International Infamy Wraps Up Season and Ashley Flowers Helps with Arrest In Cold Case

 All good things must come to an end. So a terrific season of International Infamy ends with strong episodes. 

  The final episodes of International Infamy with Ashley Flowers, all available now on Spotify. Throughout International Infamy, Ashley explored international cases for the first time, breaking down interesting and high-profile crimes from a foreign country in each episode, while sharing the twists and turns of the case and also exploring the cultural details that make the stories unique.

In the final episode, Ashley Flowers wraps up her world tour to cover a dark moment in United States history in the northeastern suburbs of Los Angeles. 

In 1928, nine-year-old Walter Collins went missing, and newspapers all over the country covered this bizarre mystery, wondering who would snatch this boy off the street and why? Months later when he was finally reunited with his mother, Christine Collins, she persists that this was not her same boy. Ashley Flowers looks into whether this child is really Christine’s and what happened when a witness comes forward with unsettling new testimony...

 ●      Listen to “UNITED STATES: Christine Collins”: HER

 Last week’s episode investigated one of the strangest murders of the 21st century in the close-knit, isolated town of the religious Knutby community in Sweden. The voice of God via text message led a banished member of Knutby to do the unthinkable to prove her devotion. Ashley Flowers dives into the manipulative motives behind the crime surrounding the community’s obsession to be in God’s good graces.

 ●      Listen to “SWEDEN: The Knutby Incident”: HERE

September 7th’s episode explored the concerning and obsessive relationship between Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, two ordinary teenage girls turned into suspects behind The Parker-Hulme Murder in the Netherlands in 1954. When the two best friends learned of the possibility of being separated after years of their tight-knit bond, they did terrifying things to stay together. Ashley Flowers examines how their obsession drove them to compulsive and dangerous behavior.

 ●      Listen to “NEW ZEALAND: The Parker-Hulme Murder”: HERE

August 31st's episode traveled to a working-class neighborhood in the Netherlands, where an abusive father was employed at the Heineken brewery, providing him with an unlimited supply of beer, only worsening his violent rage and temper. This led to his son, Wim Holleeder’s, hatred of the iconic green and white label, and as violent clashes increased between father and son, Wim became threatening and abusive himself, resulting in a life of crime. Wim and his best friend’s kidnapping of Freddy Heineken put them on the map as two of the most infamous men in Europe. Ashley Flowers dives into the violent gangster’s decades-long game with the authorities and his rise and fall to the top of the underworld.

 ●      Listen to “NETHERLANDS: The Dutch Godfather”: HERE  

In International Infamy, Ashley Flowers breaks down interesting and high-profile crimes from a foreign country in each episode, sharing the twists and turns of the case while also exploring the cultural details that make the stories unique. Ashley has demonstrated her ability to tap into the mystery and history genres with her existing Parcast podcasts (Supernatural, Very Presidential), and in this new show, she continues her passion for true crime but with an international twist.
 

In breaking news, Ashley Flowers, Founder & CEO of audiochuck network and host of the nationally recognized Crime Junkie podcast, launched the nonprofit Season of Justice (SOJ) in 2020. SOJ provides financial grants to law enforcement agencies and victims as well as their families to help solve cold cases. One of these grants, provided to Central Indiana Law Enforcement, assisted in the arrest of a long-sought-after serial rapist.

Darrell Goodlow, 37, was arrested on Friday, September 17 as a suspect in the sexual assaults of at least eight women dating back to August 2020. The SOJ grant enabled law enforcement to pursue advanced DNA testing resources for these cases.

“I started Season of Justice to help bring some sense of closure to crime victims and their families,” said Ashley Flowers, Founder, and CEO of audiochuck. “I’m beyond appreciative of the passionate and engaged fans that follow our podcasts. Their support of our victim advocacy efforts continues to propel the mission forward. I encourage anyone interested in learning more to visit www.seasonofjustice.org.”