What Ashley Flowers has said about Disappearance of Cheryl Rucci

Flowers believes Rucci confessed out of fear, citing her family's view that Hueber controlled her throughout her adult life.

“But I think she was driven to confess out of fear. Her family felt that for her whole adult life, Roger had his thumb on her”

Crime Junkie: WARNING: Roger Hueber (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 14:16

Flowers reports that Rucci's daughter told the show the movie night that formed Hueber's alibi had been cancelled.

“She said, yes, they were supposed to go to the movies, but that movie night got canceled”

Crime Junkie: WARNING: Roger Hueber (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 28:07

Flowers reports that witness Amy said a detective told her Rucci was not worth looking for.

“Amy says that the detective outright told her that Cheryl wasn't worth looking for”

Crime Junkie: WARNING: Roger Hueber (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 35:42

Flowers reports that Amy believed the large man she saw emerging from the brush was Hueber.

“she did think that the bald, stocky, muscular, Hulk-like figure that she saw walking out of the brush that night was him”

Crime Junkie: WARNING: Roger Hueber (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 36:14

Flowers describes Rucci as an imperfect victim who nonetheless deserves to be found.

“She was an imperfect victim who became an imperfect witness”

Crime Junkie: WARNING: Roger Hueber (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 46:43