Episode 1: The Murder of Kelly Eckart

Kelly Eckart’s Senior Photo

On September 26, 1997, 18-year-old Kelly Eckart was abducted, raped and murdered. Michael Dean Overstreet was later convicted of the crime and sentenced to death row.

Michael Dean Overstreet

Episode Sources

• The Rape and Murder of Kelly Eckart

• Murderpedia- Michael Overstreet

• Michael Dean Overstreet v. State of Indiana

• Overstreet v. Superintendent

• Indiana Won’t Appeal Overstreet Execution Ruling

• Daily Journal Newspaper Archives- Franklin, Indiana

• Forensic Files- A Blanket of Evidence- Season 11 Episode 38

• Evil Lives Here- First Love, Forever Evil- Season 3 Episode 6