Going West: True Crime

In January of 2019, a 16-year-old girl went missing, last seen at a community park near her Moreno Valley, California home. As police searched for any sign of her, a sinister revenge plot unfolded before their eyes, with the main suspect in her likely murder described as nothing but “pure evil.” This is the story of Aranda Briones.

In February of 2003, a 40-year-old model and actress living in Los Angeles headed to her shift at the House of Blues Hollywood like any other Sunday. When a successful, notable music producer walked in to her VIP lounge, they got to talking - and her shift ended with him inviting her back to his mansion for a nightcap. But within an hour of his driver dropping them inside his home, a gunshot rang out, and she was pronounced dead in the foyer. This is the story of Lana Clarkson.

In January of 2016, a 13-year-old Virginia girl snuck out of her bedroom in the middle of the night, headed to meet up with someone she had befriended online. But unbeknownst to her, she was being groomed by a young man who had horrific plans for her. When her mother discovered she was missing, and the police and FBI became involved, they quickly found the identity of their suspect, with a second person coming forth with a terrifying confession. This is the story of Nicole Lovell.

In January of 2001, two wonderful and married German-born Dartmouth College professors were stabbed to death inside the study of their New Hampshire home. An investigation into their brutal homicides began, with police initially believing it was a crime of passion. But after sifting through numerous false leads, a bloody footprint and two distinctive knife sheaths led them to their unassuming culprits. These are the murders of Doctors Susanne and Half Zantop, also known as The Dartmouth Murders.

In January of 2017, a 20-year-old aspiring actress in Los Angeles went missing after abruptly leaving her boyfriend’s Calabasas home in the early morning hours after seemingly suffering a panic attack. Days later, her car turned up on the Pacific Coast Highway in nearby Malibu, but she was nowhere to be found. Investigators are still hoping that the multiple clips of surveillance footage available and the strange happenings on her phone in those early hours will help bring much-needed resolution. This is the story of Elaine Park.

In the 1970s, shortly after the horrific reign of the Zodiac Killer, another serial killer wreaked havoc on San Francisco, killing as many as seventeen men he’d met at bars and nightclubs across the city. Intriguingly, the killer reportedly sketched his victims before stabbing them and leaving their bodies to be discovered in public places - most commonly on a beautiful beach along the city's edge. This is the story of The San Francisco Doodler.

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In February of 2020, a successful 38-year-old sex therapist was strangled and thrown over the balcony of her Hollywood Hills home, leading to her death in a hospital shortly afterward. As police dug deeper into the home invasion that led to her tragic fate, they discovered a man who had a disturbing history of stalking and obsessing over her. This is the story of Dr. Amie Harwick.

In December of 1994, a 23-year-old Italian actress headed to New Orleans to explore the city and write a novel. But shortly after arriving, she mysteriously vanished without a trace after leaving a hotel. And suspiciously, in the days leading up to her disappearance, she had been staying with a much older man there; one whom she was reportedly afraid of, who she wrote in her diary had practiced voodoo. This is the story of Ylenia Carrisi.

In October of 2024, a 51-year-old San Antonio mom went missing after visiting an exclusive supper club with her husband. When word spread of her disappearance, her personal banker revealed that, before her disappearance, she had said ominously, “If I go missing, look for me in the lake.” When her husband was spotted on camera dumping garbage bags the day after she vanished, police narrowed in on him. This is the story of Suzanne Simpson.

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Between 1971 and 1983, an unknown perpetrator committed dozens of kidnappings, rapes, and murders, wreaking havoc on the state of Alaska. The assailant was elusive, striking against area women during the freezer winter temperatures, and the extended daylight hours of Alaska’s Midnight Sun alike. But eventually, they uncovered the monster behind it all, who posed as a respected and unassuming father and bakery owner in Anchorage. This is the story of Alaska’s most infamous serial killer, a man named Robert Hansen, now known as The Butcher Baker.

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Between 1971 and 1983, an unknown perpetrator committed dozens of kidnappings, rapes, and murders, wreaking havoc on the state of Alaska. The assailant was elusive, striking against area women during the freezer winter temperatures, and the extended daylight hours of Alaska’s Midnight Sun alike. But eventually, they uncovered the monster behind it all, who posed as a respected and unassuming father and bakery owner in Anchorage. This is the story of Alaska’s most infamous serial killer, a man named Robert Hansen, now known as The Butcher Baker.

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In December of 1996, a 12-year-old girl went missing from her New Jersey home overnight. Her family fell under suspicion when they took 24 hours to report the disappearance, and then weeks to publicize it. But investigators were even more wary of her family when it was revealed that they operated a religious cult, and later, were casually informed that this 12-year-old victim was pregnant. This is the story of Celina Mays.

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In November of 1978, four young employees of the Speedway, Indiana Burger Chef restaurant mysteriously vanished at the end of their shift. When police investigated the scene that night, it was clear something had happened to them. But the case wasn't taken seriously until almost two days later, when all their bodies were found - proving they had died by homicide. This is the story of Jayne Friedt, Ruth Ellen Shelton, Mark Flemmonds, and Daniel Davis. Also known as the Burger Chef Murders.

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In December of 2022, a 27-year-old woman met a stranger in a bar in her small, West Virginia hometown, only to disappear after leaving with him. As an investigation into her disappearance began, it was revealed that the man she was last seen with is an ill-mannered ex-cop who had recently changed his name. Countless women have come forward since to describe their disturbing and unsettling encounters with this man - from his days as a food delivery driver and local. So what happened that night, and where is she? This is the story of Gretchen Fleming.

In December of 1974, just two days before Christmas, three girls, ages 17, 14, and 9, disappeared while shopping at a mall in Fort Worth, Texas. 50 years into the investigation, thousands of leads have been followed up on, and hundreds of people have been interviewed, but none of the girls have ever been found. What happened to them, and does the person responsible for their disappearance have more victims? This is the story of the Fort Worth Missing Trio.

In a strange and eerie coincidence, in autumn of this year, two young nurses working at the same hospital in Portland, Oregon were murdered by different men in separate parts of the world. A 32-year-old woman was murdered in her Beaverton apartment in an act that has been described as “deliberately cruel.” Then, just two months later, her 31-year-old colleague was murdered while on vacation in Hungary. When police discovered her body, they also came upon disturbing Google searches from her suspected killer, including, “How reliable are the police in Budapest?” and “What does a corpse smell like after it decomposes?” These are the murders of nurses Melissa Jubane and Mackenzie Michalski in this episode we’re calling, The Killings of Two Portland Nurses.

In November of 2002, a 20-year-old man left a party at his Minnesota university and seemed to vanish into thin air. Police originally believed that he had simply fallen into a nearby lake and drowned by accident. But when they couldn’t find any trace of him, they began to suspect that he was met with foul play after walking home alone. Especially as they unraveled the disturbing accusations against University members and the interesting finds on his computer. This is the story of Joshua Guimond.

On Friday, November 8, 2024, a 30-year-old Maui woman on her way to New York missed her connecting flight in Los Angeles. While attempting to get on a standby flight for the weekend, she ventured out into Los Angeles, having been spotted around the city. But when Monday arrived, her family received some strange text messages from her before she was caught on surveillance footage with an unknown man Downtown. Her family is adamant that she is in danger, as she hasn't been heard from since.

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In the fall of 2011, a 41-year-old California woman set out for a new life on a beautiful island in Panama. But what seemed like an adventurous fresh start quickly took a turn for the worse when she suddenly disappeared without a trace. As her family’s concern grew, a horrible story of abuse and manipulation began to surface. As investigators looked for any sign of her, they soon uncovered a trail of lies, fake emails, hidden relationships and shocking evidence that pointed to a murder. This is the story of Yvonne Baldelli.

On Thanksgiving, 2018, a 29-year-old woman went missing in Colorado after last being spotted in a grocery store with her daughter. When investigators found traces of blood at her abandoned townhome, a sinister plot was uncovered that involved poisoned coffee, numerous road trips, and a baseball bat. This is the story of Kelsey Berreth.

In November of 1988, a nine-year-old girl was abducted in broad daylight from the parking lot of her local corner store. Despite there being witnesses who relayed the assailant’s appearance to police, years passed without any significant movement in the case. But once DNA technology became advanced enough to provide a match from a fingerprint left on the girl’s scooter, a suspect was arrested. Sadly, she was not his only victim. This is the disappearance of Michaela Garecht.

Part 1 posted on October 29, 2024 - Episode 449.

On October 10, 2024, a 35-year-old Montana man was murdered in his tent while camping in a secluded Montana site. Thanks to DNA found on a beer can in his tent, police arrested his killer three weeks later, on October 31, 2024. This is the updated story of Dustin Kjersem.

In the early night hours of August 11, 2003, a 19-year-old Indigenous woman set off on a walk through the rain alone after spending time with friends in her home of Nome, Alaska. But when her roommate noticed her absence the following morning, she reported her missing. And just a day after doing so, her nude body was found shot to death in a gravel pit by an abandoned gold mine. As police put the puzzle pieces together, an unexpected suspect emerged - and fast. This is the story of Sonya Ivanoff.

In October of 2001, a 52-year-old man was found bludgeoned to death in his East Hampton home after missing a work meeting in the city. Just days before finalizing their divorce, investigators were keen on questioning his wife, along with her suspicious electrician boyfriend. But were they involved, or was someone else out to get the powerful investment banker? This is the story of Ted Ammon.

On October 12, 2024, the friend of a 35-year-old Montana man stumbled upon his body in a tent when he didn’t show to their agreed meeting spot for a weekend camping trip. When police arrived at the scene along Moose Creek, they initially wondered if it was a brutal bear attack. But upon closer inspection it was clear that it was no animal mauling, and instead, a vicious believed-axe murder. This is the story of Dustin Kjersem.

On October 31st, 1993, a beloved 39-year-old teacher was found strangled to death inside her car in a quiet suburb of Sacramento. As police investigated her final movements, they started to believe that someone she knew was behind her murder. But now, over 30 years later, we’re still left in the dark about what really happened to her that night. Many are left wondering if hers is connected to a similar cold case from the area, and whether both are victims of the infamous Golden State Killer. This is the story of Cherilyn Hawkley.

On an early morning in September of 2022, a 25-year-old woman vanished without a trace after leaving her Salinas, California apartment. Later, her beloved car was found abandoned along Highway 1 in Big Sur, with all of her belongings locked inside. Surveillance video showed her last known movements, but where did she go afterwards? And where has she been since? This is the story of Arelie Garcia.

In the winter and early spring of 1946, a series of moonlight attacks and murders occurred along Lovers Lanes in Texarkana, Texas, leaving the small city terrified of a maniac in their midst. As police, the FBI, and Texas Rangers tried to find the assailant responsible for 5 murders and 3 survivor attacks, a slew of suspects presented themselves in the area - making investigators wonder: Who really is this masked, senseless killer? This is the story of the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, and the Phantom Killer.

In August of 1989, two brothers entered their parents’ Beverly Hills mansion, and shot them multiple times, killing them almost instantly. When police arrived, the men maintained that the murders had taken place while they were at the movies, which police initially believed. But after a painstaking, months-long investigation, and a guilt-ridden confession to a therapist, the men were arrested for the murders. There seemed to be no question whether or not they had committed the crime, but the real question was why. Did the horrific abuse they alleged to suffer at the hands of their mother and father justify their parents’ brutal end, or were the brothers just out for their family’s fortune? These are the murders of Kitty and Jose Menendez, and the stories of Lyle and Erik Menendez.

In August of 1989, two brothers entered their parents’ Beverly Hills mansion, and shot them multiple times, killing them almost instantly. When police arrived, the men maintained that the murders had taken place while they were at the movies, which police initially believed. But after a painstaking, months-long investigation, and a guilt-ridden confession to a therapist, the men were arrested for the murders. There seemed to be no question whether or not they had committed the crime, but the real question was why. Did the horrific abuse they alleged to suffer at the hands of their mother and father justify their parents’ brutal end, or were the brothers just out for their family’s fortune? These are the murders of Kitty and Jose Menendez, and the stories of Lyle and Erik Menendez.

In October of 2019, a 28-year-old engineer vanished from her Missouri home, prompting her parents to fly to the United States from China to begin looking for her in desperation. But when there was no trace of her, suspicions turned toward someone very close to her, with discreet recordings recovered from her phone casting this person in an even more villainous light. This is the story of Mengqi Ji.

On a misty October evening in 1998, a 14-year-old girl arrived at her cousins Oregon home to babysit her twins. But when she returned from a night out, the evening before Halloween, she found her cousin gone. While her twins were safe in their cribs, her teenage cousin was missing - with no signs of a struggle or forced entry into the house. Although they had already been speculating foul play, when her remains were eventually found amongst thick woodland, her case was officially considered a homicide. This is the story of Stephanie Condon.

In October of 1992, a 22-year-old man was found brutally murdered inside his Iowa home. Years passed with no answers, until a witness, who had been just nine years old at the time, came forward about her witnessing a black candlelit confession... Then finally, a previously eliminated suspect was arrested. This is the story of Corey Wieneke.

In September of 1988, a 19-year-old woman went missing while riding her bike near her New Mexico home. With signs of a struggle left behind, suspicions were raised that she had been kidnapped. The case grew even more perplexing when, the following year, a Polaroid photo was found in a Florida parking lot depicting a young woman bound and gagged in the back of a van, and it was quickly connected to her case. This is the story of Tara Calico.

In September of 2015, a 35-year-old woman was beaten to death by a masked man inside her secluded home in the woods of Upstate New York. Her young children were the only witnesses, and her daughter was able to reveal a surprising detail about the intruder, leading to a suspect that would devastate her tight-knit family. This is the murder of Kelley Stage Clayton.

In 1996, a woman vanished along Route 29 in Virginia, and dozens of others came forward to say they had been followed in their cars by a man in a dark colored truck, always telling them that there was something wrong with their vehicles and that they needed to pull over. Possibly active as recently as 2014, the list of his potential victims grew long. Some of them were eventually proven to be linked to unrelated culprits, but his identity remains unknown. Who is this mysterious highway phantom, and how many victims does he truly have? This is the story of the Route 29 Stalker.

In October of 2005, a 52-year-old woman was brutally murdered in her home in suburban San Francisco, bludgeoned and disemboweled. As police investigated the case, an unsuspecting person of interest entered their frame of view: her 16-year-old neighbor. This is the murder of Pamela Vitale.

In August of 1995, a 23-year-old woman was sunbathing on a Kentucky riverside when an unknown man grabbed her by the hair and dragged her off into the woods. The only person to witness this was a man who was observing her from his telescope, all the way across the river. An investigation began immediately, with police receiving incredibly helpful clues regarding possible suspects. So, what happened to her? This is the story of Heather Teague.

In September of 1996, a 15-year-old girl was found assaulted and drowned near a fishing access site in Montana. Though they initially suspected it to be an accident, police spent decades trying to catch her killer, until the search finally concluded in July of this year. This is the murder of Danielle Houchins.

In September of 2017, a 19-year-old woman headed to a party at a Chicago hotel, only to be found dead in one of their unused hotel freezers under suspicious circumstances, just hours after being reported missing. This is the story of Kenneka Jenkins.

In September of 2015, a Los Angeles apartment building full of UCLA sorority sisters caught on fire. Luckily, no one was killed in the flames, but to the surprise of its residents, a 21-year-old woman’s remains were revealed inside. The manner of death was ruled homicide after it was determined she had been stabbed 19 times, and as police reviewed surveillance footage in the area and interviewed locals, a suspect emerged. This is the murder of Andrea DelVesco.

In September of 2015, a 31-year-old man spent his evening at a Minnesota nightclub before being dropped off at a gas station by a friend. Shortly afterwards, around 2:30am, his wife received a phone call where he groaned in pain, and potentially even claimed to have been shot. But strangely, when his body was found in a lake two months later, there was no sign of a gunshot wound. So what really happened to him? This is the suspicious death of Henry McCabe.

In September of 2016, a 25-year-old Private in the Army suddenly vanished from Tennessee. Weeks later, her skeletal remains were found, with all signs pointing to murder. With the discovery of an upcoming court date regarding assault charges against another soldier, police narrowed in on a partial suspect, only to find out that they had gotten help. This is the story of Shadow McClaine.

In August of 1993, a 12-year-old girl vanished while riding her bicycle home from the Upstate New York church where her father worked as a pastor. Police dove into her case, fearing she’d been abducted, but came up empty…until the perpetrator struck again just a few months later. And he had more than one child’s blood on his hands. This is the story of Sara Anne Wood.

In the 1970s and 1980s, two teenage girls were brutally murdered on a San Diego beach six years apart, mere yards away from each other. An investigation just as twisted as the murders themselves brought three suicides, more questions than answers, and the possibility that a serial killer is still on the loose. These are the Torrey Pines State Beach Murders, otherwise known as the murders of Barbara Nantais and Claire Hough.

In September of 2023, a 32-year-old woman left California to embark on a solo cross-country road trip, headed for a wedding in Connecticut. When the journey proved too troublesome, she called her parents to tell them she was heading back. But after racking up a few strange encounters with locals in Arizona, and two slashed tires, she was never heard from again. This is the story of Chelsea Grimm.

On September 11, 2001, amongst the unforgettable terrorist attacks, a 35-year-old mother went missing under suspicious circumstances across the state of New York. When her car was found at the bottom of her winding driveway, the keys still in the ignition, she was reported missing. With an important meeting she missed the following day, police recognized motive for why someone could want her dead. But is that what happened? Or would a last-minute witness account be the key to solving her case? This is the story of Michele Harris.

In August of 2013, a 19-year-old man drove down the state of California allegedly heading to his parent’s house. After speaking to his mom numerous times throughout the day, it was determined that for much of that time, he wasn’t driving at all - but instead, sitting on the side of the road in his car, rarely progressing, with an incredibly eerie timeline. The next morning, his car was found to have driven into Castaic Lake, but he was nowhere to be found. This is the story of Bryce Laspisa. 

In May of 1996, two women set off into the wilderness of the Appalachian Mountains for a hike, and never came back out again. Strange details at the scene of their murder lead many to wonder who their killer was, brutally slaying them in their tent. But eventually, the investigation named a suspect. These are the murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans, also known as the Shenandoah National Park Murders.

In January of 2013, a 52-year-old high school librarian from Florida headed out on his boat for a quick afternoon ride. When he didn’t return home, an intense search ensued, leading investigators to his remains tied to an anchor. His body was found floating in the water, but he hadn’t drowned...he had been shot. And with the circumstances around his strange death, his family pushed for justice. This is the story of Patrick Mullins.

In May of 2024, a 39-year-old California woman vanished without a trace, and no one, including her husband, seemed to be able to account for her whereabouts – even after her truck was founded abandoned in a deserted location. But the public quickly turned on her husband when they learned that he was under investigation for domestic violence, and that the couple were due in court just 11 days after she vanished. And then, lusciously, an intentional fire started burning outside their Northern California home. This is the story of Nikki Cheng Saelee McCain.

If you asked his coworkers, his family, or his wife, they would have told you that Richard Evonitz was a stand-up guy; a Navy veteran, a hard worker, and a devoted husband who was known by friends and neighbors to lend a hand when something needed to be fixed. Only a few young women knew the truth about him, but sadly found out after it was already too late. That is, until his last victim used her cunning survival skills to stop him from ever committing his heinous acts of depravity against anyone else. These are the crimes of Richard Evonitz, also known as the Spotsylvania Killer, and the stories of Sofia Silva, Kristin Link, Kati Link, and Kara Robinson.

In July of 2008, a 45-year-old woman was found dead in the swimming pool of her rural Pennsylvania home, having been savagely beaten and strangled. Between an unusual call to 911 and a computer chock full of motive to murder, police narrowed in on a suspect fast. This is the story of Jan Roseboro.

In October of 2005, a 27-year-old woman vanished after leaving a California casino. But when police pored over surveillance footage from the property, they saw a man escorting her through the parking lot. In the video, she can be spotted pushing the man away before disappearing from the camera’s view, never to be seen again. But was he responsible? Or was it someone else entirely? This the story of Christie Wilson.

In June of 1998, a 49-year-old woman and her husband were out for a late-night drive when their car careened off a Nevada cliffside, killing her. To everyone’s surprise, when police looked into the accident, they began to suspect that it wasn’t an accident after all. This is the story of Rinette Riella-Bergna. 

In May of 1990, a 40-year-old woman was murdered by a person in a clown costume after opening the door for them during breakfast. While police initially focused on her husband, he appeared to have an airtight alibi. But police would soon find someone else who had a reason to want her dead. This is the story of Marlene Warren.

In March of 2018, a 22-year-old nursing student in New York was found strangled to death in off-campus housing after her friends tracked her phone’s location. Police quickly determined the person they believed to be responsible for the crime, but then discovered that he had fled the country shortly after killing her. This is the story of Haley Anderson.

In June of 2020, a 65-year-old woman disappeared from her idyllic California ranch, leaving behind all her essential belongings. Those closest to her agreed that she wouldn’t have left of her own accord, and all staunchly denied involvement, while pointing the finger at someone else. But each of them had something to gain from her going missing. So which of them is telling the truth? This is the disappearance of Dia Abrams.

In December of 2000, a 31-year-old man headed out for a duck hunting trip on a Florida lake, and seemingly drowned, with his body believed to have been eaten by alligators. Years later, the case was reopened when his mother pointed out many inconsistencies, such as the fact that alligators wouldn’t have ravaged his body in the winter. Instead, something sinister was done to him by someone in his own circle. This is the murder of Mike Williams.

In July of 2015, a family headed out for a camping trip in the woods of Idaho only for their two-year-old to vanish on the first day. The parents called 911 and were adamant that he was abducted after wandering off by himself. But after police assessed the scene and interviewed everyone present, they composed a different disturbing theory. This is the disappearance of DeOrr Kunz Jr.

In July of 2015, a family headed out for a camping trip in the woods of Idaho only for their two-year-old to vanish on the first day. The parents called 911 and were adamant that he was abducted after wandering off by himself. But after police assessed the scene and interviewed everyone present, they composed a different disturbing theory. This is the disappearance of DeOrr Kunz Jr.

In September of 1978, a 15-year-old girl was hitchhiking from the Bay Area to Los Angeles to see her grandfather when an older man offered her a ride. Little did she know that this man was a predator who would assault her repeatedly and leave her for dead on the side of the road. But miraculously, she lived to tell the tale. This is the story of Mary Vincent.

In May of 2008, a 19-year-old man left his friend’s house in rural Minnesota, taking the back roads instead of the highway. Shortly afterwards, he accidentally drove his car into a ditch, and called his parents asking for help. During a frustrating ordeal in the middle of the night, his parents couldn’t find him amongst the flat farmland, even though he was confident he was in a particular area and giving them clear instructions. Almost an hour into their call, he shouted an expletive, and the call ended – leaving his parents even more frantic to find him. Eerily, when police located his vehicle the next day, it was in a ditch 25 minutes away from where he thought he was. So what happened to him after that call dropped? This is the story of Brandon Swanson.

In June of 2007, the family of an 18-year-old woman in North Dakota was having trouble reaching her over the weekend, leading her father to visit her apartment for a check-in. When he arrived, he saw his daughter dead in her bedroom, with police quickly determining that she had been murdered. But when they looked through her texts and interviewed those close to her, multiple people seemed suspicious of the act: including a man with a crush on her, her roommate, a neighbor, and a local maintenance worker. But with a shocking update years later, police feel confident that they know which of them killed her. This is the story of Anita Knutson.

In April of 2001, a 20-year-old man seemed to vanish into thin air from the yard of his father’s house after heading out to the shed to get something. As his disappearance was investigated, police locked in on numerous different people, including one who was known to perform illegal surgeries for his own sick pleasures. Eerily, this was far from the first strange thing to happen in his tiny Missouri town, which has been regarded as the Creepiest Town in America. This is the story of Branson Perry.

In August of 2016, a 27-year-old woman was on a run in a rural area of Princeton, Massachusetts and never returned home. When her body was found that evening with disturbing injuries, including burns to various parts of her body, a man-hunt ensued to catch the culprit. And when police found their perpetrator, multiple women came forward to tell their stories about him. This is the story of Vanessa Marcotte.

In September of 2023, a 19-year-old man allegedly left a friend’s birthday party after a weekend of fun in Oklahoma. But when someone stumbled upon his body on the side of the road in the early morning hours, brutally killed, numerous police organizations jumped in the help. With everyone at the party keeping quiet about the evening, and deleting all video and photo proof of the night, everyone is left to wonder: What are they hiding? This is the story of Noah Presgrove.

In August of 2023, a 37-year-old woman headed out for a beautiful summer hike two hours before sunset. When darkness fell upon the day and she hadn’t returned home, her boyfriend discovered her car still at the trailhead late in the night, prompting him to call police and report her missing. When her body was found the following day, she and the scene were processed, quickly leading investigators to link foreign DNA on her body to another crime that was committed across the country. This is the story of Rachel Morin.

In March of 2023, a 58-year-old woman headed to a Seattle Mariners game with a man she had met at Costco two weeks prior. But after enjoying their date, even snapping a photo together in the stands, she went missing. When the following day brought strange text messages sent from her phone, and a report that her son had been abducted from his bed, investigators started to piece together a disturbing puzzle. This is the murder of Leticia Martinez-Cosman.

In March of 2009, a 23-year-old woman went hiking with her boyfriend on a beautiful trail in Oregon that included a narrow path along a cliffside. When she fell to her death and an investigation began, her boyfriend’s story continued to falter and change, as sinister happenings from his past emerged. This is the story of Rhonda Casto. 

In August of 2020, a 33-year-old woman headed out for the day in Tacoma, Washington, but never returned home. An investigation quickly began in hopes of tracking her down, but instead, police uncovered unsettling surveillance footage showing a man clad in a black fedora hat and face coverings leaving her abandoned vehicle. With this man dubbed “The Hat Man”, her phone being found on the floor of the Puget Sound, and a devastating motive, investigators quickly zeroed in on her killer. This is the story of Kassanndra Cantrell. 

In August of 2015, a 28-year-old woman was enjoying a summer evening out on a boat when she supposedly jumped into the dangerous waters below and disappeared. When her body was found floating in the same Florida river the following morning, police compiled numerous 911 calls and questioned the last person who had seen her, uncovering the tragic details that unfolded. This is the story of Crystal Pifer.

In March of 1990, a 14-year-old girl went missing while walking alone through a wooded area near the beach in Jupiter, Florida. Just hours after her disappearance, her body was found in those very woods, murdered and assaulted, just weeks after a Ouija board told her and her friends that she would be the first of them to die. This is the story of Rachel Hurley.

In April of 2024, an incredibly bright and beloved 19-year-old woman went missing after going on a first date with a man in Milwaukee. When her dismembered leg was found off a bluff of Lake Michigan and her car ablaze on the other side of town, security footage and phone pings helped police uncover her killer quickly - only to discover what they described as a sex dungeon in his basement, with blood leading down the stairs. This is the story of Sade Robinson.

In March of 2009, a California girl headed out of her house to play with friends in her neighborhood, and was captured on surveillance footage skipping down the street. When she failed to return home for dinner, her family reported her missing. As the days ticked by with no sign of her, the FBI created a profile of their suspect. But this profile would prove to be completely incorrect, and the real suspect would stun the police, the community, and anyone who was following the case. This is the story of Sandra Cantu.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Searching for Sandra: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Sandra-Story-Behind-Disappearance-ebook/dp/B00B156DXG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

2. Tracy Press: https://www.ttownmedia.com/tracy_press/archives/huckaby-sentenced-speaks-about-murder/article_0fc915dd-bbd2-5f85-9ff5-b1e80b5b28f7.html

3. The Sacramento Bee: https://www.newspapers.com/image/648581959/

4. NBC: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/new-documents-give-gruesome-details-on-cantus-death/2091727/

5. See No Evil: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22055174/

6. The Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/05/24/huckabys-high-school-friend-saw-signs-of-trouble-in-accused-killer-a-decade-ago/

7. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35610698/sandra_renee-cantu

8. Tracy Press: https://www.ttownmedia.com/tracy_press/archives/father-gets-custody-of-melissa-huckabys-daughter/article_a26eb2d4-8ba4-5b1c-8157-4e0dee9db41b.html

9. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/melissa-huckaby-confessed-murderer-year-girl-sentenced-life/story?id=10910285

10. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/melissa-huckaby-why-did-she-murder-sandra-cantu

11. People: https://people.com/crime/inside-story-clues-to-why-melissa-huckaby-murdered-an-8-year-old-girl/

12. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/22/california.slain.girl/index.html

13. The People of CA v. Melissa Huckaby: https://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/05/22/Amended.complaint.pdf

14. The Interrogation Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_GOOCa43zM

15. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30116232

16. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7356264&page=1

In August of 2014, a 38-year-old California man was shot at work in what appeared to be a robbery gone wrong. But as detectives dug deeper into his personal life, a clear suspect emerged in the form of violent Bible analogies and poisoned pudding. This is the murder of Robert Limon.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Rob's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/vvdailypress/name/robert-limon-obituary?id=17435762

2. KGET: https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/sabrina-limons-conviction-upheld-in-love-triangle-murder/#:~:text=Limon%2C%2042%2C%20is%20serving%2026,Institution%20for%20Women%20in%20Corona.

3. The Sun: https://www.sbsun.com/2017/11/16/former-redlands-firefighter-who-killed-ex-girlfriends-husband-sentenced-to-25-years/

4. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-robert-and-sabrina-limons-kids-now/5. 20/20: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27256504/?ref_=tt_mv_close

6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2723810/

7. People: https://people.com/crime/sabrina-limon-robert-husband-murder-friends-speak-dateline/

8. ABC 7: https://abc7chicago.com/unholy-matrimony-2020-sabrina-and-robert-limon-murder-love-triangle/13100648/

9. Desert Dispatch: https://www.newspapers.com/image/749557864/?match=1&terms=%22rob%20limon%22%20

10. Tehachapi News: https://www.tehachapinews.com/news/murder-defendant-sabrina-limon-repeatedly-denies-knowledge-of-husbands-shooting-in-recording-played-tuesday/article_a752798c-a328-11e7-8429-637d846bac1f.html

In November of 2002, a married New York research scientist found herself embroiled in a workplace love triangle. But when a 911 call was made to alert authorities of an attack, an obsession would lead to murder. Months later, a similar attack would help detectives pinpoint their culprit and unravel a tangled web of lies.

In the small town of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a 14-year-old girl went missing after leaving home. In a case where it seemed no attention was paid and no real investigation took place, an unbelievable story unfolded in front of everyone’s eyes years later regarding what really happened to her. With the discovery of a predatory security guard, the bodies of two other missing girls in the area, and a grocery store confession, the truth prevailed. This is the shocking story of Tanya Kach.

In April of 2017, a 43-year-old woman in Pennsylvania was getting ready to take a trip to her native Poland to visit her father for his birthday. Then, just before she was set to leave on the trip, she canceled via text, simply stating that she wouldn’t be able to come. But her parents point out that the text was sent in broken Polish, despite it being her first language. When her car was found abandoned, a homicide investigation began. This is the story of Anna Maciejewska.

In April of 2023, a 22-year-old woman was found dead in a burning vehicle in Arizona after being abducted from her apartment’s parking garage. As the gruesome details of her murder came to light, such as bleach being found in her throat, her family desperately wondered, who was the depraved person behind her death? And why did they do this to her? This is the murder of Mercedes Vega.

In April of 1992, a 24-year-old woman headed in to a night shift at work in Massachusetts. But when her co-worker arrived the next morning, she noticed a few unsettling things: Her car was still in the parking lot, the door was unlocked, and the OPEN sign was still on. When the woman’s body was found in the woods, police persevered to find her killer. And thanks to a shocking letter, they’d get their answer. This is the story of Lisa Ziegert.

In April of 1988, an Indiana girl was abducted off the streets of her neighborhood while walking alone after hanging out with friends. After her body was found, the investigation into her murder intensified, but hundreds of suspects surfacing in the case. With the killer taunting the police and public via a scribbled message on a nearby barn about the murder, and threatening letters left for other girls in the area, detectives created a task force to hunt this monster down. And one day, a crucial movement in the investigation uncovered the person responsible. This is the story of April Tinsley.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

https://theburr.com/3058/blogs/season-of-justice/season-of-justice-april-tinsley/

https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/tinsley-detectives-reveal-new-details-about-case-suspect/

https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/tinsley-detectives-reveal-new-details-about-case-suspect/

https://www.journalgazette.net/local/neighbors-in-grabill-confront-grim-news/article_f0938507-8d51-591c-8024-9a8b3c52c3bb.html

https://www.insidehook.com/culture/police-capture-alleged-april-tinsley-killer

http://wpta.images.worldnow.com/library/7581442b-5128-48ef-8eb0-d581e70fb146.pdf

https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/tinsley-detectives-reveal-new-details-about-case-suspect/

https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/who-is-john-miller/

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/07/22/april-tinsley-murder-arrest-puts-end-decades-long-suspense-fort-wayne/805023002/

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/april/tinsley_040309

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/april/amw_041409-part-2

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/us/cold-case-april-tinsley-dna-trnd/index.html

https://www.newspapers.com/article/logansport-pharos-tribune-everett-shull/21559908/

In March of 1997, a 26-year-old woman disappeared in the middle of the night while driving home from her job as a cocktail waitress in North Carolina. First, her Jeep was found on the side of the road, still idling. Then, when her body was discovered, a shocking suspect revealed themselves. This is the story of Kim Medlin.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192213944/kimberly-jo-medlin

2. Greensboro News and Record: https://greensboro.com/murder-jury-was-split-over-sentence/article_18e44e21-82ad-5f2e-ae66-cb9c3f52466f.html

3. Star News Online: https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2005/07/22/ex-monroe-police-officer-confessed-to-murder/11056448007/

4. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/kim-medlin-murder-where-is-josh-griffin-now/

5. Six Degrees of Murder: https://tv.youtube.com/watch/UUmOeH9WT5A?vpp=2AEA&vp=0gEEEgIwAw%3D%3D

6. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-kim-medlins-husband-bridger-medlin-now/

7. Greensboro News & Record: https://greensboro.com/judge-no-bond-for-officer-accused-of-killing-waitress-security-is-tight-as-joshua-griffin/article_2b093b8a-dfa4-5deb-8959-91b94a18e5c7.html

8. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly: https://nclawyersweekly.com/fulltext-opinions/1990/01/01/state-v-griffin/

9. The Charlotte Observer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/628533912/?terms=%22kim%20medlin%22&match=1

10. The Charlotte Observer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/628779354/?terms=kim%20medlin%20murder&match=1

In March of 2013, a 53-year-old nurse was stabbed to death by a hooded figure in broad daylight outside of her lawyer’s office in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. With the help of the attack and flee caught on multiple surveillance cameras, an intense investigation began to hunt down the culprit of her brutal murder. This is the story of Aliza Sherman.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107388328/aliza-caroline-sherman

2. Cleveland Clinic: https://give.ccf.org/event/inspiring-change-event-in-honor-of-aliza-sherman/e457398

3. Justice for Aliza Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/justiceforaliza

4. Cleveland Jewish News: https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local/ed-czinn-how-am-i-going-to-tell-mom/article_d091ea1c-2618-11e3-bfdf-0019bb2963f4.html

5. The Cincinnati Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/692774700/?terms=%22aliza%20sherman%22&match=1

6. Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeLrMcuZ5jA

7. News 5 Cleveland: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/10-years-after-mothers-murder-aliza-shermans-daughter-finds-her-voice-with-new-podcast?fbclid=IwAR0sANwrQAQm70rMNqafH5FKYfJySgFg9yZ_VGh5lMrtrdLHNPpUzo0iqeI

8. Cleveland 19: https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/03/23/10-years-later-is-aliza-shermans-murder-any-closer-being-solved/

9. Cleveland Jewish News: https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/sherman/depositions-reveal-details-of-sherman-civil-case/article_db6cc4ce-3976-11e6-9b9b-2fcaa676d945.html

10. WKYC: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/aliza-sherman-unsolved-murder-investigation-cleveland/95-e92d9962-7ca6-42d2-ab87-fbab59ed2f4a

11. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/daughter-works-cleveland-clinic-honor-aliza-sherman-10-year-anniversar-rcna76177

12. Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/11t2cft/the_2013_murder_of_aliza_sherman_cleveland_ohio/

13. Cleveland Magazine: https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/the-read/articles/aliza-sherman

14. WKYC: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/attorney-indicted-for-tampering-with-aliza-sherman-murder-evidence/24299949

In February of 2003, a 15-year-old girl left her Nebraska home early in the morning to deliver newspapers, and never returned home. When her body was found in the basement of an abandoned lake house, an intense local investigation uncovered her killer. This is the murder of Heather Guerrero.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Heather's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7180772/heather-guerrero

2. Find Law: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ne-supreme-court/1453206.html

3. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988890290/?terms=heather%20guerrero

4. Nebraska DOC: https://dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/InmateDisplayServlet?return=true

5. KLKN: https://www.klkntv.com/appeal-denied-for-death-row-inmate/

6. WIS10: https://www.wistv.com/story/1128937/man-arrested-in-the-death-of-nebraska-15-year-old/

7. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988664696/?terms=heather%20guerrero&match=1

8. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988661109/?terms=heather%20guerrero&match=1

9. Death Penalty Info: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/nebraska-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-states-capital-sentencing-procedures

10. North Platte Post: https://archive.northplattepost.com/2011/12/23/death-row-inmate-denied-christmas-wish/

11. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988662222/?terms=heather%20guerrero%20obituary&match=1

12. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988892351/?terms=%22brent%20nemnich%22&match=1

13. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6675451

14. KLKN TV: https://www.klkntv.com/suit-filed-for-failure-to-activate-amber-alert/

In March of 1974, a 17-year-old girl in Coconut Grove, Florida, headed to her father’s workplace to collect a few dollars of lunch money. Last seen hitchhiking next to a major highway, she vanished before she made it to either of her destinations. What ensued was a relentless search by her mother, countless harassing phone calls from her alleged kidnapper, and rumors of a motorcycle gang abduction. This is the story of Amy Billig.

In February of 1999, a teenage girl went missing while heading home from school in the Bronx. When her body was found days later in a dumpster behind a video rental store, police worked to find the person responsible. But after the case went cold, DNA technology would prove the devastating and shocking identity of her killer. This is the story of Minerliz Soriano.

In March of 2020, a 23-year-old Indigenous woman went missing while taking a walk outside her Haida Gwaii, BC home. Despite the fact that she had confided in loved ones about having a stalker, her case received very little attention due to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Do what really happened to her? And does someone in her community hold the key? This is the story of Shaylanna Brown.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

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In December of 2019, a 28-year-old realtor headed to an appointment with a prospective client and vanished. When her body was found in an alleyway, police uncovered the details of her grisly kidnapping and worked hard to put her killers behind bars. With the help of surveillance footage and the knowledge of a threat being put on her family, police narrowed in on story people for the crime. This is the story of Monique Baugh.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206097942/monique-latrice_leanna-baugh

2. StarTribune: https://www.startribune.com/parents-of-slain-minneapolis-mother-realtor-speak-out-as-one-of-four-suspects-makes-court-appearance/567971212/?refresh=true

3. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/779758895/?terms=monique%20baugh

4. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-monique-baugh-kids?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR0Fk3ixHBje5nHVhcpPqwEgWKoHLCOsB4Bqh3y0ioaYLCnWppxihzPIoCM

5. Pioneer Press: https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/03/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-minneapolis-real-estate-agent/

6. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/convictions-reversed-in-murder-trial-over-minneapolis-real-estate-agent-court-rules/

7. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8300649/Fugitive-arrested-Minnesota-slaying-real-estate-agent.html

8. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/737947038/?terms=jon%20mitchell%20momoh

9. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9784223/Two-men-receive-life-without-parole-kidnapping-killing-Minneapolis-Realtor.html

10. Fox 9 Minneapolis St. Paul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StHRxqRgscE

11. KARE 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg52OqLc2O0

12. KARE 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHvK1vDFoh8

13. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/monique-baugh-murder-sentencing-cedric-barry-davis-new-years-eve/

14. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/elsa-segura-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-aiding-in-killing-of-monique-baugh/

15. Bring Me The News: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/kris-lindahl-launches-monique-baugh-fundraiser-as-horrific-details-emerge-of-her-killing

16. Pioneer Press: https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/03/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-minneapolis-real-estate-agent/

17. Fox9: https://www.fox9.com/news/search-warrant-murdered-minneapolis-realtor-taken-from-house-showing-put-into-back-of-u-haul-truck

18. People: https://people.com/crime/minnesota-realtor-allegedly-set-trap-shot-her-alley/

19. AP: https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-business-kidnapping-e5e01d97d0c5adf14d1a6c763f72576b

20.. US Attorney's Office: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/minneapolis-man-sentenced-19-years-prison-fentanyl-trafficking

21. KSTP: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/third-man-convicted-of-aiding-murder-of-minneapolis-realtor-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/

22. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/lyndon-wiggins-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murder-of-realtor/

23. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/lyndon-wiggins-convicted-in-2019-nye-killing-of-realtor-monique-baugh/

24. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/679286915/?terms=%22monique%20baugh%22

25. Casetext: https://casetext.com/case/state-v-segura-46

26. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/250158180/?terms=cedric%20berry%20manslaughter&match=1

27. Fox 9: https://www.fox9.com/news/family-of-monique-baugh-shares-journey-of-hurt-healing-after-supreme-court-ruling

28. KARE11: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/wife-of-suspect-in-monique-baugh-murder-charged/89-28c97b0d-359a-484e-aaa5-09816f40c685

29. KARE11: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/convictions-reversed-murder-trial-minneapolis-real-estate-agent-court-rules-elsa-segura/89-eff71162-83c1-4e6b-b496-7a3297a19e1a

In February of 2005, a couple went out for drinks with friends at a bar in Philadelphia, heading out just before midnight. But during their drive home, they vanished, seemingly into thin air, and neither they, nor their car, has been seen since. This is the story of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/danielle-imbo

2. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/richard-petrone

3. 6ABC Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlgRUb5-IjA&t=28s

4. Philly Mag: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/04/01/without-a-trace-imbo-petrone/

5. Tampa Bay Times: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/05/11/johnny-october-was-lead-date/

6. NBC Philadelphia: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/imbo-richard-petrone-marge-angela-missing-persons-anniversary/116309/

7. Disappeared: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7398826/

8. RichardPetrone.com: https://richardpetrone.com/

9. Main Line Times & Suburban: https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2018/08/15/viking-pastries-in-ardmore-closes-after-more-than-60-years/

10. South Jersey Magazine: https://www.southjersey.com/article/13029/Camden-County-Man-Pleads-Guilty

11. NBC 10 Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BOyUvxvxNY

12. NBC 10 Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrC04qoCBqQ

13. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/178g3eb/the_strange_disappearance_of_danielle_imbo_and/

In February of 1987, a 15-year-old girl went missing from her Virginia home, leaving nothing behind but a ransom note from her alleged captor. But when a spotlight is shone on her inner circle, suspicions begin to fall on her parents and their potential involvement. But are they responsible? Or was it one of the other strange characters in the case? This is the story of Jennifer Pandos.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/jennifer-lynn-pandos

2. Finding Jennifer Pandos: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065268769430

3. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jun/07/burden-of-proof-hbo-docuseries

4. Burden of Proof: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8637336/

5. New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/hbos-burden-of-proof-and-the-problem-of-the-passive-mother

6. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/ron-pandos-now/

7. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/margie-pandos-now/

8. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/no-answers-32-years-after-jenny-lynn-pandos-disappeared-virginia-n965906

9. Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/burden-of-proof-hbo-max-stephen-pandos-parents-killed-missing-sister-jennifer-1234765082/

10. JenniferPandos.com: https://jenniferpandos.com/index.html

11. The Virginia Gazette: https://www.newspapers.com/image/870934741/?terms=jennifer%20pandos

12. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GSRNews/comments/143mddd/what_happened_to_jennifer_pandos_and_has_she_ever/

13. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/cori-and-tony-tobler-now/

Daphne's new scary true story podcast is out now! Links below...

https://open.spotify.com/show/5h5sPetLuIB643xqwF1oZB

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In March of 2017, a 21-year-old woman headed back to her old West Palm Beach home to gather her belongings and move up to Buffalo, New York. But after having a conversation with her former roommate, they stabbed her to death, claiming to have been sleepwalking. But was that truly the case? Or was this premeditated murder? This is the story of Brooke Preston.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Brooke's Obituary: https://www.homerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/4173884

2. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/brooke-preston

3. Sportskeeda: https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dead-asleep-5-things-know-randy-herman-jr-sleepwalking-murder-case

4. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/07/hulu-sleepingwalking-murder-case-brooke-preston-randy-herman-jr-wants-new-trial/8890838002/

5. Dead Asleep: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15185642/

6. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/08/jury-finds-man-guilty-of-murder-in-alleged-sleepwalking-homicide/5208177007/

7. WPTV: https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/pbso-investigate-death-of-woman-in-suburban-west-palm-beach

8. Alabama.com: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2015/04/pennsylvania_murder_suspect_fo.html

9. WNEP: https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/bradford-county/bradford-county-man-guilty-of-roommate-murder-in-florida/523-e3e150f9-576c-4777-831e-a2b21b1dd0c3

10. Times Leader: https://www.timesleader.com/uncategorized/10093/hanover-township-homicide-suspect-found-dead-in-alabama

11. Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-brooke-together-we-are-her-voice

12. E News: https://www.eonline.com/news/1334735/murder-victims-sister-asking-hulu-to-remove-dead-asleep-doc-done-without-familys-permission

13. Creepy Kingdom: https://www.creepykingdom.com/post/skye-borgman-interview

14. The Ledger: https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/florida-man-randy-herman-jr-gets-life-for-slaying-he-blamed-on-sleepwalking/5200132007/

15. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386837/?terms=brooke%20preston&match=1

16. NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleepwalking/#:~:text=It%20usually%20happens%20during%20a,will%20sleepwalk%20at%20least%20once.

17. Southern California Defense Blog: https://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2022/06/is-sleepwalking-valid-criminal-defense.html#:~:text=The%20sleepwalking%20defense%20has%20been,effective%20in%20a%20few%20cases.

18. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/06/psychologist-west-palm-area-man-accused-of-murder-may-have-been-sleepwalking/5235936007/

19. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386892/?terms=brooke%20preston

20. The Columbus Dispatch: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/killer-s-sleepwalking-defense-fails/5212432007/

21. Justia Law: https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2021/19-1636.html

22. Miami New Times: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/randy-herman-jr-florida-man-convicted-in-murder-of-roommate-used-sleepwalking-defense-11321822

In February of 2006, a 22-year-old Brazilian woman was seen leaving a New Jersey bar with an unknown man. Days later, her boss received a mysterious phone call, with the person on the other line screaming for help. But was this the missing woman? And what happened to her? This is the story of Carla Vicentini.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/carla-vicentini

2. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/114y4qu/17_years_ago_carla_vicentini_went_to_usa_never_to/?onetap_auto=true

3. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/nyregion/talk-of-the-town-a-small-brazilian-town.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Pk0.vwhf.gJd68S-7NRv_&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

4. NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/essex/2015/02/nine_years_after_disappearance_fbi_renewing_campai.html

5. Tapatalk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/usedtobedoe/vicentini-carla-02-09-2006-t1375.html?amp=1

6. Clube dos Detectives: https://www.podcastcdd.com.br/post/27-carla-vicentini-desaparecidos

7. Newsbreak: https://original.newsbreak.com/@fatim-hemraj-561392/2799235643159-16-years-ago-a-brazilian-exchange-student-moved-to-america-21-days-later-she-vanished-what-happened-to-carla

8. NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/news/2010/02/billboard_will_feature_brazili.html

9. Brazilian Times: https://www.braziliantimes.com/brasil/2021/02/15/desaparecimento-de-brasileira-em-nj-completa-15-anos-e-internautas-cobram-solucao.html

10. Paraná PRC: https://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/noticia/2016/02/mae-de-jovem-paranaense-que-sumiu-ha-10-anos-nos-eua-cre-em-milagre.html

In 1999, a Missouri teenager’s stepfather disappeared. Four years later, in February of 2003, she told her uncle that her mother had murdered him and burned his body. Then, she disappeared herself. This is the story of Lena Chapin, and Gary McCullough.

In the early months of 2023, six women turned up dead in and around Portland, Oregon, sparking rumors of a serial killer. Though police originally claimed they did not believe that the cases were connected, similarities emerged between four of the women, and one man linked them all. To the dismay of the public, not only did this suspect have multiple other crimes under his belt, but he had been granted early release from prison for fighting forest fires on the west coast. These are the stories of Kristin Smith, Charity Perry, Bridget Webster, Joanna Speaks, Ashley Real, and an unidentified Native woman. It’s also the story of Jesse Lee Calhoun.

Sources:

1. Oregon Live: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/07/girlfriend-of-man-linked-to-deaths-of-4-women-says-he-knew-at-least-two-of-the-victims.html

2. Interview with Krista: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-WrdbtKNAs

3. Williamette Week: https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2023/10/06/in-latest-sign-of-impending-charges-state-assigns-suspected-serial-killer-an-attorney/

4. KGW: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/timeline-for-connected-deaths-of-four-women-around-portland/283-f3719723-0b69-423b-93cd-af54ff73bc95#:~:text=July%2017%2C%202023%20%E2%80%93%20Willamette%20Week,of%20at%20least%20four%20women.

5. KOIN: https://www.koin.com/news/crime/timeline-jesse-calhouns-criminal-past-and-the-details-of-his-recent-arrest/

6. Statesmen Journal: https://www.newspapers.com/image/984993517/?terms=%22jesse%20lee%20calhoun%22&match=1

7. KOIN: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/were-not-giving-up-mother-of-kristin-smith-speaks-out-after-person-of-interest-linked-to-4-womens-deaths/

8. KPTV: https://www.kptv.com/2023/05/25/missing-gresham-womans-remains-found-portland-police-say/

9. Oregon DOC: https://docpub.state.or.us/OOS/searchCriteria.jsf

10. LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-07-19/deaths-4-women-oregon-person-of-interest-held

11. KPIC: https://kpic.com/news/local/remains-idd-as-missing-22-year-old-portland-woman-death-suspicious

12. KGW: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/mother-woman-found-dead-speaks-daughter-person-of-interest/283-b01519d8-be90-4d4c-a376-20f6681614a3

13. KVAL: https://kval.com/news/local/father-mourns-loss-of-daughter-as-person-of-interest-named-in-four-oregon-deaths

14. Willamette Week: https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2023/07/20/ashley-real-later-found-dead-reportedly-filed-a-domestic-violence-complaint-against-alleged-serial-killer-jesse-lee-calhoun/

15. KPTV: https://www.kptv.com/2023/06/02/6-women-found-dead-around-portland-metro-past-4-months/

16. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12153123/Six-women-dead-Portland-woods-three-months.html

17. Oregon Live: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/06/united-by-grief-families-of-slain-portland-area-women-search-for-answers.html

18. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/body-oregon-woman-found-washington-barn-appears-moved-rcna81310

19. Oregon Live: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/06/medical-examiner-asks-public-for-help-identifying-woman-found-dead-in-se-portland.html

20. KPIC: https://kpic.com/news/local/victims-grandfather-says-link-in-cases-brings-closure

21. Multnomah County DIstrict Attorney: https://www.mcda.us/index.php/news/joint-release-information-links-four-victims-in-ongoing-death-investigations-person-of-interest-identified

In November of 2015, a 35-year-old woman left her Spokane, Washington home late one night to run an errand, leaving a note behind for her fiancé. When she never returned, her fiancé went looking for her, and discovered her locked car abandoned near a music venue with her purse and phone inside. When sightings of her acting strangely poured in from another side of town, suspicions of a mental health crisis were raised, until theories emerged about the two men who were last seen accompanying her, as well as her fiancé himself. This is the story of Deanne Hastings.

Sources:

1. KHQ: https://www.khq.com/man-arrested-for-using-missing-womans-credit-cards/video_b50a8238-78ac-11eb-8c01-7f5d1fffc556.html

2. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/deanne-hastings

3. Missing Deanne Hastings: https://www.facebook.com/MissingDeanneHastings/mentions

4. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/loved-ones-still-searching-answers-deanne-hastings-disappearance-n479876

5. Disappeared: https://play.max.com/video/watch/2961635e-238e-4587-a2bc-52ee8dc3bc9b

6. Reddit: 

7. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/is-deanne-hastings-found-or-missing-where-is-her-son-now/

8. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/deanne-marie-hastings

9. Carini Arts: https://cariniarts.com/blogs/carini-arts/missing-wings

10. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Disappeared/comments/iso09b/disappeared_deanne_hastings_my_leading_theory/?rdt=59440

11. KHQ: https://www.khq.com/news/man-arrested-for-using-missing-womans-credit-cards/article_f78fe46e-4ab8-5475-b637-b509ae6659fa.html

12. KXLY: https://www.kxly.com/news/local-news/spokane-man-searching-for-missing-fianc/article_ad96492d-1677-5bdc-a302-aa6e9d6c7bd6.html

In January of 1969, a 23-year-old Harvard graduate student headed out for dinner and ice skating with her boyfriend. After returning home to her Cambridge apartment that night, she was bludgeoned to death. For nearly fifty years, her murder would go unsolved. Then, with the help of Ancestry DNA, police uncovered a serial killer. This is the story of Jane Britton. 

In January of 2008, a 26-year-old pregnant woman and her young daughter were found dead along a railroad track in South Carolina, leading investigators to believe that she had purposefully taken their lives. But with the only other resident of their home showing incredibly suspicious behavior by changing their story, having gaps in their timeline, and having an extensive and new injury to their hand, the family started their fight for justice. This is the story of Kadie Major, and her daughter, River Lynn Major.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24456332/river-lynn-major

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24456312/kadie-lee-major

3. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/case-reopened-into-mysterious-deaths-of-s-c-woman-kadie-major-and-daughter-after-48-hours-investigation/

4. Kadie and her Babies: https://kadieandherbabies.com/kadie-major-news-articles/

5. The Post and Courier: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/authorities-woman-killed-by-train-was-months-pregnant/article_24bd48d5-7f72-52de-ab3d-07dc57d89f51.html?fbclid=IwAR3U6X3X8jlJyV9UrmVF4ZWgDtHb12bUTe9MwoXW2O5CKabaJRyZAp3wygY

6. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/dv2n4v/were_kadie_major_and_her_daughter_really_killed/

7. Kadie's Obituary: https://obits.postandcourier.com/us/obituaries/charleston/name/kadie-major-obituary?id=25736633

8. Live 5 News: https://www.live5news.com/2020/01/10/high-profile-attorney-hired-help-seek-justice-berkeley-co-murder-investigation/

9. Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/coroner-george-oliver-coroner-s-inquest-for-kadieandherbabies

10. Live 5 News: https://www.live5news.com/story/39041454/kadie-and-river-majors-death-case-reopened-task-force-formed-to-investigate/

11. Kadie & her Babies Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/Victoriahall65/

12. Aaron's interview with the detective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbQemyBsD4w

In February of 2023, a 22-year-old pregnant woman headed to a California drive-thru with her parents late one night, weeks before her due date. When they arrived, she asked to step out of the car to get some air, and was never seen again. With no hospital records recording the birth of her child, police and her family can only fear the worst. But what really happened to her? This is the story of Cajairah Fraise.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Finding Cajairah: https://www.facebook.com/groups/227742849802187/

2. ABC7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVTezeOk948

3. Press Release: https://kesq.b-cdn.net/2023/03/Response-to-Press-Release.pdf

4. ABC7: https://abc7.com/cajairah-fraise-missing-pregnant-woman-beaumont-police-department-women/13438112/

5. KESQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_LwcLKSrI

6. Beaumont Police Press Release: https://www.beaumontpd.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=979

7. Disappeared: https://disappearedblog.com/cajairah-fraise/

8. KESQ: https://kesq.com/top-stories/2023/03/27/family-disputes-police-information-in-beaumont-missing-pregnant-woman-case/

9. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/mother-praying-safe-return-disappearance-8-months-pregnant-california-rcna121986

10. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Cajairah

11. Bitter Cup Media interview with Sara Verner: https://www.facebook.com/bittercupmedia/videos/272401151803100

12. ABC7: https://abc7.com/beaumont-missing-pregnant-woman-cajairah-fraise-highway-79/13005610/

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qlw8O9kJQMw96nq_dM28ncVc8C2ajBTWGb8xjbU-oao/edit

1. The Kilcoyne Disappearance: https://garyholmes76.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/kilcoyne-story.pdf

2. Hartford Courant: https://www.newspapers.com/image/368562463/?terms=margaret%20kilcoyne&match=1

3. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/06/nyregion/follow-up-on-the-news-missing-person.html

4. Nantucket Current: https://nantucketcurrent.com/people/nantucket-s-greatest-unsolved-mystery-the-disappearance-of-dr-margaret-kilcoyne

5. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/margaret-mary-kilcoyne

6. MyHeritage: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-442230870/margaret-m-kilcoyne-in-geni-world-family-tree

7. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/vm6zvj/dr_margaret_kilcoyne_vanished_from_her_home_in/ie13kdv/?context=3

8. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/436957935/?clipping_id=110436776&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQzNjk1NzkzNSwiaWF0IjoxNzA0MDg0NzY0LCJleHAiOjE3MDQxNzExNjR9.ZLGW2Hlxk7BRLcTmr_GeCPeiJssz_qw8CGWnBWlhN3c

9. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199785767/leo-kilcoyne

In January of 2002, a 20-year-old man was working a surveying job in a Georgia forest when he vanished without a trace. When his co-workers realized he was no longer standing in the line, they began their search for him, only to find one of his boots hanging from a barbed wire fence, with his work tools, his work pants, and twelve cents laying in the grass next to it. So where did he go, and what happened to him? This is the story of Christopher Thompkins.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. The Crime Wire: https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Mysterious-Disappearance-of-Christopher-Thompkins

2. WTVM: https://www.wtvm.com/2023/07/19/20-years-later-family-officials-continue-search-answers-disappearance-harris-co-man/

3. Ledger-Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/860192725/?terms=christopher%20thompkins&match=1

4. US Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/surveyors.htm#:~:text=Boundary%20or%20land%20surveyors%20determine,proper%20depths%20for%20building%20foundations.

5. Exit 9: https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232151/http://exit9.news/2019/03/14/christopher-thompkins-part-ii-following-the-clues/

6. The End of Summer: https://the-end-of-summer.blogspot.com/2015/01/missing.html

7. Ledger-Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/860307726/?terms=christopher%20thompkins&match=18.

9. Ledger-Enquirer: https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article28986784.html

10. WRBL: https://www.wrbl.com/news/vigil-for-man-missing-since-2002/

11. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ovx5x7/anyone_familiar_with_this_case_the_bizarre/

In April of 2012, a mom and her daughter were murdered in their home by someone they thought they could trust. A self-proclaimed survivalist, the killer documented their plans and ideas for the end of the world, and the end of these women’s lives. This is the story of Lynnettee Keller, and her daughter, Kaylene Keller, also known as the Camp Keller Murders.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89253267/lynnette-louise-keller

2. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/washington-state-family-killer-peter-kellers-chilling-video/story?id=16773977

3. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89252919/kaylene-nichole-keller

4. Lynnette and Kaylene's Obituary: https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/lynnettee-keller-obituary?id=25580861

5. Living Snoqualmie: https://prod.livingsnoqualmie.com/police-release-peter-keller-case-findings-family-honors-lost-daughter-with-scholorship/

6. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2012/07/13/justice/washington-suspect-video-diary/index.html

7. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/28/justice/washington-bunker-suspect/index.html

8. Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/north-bend-murder-suspect-found-dead-in-bunker/

9. Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/peter-keller-killer-of-wife-daughter-said-i-can-always-shoot-myself/

10. Snoqualmie Valley Record: https://www.valleyrecord.com/news/new-promise-from-lives-cut-short-scholarship-honors-murder-victims-lynnettee-and-kaylene-keller-photo-gallery/

11. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/183j37q/the_disturbing_case_of_a_family_annihilator_who/

12. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/authorities-bunker-of-wash-fugitive-surrounded/

13. Seattle Pi: https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/camp-keller-man-who-killed-family-tried-to-3702751.php

14. Albany Democrat-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/565915008/?terms=%22peter%20keller%22&match=1

15. King 5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/peter-keller-now-suspect-in-murders-of-his-wife-daughter/281-330835107

16. Living Snoqualmie: https://prod.livingsnoqualmie.com/police-still-waiting-out-murder-suspect-surrounding-fortified-bunker-near-rattlesnake-ridge/#google_vignette

17. Psych Central: https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/14/characteristics-of-4-types-of-family-murderers#2

18. Lynn's Scrapbooking Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM4vzrI_NgI

19. SF Gate: https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/peter-keller-found-dead-at-bunker-as-standoff-ends-3518536.php

20. Peter's Video Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aodgtiB7ShE

21. Explore With Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vorUEpbHNU

In December of 1991, a 16-year-old Washington girl was found murdered in a field next to her high school by a couple of boys, who also got a look at the man behind the crime. But as police papered the composite across town and evaluated thousands of tips, a shocking revelation would come in the form of genealogical DNA testing. This is the story of Sarah Yarborough.

Just before New Year’s Eve, 2017, a 19-year-old woman was found murdered in a wooded area of a Colorado farm. When police took note of her recent Facebook post about a long-time stalker, questions and red flags were raised. But in a twist of events, text messages led police to a suspicious and disturbing Craigslist post associated with the case. This is the story of Natalie Bollinger.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195755362/natalie-marie-bollinger

2. Patch: https://patch.com/colorado/broomfield/missing-broomfield-teen-was-murdered-father-says

3. Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/03/natalie-bollinger-craigslist-murder-guilty-plea/

4. Interview with Natalie's family on ABC7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW6cpiMHAjs

5. True Crime Edition: https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/natalie-bollinger

6. Shawn's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawn.schwartz.10?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNjg3MzQ2OTYxMzI0MTU1XzM1OTIxNTczMjU0ODE4Mg%3D%3D

7. 9News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/man-questioned-in-teens-death-arrested-on-other-charges/73-506319239

8. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5374791/Man-arrested-killing-teen-claims-wanted-die.html

9. Natalie's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natalie.m.bollinger

10. Journal-News: https://www.journal-news.com/news/national/accused-killer-claims-victim-put-hit-herself-craigslist-police-say/8QWjj9rpXlhx2Axz9HHmWL/

11. Murder in the 21st: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CJ3GHSNY/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_ondcaM_2_1?jic=8%7CEgNhbGw%3D

12. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/judge-finds-probable-cause-to-try-joseph-lopez-in-shooting-death-of-natalie-bollinger#:~:text=The%20victim%27s%20boyfriend%2C%20Joseph%20Marino,her%20phone%20was%20still%20there.

13. Investigation Discovery: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/natalie-bollinger-died-of-a-gunshot-wound-to-the-head

14. Broomfield Enterprise: https://www.broomfieldenterprise.com/2018/12/03/man-sentenced-to-48-years-in-natalie-bollinger-homicide/#

In November of 2017, a 22-year-old woman went missing in Chicago after sending a string of urgent text messages to a friend. Nearly two weeks later, a 911 call was made from her cell phone, but the call ended almost as soon as it was made. When it was traced back to her phone, police discovered that the call originated from a nature preserve 45 minutes away from where she went missing. And as if the situation couldn’t get more perplexing, the location of her remains completely stumped the police. This is the story of Cheyann Klus.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find Cheyann Klus: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindCheyannKlus

2. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cheyann-klus-remains-found-missing-2017-illinois/

3. Mariah's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010718491817

4. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/10d87nt/cheyann_klus_went_missing_on_december_2nd_2017/?rdt=45081

5. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248627777/cheyann-l-klus

6. Missing Illinois: https://www.missinginillinois.org/post/cheyenne-klus-23-december-2-2017-chicago-cook-county-illinois

7. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/missing-cheyann-klus-remains-found-1774259

8. Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/suburbia-unresolved/174275290214/cheyann-klus-22-has-vanished-12-days-later

9. Crime Watch Daily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWoR2Mxqpx8

10. Illinois Prison Talk: https://illinoisprisontalk.org/index.php?abc=S&pg=272

11. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11645965/Remains-Cheyann-Klus-vanished-five-years-ago-night-partying-Chicago-found.html

12. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/lydia-klus-obituary?id=2713321

13. Mallard Lake Forest Preserve: https://www.dupageforest.org/places-to-go/forest-preserves/mallard-lake

14. Chicago Sun Times: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/3/18/18329116/massive-search-planned-for-woman-missing-since-november-from-downers-grove

15. Daily Herald: https://www.dailyherald.com/20230117/news/remains-found-in-chicago-identified-as-those-of-missing-downers-grove-woman/#:~:text=The%20remains%20of%20a%20Downers,South%20Dorchester%20Avenue%20in%20Chicago.

16. Cheyann Klus: https://charleyproject.org/case/cheyann-l-klus

In December of 2017, a 17-year-old girl headed home to change before volunteering at a holiday concert at her high school. A short while later, a different resident of the household called 911 to report a break in, but by the time her family arrived at the scene, the house was engulfed in flames. But with a confusing investigation and misreporting on the police’s end, the community and family would be left with more questions than answers. So what really happened that night? This is the story of Maggie Long.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/maggie-long

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197908975/maggie-long

3. 9 News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/investigation-ongoing-maggie-long-2017-murder/73-dadb1cfe-7d9c-4a59-b494-7c28d11b15f6

4. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/no-suspects-arrested-6-years-maggie-long-murdered-colorado-home/

5. Colorado Springs Gazette: https://gazette.com/news/crime/the-case-of-maggie-long-six-years-later-park-county-officials-search-for-answers-in/article_5fb3000a-9085-11ee-9f76-f3a6bad4ba54.html

6. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/authorities-offer-75-000-reward-for-information-in-2017-murder-of-maggie-long7.

8. 9 News: https://www.9news.com/amp/article/news/crime/maggie-long-cold-case-5-years/73-c6a75882-dcbd-4d48-a39a-f235ee71dbe6?fbclid=IwAR3jCnI1-dmONG92H2W5dVz0-ruomzblGdGhbSJrZtEEZ24EPna9FzXfsjw#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17009413442180&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

9. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/us/maggie-long-murder-hate-crime.html

10. Wyoming News Now: https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2021/04/30/colorado-police-three-arrested-in-asian-targeted-burglaries/

11. CPR: https://www.cpr.org/2022/03/25/more-than-four-years-later-memories-of-maggie-long-linger-for-friends-family/

12. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/zca35s/the_murder_of_maggie_long/?rdt=62599

13. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/nearly-2-years-after-maggie-longs-murder-family-decides-to-sell-home-in-park-county

14. Next Shark: https://nextshark.com/three-arrested-burglar-26-families

15. Justice for Maggie Long Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/119528162165531/posts/so-someone-with-the-screenname-mountaindog-posted-a-rather-lengthy-post-to-the-w/143770013074679/

16. KDVR: https://kdvr.com/news/local/park-county-sheriff-says-17-year-old-was-purposefully-set-on-fire-and-burned-alive-in-december-2017/

17. Venue Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ9KxqqxHSM

18. Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWV5ywoEAoM

19. The Flume: https://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_13ac70e4-2594-11e9-a76b-a3dda260fa57.html

20. 9News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/gag-order-issued-in-case-of-park-county-teen-last-seen-friday/73-496777204

21. The Flume: https://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_46f2060c-e1df-11e7-a945-7702369becb5.html

22. NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/family-hopes-fbi-s-investigation-2017-death-maggie-long-hate-n1286778

23. My Mountain Town: https://mymountaintown.com/forum/139-the-campfire/330615-missing-platte-canyon-hs-student-maggie-long?start=50

24. Denver 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHCIf7kwN4

25. Fox 4 KC: https://fox4kc.com/news/2-metro-men-charged-with-allegedly-setting-woman-and-home-on-fire-in-robbery/

In the summer of 1940, a woman’s blanketed and hogtied body surfaced in Lake Crescent, Washington, her body having turned to soap in a strange chemical transformation. After identifying her remains, it was revealed that she was a woman who went missing three years earlier, just days before Christmas. So who killed her, and why? This is the murder of Hallie Illingworth, otherwise known as The Lady of Lake Crescent. 

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20841050/hallie-brooks-illingworth

2. Stockton Evening and Sunday Record: https://www.newspapers.com/image/843766400/?terms=%22hallie%20illingworth%22&match=1

3. The Oakland Post Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1000413154/?terms=%22hallie%20illingworth%22&match=1

4. The Seattle Star: https://www.newspapers.com/image/773679708/?terms=%22hallie%20illingworth%22&match=1

5. History Link: https://www.historylink.org/File/8599

6. Washington History: https://www.washingtonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1992-v6-n2-final.pdf

7. https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/life/back-when-part-2-lady-of-the-lake-murder-mystery/

8. WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Spraker-127

9. Buffalo Courier Express: https://www.newspapers.com/image/973313909/?terms=%22hallie%20illingworth%22&match=1

10. My Olympic Park: https://www.myolympicpark.com/park/history/the-lady-of-crescent-lake/

11. WNPF: https://wnpf.org/2019/02/05/a-dive-into-lake-crescent-history/

12. Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/our-deep-lakes-incite-curiosity-and-conjure-legends/

In December of 2005, a 44-year-old woman headed out for a routine jog at dusk in her rural Connecticut town, disappearing into the night. After her family, community, and police worked overnight to find her, a horrific discovery was made: a literal trail of blood leading them to a famous puppeteer’s doorstep. This is the story of Judy Nilan.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/south-west/2006/12/22/monster-murdered-jogger/52998766007/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/671593735/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://books.google.com/books?id=SmFBBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&dq=scott+deojay+%22pagoda%22&source=bl&ots=hhx8vf8p1o&sig=ACfU3U0sk4uwltEBQYhPDkzrdF-__OGqJA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc7syD0I-DAxX8JUQIHbAZBcEQ6AF6BAgaEAM#v=onepage&q=scott%20deojay%20%22pagoda%22&f=false

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972542308/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243693400/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972500741/?terms=charge&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243840250/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243840431/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243860543/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/677885611/?terms=autopsy&match=1

https://portal.ct.gov/DESPP/Press-Releases/2005/UPDATEState-Police-Investigate-Missing-Woman-in-WoodstockArrest-Made

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972500741/?terms=charge&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/677884555/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-30301517.html#:~:text=Deojay%20initially%20told%20police%20he,had%20been%20beaten%20and%20strangled.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10468647

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972587875/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243690138/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/671682612/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/678611989/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243808485/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972896686/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/677887635/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243722666/?terms=scott%20deojay&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243726590/?terms=scott%20deojay&match=1

In November of 2023, partial human remains were found in a Los Angeles dumpster, and it was quickly connected to the recent disappearance of a 37-year-old woman and her parents. Within the same day, an arrest was made, and hauntingly disturbing details from neighbors and friends were given to the media. This is the story of Mei Li Haskell, and her parents, Yanxiang Wang and Gaoshan Li.

BONUS EPISODES

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In August of 2013, a 26-year-old man disappeared from the side of a highway in Texas after running out of gas. In what has become an infamous phone call to 911, he pleaded for help, saying that he was being chased by someone in the desert. Professionals and internet sleuths alike have attempted to break down his every word to determine exactly what happened to him – especially after remains were found in the area in 2022. This is the story of Brandon Lawson.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Help Find Brandon Lawson Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/helpfindbrandonlawson/'

2. Missing Brandon Lawson: https://www.missingbrandonlawson.com/

3. GoSanAngelo: https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2022/02/04/brandon-lawson-missing-911-call-remains-possibly-found-family-says/6668447001/

4. The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/brandon-mason-lawson

5. BrainScratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQSDIQe9Du8

6. Go San Angelo: https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2018/07/12/five-years-gone-disappearance-brandon-lawson-west-texas/630518002/

7. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/brandonlawson/comments/b4mqlm/brandon_lawson_911_transcript_the_final_cut/

8. 911 call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWNPUjeLQNQ

9. San Angelo Live: https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2016-01-12/life-goes-after-brandon-lawsons-disappearance-questions-remain

10. San Angelo Live: https://sanangelolive.com/news/county/2013-09-25/missing-dead-or-run-where-brandon-lawson

11. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/brandon-lawson

12. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/brandon-lawson

13. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/brandon-lawson-who-vanished-in-2013-after-911-call-found

14. Thought Catalog: https://thoughtcatalog.com/jordan-windnagle/2020/02/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-disappearance-of-brandon-lawson/

In November of 2008, a 49-year-old resort motel owner went missing from a Florida island. When her car was pulled over two weeks later, the man driving it fled from police on foot, leading to a suspicious pursuit. After searching the car alongside her home, disturbing evidence was uncovered that led police to believe she had been met with foul play. And years later, they’d learn who was behind it. This is the story of Sabine Buehler.

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Obituary: https://www.herbwalker.com/obituary/Sabine-Buehler

2. Sportskeeda: https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-chilling-details-sabine-buehler-murder-case

3. The Bradenton Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/669594891/?terms=%22sabine%20buehler%22&match=1

4. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/bill-cumber-kills-girlfriend-sabine-buehler-why

5. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98929346/sabine-buehler

6. Dateline: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/full-episode-a-place-on-the-sand-633384003745

7. Herald-Tribune: https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2012/10/15/update-boyfriend-charged-in-missing-hoteliers-murder/29128376007/

8. Herald-Tribune: https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2008/11/18/missing-womans-boyfriend-questioned/28675944007/

9. The Islander: https://www.islander.org/2016/11/8-years-later-revisiting-murder/

10. Bay News 9: https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/02/02/gone--exclusive-interview-with-sabine-musil-buehler-s-killer

11. The Islander: https://www.islander.org/11-5-08/missing_buehler.php

12. Bradenton Herald: https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article235622177.html

13. The Islander: https://www.islander.org/2020/02/murderer-speaks-from-jail/#:~:text=Cumber%20was%20charged%20with%20Musil,Buehler's%20remains%20in%20Holmes%20Beach.

14. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/sabine-buehler-anna-maria-murder-cold-case-solved

In October of 2022, a 31-year-old woman headed out for a swim in beautiful Trout Lake, Washington, with an older friend. But after getting separated that afternoon, the woman’s remains would be found floating in the water. Once police arrived at the scene, it was clear that the circumstances of her death were strange and confusing. But what really happened to her? And was the last man she was with responsible? This is the story of Hannah Rose Walker.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Hannah Rose Walker website: https://www.hannahrosewalker.com/stay-informed

2. KGW8: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/regional/southwest-washington/hannah-walker-portland-death-klickitat-county-sheriff/283-c71e91a8-9778-4edd-a93a-6417953ac835

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimePodcasts/comments/15i9y0c/anyone_know_of_a_small_podcast_that_might_be/

4. OPB: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/02/klickitat-county-sheriff-portland-woman-found-dead-in-creek-hannah-walker/

5. Hannah's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004063174244

6. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rqkke-help-hannahs-family?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

In November of 2007, a 24-year-old man went missing after attending a popular comedy show with his family and friends in Charlotte, North Carolina. After security camera footage captured him leaving a bar and grabbing a slice of pizza, he seemed to vanish, and was never seen again. So what really happened to him that night, and why? This is the story of Kyle Fleischmann.

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. NamUs: https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP2456

2. Help Find Kyle Fleischmann: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6326026817/

3. True Crime Daily: https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/03/07/missing-north-carolina-college-grad-vanishes-after-night-of-celebration/

4. Kyle Fleischmann Missing: https://www.instagram.com/kylefleischmannmissing/?fbclid=IwAR0KbV4YmbSrsPhDWQ0m95r8rL69RcFnN9IcU9jgtMp3IRHeIy352nACVfc

5. The Crime Wire: https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Missing-Kyle-Fleischmann

6. Charlotte Magazine: https://www.charlottemagazine.com/what-happened-to-kyle-fleischmann/#:~:text=He%20believes%20that%20his%20son,North%20Davidson%20and%2016th%20streets.

7. WBTV: https://www.wbtv.com/story/14310327/kyle-fleischmanns-father-releases-new-clues-in-case/

8. Legacy: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/charlotte/name/kyle-fleischmann-obituary?id=12854825

9. Vanished with Beth Holloway: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2044705/

10. WCNC: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/parents-of-missing-man-convinced-hes-buried-under-noda-apt-complex/275-51779788-5c09-44ef-95a0-747f25ca8ae3

11. Charlotte Observer: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/charlotte/name/kyle-fleischmann-obituary?id=12854825

In November of 1961, five passengers on a luxury sailboat bound for Florida were murdered, one by one, by someone on board – with a single occupant surviving the attack. Days passed as she floated in the ocean awaiting rescue, hoping to live to tell the tale of what really transpired that night on board the ship. This is the story of the Murder on the Bluebelle, otherwise known as the Duperrault family massacre.

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Honey: https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/women-who-survived-terry-jo-duperrault-sea-orphan-found-stranded-at-sea/1bdfb4c9-d89c-4461-9d37-1a83b27e6f41

2. The Kansas City Star: https://www.newspapers.com/image/658844283/?terms=terry%20jo%20duperrault&match=1

3. Extraordinary Lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf4ICs4my2E

4. The Today Show: https://www.today.com/popculture/orphaned-sea-tere-now-tells-story-wbna36964672

5. American Air Museum: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/julian-arthur-harvey

6. Fort Lauderdale News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/271875944/?terms=terry%20jo%20duperrault

7. Green Bay Press Gazette: https://www.newspapers.com/image/190427828/?terms=arthur%20duperrault&match=1

8. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-em-alone-orphaned-on-the-ocean/#:~:text=Terry%20Jo%20then%20spent%20four,1961.

9. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/terry-jo-duperrault

10. The Today Show: https://www.today.com/news/murder-rampage-left-girl-orphaned-adrift-2d80555998

In June of 1987, a 40-year-old Navajo woman left to work a night shift at an Arizona medical center, and never returned home. When her body was found nearby the next day, it was clear she had been murdered. But after a potentially coerced confession, and talks of a native legend being to blame, who was really responsible for her slaying? This is the story of Sarah Saganitso.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Arizona Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/516639435/?terms=Sarah%20Saganitso&match=1

2. Arizona Daily Sun: https://www.newspapers.com/image/516638192/?terms=%22Sarah%20Saganitso%22&match=1

3. Truth of Skinwalkers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKg1pYvhIYw

4. Navajo Traditional Teachings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC6ImkQLohE

5. Beyond Skinwalker Ranch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYccS3r95GU

6. Arizona Daily Sun: https://www.newspapers.com/image/515996758/?terms=%22Sarah%20Saganitso%22&match=1

7. Arizona Republic: https://www.newspapers.com/image/121028439/

8. The Skeptical Juror: http://www.skepticaljuror.com/2010_09_22_archive.html

9. Arizona Daily Sun: https://www.newspapers.com/image/516327855/?terms=%22Sarah%20Saganitso%22&match=1

10. Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/skinwalker-cryptid-ocker

11. Arizona Daily Sun: https://www.newspapers.com/image/516639130/?terms=george%20abney%20guillermo%20vasquez&match=1

12. The Sacramento Bee: https://www.newspapers.com/image/624999114/?terms=%22Sarah%20Saganitso%22&match=1

In October of 1989, a 30-year-old pregnant woman was murdered after being apprehended at a stoplight in Boston. When her injured husband called police to explain what happened, an intense investigation began, revealing a surprising suspect. This is the story of Carol Stuart.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Carol's FInd A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6665018/carol-ann-stuart

2. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/439756203/?match=1

3. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/439758452/?terms=carol%20stuart&match=1

4. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/04/us/new-doubt-as-jury-takes-up-stuart-case.html

5. Cold Blood: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.40a9f73b-c819-0412-a94b-2ae3d509e272?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_ovf__pvc_truecrime&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_ovf__pvc_truecrime-20

6. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/charles-and-carol-stuart-shooting-willie-bennett-interview-wbz-tv-cheryl-fiandaca/

7. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/willie-bennetts-family-recalls-stuart-case-22-years-later/

8. Tampa Bay Times: https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-the-stuart-family-crime/21342825/

9. Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/01/04/they-were-treated-like-animals-murder-hoax-that-made-bostons-black-community-target/

10. The Huntington News: https://huntnewsnu.com/7206/campus/resident-writes-of-rich-mission-hill-history/#:~:text=The%20area%20was%20deemed%20dangerous,on%20a%20nondescript%20black%20person.

11. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/439851664/?terms=matthew%20stuart&match=1

12. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/444547447/?terms=%22matthew%20stuart%22%20carol%20stuart&match=1

In October of 1974, a 19-year-old woman headed to her church at midnight after she and her husband got into an argument. But when she didn’t return home that night, her husband reported her missing. When her body was found inside in a ritualistic manner just hours later, police began a painstaking investigation. Decades later, when a DNA match was made, a shocking ending came to her case. This is the story of Arlis Perry.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://abc7news.com/san-jose-shooting-murder-stanford-memorial-church/3677065/

https://padailypost.com/2018/11/21/sheriff-arrests-suspect-in-1974-murder-of-stanford-grad/

https://stanfordmag.org/contents/50-years-after-the-stanford-murders-three-of-four-families-have-answers

https://abcnews.go.com/US/suspect-44-year-killing-shoots-death-police-close/story?id=56262649#:~:text=Stephen%20Blake%20Crawford%2C%2072%2C%20had,Santa%20Clara%20County%20Sheriff%27s%20Office.

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/alleged-stanford-serial-killer-convicted-1974-murder-football-legend-chuck-taylors-daughter/U3EQYWHSORGZTOMUYLEYTOKCBA/

https://stanforddaily.com/2014/10/10/murder-at-memorial-church-remains-unsolved-40-years-later/

https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/how-is-murder-of-arlis-perry-connected-to-son-of-sam-case

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79959583/arlis-kay-perry

https://abc7news.com/san-jose-shooting-murder-stanford-memorial-church/3677065/

https://thecinemaholic.com/arlis-perrys-murder-did-stephen-crawford-kill-her-how-did-he-die/

In November of 2022, a 22-year-old woman went missing after visiting her mom’s house in Tennessee. After curiously texting her mom her location in the middle of the night, and posting something suspicious to Facebook, the investigation, led heavily by her mom, narrowed in on one possible culprit. This is the story of Jasmine Pace.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Jasmine's Obituary: https://www.lane-southcrestchapel.com/tributes/Jasmine-Pace

2. News Channel 9: https://newschannel9.com/news/local/bond-hearing-delayed-for-suspect-charged-in-chattanooga-womans-death-jason-chen-jasmine-pace-suck-creek-road-homicide-murder#

3. News Channel 9: https://newschannel9.com/news/local/gone-too-soon-jasmine-pace-honored-at-funeral-by-family-friends-in-red-bank-thursday

4. Jasmine's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246234886/jasmine-nicole-pace

5. Local 3 News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lscD1HE7OI8

6. Local 3 News: https://www.local3news.com/local-news/tiktok-points-out-fake-pictures-of-jason-chen-expert-explains-protection-measures/article_78b61f7c-71b1-11ed-bbf4-930ea19e72aa.html

7. Motion to Vacate Indictment: https://www.scribd.com/document/650878225/Chen-Motion#fullscreen&from_embed

8. News Channel 9: https://newschannel9.com/news/local/chattanooga-womans-accused-killer-has-preliminary-hearing-thursday-jason-chen-jasmine-pace-homicide-stab-stabbing-knife-suitcase

9. WDEF: https://www.wdef.com/probable-cause-found-to-continue-murder-case-against-jason-chen/

10. Fox 17: https://fox17.com/news/local/chattanooga-police-search-for-missing-woman

11. Heavy: https://heavy.com/news/jason-chen-jasmine-pace/

12. News Channel 9: https://newschannel9.com/news/local/suspect-in-jasmine-paces-death-appears-in-court-friday-jason-chen-homicide-chattanooga?fbclid=IwAR2YZfcDAgfGEb1yORH3Mnv1SakBeStkqQNC1jqZDuOxT6uGFqvAz6hPKKU

In November of 1973, five teenage friends were attacked while they sat around a campfire at a local state reserve. After killing four of them, the final girl was taken into a van before being dropped off at home, able to share her story with the police in hopes of catching the monsters behind it all. This is the story of Sandra Cheskey, Roger Essem, Stewart Baade, Dana Baade, and Michael Hadrath. Also known as Gitchie Girl, and the Gitchie Manitou Murders.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/virtual-cemetery/395258

2. Sioux City Journal: https://www.newspapers.com/image/497248567/?terms=gitchie%20girl&match=1

3. Kingsport Times: 

4. Des Moines Register: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime/1/01/01/sole-survivor-of-brutal-1973-slayings-finds-strength-to-tell-her-story/3726397/

5. The Holland Evening Sentinel: https://www.newspapers.com/image/11889310/?terms=gitchie%20manitou%20murders&match=1

6. No One Can Hear You Scream: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.1832f18f-dfdf-4b3f-ba26-3e7d7bb7b24d?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_ovf__pvt_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_ovf__pvt_aiv-20

7. Argus-Leader: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/16/gitchie-manitou-murders-1973-survivor-sandra-cheskey-fryer-brothers-south-dakota-iowa/8637229002/

8. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-allen-david-and-james-fryer-now/

9. Argus-Leader: https://www.newspapers.com/image/238916630/?terms=%22michael%20hadrath%22&match=1

10. Murderpedia: https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/fryer-brothers.htm

11. Argus-Leader: https://argusleader.newspapers.com/image/238916994/?clipping_id=48458612&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjIzODkxNjk5NCwiaWF0IjoxNjk4MTk1NjY4LCJleHAiOjE2OTgyODIwNjh9.V2kgk_9wvFxXqbh9tu2OrYcId4Vr0BfWVUtY-MwNpUU

12. Argus-Leader: https://www.newspapers.com/image/239091110/?terms=allen%20fryer%20escape&match=1

In October of 2006, police responded to a call about someone jumping from the roof of a New Orleans hotel. When they arrived, they found a note in the man’s pocket, confessing to committing a horrific crime just streets away. But when police reported to the apartment in question, the circumstances of the crime were more shocking than they’d imagined. This is the story of Addie Hall and Zack Bowen.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://vocal.media/criminal/the-horror-house-of-new-orleans

https://medium.com/p/6802cff46eb6

https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/zack-addie/

https://www.ranker.com/list/zack-and-addie-new-orleans/patrick-thornton

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18823332/adriane-mathias-hall

On Halloween night, 1981, a nun was murdered by a mysterious intruder in the Saint Francis Convent in Amarillo, Texas. Scrambling to put someone behind bars for this heinous crime, as well as others of its kind in the area, police accepted the help of a psychic. And soon after, they arrested the teenager they felt was responsible. But now, more than forty years later, the community is still wondering, was he really behind it? This is the murder of Sister Tadea Benz.

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Tadea's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18771982/tadea-benz

2. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/johnny-frank-garrett

3. Johnny's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143181388/johnny-frank-garrett

4. The York Dispatch: https://www.newspapers.com/image/614765114/?terms=tadea%20benz&match=1

5. KFDA: https://www.newschannel10.com/story/15894338/halloween-murder-reserected-30-years-later/

6. Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/486178324/?terms=tadea%20benz%20%22obituary%22%20&match=1

7. Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/rep-louie-gohmert-clear-the-name-of-a-man-who-was-killed-on-death-row-for-a-crime-he-didn-t-commit

8. UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/08/26/Nuns-who-found-Sister-Tadea-Benz-dead-in-her/3024399182400/

9. Chron: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Lawyer-takes-1981-case-of-executed-man-1524310.php

10. The Press Democrat: https://www.newspapers.com/image/296684921/?terms=tadea%20benz%20%22obituary%22%20&match=1

11. The Daily Progress: https://www.newspapers.com/image/965590557/?terms=tadea%20benz%20%22obituary%22%20&match=1

12. The Herald-Palladium: https://www.newspapers.com/image/365953955/?terms=tadea%20benz%20%22obituary%22%20&match=1

13. Bloodshed Books: http://www.bloodshedbooks.com/upfiles/l68.pdf

14. UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/11/05/A-police-investigator-brought-hair-and-fabric-samples-to/5165373784400/

15. The Skeptical Juror: http://www.skepticaljuror.com/2010/04/fine-folks-of-amarillo-wanted-justice.html

16. Paranormal Catalog: https://www.paranormalcatalog.net/unexplained-phenomena/the-curse-of-johnny-frank-garret

17. Murderpedia: https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g1/garret-johnny-frank.htm

18. MyPlainview: https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Man-pleads-guilty-sentenced-to-45-years-for-1981-8547291.php

19. UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/11/04/Police-have-suspect-in-rape-slaying-of-nun/7073373698000/

20. UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/09/03/Teenager-gets-death-sentence-for-nuns-rape-murder/7874399873600/

21. Justia: https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1991/14992-02-4.html#:~:text=In%201982%20applicant%20was%20convicted,Garrett%20v.

22. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: https://www.newspapers.com/image/642980263/?terms=johnny%20frank%20garrett&match=1

23. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: https://www.newspapers.com/image/642946304/?terms=tadea%20benz&match=1

In October of 1999, a police officer reported near a lighthouse on a North Carolina island, when she was killed after arrival. With her fellow officers botching the crime scene, years of speculation followed about the circumstances regarding her death. Was it a murder? An accident? A suicide? To her loved ones, the conclusion was clear. This is the story of Davina Buff Jones.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Davina's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26388583/davina-elaine-jones

2. Charlotte Magazine: https://www.charlottemagazine.com/shadows-by-the-sea/

3. Asheville Citizen-Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/198711857/?terms=davina%20buff%20jones&match=1

4. The Herald-Sun: https://www.newspapers.com/image/794046853/?terms=davina%20buff%20jones&match=1

5. Still A Mystery: https://www.amazon.com/North-Carolina-Unsolved/dp/B09NV5GDRN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CTIVXGAMLORD&keywords=still+a+mystery+davina+jones&qid=1696367772&sprefix=still+amaystery+davina+jone%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1

6. Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/crime/2012/06/25/analysis-of-13-year-mysterious-death-of-cape-fear-police-woman/?sh=7083fc336ebd

7. Casetext: https://casetext.com/case/buff-v-nc-law-enforcement-offices

8. Star News Online: https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2003/10/25/officers-death-still-leaves-questions/30528827007/

9. Harriet's Obituary: https://coastalcremationsnc.com/obituaries/harriet-emily-buff/

10. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1ofb16/murder_of_officer_davina_buff_jones/

11. ABC11: https://abc11.com/archive/8661279/

In May of 2005, a large group of Alabama high school students headed off to Aruba for an unofficial graduation trip. The day before they were all set to leave, an 18-year-old girl from the group went off with young men from a bar and wasn't seen again. When the rest of the students headed back home with no sight of her, an intense investigation began, with the prime suspect confessing numerous times, including just recently on October 18, 2023. But is he telling the truth? This is the story of Natalee Holloway.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES



https://www.wvtm13.com/article/natalee-holloway-van-der-sloot-news/45564407

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/natalee-ann-holloway

https://www.deseret.com/2005/6/12/19896907/lax-supervision-on-aruba-trip

https://www.foxnews.com/story/transcript-holloway-chaperone-speaks-out

https://www.eonline.com/news/1388112/joran-van-der-sloot-confessed-to-brutal-murder-of-natalee-holloway-judge-says

https://abcnews.go.com/International/caused-death-van-der-sloots-gory-peru-murder/story?id=10923141#:~:text=I%20had%20blood%20on%20my,of%20his%20assault%20on%20her.

https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/world/natalee-holloway-new-tip/index.html

In May of 2014, two young girls lured their friend out to the woods during a game of hide-and-seek, and stabbed her 19 times, after claiming a fictional creature from the internet ordered them to do so. But once a cyclist came across the victim, clinging to life, the other girls’ plan veered off course. This is the story of Payton Leutner, also known, as the Slender Man stabbing.

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Creepypasta: https://www.creepypasta.com/slenderman/

2. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/mothers-teens-pleaded-guilty-slender-man-stabbing-case/story?id=52739807

3. Oprah: https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a29591703/slender-man-stabbing-true-story/

4. Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFiJvVGzdpo

5. SourceFedNerd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKG81xQjPzc

6. The Game of Nerds: https://thegameofnerds.com/2017/11/24/the-slender-man-movie-from-photoshop-contest-entry-to-horror-film/

7. Beware the Slenderman: https://www.hulu.com/watch/2faf31a7-bee6-4357-aa18-8026fca1e2bb

8. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/news/waukesha/2021/04/15/slender-man-stabbing-anissa-weier-should-released-attorneys-say/7236515002/

9. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/anissa-weier-to-be-released-from-mental-health-facility

10. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-the-survivor-payton-leutner-now/

11. KLTV: https://www.kltv.com/2021/09/14/slender-man-stabbing-victims-family-nervous-about-release/

12. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/archives/2020/09/02/slender-man-stabbing-timeline-geyser-weier-cases-wisconsin/3803170002/

13. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/slender-man-stabbing/slender-man-creator-speaks-stabbing-i-am-deeply-saddened-n122781

14. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/movies/slender-man-timeline.html

15. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/payton-leutner#:~:text=Born%20in%202002%2C%20Payton%20Leutner,was%20often%20sitting%20by%20herself.

16. Criminal Minds: https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Anissa_Weier_and_Morgan_Geyser#:~:text=Geyser%20was%20born%20on%20May,grew%20up%20in%20Waukesha%2C%20Wisconsin.

17. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://archive.jsonline.com/news/crime/critical-hearing-in-slender-man-case-to-begin-today-b99520903z1-307851871.html

18. TMJ4: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/waukesha-slender-man-stabbing-case-morgan-geyser-withdraws-petition-to-be-released

19. New York Magazine: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2015/08/slender-man-stabbing.html

In October of 1991, an 18-year-old woman left California bound for Mexico on a bicycle, hoping to volunteer along the way. But after a sudden lack of contact with her family, loved ones started to wonder if something had happened during her solo trip. With her belongings being found in a spot near where she was last seen and a suspicious final witness on police’s radar, everyone is wondering, what happened to her? This is the story of Jennifer Pentilla.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/jennifer-lynn-pentilla

2. The Missoulian: https://www.newspapers.com/image/351299569/?terms=jennifer%20pentilla&match=1

3. Doe Network: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/302dfnm.html

4. Montana Press: https://www.montanapress.net/post/jennifer-pentilla-a-montanan-forever-lost-in-new-mexico

5. Tapatalk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightusa/1991-pentilla-jennifer-lynn-october-17-1991-t12090.html

6. Websleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/nm-jennifer-pentilla-18-deming-17-oct-1991.60427/

7. Missoulian: https://missoulian.com/missoula-mom-hopes-appearance-on-maury-will-help-find-daughter/article_90d06bf6-0b15-50e5-bef3-838ebbb2d447.html

8. Cold Case Closure: https://web.archive.org/web/20150930041557/http://www.coldcaseclosure.com/montana-law-enforcement/chuy-vasquez/

9. Socorro's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lcsun-news/name/socorro-vasquez-obituary?id=24412804

10. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558679681/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1

11. NBC Montana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=CzKIAScinZo

12. Daily Record: https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2016/10/20/pentilla-case-25-years-unsolved/92478404/

13. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558596869/?terms=%22jesus%20chuy%20vasquez%22&match=1

14. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558388962/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1

15. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558288808/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1

16. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558328954/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1

17. The Deming Headlight: https://www.newspapers.com/image/558570458/?terms=jesus%20chuy%20vasquez&match=1



In October of 1961, police reported to the home of a 31-year-old Massachusetts woman after a neighbor spotted blood inside her house. When police began investigating, it felt clear that she had been met with foul play. But after finding library books on murders and disappearances similar to her own, suspicions were raised, begging the question: what really happened to Joan Risch 

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Joan's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196335677/joan-carolyn-risch

2. Martin's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172928385/martin-donald-risch

3. Anderson Independent-Mail: https://www.newspapers.com/image/812685762/?terms=joan%20risch&match=1

4. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle: https://www.newspapers.com/image/52772631/?terms=harold%20bard%20josephine%20bard&match=1

5. A Kitchen Painted in Blood: https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Kitchen_Painted_in_Blood/EbUEEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PR3&printsec=frontcover

6. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/swhph8/the_bizarre_disappearance_of_joan_risch/

7. Medium: https://icestationpoetry.medium.com/into-thin-air-what-is-the-likeliest-explanation-for-the-disappearance-of-joan-risch-1bdd4953b4e

8. Wicked Horror: https://wickedhorror.com/features/february-2022-missing-person-of-the-month-joan-carolyn-risch/#:~:text=Joan%20graduated%20with%20honors%20from,Crowell%20Co.

9. Prabook: https://prabook.com/web/martin_donald.risch/406588

10. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/joan-risch

11. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/433749083/

12. Lost n Found Blog: https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/into-thin-air

13. I Can't Believe It's Not Fiction: https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2017/07/05/joan-risch/

In October of 2018, dismembered remains of a male body started turning up along the highway in Ohio. At the same time, a 39-year-old father from Michigan was reported missing by his family. When the disappearance and the scattered remains were found to be linked, his family had only one potential suspect in mind. But when police were forced to release them due to a lack of evidence, they fled the area, and haven’t been seen since. This is the murder of David Carter. 

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CASE SOURCES

1. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/tammy-renee-williams-where-she-now-david-carter-murder-unsolved-mysteries-body-bags-1753163

2. WXYZ-Detroit TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkQ6Vdz2tlY

3. America's Most Wanted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CC8Hr0-AEQ

4. David's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LHUFRESH313

5. Cosmopolitan: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a41853658/unsolved-mysteries-new-information-david-carter-case/

6. Radio Times: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/where-is-tammy-williams-david-carter-unsolved-mysteries/

7. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11373481/Netflix-Unsolved-Murders-hands-90-tips-law-enforcement-2018-Ohio-murder-case.html

8. Fox 2 Detroit: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/hundreds-honor-life-of-murdered-melvindale-dad-david-carter

9. Unsolved Mysteries: https://www.netflix.com/search?q=unsolved%20mysteries&jbv=81026055

10. Click On Detroit: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/10/29/us-marshals-want-help-finding-woman-accused-in-brutal-mutilation-murder-of-melvindale-man/

11. WXYZ: https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroits-most-wanted-girlfriend-wanted-in-murder-of-melvindale-father-found-on-ohio-road

12. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/david-carter-melvindale-mi

13. The Rayne-Arcadian Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/472273569/?terms=%22david%20darnell%20carter%22&match=1

14. ESPN: https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4686754/david-carter-jr

15. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-david-carters-dad-and-sister-now/

16. Fox 2 Detroit: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/cruises-travel-car-washes-ex-detroit-firefighter-accused-of-living-lavish-lifestyle-on-unions-dime

In July of 1902, a wealthy Tennessee plantation owner went on a murderous rampage in the middle of the night, killing his entire family with an ax. But what they found at his home after his death was even more horrifying. Since the tragic slaying of six innocent people that night, and dozens of others over the years, the home has been turned into one of the scariest haunted houses in America: Frightmare Manor. This is the story of murderer Jeremiah Lexer. But 10 years earlier, an even more well-known ax murder case occurred just a few states away when a young woman is believed to have murdered her father and stepmother. So this is also the story of Lizzie Borden.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Frightmare Manor: https://frightmaremanor.com/history-jeremiah-lexer-plantation-crockett/

2. The Southern Voice: https://thesouthernvoice.com/evil-isnt-new-the-jeremiah-lexer-story/

3. The Knoxville News-Sentinel: https://www.newspapers.com/image/777973849/?terms=jeremiah%20lexer&match=1

4. Historic Archaeology: https://historicarchaeology.weebly.com/journal/small-town-cover-up-of-serial-killer-responsible-for-30plus-deaths

5. UT Daily Beacon: https://www.utdailybeacon.com/opinion/columns/east-tennessees-hidden-history-serial-killers-in-knoxville/article_70a8c42a-bfd6-11e7-ab64-5300d0bb2906.html#:~:text=The%20notorious%20Harpe%20Brothers%20are,in%201798%2C%20beginning%20in%20Knoxville.

6. WBIR: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/five-at-four/haunted-house-frightmare-manor-specializes-in-screams-and-scares/51-c30cffa1-ae5f-4d8d-bc4d-2b45b730bc55

7. Serial Killer Calendar: https://serialkillercalendar.com/PAUL-REID-THE-FAST-FOOD-KILLER.php

8. Bizarrepedia: https://www.bizarrepedia.com/when-nashville-bled-paul-dennis-reid-jr/

9. JustThoughtLounge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfuBN0c_A4

10. Associated Press: https://bobbyrossjr.com/2003/04/27/april-2003-the-associated-press/

11. Casetext: https://casetext.com/case/state-v-reid-224

In October of 1953, a 15-year-old girl went missing while babysitting in her Wisconsin neighborhood. A cursory search of the home revealed blood, making it obvious that she had been met with foul play. And it didn’t take long for her to be linked to one of the country’s most prolific serial killers. But was he actually involved, or was it another local? This is the story of Evelyn Hartley.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley

2. Thomas' Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196827399/thomas-gordon-hartley

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8tpc5t/breaking_down_what_mightve_happened_to_evelyn/

4. What Happened to Evelyn Hartley? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_esp5uXuK7o

5. Evelyn's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153817195/evelyn-grace-hartley

6. Stories of the Unsolved: https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/03/09/the-disappearance-of-evelyn-hartley/

7. Medium: https://medium.com/@bayar93/breaking-down-what-mightve-happened-to-evelyn-hartley-and-where-her-remains-could-ve-been-83535a1f01f5

8. The Winona Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/518102834/?terms=janice%20rasmusen&match=1

9. Tapa Talk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightusa/1953-hartley-evelyn-october-24-1953-t13990-s10.html

10. The La Crosse Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/513685608/?clipping_id=128601574&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjUxMzY4NTYwOCwiaWF0IjoxNjk1MDA3NzE3LCJleHAiOjE2OTUwOTQxMTd9.7K4xJ2vPaB5ikYVP0XkR60URDMGHpxPuyrkUIR-wtEc

11. The Lineup: https://the-line-up.com/evelyn-hartley

12. You might be from La Crosse if... Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fromlax/posts/1433741616775789/

13. La Crosse Public Library Archives: https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/local-history/history-repeats/evelyn-hartley/

14. Clyde Peterson's obituary: https://lacrossetribune.newspapers.com/article/61131341/tywee-peterson-obituary-9-23-1974/

15. Websleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wi-evelyn-hartley-15-la-crosse-24-oct-1953.9532/page-46

In August of 2018, a 19-year-old woman went missing from her home in Arizona. As police began digging deeper into her case, it became more and more clear that she had been met with foul play. When her body was found on a remote stretch of desert weeks later, their suspicions were confirmed. But was her boyfriend behind it? Or is it possible there was another mystery man involved? This is the story of Kiera Bergman.

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CASE SOURCES

1. AZ Family: https://www.azfamily.com/2022/09/22/verdict-reached-trial-man-accused-murdering-ex-girlfriend-kiera-bergman/

2. Our Black Girls: https://ourblackgirls.com/2018/08/21/missing-19yo-kiera-bergman-hasnt-been-heard-from-for-3-weeks-after-fight-with-bf-findkiera/

3. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2019/05/03/case-against-jon-christopher-clark-charged-2018-murder-girlfriend-kiera-bergman-could-dismissed/1090906001/

4. ABC 15: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/kiera-bergman-friends-family-mourn-death-of-teen

5. Still a Mystery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12610736/

6. YourTango: https://www.yourtango.com/2018316857/how-did-kiera-bergman-die-details-body-found-missing-arizona-teen

7. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2018/09/12/bergmans-boyfriend-suspicious-data-revealed/1280129002/

8. Impact: https://www.palomar.edu/impactmagazine/2019/06/06/from-anguish-to-advocate/

9. Refinery 29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/04/9644416/kiera-bergman-ex-boyfriend-murder-charge-dropped

10. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2018/08/24/ex-boyfriend-missing-19-year-old-released-jail/1086896002/

11. ABC 15: https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/not-guilty-verdict-for-ex-boyfriend-in-the-murder-of-19-year-old-kiera-bergman#:~:text=In%20September%202018%2C%20Clark%20was,or%20at%20the%20crime%20scene.

12. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kiera-bergman-missing-phoenix-arizona-boyfriend-jon-christopher-clark-charged-identity-theft-forgery-2018-08-18/

13. Justice for Kiera Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bringKIERAhomee

14. ABC 10: https://www.10news.com/news/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kiera-bergman

15. AZ Family: https://www.10news.com/news/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-kiera-bergman

16. ABC Family: https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/not-guilty-verdict-for-ex-boyfriend-in-the-murder-of-19-year-old-kiera-bergman

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Kayelyn's Obituary: https://www.brownfamilymortuary.com/obituaries/kayelyn-louder

2. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/update-missing-america-kayelyn-louder-n219596

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mystery/comments/ag5d2f/the_disappearance_of_kayelyn_louder/

4. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2018/5/31/20646055/man-convicted-of-killing-uncle-gets-another-chance-at-parole

5. People: https://people.com/crime/utah-social-worker-kayelyn-louder-vanishes/

6. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/542274222570458/

7. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2015/4/16/20562756/kayelyn-louder-autopsy-inconclusive-but-family-insists-death-was-not-an-accident

8. KSL: https://www.ksl.com/article/32604089/questions-remain-in-death-of-kayelyn-louder

9. KSL: https://www.ksl.com/article/31880265

10. KUTV: https://kutv.com/news/local/cause-of-death-remains-unclear-for-kayelyn-louder

11. ICFDA: https://www.drugawareness.org/antidepressant-kayelyn-louder-autopsy-inconclusive-after-body-found-of-woman-who-disappeared/

12. BrainScratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHPPFIaU2aw

13. KSL: https://www.ksl.com/article/5805839/man-charged-with-murdering-uncle

14. Herald Extra: https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2009/mar/02/family-mourns-man-shot-by-nephew-in-pleasant-grove/

15. Fox 13: https://www.fox13now.com/2014/10/09/family-of-missing-woman-reacts-after-police-release-audio-from-911-calls

16. LDS Women's Project: https://ldswomenproject.com/interview/searching-for-kayelyn/

17. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/8/20550132/missing-woman-made-confused-911-calls-prior-to-disappearance-police-say

18. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2009/9/15/20340631/man-bound-over-to-trial-in-killing-of-uncle

19. KUTV: https://kutv.com/news/local/police-release-video-and-911-calls-of-missing-murray-woman

20. Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2014/11/15/20552864/family-friends-continue-to-search-for-kayelyn-louder

In September of 1991, a 30-year-old woman vanished from a lodge in Pennsylvania. Although she was found shortly after, badly beaten, strangled, and burned on a beach in New York, it took 30 years to identify her body. And when police did, it only deepened the mystery, because, as it turns out, her young daughter is still missing. This is the story of Christine Belusko, and her daughter Christa.

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CASE SOURCES

1. The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/christa-nicole-belusko

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/251014948/christine-belusko/photo

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/l4hbg6/staten_island_jane_doe_unnamed_for_nearly_30_years/

4. Sun Gazette: https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2018/11/groves-ex-wife-talks-about-case-after-27-years/

5. ABC 7 Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQ8dU7bJDg

6. The Herald-News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/942886246/?terms=%22christine%20belusko%22

7. ABC 7 Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/christine-belusko-missing-girl-mother-killed-christa-nicole/13000774/#:~:text=Investigators%20have%20identified%20the%20woman,seen%20in%20over%2030%20years.

8. Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/492078907/?terms=%22susan%20dalton%22&match=1

9. SI Live: https://www.silive.com/news/erry-2018/12/5d03d1bfc05988/body-found-in-woods-recalls-un.html

10. Sun Gazette: https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2018/11/groves-ex-wife-talks-about-case-after-27-years/

11. ABC 7 Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/christine-belusko-missing-girl-mother-killed-christa-nicole/13000774/#:~:text=Investigators%20have%20identified%20the%20woman,seen%20in%20over%2030%20years.

12. Unidentified: https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Christine_Belusko

13. Frank's Obituary: https://www.newjerseyhills.com/frank-a-belusko-78-of-montville/article_f9206f29-eee8-52f1-907b-8bd15d7d0fff.html

14. Daily Record: https://www.newspapers.com/article/121394005/obituary-for-dorothy-c-belusko/

15. KIRO 7: https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/girl-with-scorpion-tattoo-identified-31-years-after-her-murder/TAKTDQYZOVATPOUQDZHUHYR5GM/

16. Staten Island Advance: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/c09241b8-c2b0-4189-a3c1-0f528591e3dd/downloads/Staten%20Island%20Advance%20-%20November%207%2C%201991.pdf?ver=1566347465590

17. The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/katherine-dolan-heckel

18. The NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/nyregion/scorpion-girl-christine-buloski-staten-island.html

In October of 2019, a 25-year-old woman who volunteered at a shelter helping victims of domestic violence was found murdered in a Staten Island park. As police dug deeper into her personal life, they learned there were multiple men in her life who seemed to want revenge against her, leading them to a shocking suspect. This is the murder of Ola Salem.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Asiyah Center Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AsiyahCenter

2. Boxing 24/7: https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/kkabary-salem/167807

3. NY Post: https://nypost.com/2020/12/19/nypd-tracks-man-to-middle-east-in-si-murder-of-his-daughter/

4. Muslim Girl: https://muslimgirl.com/domestic-violence-advocate-ola-salems-father-charged-with-her-murder/

5. SI Live: https://www.silive.com/news/2020/12/man-52-charged-with-murdering-daughter-had-decorated-boxing-career.html

6. Bloody Elbow: https://bloodyelbow.com/2021/01/05/egyptian-olympic-boxer-kabary-salem-charged-murder-daughter-crime-sports/

7. Brick City Boxing: http://brickcityboxing.com/2021/01/01/boxing-dementia-boxers-take-lives-loved-ones/

8. Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/703881888/?terms=kabary%20salem&match=1

9. Associated Press: https://apnews.com/article/5fcd70a1719948c88ebcbd30a241f23b

10. ABC7NY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKdgK5vVtEY

11. Gothamist: https://gothamist.com/news/death-brooklyn-woman-unapologetic-muslim-advocate-ruled-homicide?utm_source=R%26I+Clips+(Coalition)&utm_campaign=1ccb20a422-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_02_10_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3a915757be-1ccb20a422-391854921&fbclid=IwAR2VPszRPFp7qUlh_t4ZJAR5tJawM_JRyIqlf3qvhKurDkjajP6zSRdrlK8

12. Gothamist: https://gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-muslim-teen-takes-credit-for-rye-playland-hijabs-riot

13. CBS New York: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUKnlgsbHcA

14. Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ola-salem-new-york-muslim-woman-found-dead-staten-island-a9184521.html?utm_source=reddit.com

15. Olympedia: https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1848

16. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/nyregion/ola-salem-killing-staten-island.html

17. SI Live: https://www.silive.com/crime/2020/10/a-25-year-old-womans-body-found-in-the-park-a-mystery-and-a-search-ensues.html

18. The Journal-News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/165827639/?terms=ola%20salem&match=1

19. Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ramadan

20. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2005/08/04/playland-horror-boy-7-found-dead-in-water-ride/

21. Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/Egypt-Uprising-of-2011

22. GoFundMe: 

23. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boxer-randie-carver-dies/

In August of 1972, a 16-year-old girl went missing in New Jersey. Although police initially insisted she had run away, her body was found six weeks later at the top of a cliff near an abandoned quarry. Due to the disturbing and controversial scene in which her body was discovered, her death was ruled a homicide, and some suspect she was actually a ritual sacrifice for demonic activity. This is the story of Jeannette DePalma.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Weird NJ: https://weirdnj.com/stories/mystery-history/jeannette-depalma/

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245014849/jeannette-christine-depalma

3. Justice for Jeannette: https://justiceforjeannette.com/

4. Justice for Jeannette Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForJeannetteDePalma

5. Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-jeannette-depalma-change-from-suspicious-death-to-a-homicide?fbclid=IwAR0ZLoL_g9kxObdjWRaEBWQYIofr0hSIsCbUyuQ911qHitDsv-U1q95m0-U

6. Newsbreak: https://original.newsbreak.com/@justice-for-jeannette-depalma-1598264/2712062446301-miracle-letter-unites-community-in-prayer-vigil-for-50-year-old-cold-case?s=ws_fb&fbclid=IwAR2TMKUPbj1HDE0Q0RmEE4kJkBjie0KHNPXtMBkM_G36ES_6-HCgkVui78E

7. The Central New Jersey Home News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/596954021/?terms=jeannette%20depalma&match=1

8. The Courier-News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/221973200/?terms=jeannette%20depalma&match=1

9. Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/465627644/?terms=jeannette%20depalma&match=1

10. My Central Jersey: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/cold-cases/2019/08/23/nj-cold-case-jeannette-depalma-springfield-1972-watchung-reservation/1889140001/

11. People: https://people.com/crime/new-jersey-serial-killer-torso-killer-pleads-guilty-to-1974-cold-case-murders-of-2-teenage-friends/

12. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-jersey-student-jeanette-depalma-murder-has-links-to-witchcraft-devil-worship-and-a-serial-killer

13. The Journal News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/163129349/?terms=jeannette%20depalma%20satanic&match=1

14. Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/who-were-the-victims-of-the-times-square-killer#:~:text=In%201967%2C%20Cottingham%20killed%20Nancy,with%20friends%20but%20never%20returned.

15. NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/union/2021/02/satanic-theories-in-1972-death-of-16-year-old-girl-debunked-in-newly-revealed-cold-case-police-files.html

16. Sportskeeda: https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/where-richard-cottingham-now-whereabouts-explored-ahead-very-scary-people-id

In September of 2019, a 33-year-old man was found dead in his North Carolina apartment. Despite the scene suggesting a brutal attack and murder, his death was ultimately ruled a case of pneumonia. But considering his girlfriend was known for her obsessive, violent behavior, his family is pushing to have his case reopened. This is the story of Brandon Embry.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Brandon's obituary: https://everloved.com/life-of/brandon-embry/obituary/

2. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/brandon-embrys-death-how-did-he-die-who-killed-him/

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/14crdpk/in_2019_brandon_embry_was_discovered_in_his/

4. Justice for Brandon Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/brandonwembry

5. Still A Mystery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8241514/

6. True Crime Diva: https://truecrimediva.com/brandon-embry/?expand_article=1

7. Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/asheboro-police-department-to-get-brandon-embry-s-case-reopened

8. Timeline: https://www.facebook.com/brandonwembry/posts/231609071871304

In September of 2017, a 20-year-old woman went missing after a house party in Illinois. Just three weeks earlier, she had been a victim of human trafficking in California, but was able to escape her abductors and return home safely. So does her disappearance have anything to do with this terrifying incident? Or was someone from the party involved? This is the story of Alexis Scott.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Alexis Camry Scott Campaign: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1965506757071921/posts/2178818002407461/

2. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/t4daq-private-investigator?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

3. The Missing: https://www.facebook.com/watch/126250704901/242779586864098/

4. WMBD: https://wmbdradio.com/2023/08/16/indictments-for-arson-assault-filed-by-peoria-county-grand-jury/

5. Journal Star: https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/crime/2018/05/15/peoria-man-pleads-guilty-to/12227616007/

6. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/alexis-camry-scott

7. Central Illinois Proud: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/vanished-without-a-trace-family-still-searching-for-leads-in-case-of-missing-person-alexis-scott/

8. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/k1aloa/young_mother_alexis_camry_scott_survives/

9. Journal Star: https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/crime/2019/03/07/search-for-alexis-scott-lands/5771052007/

10. Medium: https://omofatus.medium.com/music-genius-uncle-beats-continues-to-build-his-brand-in-the-music-industry-622bb9ed1d53

11. The Register-Mail: https://www.galesburg.com/story/news/2017/11/19/8216-not-knowing-is/17008465007/

12. Clotee's Obituary: https://www.simonsmortuary.com/obituaries/Clotee-Carpenter-Pace/#!/Obituary

13. Steve Wilkos: https://stevewilkos.com/

14. Steve Wilkos Show appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86sevw1n1dY

In September of 1987, two sisters headed to their local state fair in Oklahoma to commemorate the end of summer. But after they failed to meet their brother at the prearranged time and place, they were reported missing. When their bodies were discovered weeks later, a local’s account would begin a lengthy battle to find justice for the girls. These are the murders of Lisa Pennington and Cheryl Genzer, also known as the Oklahoma State Fair Murders. 

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Lisa's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233002973/lisa-marie-pennington#view-photo=238007232

2. OKC Fox: https://okcfox.com/news/fox-25-investigates/state-fair-murders-the-30-year-old-mystery

3. Watonga Republican: https://www.thewatongarepublican.com/obituaries/state-fair-murders

4. Cheryl's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233002920/cheryl-ann-genzer

5. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/454821160/?terms=lisa%20pennington&match=1

6. Rhetty for History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF8ughL4bWg

7. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/452821529/?terms=lane%20henley&match=1

8. The Oklahoman: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2008/02/08/okc-slayings-suspect-hurt-in-fire/61636945007/

9. News on 6: https://www.newson6.com/story/5e35914fd41c957a5ef7b25f/parents-of-slain-sisters-still-waiting-for-justice

10. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/453903312/?terms=molly%20keahey&match=1

11. Tapatalk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missing87975/unsolved-child-murder-lisa-pennington-t2799.html

12. The Oklahoman: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1990/08/29/charges-filed-against-man-implicated-in-1987-killings/62554088007/

13. Oklahoma Daily News: https://www.oklahomadaily.news/state-fair-murders-who-killed-cheryl-genzer-lisa-pennington/

14. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/453873711/?terms=douglas%20eugene%20lawson

15. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/452399094/?terms=%22doug%20lawson%22%20drug&match=1

16. Amy's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/alamogordonews/name/amy-mirabal-obituary?id=7928341

17. Oklahoma Cold Cases: https://oklahomacoldcases.org/charlotte-kinsey/

18. KOCO: https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-state-fair-cold-case-unsolved/41415951

19. The Oklahoman: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/21/case-of-missing-girls-from-1981-oklahoma-state-fair-remains-unsolved-cinda-pallett-charlotte-kinsey/69506580007/

20. The Oklahoman: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1991/03/30/murder-trial-ordered-in-slayings-of-sisters-who-vanished-at-fair/62532513007/

21: KOCO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jdjTZKkYVU

22. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/451895980/?terms=cheryl%20genzer%20&match=1

In September of 2022, a well-known Memphis mom, heiress, and kindergarten teacher disappeared during an early morning run. As police scrambled to find a trace of her, disturbing surveillance footage was collected showing her abduction just after 4am. But who was responsible, and why did the crime occur in the first place? This is the story of Eliza Fletcher.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Eliza's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailymemphian/name/eliza-fletcher-obituary?id=36442652

2. Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/eliza-fletcher-memphis-kidnapping-cleotha-abston-b2160090.html

3. Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UddUcSr69Ps

4. Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwWRde-B5J0

5. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/disturbing-details-emerge-death-jogger-eliza-fletcher-suspect-arraigne-rcna46628

6. Action News 5: https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/09/07/look-into-cleotha-abstons-lengthy-juvenile-record/

7. ABC 24: https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/cleotha-abston-mario-eliza-fletcher-missing-jogger-found-dead-tennessee-death-penaltymissing-jogger-body-found/522-405a9666-5526-4b78-b151-ffba037b8d8a

8. Nancy Grace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn5dneZGMfY

9. WREG: https://wreg.com/news/eliza-fletcher/what-we-know-about-kidnapping-suspect-cleotha-abston/

10. Memphis Magazine: https://memphismagazine.com/style/a-memorable-memphis-wedding/

11. WREG: https://wreg.com/news/eliza-fletcher/eliza-fletchers-family-breaks-silence-after-memphis-teachers-body-found/

12. Commercial Appeal: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/03/14/memphis-joseph-joe-orgill-iii-died-dead/425062002/

13. The U.S. Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/6163498/eliza-fletcher-posts-true-crime-suspect-cleotha-abston/

14. Action News 5: https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/09/05/new-charges-face-cleotha-abston-ahead-first-hearing/

15. Commercial Appeal: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/courts/2023/07/06/shelby-county-seeks-death-penalty-for-cleotha-abston-henderson/70387194007/

16. News 3: https://wreg.com/news/eliza-fletcher/suspect-charged-in-eliza-fletcher-abduction/

17. Commercial Appeal: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2022/09/07/eliza-fletcher-news-murder-charges-cleotha-abston/8009665001/

18. People: https://people.com/crime/eliza-fletcher-cause-death-revealed-after-tenn-teachers-body-found-following-abduction/

19. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/us/memphis-teacher-eliza-fletcher-killed-friday/index.html

20. Local Memphis: https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/eliza-fletcher-murder-suspect-cleotha-abston-new-attorneys/522-ea7ada0f-97f7-43cd-b334-0069f114e05f

21. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11227555/Accused-Memphis-killer-Cleotha-Abstons-mother-insists-railroaded.html#comments

22. Justia: https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2018/w2017-01570-cca-r3-pc.html

23. Action News 5: https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/07/17/judge-maintains-decision-alicia-franklin-lawsuit/

24. Local Memphis: https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/decision-lawsuit-against-city-of-memphis-eliza-fletcher-alicia-franklin/522-820f89c4-ece7-4947-8a12-a44aa66bf569

In February of 1978, a group of five men went missing in the lush wilderness of Northern California while on their way home from a college basketball game. After the snow melted in June, four of their bodies were recovered, scattered miles from their abandoned car. As for the fifth member of their group, he mysteriously vanished altogether. As their causes of death were revealed, police wondered what had driven the men into the forest in the first place, and why things unfolded the way they did. These are the stories of Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, and Jackie Huett, and Gary Mathias, also known, as the Yuba County Five.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Historic Mysteries: https://www.historicmysteries.com/yuba-county-five/

2. Strange Outdoors: https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/tag/Ted+weiher+death

3. The Sacramento Bee: https://www.newspapers.com/image/620944080/?terms=yuba%20county%20five&match=1

4. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/yuba-county-five

5. Autobiography: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09PR565KY/ref=atv_dp_sign_suc_3P

6. Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-back/f8b30b11-baeb-4351-89f3-26456a76a4fb/

7. Jack's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74257245/jack-antone-madruga

8. Ted's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170496384/theodore-earl-weiher

9. Jackie's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154899123/jackie-c-huett

10. Oroville Mercury Register: https://www.newspapers.com/image/681872430/?terms=ted%20weiher%20obituary&match=1

11. Without A Trace: https://without-a-trace.com/2020/07/31/strange-stories-the-bizarre-case-of-the-yuba-city-five/2/

12. The Human Exception: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/the-yuba-county-5-revisited/

13. The Human Exception: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/the-yuba-county-5/

14. The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/gary-dale-mathias

In August of 2001, a 36-year-old mom of three was found murdered in her own home in Washington. No one could understand who would kill her and why, but as police dug deeper into potential suspects, a journey entry with the desire to “kill someone and get away with it” would ultimately crack the case. This is the story of Dana Laskowski.

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Inquisitr: https://www.inquisitr.com/3503818/dana-laskowski-emily-lauenborg-betrayed-puyallup-mom-found-dead-in-home-killed-by-strong-drug-crazed-teen-on-investigation-discovery

2. A Time To Kill: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14604820/

3. Thought Catalog: https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/04/the-murderer-who-wrote-kill-someone-get-away-with-it-on-her-bucket-list/

4. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51492906/dana-e-laskowski

5. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/emily-lauenborg-murders-dana-laskowski-in-bucket-list-killing

6. The News Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/741753088/?terms=dana%20laskowski&match=1

7. The Seattle Times: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19940102&slug=1887572

8. The News Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/741771184/?terms=dana%20laskowski&match=1

9. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/dana-laskowski-murder-where-is-emily-lauenborg-now/

10. Medium: https://medium.com/true-crime-fans/loving-mother-killed-by-teen-because-murder-was-on-their-bucket-list-ab7dcc153a0a

11. Medium: https://thewickedtruthblog.com/teen-killer-wears-victims-t-shirt-to-funeral-gets-caught-by-her-own-diary-762c6ddaa864

12. My Life of Crime: https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2012/12/02/dana-laskowski-murder-8312001-payallup-wa-emily-lauenborg-pled-guilty-sentenced-to-6-12-years-in-prison/

13. Seattle Times: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030317&slug=plea17m

14. Bill's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253984478/william-harvey-ross

15. Killer In Plain Sight: https://www.hulu.com/watch/b01ec152-1d33-422a-835d-445176ea9d1a

In August of 1987, two teenage boys were hit by a freight train in the woods of Arkansas. What was originally believed to be a tragic accident quickly evolved into a controversial case believed now to be a homicide cover up. These are the murders of Don Henry and Kevin Ives, otherwise as The Boys On The Track.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Kevin's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24200232/larry-kevin-ives

2. Don's FInd A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150438891/don-george-henry

3. Arkansas Democrat: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jun/05/mom-of-cold-case-victim-dies/

4. Unsolved Mysteries Forum: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Don_Henry_and_Kevin_Ives

5. ID Files: https://idfiles.com/

6. Baxter Bulletin:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/412571375/?terms=kevin%20ives&match=1

7. Unsolved Mysteries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxDQDNlx1tI

8. Baxter Bulletin: https://www.newspapers.com/image/412451017/?terms=don%20henry%20kevin%20ives%20obituary&match=1

9. The Crime Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvSeiCNorEk

10. The Daily World: https://www.newspapers.com/image/950323857/?terms=%22kevin%20ives%22%20sister&match=1

11. Baxter Bulletin: https://www.newspapers.com/image/412416815/?terms=%22curtis%20henry%22&match=1

12. The Daily World: https://www.newspapers.com/image/950299839/?terms=linda%20ives&match=1

13. Arkansas Gravestones: https://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=1133087

14. Arkansas Online: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/nov/13/two-suspects-08-death-head-court-20111113/

15. Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqWJcf3-JMM

16. KATV: https://katv.com/news/local/fbi-memo-reveals-drug-smuggling-at-mena-airport-in-1980

17. Caselaw: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-8th-circuit/1161365.html

In August of 2017, a 22-year-old North Dakota woman headed to a neighbor’s apartment to help with a sewing project, and never returned home. When her body was discovered in a river days later, her loved ones were horrified to learn why. This is the murder of Savanna Greywind.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183207843/savanna-marie-lafontaine-greywind

2. Inforum: https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/crews-prison-confidant-gives-explosive-testimony-in-murder-conspiracy-trial

3. Valley News Live: https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Brooke-Crews-testifies-gruesome-details--494276921.html

4. Twin Cities Pioneer Press: https://www.twincities.com/2017/08/24/newborn-found-2-questioned-in-fargo-womans-disappearance/

5. Valley News Live: https://www.valleynewslive.com/2021/08/20/remembering-savanna-greywind-four-years-later/

6. Lies, Crimes, and Video: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14156990/

7. HPR: https://hpr1.com/index.php/feature/news/this-was-a-play-straight-from-hell/

8. Everipedia: https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/william-hoehn

9. The Florida Times-Union: https://www.jacksonville.com/story/special/special-sections/2018/09/26/woman-who-cut-fetus-from-victims-womb-said-boyfriend-pressured-her-to-produce-baby/10007845007/

10. New Zealand Herald: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/creepy-past-of-baby-obsessed-brooke-crews/Q7KLX44555L6VGVKKDLW2HZEJE/#:~:text=After%20Crews%20returned%20from%20Australia,two%20children%20with%20Carl%20Crews.

11. Daily Star: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/savanna-greywind-brooke-crew-haisley-18678268

12. The Dickinson Press: https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/we-are-treating-it-as-a-criminal-investigation-fargo-police-say-about-missing-pregnant-woman

13. KVRR: https://www.kvrr.com/2018/02/02/55469/

In February of 1995, a 14-year-old girl went missing from her Idaho basement bedroom, leaving behind a trail of blood. Despite police believing she had run away, her body surfaced two months later, proving she had been stabbed in the throat and chest. When reports came in about a man showing up to a party covered in blood on the night of her disappearance, a local was arrested. But did they get the right guy? This is the story of Regina Krieger.

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/regina-krieger-murder/

2. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-who-showed-up-to-party-covered-in-blood-convicted-in-1995-cold-case-murder-of-14-year-old-regina-krieger/

3. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121971813/regina-lee-krieger

4. Magic Valley: https://magicvalley.com/news/local/national-crime-show-spotlights-burley-teens-murder-case/article_9b18e806-4029-11ed-b46c-53822fb75aac.html

5. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/gilberto-rodriguez-found-guilty-of-murdering-regina-krieger

6. On the Case with Paula Zahn: https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/changing-stories

7. Idaho State Journal: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/cold-case-murder-suspect-in-court-witnesses-describe-girls-1995-death/article_68953605-1163-5131-9e3d-729b721e3488.html

8. South Idaho Press: https://www.newspapers.com/image/568115171/?terms=Regina%20Krieger&match=1

9. Leagle: https://www.leagle.com/decision/inidco20110831227

10. KHQ: https://www.khq.com/news/inmate-to-be-sentenced-for-prison-rape/article_fa1c8e69-8c35-54bd-8fdd-c238f68059bb.html#:~:text=Thompson%20raped%20his%20cell%20mate,Falls%2C%20Bonneville%20and%20Cassia%20counties.

11. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=351163048423153&set=pcb.351163955089729

12. Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/slain-teens-mom-holds-forgiveness-not-anger-for-suspect/

13. FindLaw: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/id-court-of-appeals/1297048.html

14. Magic Valley: https://magicvalley.com/gilberto-rodriguez-murder-trial-in-death-of-teen-regina-krieger-starts/article_5fd755d1-eed7-56eb-b595-99a3e14ba189.html

15. KMVT: https://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Man-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-charge-in-1995-death-of-Burley-girl-506182791.html

In July of 2014, a 22-year-old man went missing during a massive country music concert in Ohio. As police reviewed surveillance and interviewed patrons, they didn’t find any evidence that he had left the stadium at all. But after searching the entire stadium, they didn’t find him in it either. As the mystery deepened as to what exactly happened to him, a call came in to police that would change everything. This is the story of Cory Barron.

In September of 2016, a 24-year-old woman’s body was found burning in a kiddie pool in the woods near a lake in Grapevine, Texas. She was last seen visiting a bar in search of a job, and after police reviewed the surveillance video from her visit, they saw her speaking to her killer. And as it turned out, he had a history of stalking. This is the story of Jacqueline Vandagriff.

In August of 2017, a 37-year-old realtor and mother went missing the day before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. In the wake of the disaster, as the state tried to pick up the pieces, police discovered that someone in this woman’s inner circle had used the storm to cover up their crimes. This is the murder of Crystal McDowell.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. In Memory of Crystal Seratte-McDowell: https://www.facebook.com/InMemoryofCrystalSeratteMcDowell/

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183205591/crystal-ann-mcdowell

3. Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/baytown-tx/crystal-mcdowell-7552481

4. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/crystal-mcdowell-disappears-days-before-hurricane-harvey#:~:text=Crystal%20had%20once%20had%20a,coop%20and%20sexually%20assaulted%20her.

5. ABC: https://abc13.com/hurricane-harvey-baytown-realtor-crystal-mcdowell-chambers-county/5345919/#:~:text=Crystal%20was%20originally%20reported%20missing,Needlepoint%20Road%20in%20Chambers%20County.

6. Investigation Discovery: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/ex-husband-of-realtor-who-went-missing-before-hurricane-harvey-charged-with-murder

7. 48 Hours: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-goes-inside-the-search-for-mom-who-vanished-ahead-of-hurricane-harvey/

8. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crazy/ex-husband-charged-after-womans-body-discovered-in-wake-of-hurricane-harvey/

9. Heavy: https://heavy.com/news/2017/08/crystal-mcdowell-houston-real-estate-agent-missing-husband/

10. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/body-missing-texas-realtor-crystal-seratte-mcdowell-found-ex-husband-n800061

11. Anthony's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184762095/anthony-paul-walters

12. Pamela's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163340495/pamela-sue-walters

13. National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/hgx/hurricaneharvey

14. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-impact-by-the-numbers-trnd/index.html

15. Outsmart: https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2019/08/baytown-womans-murder-case-is-solved/

16. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-texas-real-estate-agents-body-found-husband/story?id=49740114

17. Neal Davis Law: https://www.nealdavislaw.com/criminal-defense-guides/sudden-passion-crimes-texas.html

In July of 2021, a boy went missing from his own neighborhood in Idaho. After over a year of active searching with no clues, an arrest was made. But as police heard from the suspect, they learned that other people in the house could have been involved. But why? And what exactly happened? This is the story of Michael Vaughan.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Michael Vaughan Fruitland Community Missing Child Search: https://www.facebook.com/groups/524528525272698/

2. Idaho News: https://idahonews.com/news/local/report-charges-dropped-against-sarah-wondra-in-the-michael-vaughan-case

3. Idaho News: https://idahonews.com/news/local/michael-joseph-vaughans-mom#

4. Argus Observer: https://www.argusobserver.com/free_access/multiple-agencies-still-actively-searching-local-area-for-missing-5-year-old-boy/article_ad21e494-fc3c-11eb-87c5-6b573641e2fe.html?fbclid=IwAR0QspzT3coe020-942ve_nZ3IGrGepvmC1Lv6klm-qs7kSrnn9MPYXos5A#utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

5. Idaho News: https://idahonews.com/news/local/what-we-know-michael-vaughan

6. 13 WHAM: https://13wham.com/news/nation-world/police-missing-childs-remains-likely-buried-and-then-moved-michael-vaughan-idaho-fruitland-police-department-idaho-state-police-abducted-murder-homicide-investigation-human-remains

7. ABC: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/troopers-seize-50-grams-of-meth-in-wood-county-valued-at-5000

8. KTVB 7: https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/michael-vaughan/you-havent-said-a-damn-word-where-is-michael-vaughan-fruitland-police-sarah-wondra-investigation/277-7393ea44-b6e1-454a-9c07-e8a4f5948a3a

9. KTVB 7: https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/michael-vaughan/michael-vaughan-brandi-neal-charges-dismissed/277-35ecbb84-de5f-43ec-bcef-cf5bf970da69

10. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/za1cz5/the_search_continues_to_find_missing_idaho_child/

11. Trellis Law: https://trellis.law/case/19cwcs09862/county-los-angeles-vs-lucienne-adrien-temple

12. Adrien's Backstage profile: https://www.backstage.com/u/adrien-temple-lucienne-/about/

13. JLR Investigates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoOaNK42q8w

14. Sarah's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100074748112221

15. Idaho Statesman: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article268740487.html

16. Idaho News 6: https://www.kivitv.com/news/charges-against-sarah-wondra-dropped-in-the-case-of-michael-vaughan#:~:text=Wondra%20has%20been%20in%20the,defendant%20was%20competent%20to%20proceed.

17. Argus Observer: https://www.argusobserver.com/news/sarah-wondra-pre-trial-for-local-gun-charges-moved-to-july-6/article_051b75f0-0bc4-11ee-b667-8b8f203044c3.html

18. Idaho News: https://idahonews.com/news/local/gov-little-signs-monkeys-law-the-states-first-missing-persons-alert

In June of 2018, a vegan blogger and his son allegedly set sail from California, bound for Hawaii on a three month excursion. After they failed to contact family, it seemed as if they had both vanished at sea. But when one of their bodies washed ashore, their family began to suspect that there was never a boating trip after all. As the father’s complicated history came to light, far more sinister theories came into play. These are the disappearances of Gerald “Storm” Talifero, and his son, Adagio Talifero.

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. News Break: https://original.newsbreak.com/@the-vivid-faces-of-the-vanished-1590506/2657658843029-his-father-said-he-took-his-son-sailing-with-some-friends-but-he-never-returned

2. Find Adagio Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/findadagio

3. Storm's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stormtalifero

4. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/n8i83n/storm_and_adagio_talifero_a_raw_vegan_guru_and/

5. NBC San Diego: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/father-and-son-go-missing-on-sailing-trip/172135/

6. Jinjee's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jinjee.garrick

7. Storm's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@stormtalifero/featured

8. Sarah Best: https://www.sarahbest.com/raw-gurus-can-you-trust-them/?cid=11436

9. Storm's home renderings: https://web.archive.org/web/20090213203604/http://stormtalifero.com/homes/index.html

10. The Rawtarian: https://www.therawtarian.com/rfp22-guest-jinjee-garden-diet

11. Raw Food Support blog: http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,275796

12. Beyond Veg: https://www.beyondveg.com/billings-t/special/raw-vegan-gurus.shtml

In August of 2022, a 33-year-old woman traveled to her hometown in Louisiana from Colorado to purchase a car. But on the road trip back, she called her dad explaining that she was lost, and was having trouble with both her cell service and her GPS system. After the call dropped and her family didn’t hear from her again, she was reported missing…only for her car to turn up abandoned in a different state. This is the story of Caitlyn Case.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-find-caitlyn?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

2. Find Caitlyn Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088803276134

3. Find Caitlyn Website: https://findcaitlyn.com/

4. WGNO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO4kwqeMlew

5. Houma Today: https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2009/12/08/houma-woman-20-faces-fourth-dwi-charge/26882510007/

6. OKC Fox: https://okcfox.com/news/local/caitlyn-rose-case-missing-houma-louisiana-kiamichi-river-fort-townson-hugo-oklahoma-paris-texas-mt-pleasant-gladewater-lewisville-gainesville-gmc-envoy

7. Websleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ok-caitlyn-rose-case-traveling-from-louisiana-to-colorado-vehicle-abandoned-in-fort-towson-5-aug-2022.633145/page-15https://www.newspapers.com/image/827637110/?terms=%22caitlyn%20rose%20case%22&match=1

8. The Daily Review: https://www.newspapers.com/image/827637110/?terms=%22caitlyn%20rose%20case%22&match=1

9. OSBI: https://nixle.us/DTSRA



In May of 2020, a Colorado woman went missing after she allegedly left her home alone for a Sunday bike ride. That same day, police discovered her bike abandoned in a local ravine, but suspicions led police to believe that the scene may have been staged. But with text, surveillance, and phone ping evidence, police were led to believe that someone in her life was behind what happened to her. This is the story of Suzanne Morphew.

On July 13, 2023, a 59-year-old Long Island architect was arrested in connection to three of the Gilgo Beach Murders. With the release of an indictment document today, a slew of evidence has become available, including cell phone activity and DNA connections. This is the update to episode 313 of Going West on the Gilgo Beach Murders, also known, as the Long Island Serial Killings.

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/14/us/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-court-document.html

In July of 2017, four young men from a small Pennsylvania farming town mysteriously vanished in the span of just one week. It was soon uncovered that they had all fallen victim to murder, but were they connected? Police would soon find out. These are the stories Jimi Patrick, Dean Finocchiaro, Thomas Meo, and Mark Sturgis. Also known as The Lost Boys of Bucks County.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Dean's Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/levittown-pa/dean-finocchiaro-11156214

2. The Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/517345829/?terms=dean%20finocchiaro

3. Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/sean-kratz-murder-trial-no-verdict-bucks-county-cosmo-dinardo-20191113.html

4. USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/16/sean-kratz-convicted-pennsylvania-farm-deaths-near-philadelphia/4214043002/

5. Philadelphia Magazine: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2020/02/25/cosmo-dinardo/

6. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/bucks-county-pennsylvania-murders-cosmo-dinardo-.html

7. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/missing-men-bucks-county-philadelphia.html

8. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/bucks-county-pennsylvania-murders-cosmo-dinardo-.html

9. Jimi's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/inquirer/name/jimi-patrick-obituary?id=9355912

10. Tom's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/batesville/name/thomas-meo-obituary?id=6817926

11. The Lost Boys of Bucks County: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12573452/

12. Mark's Obituary: https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/grandrapids/name/mark-sturgis-obituary?id=16950176

13. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/us/sean-kratz-cosmo-dinardo-bucks-county.html

14. Whyy.org: https://whyy.org/articles/kratz-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-bucks-da-takes-death-penalty-off-the-table/#:~:text=With%20the%20death%20penalty%20off,the%20impact%20of%20Kratz's%20actions.

15. Philly Burbs: https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/05/5-years-later-a-look-back-at-disappearance-murder-of-4-men-in-bucks/65356774007/

In July of 2020, a Washington woman went missing after leaving her community garden. The next day, her car was found in downtown Tacoma on fire, and days after that, her body was discovered outside of Seattle. Police initially zeroed in on her boyfriend and ex-boyfriend until they discovered that she’d been going on dates with men from dating apps. This is the story of Diana Davis.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/raising-money-for-my-mother039s-funeral-cost?utm_source=customer-andr&amp%3Butm_campaign=p_cp%20share-sheet&amp%3Butm_medium=sms&amp%3Bfbclid=IwAR2eAPF4Kcnqw3g881-Pv_XELCDJ0HxX8aZtXlp54vLEldr2MiIlPkctjdk&fbclid=IwAR0AWx1fXG86d156peC18yo0H_dMsyPAVHtrRLr7jqSfCltCGUOB0OsbZOQ

2. Fox 13: https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/diana-davis-tacoma-detectives-investigate-theory-partial-evidence-male-suspect-unsolved-2020-murder

3. MyNorthwest: https://mynorthwest.com/3616361/new-details-emerge-2020-murder-tacoma-woman-found-dead-near-mountain-pass/

4. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/12e1ad4/update_missing_womans_son_also_reportedly_attacked/

5. Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-woman-vanishes-mariners-game-son-attacked-stranger

6. Diana's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spokesman/name/diana-davis-obituary?id=13739502

7. Investigation Dicovery: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/on-tv0/in-pursuit-with-john-walsh/articles/mystery-surrounds-murder-of-tacoma-woman-last-seen-driving-to-he

8. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/122993069842/posts/who-murdered-diana-davis-and-left-her-body-near-snoqualmie-pass-her-car-was-foun/10157990670359843/

9. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-leticia-martinezcosman-disappearance

10. KOMO News: https://komonews.com/news/local/man-arrested-in-missing-seattle-woman-case-leticia-martinez-cosman-brett-gitchel-charged-police-mariners-kidnapping-abduction-attempted-homicide-assault-theft-crime-criminal-911-investigation-mariners-game

11. KIRO 7: https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/new-details-emerge-2020-murder-tacoma-woman-found-dead-near-mountain-pass/43T23WF5ZJH3ZGI5V6AUH2R74E/

12. Unsolved Mysteries: https://unsolved.com/podcasts/flirting-with-death/

13. TP Crimestoppers: http://www.tpcrimestoppers.com/case.php?id=1636

14. Justice for Native Women: http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2021/12/diana-davis-unsolved-washington-murder.html

In May of 2023, a beloved father and doctor in Missouri failed to show up for his shift at the hospital he worked at. He was last spotted on surveillance footage near a mysterious vehicle at a community pool, and a week later, his body was found in an Arkansas lake, with clear signs of foul play. This is the story of John Forsyth.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12175873/Brother-ER-doctor-body-Arkansas-lake-says-cops-treating-death-HOMICIDE.html

2. People: https://people.com/john-forsyth-doctor-dead-gunshot-expecting-baby-with-fiancee-7510029

3. Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/john-forsyth-dr-missouri-wife-b2350932.html

4. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/missing-er-doctor-found-shot-dead-in-lake-family-believes-foul-play-involved-reveals-victim-was-kidnapped-in-2022/

5. USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/01/john-forsyth-disappearance-what-happened-to-missouri-dr-found-dead/70278509007/

6. NY Post: https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/slain-missouri-er-doctor-john-forsyth-was-expecting-baby-with-new-fiancee/

7. In Memory of Dr. John Forsyth Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093067866713

8. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DrJohnForsythMissing/comments/149ovy8/did_he_know/

9. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/missing-missouri-er-doctor-john-forsyth-cassville-police-investigation-1803245

10. Interview with Richard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td57jfOPh7E

11. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/missouri-er-dr-john-forsyth-just-vanishedand-his-frantic-family-is-baffled?ref=scroll&fbclid=IwAR2RqQl64Zz92S7Inbk3j279cVX8z0QK3HwEX784wmfQ9-Mfub5wPOyE5yg

12. Celebs Week: https://www.celebsweek.com/john-forsyth/

13. Onfo: https://onfocoin.com/

14. ABC7: https://abc7.com/cash-app-founder-death-investigation-autopsy-report-bob-lee-suspect/13205875/

15. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12174757/PICTURED-Pregnant-fiance-ER-doctor-body-discovered-Arkansas-lake.html

16. BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65642500

17. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/bob-lee-homicide-suspect-nima-momeni-to-appear-with-new-legal-counsel/

18. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/john-forsyth-missouri-doc-found-dead-in-lake-remembered-at-candlelight-vigil/

19. Ozarks First: https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/woman-arrested-after-threatening-aurora-mercy-hospital/

In July of 2022, a 16-year-old girl went missing during her walk home from a friend’s house in Georgia. Over seven months later, her remains were found in the woods of an Atlanta suburb. Shortly after her discovery, it was determined that she was killed by an unlikely person who had a history of stalking. This is the murder of Susana Morales.

BONUS EPISODES

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Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. WSBTV: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/timeline-here-are-key-moments-tragic-murder-16-year-old-susana-morales/VY74NH4PAZACHHSTFM3FYD5GGY/

2. Refinery 29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2023/03/11329866/susana-morales-murder-police-officer-charged

3. Justice 4 Susana: https://www.justice4susana.com/

4. Latino Rebels: https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/14/justice4susanamorales/

5. 11 Alive: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/skeletal-remains-gwinnett-susana-morales/85-989b396a-13de-47a1-b7dc-e75d87f54410

6. Fox 5 Atlanta: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/family-of-susana-morales-demanded-transparency-and-changes-after-murder-arrest

7. Univision: https://www.univision.com/local/atlanta-wuvg/desaparicion-susana-morales-16-anos

8. Latino Rebels: https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/14/justice4susanamorales/

9. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article272314213.html

10. North Gwinnett Voice: https://www.northgwinnettvoice.com/susana-morales-case-sparks-questions-protest-from-hispanic-community/#:~:text=At%20about%209%3A40%20p.m.,reported%20missing%20the%20following%20morning.

12. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/former-cop-miles-bryant-now-accused-of-murdering-susana-morales/

13. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/miles-bryant-police-officer-arrested-susana-morales-death-georgia-1781463

14. Atlanta Journal-Constitution: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/we-knew-she-didnt-run-away-family-of-slain-gwinnett-teen-wants-change/HKQ3QRZJTZHUFNAXSA6PHQ2ZAE/

15. Fox 5 Atlanta: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/susanna-morale-death-doraville-police-officer-new-stalking-accuser

16. 11 Alive: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/susana-morales-murder-gwinnett-county-ex-doraville-officer-indicted/85-1890bf77-bb53-48ff-8ba1-bf67e9f3cd09

17. 11 Alive: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/susana-morales-murder-case-miles-bryant-bond-hearing-may-1/85-3ccce6dd-0669-44d9-9738-a27e5407de41

18. Justice for Susana Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsU4zjqU58M

19. Victoria Advocate: https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/former-georgia-police-officer-now-charged-with-murder-in-16-year-old-s-death/article_f5fab7de-b2ef-11ed-a950-93b257392747.html

20. North Gwinnett Voice: https://www.northgwinnettvoice.com/susana-morales-case-sparks-questions-protest-from-hispanic-community/

21. 11 Alive: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/reward-missing-gwinnett-co-woman-25-years-old/85-6534b9c2-a8e4-4fea-a5a2-f3b95c7dcb11

22. People: https://people.com/crime/2-students-from-atlanta-high-school-found-dead-same-week-deaths-unrelated/

23. WSVN: https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/georgia-woman-claims-former-police-officer-stalked-her-for-months/

In July of 2022, a 20-year-old woman was killed in a car crash in Maryland during a road trip with her friends. After receiving a disturbing phone call from one of the friends she was traveling with, getting inconsistent accounts from police and those at the scene, and seeing a mismatched autopsy report, her mother is desperately pushing for the truth about what really happened to her daughter. This is the story of Zkira Kemp.

GOFUNDME

https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforzkira

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Call the Charles County Sheriff’s Office at (301) 932-2222

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248319402/zkira-tysha-kemp

2. Atlanta Black Star: https://atlantablackstar.com/2023/01/18/it-is-not-adding-up-texas-mother-alleges-cover-up-in-death-of-zkira-kemp-killed-in-fiery-crash-during-road-trip-with-friends/

3. PVAMU Announcement: https://www.pvamu.edu/blog/pvamu-community-mourns-loss-of-management-major-zkira-kemp/

4. Memorial page: https://www.simplicitycfs.com/obituaries/Zkira-Tysha-Kemp?obId=25403118

5. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248319402/zkira-tysha-kemp

6. Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforzkira?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR1r8pMXVjZz0x8_GxUdXw4KroEuGddDX5rVhfOXVhz-e8YzWbKdLOnxNUo

7. Yahoo: https://www.yahoo.com/now/texas-mother-seeks-truth-20-003601149.html

8. KCEN: https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/killeen-mother-seeking-answers-after-daughters-death/500-2be10604-7e8e-40ff-83be-deb81159f830

9. Austin Angels: https://www.austinangels.com/

10. Zkira's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zkira.kemp/

11. Bossip: https://bossip.com/2220722/zkira-kemp-death-compared-to-shanquella-robinson/

12. The North Carolina Beat: https://thencbeat.com/texas-mother-wants-answers-about-what-happened-to-her-daughter-zkira-kemp-on-trip-with-friends/

13. Charles County Sheriff's Office: https://www.ccso.us/press-releases/11131/

14. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/football-anthem-taking-knee-one-all-black-high-school-team-n919116

Between 2010 and 2013, five young men went missing from San Francisco under mysterious circumstances. But are the cases connected? All five families are desperate for answers, and to this day, no trace of any of the men has been found. These are the stories of The California Missing Five.

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CASE SOURCES

1. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/missing-san-francisco-men-mysteriously-disappeared-california-5-sean-sidi-crishtian-hughes-shawn-tyler-cameron-remmer-jackson-miller/

2. "California Missing Five" Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/CALIFORNIAMISSINGFIVE/photos

3. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/jackson-miller

4. Jackson's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/helpfindjacksonmiller/

5. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/jackson-miller-possibly-sighted-more-than-10-years-after-vanishing?fbclid=IwAR0lp64Sc3q8xEcKU3HUPGCL0pUwCQz7mQBDosfFtWL6WRUaAdwssrReR_8

6. Medium: https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/teen-missing-for-a-decade-may-have-been-seen-this-year-7ac832e9bee4

7. The San Francisco Examiner: https://www.newspapers.com/image/569391821/?terms=%22Crishtian%20Hughes%22&match=1

8. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/cameron-remmer

9. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/e5mn4l/the_missing_san_francisco_5/

10. Cameron's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/cameron.remmer

11. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/shawn-dickerson

12. Shawn's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HelpFindShawnDickerson/

13. Mission Local: https://missionlocal.org/2012/01/disappearance-of-23-year-old-remains-a-mystery/

14. Shawn's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KlausAgnes

15. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/cameron-remmer

16. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/crishtian-hughes

17. NBC: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/new-tip-re-energizes-search-for-san-diego-man/1974329/

18. The San Francisco Examiner: https://www.newspapers.com/image/569387529/

19. The Crime Wire: https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Yuba-County-5-Terror-on-the-Mountain

20. Wisevoter: https://wisevoter.com/state-rankings/missing-persons-by-state/#:~:text=Criminal%20Justice-,Introduction,1%2C252%20and%20Texas%20with%201%2C246.

21. South Tahoe Now: http://southtahoenow.com/story/08/06/2014/man-missing-2010-may-have-been-seen-south-lake-tahoe

22. Breezy Mama: https://breezymama.com/2014/02/03/missing-cameron-remmer/

In July of 2018, a 26-year-old Washington woman attempted to flee her adoptive mother’s house, but was carried back inside by her brother. She hasn’t been seen by friends or neighbors since, and her family claims she ran away. Strangely, it would be nearly a year-and-a-half until she was reported missing. And as police dove into the lives of her adoptive family, suspicions against them grew. This is the story of Courtney Holden.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/courtney-holden#timeline

2. The Spokesman-Review: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jan/21/warning-signs-were-there-for-spokane-woman-missing/

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/t5t58a/courtney_holden_was_reported_missing_by_her/

4. The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/courtney-corrinna-holden

5. Stories of the Unsolved: https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/06/12/the-disappearance-of-courtney-holden/

6. Websleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wa-courtney-holden-27-not-reported-missing-was-living-with-adoptive-family-spokane-apr-2018.497670/page-2?utm_content=cmp-true

7. KXLY: https://www.kxly.com/i-couldve-dug-deeper-friends-regret-not-reporting-missing-spokane-mom-sooner/

8. King 5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/one-foster-child-cost-washington-state-37000-per-month-for-his-care-records-show/281-db00198b-fcbb-4773-a858-363002214614#:~:text=Right%20now%2C%20a%20foster%20parent,best%20environment%20for%20each%20child.

9. Stories of the Unsolved: https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/06/12/the-disappearance-of-courtney-holden/

10. Courtney's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortney.holden.7

11. KHQ: https://www.khq.com/news/i-know-courtney-was-murdered-spokane-man-details-life-in-the-holden-home/article_c2a56760-4170-11ea-afba-17196c0fca0d.html

12. Fox 41: https://www.fox41yakima.com/ive-seen-no-evidence-that-courtney-holden-is-alive-twists-and-turns-in-missing-womans-case-lead-spd-to-believe-shes-dead/

13. National Center for Biotechnology Information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9216342/#:~:text=Estimates%20suggest%20that%2060%E2%80%9370,Increasing%20Adoptions%20Act%2C%202008).

In July of 2006, a 27-year-old woman and her mother set out for a four-mile hike around an idyllic Washington lake. Hours after they started their trek, their bodies were found by fellow hikers, and it was clear that they had been murdered. But how did they meet this tragic fate, and why? These are the stories of Mary Cooper and her daughter, Susanna Stodden, also known as the Pinnacle Lake Murders.

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CASE SOURCES

1. King 5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/mary-cooper-susanna-stodden-unsolved-snohomish-county-murder/281-cf04d027-bb9e-4332-8572-f528fdff87b3

2. King 5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/david-stodden-passes-3rd-polygraph-test-in-unsolved-murders-of-wife-and-daughter/281-603049836

3. The Olympian: https://www.newspapers.com/image/806023375/?terms=mary%20cooper%20susanna%20stodden&match=1

4. Mary's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14935751/mary-cooper

5. Susanna's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169360955/susanna-stodden

6. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/seattletimes/name/mary-stodden-obituary?id=29016901

7. The Spokesman-Review: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/mar/11/womens-deaths-remain-a-mystery/

8. University of Washington Magazine: https://magazine.washington.edu/mary-cooper-1950-2006/

9. Medium: https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/the-bizarre-double-murder-of-mary-cooper-and-susanna-stodden-29cf63206e59

10. Herald Net: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/murder-case-is-cold-but-memory-still-burns/

11. US News: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/washington/decatur-elementary-school-241334

12. Herald Net: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/three-years-and-no-answers-in-slaying-of-hikers/

13. Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/10-years-after-his-wife-daughter-were-killed-on-hike-lack-of-answers-haunts-north-seattle-man/

14. Washington Trails Association: https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/pinnacle-lake

15. University of Washington Magazine: https://magazine.washington.edu/feature/murder-fascinates-but-experts-say-its-becoming-rarer/

16. Herald Net: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/shock-gives-way-to-grief/

17. Herald Net: https://www.heraldnet.com/news/murder-case-is-cold-but-memory-still-burns/

18. Washington Trail Association: https://www.wta.org/news/magazine/magazine/1207.pdf

In May of 2010, a 23-year-old woman went missing after meeting at a client’s house on Long Island. Her last known interaction can be heard on a strange and eerie 911 call that was over 20 minutes long. The woman’s body was discovered 19 months after she disappeared on a beach in the neighborhood from which she vanished. But she was not alone. Also buried on the beach were ten other bodies, all of which are believed to have been claimed by the prolific Long Island Serial Killer. This is the story of Shannan Gilbert.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Gilgo News: https://www.gilgonews.com/Vics/melissabarthelemy

2. Heavy: https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/03/mari-gilbert-daughters-real-life-today/

3. Cosmopolitan: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a31468650/lost-girls-netflix-true-story/

4. Slate: https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/07/a-long-island-serial-killer-who-targeted-prostitutes-murdered-melissa-barthelemy-the-case-remains-unsolved.html

5. Melissa's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224085326/melissa-m-barthelemy

6. Gilgo News: https://www.gilgonews.com/vics/AmberLynnCostello

7. Gilgo News: https://www.gilgonews.com/vics/MeganWaterman

8. Gilgo News: https://www.gilgonews.com/Vics/maureenbrainardbarnes

9. Amber's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64693380/amber-lynn-costello

10. Maureen's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64693289/maureen-brainard-barnes

11. Megan's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64693232/megan-amelia-waterman

12. Shannan's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064537006161

13. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/lost-girls-who-were-the-victims-of-the-long-island-serial-killer

14. Mari's obituary: https://www.loucksfh.com/obituaries/mari-gilbert

15. Celeb Suburb: https://celebsuburb.com/shannan-gilbert-truth-about-her-mysterious-death-of-mari-gilberts-daughter/

16. Daily Freeman: https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2017/04/20/gilbert-driven-by-jealousy-to-kill-mother-sister-testifies-at-murder-trial/

17. The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/the-true-crime-tragedy-behind-lost-girls.html

18. History versus Hollywood: https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/lost-girls/

19. Lost Girls: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3111426/

20. 48 Hours: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2174239/

21. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/long-island-serial-killer-inside-the-investigation/13/

22. Portland Press Herald: https://www.pressherald.com/2020/06/22/for-the-first-time-daughter-of-long-island-serial-killer-victim-from-maine-speaks-out/#:~:text=Waterman%20became%20estranged%20from%20her,although%20the%20two%20later%20reconciled.

23. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2011/12/07/officials-recover-missing-sex-workers-jeans-shoes-id-and-cell-phone-during-dredge-of-li-marsh/

24. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/12/us/new-york-shannan-gilbert-case/index.html

In June of 2017, a mail carrier in Mississippi came upon a shocking and disturbing scene when they found a 37-year-old woman hanging from a mailbox. Although her manner of death seemed obvious at first, further digging made everyone in her life question the police’s ruling. This is the story of Jessica Johnson.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181129268/jessica-renee-johnson

2. Jessica's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/only1jessyj/photos

3. Action News 5: https://www.actionnews5.com/story/35958382/tuesday-10-how-did-jessica-really-die/

4. What Happened to Jessica Johnson? Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064391603951

5. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/i4mxgk/jessica_johnson_suicide_by_mailbox_found_in_horn/

6. True Crime Daily: https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/10/18/suicide-or-murder-what-happened-to-jessica-johnson/

7. Heavy: https://heavy.com/news/2017/07/jessica-johnson-dead-mississippi-murder-suicide-mom-age/

8. Jessica's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-johnson-39984397/

9. Medium: https://thewickedtruthblog.com/she-was-found-tied-to-a-mailbox-by-the-neck-but-her-death-was-ruled-a-suicide-367ccf666fda

10. Still A Mystery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15493746/

11. Memphis Most Wanted: http://www.memphismostwanted.org/2018/08/august-17-2018/

In July of 1997, a 24-year-old woman went missing during a solo jog in the Wyoming mountains. Last spotted at a local photo shop in her new town, employees remember her being in a hurry to get somewhere. But after that, she was never seen again. This is the story of Amy Bechtel.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-09-28-9709280174-story.html

2. Runner's World: https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20817705/long-gone-girl/

3. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/27/sports/othersports/27skinner.html

4. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110865762/amy-joy-bechtel

5. Disappeared: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.1ea9f733-7a10-615b-b52e-fc5efc996f31?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv&workflowType=Commerce-TVOD&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv-20&

6. Wyoming News: https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/opinion/columnists/uden-murder-mystery-solved-some-day-we-will-learn-about-amy-bechtel/article_ddf496f5-c86e-587c-94a7-4ed26400dac7.html

7. Stone Cold Project: https://stonecoldproject.com/cases/amy-wroe-bechtel/

8. Cody Enterprise: https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_30080774-86aa-11e2-a987-0019bb2963f4.html

In March of 2022, a 39-year-old father was found dead in his Utah home from a suspected fentanyl overdose. But in the midst of the investigation, and after his wife published a book about her grieving process, police uncovered suspicious information that led them to a May 2023 arrest. This is the murder of Eric Richins.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Eric's Obituary: https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/eric-richins

2. The Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/15/eric-richins-whose-wife-is-accused/

3. Julie's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/julie-jorgenson-obituary?id=27135508

4. Good Things Utah: https://www.abc4.com/gtu/a-childrens-book-to-aid-in-coping-with-grief/

5. Walker Mortuary: https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/eric-richins

6. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12068471/Eric-Richins-killer-wife-believed-3-6million-death.html

7. Kouri's Arrest Warrant: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23808108/kouri-richins-warrant.pdf

8. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2023/05/12/kouri-richins-slain-husband-suspected-she-had-an-affair/

9. The US Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/8084131/kouri-richins-bizarre-facebook-post-husband-murdered/

10. Linda's Obituary: https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/linda-richins

11. Fox 13 Now: https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/kouri-richins-changed-life-insurance-policies-prosecutors-say

12. Law & Crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVUc8l47dk

13. People: https://people.com/crime/kouri-richins-threw-party-day-after-allegedly-murderin-husband/

14. ABC4: https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/who-was-eric-richins-the-fallen-man-behind-the-grieving-wife-turned-author/

15. KPCW: https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2023-05-09/the-grand-home-kouri-richins-plywood-mansion-in-midway-could-have-buyer

16. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2023/05/12/kouri-richins-signaled-she-was-single-and-available-on-tv-show-expert/

17. Good Things Utah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTgMPcR8-CU&t=82s

18. KUTV: https://kutv.com/news/2news-investigates/family-friends-shocked-by-utah-authors-arrest-for-husbands-murder-kouri-eric-richins-home-depot-march-2022-linda-king-fentanyl-poisoning-amazon-childrens-book-shocked

19. The Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/11/utah-author-argued-with-husband/

20. Dr. G Explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW0vIHjk-qQ

In 2018, a San Francisco man was found dismembered in a fish tank inside his own home. After strange reports from the neighbors, investigators began searching for the culprit of his grisly murder. But with multiple calls to 911, and a large gap of time before the investigation began, did they lose the opportunity to catch the perpetrator? This is the story of Brian Egg.

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CASE SOURCES

1. San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Missing-SF-man-Brian-Egg-remembered-by-friends-13222505.php

2. San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Headless-body-found-in-SF-fish-tank-ruled-a-13829458.php

3. ABC: https://abc7news.com/headless-body-timeline-found-sf-no-head/5467636/

4. ABC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5w3-kPxRZs

5. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=crime&id=280374

6. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/15/brian-egg-san-francisco-fish-tank-murder

7. Medium: https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-police-had-ample-time-to-catch-offenders-at-the-crime-scene-but-did-not-da08dd222770

8. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?296425

9. Patch: https://patch.com/california/dublin/person-interest-headless-body-case-held-santa-rita-jail

10. Eugene's Obituary: https://www.degusipefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Eugene-Charles-43246/#!/Obituary

11. Jan's Obituary: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/05/03/pinellas-obituaries/

12. Mark H. Freeman: https://markhfreeman.wordpress.com/the-stud-decade-by-decade/

13. The Bay Area Reporter: 

https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=crime&id=275609

14. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?276315

15. ABC: https://abc7news.com/sf-murder-case-person-of-interest-brian-egg-lance-silva/5271840/

In June of 2007, a newly single mother of three vanished from her Colorado home. Shortly after, her car was found burned out, but it would take years for her body to be uncovered. Once police learned she was living what they referred to as a double-life, many potential suspects added themselves to her story, with one person standing out among the rest. This is the story of Paige Birgfeld.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89397721/paige-meredith-birgfeld

2. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-secret-life-of-paige-birgfeld/

3. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-an-arrest-7-years-in-the-making/

4. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trials-killer-colorado-mom-secret-life-appeals-conviction/story?id=77812059#:~:text=Lester%20Jones%20is%20arrested%2C%20stands,nine%20years%20after%20her%20disappearance.

5. Paige's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/denverpost/name/paige-birgfeld-obituary?id=19482076

6. A Candy Rose blog: http://www.acandyrose.com/paige_birgfeld_photo5a.jpg

7. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/friends-family-gather-in-memory-of-paige-birgfeld/article_4137e35d-d5c4-5a54-9300-89ffb5148465.html

8. Paige's House: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2512-Oleaster-Ct-Grand-Junction-CO-81505/13945131_zpid/?

9. KJCT8: https://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Hear-the-audio-and-the-transcript-389125841.html

10. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89397721/paige-meredith-birgfeld

11. George's Obituary: https://ronefuneralservice.com/tribute/details/201/George-Coralluzzo/obituary.html

12. NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/cumberland/2011/08/man_visited_2_taverns_before_t.html

13. People: https://people.com/crime/lester-jones-guilty-paige-birgfeld-murder/

14. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/appeals-court-vacates-part-of-jones-conviction/article_e300b670-e292-11ec-9f82-2b7308fdde7e.html

In July of 2019, a 25-year-old man and new father left his wife’s grandparents’ Nebraska home on foot after an argument, and never returned. He was spotted on multiple surveillance cameras in the area, but then, he seemed to vanish without a trace. This is the story of Chance Englebert.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/chance-leslie-englebert

2. County 17: https://county17.com/2021/05/03/moocroft-mans-disappearance-remains-a-mystery-nearly-two-years-later/

3. County 17: https://county17.com/2019/07/12/wife-of-missing-moorcroft-man-fears-the-worst/

4. News Nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8-y96np3EE

5. News Nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvZ7cL8Df90

6. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/chance-leslie-englebert

7. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissingPersons/comments/11ntae9/the_mysterious_disappearance_of_chance_englebert/

8. News Nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6MVXWRMRZ4

9. Newsbreak: https://original.newsbreak.com/@fatim-hemraj-561392/2866034342473-in-2019-a-young-husband-and-father-went-missing-after-an-argument-with-his-wife-s-relatives-where-is-chance-englebert

10. Change.org petition: https://www.change.org/p/federal-bureau-of-investigation-fbi-needed-for-chance-englebert-disappearance/psf/share?source_location=combo_psf&psf_variant=combo&cbd_s=eyJleHBlcmltZW50TmFtZSI6InBzZl9jb21iby0xOTE5NzcxNiIsInZhcmlhbnQiOnsidmFyaWFudE5hbWUiOiJhNCIsImRhdGEiOnsiYW1vdW50Ijo4MDAsImFtb3VudF9pZCI6ImE0In0sInB1bGxzIjo1LCJyZXdhcmRzIjozMX0sInZhcmlhbnROYW1lIjoiYTQiLCJjb21ib0JhbmRpdEFtb3VudCI6OCwiYW1vdW50SWQiOiJhNCJ9&share_intent=1

11. County 17: https://county17.com/2019/07/12/wife-of-missing-moorcroft-man-fears-the-worst/

12. Find Chance Englebert Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/findchanceenglebert

13. KNEB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hpvGf75TM0

14. NTV ABC: https://nebraska.tv/news/local/police-break-down-timeline-dispel-rumors-in-missing-mans-search

15. Cowboy State Daily: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/04/14/former-legislator-private-investigators-tracking-case-of-missing-moorcroft-man/

16. Lyn's interview with Kody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WBjfPXYxYs

In June of 2020, an 18-year-old Amish girl went missing during the walk home from her Pennsylvania church. Within the first few weeks of her disappearance, while putting together eyewitness accounts and surveillance footage from the area, police were able to unravel the devastating truth about what really happened to her. This is the murder of Linda Stoltzfoos. 

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Lancaster Online: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/a-full-timeline-of-18-year-old-linda-stoltzfoos-disappearance-so-far/article_e1701842-c3a8-11ea-9532-639eb8c87d9a.html

2. Lancaster Online: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/i-robbed-the-family-justo-smoker-admits-killing-amish-teen-as-new-details-of-her/article_c9ae6faa-eb1c-11eb-bc37-9b8e3433e660.html

3. Linda's Obituary: https://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/linda-sue-stoltzfoos/article_508892a7-a0d4-56aa-8a5d-0757143622b8.html

4. York Daily Record: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2020/07/13/police-more-details-missing-amish-teen-linda-stoltzfoos/5427056002/

5. York Daily Record: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2021/04/22/what-we-know-linda-stoltzfoos-missing-amish-teen-lancaster-pa/7332890002/

6. Fort Madison Daily Democrat: https://www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/daily_democrat/getting-to-know-the-amish/article_0f12313a-8ad4-5d8e-9387-6d8ad35cdd28.html

7. Bird-In-Hand community website: https://bird-in-hand.com/blog/6-things-to-know-about-amish-country/

8. Fox: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/the-search-for-18-year-old-linda-stoltzfoos-continues-in-lancaster-county/521-023b3eaa-6998-48a0-a054-7d5edce975bd

9. Splash 4 Ripples blog: https://splash4ripples.com/tag/vernon-deb-smoker/

10. Amish Gazebos: https://www.amishgazebos.com/amish-or-mennonite/

11. https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/who-is-justo-smoker-heres-what-we-know-about-the-man-charged-with-kidnapping-killing/article_4f4b53ba-c3b6-11ea-9ded-0f8dba90ea12.html

12. Lancaster Online: https://lancasteronline.com/news/ex-pv-wrestler-gets-12-1-2---30-yrs-for-area-holdups/article_3c4f1032-6610-598e-9d79-df3bf4859b30.html

13. Fox 43: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/justo-smoker-the-killer-of-linda-stoltzfoos-is-sentenced-to-an-additional-17-years-for-violating-his-parole-by-state-parole-board/521-739e35aa-0983-47e1-a92e-8304c3f23706

14. CBS: https://local21news.com/news/local/search-for-stoltzfoos-continues-draws-comparison-to-40-year-old-crime

15. Leagle: https://www.leagle.com/decision/1986356351pasuper51355

16. Intelligencer Journal: https://www.newspapers.com/image/568662177/?terms=evelyn%20fisher&match=1

17. Fox 43: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/linda-stoltzfoos-justo-smoker-update-lancaster-county/521-fc58eb3e-21f5-4494-a2b4-dd2f6b7ac6b3

In April of 2019, a 22-year-old mom went missing from North Carolina without any of her family or friends realizing, because they continued to receive messages from her as if nothing was wrong. When her mom finally got suspicious and started digging, she found that no one had actually seen her daughter in three months. This is the story of Monica Moynan.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Mirror: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/killer-pretended-victim-twisted-text-27234746

2. CBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk-bNX70Bjs

3. People: https://people.com/crime/ex-convicted-of-murdering-missing-mom-faking-texts-to-her-parents-to-hide-killing/

4. Monica's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moni.day.5473

5. Monica's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceformoni?sharetype=teams&member=3182768&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=p_na%20share-sheet&pc_code=fb_co_postupdate_a&rcid=d88f9dee401248119ca0d855b50b6f39&fbclid=IwAR3nfVaXJPJfCzlgVxHyqGh4ynAr-HbMp94_RFsUTiDbID0Q-qajLcXXAj4

6. ABC: https://abc11.com/brian-sluss-murder-trial-monica-moynan-holly-springs/11741908/

7. The Herald-Sun: https://www.newspapers.com/image/646052158/?terms=%22monica%20moynan%22&match=1

8. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/brian-sluss-convicted-murder-monica-moynan-north-carolina#:~:text=Moynan's%20two%20daughter%2C%20now%20ages,been%20adopted%20by%20the%20Tuckers.

9. CBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZnE7C05pE

10. ABC: https://abc11.com/jarlyn-lisbeth-sluss-holly-springs-murder-arrest/6176354/

11. WRAL: https://www.wral.com/monica-moynan-s-family-reacts-to-guilty-verdict-of-brian-sluss/20256633/

12. Winston-Salem Journal: https://journalnow.com/police-find-blood-search-woods-in-virginia-for-missing-nc-woman/article_d22fd6f9-2d2b-5e6e-b60e-43227ba04caa.html

13. Brian's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011630854989

14. ABC: https://abc11.com/brian-sluss-trial-monica-moynan-holly-springs-murder/11792035/

15. ABC: https://abc11.com/jarlyn-sluss-monica-moynan-brian-holly-springs-missing-mom/6179660/?fbclid=IwAR3Siemwgs_eGBwzyAdi9grnAIRAH6C7J9AigxzRH2MZow1pUYod3qafwU0