On April 9, 1987, 22-year-old Marilyn Joi Base was abducted while doing laundry at the Pepper Ridge Apartments in East Tulsa.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation at 800-522-8017 or email tips@osbi.ok.gov.

Guest Bio and Links:

Charlotte Autry is Marilyn Joi Base's childhood best friend. Charlotte grew up with Joi in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She has become an advocate for seeking justice in Joi’s case, balancing this mission with her family life, which includes six grandchildren. 

Resources:

‘Justice for Joi’ Facebook page 

In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, talks with Charlotte Autry, the childhood best friend of Marilyn Joi Base, who was murdered 37 years ago. Charlotte reflects on their shared childhood in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and the impact of Joy’s tragic murder. They explore the details surrounding Joy’s disappearance and death, focusing on the timeline, potential suspects, and the significance of revisiting cold cases. The conversation also touches on the ongoing investigation and possible suspects. Sheryl and Charlotte stress the need for more people to come forward with information and remember Joi's life. 

Show Notes:

• (0:00) Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum  

• (0:10) Sheryl gives a brief background of Marilyn’s case

• (0:30) Sheryl introduces guest, Charlotte Autry  

• (2:30) Childhood memories and growing up in Broken Arrow

• (5:30) The day Joi disappeared

• (8:00) Examining potential suspects and motives

• (12:00) Sheryl highlights the desolation of Bragg Mountain

• (18:00) OSBI’s creative investigation techniques

• (21:00) Advocating for a fresh look at Joy’s DNA evidence

• (22:00) Revisiting Evidence and Advocating for Justice

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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.  

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