The five-digit code opened the shed - did they get back in time?
From Crime Under Silence · 17:31
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A five-digit padlock code still belonged to Lane the night Frances drove back to the east line - did anyone use it in time to lock up what happened?The five-digit code opened the shed - did they get back in time?In this episode, we follow the timeline and evidence around Frances Alton’s disappearance and the questions investigators couldn’t close early on. The episode lays out the shed’s locked padlock, a work truck’s unexplained mileage, and a ceramic garden stake found far from home - but could those threads be connected?Person: Frances AltonDate: September 5 (found), September 4 (disappearance timeline)Location: equipment shed at the east irrigation line; culvert off a county farm road; farm propertyPerson: Lane (seasonal irrigation contractor)Person: Ruth Cook- Frances maintained hand-labeled planting diagrams and ceramic stakes, including a stake with her name found upright in a locked shed seven miles from her rows.- On Sept 4 Frances left a bowling alley mid-game, saying she needed to do an irrigation check on the east line, then drove home alone.- The shed’s padlock used a five-digit combination that Lane had been given in spring and that was not recorded as reclaimed or changed by Sept 4.- Lane’s work truck logged 210 miles on fuel-card records the week around Sept 4 while his nearest contracted site was 18 miles from the shed.- Ruth Cook discovered Frances’s body after two days of heavy rain raised water levels, a weather contingency that determined when the case opened.Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7315586© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].
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