{"podcast":{"title":"Casefile True Crime","slug":"casefile-true-crime-501980","podcast_index_feed_id":501980,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/679acff465f74095106abfaa","website_url":"https://casefilepodcast.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/679acff465f74095106abfaa/1772369019366-4ffe5b30-1826-4e08-b062-4946d302bb05.jpeg","author":"Casefile Presents","episode_count":422,"summary":"Fact is scarier than fiction. Subscribe to Casefile Premium to receive ad-free episodes released one week early, along with access to bonus Q&A’s, our exclusive show ‘Behind the Files’, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T08:17:15.039688+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/casefile-true-crime-501980"},"episode":{"title":"Case 343: John Zera","slug":"case-343-john-zera","published_at":"2026-06-20T08:04:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/casefile-true-crime-501980/case-343-john-zera","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/casefile-true-crime-501980","url":"https://shows.acast.com/casefile-true-crime/episodes/case-343-john-zera","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/679acff465f74095106abfaa/e/6a3649aa4a2a3be0f4815f04/media.mp3","summary":"*** Content warnings: Child victims, sexual assault *** On February 28 1976, the suburban community of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, was rocked when the body of missing schoolboy, 14-year-old John Zera, was discovered in a local park. The teenager hadn’t been seen for over a week, having gone missing in the middle of the school day without so much as a word. Over the next few years, the investigation into John’s brutal murder was plagued by mistakes and misconduct before eventually going cold. Thirty years later, the case was resurrected after police discovered a chilling scene. --- Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Brianne Jaskulski Production & music – Mike Migas Audio editing – Anthony Telfer Sign up for Casefile Premium: Apple Premium Spotify Premium Patreon For all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-343-john-zera Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"*** Content warnings: Child victims, sexual assault *** On February 28 1976, the suburban community of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, was rocked when the body…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6168,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/casefile-true-crime-501980/episodes/case-343-john-zera/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/casefile-true-crime-501980/case-343-john-zera.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}