Sealed Evidence, Thirty-Two Years, and the Glove That Lied

Sealed Evidence, Thirty-Two Years, and the Glove That Lied The smell of something wrong at a closed truck stop led to a heat-sealed law enforcement evidence bag dated February 14, 1987, sitting above a septic tank sludge line for thirty-two years. Inside that bag, and in the paperwork and DNA that followed, were threads that tied a missing piece of evidence to a murder nobody had solved - so how did an official evidence bag end up sealed inside a septic tank at a long-closed Crossroads 41? In this episode, we lay out the sequence of discoveries and documents that connect a dead truck driver, a single logged glove, a padlocked utility corridor, and decades of unanswered questions; what does the glove, the missing evidence bag, and a driver’s last fuel receipt reveal about what really happened? Person: Frank Long Date: February 14, 1987 Location: Crossroads 41, mile marker 41 on State Road Nine, Reeve County, Indiana Case: 87-114 Investigator: Detective Carl Ingram - Frank Long was found behind the Crossroads 41 building with two blows to the back of the skull the morning after his last logged entry dated February 13, 1987. - The last documented trace of Frank Long alive is a fuel receipt placing him at Crossroads 41 between 10:00 and 11:00 PM on February 14, 1987. - A brown leather right-hand work glove logged as Item Seven, Chain-of-Custody Sequence Three, was entered into evidence on February 15, 1987, then recorded as missing from official records. - A heat-sealed law enforcement evidence bag dated February 14, 1987, was found in a septic tank at a closed truck stop in February 2019 with its label still readable and no chain-of-custody entry. - Detective Carl Ingram generated 112 pages of reports and worked the case for 18 months before retiring, remaining convinced one suspect, Phil Totten, was involved though Totten was never charged. 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].