014 in Dallas, Texas.1800:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,240But first, a little bit about D’Lisa.1900:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,440D’Lisa is 24 years old in 2014.2000:01:12,440 --> 00:01:18,120She was a devoted mother to a young son and was also two months pregnant at this time.2100:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,600When D’Lisa’s family thinks of her, they think of her laugh.2200:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,640Her mother, Losandra Kelley, says, quote, that laugh, she had a laugh that would grab you2300:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,760from across the street, end quote.2400:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,860And now a timeline of events.2500:01:32,860 --> 00:01:39,520On Friday, March 7th, 2014, D’Lisa is last seen at her grandmother's house.2600:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,560She was getting ready to go to her best friend's wake.2700:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,120Her best friend had recently passed away from a car accident.2800:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,080D’Lisa planned on taking the bus there.2900:01:49,080 --> 00:01:55,780She was wearing a black long sleeve dress, leopard tights or leggings, and a denim vest.3000:01:55,780 --> 00:01:59,020She had her long black hair pulled into a bun.3100:01:59,020 --> 00:02:04,840She leaves her grandmother's house between 430 and 530, both times have been reported.3200:02:04,840 --> 00:02:11,360At around 613 PM, D’Lisa will be caught on surveillance footage at a convenience store.3300:02:11,360 --> 00:02:17,160She'll be seen exiting the store and getting into a 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis.3400:02:17,160 --> 00:02:23,280At 645, just around a half hour after she was last seen on that surveillance footage,3500:02:23,280 --> 00:02:28,280D’Lisa’s sister, Jasmine, gets a phone call from D’Lisa’s phone.3600:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,280Jasmine described it like a pocket dial.3700:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,920And Jasmine hears a fight in the background.3800:02:33,920 --> 00:02:38,320Jasmine heard D’Lisa screaming, stop, stop, get off of me.3900:02:38,320 --> 00:02:42,040Jasmine also heard a man say, shut up, stop screaming.4000:02:42,040 --> 00:02:43,520You want to be hardheaded?4100:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,760The call lasts for one minute and 11 seconds.4200:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,760Jasmine is horrified by what she's hearing.4300:02:49,760 --> 00:02:54,040When the phone call disconnects, Jasmine tries to call her sister back, but she can't get4400:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,240through.4500:02:55,240 --> 00:03:01,560At 7 PM, 15 minutes after that phone call, Jasmine gets a text from D’Lisa’s phone that4600:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,000says, quote, call you in a minute, end quote.4700:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,960But D’Lisa never calls.4800:03:06,960 --> 00:03:11,840When Jasmine texts D’Lisa back asking what was wrong and if someone was hitting her,4900:03:11,840 --> 00:03:17,360D’Lisa responds back that he, quote unquote, thought she was with someone else.5000:03:17,360 --> 00:03:23,440Jasmine contacts her grandmother, who makes the decision to call 911 at 838 PM to report5100:03:23,440 --> 00:03:24,760D’Lisa missing.5200:03:24,760 --> 00:03:30,080D’Lisa grandmother, Marjorita, can be heard on the 911 call saying, quote, she was5300:03:30,080 --> 00:03:34,560screaming for her life, someone was beating her and we don't know who was with her, end5400:03:34,560 --> 00:03:35,560quote.5500:03:35,560 --> 00:03:40,800The 911 dispatcher takes the call and contacts the police sergeant asking if a missing person5600:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,000report should be filed.5700:03:43,000 --> 00:03:48,000Sergeant Mansell is a bit hesitant and can be heard laughing on the police channel about5800:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,000D’Lisa.5900:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,480He'll later face disciplinary action for the way he responded.6000:03:52,480 --> 00:03:57,800The 911 dispatcher calls D’Lisa’s grandmother and asks for D’Lisa’s phone number and says6100:03:57,800 --> 00:04:02,800that they'll try to use that to contact her and find her location by pinging it.6200:04:02,800 --> 00:04:07,280By 8 51 PM, the police sergeant is on the phone with the cell phone company.6300:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,560He requests a phone location.6400:04:09,560 --> 00:04:14,080In a few minutes, however, the cell phone provider alerts him that there is no location6500:04:14,080 --> 00:04:15,600data available.6600:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,520So this means either the phone is turned off or it has run out of battery.6700:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,480Police request that the cell phone company continue to try to locate the phone.6800:04:23,480 --> 00:04:29,280However, at this time, there's no official missing person report filed for D’Lisa.6900:04:29,280 --> 00:04:34,500The next day, Jasmine calls 911 herself and the responding officer completes a want to7000:04:34,500 --> 00:04:35,840locate report.7100:04:35,840 --> 00:04:37,920So still not a missing person report.7200:04:37,920 --> 00:04:42,120Her family spends all day trying to contact her, but her phone is turned off.7300:04:42,120 --> 00:04:47,560D’Lisa’s boyfriend contacts the police and passes along his information that evening.7400:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,960It takes until Sunday, March 9.7500:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,880D’Lisa has been missing for two days at this point.7600:04:52,880 --> 00:04:57,880And finally, a detective is assigned to the case and the case is assigned to the missing7700:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,120person unit.7800:04:59,120 --> 00:05:04,280D’Lisa’s family come down to the police station to answer questions and express concern7900:05:04,280 --> 00:05:07,880that they haven't been able to reach her and that her phone is turned off.8000:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,740They tell police that D’Lisa has a two year old child and it is very uncharacteristic8100:05:12,740 --> 00:05:17,560of her to leave him for an extended period of time, especially without telling the family8200:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,080where she's going.8300:05:19,080 --> 00:05:23,560Police create a bulletin to send out to other patrol officers to be on the lookout.8400:05:23,560 --> 00:05:27,480Police get the phone log from D’Lisa’s phone from the day that she went missing, but they're8500:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,540still unable to determine her location.8600:05:30,540 --> 00:05:35,820Police also connect with D’Lisa’s boyfriend that day, but police say that no new information8700:05:35,820 --> 00:05:38,720was generated from that conversation.8800:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,800Police call hospitals and morgues to see if there's anyone matching her description,8900:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,700but nobody had a match.9000:05:44,700 --> 00:05:49,920On Monday, March 10, with no new leads, a detective visits D’Lisa’s grandmother and9100:05:49,920 --> 00:05:55,600patrol officers canvas the area looking for any possible leads, but police don't find9200:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,640anything related to D’Lisa.9300:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,020Investigators have no leads in this case.9400:06:01,020 --> 00:06:05,200Police reach out to Transit Police to see if D’Lisa could have boarded a bus, but there's9500:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,800no records of her getting on a bus.9600:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,740Police ask for the public's help in searching for D’Lisa and if anyone has any information9700:06:11,740 --> 00:06:13,560to come forward.9800:06:13,560 --> 00:06:18,080Detectives also request a copy of her best friend's sign-in book from The Wake to see9900:06:18,080 --> 00:06:23,240if D’Lisa ever made it to the funeral home, but according to witnesses at The Wake, she10000:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,140never made it there.10100:06:25,140 --> 00:06:30,600The next day, Tuesday, March 11, D’Lisa’s been missing for four days.10200:06:30,600 --> 00:06:34,840Police hold another press conference asking for the public's help for any information10300:06:34,840 --> 00:06:36,560about D’Lisa.10400:06:36,560 --> 00:06:41,480Police interview D’Lisa’s family again, but this doesn't generate any new leads in the10500:06:41,480 --> 00:06:42,680case.10600:06:42,680 --> 00:06:47,560Police talk to friends of D’Lisa’s, but they also have no idea where D’Lisa could be.10700:06:47,560 --> 00:06:51,800Police also reach out to local fire departments to see if any of them had had a run-in with10800:06:51,800 --> 00:06:57,640D’Lisa in the past few days, but nobody has had any encounters like that.10900:06:57,640 --> 00:07:02,680After the press conference, the next day, Wednesday, March 12, there's a windfall of11000:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,560tips from the community.11100:07:04,560 --> 00:07:09,440Several people call in saying that they saw D’Lisa in the Market Center Drive in Oak Lawn11200:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,920Avenue area in Dallas.11300:07:11,920 --> 00:07:17,520Investigators swarm the area to canvas businesses, restaurants, hotels, and a nearby Greyhound11400:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,800Terminal to see if they can find D’Lisa.11500:07:20,800 --> 00:07:26,040One business owner says that she saw D’Lisa in her store yesterday morning.11600:07:26,040 --> 00:07:30,280That evening, an anonymous call comes into the tip line saying that D’Lisa was at the11700:07:30,280 --> 00:07:36,920Stop and Save store on the corner of Sunnyvale and Overtown Road between 530 and 6pm the11800:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,680day that she disappeared.11900:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,520The next day, D’Lisa has been missing for six days now.12000:07:42,520 --> 00:07:47,160On Thursday, March 13, another anonymous call comes into the police tip line.12100:07:47,160 --> 00:07:51,920Again, the caller says that D’Lisa was at the Stop and Save the day she disappeared.12200:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,800This time, the caller says it was around 630.12300:07:54,800 --> 00:07:59,400Police try to get security footage from the store, but they say they're unable to retrieve12400:07:59,400 --> 00:08:00,400it.12500:08:00,400 --> 00:08:05,800However, local media outlets do confirm that there is surveillance footage of her at the12600:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,560Stop and Save, which I mentioned earlier.12700:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,760So there is footage of her at the Stop and Save, entering the store and then exiting12800:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,600the store on the day that she disappears.12900:08:15,600 --> 00:08:21,360On Friday, March 14, 2014, D’Lisa has been missing for one week.13000:08:21,360 --> 00:08:27,660At around 1030am, a South Central Patrol officer notified the missing person unit that a body13100:08:27,660 --> 00:08:30,680had been located on Presidio Avenue.13200:08:30,680 --> 00:08:35,760When detectives arrive to the scene, they find an abandoned house and on the front porch13300:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,200is the body of D’Lisa Kelley.13400:08:38,200 --> 00:08:43,960She is located only six minutes away from where she was last seen on surveillance footage.13500:08:43,960 --> 00:08:49,360Police are able to positively ID her and homicide detectives take the case over.13600:08:49,360 --> 00:08:54,840D’Lisa had been severely beaten, strangled, her jaw was crushed, and she had wounds all13700:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,920over her face and head.13800:08:56,920 --> 00:09:01,320Immediately, D’Lisa’s family and friends are critical of the police.13900:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,800They believe that more should have been done the night they called 911 since they had reason14000:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,680to believe that D’Lisa was in distress.14100:09:08,680 --> 00:09:13,040Police defend their work and release a detailed minute-by-minute account of the work that14200:09:13,040 --> 00:09:17,640they've done on the case starting at the 911 call, which is where a lot of the timeline14300:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,680has come from.14400:09:19,680 --> 00:09:24,440The family will stay in the news as they continue to criticize the police and they do bring14500:09:24,440 --> 00:09:29,160a lawsuit against the police as well for the way that they responded.14600:09:29,160 --> 00:09:34,240But really, the family begins to lobby for something called the Kelley Alert, which would14700:09:34,240 --> 00:09:40,560be an adult alert in the state of Texas if there's reason to believe that there is distress14800:09:40,560 --> 00:09:41,560for an adult.14900:09:41,560 --> 00:09:46,120So it kind of bridges the gap between Amber Alert and Silver Alerts.15000:09:46,120 --> 00:09:47,400It would be the Kelley Alert.15100:09:47,400 --> 00:09:53,000So that is really when the family is in the news a lot over the next few years.15200:09:53,000 --> 00:09:59,280But as far as updates to D’Lisa’s case, in March of 2017, so it's been three years since15300:09:59,280 --> 00:10:03,480D’Lisa was murdered, and police have exhausted every lead.15400:10:03,480 --> 00:10:08,200Police do confirm that they have talked to the driver of the Grand Marquis, the car that15500:10:08,200 --> 00:10:13,680D’Lisa is seen getting into minutes before her sister will get the phone call of D’Lisa,15600:10:13,680 --> 00:10:16,400but the driver is never named as a suspect.15700:10:16,400 --> 00:10:20,800D’Lisa’s mother, Lissandra, says, quote, we're going to get justice.15800:10:20,800 --> 00:10:21,960We're going to find you.15900:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,320You can't hide forever, and we will get justice.16000:10:25,320 --> 00:10:28,440My grandson will get justice, end quote.16100:10:28,440 --> 00:10:36,640In 2019, after lots of work by D’Lisa’s family between lobbying and talking with legislators,16200:10:36,640 --> 00:10:41,640the Kelley Alert is created and is currently active in the state of Texas.16300:10:41,640 --> 00:10:43,160It was signed into law.16400:10:43,160 --> 00:10:47,760D’Lisa’s family felt that the police's response was weak and hopes that by creating16500:10:47,760 --> 00:10:51,300the Kelley Alert, police will respond quicker in the future.16600:10:51,300 --> 00:10:55,800But as far as D’Lisa’s case goes, there's been no updates.16700:10:55,800 --> 00:11:02,320So with that, if you know anything about the murder of D’Lisa Kelley in March of 2014, please16800:11:02,320 --> 00:11:09,040call the Dallas Police Homicide Unit at 214-671-3632.16900:11:09,040 --> 00:11:15,320And the sources for the timeline today come from the Dallas Morning News, WFAA 8, NBC17000:11:15,320 --> 00:11:21,4805, DFW, KDAF, and the Kelley Alert Foundation.17100:11:21,480 --> 00:11:25,160So that is the case of D’Lisa Kelley.17200:11:25,160 --> 00:11:33,600This is one of those cases where I was pretty furious throughout after hearing the initial17300:11:33,600 --> 00:11:39,320reception from law enforcement and how her case was handled.17400:11:39,320 --> 00:11:43,620All I kept thinking is, we really can't get that moment back.17500:11:43,620 --> 00:11:47,680That was that man's response at the time, which was to laugh.17600:11:47,680 --> 00:11:50,320It was frightening, honestly.17700:11:50,320 --> 00:11:57,840And I don't understand how someone who would have that kind of response makes it that high17800:11:57,840 --> 00:11:58,840up.17900:11:58,840 --> 00:12:00,920Like, that's how I was feeling.18000:12:00,920 --> 00:12:04,640Like, this woman was failed.18100:12:04,640 --> 00:12:05,640So deeply failed.18200:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,640And it's heartbreaking.18300:12:07,640 --> 00:12:17,000Yeah, I think this case really demonstrates how important those first 24 hours are surrounding18400:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,020somebody going missing.18500:12:20,020 --> 00:12:27,920Even though the sergeant had a really gross reaction to D’Lisa being missing, a really18600:12:27,920 --> 00:12:33,120inappropriate reaction, there was still movement on her case.18700:12:33,120 --> 00:12:36,520It just wasn't the right movement.18800:12:36,520 --> 00:12:40,440You know, like they attempt to ping her cell phone, but they don't really start on the18900:12:40,440 --> 00:12:45,760case until she's been missing for around 72 hours.19000:12:45,760 --> 00:12:50,600And by that time, it was just too late.19100:12:50,600 --> 00:13:00,040I think anyone who is interested in true crime and solving true crimes knows, like how you19200:13:00,040 --> 00:13:07,640said, how important the first 24 hours are, especially in the case of an adult.19300:13:07,640 --> 00:13:15,320I think it doesn't move as quick when it isn't a child, first and foremost.19400:13:15,320 --> 00:13:25,240And I am very glad that her family continued to speak out about how they felt the investigation19500:13:25,240 --> 00:13:32,920was going, how it went, how it continued to go, and that they did what I would name a19600:13:32,920 --> 00:13:37,640positive with this terrible loss.19700:13:37,640 --> 00:13:39,880And that's the Kelley Alert.19800:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,600I'm glad that that was something that was signed into law.19900:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,960I was very happy to hear that when you said that.20000:13:45,960 --> 00:13:53,000Yeah, I thought that was a really incredible way to like honor D’Lisa and to help others20100:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,400like in her name in the future.20200:13:55,400 --> 00:14:00,960Yeah, if there's reason to believe that an adult is under distress, you shouldn't have20300:14:00,960 --> 00:14:08,480to wait 42, 72 hours, whatever that jurisdiction's time length is for a missing adult.20400:14:08,480 --> 00:14:12,520Like if there's good reason to believe that something bad is happening to them, like there20500:14:12,520 --> 00:14:16,840was in D’Lisa’s case, then yeah, we should be looking for them right away.20600:14:16,840 --> 00:14:25,240I don't understand how when they had a phone call of her clearly in trouble with her sister20700:14:25,240 --> 00:14:31,680to corroborate the phone call, how it moved in the wrong direction.20800:14:31,680 --> 00:14:40,240I'm curious what some of your thoughts are on maybe who that person was with her, the20900:14:40,240 --> 00:14:47,040car, why it was rolled out, if there's any more information about who that person was.21000:14:47,040 --> 00:14:52,960Yeah, that's one of the areas that I have just questions around because I can't fill21100:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,680in the blanks of the story until I kind of know everything.21200:14:55,680 --> 00:15:01,040And knowing who she got in the car with and what that car ride entailed, because that21300:15:01,040 --> 00:15:06,600was only about a half hour before the phone call comes through to her sister.21400:15:06,600 --> 00:15:11,600That was like a pocket dial according to her sister Jasmine.21500:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,600So what happened in that half hour?21600:15:14,600 --> 00:15:19,080Police did find the driver of that car, but they're kind of, it's kind of interesting21700:15:19,080 --> 00:15:20,080how they worded it.21800:15:20,080 --> 00:15:24,800It was never like he was ruled out or they were ruled out, but they weren't included21900:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,300as a suspect either.22000:15:26,300 --> 00:15:30,680So I don't know if there's just not enough information there.22100:15:30,680 --> 00:15:37,080So I would be curious if that person driving the car doesn't know more than it's like,22200:15:37,080 --> 00:15:44,160well, where did he or they or she I don't know the driver of the car.22300:15:44,160 --> 00:15:45,960Where did they get dropped off then?22400:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,740Where did D’Lisa get dropped off?22500:15:48,740 --> 00:15:50,320What happened during that car ride?22600:15:50,320 --> 00:15:51,320Did somebody call?22700:15:51,320 --> 00:15:52,480Did somebody else pick her up?22800:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,620So lots of questions around that.22900:15:55,620 --> 00:16:02,680I'm not sure if you would have the answer to this, but do you know if just, you know,23000:16:02,680 --> 00:16:10,120say for example, if we filed a FOIA request for this case, would we be able to have access23100:16:10,120 --> 00:16:13,920to a bit more information?23200:16:13,920 --> 00:16:20,240Or if it's a cold case, that means it's open or active.23300:16:20,240 --> 00:16:23,720Do we do you not get access to that?23400:16:23,720 --> 00:16:27,760Or is information usually redacted?23500:16:27,760 --> 00:16:32,040Or I guess that's more of a detailed question.23600:16:32,040 --> 00:16:33,880Lots of questions within that question.23700:16:33,880 --> 00:16:38,720But I figured you would be the person to know, my love.23800:16:38,720 --> 00:16:45,980Likely if we did a FOIA or Freedom of Information Act request, because this case is not solved,23900:16:45,980 --> 00:16:50,680it is technically open, even if it's not active.24000:16:50,680 --> 00:16:58,240So more than likely, we would not get any files in this case.24100:16:58,240 --> 00:17:02,480The police would just deny it, citing that it's an open investigation.24200:17:02,480 --> 00:17:07,720And if we were to get anything, it would be heavily redacted to the point where names24300:17:07,720 --> 00:17:14,440would have been removed, details, like it would just be like a lot of Sharpie on a piece24400:17:14,440 --> 00:17:15,800of paper, essentially.24500:17:15,800 --> 00:17:23,320So there have been instances of people getting access to case files, like Michelle McNamara24600:17:23,320 --> 00:17:27,360in I'll Be Gone in the Dark when she was writing and researching that book.24700:17:27,360 --> 00:17:31,520In that case, she got access to case files.24800:17:31,520 --> 00:17:37,240But it's pretty rare and few and far between when that happens.24900:17:37,240 --> 00:17:41,760I guess another question I would have that would kind of tie into my future hopes for25000:17:41,760 --> 00:17:47,440the case is just what evidence were they able to collect?25100:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,660You know, it happened in 2014.25200:17:49,660 --> 00:17:53,920So were they able to gather any DNA evidence?25300:17:53,920 --> 00:18:01,120Is there anything that could be tested now that maybe they weren't able to test then25400:18:01,120 --> 00:18:02,960through advances in technology?25500:18:02,960 --> 00:18:09,780So that's one thing that has never really been spoken about is what evidence the police25600:18:09,780 --> 00:18:11,320do have.25700:18:11,320 --> 00:18:16,720So my hope would be that there is some kind of DNA evidence that at some point, they would25800:18:16,720 --> 00:18:22,440be able to match against somebody that you know, that would be my hope, but truly don't25900:18:22,440 --> 00:18:26,320know if that is the case with D’Lisa.26000:18:26,320 --> 00:18:38,840Yeah, of the more intense and disturbing and very sad details of the case, it seemed like26100:18:38,840 --> 00:18:42,440her body was in quite a state.26200:18:42,440 --> 00:18:54,120So if that person wasn't wearing, you know, gloves, I imagine there was a lot of evidence.26300:18:54,120 --> 00:18:57,840I echo what you said.26400:18:57,840 --> 00:19:04,280I'm curious to know the details of that because it seems like there could be a lot of answers26500:19:04,280 --> 00:19:05,280there.26600:19:05,280 --> 00:19:11,800Absolutely, and you know, we really don't know a whole bunch about the crime scene itself.26700:19:11,800 --> 00:19:15,640We know it was an abandoned house and she was found on the porch.26800:19:15,640 --> 00:19:20,920But, you know, we don't know if that is the site where police think that the murder took26900:19:20,920 --> 00:19:21,920place.27000:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,000We don't know if she was just dumped there.27100:19:24,000 --> 00:19:29,120We don't even really know what day police believe that she died.27200:19:29,120 --> 00:19:34,280If she died the day she disappeared, or if it was a few days after that information is27300:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,720never really given.27400:19:36,720 --> 00:19:40,800Reading between the lines of like what the family is saying and their reactions over27500:19:40,800 --> 00:19:45,360the years, it does seem like she was probably killed the day she disappeared.27600:19:45,360 --> 00:19:52,760But yeah, there's just still so much unknown to us that I hope is known to investigators27700:19:52,760 --> 00:19:59,840because it feels like, you know, just some DNA that they're able to test against people27800:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,180will be huge.27900:20:02,180 --> 00:20:04,960You know, fibers could be huge.28000:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,960So yeah, I just really hope they have it.28100:20:07,960 --> 00:20:13,760I hope that the Lisa's case is continually worked until it is solved.28200:20:13,760 --> 00:20:21,960I hope today and with our listeners now that you all as as active as you are able to be28300:20:21,960 --> 00:20:29,680even just, you know, looking up to Lisa, like, of course, you know, we'd love for you to28400:20:29,680 --> 00:20:36,840listen and share and tell people to listen to this episode to amplify her name, but movement28500:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,840can continue outside of this podcast too.28600:20:39,840 --> 00:20:44,880And you know, ultimately, like we say pretty much every episode, that's what our end goal28700:20:44,880 --> 00:20:55,400is here to amplify these names and voices of people who are lost, lost in so much red28800:20:55,400 --> 00:21:00,200tape a lot of the time, or just forgotten about.28900:21:00,200 --> 00:21:07,320So really, you know, today, if you after listening to this, if you are, you know, continue to29000:21:07,320 --> 00:21:14,200think about her, I encourage you to, you know, plug her name into Google and see what you29100:21:14,200 --> 00:21:20,400can find out even if it's more than what we can do here.29200:21:20,400 --> 00:21:27,360I say we but it's Ali who does this investigative research, and she does an incredible job.29300:21:27,360 --> 00:21:35,680But she loves learning more to continue to do what our goal is for the podcast.29400:21:35,680 --> 00:21:39,160So other people looking is is great.29500:21:39,160 --> 00:21:44,960More eyes on on the person in these cases is is what we want.29600:21:44,960 --> 00:21:50,880And again, if you know anything about the murder of D’Lisa Kelley in March of 2014, please29700:21:50,880 --> 00:21:57,720call the Dallas police homicide unit at 214-671-3632.29800:21:57,720 --> 00:22:02,680And you know, just as Eli was saying, another way that you can lift up these voices, lift29900:22:02,680 --> 00:22:08,800up these stories is by rating and reviewing this podcast by leaving a written review and30000:22:08,800 --> 00:22:13,220Apple podcasts, it really helps others find our podcast, find these stories, find these30100:22:13,220 --> 00:22:19,000cases so please if you have a minute, we would appreciate it so much.30200:22:19,000 --> 00:22:23,400Also following us on Instagram, sharing our graphics that are made over there, of course,30300:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,720we'll be sharing photos of D’Lisa this week.30400:22:25,720 --> 00:22:31,020So if you're not following us, you can find us at cold and missing will pop right up.30500:22:31,020 --> 00:22:33,320And of course, our website as well.30600:22:33,320 --> 00:22:41,500We have transcripts of all the episodes www.coldandmissing.com so you can find those over there.30700:22:41,500 --> 00:22:43,400And we're also on YouTube.30800:22:43,400 --> 00:22:47,740If you want to subscribe and listen to us over there, you can find us there and we have30900:22:47,740 --> 00:22:50,480wonderful conversations in the comment section.31000:22:50,480 --> 00:22:57,880So lots of ways to interact lots of ways to get the algorithm talking about D’Lisa.31100:22:57,880 --> 00:23:00,600Thank you again so much for listening to cold and missing.31200:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,080I'm your host, Ali.31300:23:02,080 --> 00:23:03,820And I'm your co host, Eli.31400:23:03,820 --> 00:23:05,640Have a good week and stay safe, y'all.31500:23:05,640 --> 00:23:12,640Stay safe, y'all.