Dead Wax: The June Larimore Project - Episode 004: Junebug

In this episode, the narrative shifts from crime scene geometry to the fragile, living memory of June Larimore, known to her sister as "Junebug". We open the door to her interior world through recovered journals and a poignant Christmas letter, searching for the vibrant spirit eclipsed by her brutal end.

The quiet order of the seemingly “clean” Larimore home begins to warp under scrutiny, revealing strange, peripheral moments that defy belief: recollections of loud music and marijuana smoke, accompanied by an unsettling message left to a pizza delivery driver: “Don’t think I killed anybody because I have to slam the door”. Further dissonance arises with reports detailing Greg Larimore's unnervingly public demeanor in the days following the violence.

As the case moves into the courtroom, the search for truth is distilled into a single, highly contested point: the precise Time of Death (T.O.D.). The State presents a rigid scientific timeline, relying on estimates placing the event in the dark hours of the early morning. However, this timeline faces immediate opposition from world-renowned forensic experts, whose conflicting opinions suggest the time of death occurred significantly later, during a period when the accused maintained an attested alibi.

Episode 3: The Investigation Continues

The Time of Death. A Secret, Missing. The Search for the Truth Begins.

The investigation into June Larimore's brutal murder is consumed by conflicting clues and dangerous rumors.

A crucial piece of unidentified forensic evidence is discovered at the crime scene, possibly proving a mysterious third party was present.

Meanwhile, the heart of the case—the time of death—is it compromised? Hear how authorities communicated information about the suspect's "iron-clad alibi" directly to the medical examiner, just before his critical opinion changed.

Adding to the chaos: a rumored missing diary containing shocking allegations about June's personal life and an unidentified police officer.

The prime suspect is arrested and immediately released on a massive $150,000 cash bond. The town watches, confused and angry, as his unsettling demeanor fuels public speculation.

Did the police pursue justice, or were they consumed by tunnel vision? Listen now..

Episode 2: The Investigation

The discovery of June Larimore’s body, bearing over 130 stab wounds, instantly tore the veil of normalcy from the small town of Blytheville, Arkansas. The police stepped into a scene of domestic horror, which they immediately observed carried tell-tale signs of being "staged" and extensively cleaned.

Episode 2 explores the first hours of the investigation. We delve into the true contents of a crucial cassette tape—lost or hidden for seven years—which recorded a pivotable conversations between the Chief of Police, the Medical Examiner, and the lead investigator. This cassette tape and the conversations magnetized onto it, would eventually unravel everything.

Series 1 of "Dead Wax: The June Larimore Project" begins in January 1990, in the quiet Arkansas delta town of Blytheville, where a horrific discovery forever altered the lives of a family and cast a long, unsettling shadow over the community.

With unprecedented access to original case files, including previously unheard audio recordings and crime scene materials, we explore the hazy, in-between spaces of memory and evidence. We examine the initial moments of discovery and the first attempts to grapple with the senseless, brutal end of a young life. What truths remain hidden in the margins, and what echoes still resonate from that horrific day? This is a journey not just through a crime, but into the persistent questions that keep us stuck in a locked groove, begging to be released.