Episode 36: The Body in the Blueberry Field - The Murder of Robert Caraballo
Robert Caraballo
It was a chilly spring day on May 8th, 2002 when a farmer drove onto his wooded property in Ottowa County, Michigan. It was an area where he grew and harvested blueberries. As he drove through the property he made a chilling discovery. A burned body lay in a trunk in an area of scorched forest. The murder victim would remain unidentified for more than a decade. When his name was at long last known a horrendous murder plot would be revealed.
Roberto Caraballo died at the hands of his wife Beverly McCallum, his step-daughter Dineane Ducharme, and Dineane’s friend Chris McMillan.
Episode Sources:
Delayed Justice - Includes link to Professor Schock’s Documentary ‘Jack in the Box.’
Wood TV: Woman Found Guilty in Cold Case
Lansing State Journal: Man Pleads Guilty in 2002 Murder
WoodTV: Man Gets 15 Years for 2002 Homicide
WXYZ: Michigan woman wanted in 2002 death of husband arrested in Rome
Holland Sentinel: Testimony reveals details of 2002 cold case murder
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