After the murder of a doctor in Michigan, her husband offered a reward for information leading to the perpetrators. And then he increased the reward. And then, against the advice of the police, he increased it again. Would it be enough for a tip to come in? This case is *solved*  If you know anything about the murder of Verna Brown, you can call the Novi Police at 248-348-7100. See me at the True Crime Podcast Festival! https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.