What Ashley Flowers has said about New Mexico State Police

3 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 27, 2026

Ashley Flowers, Creator and host of the true crime podcast Crime Junkie and founder of Audiochuck, has been quoted on New Mexico State Police 3 times in 1 episode of Crime Junkie, most recently on April 27, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Flowers criticizes police for declining to follow up on Lloyd's sighting simply because Mark said it was not Melissa.

    “The biggest WTF moment for me is that police just go along with it. No need to check that out”

    Crime Junkie: MISSING: Melissa Casias (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 17:21

  • Flowers believes the investigation's lack of robustness has deepened the divide between the two families.

    “a huge part of why I think there is such a great divide between families is that the investigation has not felt robust”

    Crime Junkie: MISSING: Melissa Casias (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 53:12

  • Flowers says the Rick Valerio interview makes her question what police mean when they say a lead was cleared.

    “Because when they say that a lead went nowhere or that they cleared someone, I question what that means”

    Crime Junkie: MISSING: Melissa Casias (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 59:49

Episodes

  • MISSING: Melissa Casias

    Crime Junkie · Apr 27, 2026 · 1 h 32 min

    Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat examine the June 2025 disappearance of Melissa Casias in Taos, New Mexico, and the family feud over whether she left voluntarily.

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