The Shoe on the Pad: A Plant, a Plea, or a Frame-Up?

The Shoe on the Pad: A Plant, a Plea, or a Frame-Up? A single cream-colored women's dress shoe, size seven, was found perfectly upright on a concrete meter pad with a dry folded scrap bearing Sandra Pruitt's Ohio driver's license number tucked inside - dry despite overnight dew on surrounding surfaces. Who deliberately placed that shoe, with information not publicly available, and why did it become the hinge on which two trials turned? In this episode, we present the sequence of events from Sandra Pruitt's disappearance through the discovery of the shoe and the investigative details that followed, focusing on the item that shifted the case's direction: was it a planted piece of evidence or a deliberate signal that pointed to someone with access to restricted information? Person: Sandra Pruitt Date: July 14, 2009 Location: 14 Fenwick Court Status: Missing (last seen July 9, 2009) Investigator: Detective Aaron Speight - Shoe found upright on a concrete meter pad at 14 Fenwick Court on the morning of July 14, 2009. - Inside the shoe was a dry folded paper with seven block-capital letters/digits matching Sandra Pruitt's Ohio driver's license number. - Sandra Pruitt had been missing for four days when the shoe was discovered; her last outgoing call was July 9, 2009 at 7:48 p.m. - Sandra's apartment showed no signs of struggle; keys were on the counter, purse on the couch, and the sliding balcony door was open three inches. - The Fenwick Court front gate spring was functional on July 7 but was found two inches open on July 14. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].