December 12, 2014. Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A severed head belonging to an elderly woman is discovered in a rural wooded area about thirty feet from the nearest road, but the rest of her remains cannot be found. The head has rubber balls inside its eye sockets and since it has been embalmed, investigators are unable to extract any DNA to make an identification, so the victim becomes known as “The Beaver County Jane Doe”. While the authorities do not believe that foul play took place, a local resident named Jay Grabner starts displaying suspicious behaviour to indicate he might have some knowledge about the head. However, all attempts to determine the Beaver County Jane Doe’s identity and the circumstances of her death are unsuccessful. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an incredibly bizarre mystery about the discovery of a severed head. Join us on Saturday, October 26 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Beaver_County_Jane_Doe https://unsolved.com/gallery/the-severed-head/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/15/the-strange-sad-quest-to-match-a-severed-embalmed-head-with-its-body/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bb82266a0128 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-bodies-head-specialreport/special-report-a-womans-severed-head-was-found-in-the-woods-who-is-she-idUSKBN1D21B4/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pennsylvania-head-idUSKBN0TX2F120151214/ https://www.goerie.com/story/news/education/2015/12/12/edinboro-university-artist-creates-new/25015300007/ https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2015/12/06/mysterious-case-embalmed-head-found/989358007/ https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/12/08/increased-reward-offered-for-information-on-embalmed-head-found-in-economy-beaver-county/69708414007/ https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Beaver_County_Jane_Doe https://www.distractify.com/p/beaver-county-severed-head “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 1, 1974. North Adams, Massachusetts. After leaving a dance at a local lodge, 18-year old Kim Benoit goes missing. Two weeks later, Kim’s body is discovered at the bottom of an embankment in a remote area twelve miles away and it is determined that she was the victim of strangulation. In October 1976, 17-year old Cynthia “Rocky” Krizack goes missing after leaving her home in the nearby town of Williamstown and her body is also eventually found at the bottom of a remote embankment. Since Rocky has been strangled to death and there are similarities between the two cases, investigators look into the possibility that she was killed by the same person who murdered Kim, but both crimes remain unsolved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a pair of cold cases from the Berkshires. If you have any information about the featured cases, please contact the Berkshire County State Police Detective Unit at (413) 499-1112. That’s (413) 499-1112. For Kim Benoit’s murder, you can also contact the North Adams Police Department at (413) 664-4944 and for Cynthia “Rocky” Krizack’s murder, you can also contact the Williamstown Police Department at (413) 458-5733. Additional Reading: https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/author-and-former-prosecutor-links-convicted-killer-to-kim-benoit-murder/article_d942ac81-a54f-5fb4-bd9c-ea9f1a5d95bb.html https://www.iberkshires.com/story/66509/Reward-Offered-in-Renewed-Search-for-Kim-Benoit-s-Killer.html https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/cold-case-reward-information-kim-benoit-death-1974/ https://www.greylockglass.com/top-left-corner-170-investigating-cold-cases-of-murder-time-can-be-your-friend/ https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/02/22/true-crime-cynthia-krizack/ https://www.iberkshires.com/story/47000/Cold-Case-Expert-Offers-Thoughts-on-Unsolved-Local-Murders.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/544888238/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/545933562/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/545034519/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/1072387675 https://www.newspapers.com/image/470976091/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/532271900/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 12, 1983. Wyoming, Ohio. 59-year old Dorothea Irwin is found stabbed to death inside her residence. Since she was in the midst of selling the house and said she was meeting an interested buyer, it is theorized that this person murdered her as part of an elaborate set-up. Suspicion turns towards Dorothea’s son, John “Jay” Irwin, who had previously spent time in prison for fraud and encouraged his mother to put her home up for sale. Jay eventually commits some additional fraud schemes and becomes a wanted fugitive until he is captured in 1991, but no conclusive evidence links him or anyone else to Dorothea’s murder. Who was responsible for killing Dorothea Irwin and what could their motive have been? We shall attempt to answer that question on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothea_Irwin https://www.newspapers.com/image/103324432/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/103324378/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/103324343/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/764445101/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/103324688/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/103324693/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/103325205/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/101855002/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/101855023/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/764780734/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/164897155/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/101239293/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/101040575/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/763917774/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/100898478/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/801358948/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 10, 2005. Foley, Missouri. 13-year old Bianca Piper is reported missing by her mother, Shannon Tanner, who claims that she dropped Bianca off on a rural road about a mile from their residence. Bianca struggled with numerous mental health issues, included attention deficit hyperactive disorder and bipolar disorder, and had just gotten into a dispute with her mother. According to Shannon, she followed the recommendation of one of Bianca’s therapists and drove her daughter down the road, so that she could walk back home alone and deal with her aggression, but Bianca never arrived. Since investigators are unable to find her, they start believing that Bianca was abducted and became the victim of foul play. Was Bianca Piper harmed by a stranger or did something else happen to her? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a missing children’s case which remained unsolved for two decades. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at (636) 528-8546. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Bianca_Piper https://charleyproject.org/case/bianca-noel-piper https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/family-marking-th-anniversary-of-missing-foley-girl-with-fading/article_ccdad198-3191-5041-a01c-75cd283629fa.html https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/you-think-about-it-every-day-13-years-since-bianca-piper-disappeared/63-527561353 https://fox2now.com/news/after-14-years-mother-has-renewed-hope-missing-daughter-could-be-found/ https://www.firstalert4.com/2023/02/07/lincoln-county-cold-case-gets-renewed-hope/ https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightusa/2005-piper-bianca-noel-200https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightusa/2005-piper-bianca-noel-2005-t11840.html5-t11840.html https://www.bnd.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/answer-man/article202897184.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/151984830/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/151984920/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/151780322/ https://fox2now.com/news/fox-files/pimps-luring-suburban-high-school-girls-into-sex-slavery/ https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/stcharles/st-peters-woman-sentenced-for-running-prostitution-operation-out-of-hotel-room/article_948fbfb3-fe67-56cd-bed4-4eb5a5e7067f.html https://fox2now.com/news/fox-files/sister-of-missing-girl-admits-trafficking-high-school-girls/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 10, 1994. Vancouver, British Columbia. 55-year old Nick Masee and his 39-year old wife, Lisa Masee, tell people they are planning to meet a potential investor about a $10 million business deal, but after Nick makes a reservation at a local restaurant, no one shows up. The following morning, Lisa makes a pair of phone calls to say that she and Nick are leaving town for a few days, but the couple is never heard from again. A pair of plastic zip ties are found near the front door of the Masee residence to suggest that a kidnapping may have taken place, but there is also speculation that Nick and Lisa disappeared voluntarily. Were the Masees actually the victims of foul play? If so, what was the motive? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a Canadian cold case involving a missing couple which has gone unsolved for 30 years. Special thanks to listener Maria Gabriella for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-mystery-of-a-quiet-banker-and-his-chic-wife/article4154929/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nick-and-lisa-masee-looking-back-on-the-mysterious-disappearance-1.2738150 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/25-years-still-missing-disappearance-nick-lisa-masee-1.5231001 https://www.newspapers.com/image/495149600/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/495149604/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/495192622/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/495192938/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/495151346/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/504623040/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/495192938/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/496624172/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/495901857/ https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1088dmbc.html https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1225dfbc.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 23, 2010. London, England. After he is not heard from for a week, the nude decomposed body of 31-year old Gareth Williams, a junior analyst who had been working with MI6, is found inside a padlocked holdall bag in the bathtub of his flat. While his cause of death cannot be determined, there are differing opinions about whether Gareth could have locked himself in the bag on his own and suffocated, or if he was murdered by an unknown third party. A number of different theories are pushed forward, such as Gareth being killed by Russian agents or becoming the victim of a sex game gone wrong, but there are no conclusive answers about how he died.  Did Gareth Williams somehow manage to trap himself inside the bag and die in a tragic accident, or did something else take place? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore of the most bizarre unexplained deaths in the history of the United Kingdom. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/sep/06/mi6-death-gareth-williams-cctv https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-11095158 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/20/gareth-williams-spy-mi6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12059910 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/02/gareth-williams-key-unanswered-questions https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/23/spy-in-bag-death-coroners-inquest https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/02/gareth-williams-death-mi6 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/02/gareth-williams-coroner-never-solved https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24927078 https://www.businessinsider.com/kgb-defector-russia-killed-the-british-spy-found-in-a-duffel-bag-2015-9 https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/murder-the-likely-story-of-gareth-williams https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomwarren/secrets-of-the-spy-in-the-bag https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gareth-williams-mi6-bag-bath-b2490768.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68202900 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 6, 2021. Orlando, Florida. 22-year old Bryan “Vladek” Hasel shows up at a coffee shop he often frequents, but after police are called and Vladek is issued a trespass warning for a prior incident with a pocket knife, he walks off and vanishes without a trace. Nine days later, Vladek’s father returns from a family trip and discovers that his son is missing and has left most of his personal belongings behind in their apartment. There is speculation that Vladek may have suffered some sort of a mental health crisis and disappeared voluntarily, but no trace of him can be found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we are covering the unsolved disappearance of Bryan “Vladek” Hasel at the direct request of his family, who are doing whatever they can to spread awareness about his story and are hoping he is still alive somewhere and can be found safely. If you have any information about Vladek’s disappearance, please contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Office at (407) 254-7000. His case number is 21-83864. You can also reach out to the family directly at [email protected] or visit their website about the case at findvladekhasel.wixsite.com/find-vladek. Please visit FACTORMEALS.com/cold50 and use code cold50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month while your subscription is active! “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 26, 2000. Reno, Nevada. 25-year old Star Palumbo is found wandering around through a restricted area at Reno-Tahoe International Airport and tells security that she is looking for her sister, even though she does not have one. An officer drives Star to the nearby Hilton Hotel and Casino and drops her off, but she soon vanishes without trace and her abandoned car is discovered at the airport one day later. Since Star had been displaying erratic and paranoid behaviour prior to her disappearance, investigators explore the possibility that she was on drugs or suffered some sort of mental breakdown, but even though there are a number of unconfirmed rumours about what might have happened to Star, no trace of her is ever found.  October 28, 1991. San Francisco, California. After last being seen at a hospital, 29-year old Selena Edon inexplicably disappears and breaks off all contact with her loved ones. Two years earlier, Selena had suffered a serious brain injury in a motorcycle accident which caused memory issues and made it difficult for her to take care of herself. She eventually tells her family and friends that she is leaving town with an unidentified woman, but no one can confirm if this woman even exists and Selena is never heard from again. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a pair of missing persons cases that were featured on “Unsolved Mysteries” and involve young women who disappeared without leaving any evidence behind. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/star-palumbo/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Palumbo https://charleyproject.org/case/star-michelle-palumbo https://www.newspapers.com/image/149308077 https://www.newspapers.com/image/149383924/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/150317171/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/150315406/ https://mynews4.com/on-your-side/ask-joe/ask-joe-have-any-clues-surfaced-after-womans-disappearance-20-years-ago https://unsolved.com/gallery/selena-edon/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Selena_Edon “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.  

October 26, 2015. Calgary, Alberta. Lee Antoni, the husband of 31-year old Amanda Antoni, returns home, from a weekend trip and discovers Amanda’s body lying in a pool of blood inside their basement. Two days earlier, a phone call between Amanda and Lee had abruptly cut off and since her broken cell phone is found on the floor, police initially believe that Amanda was attacked and her death was a homicide. However, after failing to turn up any strong suspects or forensic evidence pointing towards an outside party, investigators start to consider the possibility that Amanda actually suffered an accidental fatal fall down the stairs. Was Amanda Antoni the victim of foul play or was her death nothing more than a tragic accident? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a Canadian case that was recently featured on the “Unsolved Mysteries” reboot. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Calgary Police Service at (403) 266-1234 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/body-in-the-basement/ https://globalnews.ca/news/2306865/family-of-amanda-antoni-desperate-for-answers-in-her-mysterious-death/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/amanda-antoni-calgary-homicide-castleridge-1.3290985 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-amanda-antoni-death-ruled-accidental-1.3895003 https://globalnews.ca/tag/amanda-antoni/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/amanda-antoni-unsolved-mysteries-netflix-calgary-police-1.7281846 https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/new-unsolved-mysteries-episode-examines-death-of-calgary-woman-1.6984557 https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/death-of-calgary-woman-featured-in-new-unsolved-mysteries-episode “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 14, 1994. Rochester, Pennsylvania. After leaving her home, 14-year old Sarah Boehm goes missing and a cryptic letter is soon found inside her bedroom. Even though Sarah supposedly wrote about being in a relationship with an abusive man and expressed a desire to run away, the authorities question the legitimacy of the letter and wonder if it may have been intended to mislead the investigation. Over three months later, a murdered Jane Doe is found 50 miles away in the Berlin Lake Wildlife Area in Ohio and in 2003, the victim is positively identified as Sarah. It turns out that the body of another murdered girl, 17-year old Kathryn Menendez, was found in the same wildlife area one month after Sarah originally went missing. Even though Kathryn lived only a few miles away and there is no apparent connection between the two victims, investigators explore the possibility that they were both killed by the same perpetrator. This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” covers the murders of two teenage girls which have gone unsolved for 30 years and we will also briefly discuss the murder of 16-year old Anna Marie Callahan, which took place in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania in October 1995. Special thanks to listener Maria Milchman for narrating the opening of this episode. Join us on Saturday, April 24 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading:  https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/person-of-interest-killing-of-sarah-boehm/ https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2009/07/11/15-years-later-teen-s/18307467007/ https://www.wkbn.com/news/who-murdered-14-year-old-sarah-boehm-and-17-year-old-kathryn-menendez/ https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/crime/2022/08/04/return-to-view-detectives-continue-the-search-for-answers-in-the-murder-of-sarah-boehm-beaver-county/65374453007/ https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2024/07/12/fbi-beaver-ohio-girls-murders-boehm-park-berlin-menendez/stories/202407120089 https://fox8.com/news/unsolved-murder-mystery-revisited-authorities-renew-effort-in-portage-county-cold-case/ https://www.wtae.com/article/sarah-boehm-30-years-later/61581593 https://www.the-review.com/story/news/2009/08/27/alliance-cold-case-murder-victim/19285572007/ https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/body-of-17-year-old-girl-exhumed-at-alliance-cemetery-30-years-after-her-murder “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 25, 1966. Bridgetown, Ohio. After he is seen taking out the garbage, 28-year old Jerry Bricca returns to his residence, where he lives with his 23-year old wife, Linda, and their four-year old daughter, Debbie. Two days later, the entire family is found murdered, as they have each been stabbed to death inside their […]

September 25, 1966. Bridgetown, Ohio. After he is seen taking out the garbage, 28-year old Jerry Bricca returns to his residence, where he lives with his 23-year old wife, Linda, and their four-year old daughter, Debbie. Two days later, the entire family is found murdered, as they have each been stabbed to death inside their respective bedrooms. Police begin to suspect Fred Leininger, a local veterinarian whom Linda had recently started working for and was rumoured to be having an affair with, but there is not enough evidence to implicate him and no one is ever charged with the crime. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the disturbing story of the Bricca Family Murders, which has remained unsolved for nearly 60 years. If you have information about this case, please contact the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Section at (513) 851-6000. Special thanks to Factor sponsoring this episode. Please visit FACTORMEALS.com/cold50 and use code “cold50” to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month while your subscription is active! Additional Reading: “Summer’s Almost Gone: The Haunting Case of the Bricca Family Murders” by J.T. Townsend https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/death-on-a-quiet-street1/ https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/12/18/cincinnati-author-examines-bricca-family-massacre-new-book/2003965002/ https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/st-lucie-county/crime/who-killed-the-bricca-family-local-historian-explores-cold-case-in-new-book https://www.wlwt.com/article/bricca-murders-a-new-push-to-solve-cincinnatis-infamous-cold-case/30984570 https://www.fox19.com/2022/05/17/detectives-continue-investigating-brutal-bricca-family-murders-five-decades-later/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 7, 1990. Daviess County, Kentucky. The nude body of a white male who appears to be in his thirties is found in a remote wooded area. The victim has been shot and severely beaten and his hands and feet were removed, but since he cannot be identified, he becomes known as the “Daviess County […]

January 7, 1990. Daviess County, Kentucky. The nude body of a white male who appears to be in his thirties is found in a remote wooded area. The victim has been shot and severely beaten and his hands and feet were removed, but since he cannot be identified, he becomes known as the “Daviess County John Doe”. Seventeen years later, investigators announce that the victim has been identified as Scott Morris, a 14-year old boy who went missing from Indianapolis, Indiana in 1978, but this turns out to be mistake, as DNA testing later shows that the decedent has no genetic connection to Scott’s family. Finally, in April 2024, the Daviess County John Doe is correctly identified as William Mathews, a former Louisville resident who was 37 years old at the time of his death, but his murder remains unsolved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two separate unsolved cold cases which wound up being linked together in a very unlikely fashion. Additional Reading: https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/William_Mathews https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/133umky.html https://www.the-messenger.com/news/local/article_6f162764-e767-11e4-a441-8bdf44f3238c.html https://www.14news.com/story/1753449/stefanie-silvey-investigates-alleged-murders-of-james-cable/ https://transdoetaskforce.org/index.php/articles/case-solve-owensboro-ky-doe-1990 https://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/victim-in-34-year-old-daviess-county-cold-case-identified/ https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/37-year-old-louisville-man-identified-as-victim-in-1990-daviess-county-cold-case-ksp/article_b6f1ee08-fea3-11ee-a482-4bfd956cc402.html https://charleyproject.org/case/scott-michael-morris https://www.14news.com/story/7059575/brutally-murdered-john-doe-identified/ https://www.14news.com/story/7077566/family-prepares-to-bring-home-body-of-murdered-man/ https://www.14news.com/story/145375/unsolved-murder-unidentified-man/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Welcome to “Hot Pursuit”, a summer true-crime collaboration, where we dive deep into the world of true crime. We’ve gathered many incredible true-crime podcasters to bring you an episode that’s all about the heat of the chase. We’ll explore cases where justice was relentlessly pursued, delve into crimes that occurred during the scorching summer months, […]

Welcome to “Hot Pursuit”, a summer true-crime collaboration, where we dive deep into the world of true crime. We’ve gathered many incredible true-crime podcasters to bring you an episode that’s all about the heat of the chase. We'll explore cases where justice was relentlessly pursued, delve into crimes that occurred during the scorching summer months, and highlight cold cases that desperately need some heating up. From heart-pounding pursuits to stories of perseverance and determination, this collaborative effort aims to shed light on cases that have captivated the public’s imagination and those that need your attention now more than ever. You’ll hear from the following podcasters (in order); if you enjoy listening, please check out their podcasts by clicking their link below: Fresh Hell The Trail Went Cold Suffer the Little Children Music City 911 Already Gone Sirens: A Southern True Crime Podcast Everything Scary Private Dicks The Dark Oak Podcast Key to the Case True Crime Creepers Vintage Homicide Excuse Me, That’s Illegal Beyond the Rainbow Murder and Mimosas Coffee and Cases Method & Madness Podcast

June 15, 2009. Toronto, Ontario. 32-year old Turkish immigrant Hatice Corbacioglu leaves on a road trip to New York in order to meet her 28-year old Turkish boyfriend, Riza Cosa, with whom she has been carrying on a long-distance relationship for six months. Hatice never returns and breaks off all contact with her family, but […]

June 15, 2009. Toronto, Ontario. 32-year old Turkish immigrant Hatice Corbacioglu leaves on a road trip to New York in order to meet her 28-year old Turkish boyfriend, Riza Cosa, with whom she has been carrying on a long-distance relationship for six months. Hatice never returns and breaks off all contact with her family, but Riza claims that she left on a flight to Turkey. However, it eventually comes out that Riza is already married and his 45-year old wife, Winsome Angela Perez, has also gone missing. In May 2010, Winsome’s murdered body is discovered behind Riza’s former workplace and within days, it is announced that Riza has taken his own life in Turkey and no trace of Hatice can be found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover the bizarre story of a Canadian citizen who went missing on American soil after becoming involved with a married man. Additional Reading: https://disappearedblog.com/hatice-corbacioglu/ https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/police-hope-for-new-information-in-missing-woman-case https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/family-suspects-missing-woman-met-with-foul-play-1.514415 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/family-hopes-for-leads-on-missing-woman/article_2f516e9c-d0ab-574a-95f6-2eb972f3158c.html https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/missing-toronto-woman-s-boyfriend-kills-self-in-turkey/article_29b8e1d3-cc52-5e14-ad0a-db0e343ac011.html https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/hicksville-woman-s-remains-identified-husband-sought-w87768 https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/global-search-for-slain-hicksville-woman-s-husband-o73447 https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/hatice-corbacioglu-planned-to-marry-riza-cosa-family-says-y05036 https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/cops-man-suspected-in-wife-s-death-may-have-killed-himself-w18129 https://abc7ny.com/archive/7453929/ If you have any information about this case, please contact the Toronto Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 10, 1999. Pierrefonds, Quebec. 42-year old Janet Kuchinsky leaves her residence in order to go out for a walk, but never returns. The following morning, Janet’s body is found in a wooded area next to a bicycle path located one kilometre from her home and she has been bludgeoned to death by a blunt […]

July 10, 1999. Pierrefonds, Quebec. 42-year old Janet Kuchinsky leaves her residence in order to go out for a walk, but never returns. The following morning, Janet’s body is found in a wooded area next to a bicycle path located one kilometre from her home and she has been bludgeoned to death by a blunt instrument. Months later, a serial killer named William Patrick Fyfe is charged with the murders of a number of other women which also happened to occur in the West Island region of Montreal during this time period, but no evidence links him to Janet’s death and the crime is never solved. April 29, 1996. Senneville, Quebec. 51-year old Andre Lalonde, a veteran constable with the Montreal Urban Community Police, pulls over a Ford Tempo with a noisy muffler for a seemingly routine traffic stop before he is fatally shot by the driver. It turns out the vehicle was stolen and it is later found abandoned in an industrial section of Montreal after having been set on fire. There is speculation that in the weeks prior to Lalonde’s murder, the Tempo may have been used during a series of bank robberies, but while investigators believe they have a potential suspect in the shooting, they lack the evidence to file charges. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel back to our home country of Canada to explore a pair of unsolved murders which took place in the West Island of Montreal. Special thanks to listener Talia Guilbault-Miscovich for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/police-hope-reward-will-help-hunt-for-killer-1.238470 https://montrealgazette.com/news/world/do-you-remember-the-day-janet-kuchinsky-was-murdered-in-pierrefonds https://www.newspapers.com/image/425364722/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/425373199/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/425368310/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/420974747/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/425541181/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/425369421/ https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/west-island-gazette/murder-of-police-officer-andre-lalonde-remains-unsolved-25-years-later https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/andre-lalonde-montreal-police-unsolved-murder-1.3559969 https://globalnews.ca/news/2704684/montreal-police-const-andre-lalonde-laid-to-rest-20-years-ago-but-murder-still-unsolved/ https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/west-island-gazette/kramberger-murder-rate-is-low-here-but-weve-had-some-notorious-cases https://www.newspapers.com/image/424851844/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/485580244/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/425057826/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/424856966/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 12, 1992. Charles Mix County, South Dakota. After an all-night partying spree, 20-year old Arnold Archambeau, Arnold’s 18-year old spouse, Ruby Bruguier, and Ruby’s 17-year old cousin, Tracy Dion, get into a car accident and roll over into a frozen ditch. By the time help arrives at the scene, Tracy is still trapped inside […]

December 12, 1992. Charles Mix County, South Dakota. After an all-night partying spree, 20-year old Arnold Archambeau, Arnold’s 18-year old spouse, Ruby Bruguier, and Ruby’s 17-year old cousin, Tracy Dion, get into a car accident and roll over into a frozen ditch. By the time help arrives at the scene, Tracy is still trapped inside the car, but Arnold and Ruby have disappeared. Three months later, Arnold and Ruby’s bodies are found submerged in water in the ditch over 75 feet away from the accident scene and their cause of death is determined to be exposure. However, the investigation turns up some odd discrepancies to suggest that Arnold and Ruby may have still been alive during the three-month window they were missing before their bodies were brought back to the ditch and placed there by an unknown party. Did the couple actually die of exposure on the same morning of the accident or did something else happen? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a bizarre unexplained death case which was featured on “Unsolved Mysteries”. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_of_Arnold_Archambeau_and_Ruby_Bruguier https://unsolved.com/gallery/arnold-archambeau-ruby-bruguier/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Arnold_Archambeau_and_Ruby_Bruguier https://www.newspapers.com/image/239872047/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/239936120/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/239873722/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/240264744/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/527815632/ https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/area-sheriff-leaves-office-after-28-years “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 16, 1991. Denver, Colorado. An armed gunman commits a robbery from the underground vault at the United Bank Tower on Father’s Day and makes off with $197,000 in cash. While the six employees from the vault are allowed to live, the assailant fatally shoots four guards: 41-year old Phillip Mankoff, 21-year old Todd Wilson, […]

June 16, 1991. Denver, Colorado. An armed gunman commits a robbery from the underground vault at the United Bank Tower on Father’s Day and makes off with $197,000 in cash. While the six employees from the vault are allowed to live, the assailant fatally shoots four guards: 41-year old Phillip Mankoff, 21-year old Todd Wilson, 33-year old William McCullom Jr. and 21-year old Scott McCarthy. Two-and-a-half weeks later, a 54-year old retired police officer named James King, who once worked as a guard at United Bank, is arrested and charged with the robbery and the murders. However, since the stolen money is never recovered and no physical evidence links King to the crime, the case against him is very circumstantial and King is acquitted of all charges at trial. Was James King actually responsible for this crime or did law enforcement allow the real perpetrator to get away with it? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a controversial unsolved bank robbery/quadruple homicide which has become known as “The Father’s Day Bank Massacre”. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day_Bank_Massacre “Murders in the Bank Vault: The Father’s Day Massacre and the Trial of James King” by Walter Gerash and Phil Goodstein https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/17/Murderous-robber-had-detailed-knowledge-of-bank/5477677131200/ http://blogs.denverpost.com/crime/2011/06/29/denvers-fathers-day-massacre-20-years-later/307/ https://www.denverpost.com/2013/06/10/james-king-key-figure-in-mystery-of-denver-fathers-day-massacre-dies/ https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/denver7-archive-inside-the-investigation-into-the-colorado-fathers-day-bank-massacre https://torontosun.com/news/world/crime-hunter-fathers-day-massacre-still-vexes-cops “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 23, 2009. Anadarko, Oklahoma. 61-year old pastor Carol Daniels drives from her home in Oklahoma City to the Worthy Temple Christ Holy Sanctified Church in order to perform her Sunday morning duties there, but less than two hours after her arrival, Carol is murdered. She has been stripped naked, stabbed several times, and had […]

August 23, 2009. Anadarko, Oklahoma. 61-year old pastor Carol Daniels drives from her home in Oklahoma City to the Worthy Temple Christ Holy Sanctified Church in order to perform her Sunday morning duties there, but less than two hours after her arrival, Carol is murdered. She has been stripped naked, stabbed several times, and had a dissolving chemical sprayed over her body in an apparent attempt to destroy DNA evidence, but no one can figure out the motive for this crime. Nearly eight years later, investigators announce that a deceased criminal named Denise Kay Cooper and another suspect may have been responsible for Carol’s murder, but even though evidence is presented to a grand jury, no charges are filed. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved murder of Reverend Carol Daniels, one of the most shocking and brutal crimes ever featured on this podcast. Additional Reading: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32566988 https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/oklahoma.pastor.killing/index.html https://www.news9.com/story/5e35b63d83eff40362bf1103/man-claims-he-saw-murder-suspect-fleeing-anadarko-church https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/columns/2017/03/30/the-morning-brew-anadarko-cold-case-under-grand-jury-scrutiny/60609650007/ https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3461176/completed-autopsy-report-released-in-anadarko-pastors-death https://www.theodysseyonline.com/gods-razor-of-judgment https://www.news9.com/story/5e3349b71290151d52141e1a/9-years-later-evidence-revealed-in-the-murder-of-pastor-carol-daniels https://kfor.com/news/grand-jury-looking-into-brutal-unsolved-murder-of-anadarko-pastor/ https://www.swoknews.com/news/11-years-a-mystery-the-violent-murder-of-rev-carol-daniels/article_5b9896ad-5eef-5d45-899b-19a981056d6f.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 20, 1994. Los Angeles, California. Alfredo Newball returns to his apartment and discovers that his 32-year old pregnant wife, Cecilia Newball, and his six-year old stepson, Rene Perez, have vanished without a trace and Cecilia’s Jeep and all of their personal possessions have been left behind. Even though Cecilia is only two weeks away […]

September 20, 1994. Los Angeles, California. Alfredo Newball returns to his apartment and discovers that his 32-year old pregnant wife, Cecilia Newball, and his six-year old stepson, Rene Perez, have vanished without a trace and Cecilia’s Jeep and all of their personal possessions have been left behind. Even though Cecilia is only two weeks away from giving birth, Alfredo is soon mailed a typewritten note in which Cecilia reveals that she and Rene have run off with a doctor from Honduras. Prior to her disappearance, Cecilia had been contacted by a woman who wanted to arrange a meeting to show her some baby furniture on the day she went missing, but she cannot be identified and Cecilia and Rene are never found. February 21, 1991. Las Cruces, New Mexico. 35-year old Edyth Warner, an art student at New Mexico State University, leaves her class and does not return, and 11-year old Nicholas Smith, Edyth’s son from a previous marriage, also seems to go missing at the same time. According to Edyth’s current husband, Henry Warner, Edyth took Nicholas and went to stay at a friend’s house and never came back, but she inexplicably left behind the couple’s three-year son, Andrew. Investigators eventually come to believe that Edyth and Nicholas were the victims of foul play, but no suspects are named and the case is never solved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two unsolved missing persons cases in which a mother and son disappeared together. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/cecilia-newball-rene-perez/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Cecilia_Newball_and_Rene_Perez_Jr. https://charleyproject.org/case/cecilia-elizabeth-newball https://charleyproject.org/case/rene-perez-jr https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-29-me-44410-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130718060712/http://www.lacountymurders.com/wanted/099-00062-3199-011.pdf https://charleyproject.org/case/edyth-ann-warner https://charleyproject.org/case/nicholas-vincent-smith https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-30-vw-653-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/431536244/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/997619150/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 29, 2012. Palmyra, Pennsylvania. After spending the evening at a bar, 21-year old Kortne Stouffer returns to her apartment building alongside a male friend named Cody Pruett, but gets into a confrontation with her neighbours. The police are called to the scene and manage to de-escalate the situation, so Kortne goes into her apartment […]

July 29, 2012. Palmyra, Pennsylvania. After spending the evening at a bar, 21-year old Kortne Stouffer returns to her apartment building alongside a male friend named Cody Pruett, but gets into a confrontation with her neighbours. The police are called to the scene and manage to de-escalate the situation, so Kortne goes into her apartment with Cody. When Cody wakes up later that morning, he claims that Kortne has vanished without explanation and she has left her car and all of her personal belongings behind. Investigators explore a number of different leads, but can find no evidence of foul play or any strong suspects, so Kortne’s disappearance remains unsolved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a bizarre case about a young woman who seemingly vanished from her apartment in the middle of the night. Special thanks to listener Becki Routsong for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/kortne-ciera-stouffer https://www.pennlive.com/topic/kortne-stouffer/posts.html https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2012/08/kortne_stouffer_disappeared_am.html https://www.wgal.com/article/disappearance-of-kortne-stouffer-palmyra-pennsylvania/40680399 https://www.wgal.com/article/timeline-for-disappearance-of-kortne-stouffer-palmyra-pennsylvania/40690263 https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/kortne-stouffer/ https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lebanon-county/family-of-kortne-stouffer-look-for-answers-11-years-cold-case/521-0f80fc96-c646-42aa-99f7-c5dc8c12c98b https://www.abc27.com/local-news/kortne-stouffer-remains-missing-after-11-years-family-hosts-annual-float-event/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/995947179/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/995947204/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/995958181/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/995958172/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 25, 1983. Jefferson County, Montana. While attending a picnic with her family in Helena National Forest, four-year old Nyleen Kay Marshall goes off to play with some other children until she vanishes without a trace. An extensive search of the forest fails to find her, but other kids report having seen an unidentified man […]

June 25, 1983. Jefferson County, Montana. While attending a picnic with her family in Helena National Forest, four-year old Nyleen Kay Marshall goes off to play with some other children until she vanishes without a trace. An extensive search of the forest fails to find her, but other kids report having seen an unidentified man in a jogging suit speaking to Nyleen shortly before she went missing. Over two years later, the authorities receive a series of anonymous letters and phone calls from a man who claims to be raising Nyleen, but he is never identified and Nyleen cannot be found. Was Nyleen Kay Marshall actually the victim of a stranger abduction and, if so, who was responsible? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a disturbing unsolved missing children’s case which has featured a number of surprising twists and turns these past four decades. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at (406) 225-4075. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Nyleen_Marshall https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Nyleen_Marshall https://charleyproject.org/case/nyleen-kay-marshall https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/nyleen-kay-marshall-statistic-or-sadistic https://www.newspapers.com/image/393478114/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/393478143/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/405882338/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/394181486/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/526972062/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/526972802/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/409663551/ https://www.kxlh.com/news/2017/02/07/cold-case-what-happened-to-nyleen-marshall/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Monica_Bonilla “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 19, 2005. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 34-year old Danielle Imbo meets up with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, 35-year old Richard Petrone, and they spend the evening hanging out at a downtown bar. Richard says that he is planning to drive Danielle home, but after leaving together in Richard’s pick-up truck, they vanish without a trace. Three years […]

February 19, 2005. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 34-year old Danielle Imbo meets up with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, 35-year old Richard Petrone, and they spend the evening hanging out at a downtown bar. Richard says that he is planning to drive Danielle home, but after leaving together in Richard’s pick-up truck, they vanish without a trace. Three years later, the FBI announces they are investigating the possibility that the couple were the victims of a murder-for-hire plot, but they do not name any potential suspects and no trace of Danielle, Richard or the truck are ever found. Could the couple have disappeared when they accidentally drove into a body of water, or did foul play actually take place? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearances of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, one of the most perplexing missing persons cases of the modern era. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Danielle_Imbo_and_Richard_Petrone_Jr. https://charleyproject.org/case/danielle-imbo https://charleyproject.org/case/richard-petrone-jr https://www.newspapers.com/image/183910934/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/183910944/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/198019191/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/198019273/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/198021057/ https://abc7chicago.com/archive/5940410/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/were-long-missing-couple-victims-of-a-murder-plot/ https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/fbi-danielle-imbo-richard-petrone-cold-case-missing-persons/2006689/ https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/richard-petrone-danielle-imbo-doug-bishop-adventures-with-purpose-philadelphia-missing-couple/ https://patch.com/new-jersey/moorestown/new-details-danielle-imbo-richard-petrone-jr-case https://abc7chicago.com/danielle-imbo-richard-petrone-missing-person-cold-case/14446145/ If you have any information about this case, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department at (215) 686-3013, the Mount Laurel Township Police Department at (856) 234-1414, or the Camden County Sheriff’s Office at (856) 225-5470 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 22, 1996. Nashville, Tennessee. 18-year old Melissa Chilton and 18-year Tiffany Campbell show up for work at Exotic Tan for Men, a tanning salon which doubles as an adult entertainment establishment. At some point during their shift, an assailant murders the two women in the salon’s laundry room and they are stabbed a combined […]

February 22, 1996. Nashville, Tennessee. 18-year old Melissa Chilton and 18-year Tiffany Campbell show up for work at Exotic Tan for Men, a tanning salon which doubles as an adult entertainment establishment. At some point during their shift, an assailant murders the two women in the salon’s laundry room and they are stabbed a combined total of over 100 times. Seventeen years later, a suspect named Patrick Streater, who happens to be Tiffany’s former boyfriend, is charged with both murders. However, in 2018, the authorities announce that new DNA testing has significantly weakened their case against Streater, making it impossible to take him to trial, so the murder charges are dropped. Did Patrick Streater actually kill Melissa Chilton and Tiffany Campbell or was someone else responsible? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a horrific double homicide which is often referred to as the “Tanning Bed Murders”. Additional Reading: https://www.newspapers.com/image/113504770/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/112002499/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/113512260/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/113465555/ https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/a-17-year-ordeal-ends-for-two-murder-victims-mothers-as-a-grisly-unsolved-crime/article_c0eb8d97-2035-5eb0-b1f1-db90856f8dd2.html https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2018/06/29/1996-nashville-tanning-bed-killings-charges-dropped-against-suspect-patrick-streater/745475002/ https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2017/03/13/charged-1996-tanning-bed-killings-man-argues-dismiss-case/99135074/ https://www.wkrn.com/news/during-hearing-inmate-testifies-his-cousin-committed-tanning-bed-murders/ https://fox17.com/fox-17-investigates/unsolved-27-years-later-can-justice-be-found-in-double-homicide-of-two-nashville-teens https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/mother-urges-police-to-retest-evidence-in-unsolved-nashville-double-murder/ https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/14/just-askin-what-happened-to-melissa-chilton-tiffany-campbell-nashville/69879683007/ https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/90-year-old-grandmother-speaks-for-the-first-time-about-a-murder-that-rocked-nashville-and-her-family/ https://fox17.com/news/local/former-suspect-in-nashville-tanning-bed-murders-charged-with-attempted-rape-in-washington-state-king-county-patrick-streater If you have any information about this case, please contact the Metro Nashville Police Department’s Cold Case Unit at (615) 862-7329. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 19, 2001. Anchorage Alaska. While staying at a motel, 52-year old registered nurse Thomas Nuzzi fails to check out and does not show up for his next scheduled work assignment in the town of Bethel. Six days later, Thomas’ abandoned Jeep is found at a remote ski lodge in Chugach State Park, but an […]

June 19, 2001. Anchorage Alaska. While staying at a motel, 52-year old registered nurse Thomas Nuzzi fails to check out and does not show up for his next scheduled work assignment in the town of Bethel. Six days later, Thomas’ abandoned Jeep is found at a remote ski lodge in Chugach State Park, but an extensive search of the area fails to find him. In the days prior to his disappearance, Thomas was seen with an unidentified man and woman. The couple continued to occupy Thomas’ motel room after he vanished, but they are never tracked down and it’s unclear if they had any involvement in what happened to Thomas. Was Thomas Nuzzi the victim of foul play or did he orchestrate his own disappearance? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a puzzling unsolved missing persons case from Alaska. Special thanks to listener Wendy Murray for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Anchorage Police Department at (907) 786-8900. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/thomas-anthony-nuzzi https://dps.alaska.gov/getmedia/046fc990-4d0c-48e0-a7c0-3e58c9de1a41/Nuzzi https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/usedtobedoe/nuzzi-thomas-june-2001-t4565.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 24, 1991. Widnes, England. After receiving a phone call from an unknown person, 42-year old Vera Anderson asks a neighbour to watch over her son while she steps out, but even though Vera says she will only be gone for ten minutes, she never returns. Hours later, Vera’s body is discovered inside her parked […]

August 24, 1991. Widnes, England. After receiving a phone call from an unknown person, 42-year old Vera Anderson asks a neighbour to watch over her son while she steps out, but even though Vera says she will only be gone for ten minutes, she never returns. Hours later, Vera’s body is discovered inside her parked car at the Old Tannery Complex in Penketh over four miles away and she has been strangled and had her throat slashed. Since witnesses recall seeing Vera at a pub with a man that night, investigators look into the possibility that he might be her killer, but this man is never identified. In 2022, an unnamed man and woman are arrested on suspicion of Vera’s murder, but released without charge without any further details being released to the public. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel back to the United Kingdom to explore the unsolved murder of Vera Anderson, a truly perplexing cold case in which the motive for the crime remains unknown. Additional Reading: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/vera-anderson-unsolved-murder-warrington-28645677 https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/24027454.cheshire-police-latest-vera-anderson-murder-investigation/ https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/23741849.vera-anderson-murder-probe-latest-32nd-anniversary-death/ https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2024/02/27/detectives-release-new-cctv-image-in-investigation-into-the-murder-of-vera-anderson-32-years-ago/ https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/24147608.police-launch-cctv-appeal-32-years-murder-vera-anderson/ https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/suspect-still-under-investigation-18-27637063 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-60848263 https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/suspects-vera-anderson-murder-case-23498674 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/thirty-one-years-ago-today-24854452 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 30, 1968. Mead, Colorado. After leaving a party being held at his fiancee’s residence, 18-year old Leroy Drieth is killed when his car crashes into a tree. Prior to the crash, Leon had reportedly made a statement that he was going to kill himself, so his death is ruled to be a suicide. Decades […]

May 30, 1968. Mead, Colorado. After leaving a party being held at his fiancee’s residence, 18-year old Leroy Drieth is killed when his car crashes into a tree. Prior to the crash, Leon had reportedly made a statement that he was going to kill himself, so his death is ruled to be a suicide. Decades later, Leroy’s sister learns some incriminating information about an altercation which supposedly took place at the party between Leroy and some of Patty’s family members. After Leroy’s body is exhumed, an autopsy uncovers a pair of knife wounds on his neck and while his cause of death is officially changed from “suicide” to “undetermined”, there are still no conclusive answers about how Leroy was killed. October 18, 1992. Fauquier County, Virginia. While horseback riding with a friend, 37-year old Shelly Malone is supposedly thrown to the ground before her horse stomps on her chest with such force that it ruptures her heart. While Shelly’s death is ruled to be an accident, her family notices suspicious behaviour from her friends, as well as alleged discrepancies in their story about how she was killed. After discovering small traces of blood inside her truck, Shelly’s family becomes convinced that she was murdered and that the so-called horseback riding accident was staged, but are unable to convince the authorities to reclassify her death. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a pair of suspicious unexplained deaths in which the victim’s loved ones were certain that foul play took place. If you have any information about the death of Leroy Drieth, please contact the Weld County Sheriff’s Office at (970) 356-4015. If you have any information about the death of Shelly Malone, please contact the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office at (540) 347-3300. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/leroy-drieth/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Leroy_Drieth https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/blame/foul-play-investigated-in-deaths-years-later/73-409298773 https://unsolved.com/gallery/shelly-malone/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Shelly_Malone Washingtonian Article (July 1993) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/02/the-horse-whisperers/789e4be9-ff80-4487-9524-60c4630574a2/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 28, 2008. Little Rock, Arkansas. 45-year old John Glasgow leaves his home and fails to show up for work at his office, so he is subsequently reported missing. The following day, John’s abandoned SUV is discovered in a parking lot at Petit Jean State Park over 70 miles away, but an extensive search of […]

January 28, 2008. Little Rock, Arkansas. 45-year old John Glasgow leaves his home and fails to show up for work at his office, so he is subsequently reported missing. The following day, John’s abandoned SUV is discovered in a parking lot at Petit Jean State Park over 70 miles away, but an extensive search of the park fails to find him. Rumours circulate that John’s disappearance may be linked to stress he had been experiencing over an external audit at his workplace, but no evidence is found to indicate that John did anything illegal. In 2015, John’s skeletal remains are discovered at the base of a cliff only one mile from where his vehicle had been found, but a cause of death cannot be determined. Why did John Glasgow drive to Petit Jean State Park? Was his death a suicide or did foul play take place? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a missing persons case in which the recovery of the victim’s remains failed to provide any conclusive answers. If you happen to have any information about this case, please contact the Conway County Sheriff’s Office at (501) 354-2411. Additional Reading: https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2008/02/29/glasgow-case https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/mar/21/vanishing-pieces-glasgow-mystery-still-su-20080321/ https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/a-year-later-family-believes-john-glasgows-dead/ https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/john-glasgows-disappearance-still-unexplained/ https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/john-glasgow-to-dillards-call-off-the-dogs/ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/feb/09/family-files-have-man-declared-dead-20110209/ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/mar/18/body-found-of-lr-exec-missing-since-08-/ https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/apr/11/glasgow-s-cause-of-death-unclear-201504-1/ https://www.kark.com/news/john-glasgow-disappearance-timeline/ https://katv.com/archive/medical-examiners-report-released-in-case-of-john-glasgow “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 5, 1997. San Antonio, Texas. Police receive an anonymous phone call from a man who claims that 44-year old Monika Rizzo has been murdered by her husband, Leonard Rizzo, and that her remains can be found in her backyard. While a search of the property turns up nothing, investigators learn that Monika has not […]

June 5, 1997. San Antonio, Texas. Police receive an anonymous phone call from a man who claims that 44-year old Monika Rizzo has been murdered by her husband, Leonard Rizzo, and that her remains can be found in her backyard. While a search of the property turns up nothing, investigators learn that Monika has not been seen for weeks and there are allegations of abuse in her marriage. One month later, a new search of the Rizzos’ backyard turn up over 200 bone fragments and it is eventually determined that they belong to Monika. While Leonard is suspected of having killed Monika, the authorities do not believe there is enough evidence to file murder charges and there are a number of unanswered questions about how she died. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a gruesome murder which has gone unsolved for nearly 27 years. If you have any information about this case, please contact the San Antonio Police Department at (210) 207-7273. Join us on Saturday, April 27 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/monika-rizzo/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Monika_Rizzo “The Raw Truth” by Bill McKinney https://www.newspapers.com/image/366612835/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/357041607/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/356830156/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/356760486/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/356761194/ https://www.ksat.com/news/2019/05/31/more-than-200-bone-fragments-found-nobody-charged-in-monika-rizzo-murder/ https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/05/03/the-bone-yard-who-killed-monika-rizzo-south-texas-crime-stories-episode-2/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-appeals/1205799.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 17, 1966. Hendersonville, North Carolina. A pair of close friends, 43-year old Vernon Shipman and 36-year old Charles Glass, both go missing and Vernon’s abandoned car is soon found on a dirt road near his residence. Five days later, Vernon and Charles’ bodies are discovered in an isolated area alongside the body of a […]

July 17, 1966. Hendersonville, North Carolina. A pair of close friends, 43-year old Vernon Shipman and 36-year old Charles Glass, both go missing and Vernon’s abandoned car is soon found on a dirt road near his residence. Five days later, Vernon and Charles’ bodies are discovered in an isolated area alongside the body of a 61-year old Asheville resident named Louise Davis Shumate and all three victims have been bludgeoned to death. Even though Louise does not appear to have any known connection to Vernon or Charles, multiple witnesses report having seen all three of them inside Vernon’s car with an unidentified man prior to their deaths. Decades later, some investigators express their belief that a deceased criminal named Edward Thompson committed the murders, but there is no conclusive evidence to implicate him. Since Vernon and Charles were both gay men, could the murders have been a hate crime? If not, what was the actual motive and how did Louise become mixed up in the whole situation? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the most bizarre unsolved triple homicides you’ll ever hear about. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office at (828) 697-4596. Additional Reading: https://hendersonheritage.com/unsolved-triple-murder/ https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2016/07/18/1966-triple-murder-still-sends-shock-waves-through-hendersonville/4570754007/ https://www.boldlife.com/wild-life/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Vernon_Shipman,_Charles_Glass,_and_Louise_Shumate “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 15, 1988. Greenwood, South Carolina. After spending the evening at a basketball court, eight-year old Malakia “Kia” Logan heads back towards her apartment on her bicycle. Even though she only has to travel 300 yards, Kia never arrives and her abandoned bicycle is found. Two years later, a skull is discovered in a wooded […]

May 15, 1988. Greenwood, South Carolina. After spending the evening at a basketball court, eight-year old Malakia “Kia” Logan heads back towards her apartment on her bicycle. Even though she only has to travel 300 yards, Kia never arrives and her abandoned bicycle is found. Two years later, a skull is discovered in a wooded area about 35 miles away and DNA testing eventually identifies it as belonging to Kia. In 2002, a suspect named Charles Wade Hampton is charged with Kia’s murder after he confesses to the crime, but since he recants his confession and there is no other corroborating evidence against him, the charges against him are dropped. Did Hampton actually commit this crime or was someone else responsible? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a frustrating missing children’s case which has remained unsolved for over 35 years. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office at (864) 942-8600 or the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division at (803) 737-9000. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Malakia_Logan https://www.wistv.com/story/1002539/indictment-in-14-year-old-disappearance-of-greenwood-girl/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/70566881/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/70566931/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/70566953/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/190491455/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/69766543/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/625941407/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/70372837/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/70371938/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/194881544/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/70707810/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/70707818/ https://www.wistv.com/story/6707932/suspect-in-murder-of-greenwood-county-eight-year-old-may-soon-walk-free/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 18, 1991. Azalea, Oregon. Two-year old Tommy Gibson goes missing from the front yard of his rural home. Tommy’s father, Larry Gibson, who happens to be a deputy with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, claims that his son vanished while he was out jogging and later tells the authorities that his daughter witnessed Tommy […]

March 18, 1991. Azalea, Oregon. Two-year old Tommy Gibson goes missing from the front yard of his rural home. Tommy’s father, Larry Gibson, who happens to be a deputy with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, claims that his son vanished while he was out jogging and later tells the authorities that his daughter witnessed Tommy get abducted by an unidentified couple driving a pick-up truck. However, investigators notice a number of suspicious discrepancies which make them believe that Larry caused Tommy’s death and covered up what he did by disposing of his son’s body. Larry is eventually charged with the crime and convicted of second-degree manslaughter and serves nearly three years in prison, but he continually maintains his innocence and no trace of Tommy is ever found. Was Larry Gibson actually responsible for the disappearance of his son? Or was the boy the victim of a stranger abduction? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a very frustrating missing children’s case which still has a number of unanswered questions. Special thanks to listener Sam Payant for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at (541) 440-4450. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Thomas_Gibson https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tommy_Gibson https://www.deseret.com/1995/1/19/19154476/oregon-town-still-divided-over-boy-s-disappearance/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal/19792315/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/198517497/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/338055000/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/573597925/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/350877751/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/394199591/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/442570299/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/202334607/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/202354511/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/388680042/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/232888668/ https://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/court-of-appeals/1996/144-or-app-523.html https://charleyproject.org/case/thomas-dean-gibson “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 30, 1995. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 31-year old Anne Barber Dunlap disappears after her husband, Brad Dunlap, claims that she went on a shopping trip. Two days later, Anne’s car is discovered in a K-Mart parking lot with her body inside the trunk and she has been repeatedly stabbed in the head and neck. Since Brad […]

December 30, 1995. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 31-year old Anne Barber Dunlap disappears after her husband, Brad Dunlap, claims that she went on a shopping trip. Two days later, Anne’s car is discovered in a K-Mart parking lot with her body inside the trunk and she has been repeatedly stabbed in the head and neck. Since Brad took out a life insurance policy on Anne in the months prior to her death, he becomes the police’s prime suspect. However, Anne’s parents vigorously defend Brad and there is not enough evidence to conclusively implicate him in her death. Was Anne Barber Dunlap actually murdered by her husband or was an unknown third party responsible? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a controversial unsolved homicide which has spawned very divisive opinions. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Minnesota Police Department tip line at (612) 692-TIPS (8477) Additional Reading: https://truecrime.fandom.com/wiki/Murder_of_Anne_Barber_Dunlap https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-new-details-revealed-in-dunlap-murder-mystery/89-70f6dc98-9660-4687-a2b4-0458532bccfc https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-police-reopen-anne-dunlap-murder-case/ https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/cold-case-anne-barber-dunlap/ https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/anne-dunlaps-parents-still-waiting-for-justice-after-24-years/89-0d2283d3-a0f2-4cd0-bcf3-4ebc8f2a6e52 https://www.newspapers.com/image/179964901/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/179965021/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/180279707/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/180280070/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/225806393/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/193922462/ http://www.paulbarber.net/annemiss.html Brad Dunlap Crime Scene Interview (Jan. 1, 1996) KARE 11 “From The Archives” New Segment (1996) “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 10, 2007. Chocowinity, North Carolina. The mother of 19-year old university student Ginni Wood calls her up on her cell phone, but after their brief conversation ends, Ginni is never heard from again. Ginni told her mother she had travelled to Brownsville, Texas for spring break in order to visit her 19-year old best […]

March 10, 2007. Chocowinity, North Carolina. The mother of 19-year old university student Ginni Wood calls her up on her cell phone, but after their brief conversation ends, Ginni is never heard from again. Ginni told her mother she had travelled to Brownsville, Texas for spring break in order to visit her 19-year old best friend, Kelly Gaskins, and Kelly’s 23-year old boyfriend, Ervin Williams. However, it turns out that Ervin is a fugitive who fled North Carolina after failing to appear in court on numerous felony charges and Kelly is also wanted for a probation violation. This leads to speculation that the couple travelled across the border into Mexico in order to evade the authorities before Ginni joined them there, but Ervin and Kelly are also not heard from again. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the perplexing story of three American citizens who seemingly went missing together in Mexico and have not been seen for the past 17 years. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at (252) 946-0101 or the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation at (919) 662-4500. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/virginia-lynne-wood https://charleyproject.org/case/kelly-gray-gaskins https://disappearedblog.com/virginia-wood/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 22, 1989. Temecula, California. The housemate of 30-year old Marine Captain Jeffrey Digman returns to their residence and discovers that Jeffrey has been shot to death inside his bedroom. Since a gun Jeffrey owns is lying next to him, his death is ruled to be a suicide and investigators theorize that he had become […]

January 22, 1989. Temecula, California. The housemate of 30-year old Marine Captain Jeffrey Digman returns to their residence and discovers that Jeffrey has been shot to death inside his bedroom. Since a gun Jeffrey owns is lying next to him, his death is ruled to be a suicide and investigators theorize that he had become despondent over a recent transfer to Puerto Rico. However, Jeffrey’s parents discover some suspicious discrepancies to make them suspect he was murdered and while his cause of death is eventually changed from “suicide” to “undetermined”, there are no conclusive answers about how he was killed. February 20, 1992. South Korea. 30-year old Army Staff Sergeant Billy Ray Hargrove is found hanging by a parachute cord from a tree outside his residence and his death is ruled to be a suicide. Billy Ray’s best friend, 37-year old Army Sergeant First Class Mike Carmichael becomes convinced that Billy Ray was murdered and vows to perform his own independent investigation. However, six weeks later, Mike is discovered hanging by a parachute cord from a locker handle inside his barracks office. Even though Mike’s death is also ruled to be a suicide, his family believes that he was murdered in order to cover up the truth about Billy Ray’s death. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two suspicious and controversial suicide cases from the military involving three different servicemen whose families believed were the victims of foul play. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/jeffrey-digman/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jeffrey_Digman https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-21-me-4165-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/175934667/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/175934840/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/175934982/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-10-me-80-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/179220842/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/michael-carmichael-billy-ray-hargrove-2/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Carmichael_and_Billy_Ray_Hargrove https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19930518&slug=1701787 https://www.newspapers.com/image/89948176/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

…1 historic steam train……9 exceptional true crime podcasts……9 tales woven with the spirit of Women’s Day……Will YOU unravel the mysteries aboard? This International Women’s Day, join Shane Waters and Wendy Cee on an unprecedented journey through the heart of England to Crimecon UK in London. “Mysteries on the True Crime Express” is not just a […]

…1 historic steam train… …9 exceptional true crime podcasts… …9 tales woven with the spirit of Women’s Day… …Will YOU unravel the mysteries aboard? This International Women’s Day, join Shane Waters and Wendy Cee on an unprecedented journey through the heart of England to Crimecon UK in London. “Mysteries on the True Crime Express” is not just a podcast episode; it’s an immersive voyage into the depths of true crime, history, and the indomitable spirit of women. Aboard this old-world locomotive, you’ll encounter the hosts of 9 distinguished true crime podcasts, including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”. Each host presents a captivating story that not only chills the spine but also illuminates the historical essence of Women’s Day. From the comfort of Shane and Wendy’s compartment to the lively ambiance of the dining car, each tale unfolds in a unique setting on the train, adding layers of intrigue and ambiance to this auditory experience. So, secure your ticket and settle into your seat… …but be forewarned… …the journey ahead is filled with twists and turns. Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance: Deep Dark Secrets (https://www.deepdarksecretspodcast.com/) The Trail Went Cold (https://www.trailwentcold.com/) The Cult Vault (https://www.cultvaultpodcast.com/) Extinguished (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/extinguished/id1711608332) Once Upon a Crime (https://www.truecrimepodcast.com/) True Crime and Wine with Sherrilyn Dale (https://open.spotify.com/show/6zDVtsctjbO1OWeeL3iXXN) Defense Diaries (https://defensediaries.com/) Dip in and Out with Lucy (podcasts) Foul Play: Crime Series (https://www.itsfoulplay.com/)

Since “The Trail Went Cold” originally launched in February 2016, we have featured over 400 cold cases on the podcast, a number of which have wound up being solved or experiencing major developments. As a result, we have released a total of five special “update” episodes, but even though our last one came out just […]

Since “The Trail Went Cold” originally launched in February 2016, we have featured over 400 cold cases on the podcast, a number of which have wound up being solved or experiencing major developments. As a result, we have released a total of five special “update” episodes, but even though our last one came out just over two months ago, there have been a number of new updates since the start of 2024. On this particular episode, we’ll be discussing major developments in the 1970 disappearance of Donna Lass, the 1985 murder of Dexter Stefonek, the 1988 murder of Byron Carr, and the 1945 disappearance of Mary Jane Vangilder. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro. Here are the links to our four previous “update” episodes: https://www.trailwentcold.com/2020/01/01/the-trail-went-cold-episode-155-update/ https://www.trailwentcold.com/2021/12/29/the-trail-went-cold-episode-257-update-part-2/ https://www.trailwentcold.com/2023/01/04/the-trail-went-cold-episode-310-update-part-3/ https://www.trailwentcold.com/2023/12/27/the-trail-went-cold-episode-359-update-part-4/

June 9, 1959. Clinton, Ontario. After failing to return home, 12-year old Lynne Harper is reported missing and her body is discovered in a woodlot two days later. She has been sexually assaulted and strangled to death with her own blouse and suspicion turns towards her 14-year old classmate, Steven Truscott, who claims that he […]

June 9, 1959. Clinton, Ontario. After failing to return home, 12-year old Lynne Harper is reported missing and her body is discovered in a woodlot two days later. She has been sexually assaulted and strangled to death with her own blouse and suspicion turns towards her 14-year old classmate, Steven Truscott, who claims that he gave Lynne a ride to the highway on his bicycle and saw her climb into a passing car. Steven is soon charged, convicted and sentenced to death for Lynne’s murder, but his sentence is commuted to life imprisonment and he is paroled in 1969. Decades later, Steven files a successful appeal to have his conviction overturned, but there is still a lot of debate about who was actually responsible for Lynne Harper’s murder. Last week, we released Part One of our special eight-year anniversary episode of “The Trail Went Cold” about one of the most controversial murder cases in the history of Canada. This week, in Part Two, we will share the rest of the story before breaking down and analyzing all the details about the crime. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Truscott “Until You Are Dead: The Wrongful Conviction of Steven Truscott” “Steven Truscott: Decades of Injustice” by Nate Hendley https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/truscott/index.html https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/truscott/timeline.html https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/01/29/can_science_clear_truscott.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/court-acquits-truscott-calling-conviction-miscarriage-of-justice-1.668524 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/victim-s-family-stunned-by-truscott-compensation-1.747261 https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/who-killed-lynne-harper-retired-opp-sergeant-says-travelling-salesman-a-suspect-in-string-of-murders https://web.archive.org/web/20070401115048/http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/ccr/kaufman/exec.html If you would like to make a donation to “Season of Justice”, please visit our donation page at https://givebutter.com/SOJ_thetrail or text “TRAIL24” to # 53555. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 9, 1959. Clinton, Ontario. After failing to return home, 12-year old Lynne Harper is reported missing and her body is discovered in a woodlot two days later. She has been sexually assaulted and strangled to death with her own blouse and suspicion turns towards her 14-year old classmate, Steven Truscott, who claims that he […]

June 9, 1959. Clinton, Ontario. After failing to return home, 12-year old Lynne Harper is reported missing and her body is discovered in a woodlot two days later. She has been sexually assaulted and strangled to death with her own blouse and suspicion turns towards her 14-year old classmate, Steven Truscott, who claims that he gave Lynne a ride to the highway on his bicycle and saw her climb into a passing car. Steven is soon charged, convicted and sentenced to death for Lynne’s murder, but his sentence is commuted to life imprisonment and he is paroled in 1969. Decades later, Steven files a successful appeal to have his conviction overturned, but there is still a lot of debate about who was actually responsible for Lynne Harper’s murder. To commemorate the eight-year anniversary of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be releasing the first part of a special two-part episode about one of the most controversial murder cases in the history of Canada. Special thanks to listener Sarah Browning for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Truscott “Until You Are Dead: The Wrongful Conviction of Steven Truscott” “Steven Truscott: Decades of Injustice” by Nate Hendley https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/truscott/index.html https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/truscott/timeline.html https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/01/29/can_science_clear_truscott.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/court-acquits-truscott-calling-conviction-miscarriage-of-justice-1.668524 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/victim-s-family-stunned-by-truscott-compensation-1.747261 https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/who-killed-lynne-harper-retired-opp-sergeant-says-travelling-salesman-a-suspect-in-string-of-murders https://web.archive.org/web/20070401115048/http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/ccr/kaufman/exec.html If you would like to make a donation to “Season of Justice”, please visit our donation page at https://givebutter.com/SOJ_thetrail or text “TRAIL24” to # 53555. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 13, 2001. Bogota, New Jersey. The husband of 42-year old Patricia Viola returns home to discover that she has vanished and left all of her personal belongings behind. Prior to her disappearance, Patricia had been experiencing a lot of stress in her life and hinted to her best friend that she had something very […]

February 13, 2001. Bogota, New Jersey. The husband of 42-year old Patricia Viola returns home to discover that she has vanished and left all of her personal belongings behind. Prior to her disappearance, Patricia had been experiencing a lot of stress in her life and hinted to her best friend that she had something very important to get off her chest. One year later, a severed foot is found washed up on a beach 45 miles from Patricia’s residence. While DNA testing eventually confirms that the foot belongs to Patricia, the rest of her remains are never found and there is no explanation for how she died. Was Patricia Viola’s death a suicide or was she the victim of a foul play? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unexplained death of a beloved housewife and mother which still does not have a conclusive resolution. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Bogota Police Department at (201) 487-2400. Additional Reading: https://www.newspapers.com/image/499516373/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/499511640/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/499814735/ https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/remains-found-in-queens-in-2002-idd-as-missing-new-jersey-woman/ https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/bogota/2017/04/19/archive-remains-identified-those-bogota-woman-who-vanished-11-years-ago/100657932/ If you would like to make a donation to “Season of Justice”, please visit our donation page at https://givebutter.com/SOJ_thetrail or text “TRAIL24” to # 53555. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 11, 2004. Lake Township, Pennsylvania. After returning home from work, 22-year old Phylicia Thomas goes missing and her boyfriend’s best friend, Steven Allen Martin, soon becomes a person of interest. Two-and-a-half years earlier, an 18-year old friend of Phylicia’s named Jennifer Barziloski had also disappeared and since Steve was the last known person to […]

February 11, 2004. Lake Township, Pennsylvania. After returning home from work, 22-year old Phylicia Thomas goes missing and her boyfriend’s best friend, Steven Allen Martin, soon becomes a person of interest. Two-and-a-half years earlier, an 18-year old friend of Phylicia’s named Jennifer Barziloski had also disappeared and since Steve was the last known person to see Jennifer alive, there is speculation that the cases are connected. Over the years, rumours circulate that Phylicia may have been murdered at a party, but while Jennifer’s skull is found in a wooded area in 2010, there are no conclusive answers about how she died and Phylicia remains a missing person. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two unsolved cases involving young women who went missing under suspicious circumstances from the same area. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/phylicia-albina-thomas https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/04/25/woman-vanishes-while-investigating-dead-friends-disappearance/ https://www.timesleader.com/archive/866402/man-linked-to-missing-women-found-hanged-in-jail-steven-martin-was-a-person-of-interest-in-the-disappearances-of-phylicia-thomas-jennifer-barziloski-police-say https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/crime/2010/04/12/skull-found-in-luzerne-co/51641470007/ https://www.timesleader.com/archive/866877/family-and-friends-recall-jennifer-barziloski https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/689665/family-believes-phylicia-thomas-remains-are-on-hunlock-township-property https://www.timesleader.com/archive/866689/mother-of-missing-woman-wants-authorities-to-search-property https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/692490/phylicia-thomas-vigil-tonight-as-family-has-new-leads-for-missing-woman https://www.pahomepage.com/news/renewed-hope-in-18-year-old-cold-case-of-phylicia-thomas/ https://www.pahomepage.com/news/i-team/property-search-gives-missing-girls-family-renewed-hope/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/429553259/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/529928532/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/537498320/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/408007869/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/408007933 https://www.newspapers.com/image/508494203/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 2, 2008. Tinley Park, Illinois. Police are summoned to a Lane Bryant clothing store at the Brookside Marketplace Shopping Center and discover that five victims have been fatally shot in the back room: the 42-year old store manager Rhoda McFarland, and four customers, 37-year old Connie Wolfolk, 34-year old Jennifer Bishop, 33-year old Carrie […]

February 2, 2008. Tinley Park, Illinois. Police are summoned to a Lane Bryant clothing store at the Brookside Marketplace Shopping Center and discover that five victims have been fatally shot in the back room: the 42-year old store manager Rhoda McFarland, and four customers, 37-year old Connie Wolfolk, 34-year old Jennifer Bishop, 33-year old Carrie Hudek Chiuso, and 22-year old Sarah Szafranski. Even though another store employee was wounded with a bullet which grazed her neck, she winds up surviving and tells police that the shooting was committed by a black male. While the crime is suspected to be a robbery gone wrong, investigators are unable to find or identify the perpetrator or make much sense of his actions. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the Lane Bryant Shooting, a baffling crime involving five murdered victims which has somehow managed to remain unsolved for 16 years. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Bryant_shooting https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/16/grace.coldcase.lane.bryant/index.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-02-07-0802070622-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-08-02-0808010504-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-lane-bryant-anniversary-st-0202-20180201-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-lane-bryant-suspect-sketch-st-0202-20180201-story.html https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tinley-park-lane-bryant-murders/169697/ https://abc7chicago.com/lane-bryant-shooting-murder-murders-tinley-park/11533547/ https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lane-bryant-murders-tinley-park-15th-anniversary/ https://abc7chicago.com/tinley-park-lane-bryant-murders-unsolved-crime-il/12763590/ If you would like to make a donation to “Season of Justice”, please visit our donation page at https://givebutter.com/SOJ_thetrail or text “TRAIL24” to # 53555. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 4, 1990. San Antonio, Texas. While walking home from her friend’s house, eleven-year old Heidi Seeman goes missing after an apparent abduction. Nineteen days later, another San Antonio girl, seven-year old Erica Botello, is abducted from outside her apartment complex. The bodies of each victim are soon found at separate locations one day apart […]

August 4, 1990. San Antonio, Texas. While walking home from her friend’s house, eleven-year old Heidi Seeman goes missing after an apparent abduction. Nineteen days later, another San Antonio girl, seven-year old Erica Botello, is abducted from outside her apartment complex. The bodies of each victim are soon found at separate locations one day apart on the same weekend, but investigators are inclined to believe the murders are not connected. Both cases feature a number of compelling suspects, including an individual who was actively involved in the original search effort for Heidi, but there is not enough evidence to conclusively link anyone to either of these crimes. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved murders of two separate girls which traumatized the city of San Antonio. If you have any information about the murder of Heidi Seeman, please contact the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Missing Persons Hotline at 1-800-346-3243 or the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). If you have any information on the murder of Erica Botello, please contact the San Antonio Police Department at (210) 207-7273. Additional Reading: https://www.dps.texas.gov/apps/coldCase/Home/Details/56 https://www.sacurrent.com/news/25-years-later-the-heidi-seeman-murder-case-remains-unsolved-2459807 https://www.kens5.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/three-decades-later-1990-heidi-seeman-erica-botello-murders/273-0b1a1b93-2682-4cc6-8832-44b2e80f557f https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Two-San-Antonio-girls-were-abducted-and-killed-30-15461432.php https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/08/04/august-marks-33-years-since-disappearances-of-heidi-seeman-erica-botello/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/364695644/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/435060934/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590352539/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/968138763/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/356824573/ San Antonio Express-News (August 20, 1995) KSAT News Update (February 1996) “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 14, 1974. Clearwater, Florida. After borrowing her daughter’s car and leaving her home, 38-year old Margaret Dash never returns and the abandoned vehicle is discovered in St. Petersburg one month later. It turns out that Margaret had been involved in an extramarital affair with a man named Cleveland Hill, who supposedly threatened to kill […]

June 14, 1974. Clearwater, Florida. After borrowing her daughter’s car and leaving her home, 38-year old Margaret Dash never returns and the abandoned vehicle is discovered in St. Petersburg one month later. It turns out that Margaret had been involved in an extramarital affair with a man named Cleveland Hill, who supposedly threatened to kill her. Over the next 15 years, two other Florida women – 43-year old Retha Hiers and 21-year old Donyelle Johnson – also vanish without a trace after conducting an affair with Cleveland and there are allegations that he made threats against them as well. While there is suspicion that Cleveland was responsible for all of these disappearances, there is not enough evidence to implicate him and the three missing women are never found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a trio of unsolved missing persons cases which are linked together by the same man. If you have any information about the disappearance of Margaret Dash, please contact the Clearwater Police Department at (727) 562-4242. If you have any information about the disappearances of Retha Hiers and Donyelle Johnson, please contact the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office at (727) 582-6200 Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/margaret-r-dash https://charleyproject.org/case/retha-lee-hiers https://charleyproject.org/case/donyelle-chrishum-johnson https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2022/08/16/where-are-3-missing-tampa-bay-women-the-answer-may-rest-with-the-devil/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/339481582 https://www.newspapers.com/image/339683584 https://www.newspapers.com/image/339674295 https://www.newspapers.com/image/870341879 https://www.newspapers.com/image/331032163 https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/largo-excavation-retha-hiers/67-c7c41e55-acd0-4f2e-afbd-37262055cf9c “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 11, 1984. Ypsilanti, Michigan. Two armed men enter a real estate and insurance office before one of them fires a shot into the neck of the 47-year old owner, Jack Brown. The assailants then lock the office’s other employees inside the bathroom before fleeing the scene and Jack dies in the hospital several hours […]

January 11, 1984. Ypsilanti, Michigan. Two armed men enter a real estate and insurance office before one of them fires a shot into the neck of the 47-year old owner, Jack Brown. The assailants then lock the office’s other employees inside the bathroom before fleeing the scene and Jack dies in the hospital several hours later. Prior to his death, Jack had hinted that he might be involved in something which led to him being murdered, but the two perpetrators are not identified and the motive for the crime remains unclear. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a baffling murder which resembled a professional hit and has remained unsolved for 40 years. In addition, we will also be discussing the unsolved murders of 54-year old Elizabeth Shumate, 60-year old Frances Ivey and 46-year old JoAnn Brown, a trio of real estate agents who were shot to death inside their office in Houston, Texas in August 1983. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Brown https://unsolved.com/gallery/jack-brown/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/99060743/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/99426108/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/99810146/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/08/30/Priest-denied-access-to-crime-scene-for-last-rites/4372431064000/ https://www.click2houston.com/news/2019/05/29/questions-remain-in-1983-triple-homicide-police-ask-for-publics-help/ https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/slideshow/Houston-s-infamous-crimes-in-August-194965.php https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/missing-pieces/murders-of-3-realtors-still-unsolved-37-years-later/285-3d493018-69d6-447f-bb43-2fc49163dcd9 https://torontosun.com/news/world/crime-hunter-hurricane-and-homicide-a-deadly-cocktail If you have any information about the murder of Jack Brown, please contact the Ypsilanti Police Department at (734) 483-9510. If you have any information on the murders of Elizabeth Shumate, Frances Ivey & JoAnn Brown please contact the Houston Police Cold Case Unit at (713) 308-3618 or the Crime Stoppers of Houston tip line at (713) 222-TIPS (8477). “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 27, 2013. Bradenton, Florida. After taking his boat out onto the Braden River, 52-year old Patrick Mullins fails to return home and the abandoned boat is discovered several miles away in Egmont Channel the following day. Nine days after he vanished, Pat is found floating in Tampa Bay and it turns out he was […]

January 27, 2013. Bradenton, Florida. After taking his boat out onto the Braden River, 52-year old Patrick Mullins fails to return home and the abandoned boat is discovered several miles away in Egmont Channel the following day. Nine days after he vanished, Pat is found floating in Tampa Bay and it turns out he was fatally shot through the head and weighed down in the water with an anchor tied to a rope wrapped around his body. His official cause of death is listed as “undetermined”, but while law enforcement leans towards suicide, Pat’s loved ones notice some odd discrepancies to make them believe he was murdered. A family friend displays some suspicious behavior to suggest he might have knowledge of what happened, but there is not enough evidence to implicate him. Was Patrick Mullins the victim of foul play or was his death actually an elaborate suicide? For our first “Trail Went Cold” episode of 2024, we shall explore a controversial case which was featured on the Netflix reboot of “Unsolved Mysteries”. If you have any information about the death of Patrick Mullins, please contact the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at (941) 747-3011 or Manatee County Crimestoppers at (866) 634-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Pat_Mullins https://unsolved.com/gallery/body-in-the-bay/ https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/09/01/in-boaters-death-a-river-keeps-its-secrets-close/64255908007/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/669317870/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/669317973/ https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/09/25/pat-mullins-death-investigation-under-review/29201496007/ https://www.bradenton.com/living/article129187884.html https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2018/feb/07/manatee-county-murder-patrick-mullins-reward/ https://www.mysuncoast.com/2020/01/14/cold-case-family-still-searching-answers-patrick-mullins-homicide/ https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article267853552.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The New Year’s holiday is a celebration of new beginnings. With that in mind, we know this collaboration will introduce you to several amazing new true-crime podcasts (including “The Trail Went Cold”) that will quickly become your newest true-crime binges as we enter 2024 because, let’s face it, we know that’s exactly what you needed! […]

The New Year’s holiday is a celebration of new beginnings. With that in mind, we know this collaboration will introduce you to several amazing new true-crime podcasts (including “The Trail Went Cold”) that will quickly become your newest true-crime binges as we enter 2024 because, let’s face it, we know that’s exactly what you needed! With tons of episodes each, investigative curiosity, and a focus on advocacy, these podcasts will live up to the theme of our collaboration (“New Year, New Binge”) because you’ll soon find yourself falling in love with the podcasters included in these episodes. So, sit back, grab your detective caps, and let’s get this party started! Be sure to follow all of the podcasts you enjoyed so you never miss a new episode. Podcasts are listed below in the order in which you will be introduced to them: Crimelines  https://linktr.ee/crimelines  Sirens: A Southern True Crime Podcast https://bit.ly/TheSirensNetwork  Private Dicks Podcast https://linktr.ee/privatedicks Morning Cup of Murder  www.morningcupofmurder.com Persons Unknown  https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com  Fresh Hell Podcast  https://freshhellpodcast.com/ Stories With Sapphire  www.storieswithsapphire.com Travel and True Crime  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast Excuse Me, That’s Illegal www.linktr.ee/excusemethatsillegal.pod A Nefarious Nightmare  www.linktr.ee/anefariousnightmarepodcast The Trail Went Cold https://www.trailwentcold.com Coffee and Cases Podcast https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases  Teachers Talk Crime https://linktr.ee/teacherstalkcrime True Crime Creepers https://linktr.ee/TrueCrimeCreepers

Since “The Trail Went Cold” originally launched in February 2016, we have featured over 400 cold cases and unsolved mysteries on the podcast. A number of these cases have wound up either being solved or having major developments, so things have reached the point where we have been able to release four special “update” episodes […]

Since “The Trail Went Cold” originally launched in February 2016, we have featured over 400 cold cases and unsolved mysteries on the podcast. A number of these cases have wound up either being solved or having major developments, so things have reached the point where we have been able to release four special “update” episodes over the past four years. On this particular episode, we’ll be discussing the surprising updates in such cases as the 1930 abduction of two-year old Mary Agnes Moroney, the 1987 murder of six-year old Jeremy Stoner, and how the investigation into the 1945 disappearance of Mary Jane Vangilder wound up leading to the unexpected identification of another decedent. These are just some of the cases we’ll be discussing in our fourth special “update” episode of “The Trail Went Cold”. Here are the links to our three previous “update” episodes:  https://www.trailwentcold.com/2020/01/01/the-trail-went-cold-episode-155-update/ https://www.trailwentcold.com/2021/12/29/the-trail-went-cold-episode-257-update-part-2/ https://www.trailwentcold.com/2023/01/04/the-trail-went-cold-episode-310-update-part-3/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 26, 1983. Dallas, Texas. Two-year old Amber Crum is reported missing after James Britt Monroe, the live-in boyfriend of Amber’s mother, Stephanie Hughes, informs police that Amber was abducted from his parked pick-up truck while he was inside a grocery store. Weeks later, Britt is arrested on suspicion of murder after Stephanie implicates him […]

December 26, 1983. Dallas, Texas. Two-year old Amber Crum is reported missing after James Britt Monroe, the live-in boyfriend of Amber’s mother, Stephanie Hughes, informs police that Amber was abducted from his parked pick-up truck while he was inside a grocery store. Weeks later, Britt is arrested on suspicion of murder after Stephanie implicates him in Amber’s death. However, when Stephanie testifies during a preliminary hearing, she recants her original story, so Britt is released from custody and a grand jury declines to indict him due to lack of evidence. In 2007, a convicted child murderer named David Elliott Penton is looked at as a person of interest in Amber’s disappearance, but there is no evidence to implicate him. Was Amber actually the victim of a stranger abduction? Or was someone close to her responsible for her disappearance? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a controversial missing children’s case which has gone without answers for 40 years. Special thanks to listener Jana Goetz for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Dallas Police Department at (214) 670-4426. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/amber-nicole-crum https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Amber_Crum https://rcccmcc.com/2019/08/11/25-txf-amber-nicole-crum/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/612293968/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/635481365/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/636825769/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/362885757/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/635327431/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/636618595/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/635327584/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/636621155/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/638092936/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/638543496/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590301319/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/589235846/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/591052589/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Elliott_Penton “True Crime Web” Youtube Channel “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 23, 1993. Consett, England. 25-year old delivery driver Paul Logan brings a food order from a Chinese takeaway restaurant to a remote farm, but when he arrives, the property’s owners inform him that they never placed the order. When Paul attempts to leave, he is ambushed at the farm’s gate and bludgeoned to death […]

December 23, 1993. Consett, England. 25-year old delivery driver Paul Logan brings a food order from a Chinese takeaway restaurant to a remote farm, but when he arrives, the property’s owners inform him that they never placed the order. When Paul attempts to leave, he is ambushed at the farm’s gate and bludgeoned to death with a blunt instrument. It becomes apparent that the takeaway order was a set-up to lure Paul to his death and that multiple people were involved. But even though rumours circulate that Paul was murdered by someone with a personal grudge against him, no one is ever charged with the crime. December 23, 1994. Eaton, England. 31-year old Tracey Mertens is discovered on the steps of a local church with burns on 95 % of her body, so she is rushed to the hospital and passes away twelve hours later. Before her death, Tracey tells police that she was abducted from her former residence in Birmingham by two black men, who drove her to Eaton and set her on fire after pouring a can of petrol over her body. Suspicion mounts that Tracey was targeted because her spouse owed a drug debt to some dangerous people, but he denies any knowledge of what happened and Tracey’s killers are never identified. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel to the United Kingdom to cover a pair of unsolved murders which took place right before Christmas one year apart from each other. Additional Reading: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-46658799 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/paul-logan-murder-twists-turns-22193511 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/paul-logan-murder-gossip-rumours-22195055 https://www.newspapers.com/image/802956098/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/906459675/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/804904234/ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/tracey-mertens-unsolved-christmas-murder-22500104 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/tracey-mertens-murder-anniversary-rochdale-17448505 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-50890878 https://www.newspapers.com/image/857381180/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/916300456/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/918042546/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/848432231/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 26, 1993. Monticello, Iowa. After she fails to show up for work, 22-year old Cathy Jo Bohlken is found dead inside the bedroom of her apartment. She has been bound with duct tape and has a plastic bag over her head and was sexually assaulted and stabbed at least 54 times. Two years later, […]

December 26, 1993. Monticello, Iowa. After she fails to show up for work, 22-year old Cathy Jo Bohlken is found dead inside the bedroom of her apartment. She has been bound with duct tape and has a plastic bag over her head and was sexually assaulted and stabbed at least 54 times. Two years later, Travis Jamieson, a friend of Cathy’s younger brother who was only 16 years old at the time of the crime, is charged with the murder. Even though DNA testing links Travis to a semen sample found in Cathy’s body, there is no other physical evidence against him. Since Travis’ defence attorneys bring up issues with the validity of the DNA testing at his trial, he winds up being acquitted and set free. Did Travis Jamieson get away with the murder of Cathy Jo Bohlken or was someone else actually responsible? We will attempt to answer that question, as we present this month’s first “Trail Went Cold” episode about cases which took place around Christmastime. Additional Reading: https://www.newspapers.com/image/130357265/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/132557294/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/128251280/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/548723441/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/548723448/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/549575322/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/549576162/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/550152813/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/549584314/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/130612305/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/550152837/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/130612316/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/549700889/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/550802115/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/550802223/ https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/monticello-man-arrested-in-stabbing-indicated-bar-patron-would-not-hurt-my-family-again/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 24, 1997. Fremont County, Wyoming. After spending the day running errands, 24-year old Amy Wroe Bechtel never returns home and her abandoned car is discovered on a remote road in Shoshone National Forest. Even though he claims to have an alibi, Amy’s husband, Steve Bechtel, is looked at as a potential suspect by law […]

July 24, 1997. Fremont County, Wyoming. After spending the day running errands, 24-year old Amy Wroe Bechtel never returns home and her abandoned car is discovered on a remote road in Shoshone National Forest. Even though he claims to have an alibi, Amy’s husband, Steve Bechtel, is looked at as a potential suspect by law enforcement, due to his unwillingness to take a polygraph test. However, the investigation eventually focuses on convicted murderer Dale Wayne Eaton, who was supposedly in the area when Amy went missing, but there is no evidence to implicate him and no trace of Amy is ever found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the puzzling disappearance of Amy Wroe Bechtel, who has continued to remain a missing person for the past 26 years. Special thanks to listener Kinza Carpenter for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at (307) 332-5611. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Amy_Wroe_Bechtel http://charleyproject.org/case/amy-joy-wroe-bechtel https://www.outsideonline.com/1829016/long-gone http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/long-gone-girl http://people.com/archive/into-thin-air-vol-49-no-11/ https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/sheriff-believes-amy-wroe-bechtel-was-victim-of-killer/article_5c2b29d9-de5f-54b9-b0cb-a93aff383668.html https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/amy-wroe-bechtel-case-timeline/article_f289eca2-a639-5a75-a565-814f41b5249c.html https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/officials-killer-said-to-camp-where-wroe-bechtel-vanished-in-wyoming/article_5048323d-d60c-5e4f-ba60-e3536f0701b1.html https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Amy_Wroe_Bechtel “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 31, 2002. Vancouver, British Columbia. The Vancouver Police Department receive an anonymous letter containing a remorseful confession from someone who claims to have been responsible for the death of a sex worker. While the victim’s name is not mentioned, investigators eventually suspect that she might be 24-year old Danielle LaRue, a sex worker from […]

December 31, 2002. Vancouver, British Columbia. The Vancouver Police Department receive an anonymous letter containing a remorseful confession from someone who claims to have been responsible for the death of a sex worker. While the victim’s name is not mentioned, investigators eventually suspect that she might be 24-year old Danielle LaRue, a sex worker from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood who seemed to vanish without explanation one month before the letter arrived. Even though the police ask the letter writer to come forward, this individual is not heard from again and no trace of Danielle is ever found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we share the story of Danielle LaRue, an Indigenous woman who lived an incredibly tragic life before she went missing. We will also explore the stories of Ashley Machiskinic and Verna Simard, two other Indigenous women from the Downtown Eastside, who both died suspicious deaths after falling from a window at the Regent Hotel. If you have information about any of the featured cases, please contact the Vancouver Police Department’s Cold Case Unit at (604) 717-2500. Additional Reading: https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/danielle-larue https://www.vpdcoldcases.ca/danielle-larue/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/496693347/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/497036908/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/497458017/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/497458058/ https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2018/12/09/danielle-larue-vancouver-police-appeal-killer-16-year-old-cold-case/ https://globalnews.ca/news/1535797/bc-crimestoppers-the-case-of-murder-victim-danielle-larue/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ashley-machiskinic-vancouver-death-1.3653676 https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/angela-sterritt-ashley-machiskinic-mmiw-1.3896560 https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/this-was-a-murder-2/ https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/verna-shabaquay https://bc.ctvnews.ca/dead-woman-fell-six-storeys-from-hotel-vpd-1.698845 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 8, 2014. Guilderland, New York. The bodies of a Chinese immigrant family – 39-year old Jin Feng Chen, his 38-year old wife Hai Yan Li, and their two sons, 10-year old Anthony and 7-year old Eddy – are found inside their bungalow and they have been stabbed and bludgeoned to death. While Jin Feng […]

October 8, 2014. Guilderland, New York. The bodies of a Chinese immigrant family – 39-year old Jin Feng Chen, his 38-year old wife Hai Yan Li, and their two sons, 10-year old Anthony and 7-year old Eddy – are found inside their bungalow and they have been stabbed and bludgeoned to death. While Jin Feng worked at a local Chinese restaurant, rumours circulate that he may have been involved in illegal activity, such as the trafficking of undocumented workers, and this led to his family being killed. However, these rumours are never substantiated, so the motive for the crime and the identity of the perpetrator is never determined. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the Chen family murders, a brutal crime involving four victims in which there has been a surprisingly low number of strong leads. If you have any information about this case, please contact the New York State Police, Troop G, Major Crimes at (518) 783-3212 Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_family_killings https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/chen-family-murder https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142359/https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/chinatown-community-eyed-as-cops-work-to-solve-quadruple-slaying-upstate-1.9601236 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/nyregion/2-children-among-4-found-dead-in-an-upstate-home.html https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Year-after-slaughter-of-Guilderland-family-6551378.php https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Evidence-technicians-return-to-seen-of-4-killings-5813957.php https://altamontenterprise.com/10092015/year-after-chinese-family-murdered-no-suspects-here-or-elsewhere-0 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/cookas-tale https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/03/mississippi_gulf_coast_triple.html https://abc13.com/sun-family-killings-feng-lu-arrest-murder-of-4-members-massacre/12228938/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 4, 1986. Roanoke, Virginia. 21-year old Rae Ann Mossor is found dead on the street outside her estranged boyfriend’s house with a shotgun wound to the chest. The shotgun is lying on the trunk of a nearby parked car and according to her boyfriend, Rae Ann had implied she would kill herself if he […]

February 4, 1986. Roanoke, Virginia. 21-year old Rae Ann Mossor is found dead on the street outside her estranged boyfriend’s house with a shotgun wound to the chest. The shotgun is lying on the trunk of a nearby parked car and according to her boyfriend, Rae Ann had implied she would kill herself if he did not reconcile their relationship and he said he heard the fatal gunshot shortly after she left his residence. While Rae Ann’s death is officially ruled to be a suicide, her parents discover some suspicious discrepancies to make them believe she was murdered. August 21, 1989. Pearl River County, Mississippi. 17-year old Norman Ladner leaves his family’s farm to go hunting in a wooded area on their property. When Norman fails to return, his father eventually discovers his body in the woods with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The local authorities rule that Norman’s death was a suicide and that he likely shot himself with his own hunting rifle, but his parents dispute this and uncover some strange details which make them suspect that Norman may have been murdered after stumbling upon a drug deal. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover two controversial suicide cases featured on “Unsolved Mysteries” in which the victims’ loved ones believed that foul play had taken place. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/rae-ann-mossor/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Rae_Ann_Mossor https://www.newspapers.com/image/919610869/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/918403944/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/920949898/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/919402323/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/norman-ladner/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Norman_Ladner https://www.newspapers.com/image/743992118/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 31, 1975. Greenwich, Connecticut. After she fails to return home the previous night, the body of 15-year old Martha Moxley is discovered in her backyard. She has been stabbed in the neck and bludgeoned with a golf club and pieces of the shattered club are traced to the residence of the Skakels, a prominent […]

October 31, 1975. Greenwich, Connecticut. After she fails to return home the previous night, the body of 15-year old Martha Moxley is discovered in her backyard. She has been stabbed in the neck and bludgeoned with a golf club and pieces of the shattered club are traced to the residence of the Skakels, a prominent family from the neighborhood. Decades later, one of the family’s children, Michael Skakel, who was 15 at the time of the crime, is charged and convicted of Martha’s murder. However, Michael’s conviction winds up being vacated on two separate occasions due to ineffective counsel at his trial, so he is released from prison. In 2020, the state announces that they have no plans to retry Michael, meaning there are no conclusive answers about what happened. Did Michael Skakel actually kill Martha Moxley or was someone else was responsible? Last week, in Part One of our series about this controversial murder, we shared the basic facts of the case. This week, we will attempt to analyze and break down the crime by exploring all the different theories about what happened. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Martha_Moxley https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-killed-martha-moxley/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/martha-moxley/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Martha_Moxley http://thesuttonreport.com/The%20Sutton%20Report/campysuttontoc.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130315150324/http://www.marthamoxley.com/news/050502gt.htm http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-skakel0522.artmay22-story.html https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/2003/01/kennedy.htm https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ct-supreme-court/1455643.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/nyregion/skakel-gets-new-trial-in-75-killing-of-teenager-in-connecticut.html?ref=nyregion https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/30/nyregion/michael-skakel-martha-moxley-timeline.html http://nypost.com/2017/09/17/i-tutored-a-kennedy-relative-and-wound-up-accused-of-murder/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/nyregion/michael-skakel-conviction-reversed.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/30/us/skakel-no-retrial-moxley-murder/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/skakel-moxley-murder-case.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

1 eerie corn maze…9 haunting figures…9 spine-tingling tales… Will YOU find your way out This Halloween, step into a labyrinth of shadows and suspense with Shane Waters as your guide. In this chilling collaboration, you’ll encounter the hosts of nine acclaimed true crime podcasts (including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”), each offering a […]

1 eerie corn maze… 9 haunting figures… 9 spine-tingling tales… Will YOU find your way out This Halloween, step into a labyrinth of shadows and suspense with Shane Waters as your guide. In this chilling collaboration, you’ll encounter the hosts of nine acclaimed true crime podcasts (including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”), each offering a dark tale and a life lesson to send shivers down your spine. This is not just a special episode; it’s an immersive journey through a maze of twisted paths and unsolved mysteries. So, lift your lantern high and venture into ‘Maze of Secrets’…but be warned…not everyone makes it to the end… Prepare to get lost in the stories, but find yourself in their lessons. It’s an odyssey of crime, mystery, and eerie life lessons that you won’t soon forget. This is Shane’s ffth holiday collaboration. If you dare to walk this twisted path with us, you’re in for a night you’ll never forget. Are you ready? Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance: Frightful (https://www.itsfrightful.org/) Marooned (https://visitmarooned.com/) Rotten to the Core (https://www.itsrottentothecore.com/)mur Murder, She Told (https://www.murdershetold.com/) Obscura (https://www.itsobscura.com/) Crimelines (https://linktr.ee/crimelines) Once Upon a Crime (https://www.truecrimepodcast.com/) The Trail Went Cold (https://www.trailwentcold.com/) Foul Play: Crime Series (https://www.itsfoulplay.com/) Listen to the other holiday collaborations here: https://www.itsfoulplay.com/p/collaborations/

October 31, 1975. Greenwich, Connecticut. After she fails to return home the previous night, the body of 15-year old Martha Moxley is discovered in her backyard. She has been stabbed in the neck and bludgeoned with a golf club and pieces of the shattered club are traced to the residence of the Skakels, a prominent […]

October 31, 1975. Greenwich, Connecticut. After she fails to return home the previous night, the body of 15-year old Martha Moxley is discovered in her backyard. She has been stabbed in the neck and bludgeoned with a golf club and pieces of the shattered club are traced to the residence of the Skakels, a prominent family from the neighborhood. Decades later, one of the family’s children, Michael Skakel, who was 15 at the time of the crime, is charged and convicted of Martha’s murder. However, Michael’s conviction winds up being vacated on two separate occasions due to ineffective counsel at his trial, so he is released from prison. In 2020, the state announces that they have no plans to retry Michael, meaning there are no conclusive answers about what happened. Did Michael Skakel actually kill Martha Moxley or was someone else was responsible? This week, “The Trail Went Cold” will be releasing the first part of a special two-part episode about one of the most controversial murder cases of the past half-century. Special thanks to listener Jeremy Indick-Connelly for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Martha_Moxley https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-killed-martha-moxley/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/martha-moxley/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Martha_Moxley http://thesuttonreport.com/The%20Sutton%20Report/campysuttontoc.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130315150324/http://www.marthamoxley.com/news/050502gt.htm http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-skakel0522.artmay22-story.html https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/2003/01/kennedy.htm https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ct-supreme-court/1455643.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/nyregion/skakel-gets-new-trial-in-75-killing-of-teenager-in-connecticut.html?ref=nyregion https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/30/nyregion/michael-skakel-martha-moxley-timeline.html http://nypost.com/2017/09/17/i-tutored-a-kennedy-relative-and-wound-up-accused-of-murder/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/nyregion/michael-skakel-conviction-reversed.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/30/us/skakel-no-retrial-moxley-murder/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/skakel-moxley-murder-case.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 31, 1981. New York City. The bodies of 39-year old Ronald Sisman and 20-year old Elizabeth Platzman are discovered inside Ron’s apartment in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan. Both victims have been shot to death, execution-style, and since the apartment was ransacked, there is speculation that the crime might be drug-delated. However, notorious serial […]

October 31, 1981. New York City. The bodies of 39-year old Ronald Sisman and 20-year old Elizabeth Platzman are discovered inside Ron’s apartment in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan. Both victims have been shot to death, execution-style, and since the apartment was ransacked, there is speculation that the crime might be drug-delated. However, notorious serial killer David Berkowitz, who is serving time in prison for the “Son of Sam” murders, eventually shares information that Ron and Liz were killed by associates of his that were members of a Satanic cult and looking to retrieve a snuff film. Was there any truth to Berkowitz’s claims or were the two victims murdered for entirely different reasons? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we profile an unsolved double murder which took place on Halloween and has often been surrounded by wild conspiracy theories. Additional Reading: https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/02/nyregion/police-seek-motive-in-deaths-of-student-and-a-photographer.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/713488638/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/486177887/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/437021867/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/833884606/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/713490892/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/720692506/ https://thecinemaholic.com/how-and-why-was-ron-sisman-killed/ “The Ultimate Evil: The Search for the Sons of Sam” by Maury Terry “The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes” by Michael Newton “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 31, 1981. Wahneta, Florida. The mother of 13-year old Tina Marie Janose wakes up to discover that she is missing from their mobile home. That same morning, Tina Marie’s body is found twelve miles away on Interstate 4 and it turns out she was abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered before the killer tossed her […]

October 31, 1981. Wahneta, Florida. The mother of 13-year old Tina Marie Janose wakes up to discover that she is missing from their mobile home. That same morning, Tina Marie’s body is found twelve miles away on Interstate 4 and it turns out she was abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered before the killer tossed her off a highway overpass. Over the years, James Norman Ulmer and Frank Potts, a pair of sex offenders who each wind up going to prison for other crimes, pop up on the radar as potential suspects in Tina Marie’s murder. While there is compelling case to be made for Ulmer or Potts being the perpetrator, there is not enough evidence to conclusively implicate either of them and the crime is never solved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the murder of Tina Marie Janose, a horrifying cold case which took place on Halloween 42 years ago. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at (863) 298-6200. Additional Reading: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/03/25/more-speculation-than-evidence-keeps-potts-name-in-the-news/ https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2003/11/03/detective-believes-dead-inmate-was-girls-killer-in-81/28773081007/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/336011012/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/336020685/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/339767660/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/339766628/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/335967349/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/339972778/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/339771291/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/340516913/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 10, 1999. Los Angeles, California. After attending a party at the Dykstra Hall dormitory at UCLA, 18-year old freshman Michael Negrete returns to his room and spends a few hours playing an online video game on his computer with a friend. Mike is last seen at around 4:00 AM and when his roommate wakes […]

December 10, 1999. Los Angeles, California. After attending a party at the Dykstra Hall dormitory at UCLA, 18-year old freshman Michael Negrete returns to his room and spends a few hours playing an online video game on his computer with a friend. Mike is last seen at around 4:00 AM and when his roommate wakes up later that morning, he discovers that Mike has vanished and left behind his wallet and keys. There are some intriguing leads, such as a bloodhound tracking Mike’s scent to a bus stop and an eyewitness sighting of an unidentified man in the dorm around the time Mike went missing, but they fail to turn up any trace of Mike or any answers about what happened to him. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the most baffling unsolved missing persons cases of the modern era. If you have any information about this case, please contact the UCLA Police Department at (310) 825-1491 or the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office at (323) 890-5500. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Michael_Negrete http://charleyproject.org/case/michael-william-negrete http://articles.latimes.com/2001/apr/16/local/me-51723 http://dailybruin.com/2000/12/06/anniversary-of-negretes-disapp/ https://dailybruin.com/2003/04/03/mary-negrete-continues-search https://www.newspapers.com/image/577693909/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/577203084/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/577240694/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/577474887/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/577478121/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/577504866/ https://archive.today/20150601010448/http://stevethesoundguy.tumblr.com/post/52852449360/hey-steve-apologies-if-this-is-a-tad-personal “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Since we are currently on vacation, “The Trail Went Cold” will not be releasing a new episode this week. Instead, please enjoy one of our exclusive bonus Patreon episodes from our archives. Thanks for your patience. During its 15-year run on television, “Unsolved Mysteries” profiled a lot of memorable murders and missing persons cases, but […]

Since we are currently on vacation, “The Trail Went Cold” will not be releasing a new episode this week. Instead, please enjoy one of our exclusive bonus Patreon episodes from our archives. Thanks for your patience. During its 15-year run on television, “Unsolved Mysteries” profiled a lot of memorable murders and missing persons cases, but the show was just as well-known for its paranormal-themed stories involving ghosts, UFOs and other supernatural occurrences. Consequently, they wound up producing their fair share of segments which turned out to be silly and ridiculous, but sometimes, the sillier they were, the more entertainment value they had. On this bonus Patreon episode, I shall discuss some of these goofy-but-entertaining segments, as I count down my top 10 “Unsolved Mysteries” guilty pleasures. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 18, 1976. Orlando, Florida. 15-year old Linda Kerr leaves her home in order to walk to her boyfriend’s residence, but she never arrives and is subsequently reported missing. Investigators look into the possibility that Linda may have left the area with a biker gang and become an exotic dancer in another city, but this […]

February 18, 1976. Orlando, Florida. 15-year old Linda Kerr leaves her home in order to walk to her boyfriend’s residence, but she never arrives and is subsequently reported missing. Investigators look into the possibility that Linda may have left the area with a biker gang and become an exotic dancer in another city, but this is never officially confirmed. Seven years later, one of Linda’s brothers, Keith Kerr, is charged with murdering his sister-in-law, Carol Kerr, but while there is suspicion that Keith could have also harmed Linda, no evidence is found to implicate him. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a puzzling missing persons case which has gone unsolved for over 47 years. In addition, we will be profiling three other cold cases involving teenage girls which took place in Orlando in 1976: the disappearance of 14-year old Mabel Andrews, the death of 14-year old Nancy Grace Daniel, and the death of an unidentified decedent known only as the “Orlando Jane Doe”. If you have any information about the disappearance of Linda Kerr, please contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Office at (407) 254-7200. If you have any information about the disappearances of Nancy Grace Daniel or the death of the Orlando Jane Doe, please contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Office at (407) 254-7200. If you have any information about the disappearance of Mabel Andrews, please contact the Orlando Police Department at (407) 246-3950. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/linda-louise-kerr https://www.newspapers.com/image/300879561/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/227599830/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/227599096/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/227734640/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/227734727/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/225223739/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/222761852/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/230250486/ http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/727uffl.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/269283530/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/269283508/ https://charleyproject.org/case/mabel-louise-andrews https://robbydelaware1979.medium.com/getting-things-wrong-the-zodiac-and-dna-obsessions-10154a8a1291 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 11, 1999. Barry County, Missouri. 34-year old Gary McCullough vanishes from his farm and his abandoned pick-up truck is found on a rural road five days later. Suspicion is directed towards Gary’s wife, Sandy, who was having an affair with another man named Kristopher Klemp and the couple immediately move in together before they […]

May 11, 1999. Barry County, Missouri. 34-year old Gary McCullough vanishes from his farm and his abandoned pick-up truck is found on a rural road five days later. Suspicion is directed towards Gary’s wife, Sandy, who was having an affair with another man named Kristopher Klemp and the couple immediately move in together before they get married. In 2006, Sandy’s 20-year old daughter, Lena Chapin, disappears and is not officially reported missing for years. Since Lena had previously made a tape-recorded confession that Sandy killed Gary and she helped her mother dispose of his body and cover up the crime, investigators believe that Sandy may have also gotten rid of Lena, but since no trace of Lena or Gary can be found, no charges are ever filed. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover the shocking story of two unsolved missing persons cases which took place nearly seven years apart from each other and are likely connected. If you have any information about the disappearance of Gary McCullough, please contact the Barry County Sheriff’s Office at (417) 847-3121. If you have any information on the disappearance of Lena Chapin, please contact the Dent County Sheriff’s Office at (573) 729-3241. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Lena_Chapin https://unsolved.com/gallery/missing-witness/ http://charleyproject.org/case/liehnia-may-chapin https://charleyproject.org/case/gary-g-mccullough https://www.newspapers.com/image/662732108/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/662732205/ https://www.thesalemnewsonline.com/news/local_news/article_0a03aaf2-d453-11e5-8f33-331b77b7d700.html https://www.thesalemnewsonline.com/news/article_5c50244a-da37-11e5-9200-33fc9d2ba192.html https://web.archive.org/web/20211021151348/https://www.cassville-democrat.com/story/2329323.html https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/unsolved-mysteries-lena-chapin-what-happened/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 20, 1986. Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 66-year old Jim Rice phones his daughter to let her know that he will be traveling to California to undergo shoulder surgery the following week, but he never arrives and no one ever hears from him again. Jim’s common-law wife, Astarte Davis-Rice, initially claims that he took […]

July 20, 1986. Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 66-year old Jim Rice phones his daughter to let her know that he will be traveling to California to undergo shoulder surgery the following week, but he never arrives and no one ever hears from him again. Jim’s common-law wife, Astarte Davis-Rice, initially claims that he took off to Australia with another woman, but evidence soon emerges that Astarte has committed fraud to seize control of Jim’s estate. Astarte eventually winds up serving prison time for these offenses, but while the authorities suspect that she killed Jim and disposed of his body, there is not enough evidence to file murder charges and no trace of him is ever found. April 7, 1984. Golden, Colorado. The body of 29-year old Mark Groezinger is found inside his parked car on Lookout Mountain and he has been shot several times with a .38-caliber weapon. Mark’s wife, Judy Groezinger, comes under suspicion once investigators discover that she purchased a .38 in the days prior to the murder and stands to benefit from a substantial life insurance policy on her husband. Even though there are a number of discrepancies in Judy’s story and circumstantial evidence pointing to the involvement of multiple conspirators in a murder-for-hire plot, no one is ever charged with killing Mark. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two cold cases featured on “Unsolved Mysteries” in which a male victim was suspected of being murdered by his spouse. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Rice https://www.newspapers.com/image/271995772/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/268114772/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/895925589/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/736959308/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/738811599/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/311363305/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/43/41/552777/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/457368620/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/575843469/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-05-me-woman5-story.html https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-canb-4_06-ap-04113/pdf/USCOURTS-canb-4_06-ap-04113-0.pdf https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_Groezinger https://unsolved.com/gallery/mark-groezinger/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 6, 1991. Austin, Texas. After responding to a fire at a local yogurt shop, the authorities discover the burned nude bodies of four victims who have all been shot in the head: 17-year old employees Eliza Thomas and Jennifer Harbison; Jennifer’s 15-year old sister, Sarah Harbison; and Sarah’s 13-year old friend, Amy Ayers. Nearly […]

December 6, 1991. Austin, Texas. After responding to a fire at a local yogurt shop, the authorities discover the burned nude bodies of four victims who have all been shot in the head: 17-year old employees Eliza Thomas and Jennifer Harbison; Jennifer’s 15-year old sister, Sarah Harbison; and Sarah’s 13-year old friend, Amy Ayers. Nearly eight years later, investigators arrest four suspects for the murders and while the charges against two of them are eventually dropped, the other two – Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott – had confessed to the crime, so they wind up being convicted at their respective trials. However, both men’s convictions are overturned due to civil rights violations and forensic testing reveals the presence of DNA on the victims which does not match any of the alleged perpetrators. In 2009, the charges against the two defendants are dismissed and they are released from prison, but there are no conclusive answers about who actually committed the crime. Last week, in Part One of our series on the Austin Yogurt Shop Murders, we shared the basic facts about the case. This week, in Part Two, we will attempt to analyze and break down this crime by sharing all the different theories about what happened. If have any information about this case, please contact the Austin Police Department at (512) 472-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_killings “Who Killed These Girls? The Unsolved Murders That Rocked a Texas Town” by Beverly Lowry “Murdered Innocents” by Corey Mitchell https://www.cbsnews.com/news/innocence-lost-the-yogurt-shop-murders-09-01-2010/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yogurt-shop-murders-are-two-never-identified-customers-key-to-solving-austin-texas-case/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-yogurt-shop-murders-austin-texas-families-investigators-haunted-by-unsolved-case/ https://www.statesman.com/picture-gallery/news/2021/11/30/yogurt-shop-murders-austin-cold-case-photos/8798254002/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3622 https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3658 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 6, 1991. Austin, Texas. After responding to a fire at a local yogurt shop, the authorities discover the burned nude bodies of four victims who have all been shot in the head: 17-year old employees Eliza Thomas and Jennifer Harbison; Jennifer’s 15-year old sister, Sarah Harbison; and Sarah’s 13-year old friend, Amy Ayers. Nearly […]

December 6, 1991. Austin, Texas. After responding to a fire at a local yogurt shop, the authorities discover the burned nude bodies of four victims who have all been shot in the head: 17-year old employees Eliza Thomas and Jennifer Harbison; Jennifer’s 15-year old sister, Sarah Harbison; and Sarah’s 13-year old friend, Amy Ayers. Nearly eight years later, investigators arrest four suspects for the murders and while the charges against two of them are eventually dropped, the other two – Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott – had confessed to the crime, so they wind up being convicted at their respective trials. However, both men’s convictions are overturned due to civil rights violations and forensic testing reveals the presence of DNA on the victims which does not match any of the alleged perpetrators. In 2009, the charges against the two defendants are dismissed and they are released from prison, but there are no conclusive answers about who actually committed the crime. This week, “The Trail Went Cold” will be releasing the first part of a special two-part episode about one of our most highly requested cases: the Austin Yogurt Shop Murders. Special thanks to listener Melissa Lovell for narrating the opening of this episode. If have any information about this case, please contact the Austin Police Department at (512) 472-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_killings “Who Killed These Girls? The Unsolved Murders That Rocked a Texas Town” by Beverly Lowry “Murdered Innocents” by Corey Mitchell https://www.cbsnews.com/news/innocence-lost-the-yogurt-shop-murders-09-01-2010/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yogurt-shop-murders-are-two-never-identified-customers-key-to-solving-austin-texas-case/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-yogurt-shop-murders-austin-texas-families-investigators-haunted-by-unsolved-case/ https://www.statesman.com/picture-gallery/news/2021/11/30/yogurt-shop-murders-austin-cold-case-photos/8798254002/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3622 https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3658 This episode of “The Trail Went Cold” is brought to you by HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/50wentcold and use code “50wentcold” for 50% off plus free shipping. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 28, 1981. Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The decomposed body of a young woman is discovered in the woods next to a remote logging road. The victim has been stabbed nine times, but since she cannot be identified, she becomes known as “Bossier Doe”. 34 years later, Bossier Doe is finally identified as 17-year old Carol […]

January 28, 1981. Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The decomposed body of a young woman is discovered in the woods next to a remote logging road. The victim has been stabbed nine times, but since she cannot be identified, she becomes known as “Bossier Doe”. 34 years later, Bossier Doe is finally identified as 17-year old Carol Ann Cole, a Michigan resident who had run away from Texas a few months before she was killed. Suspicion turns towards John Chesson, the man who reported the discovery of Carol Ann’s body to the police, as his daughter was certain that Carol Ann had stayed at their family’s residence prior to her death and Chesson would go to prison for murdering another person several years later. Did John Chesson kill Carol Ann Cole or was someone else responsible? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore another tragic story about a Jane Doe who remained unidentified for three decades, but her murder is still unsolved. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Bossier Parrish Sheriff’s Office at (318) 965-2203. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Carol_Cole https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/bossier-doe-cold-case-murder-victim-identified-as-17-year-old-carol-ann-cole/article_f02bad87-9d2b-59c1-8b48-538e315d6537.html http://www.ktbs.com/story/28637008/louisiana-woman-says-her-father-killed-bossier-doe-carol-ann-cole http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/02/detectives_turn_to_new_bethany.html http://www.ktbs.com/story/28556845/investigators-had-bossier-does-name-when-investigation-began-in-1981 https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/homicide-detectives-refocus-on-the-man-who-found-body-of-bossier-doe-34-years-ago/article_6a060611-17d5-5f8a-bcfb-3638a447bbd0.html http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/03/louisiana_police_credit_facebo.html https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2015/04/hold_family_of_carol_ann_cole.html https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2017/11/03/many-questions-surround-cold-case-bossier-murder/821180001/ https://truecrimedaily.com/2015/11/30/murder-victim-identified-34-years-later-killer-remains-at-large/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150630222118/http://interactives.woodtv.com/photomojo/gallery/20176/361786/bossier-doe-laid-to-rest-/bossier-doe-laid-to-rest/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/517415417/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 10, 1967. Hannibal, Missouri. 13-year old Joey Hoag, his 11-year old brother Billy Hoag, and their 14-year old friend Craig Dowell leave their homes to explore some caves, but never return. Even though a massive search effort is conducted of all the caves in the area, they fail to turn up any trace of […]

May 10, 1967. Hannibal, Missouri. 13-year old Joey Hoag, his 11-year old brother Billy Hoag, and their 14-year old friend Craig Dowell leave their homes to explore some caves, but never return. Even though a massive search effort is conducted of all the caves in the area, they fail to turn up any trace of the boys or evidence of what happened to them. Over the years, there is speculation that a construction project caused Joey, Billy and Craig to become trapped in a cave or that they may have been abducted and murdered by an unknown third party, but there is no conclusive evidence to support any scenario. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the tragic unsolved disappearance of three children who have become known as “The Lost Boys of Hannibal”. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Hannibal Police Department at (573) 221-0987. Additional Reading: “The Lost Boys Hannibal: Inside America’s Largest Cave Search” by John Wingate https://charleyproject.org/case/joel-hoag https://charleyproject.org/case/william-hoag https://charleyproject.org/case/edwin-craig-dowell https://www.hannibal.net/archive/article/45-years-missing/article_5162c8af-6be6-5bb1-87ca-1d70fb968204.html https://www.hannibal.net/archive/article/new-book-suggests-serial-killers-involvement-in-missing-boys-case/article_d172b27c-4f97-5011-981a-933565939cac.html https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/after-45-years-mystery-surrounding-missing-boys-remains/article_9989615f-21c9-53b0-8a32-e296941d7bf3.html https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/where-are-hannibals-lost-boys-a-cave-and-55-years-of-questions/ https://www.hannibal.net/lost-boys-of-hannibal-podcast-spurs-new-discoveries/article_13a79550-b8d7-11eb-9f10-3b6f2e91ceb3.html https://khqa.com/news/local/new-leads-in-search-for-lost-boys-of-hannibal https://www.komu.com/news/the-story-of-three-boys-lost-in-hannibal-cave-remains-a-mystery/article_c038b2f8-7de6-591f-8357-d8ce76f5ddc8.html https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-19/a-half-century-since-they-disappeared-the-lost-boys-of-hannibal-still-prompt-questions “Lost Boys of Hannibal” Podcast This episode of “The Trail Went Cold” is brought to you by HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/50wentcold and use code “50wentcold” for 50% off plus free shipping. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 26, 1989. Kelowna, British Columbia. While taking a lengthy backpacking trip through Canada, 20-year old British national Charles Horvath cashes a cheque at a bank, but soon vanishes without a trace. After not hearing from him for several months, Charles’ mother, Denise Allan, travels to Kelowna to perform a search and learns that Charles […]

May 26, 1989. Kelowna, British Columbia. While taking a lengthy backpacking trip through Canada, 20-year old British national Charles Horvath cashes a cheque at a bank, but soon vanishes without a trace. After not hearing from him for several months, Charles’ mother, Denise Allan, travels to Kelowna to perform a search and learns that Charles was staying at a local campground until he abruptly disappeared and left his personal belongings behind. Over the years, there are a number of leads, including an anonymous note which states that Charles was killed at a party before his body was dumped in a lake, but no evidence is found to indicate what happened to him. Did Charles Horvath become a victim of foul play? If not, what actually caused his disappearance? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover an unsolved missing persons case involving a victim who vanished while travelling through our podcast’s home country of Canada. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Kelowna detachment of the RCMP at (250) 762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Charles_Horvath-Allan https://unsolved.com/gallery/charles-horvath/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Horvath https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/mother-spends-40000-pounds-trying-to-trace-son-1556520.html https://globalnews.ca/news/71198/search-for-missing-son-brings-mother-back-to-kelowna/ http://globalnews.ca/news/1169821/still-no-sign-of-charles-horvath-25-years-later/ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/charles-horvath-allan-s-mother-makes-last-effort-in-search-of-answers-for-missing-son-1.3076705 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/u-k-mom-has-new-hope-of-finding-out-what-happened-to-her-son-30-years-after-he-disappeared-in-b-c-1.5705896 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/we-re-still-searching-for-answers-mother-determined-to-solve-30-year-old-case-of-missing-son-1.4846262 https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-30-year-search-for-the-u-k-s-most-famous-missing-son https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/incredible-choir-bound-together-heartache-7919460 https://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/GoFundMe_started_in_last_ditch_effort_to_find_Charles_Horvath_who_disappeared_without_a_trace_in_Kelowna_34_years_ago/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/504855528/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/494974095/ https://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2019/04/murdered-in-canada-karoly-charles-john.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 15, 1981. East Chicago, Indiana. Jay Given, a 51-year old attorney and political operative, attends a political fundraiser at the local Elks Club, but is fatally shot through the back of the head while exiting through the building’s front doors. While a shell casing and a slug are collected from the crime scene and […]

May 15, 1981. East Chicago, Indiana. Jay Given, a 51-year old attorney and political operative, attends a political fundraiser at the local Elks Club, but is fatally shot through the back of the head while exiting through the building’s front doors. While a shell casing and a slug are collected from the crime scene and placed in an evidence drawer at the police station, it is later discovered that the items have been tampered with. The investigation turns towards the town’s deputy police chief, John Cardona, who attended the fundraiser, owned a similar firearm to the murder weapon, and had a motive to kill Jay. While a grand jury investigation takes place, the authorities ultimately believe that the evidence against Cardona is not strong enough to file charges. Was John Cardona actually responsible for the murder of Jay Given? Was a cover-up orchestrated to ensure the perpetrator would never be prosecuted? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an unsolved case from a town where corruption and political maneuvering were rampant. If you have any information about this case, please contact the East Chicago Police Department at (219) 391-8400. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/jay-given/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jay_Given https://www.newspapers.com/image/308658111/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/106140600/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/309766663/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/388778975/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/311086169/. https://www.newspapers.com/image/309837677/ https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/son-dreams-of-avenging-murder/article_8928eaea-91b2-5ade-bd43-a8a85b152080.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/305742484/ https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_3b61f9a5-12d7-5160-a7f5-b9f32d78f6b6.html https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shot-in-the-back-of-the-head-years-later-given/article_69d3e520-1bec-5c0c-a153-be79ea15817c.html https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nwitimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/11/211d7431-998d-5eb0-9a93-3530e69fd973/5d10f295695ee.pdf.pdf This episode of “The Trail Went Cold” is brought to you by HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/wentcold16 and use code “wentcold16” for 16 free meals plus free shipping. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 14, 1982. Coconino County, Arizona. The decomposing body of a young woman is found in a remote area alongside Interstate 40 and while her exact cause of death cannot be determined, she is believed to be the victim of a homicide. Since all attempts to identify her are unsuccessful, she becomes a Jane Doe […]

February 14, 1982. Coconino County, Arizona. The decomposing body of a young woman is found in a remote area alongside Interstate 40 and while her exact cause of death cannot be determined, she is believed to be the victim of a homicide. Since all attempts to identify her are unsuccessful, she becomes a Jane Doe and earns the nickname “Valentine Sally”. 39 years later, Valentine Sally is identified as 17-year old Carolyn Eaton, who had run away from her home in Missouri over one month earlier. Shortly before her death, Carolyn was seen at a truck stop with an older man and while he is suspected of being her killer, the man is never identified. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the tragic story of a Jane Doe who got her name back after four decades, but whose murder remains unsolved. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Squad at (928) 226-5033. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Carolyn_Eaton https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Carolyn_Eaton https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/585ufaz.html https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/dna-match-helps-identify-body-known-as-valentine-sally-found-near-flagstaff-in-1982 https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/dna-match-helps-identify-body-known-as-valentine-sally-found-near-flagstaff-in-1982 https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/we-can-finally-put-her-to-rest-valentine-sally-identified-as-st-louis-runaway/75-eacd087c-2d78-41a3-a9eb-ba627af2b466 https://www.newspapers.com/image/321077118/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/632666989/ https://charleyproject.org/case/sharon-baldeagle https://charleyproject.org/case/charlotte-june-kinsey “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 30, 2009. Miami, Florida. While spending the evening partying at a nightclub, 21-year old Omar Laparra becomes very intoxicated and after leaving the club at closing time, he never returns home. Three days later, Omar’s dismembered remains are found in multiple garbage bags on the shores of Biscayne Bay. Investigators look into a number […]

May 30, 2009. Miami, Florida. While spending the evening partying at a nightclub, 21-year old Omar Laparra becomes very intoxicated and after leaving the club at closing time, he never returns home. Three days later, Omar’s dismembered remains are found in multiple garbage bags on the shores of Biscayne Bay. Investigators look into a number of different leads, including an individual who used Omar’s stolen cell phone following his disappearance and an eyewitness sighting of Omar’s unconscious body being placed into a vehicle by two unidentified men, but the crime is never solved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the gruesome murder of Omar Lappara, one of our two featured cases in which a dismembered victim was found in Miami’s Biscayne Bay. Our second case covers the 1985 murder of 27-year old Nilsa Padilla and subsequent disappearance of her two-year old daughter, Alicia Padilla. Special thanks to listener Maria Chachere for narrating the opening of this week’s episode. If you have any information about the murder of Omar Lappara, please contact the Miami-Dade & The Florida Keys Crime Stoppers Tipline at (305) 471-TIPS (8477). If you have any information about the disappearance about the current whereabouts of Jorge Walter Nunez, the disappearance of Alicia Padilla or the identity of “Tommy Torso”, please contact the Miami-Dade & Police Department at (305) 471-2400. Additional Reading: “The First 48” Episode: Body of Evidence https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-canadian-porn-actor-linked-unsolved-miami-murder/story?id=16536675 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/miami-police-investigate-magnotta-in-cold-case-1.1145625 https://www.newspapers.com/image/658016675/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/658223081/ https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/south-florida-womans-remains-identified-decades-after-she-was-murdered-and-dismembered/1919038/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-cold-case-murder-solved-with-recovered-memories-6392020?showFullText=true https://charleyproject.org/case/alicia-guzman-padilla http://www.doenetwork.org/hot/hotcase2348.html https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3023umfl.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 6, 1980. Baltimore, Maryland. Nancy Snow, a 44-year old congressional fundraiser with the Republican National Committee, is picked up from a hotel by Paul Collins, the house-sitter at her apartment in Annapolis. Nancy soon vanishes without a trace, but Collins claims that she left on an impromptu trip to Florida with a man named […]

November 6, 1980. Baltimore, Maryland. Nancy Snow, a 44-year old congressional fundraiser with the Republican National Committee, is picked up from a hotel by Paul Collins, the house-sitter at her apartment in Annapolis. Nancy soon vanishes without a trace, but Collins claims that she left on an impromptu trip to Florida with a man named “Captain Jay”, so she could spend several weeks crewing his yacht during a sailing trip through the Caribbean. However, Nancy’s family has a hard time believing this, particularly after discovering that Collins used her chequebook after she disappeared, but there is no conclusive evidence to prove he was responsible for her disappearance. Did Nancy Snow come to harm after leaving on a trip with the mysterious Captain Jay? Or did Paul Snow completely fabricate this entire story? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a frustrating missing persons case which has remained unsolved for over four decades. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office at (410) 222-1740. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/nancy-marleine-snow https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-06-23-0506230018-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/07/AR2005050700934.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/376917549/ https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1157dfmd.html https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/police-looking-for-yacht-in-1980-disappearance https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/annapolis-woman-missing-for-nearly-32-years “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 12, 1992. Huntsville, Alabama. SPC Chad Langford, an Army military policeman stationed at the Redstone Arsenal, performs a patrol of the base and sends in a radio call that he is investigating an abandoned vehicle. Shortly thereafter, Chad is found lying in the middle of the road with a gunshot wound to the head […]

March 12, 1992. Huntsville, Alabama. SPC Chad Langford, an Army military policeman stationed at the Redstone Arsenal, performs a patrol of the base and sends in a radio call that he is investigating an abandoned vehicle. Shortly thereafter, Chad is found lying in the middle of the road with a gunshot wound to the head and since the Army believes that Chad was shot with his own weapon, they conclude that he staged an elaborate suicide in order to make it look like he was killed in the line of duty. However, Chad’s family notices a number of strange discrepancies which make them think he was murdered, as he had spoken about doing some secret undercover work investigating drug activity prior to his death. Was Chad Langford the victim of foul play before the whole thing was covered up? Or was the original suicide ruling correct all along? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a bizarre military-themed mystery which has been the subject of controversy for three decades. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/chad-langford/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Chad_Langford https://apnews.com/83749d82292a80d5f3ba74d64f65cee6 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/20/us/40-suicide-rulings-are-challenged.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/179227218/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/179227384/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/179227398 https://www.newspapers.com/image/571469939/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/571472379 This episode of “The Trail Went Cold” is brought to you by HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/wentcold16 and use code “wentcold16” for 16 free meals plus free shipping. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 3, 2004. La Cygne, Kansas. 23-year old Alonzo Brooks vanishes while attending a party at a farmhouse and his body is discovered on the banks of a nearby creek nearly one month later. While a forensic pathologist is unable to determine Alonzo’s exact cause of death, rumours start circulating that he was the victim […]

April 3, 2004. La Cygne, Kansas. 23-year old Alonzo Brooks vanishes while attending a party at a farmhouse and his body is discovered on the banks of a nearby creek nearly one month later. While a forensic pathologist is unable to determine Alonzo’s exact cause of death, rumours start circulating that he was the victim of a hate crime before his body was placed at that location. In 2021, after Alonzo’s body is exhumed and given a new autopsy, it is announced that his death has officially been reclassified as a homicide. Who was responsible for killing Alonzo Brooks and what was the motive for his murder? If his death wasn’t a hate crime, what did actually happen to him? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a controversial case which was featured on the Netflix reboot of “Unsolved Mysteries”. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Kansas City FBI Office at (816) 512-8200 or call the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alonzo_Brooks https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Alonzo_Brooks https://unsolved.com/gallery/no-ride-home/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/us/alonzo-brooks-exhumed-unsolved-mysteries-trnd/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/06/us/alonzo-brooks-case-ruled-homicide-unsolved-mysteries-trnd/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200928180109/https://www.kansascitymag.com/what-happened-to-alonzo-brooks/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8556843/Family-friends-Unsolved-Mysteries-Alonzo-Brooks-speak-out.html https://ew.com/tv/unsolved-mysteries-terry-dunn-meurer-rey-rivera-update/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 7, 1989. Beverly Hills, California. 23-year old Adam Hecht, the son of a famous Hollywood film producer, is seen driving away from his apartment in a rental car, but he never returns and the vehicle is found abandoned weeks later. In the months prior to his disappearance, Adam had befriended a homeless man named […]

June 7, 1989. Beverly Hills, California. 23-year old Adam Hecht, the son of a famous Hollywood film producer, is seen driving away from his apartment in a rental car, but he never returns and the vehicle is found abandoned weeks later. In the months prior to his disappearance, Adam had befriended a homeless man named “Tony” and seemed to develop a fascination with the homeless population while becoming disillusioned with his own privileged lifestyle. After Adam goes missing, Tony is discovered to be residing in his apartment, but when he is investigated by police, they are unable to find any evidence that he was involved in Adam’s disappearance. Did Adam Hecht become the victim of foul play or did he disappear voluntarily in order to start over? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a unique missing persons case which has yet to find a resolution after 34 years. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Beverly Hills Police Department at (310) 550-4951 Join us on Saturday, June 17 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/adam-hecht/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Adam_Hecht https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/adam-hecht-searching-for-answers “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 25, 1993. London, England. After getting off a train at the Acton Town tube station, 47-year old Jean Bradley heads towards her parked car, but is attacked and murdered by a man who stabs her eight times. A witness chases after the assailant for several blocks before losing him, but manages to provide a […]

March 25, 1993. London, England. After getting off a train at the Acton Town tube station, 47-year old Jean Bradley heads towards her parked car, but is attacked and murdered by a man who stabs her eight times. A witness chases after the assailant for several blocks before losing him, but manages to provide a detailed description to the police. Five months later, a suspect named Frank Marnell is charged with Jean’s murder after this witness identifies him, but since a magistrate does not feel the evidence against Marnell is strong enough to bring him to trial, the charges against him are dropped. Was Frank Marnell actually responsible for killing Jean Bradley or could someone else have been the perpetrator? And what could the motive for this crime have been? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the most disturbing unsolved murders in the history of the United Kingdom. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jean_Bradley https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business-woman-stabbed-to-death-murder-near-station-similar-to-1991-attack-1500751.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/dec/20/robert-napper-rachel-nickell https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/murder-successful-businesswoman-stabbed-8-24414130 https://www.newspapers.com/image/260260709/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/260259630/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 20, 2016. Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and Families order the Penn Hills Police Department to remove multiple children from the home of a woman named Patricia Fowler. The authorities soon realize that two of Patricia’s children, 17-year old twins Ivon and Inisha Fowler, are no longer in her […]

June 20, 2016. Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and Families order the Penn Hills Police Department to remove multiple children from the home of a woman named Patricia Fowler. The authorities soon realize that two of Patricia’s children, 17-year old twins Ivon and Inisha Fowler, are no longer in her custody and an investigation reveals that they have not been seen for around 10-15 years. Patricia provides conflicting stories about what happened to the twins, but even though she faces legal trouble for her deception, there is no evidence to prove that she harmed her children and investigators are unable to pin down how and when Ivon and Inisha went missing. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we chronicle the unusual disappearance of the Fowler twins, which somehow managed to go unnoticed for several years. Special thanks to listener Kim Fritz for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Penn Hills Police Department at (412) 798-2035. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/ivon-d-fowler https://charleyproject.org/case/inisha-v-fowler https://www.wtae.com/article/penn-hills-mom-accused-of-hiding-information-on-missing-twins-tells-her-side-of-story/7481623 https://observer-reporter.com/news/regional/mother-of-missing-twins-back-in-jail-over-welfare-charges/article_fd20a0ad-6449-5e36-98a7-9679f21bfaa9.html https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/investigators-still-searching-2-years-after-penn-hills-twins-reported-missing/788057168/ https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigators-release-photo-of-twins-missing-pennsylvania-for-a-decade/285-301530446 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/17/mother-charged-after-telling-police-among-other-things-that-she-sold-her-twins-10-years-ago-for-2000/ https://apnews.com/article/1c801e797e25443eb8fab93b2be186ab https://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2016/12/30/Missing-Braddock-twins-Ivon-and-Inisha-Fowler-leave-mystery-behind-as-mother-Patricia-Fowler-charged/stories/201612160215 https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/mother-of-twins-whove-been-missing-10-years-gets-probation/ https://www.sharonherald.com/news/state/one-things-for-sure-twins-arent-with-mom/article_2b6ecbd0-ad12-5e2a-9641-95359d7bf766.html https://www.tribdem.com/news/police-stymied-in-search-for-pittsburgh-twins-missing-10-years/article_44435cd6-e69e-11e6-a0bd-bb05fd152d4f.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/839288048/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/839288115/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/839288205/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/839288068/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 23, 1946. Grandview Heights, Ohio. 24-year old Lola Celli leaves her parents’ residence in order to walk to the bus stop, but she soon vanishes without a trace. An eyewitness later reports seeing a woman struggling with a man inside a moving vehicle before a red shoe is thrown out the window. Since Lola […]

February 23, 1946. Grandview Heights, Ohio. 24-year old Lola Celli leaves her parents’ residence in order to walk to the bus stop, but she soon vanishes without a trace. An eyewitness later reports seeing a woman struggling with a man inside a moving vehicle before a red shoe is thrown out the window. Since Lola was wearing shoes like that when she went missing, it is suspected that she was the victim of an abduction. Ten years later, the Grandview Heights police chief announces that the case has been closed because Lola was found alive in another town, but he never produces any evidence to confirm this and it eventually comes out that he may have been mistaken. Did Lola Celli disappear voluntarily or was she the victim of foul play? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an older missing persons case known as “The Red Shoe Mystery”. Special thanks to Miranda Merrick of “The Midnight Library” podcast (https://www.midnightlibrarypod.com/) for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Grandview Heights Police Department at (614) 488-7901. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/lola-ada-celli https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/grandview-heights/2021/02/19/grandview-heights-moment-time-missing-lola-celli/4509663001/ “Murder & Mayhem in Columbus, Ohio” by Nellie Kampmann https://www.newspapers.com/image/295841035/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/324768888/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 6, 2001. Florence, Montana. A customer enters a salon called the Hair Gallery and discovers the bodies of three murdered women: the salon’s 62-year old owner, Dorothy Harris, a 44-year old employee named Brenda Patch, and a 71-year old customer named Cynthia Paulus. The victims have each had their throats cut and the customer […]

November 6, 2001. Florence, Montana. A customer enters a salon called the Hair Gallery and discovers the bodies of three murdered women: the salon’s 62-year old owner, Dorothy Harris, a 44-year old employee named Brenda Patch, and a 71-year old customer named Cynthia Paulus. The victims have each had their throats cut and the customer reports that an oddly dressed individual wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long black coat was exiting the salon when they arrived. Six-and-a-half years later, a pair of drug dealers named Brian Weber and Lincoln Benavides are indicted for their alleged roles in the crime, but since the evidence against them is not particularly strong, the murder charges against them are eventually dropped. Were Weber and Benavides responsible for killing these three women? If not, who was the perpetrator and what could their motive have been? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the horrific and perplexing crime known as “The Florence Salon Murders”. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office at (406) 375-4060. Additional Reading: https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/town-shocked-by-beauty-salon-murders-killer-still-on-loose/article_60ccaede-de9d-59f9-96a5-c6aa89f2fea7.html https://missoulian.com/a-tale-of-five-murders/article_67794684-3696-5da1-8006-5d44963d0f47.html https://missoulian.com/florence-murder-case-stands-alone-in-fbi-records/article_101cb5b5-ec16-5cf5-98e9-4d902e80cbf1.html https://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-murders-share-similarities-with-unresolved-florence-killings/article_ace8066c-29a2-5fbd-a2a4-e9544178cb25.html https://missoulian.com/news/local/article_b2a3d5f8-c28d-11de-b1cb-001cc4c03286.html https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/federal-judge-dismisses-charges-in-florence-triple-murder-case/article_e1a46c3c-0a7c-11df-9268-001cc4c002e0.html https://www.kpax.com/news/mtn-original-productions/the-florence-murders-20-years-later https://greatbendpost.com/posts/b71f6fd9-f340-4839-bd6a-9eb7b0f92322 https://www.kwch.com/2022/09/06/kbi-announce-new-evidence-2002-dolly-madison-bakery-murders/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

This Mother’s Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters (including Robin Warder from “The Trail Went Cold”) as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother’s Day is typically a time to honor the love and sacrifices of mothers, but today we’ll be exploring the twisted tales that lurk behind the shadows. […]

This Mother’s Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters (including Robin Warder from “The Trail Went Cold”) as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother’s Day is typically a time to honor the love and sacrifices of mothers, but today we’ll be exploring the twisted tales that lurk behind the shadows. It’s an extra-special, more-than-two-hour, Mother’s Day event. Foul Play: Crime Series www.itsfoulplay.com Music City 911 https://musiccity911.com Crimes from the East https://tinyurl.com/37sx22bt Cults, Crimes, Cabernet https://www.cultscrimescabernet.com A Nefarious Nightmare https://tinyurl.com/y5nuezs5 Crimelines https://linktr.ee/Crimelines The Asian Madness Podcast https://tinyurl.com/5n8nv6ay Once Upon A Crime https://www.truecrimepodcast.com PNW Haunts & Homicides https://www.pnwhauntsandhomicides.com The Trail Went Cold https://www.trailwentcold.com Coffee & Cases https://tinyurl.com/pc25pzzs Already Gone https://www.alreadygonepodcast.com Twisted and Uncorked https://www.twistedanduncorked.com Mystery Inc https://www.itsmysteryinc.com

August 15, 1982. Boston, Massachusetts. The body of 16-year old Lucia Kai Roberts is found in Franklin Park and her cause of death is ruled to be strangulation. Over one year later, allegations emerge about a black girl who was sexually assaulted by multiple police officers at a private club and since this incident supposedly […]

August 15, 1982. Boston, Massachusetts. The body of 16-year old Lucia Kai Roberts is found in Franklin Park and her cause of death is ruled to be strangulation. Over one year later, allegations emerge about a black girl who was sexually assaulted by multiple police officers at a private club and since this incident supposedly took place six weeks before Lucia was killed, there is speculation that she was the victim of the assault. The Boston Police Department is accused of being complicit in Lucia’s murder and orchestrating a major cover-up, but multiple investigations fail to generate any conclusive evidence to support this theory. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the controversial unsolved murders in the history of Boston. Additional Reading: https://www.newspapers.com/image/444291924/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/444291953/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/438805326/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/440679800/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/440679818/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/440256522/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/440256581/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/437505989/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/428536151/ Boston TV News Digital Library – Segments on the “Silver Shield Rape” https://www.necn.com/news/local/roberts_-1982-murder-remains-unsolved_necn/72223/ https://deafinprison.com/2012/09/02/my-misspent-youth-a-memoir/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 2, 1993. Memphis, Tennessee. John Cheek, the 28-year old financial officer of a real estate firm, spends the evening having a dinner at a restaurant and is last seen heading towards his parked car. John’s abandoned vehicle is soon discovered near the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge and there is fear that he took his […]

December 2, 1993. Memphis, Tennessee. John Cheek, the 28-year old financial officer of a real estate firm, spends the evening having a dinner at a restaurant and is last seen heading towards his parked car. John’s abandoned vehicle is soon discovered near the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge and there is fear that he took his own life by jumping into the Mississippi River. Months later, a drifter matching John’s description is seen at a truck stop in Virginia, leading to speculation that he may be suffering from amnesia and forgotten who he was, but all attempts to find him are unsuccessful. April 19, 1991. Punta Chivato, Mexico. While on vacation from California, 34-year old Gordon Collins sets out in a fishing boat alongside his girlfriend, Anastasia Seals, and another couple, Wayne Shwatz and Arlean Burlington. A storm soon hits the area and the overturned boat, as well as Anastasia and Wayne’s bodies, are found floating in the Sea of Cortez the following day. Gordon and Arlean’s bodies cannot be found, but reports start circulating about a disoriented white male matching Gordon’s description wandering through Mexico. This leads Gordon’s family to believe that he survived the boating accident and is suffering from amnesia, but they are unable to track him down. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two unsolved missing persons cases in which each victim was believed to have lost their memory before they became a transient. Special thanks to listener Marcos Sainz for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information on the disappearance of John Cheek, please contact the Memphis Police Department at (901) 545-5700. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/john-cheek/ https://charleyproject.org/case/john-andrews-cheek https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1994/02/25/an-executive-hits-the-vanishing-point/30dddee8-d4d6-442e-b310-8c13bcf593e2/?utm_term=.ce4551e324b8 http://people.com/archive/vanished-with-a-trace-vol-41-no-11/ https://memphismagazine.com/features/unsolved-mysteries/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/774400146/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/774544772/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/774544793/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/774378109/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/gordon-collins/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Gordon_Collins https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-26-mn-756-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/571519189/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 7, 1999. Westminster, Colorado. 38-year old Paul Skiba, his nine-year old daughter Sarah Skiba, and 36-year old Lorenzo Chivers spend the day performing moving jobs for a company Paul owns before they all vanish without a trace. When the company’s parking lot is searched, Paul’s moving truck is found, but there is ample physical […]

February 7, 1999. Westminster, Colorado. 38-year old Paul Skiba, his nine-year old daughter Sarah Skiba, and 36-year old Lorenzo Chivers spend the day performing moving jobs for a company Paul owns before they all vanish without a trace. When the company’s parking lot is searched, Paul’s moving truck is found, but there is ample physical evidence, including blood and bullet holes, to indicate that foul play took place. There are numerous theories surrounding the case, such as the disappearances being connected to a dispute between Paul and his estranged girlfriend, but none of the three victims are ever found. On this week’s episode of the “Trail Went Cold”, we explore a tragic missing persons case involving a father, a daughter and an employee who all vanished together. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Westminster Police Department at (303) 658-6430 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at (720) 913-7867. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearances_of_Paul_and_Sarah_Skiba_and_Lorenzo_Chivers https://charleyproject.org/case/paul-carroll-skiba https://charleyproject.org/case/sarah-arielle-skiba https://charleyproject.org/case/lorenzo-deshawn-chivers https://www.westword.com/news/a-cold-case-frozen-in-time-5097544 http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/06/cold.case.sarah.skiba/index.html https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/westminster-police-asking-for-information-in-20-year-old-cold-case https://www.9news.com/article/news/cold-case-20-years-later-murders-of-3-in-westminster-remains-unsolved/73-513348d8-705e-48c4-a8fa-ac1a18ce2f4a https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/arvada-man-gets-28-years-for-stabbing-mom/73-249897793 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 24, 1987. Martinez, California. Nine-year old Eric Coy leaves his home on his bicycle in order to visit his aunt’s residence. Fifteen minutes later, Eric’s body and bicycle are discovered in a nearby wooded area and he has been stabbed several times. Four weeks after Eric is killed, six-year old Jeremy Stoner goes missing […]

January 24, 1987. Martinez, California. Nine-year old Eric Coy leaves his home on his bicycle in order to visit his aunt’s residence. Fifteen minutes later, Eric’s body and bicycle are discovered in a nearby wooded area and he has been stabbed several times. Four weeks after Eric is killed, six-year old Jeremy Stoner goes missing from nearby Vallejo before he is also found murdered and even though a suspect named Shawn Melton is charged with the crime, both of his trials end with hung juries and the charges against Melton are dropped. While investigators explore potential connections between the two cases, there are unable to find conclusive answers. Were Eric Coy and Jeremy Stoner both killed by the same perpetrator? Was Shawn Melton actually guilty of murder? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a pair of cold cases from the Bay Area of California that are still unsolved after 36 years. Special thanks to listener Hope Grimsley for narrating the opening of the episode. If you have any information about the murder of Eric Coy, please contact the Martinez Police Department at (925) 372-3440 Additional Reading: https://www.newspapers.com/image/461391269/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/758716985/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/758717596/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/461434154/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/758717407/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/461437953/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-04-mn-535-story.html https://martineztribune.com/2016/01/21/cold-case-still-under-investigation/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/05/Guard-arrested-in-child-slaying/7547541918800/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/10/04/Second-jury-deadlocks-over-accused-child-killer/5028591940800/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/461517007/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/461455421/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/461240895/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/624223222/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/808781792/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 8, 1999. Horry County, South Carolina. 22-year old Lisa Myers Neugent phones her mother to let her know that she is staying at a resort with her estranged spouse, Frank Isley, but is planning to end the relationship and return home to North Carolina. After not hearing from her for nearly two weeks, Lisa’s […]

September 8, 1999. Horry County, South Carolina. 22-year old Lisa Myers Neugent phones her mother to let her know that she is staying at a resort with her estranged spouse, Frank Isley, but is planning to end the relationship and return home to North Carolina. After not hearing from her for nearly two weeks, Lisa’s parents travel to her residence and discover that it has been ransacked and Lisa and Frank have disappeared. A warrant is issued for Frank’s arrest on unrelated charges and he remains a wanted fugitive for four years until he is found. However, Lisa is no longer with Frank and he fails to provide any information on her whereabouts. This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” covers the unsolved disappearance of Lisa Myers Neugent, who vanished while attempting to remove herself from a toxic relationship. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Horry County Police Department at (843) 915-5350. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/lisa-ann-myers-neugent https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Lisa_Myers https://greensboro.com/a-family-s-somber-holiday-woman-s-disappearance-haunts-parents/article_6fc2d17f-7f5d-5622-adc5-8585d7f672ec.html https://greensboro.com/family-turns-to-web-in-search-for-woman-lisa-myers-neugent-24-disappeared-on-labor/article_bd34d1e9-4e05-502b-9cb1-22da9e0dc951.html https://greensboro.com/show-to-feature-missing-woman-unsolved-mysteries-plans-a-segment/article_9407c009-c381-5d23-9ca1-a9bc3271dc52.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040816040458/http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/sunnews/news/local/7563267.htm https://www.timesenterprise.com/news/local_news/fugitive-pursuit-leads-to-arrest-in-new-mexico/article_0a6b17d0-3600-5718-8349-ab18bfd7e0cd.html https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/clues-point-to-horry-county-home-in-case-of-conway/article_746f9984-c0d0-11e3-b689-001a4bcf6878.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

This Easter, join Shane Waters on a whimsical adventure featuring 13 podcasters (including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”) as they share true stories of con artists and fake deaths. Delve into the magical world of the Enchanted Easterlands, where you’ll encounter peculiar characters and captivating true crime tales. Discover the history and origins […]

This Easter, join Shane Waters on a whimsical adventure featuring 13 podcasters (including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”) as they share true stories of con artists and fake deaths. Delve into the magical world of the Enchanted Easterlands, where you’ll encounter peculiar characters and captivating true crime tales. Discover the history and origins of Easter, and experience a journey like no other. It’s an extra special two-hour and fifteen-minute Easter event. Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance: 1. Crimelines: [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] 2. Rotten to the Core: [www.itsrottentothecore.com] 3. Frightful: [https://link.chtbl.com/frightful] 4. Mind over Murder: [https://mindovermurderpodcast.com] 5. The Trail Went Cold: [www.trailwentcold.com] 6. The Hidden Staircase: [https://link.chtbl.com/TheHiddenStaircase] 7. Hometown History: [https://www.itshometownhistory.com/]  8. Wicked Deeds: [www.wickeddeedspodcast.com] 9. Obscura: A True Crime Podcast: [https://www.itsobscura.com/] 10.  Hillbilly Horror Stories: [www.hillbillyhorrorstories.com] 11.  History Goes Bump: [http://historygoesbump.com/] 12.  Judgy Crime Girls: [www.judgycrimegirls.com/]  13.  Foul Play: Crime Series: [https://itsfoulplay.com]

August 15, 1958. Boulder County, Colorado. While attending Camp St. Malo, a Catholic boys’ summer camp, a ten-year old hearing-impaired boy named Bobby Bizup vanishes without a trace. Nearly one year later, some of Bobby’s skeletal remains are discovered on a mountainside three miles from the camp and it is initially believed that he got […]

August 15, 1958. Boulder County, Colorado. While attending Camp St. Malo, a Catholic boys’ summer camp, a ten-year old hearing-impaired boy named Bobby Bizup vanishes without a trace. Nearly one year later, some of Bobby’s skeletal remains are discovered on a mountainside three miles from the camp and it is initially believed that he got lost and died of exposure. However, an investigation into child sexual abuse allegations against Catholic priests eventually reveals that some of these accused individuals worked as counsellors at Camp St. Malo during the time period Bobby went missing. In 2021, a man comes forward and provides the authorities with a skull which he claims had been given to him by his father. While DNA testing has not yet been performed, there is speculation that the skull belonged to Bobby and that foul play and a cover-up may have taken place. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unexplained death of Bobby Bizup, which has recently returned to the spotlight because of a shocking scandal. If you have any information about this case, please call the National Park Services’ Investigative Services Branch tip line at (888) 653-0009. Additional Reading: https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/what-happened-to-bobby-bizup-colorado-catholic-summer-camp/73-3df3dd44-eb90-4174-8b0a-865476e2a0fd https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/bobby-bizup-skull/73-40ab340e-6db2-431d-bf97-1baf8cf1d034 https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/priest-sex-abuse-report-church-camp-1958-when-deaf-boy-disappeared/73-31c23f99-ebb1-422a-b949-2c05e4971ee3 “Mystery on Mt. Meeker” Documentary https://www.newspapers.com/image/25064554 https://www.newspapers.com/image/537176018 https://www.newspapers.com/image/25065095 https://www.newspapers.com/image/537135093 https://www.newspapers.com/image/589032014 https://www.newspapers.com/image/275159424 https://www.9news.com/article/news/hfr-priest-ii/73-ea430483-a2c8-4ac2-8dd3-047f0c539ba6 https://www.9news.com/article/news/hfr-priest-story-backup/73-982e9dcb-3520-436b-87e3-1f526fd2b6b9 https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/local-man-claims-he-was-abused-by-catholic-priest-in-denver/67-f3a384f6-59b6-445d-9286-fc2953856723 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 20, 1987. Bellingham, Washington. A worker at the Georgia-Pacific pulp mill discovers some skeletal remains inside a chimney on one of the boilers at the mill’s steam plant. The victim is determined to be male, but since he has been burned so badly by the extreme heat and cannot be identified, he becomes known […]

September 20, 1987. Bellingham, Washington. A worker at the Georgia-Pacific pulp mill discovers some skeletal remains inside a chimney on one of the boilers at the mill’s steam plant. The victim is determined to be male, but since he has been burned so badly by the extreme heat and cannot be identified, he becomes known as the Bellingham John Doe. Over the years, investigators explore a number of different theories about how the John Doe wound up inside the chimney, but since his remains were carbonized, there are no traces of DNA available to make an identification. Who was the Bellingham John Doe and how did he wind up dead in such an unusual location? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the most baffling cases you’ll ever find involving an unidentified decedent. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Bellingham Police Department at (360) 778-8800. Additional Reading: https://doenetwork.org/cases/862umwa.html https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Whatcom_County_John_Doe_(1987) https://www.newspapers.com/image/771597916/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/771607017/ https://www.bellinghamherald.com/article173627656.html https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article173514596.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas on August 25-27, 2023. To get a 15 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

For personal reasons, the latest episode of The Trail Went Cold has been delayed until March 29, 2023. In its place this week, please enjoy one of our exclusive bonus Patreon episodes from our archives, and we look forward to profiling a new case for you next week. Thanks for your patience. May 11, 1982. […]

For personal reasons, the latest episode of The Trail Went Cold has been delayed until March 29, 2023. In its place this week, please enjoy one of our exclusive bonus Patreon episodes from our archives, and we look forward to profiling a new case for you next week. Thanks for your patience. May 11, 1982. Duluth, Minnesota. 33-year old married couple Larry and Debbie Race celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary by taking their boat out onto Lake Superior for an evening cruise. Hours later, Larry returns to shore and calls for help, claiming that a leak prompted them to evacuate the boat in a life raft before they became separated. Debbie’s body is soon found washed up on shore and her cause of death is determined to be hypothermia. However, since the life raft cannot be found and there are a number of discrepancies in Larry’s story, authorities suspect foul play and eventually charge him with Debbie’s murder. Larry is convicted of the crime and receives a life sentence, but even after he is paroled 22 years later, Larry continues to maintain that Debbie’s death was an accident. Was Larry Race wrongly convicted for the nonexistent murder of his wife, or was justice properly served? This month’s bonus Patreon episode explores one of the most heavily debated “Final Appeal” cases featured on “Unsolved Mysteries”. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 2, 1981. Hope, British Columbia. After spending the night at a friend’s house, 16-year old Verna Bjerky leaves on a trip to visit her boyfriend, but even though she plans on hitchhiking to her destination, she never arrives. Five months later, some of Verna’s personal belongings are discovered in a remote area, but there […]

May 2, 1981. Hope, British Columbia. After spending the night at a friend’s house, 16-year old Verna Bjerky leaves on a trip to visit her boyfriend, but even though she plans on hitchhiking to her destination, she never arrives. Five months later, some of Verna’s personal belongings are discovered in a remote area, but there is no trace of her body. During this time period, a serial killer named Clifford Olson is charged and convicted of the murders of eleven children which took place in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. After he is sent to prison, Olson hints at possible involvement in Verna’s disappearance, but he is never conclusively linked to her case and Verna’s remains are never found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel back to our podcast’s home country of Canada to explore the unsolved disappearance of Verna Bjerky, an Indigenous victim who has always been mistakenly classified as “white” in all of the official sources. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Upper Fraser Valley detachment of the RCMP at (604) 792-4611 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3070dfbc.html https://www.hopestandard.com/news/remembering-verna-loss-felt-through-the-generations/ https://www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/missing-disparus/case-dossier.jsf?case=2014001314&id=13 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/10/26/Police-find-missing-girls-property/6368372920400/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/10/27/Some-unidentified-personal-effects-belonging-to-Verna-Bjerky/7169373006800/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/465738032/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/472013957/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/507635462/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/507635466/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/733002984/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/536942896/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/561496224/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/561484985/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/464047804/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Olson “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 8, 1997. Carson City, Nevada. While visiting her father on a trip from California, 16-year old Natasha Jennings is found dead inside a bedroom at his apartment. An electric fan is lying over Natasha’s body, her hair is damp, and even though traces of cocaine and methamphetamine are inside Natasha’s nostrils, no drugs can […]

July 8, 1997. Carson City, Nevada. While visiting her father on a trip from California, 16-year old Natasha Jennings is found dead inside a bedroom at his apartment. An electric fan is lying over Natasha’s body, her hair is damp, and even though traces of cocaine and methamphetamine are inside Natasha’s nostrils, no drugs can be found in her system. There are a few theories involving foul play, including the possibility that Natasha was murdered because her father was a drug informant, but the medical examiner cannot figure out her exact cause of death. Was Natasha the victim of a homicide, a drug overdose, or perhaps some sort of freak medical condition that no one was able to detect? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will explore a number of different scenarios as we cover the truly perplexing unexplained death of Natasha Jennings. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Carson City Sheriff’s Office at (775) 887-2500. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/natasha-jennings/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Natasha_Jennings https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/aug/28/mother-wants-grand-jury-probe-into-daughters-death/ https://www.recordcourier.com/news/2001/dec/20/protest-over-girls-death-continues/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/153184066/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/147948019/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/151652657/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/152629314/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/152632584/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/150621158/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/149468531/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/150621158/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/150621165/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 15, 1971. Galveston, Texas. 15-year old Debbie Ackerman and 15-year old Maria Johnson are seen climbing into a white van outside an ice cream shop, but they never return home. Days later, the girls’ bodies are found in a bayou and they are bound, nude from the waist down and have been shot to […]

November 15, 1971. Galveston, Texas. 15-year old Debbie Ackerman and 15-year old Maria Johnson are seen climbing into a white van outside an ice cream shop, but they never return home. Days later, the girls’ bodies are found in a bayou and they are bound, nude from the waist down and have been shot to death. After several decades, a convicted murderer named Edward Harold Bell sends out letters in which he confesses to having killed Debbie and Maria. Bell also claims to be responsible for eleven murders which occurred in Texas during the 1970s and refers to the victims as “The Eleven Who Went to Heaven”, but no conclusive evidence ever links him to these crimes. This week, “The Trail Went Cold” releases the conclusion of our extensive two-part anniversary episode on the murders of eleven female victims known as “The Eleven Who Went to Heaven”: 15-year old Debbie Ackerman, 15-year old Maria Johnson, 14-year old Rhonda Renee Johnson, 13-year old Sharon Shaw, 13-year old Colette Wilson, 19-year old Gloria Gonzales, 12-year old Brooks Bracewell, 14-year old Georgia Geer, 14-year old Brenda Jones, 16-year old Kimberley Pitchford and 12-year old Suzanne Bowers. If you have information about any of these cases, please contact the tip line of the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office at 1-800-566-2209. Additional Reading: “The Eleven” Series on the A&E Network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Harold_Bell https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Edward_Bell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Rhonda_Johnson_and_Sharon_Shaw https://abc13.com/archive/8269239/ http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Some-suspect-serial-killer-in-1971-Galveston-2078025.php http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Confessions-of-a-cold-blooded-killer-2187501.php “Deliver Us: Three Decades of Murder and Redemption of the Infamous I-45/Texas Killing Fields” by Kathryn Casey https://nypost.com/2017/10/18/killer-who-claims-he-murdered-11-girls-may-have-lied-documentary/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Texas-killer-s-death-leaves-unanswered-13783107.php#photo-17259855 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2019/04/22/330217/possible-serial-killer-dies-in-texas-prison/ Join us on Saturday, February 25 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 4, 1971. Galveston, Texas. After spending the day at the beach, 14-year old Rhonda Renee Johnson and 13-year old Sharon Shaw fail to return home and their skeletal remains are found in a bayou months later. A suspect named Michael Lloyd Self is eventually taken into custody and confesses to the murders, but even […]

August 4, 1971. Galveston, Texas. After spending the day at the beach, 14-year old Rhonda Renee Johnson and 13-year old Sharon Shaw fail to return home and their skeletal remains are found in a bayou months later. A suspect named Michael Lloyd Self is eventually taken into custody and confesses to the murders, but even though he maintains his confession was coerced and that he is innocent, Self is still convicted of the crime. Decades later, another convicted murderer named Edward Harold Bell becomes an alternate suspect after he sends confession letters to the authorities. Bell claims he was responsible for the murders of eleven female victims which took place in Texas during the 1970s and refers to them as “The Eleven Who Went to Heaven”. His confessions also hint that two of these victims may have been Rhonda Renee Johnson and Sharon Shaw. To commemorate the seven-year anniversary of “The Trail Went Cold”, we are releasing a special two-part episode on “The Eleven Who Went to Heaven” and exploring a number of unsolved murders which may have been committed by the same perpetrator. This week, Part 1 will cover the murders of Rhonda Renee Johnson and Sharon Shaw and the controversial conviction of Michael Lloyd Self. Special thanks to listener Amy Harber for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have information about any of these cases, please contact the tip line of the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office at 1-800-566-2209. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Rhonda_Johnson_and_Sharon_Shaw https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Rhonda_Johnson_and_Sharon_Shaw https://www.leagle.com/decision/19741345513sw2d83211258 http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/973/1198/386343/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/465038454/ https://abc13.com/archive/8269239/ http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Some-suspect-serial-killer-in-1971-Galveston-2078025.php http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Confessions-of-a-cold-blooded-killer-2187501.php “Deliver Us: Three Decades of Murder and Redemption of the Infamous I-45/Texas Killing Fields” by Kathryn Casey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Harold_Bell https://unsolved.com/gallery/edward-harold-bell/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 15, 1995. Bristolville, Ohio. The children of 36-year old John Markley and his 32-year old wife, Shelly Markley, return home from school and discover that their parents are gone, though there is evidence to suggest that an intruder was in the house. The couple’s pick-up truck is also missing and it is soon found […]

December 15, 1995. Bristolville, Ohio. The children of 36-year old John Markley and his 32-year old wife, Shelly Markley, return home from school and discover that their parents are gone, though there is evidence to suggest that an intruder was in the house. The couple’s pick-up truck is also missing and it is soon found abandoned in a nearby town. It turns out that on the same morning they disappeared, John and Shelly were seen cashing a cheque at a bank’s drive-thru window and even though the teller recalled seeing another man inside the truck with them, he is never identified. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover the perplexing the unsolved disappearance of a married couple, who may have been abducted and murdered by an outside party. In addition, we will also discuss the unsolved 1974 disappearance of 21-year old Joanne Coughlin, who also went missing in northeastern Ohio and had someone attempt to withdraw money from her bank account at a drive-thru teller window after she disappeared. If you have information on the disappearances of John and Shelly Markley, please contact the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office at (330) 675-2508. If you have information about the disappearance of Joanne Coughlin, please contact the Youngstown Police Department at (330) 742-8900 Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/john-j-markley-jr http://charleyproject.org/case/shelly-renee-markley https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2015/12/mystery-remains-two-decades-later/ https://www.morningjournal.com/2000/12/19/5-kids-alone-reflect-on-life-five-years-after-parents-just-vanished/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/652307077/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/292554773/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/323004669/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/330036210/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/322821377/ https://www.wfmj.com/story/30759163/new-leads-in-20-year-old-trumbull-county-unsolved-mystery https://charleyproject.org/case/joanne-elaine-coughlin https://www.wkbn.com/news/cold-case/search-for-youngstown-woman-missing-since-74-continues/ https://www.wkbn.com/news/cold-case/youngstown-police-seek-info-on-man-they-just-found-out-has-been-missing-since-1969/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

…12 dates … …14 love gone wrong stories… …Will YOU be my Valentine? This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 true crime podcast hosts, including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”. Each host brings a new “love gone wrong” true story to the mix. It’s an extra-special Valentine event which runs over two hours long. Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance: 1. Murder She Told [https://murdershetold.com/connect] 2. True Crime Island [https://tinyurl.com/y6kk2npj] 3. Hillbilly Horror Stories [https://tinyurl.com/567vxrkz] 4. Tapes from the Darkside [https://tinyurl.com/3pnff3fe] 5. Coffee and Cases [https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases] 6. Gone Cold – Texas True Crime [https://tinyurl.com/ytzxudt8] 7. Live, Laugh, Larceny [https://linktr.ee/Live.Laugh.Larceny.Podcast] 8. Sirens [https://tinyurl.com/2p8avykh] 9. The Trail Went Cold [https://tinyurl.com/2zydj3y] 10. Method and Madness [https://tinyurl.com/yc6ept53] 11. True Crime Cases with Lanie [https://linktr.ee/LanieHobbs] 12. Crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] 13. Love Murder [https://tinyurl.com/39c3fzeb] 14. Foul Play: Crime Series [https://itsfoulplay.com]

…12 dates … …14 love gone wrong stories… …Will YOU be my Valentine? This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 true crime podcast hosts, including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”. Each host brings a new “love gone wrong” true story to the mix. It’s an extra-special […]

October 13, 1982. Morro Bay, California. The decomposed body of 43-year old Dian Harlin is discovered in a stand of trees next to a beach and she has been strangled to death with a leash belonging to one of her dogs. It turns out that Dian’s eccentric 47-year old husband, Hugh Harlin, had failed to […]

October 13, 1982. Morro Bay, California. The decomposed body of 43-year old Dian Harlin is discovered in a stand of trees next to a beach and she has been strangled to death with a leash belonging to one of her dogs. It turns out that Dian’s eccentric 47-year old husband, Hugh Harlin, had failed to report her missing for eleven days and since the couple was known for having a turbulent relationship, Hugh becomes a potential suspect in his wife’s murder. Four years later, Hugh inexplicably vanishes without a trace after his abandoned pick-up truck is discovered by the side of the highway. Investigators are unable to determine if Hugh’s disappearance is connected to Dian’s murder, but both cases are never solved. May 3, 1992. Polk County, Florida. After attending a rodeo, 31-year old Larry Costine and his 26-year old girlfriend, Melissa Jo Sermons, return to Larry’s mobile home. Larry’s nude body is eventually discovered inside the trailer and since he was shot four times and Jo has gone missing, investigators initially suspect that Jo killed Larry and went on the run. However, two decades later, law enforcement announces that they now believe Jo was a victim and was murdered by the same person who shot Larry. While Jo’s ex-boyfriend is considered to be the prime suspect, there is not enough evidence to charge him with the crime and Jo is never found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover two unsolved mysteries in which one half of a couple was murdered while the other half went missing. If you have information on the Hugh & Dian Harlin case, please contact the Morro Bay Police Department at (805) 772-6225. If you have information on the Larry Costine & Melissa Jo Sermons case, please contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at (863) 533-0344. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/hugh-harlin/ https://charleyproject.org/case/hugh-frederick-harlin https://www.newspapers.com/image/808583090/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/808464923/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/larry-costine/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Larry_Costine https://www.newspapers.com/image/339386848/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/339518288/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/339522597/ https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2013/07/06/deland-man-a-suspect-in-1992-killing-womans-disappearance/30632866007/ https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2014/08/09/1992-costine-slaying-case-suddenly/8187709007/ https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2014/08/30/suspect-indicted-on-perjury-charge/26984190007/ https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2014/09/11/bail-set-at-5-000/8191605007/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 2, 2008. Saanich, British Columbia. 24-year old real estate agent Lindsay Buziak arrives for an appointment to show an expensive suburban house to an unidentified man and woman. When Lindsay’s boyfriend goes inside the residence to check on her, he discovers that she has been stabbed over 40 times and the mysterious couple have […]

February 2, 2008. Saanich, British Columbia. 24-year old real estate agent Lindsay Buziak arrives for an appointment to show an expensive suburban house to an unidentified man and woman. When Lindsay’s boyfriend goes inside the residence to check on her, he discovers that she has been stabbed over 40 times and the mysterious couple have fled the scene. Over the years, there are a number of unconfirmed theories surrounding Lindsay’s murder. Even though Lindsay’s boyfriend and his family are cleared as suspects by the police, speculation still abounds that they were involved in the murder. It is also theorized that Lindsay’s death was connected to a massive drug bust and she may have been the victim of a professional hit. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of Canada’s most infamous unsolved cold cases, which has yet to reach a resolution after 15 years. Special thanks to listener Melissa Holman for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Saanich Police Department at (250) 475-4356. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lindsay_Buziak https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/lindsay-buziak-investigation-2008-documents https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/06/09/who-killed-lindsay-buziak-realtors-murder-believed-to-be-targeted-hit/ https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/zailo-family-lindsay-buziaks-boyfriend-jeff-buziak-defamation-lawsuit https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/who-killed-canadian-real-estate-agent-lindsay-buziak https://www.timescolonist.com/archive/archive-have-you-seen-this-woman-police-release-sketch-description-of-suspects-in-buziak-killing-4569649 https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/father-believes-killer-of-lindsay-buziak-still-in-victoria-area-4564476 https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/lindsay-buziak-murder-father-holds-annual-walk-to-ensure-shes-not-forgotten-4646030 https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/website-confession-jolts-buziak-murder-case/ https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/fbi-joins-investigation-into-murder-of-victoria-realtor-lindsay-buziak-1.5290643 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cocaine-bust-largest-ever-in-alberta-police-say-1.851044 https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/report-reveals-new-details-in-lindsay-buziak-murder-case-1.5135211 https://lindsaybuziakmurder.wordpress.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 28, 1983. St. Louis, Missouri. The body of an African-American girl is found in the basement of an abandoned apartment building. She is believed to be between eight-to-eleven years old and has her hands tied behind her back and it turns out she was sexually assaulted and strangled to death before she was beheaded. […]

February 28, 1983. St. Louis, Missouri. The body of an African-American girl is found in the basement of an abandoned apartment building. She is believed to be between eight-to-eleven years old and has her hands tied behind her back and it turns out she was sexually assaulted and strangled to death before she was beheaded. Since the victim’s head is never recovered and she cannot be identified, she becomes known as the “St. Louis Jane Doe”. Over the years, investigators explore a number of different leads, but they are unable to determine the girl’s identity or figure out who was responsible for killing her. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the most horrific and tragic stories you’ll ever find about the murder of an unidentified decedent, who has also been known by such as names as “Little Jane Doe” and “Precious Hope”. If you have information about this case, please contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department at (314) 231-1212. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Jane_Doe http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/54ufmo.html https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/St._Louis_Jane_Doe_(1983) “Our Precious Hope: St. Louis’ Little Jane Doe Revisited” Documentary https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/the-case-that-haunts/Content?oid=2460475 http://fox4kc.com/2013/06/17/authorities-try-to-locate-body-of-girl-killed-beheaded-30-years-ago/ http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/new-hope-in-cold-case-of-decapitated-girl-found-in/article_ef7aca67-2f9f-5c76-9516-4285802f338f.html http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/research-unlocks-some-secrets-about-decapitated-girl-for-st-louis/article_36de5a5c-b615-5292-b5aa-abb99a888a6c.html https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/little-jane-doe-grizzly-1983-st-louis-child-death-remains-unsolved/ https://www.foxnews.com/us/who-was-she-new-technology-brings-hope-to-identifying-headless-girl-killed-30-years-ago https://www.riverfronttimes.com/movies-tv/new-documentary-digs-into-st-louis-cold-case-of-headless-child-38416649 https://www.stlamerican.com/arts_and_entertainment/living_it/unsolved-mysteries/article_297141c6-43c2-11ec-b8af-db4f4c92958b.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/151783522/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Brown_(murderer) https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/10456sw/st_louis_jane_doe_documentary_gives_a_lot_more/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 6, 1997. Bristol, Rhode Island. Bryan Nisenfeld, an 18-year old freshman at Roger Williams University, vanishes after leaving an afternoon class and most of his possessions are found in his dorm room. Nearly seven months later, a severed foot and a shinbone are found washed up on a beach located a few miles from […]

February 6, 1997. Bristol, Rhode Island. Bryan Nisenfeld, an 18-year old freshman at Roger Williams University, vanishes after leaving an afternoon class and most of his possessions are found in his dorm room. Nearly seven months later, a severed foot and a shinbone are found washed up on a beach located a few miles from campus and while they are positively identified as belonging to Bryan, the rest of his remains are never recovered. Suspicion is placed on a former student and friend of Bryan’s who supposedly made a threatening phone call to him prior to his disappearance, but there is no evidence to prove that foul play took place. Was Bryan Nisenfield’s death a homicide, a suicide or an accidental fall into the water? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a cold case involving a university student which still does not a definitive resolution after nearly 26 years. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Bristol Police Department at (401) 253-6900. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Bryan_Nisenfeld https://web.archive.org/web/20170513101325/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/news/97/06/26/ROGER_WILLIAMS.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203934/http://articles.philly.com/1997-09-05/news/25551062_1_bristol-police-body-parts-audubon The Hawk’s Eye – Roger Williams University (Oct. 17, 1997) The Hawk’s Eye – Rogers Williams University (Nov. 7, 1997) https://web.archive.org/web/20170507110032/https://providencephoenix.com/archive/features/98/01/08/BRYAN.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170429213423/http://www.providencephoenix.com/archive/features/00/03/16/BRYAN.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/missing-bryan/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/183755689/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/183755727/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/184322415/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/184275062/ https://www.wpri.com/news/crime/cold-cases/detectives-determined-to-conquer-decades-old-quest-for-answers-in-college-students-death/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 6, 1983. British Columbia, Canada. 27-year old Bernd Goericke and his 22-year old fiancée, Andrea Scherpf, are found shot to death next to a remote road. The couple hailed from West Germany and had been hitchhiking through Canada and an unidentified man driving a pick-up truck is seen using Andrea’s travellers’ cheques in the […]

October 6, 1983. British Columbia, Canada. 27-year old Bernd Goericke and his 22-year old fiancée, Andrea Scherpf, are found shot to death next to a remote road. The couple hailed from West Germany and had been hitchhiking through Canada and an unidentified man driving a pick-up truck is seen using Andrea’s travellers’ cheques in the days following her death. Nearly six years later, a suspect named Andy Rose is charged with the crime based on testimony from a former friend who claimed she heard him confess to the murders. After two trials and two overturned convictions, the charges against Andy are dropped when DNA testing on a key piece of evidence excludes him as the perpetrator, but no one else is ever charged with killing Bernd and Andrea. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel back to our home country of Canada to explore an unsolved double murder which led to a wrongful conviction. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Chetwynd branch of the RCMP at (250) 788-9221 or the Canadian Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_murder_of_Andrea_Scherpf_and_Bernd_Göricke https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2648100646 https://archive.today/20120723055359/http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2008-2009/someone_got_away_with_murder/timeline.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundlander-s-ordeal-with-rcmp-sting-subject-of-cbc-documentary-1.834222 https://vancouversun.com/news/metro/police-seek-new-leads-in-1983-murder-of-two-german-tourists-near-chetwynd “The Psychology of Interrogations and Confessions: A Handbook” by Gisli H. Gudjonsson https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/files/mrbig.pdf https://ucfiles.com/filestatus.php?number=104200082 https://www.newspapers.com/image/501465197/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/495935807/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/496051750/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/495047641/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/494831236/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/496376227/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Tower Bridge, Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 10-11, 2023, as well as “Crimecon” at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on September 22-24, 2023. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD23”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk or https://www.crimecon.com. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Since “The Trail Went Cold” originally launched in February 2016, we have featured nearly 400 cold cases and unsolved mysteries on the podcast. Since a number of these cases have wound up being solved or experiencing major developments, we have been able to release three special “update” episodes over the past three years. On this […]

Since “The Trail Went Cold” originally launched in February 2016, we have featured nearly 400 cold cases and unsolved mysteries on the podcast. Since a number of these cases have wound up being solved or experiencing major developments, we have been able to release three special “update” episodes over the past three years. On this particular episode, we’ll be discussing a number of recent trials, including Steve Pankey’s second trial for the murder of Jonelle Matthews, and Bill MacDowell’s trial for the murders of Renee and Andrew MacRae. Other updates we’ll be discussing include the identification of the Jane Doe formerly known as “The Lady of the Dunes” and a surprise resolution in the disappearance of Robert Hoagland. These are just some of the cases that will be explored in our third special “update” episode of “The Trail Went Cold’. Additional Reading: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/10/31/jonelle-matthews-case-pankey-guilty-of-kidnapping-felony-murder/69606715007/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alan-lee-phillips-life-prison-dna-1982-killings-annette-schnee-bobbie-jo-oberholtzer-colorado/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/29/renee-andrew-macrae-murder-inverness-1976-william-macdowell-guilty https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/former-boyfriend-bethany-decker-pleads-guilty-second-degree-murder/65-6928ab43-0296-4db3-aa44-405c58d97994 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/11/18/some-evidence-in-floyd-galloway-murder-trial-violates-attorney-client-privilege/69661456007/ https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2022/08/tracy-krohs-disappearance-33-years-of-false-leads-dead-ends-and-1-mysterious-old-man.html https://closingthecase.com/solved-el-dorado-jane-doe https://www.thv11.com/article/news/crime/el-dorado-jane-doe-identified-31-years-later/91-4d6d3495-0261-4e21-90b9-653e93023bb5 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/us/provincetown-body-lady-of-the-dunes.html https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/crime/2022/11/03/lady-of-the-dunes-suspect-guy-rockwell-muldavins-california-ties-victim-husband-salinas-cold-case/8260790001/ https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article258176483.html https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/Robert-Hoagland-Richard-King-missing-man-death-17657828.php https://www.newson6.com/story/6272fc3ae82b9f78434b2d14/killer-identified-in-1977-girl-scout-murders https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2022/10/27/death-row-inmate-tommy-zeigler-edges-closer-long-sought-dna-testing/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Over the past four years, “The Trail Went Cold” has released two special Q&A episodes in which Robin Warder answered a number of questions from listeners. We have decided to put together another episode like this and a received number of interesting new questions from listeners. How has producing a successful true crime podcast changed […]

Over the past four years, “The Trail Went Cold” has released two special Q&A episodes in which Robin Warder answered a number of questions from listeners. We have decided to put together another episode like this and a received number of interesting new questions from listeners. How has producing a successful true crime podcast changed your life? Do you have any pet peeves in podcasting? Have you have covered a case in which you had preconceived thoughts, but wound up changing your opinion when you completed the episode? Have you ever considered doing a long-form podcast? If you had the chance to travel back in time and meet Robert Stack, what would you ask him? These questions and many others will be answered as we close out 2022 with our third Q&A episode of “The Trail Went Cold”. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 19, 1949. Juneau County, Wisconsin. A fire breaks out at the residence of four-year old Ricky Jean “Jeannie” Bryant, which burns her family’s farmhouse to the ground. While Jeannie’s remains cannot be found in the rubble, the authorities conclude that she died in the fire. As the years go by and Jeannie’s surviving siblings […]

December 19, 1949. Juneau County, Wisconsin. A fire breaks out at the residence of four-year old Ricky Jean “Jeannie” Bryant, which burns her family’s farmhouse to the ground. While Jeannie’s remains cannot be found in the rubble, the authorities conclude that she died in the fire. As the years go by and Jeannie’s surviving siblings discuss what happened, they become troubled by a number of suspicious discrepancies, including the presence of an unidentified blonde woman who had stopped by the house while the fire was taking place. They begin to believe their mother and grandmother may have orchestrated Jeannie’s disappearance and that she could still be alive somewhere, so they manage to convince the authorities to open a new investigation. Did Ricky Jean Bryant actually die in the fire, or was the whole thing an elaborate set-up to fake her death? On this year’s final holiday-themed episode, “The Trail Went Child” tackles a truly unusual missing children’s case. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office at (608) 847-5649. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/ricky-jean-bryant https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/ricky-jean-bryant-taken-or-trapped https://madison.com/news/local/siblings-hold-out-for-long-lost-sister-first-edition-mystery-of-long-lost-sister-may/article_2ab0f9e9-17ff-50c7-be36-446231e4934e.html https://madison.com/mobile/article_565e45b1-c765-5869-a130-f911017c2e04.html https://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/search-continues-for-ricky-jean-bryant/article_cb9c12bc-bd7c-530d-a558-80a143fb32e5.html https://wi-homicide.com/content/area-cold-case-mysteries-keep-investigators-searching https://www.newspapers.com/image/407566158/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/404441037/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/404442939/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 26, 1996. Chelmsley Wood, England. 13-year old David Spencer and 11-year old Patrick Warren tell their families that they are planning to spend the night with Patrick’s brother, but they never arrive and are subsequently reported missing. It turns out that the last confirmed sighting of the boys took place at a petrol station […]

December 26, 1996. Chelmsley Wood, England. 13-year old David Spencer and 11-year old Patrick Warren tell their families that they are planning to spend the night with Patrick’s brother, but they never arrive and are subsequently reported missing. It turns out that the last confirmed sighting of the boys took place at a petrol station and Patrick’s abandoned bicycle is found there next to some rubbish bins. Years later, Brian Field, a sex offender serving time in prison for the murder of another teenage boy, is looked at as a potential suspect in this case, but there is no conclusive evidence to implicate him and the two boys are never found. On this week’s holiday-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a unsolved mystery from the United Kingdom known as the “Milk Carton Kids” case, as this was the first British missing children’s case in which the victim’s faces were featured on milk cartons. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Patrick_Warren_and_David_Spencer https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38417633 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-37999316 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-57641052 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-57652028 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/3139027.stm https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/nov/11/ukcrime.rosiecowan https://www.newspapers.com/image/849999509/ https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/dig-sites-looked-during-search-24352298 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/special-report-chelmsley-wood-families-167564 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/please-interview-brian-field-before-20882104 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1657754.stm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Roy_Tutill “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 13, 2009. Henderson, Nevada. A security camera captures 30-year old Steven Koecher arriving in a residential neighbourhood, where he parks his car and is seen walking down the sidewalk before he vanishes without a trace. Earlier that day, Steven had made a 135-mile trip to Henderson from his residence in St. George, Utah, but […]

December 13, 2009. Henderson, Nevada. A security camera captures 30-year old Steven Koecher arriving in a residential neighbourhood, where he parks his car and is seen walking down the sidewalk before he vanishes without a trace. Earlier that day, Steven had made a 135-mile trip to Henderson from his residence in St. George, Utah, but never told anyone why, and in the days prior to his disappearance, Steven also made multiple unexplained road trips through Utah and Nevada. Since Steven was struggling financially, it is theorized that he might have travelled to Henderson in order to seek employment or make a delivery to earn some money, but there is no conclusive evidence of what happened to him. Did Steven Koecher disappear voluntarily or end his own life somewhere or did he become the victim of foul play? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore of the most perplexing missing persons case of the modern era. If you have any information about this case, please contact the St. George Police Department at (435) 627-4319, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at (702) 229-2907 or the Henderson Police Department at (702) 267-2323. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Steven_Koecher http://charleyproject.org/case/steven-thell-koecher https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/finding-steven-koecher-man-vanishes-from-las-vegas-valley-neighborhood-phone-pings-for-days-after-presumed-death/ https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/news/ci_14152619 https://fox13now.com/2015/05/15/new-theory-in-case-of-man-missing-since-2009-sparks-renewed-search-effort/ https://sites.google.com/site/parallelcooler/home/koecher-html/timeline2009 https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sltrib/home2/53090169-183/steven-koecher-henderson-missing.html.csp https://www.deseret.com/2010/1/6/20362964/about-utah-powell-isn-t-only-missing-utahn https://www.deseret.com/2010/2/13/20096171/family-of-missing-st-george-man-steven-koecher-waits-and-hopes https://news3lv.com/news/local/finding-steven-nine-years-after-his-disappearance-family-still-hopes-him http://img.ksl.com/slc/2507/250737/25073705.pdf Arron Stoner Youtube Channel EyesOn Justice: A True Crime Podcast Join us on Saturday, December 10 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 13, 1977. Dunedin, Florida. The body of 54-year old Robert Dirscherl is found on the floor of his bedroom with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. A shotgun is resting on the bed and since investigators believe that Robert used his big toe to pull the trigger and shoot himself, they rule his […]

March 13, 1977. Dunedin, Florida. The body of 54-year old Robert Dirscherl is found on the floor of his bedroom with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. A shotgun is resting on the bed and since investigators believe that Robert used his big toe to pull the trigger and shoot himself, they rule his death to be a suicide. Sixteen years later, one of Robert’s sons receives an anonymous letter from someone who says they are dying and want to confess to Robert’s murder. Even though the Dirscherl family learns about a potential suspect who might be the writer, the authorities refuse to reclassify Robert’s death as a homicide. Did Robert Dirscherl actually take his own life or was he the victim of foul play? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the more bizarre deaths to ever be classified as a suicide. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/robert-dirscherl/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Dirscherl https://www.newspapers.com/image/340353970/ “Healing Wounds: The Redemption Legacy” by Daniel Dirscherl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBD2liHClOQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMvKRe9vGAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAzL2DI3P-c “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 23, 1996. Boston, Massachusetts. The dismembered upper body of 20-year old Karina Holmer is found inside a plastic trash bag in a dumpster. She was strangled to death before being sliced directly in half and the lower portion of her body is never recovered. Karina hails from Sweden and has spent the past three […]

June 23, 1996. Boston, Massachusetts. The dismembered upper body of 20-year old Karina Holmer is found inside a plastic trash bag in a dumpster. She was strangled to death before being sliced directly in half and the lower portion of her body is never recovered. Karina hails from Sweden and has spent the past three months working as an au pair for a married couple and she was last seen partying at a nightclub nearly 36 hours before she was found. Even though the investigation looks at a number of potential suspects, there is no evidence to implicate anyone. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a brutal unsolved crime which has often been described as Boston’s version of the Black Dahlia murder. Special thanks to listener Anil Adyanthaya for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Boston Police Department Unsolved Homicide Unit at (617) 343-4470 or the CrimeStoppers tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/22/metro/who-killed-karina-holmer-twenty-five-years-later-swedish-nannys-grisly-murder-remains-unsolved/ https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/03/30/from-the-archive-body-identified-as-swedish-nanny-karina-holmer/ https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/06/karina-holmer-cold-case-boston-police-seek-new-leads-in-brutal-1996-murder-of-20-year-old-swedish-au-pair.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/441014499/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/546676252/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441015411/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441016075/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441016594/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/440995729/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441018223/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441071148/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441516425/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441527386/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441855310/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441089022/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 27, 2009. Placentia, California. 81-year old Bob Harrod is discovered to be missing from his home and he has left his car and his eyeglasses behind. One month earlier, Bob had gotten married to Fontelle Heeter, a former spouse whom he had not seen in six decades, and she was scheduled to move in […]

July 27, 2009. Placentia, California. 81-year old Bob Harrod is discovered to be missing from his home and he has left his car and his eyeglasses behind. One month earlier, Bob had gotten married to Fontelle Heeter, a former spouse whom he had not seen in six decades, and she was scheduled to move in with him two days after he disappeared. Since Bob has a substantial net worth, the division of his estate causes a lot of friction between Fontelle and Bob’s daughters. There is speculation that Bob’s financial situation played a role in his disappearance, but he is never found and there is no physical evidence to indicate what happened to him. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the tragic case of Bob Harrod, whose life suddenly transitioned from a heartwarming love story to a baffling unsolved mystery. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Placentia Police Department at (714) 993-8164. Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/robert-merle-harrod https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-02-la-me-disappeared3-2010feb03-story.html https://abc7ny.com/archive/6939639/ https://people.com/crime/elderly-man-disappeared-after-marrying-high-school-sweetheart-went-missing/ https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/07/30/after-4-year-search-missing-placentia-mans-wife-suspects-foul-play/ https://www.orangecoast.com/features/vanished-orange-countys-infamous-cold-cases-bob-harrod/ https://ktla.com/news/local-news/50k-reward-offered-in-2009-killing-of-placentia-man-who-vanished-after-marrying-high-school-sweetheart/ https://www.ocregister.com/two-persons-of-interest-in-2009-disappearance-of-placentia-millionaire-arrested-later-released https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/news/2019/06/04/two-persons-of-interest-in-2009-disappearance-of-millionaire-released https://disappearedblog.com/robert-harrod/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 29, 1984. Chicago, Illinois. 23-month old Deborah Sanders is taken from her mother, Norell Sanders, who claims she was violently attacked by the child’s estranged father, Odell Sheppard, before Deborah was abducted. Nearly one year later, Odell is tracked down and arrested, but he no longer has Deborah with him and maintains that he […]

September 29, 1984. Chicago, Illinois. 23-month old Deborah Sanders is taken from her mother, Norell Sanders, who claims she was violently attacked by the child’s estranged father, Odell Sheppard, before Deborah was abducted. Nearly one year later, Odell is tracked down and arrested, but he no longer has Deborah with him and maintains that he returned her to Norell. After serving a prison sentence for child abduction, Odell winds up being sent to jail for contempt of court after he refuses to produce Deborah. Even though is never charged with a crime or put on trial, Odell remains incarcerated for over ten years before he is released and he never reveals what actually happened to his daughter. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a tragic unsolved missing children’s case which unexpectedly wound up making legal history. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Illinois State Police at (847) 294-4400. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/deborah-lyyn-sanders https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-29-mn-25605-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/28/us/10-years-in-jail-without-ever-a-charge.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-01-29-9801290191-story.html https://apnews.com/article/0e8ce58923b6515ecea928d78ed3da07 https://casetext.com/case/sanders-v-shephard-1 https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1994/77016-7.html https://www.anylaw.com/case/02-10-94-norell-sanders/appellate-court-of-illinois/02-10-1994/Ja9lS2YBTlTomsSBYm6X https://www.newspapers.com/image/388378083/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/388416871/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/388842155/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/389436902/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/311862193/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/389903906/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/241293225/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/241225319/ Follow “The Vanished” on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts or listen early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 11, 1995. Washington, D.C.. The fire department is summoned to a townhouse and discovers the burning body of 38-year old Lynn Amos on her bed. Lynn is still alive at the time and taken to a hospital with burns on the majority of her body, but she passes away ten days later. While investigators […]

December 11, 1995. Washington, D.C.. The fire department is summoned to a townhouse and discovers the burning body of 38-year old Lynn Amos on her bed. Lynn is still alive at the time and taken to a hospital with burns on the majority of her body, but she passes away ten days later. While investigators initially believe that Lynn’s death was an accident, traces of accelerants are found on the bed to indicate that arson took place and she was the victim of a homicide. There is speculation that Lynn was murdered because of something she uncovered at her job as a financial analyst, but the identity of her killer and their motive remain a mystery. March 26, 2000. Lufkin, Texas. The fire department arrives at the apartment of 26-year old Megan Curl and extinguishes a fire on her bed. They soon notice that Megan was tied to the bed, suffocated with a plastic bag and had her throat slashed before her body was set ablaze. The previous evening, Megan had gone to a pair of local nightclubs and shortly after she returned to her apartment complex, a man she supposedly met at one of the clubs showed up there to meet her. Even though one of Megan’s neighbours saw the man inside her apartment, he is never identified and the crime is never solved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a pair of unsolved murders involving female victims who were set on fire on their beds. If you have any information about the murder of Lynn Amos, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia at (202) 727-4383. If you have any information about the murder of Megan Curl, please contact the Lufkin Police Department at (936) 633-0356. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/lynn-amos/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/12/12/man-dies-woman-severely-burned-in-separate-dc-house-fires/3a780316-cb2d-4c38-893b-a46674df9047/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1996/02/10/family-fears-it-never-will-have-answers-to-dc-arson-homicide/3d4658f9-b4bd-4cb7-853b-850ed0aa1ca8/?utm_term=.5c3e9f5e4182 https://www.newspapers.com/image/260580483/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/260641221/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/megan-curl/ http://www.ktre.com/story/11568961/unsolved-murder-of-lufkin-girl-one-of-most-gruesome-in-local-history http://lufkindailynews.com/news/community/article_238acf6a-3acb-11e3-9481-0019bb2963f4.html https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/the-burning-cold-case-of-megan-curl/501-552339539 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to […]

…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself…can you really handle this much murder and mayhem? So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for “A Nightmare Before Halloween” …but be warned… …bad things happen in these woods…. Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance: Part 2 Episode: – True Crime Island – Based on a True Story – The Asian Madness Podcast – Sistas Who Kill – Hometown History – Coffee and Cases – Military Murder – Dystopian Simulation Radio – Cults, Crimes & Cabernet – Morbidology – Dark Pountine – Hillbilly Horror Stories – True Consequences – Gone Cold – Crime Stories with Nancy Grace & Crime Online – True Crime IRL & True Crime Sleep Stories

…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to […]

…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Robin Warder of “The Trail Went Cold”. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself…can you really handle this much murder and mayhem? So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for “A Nightmare Before Halloween” …but be warned… …bad things happen in these woods…. Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance: Part 1 Episode: – Foul Play: Crime Series – Murder She Told – Crime Salad – Crimelines – Frightful – Reverie True Crime – Rotten to the Core – The Trail Went Cold – Once Upon A Crime – Criminology – The Peripheral & Generation Why – Live, Laugh, Larceny – The Hidden Staircase – True Crime Cases with Lanie & It’s Haunted…What Now? – Obscura: A True Crime Podcast & Disaster

November 12, 1945. Bennington County, Vermont. While on a hunting trip on Glastenbury Mountain, 74-year old Middie Rivers splits off from his son-in-law, but he is never heard from again and an extensive search effort fails to find him. Over the next five years, four other individuals – 18-year old Paula Jean Welden, 68-year old […]

November 12, 1945. Bennington County, Vermont. While on a hunting trip on Glastenbury Mountain, 74-year old Middie Rivers splits off from his son-in-law, but he is never heard from again and an extensive search effort fails to find him. Over the next five years, four other individuals – 18-year old Paula Jean Welden, 68-year old James Tedford, eight-year old Paul Jepson and 53-year old Frieda Langer – all vanish within the same general area and most of the victims are never found. This leads to speculation that the cases might be connected or that something supernatural is involved in their disappearances, so the area becomes known as “The Bennington Triangle”. On this month’s final Halloween-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be exploring five cases which all supposedly took place within a geographical area which is believed to be cursed. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennington_Triangle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Jean_Welden https://charleyproject.org/case/paula-jean-welden “Clueless in New England: The Unsolved Disappearances of Paula Welden, Connie Smith and Katherine Hull” by Michael C. Dooling https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/vt-student-body-found-1946-disappeararance-article-1.2603927 https://www.reformer.com/opinion/roberta-stone-looking-back-on-unexplained-disappearances/article_31bd0790-1a58-11ec-87d8-87b0e6965523.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/21652594/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/546066440/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/546028821/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/546028370/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/546025551/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/545381347/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/54749815/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 18, 1943. Hagley, England. A group of teenage boys discover an unidentified female skeleton inside a hollow wych elm tree near Wychbury Hill. It is determined that the victim was killed at least 18 months before she was found and her likely cause of death was suffocation. Over the next several decades, mysterious graffiti […]

April 18, 1943. Hagley, England. A group of teenage boys discover an unidentified female skeleton inside a hollow wych elm tree near Wychbury Hill. It is determined that the victim was killed at least 18 months before she was found and her likely cause of death was suffocation. Over the next several decades, mysterious graffiti messages pop in numerous locations which are variations of the phrase: “Who put Bella in the wych elm?” While there are several theories surrounding the victim’s death, including possible connections to espionage and witchcraft, she cannot be identified and the circumstances of how she was killed remain unknown. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the most famous mysteries from World War II and attempt to answer the question: “Who put Bella in the wych elm?”. Special thanks to our sponsor, Avast.com! Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_put_Bella_in_the_Wych_Elm%3F “Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? – Volume 1: The Crime Scene Revisited” by Alex Merrill “Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? – Volume 2: A Crime Shrouded in Mystery” by Alex Merrill http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/418441.stm https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/preformmystery-murder-and-half-a-century-of-suspenseppreform-745330.html https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/16048176.image-of-hagley-wood-murder-victim-bella-revealed-for-first-time/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/is-this-the-bella-in-the-wych-elm-unravelling-the-mystery-of-the-skull-found-in-a-tree-trunk-8546497.html http://www.josefjakobs.info/2017/12/clara-bauerle-declassified.html http://www.josefjakobs.info/2016/09/clara-bauerle-is-finally-laid-to-rest.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/783645374/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 22, 1975. Clermont, Florida. After climbing out of the shower, 32-year old John Harden looks out the window and notices that his pick-up truck is on fire. When John runs outside to extinguish the flames, he is ambushed by a fatal shotgun blast to the chest and an extensive investigation fails to turn up […]

March 22, 1975. Clermont, Florida. After climbing out of the shower, 32-year old John Harden looks out the window and notices that his pick-up truck is on fire. When John runs outside to extinguish the flames, he is ambushed by a fatal shotgun blast to the chest and an extensive investigation fails to turn up any strong suspects or a motive for the crime. Over the next several years, multiple people move into John’s former residence and report unexplained paranormal events. This causes suspicion that the house might be haunted by John’s ghost because he never received justice for his murder, but the authorities are unable to solve the case. Join us for this month’s first Halloween-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, as we explore a baffling cold case which has often been associated with paranormal activity. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/John_Harden https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Harden_House https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-09-20-9109200534-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-xpm-1991-11-01-9111010555-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-xpm-1992-10-30-9210300508-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2007-02-08-lbriefs08-11-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/226707089/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/226707099 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 10, 1996. Brown County, Texas. A burning car belonging to 30-year old Leon Laureles is found next to a remote road. Leon’s body is lying near the vehicle and he has been shot though the back of the head, execution-style. One hour earlier, Leon had left his residence to drive to work for his […]

May 10, 1996. Brown County, Texas. A burning car belonging to 30-year old Leon Laureles is found next to a remote road. Leon’s body is lying near the vehicle and he has been shot though the back of the head, execution-style. One hour earlier, Leon had left his residence to drive to work for his shift at a supermarket, but even though his co-workers recalled seeing his car in the parking lot, Leon never entered the store. Since Leon was gay, there is speculation that his murder might have been a hate crime or he was killed because he saw something he wasn’t supposed to, but there are no conclusive answers about what happened. At the request of the victim’s aunt, Arlene Harbison, this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” will explore the tragic and senseless murder of Leon Laureles, which has gone unsolved for over 26 years. If you have information about this case, please contact the Brown County Sheriff’s Office at (325) 646-5510 or the Heart of Texas Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Leon Laureles GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorial Special thanks to our sponsor, Avast.com! Additional Reading: https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/1996-murder-investigation-of-brownwood-native-remains-unsolved/ https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/crime/2021/05/10/brownwood-leon-laureles-cold-case-murder-remains-unsolved/6699908002/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/788740838 https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/766487712 “The Fall Line” podcast episode “Gone Cold” podcast episode (Part 1) (Part 2) “Crawlspace” podcast episode “The Murder in My Family” podcast episode “Texas Wine & True Crime” podcast episode “I Said God Damn!” podcast episode “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 9, 1995. Alma, Arkansas. While attending a Little League baseball game with her mother, six-year old Morgan Nick goes off to play with some other kids before she vanishes without a trace. Morgan’s friends claim that she was spoken to by an unidentified man standing next to a red pick-up truck, so it is […]

June 9, 1995. Alma, Arkansas. While attending a Little League baseball game with her mother, six-year old Morgan Nick goes off to play with some other kids before she vanishes without a trace. Morgan’s friends claim that she was spoken to by an unidentified man standing next to a red pick-up truck, so it is suspected that this man might have abducted her. Over two decades later, a deceased sex offender named Billy Jack Lincks is publicly named as a person of interest, but he has not been conclusively connected to the case and Morgan has still not been found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be exploring a tragic missing children’s case which has gone unsolved for over 27 years. In addition, we will also discuss the unsolved 2001 disappearance of three-month-old Jacqueline Vasquez, who was abducted from a swap meet in Avondale, Arizona. Special thanks to listener Chardonnay Brown for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information on the disappearance of Morgan Nick, please contact the FBI, the Arkansas State Police at (501) 618-8000 or the Alma Police Department at (479) 632-3333. If you have any information about the disappearance of Jacqueline Vasquez, please contact the Avondale Police Department at (623) 333-7001. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Morgan_Nick http://unsolved.com/gallery/morgan-nick/ http://charleyproject.org/case/morgan-chauntel-nick http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/18/grace.coldcase.morgan.nick/index.html https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/outreach/back-to-school/timeline-a-look-back-into-twists-and-turns-in-morgan-nick-case/527-868e90a9-2431-46b2-96be-afccd41145b3 http://5newsonline.com/2017/12/19/no-evidence-found-in-spiro-relating-to-morgan-nick-case/ https://www.4029tv.com/article/billy-jack-lincks-morgan-nick/38199571# https://www.4029tv.com/article/court-records-reveal-more-information-about-person-of-interest-in-morgan-nick-case/38216081 https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2021/11/30/missing-arkansas-girl-morgan-nick-case-may-have-tennessee-ties/6372777001/ https://www.kark.com/news/working4you/dna-in-1995-attempted-abduction-case-could-give-answers-to-morgan-nick-kidnapping/ https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/crime/morgan-nick-disappearance-billy-jack-lincks/91-c18c30fc-b670-4409-925f-f4cfce532a52 http://www.morgannick.com https://www.stillmissingmorgan.com https://unsolved.com/gallery/jacqueline-castaneda/ http://charleyproject.org/case/jacqueline-vasquez https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jacqueline_Vasquez “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 26, 1986. Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories. After returning home from a trip, the sister of 15-year old Mary Ann Birmingham enters their residence and discovers that Mary Ann has been stabbed to death. Months later, a local resident named Jopie Atsiqtaq pops up on the radar as a potential suspect after he is charged […]

May 26, 1986. Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories. After returning home from a trip, the sister of 15-year old Mary Ann Birmingham enters their residence and discovers that Mary Ann has been stabbed to death. Months later, a local resident named Jopie Atsiqtaq pops up on the radar as a potential suspect after he is charged with the similar stabbing deaths of two other victims. Even though Atsiqtaq is initially charged with killing Mary Ann, he denies any involvement and since the evidence is deemed insufficient for him to stand trial, the crime is never solved. Mary Ann Birmingham’s murder is just the first case we’ll be covering on this week’s special episode of “The Trail Went Cold” about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from Northern Canada. In total, we’ll be exploring nine unsolved cold cases involving Indigenous female victims which took place in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. The nine victims are 15-year old Ann Birmingham, 38-year old Tabitha Kalluk, 46-year old Della “Jochebed” Ootoova, 18-year old Leona Brule, 15-year old Charlene Catholique, 24-year old Mary Rose Keadjuk, 17-year old Mariella Lennie, 39-year old Dorothy Abel and 22-year old Angela Meyer. If you have information about the murder of Mary Ann Birmingham, please contact the Iqaluit detachment of the RCMP at (867) 979-0123. If you have information about any of the other featured cases from the Northwest Territories, please contact their RCMP’s Historical Case Unit at (867) 669-1111. If you have information about any of the featured cases from Nunavut, please contact the Canadian Crime Stoppers Association at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). The Trail Went Cold has made donations to the following organizations in support of Indigenous women’s and girls’ issues in Canada. The Native Women’s Association of Canada: https://nwac.ca Amnesty International’s No More Stolen Sisters program: https://www.amnesty.ca/what-we-do/no-more-stolen-sisters/ Additional Reading: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mary-ann-birmingham-anniversary-mmiw-1.4131421 https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674after_30_years_iqaluit_girls_murder_still_unsolved/ https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180314_MMIWG_Montreal_Public_Vol_65_-Birmingham.pdf https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/tabitha-niaqutiaq-kalluk https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/della-ootoova https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180221_MMIWG_Rankin_Inlet_Public_Vol_47a_Nashook.pdf https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/leona-mae-brule https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/476716020/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/475559912/ https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/charlene-candice-catholique https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/aunt-remembers-charlene-catholique-1.5660623 https://www.nnsl.com/news/yk-cold-case-files-what-happened-to-charlene-catholique-part-1/ https://www.nnsl.com/news/yk-cold-case-files-what-happened-to-charlene-catholique-part-2/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mary-rose-keadjuk-remains-identified-1.4547174 https://www.nnsl.com/news/yk-cold-case-what-happened-to-mary-rose-keadjuk/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mariella-lennie-homicide-still-unsolved-after-more-than-20-years-1.3025591 https://www.nnsl.com/news/yk-cold-case-files-what-happened-to-mariella-lennie/ http://itstartswithus-mmiw.com/our-mother-dorothy-georgina-abel/ https://unsolvedcasefiles.ca/Files/1996/dorothy.php https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/angela-carmen-pitseolak-meyer https://www.nnsl.com/news/yk-cold-case-what-happened-to-angela-meyer/ https://www.nnsl.com/news/yk-cold-case-part-2-the-search-for-angela-meyer/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mmiwg-inquiry-yellowknife-meyer-1.4500825 https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/lack-of-mental-health-care-a-factor-in-missing-womans-disappearance-family/ https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180123_MMIWG_Yellowknife_Public_Vol_40_combined.pdf “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 10, 1981. Cedaredge, Colorado. After showing up at Cedaredge High School, 17-year old senior Roger Ellison places his books inside his locker, but he never attends any of his classes that day and vanishes without a trace. Months later, one of Roger’s teachers comes under suspicion when he allegedly makes some bizarre statements to […]

February 10, 1981. Cedaredge, Colorado. After showing up at Cedaredge High School, 17-year old senior Roger Ellison places his books inside his locker, but he never attends any of his classes that day and vanishes without a trace. Months later, one of Roger’s teachers comes under suspicion when he allegedly makes some bizarre statements to Roger’s mother, but no evidence links him to Roger’s disappearance. Over the years, there are number of odd developments, including a deathbed confession from a witness who claimed he saw Roger being held at gunpoint in the woods, but Roger’s body is never found and there are no answers about what happened to him. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the perplexing case of a student who somehow managed to disappear from his school. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Delta County Sheriff’s Office at (970) 874-2000 Join us on Saturday, September 17 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/roger-john-ellison https://findrogerellison.wordpress.com https://www.montrosepress.com/news/despite-witnesses-trail-if-missing-cedaredge-teen-still-cold/article_c6a43b7d-23ef-5a0d-b516-3400cc839e8e.html https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/30/us/a-symbol-of-the-missing-thousands-durango-s-young-unknown-traveler.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140202090905/http://blogs.denverpost.com/coldcases/2014/02/01/cedaredge-high-school-student-possibly-kidnapped-gunpoint-led-woods/7915/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/538795986/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/538796042/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/538796084/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/540023753/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/535933268/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/540031025/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.   “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website.   The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.   All music is composed by Vince Nitro.  

June 6, 1992. Rosarito, Mexico. While vacationing at a beachfront condo, 29-year old Los Angeles resident Mario Amado is arrested by the local police after an alleged altercation with his girlfriend. Shortly thereafter, Mario is found dead inside his jail cell and the police rule that his death was a suicide after he hanged himself […]

June 6, 1992. Rosarito, Mexico. While vacationing at a beachfront condo, 29-year old Los Angeles resident Mario Amado is arrested by the local police after an alleged altercation with his girlfriend. Shortly thereafter, Mario is found dead inside his jail cell and the police rule that his death was a suicide after he hanged himself with his own sweater. When Mario’s brother pushes for a new investigation, his death is eventually reclassified as a homicide and a police officer named Jose Antonio Verduzco Flores is charged and convicted of Mario’s murder. However, Verduzco’s conviction is soon overturned and he is released from prison and no other suspects are ever charged with the crime. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the controversial death of an American citizen in Mexico which caused diplomatic friction between the two countries. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/mario-amado/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Mario_Amado https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-12-me-34-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-21-me-5640-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-07-me-1350-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/11/14/new-scrutiny-expected-of-mexican-rights/cd40f657-aa30-424b-ae79-ebf9820303a9/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-20-me-548-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-21-me-1889-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-03-mn-30634-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-11-mn-33803-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-14-mn-35195-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-12-me-23935-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-13-me-24244-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-14-mn-4045-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-23-me-7353-story.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 3, 1995. Oslo, Norway. The body of a young woman is found inside Room 2805 of the Oslo Plaza hotel and since a pistol is in her hand, she appears to be the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Three days earlier, she had checked into the hotel under the name, “Jennifer Fairgate”, but […]

June 3, 1995. Oslo, Norway. The body of a young woman is found inside Room 2805 of the Oslo Plaza hotel and since a pistol is in her hand, she appears to be the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Three days earlier, she had checked into the hotel under the name, “Jennifer Fairgate”, but the name turns out to be fake and since she has no identification in her possession, the woman remains a Jane Doe. All attempts to identify “Jennifer” are unsuccessful, but there a number of strange details to suggest she may have been a spy or an intelligence student. In fact, there is even speculation that she may have been the victim of foul play and her suicide was staged. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the mysterious story of an unidentified decent known as only “Jennifer Fairgate.” Additional Reading: https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/xRjoWp/mystery-at-the-oslo-plaza https://www.doenetwork.org/cases-int/1420ufnor.html https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Jennifer_Fairgate https://unsolved.com/gallery/death-in-oslo/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jennifer_Fairgate https://screenrant.com/unsolved-mysteries-oslo-woman-murder-identity-jennifer-leaves-out/ https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/unsolved-mysteries-the-vanishing-of-camilla-steinaa-d0be8f814fab “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 5, 2001. Dallas, Texas. After boarding a flight from Indianapolis to Los Angeles, 70-year old Marjorie “Margie” Dabney and her husband stop for a layover at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Before they can make their connecting flight, Margie winds up disappearing and since she suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, there is fear that she might […]

December 5, 2001. Dallas, Texas. After boarding a flight from Indianapolis to Los Angeles, 70-year old Marjorie “Margie” Dabney and her husband stop for a layover at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Before they can make their connecting flight, Margie winds up disappearing and since she suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, there is fear that she might have become confused and wandered outside the airport. Nearly seven years later, skeletal remains found in a wooded area 15 miles away are positively identified as belonging to Margie. Since her cause of death is determined to be blunt force trauma, Margie’s case is ruled to be a homicide. But did how Margie go missing to begin with and what could the motive have been for her murder? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we chronicle an incredibly sad, but bizarre cold case in which a victim somehow managed to go missing from an airport. In addition, we’ll also be discussing the unsolved disappearance of 14-year old Charlotte Loomis, who vanished from Newark International Airport in September 1972. If you have any information about the death of Margie Dabney, please contact the Lewisville Police Department at (972) 219-3640 or the Denton County Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-388-TIPS (8477). If you have any information about the disappearance of Charlotte Loomis, please contact the Eatontown Police Department at (732) 389-7649. Additional Reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/us/robbed-by-alzheimer-s-lost-by-an-airline.html https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Mystery-of-vanished-Alzheimer-s-patient-deepens-3258599.php https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/haunting-mystery-of-alzheimer-patients-disappearance-death/ https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/missing-woman-was-murdered/287-338775216 https://www.nbcdfw.com/local/womans-disappearance-death-haunts-family/1846941/ https://www.bakersfield.com/news/police-case-cold-again-despite-recent-finding-of-womans-remains/article_f1ba4899-1813-52ec-9556-18df647610b9.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/646214007/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/644773134/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/658441409/ https://investigationsforthemissing.org/blog/f/arrival-unknown-the-disappearance-of-charlotte-loomis “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 25, 2012. Sackville, New Brunswick. While attending a house party, 20-year old Mount Allison University student Chris Metallic becomes intoxicated and starts walking back to his residence, but he never arrives. Nearly four hours later, an eyewitness spots Chris walking down a rural road located 15 kilometres away before he disappears into the woods. […]

November 25, 2012. Sackville, New Brunswick. While attending a house party, 20-year old Mount Allison University student Chris Metallic becomes intoxicated and starts walking back to his residence, but he never arrives. Nearly four hours later, an eyewitness spots Chris walking down a rural road located 15 kilometres away before he disappears into the woods. A search of the area turns up some footprints and a pair of flip-flops Chris had been wearing, but Chris himself is never found and there is no explanation for how he wound up at this location. January 24, 1992. Edmonton, Alberta. After spending the evening drinking at a campus pub, 19-year old University of Alberta student Dean Mortensen heads back to his dorm with friends. Dean’s friends soon realize that they have forgotten something at the pub and head back to retrieve it, but when they return to the spot where they last saw Dean, he is nowhere to be found and it soon becomes apparent that he never returned to his dorm room. While a search of the area eventually turns up a hat which Dean was believed to have been wearing, there is no other evidence to indicate how or why he went missing. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be exploring two unsolved missing persons cases from Canada involving male university students who vanished after a night of drinking. Special thanks to listener Darielle Rudnicki for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information on the disappearance of Chris Metallic, please the Sackville detachment of the RCMP at (506) 364-5023 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). If you have any information on the disappearance of Dean Mortenson, please contact the Edmonton Police Service at (780) 423-4567. Additional Reading: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/missing-chris-metallic-cases-sackville-active-1.4417738 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/chris-metallic-rcmp-search-1.3862409 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/chris-metallic-s-family-continues-to-search-for-the-missing-man-1.2965869 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/anti-terror-bill-bank-pres-on-inequality-growing-old-searching-for-lost-brother-dopamine-1.2945062/answer-back-brother-1.2946442 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/missing-mount-allison-student-wore-shoes-found-in-woods-1.1179412 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/missing-mount-allison-student-s-family-in-shock-1.1135136 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/chris-metallic-honoured-2-years-after-disappearance-1.2639184 https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-b-rcmp-using-specially-trained-dog-to-search-for-man-reported-missing-in-2012-1.3172909 https://www.macleans.ca/education/university/dean-mortensen-disappeared-leaving-only-a-blue-ball-cap-behind/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/474142691/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/476390781/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/473958027/ https://issuu.com/ualbertaalumni/docs/ntspring2007/8 https://www.canadaunsolved.com/cases/missing-dean-mortensen-1992-edmonton-ab https://defrostingcoldcases.com/missing-dean-curtis-mortensen/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on Vokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 12, 1993. Santa Clara, California. 21-year old U.S. Army Private Justin Burgwinkel leaves his girlfriend’s apartment and never returns. One week earlier, Justin had gone AWOL from Fort Lewis, the post where he was stationed in Washington state, and kept hinting to his girlfriend that he was working on some sort of secret mission. […]

June 12, 1993. Santa Clara, California. 21-year old U.S. Army Private Justin Burgwinkel leaves his girlfriend’s apartment and never returns. One week earlier, Justin had gone AWOL from Fort Lewis, the post where he was stationed in Washington state, and kept hinting to his girlfriend that he was working on some sort of secret mission. Three months later, Justin’s abandoned car is found at a motel in Monterey with his military dog tags and most of his personal items inside. While the Army denies that Justin was ever involved in any secret operations, no trace of him is ever found. Did Justin Burgwinkel go missing because he became involved in something sinister? Or did he suffer some sort of mental breakdown and lose his grip on reality? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearance of a soldier who has not been seen in three decades. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Clinton Police Department at (978) 365-4111. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/justin-burgwinkel/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Justin_Burgwinkel http://charleyproject.org/case/justin-burgwinkel https://www.newspapers.com/image/626359358/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 18, 1949. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dorothy Forstein, the 40-year old wife of a local magistrate, is discovered to be missing from her home. Even though there are no signs of forced entry, Dorothy’s nine-year old stepdaughter, Marcy, claims that an unidentified man entered Dorothy’s bedroom and carried her unconscious body out of the residence. There […]

October 18, 1949. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dorothy Forstein, the 40-year old wife of a local magistrate, is discovered to be missing from her home. Even though there are no signs of forced entry, Dorothy’s nine-year old stepdaughter, Marcy, claims that an unidentified man entered Dorothy’s bedroom and carried her unconscious body out of the residence. There is speculation that Dorothy’s disappearance might be connected to another incident from nearly five years earlier where she was violently attacked by an unknown individual inside her house, but no trace of her is ever found. Could the same person who attacked Dorothy have been responsible for her disappearance? Is Marcy’s story about the abduction an accurate account of what happened? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a perplexing disappearance which has managed to remain unsolved for over 70 years. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Dorothy_Forstein https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/strange-indoors/dorothy-forstein https://www.newspapers.com/image/108432821/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/171739310/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/174384976/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/587981210/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/178032376/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/178295376/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 10, 1991. Martinsburg, West Virginia. The nude body of 44-year old freelance investigative journalist Danny Casolaro is discovered inside the bathtub of his hotel room. Each of his wrists have been slashed multiple times, but since a suicide note is found and there is no evidence of foul play, the authorities conclude that Danny […]

August 10, 1991. Martinsburg, West Virginia. The nude body of 44-year old freelance investigative journalist Danny Casolaro is discovered inside the bathtub of his hotel room. Each of his wrists have been slashed multiple times, but since a suicide note is found and there is no evidence of foul play, the authorities conclude that Danny took his own life. In the year prior to his death, Danny claimed he was working on a massive story about widespread government corruption which he titled “The Octopus” and had supposedly travelled to Martinsburg to meet a source who would provide him with important information. Since the investigation contains number of suspicious mistakes and discrepancies, Danny’s loved ones believe he was murdered and that a cover-up took place. Did Danny Casolaro’s death actually a suicide or did his investigation into “The Octopus” put his life at risk and cause him to become the victim of foul play? This week, “The Trail Went Cold” will be presenting one of the longest and most convoluted episodes we’ve ever done, as we explore a truly controversial unexplained death. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Casolaro “The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro” by Kenn Thomas & Jim Keith “The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal” by Cheri Seymour “Spy Magazine: Dec. 1992-Jan. 1993” “Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw Inc.” (March 1993) https://unsolved.com/gallery/dan-casolaro/ https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1991/12/the-strange-death-of-danny-casolaro https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/08/31/what-killed-danny-casolaro/ea110460-d4d0-4052-a84c-3660b6989ebe/ https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/17/us/reporter-is-buried-amid-questions-over-his-pursuit-of-conspiracy-idea.html https://www.muckrock.com/tags/danny-cosolaro/ https://archive.org/details/casolaro “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 29, 1976. Auckland, New Zealand. 13-year old Tracey Ann Patient leaves her friend’s house to walk home, but never arrives. The following day, Tracey’s body is discovered in some bushes located sixteen kilometres from where she was last seen. She has been strangled to death with a pair of pantyhose which were tightened around […]

January 29, 1976. Auckland, New Zealand. 13-year old Tracey Ann Patient leaves her friend’s house to walk home, but never arrives. The following day, Tracey’s body is discovered in some bushes located sixteen kilometres from where she was last seen. She has been strangled to death with a pair of pantyhose which were tightened around her neck with a stick. Nearly two years later, police receive an anonymous phone call from a man who claims that a missing signet ring Tracey had worn can be found in a rubbish bin and he also provides a series of numbers which he says are connected to the case. Even though investigators do recover the ring from this location, they are unable to figure out the meaning of the caller’s numbers and Tracey’s killer is never identified. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel down under to New Zealand to explore one of their most prominent unsolved murder cases. Special thanks to listener Kimberly Wyse for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tracey-ann-patient-killing-the-40-year-murder-mystery-that-has-haunted-nz/VSMDAWN5KFCBONOD6FMFMCD3VM/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/80206223/tracey-ann-patient-cold-case-new-witness-comes-forward https://nz.news.yahoo.com/hope-theyve-had-awful-life-222731350.html https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/police-flooded-calls-cold-case https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/news/real-life/i-want-justice-for-my-sister-5628 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-questioned-on-34-year-old-unsolved-tracey-patient-murder/Z7H662EVGI72VBKFFDO7DUBTRU/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/cold-cases-the-murdered-and-the-missing-new-information-revealed-for-rotorua-cases/HRCOEZU4V3HDRRK25IOJAM4ZVE/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 14, 1981. St. John’s, Newfoundland. 14-year old Dana Bradley leaves her friend’s residence to head back home, but she never arrives and eyewitnesses report seeing her hitchhiking and climbing into a vehicle driven by an unidentified man. Four days later, Dana’s body is found in a remote wooded area and she has been killed […]

December 14, 1981. St. John’s, Newfoundland. 14-year old Dana Bradley leaves her friend’s residence to head back home, but she never arrives and eyewitnesses report seeing her hitchhiking and climbing into a vehicle driven by an unidentified man. Four days later, Dana’s body is found in a remote wooded area and she has been killed by multiple blows to the skull with a blunt instrument. Over the next four decades, investigators explore a number of different leads, included a confession from a suspect that is later recanted and an account from a witness who claims he was present when Dana’s murder took place, but these leads never pan out and all attempts to identify the killer are unsuccessful. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we return to our podcast’s home country of Canada to explore what is probably the most famous unsolved cold case from the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Newfoundland & Labrador divisional headquarters of the RCMP at (709) 772-5400 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dana_Bradley https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dana-bradley-s-murder-investigation-active-after-25-years-police-1.583989 https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/news/no-justice-for-dana-126077/ https://www.thewesternstar.com/news/local/man-claims-he-witnessed-dana-bradley-murder-26053/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-dna-evidence-discovered-murder-dana-bradley-1.3601040 https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/news/no-evidence-found-by-group-looking-to-connect-cars-to-dana-bradley-murder-43741/ https://theindependent.ca/uncategorized/an-alternate-history-of-the-dana-bradley-murder-investigation/ https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/some-dana-bradley-murder-suspects-cleared-with-new-dna-127053/ https://vocm.com/2021/12/14/dana-bradley-40-years-since-disappearance-and-murder/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-johns-cold-cases-missing-women-1.3608745 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 7, 1973. Tampa, Florida. The nude body of 34-year old Earlene Barksdale is discovered in the back office of the children’s clothing store she owns and she has been raped and shot in the head in an apparent robbery. Police soon focus on a suspect named Joseph Green Brown, who was involved in a […]

July 7, 1973. Tampa, Florida. The nude body of 34-year old Earlene Barksdale is discovered in the back office of the children’s clothing store she owns and she has been raped and shot in the head in an apparent robbery. Police soon focus on a suspect named Joseph Green Brown, who was involved in a similar robbery at another location on the exact same date. After he is implicated by an accomplice, Brown is charged, convinced and sentenced to death for Earlene’s murder. However, even though Brown comes dangerously close to being executed, the case against him is fraught with problems, so his conviction is eventually overturned and he is released from prison in 1987. Even though there seems to be evidence which implicates Earlene’s spouse as a possible alternate suspect, no one else is ever charged with her murder. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a very controversial and complex murder case which has contained a number of shocking developments over the past five decades. Additional Reading: https://www.cltampa.com/news/who-killed-earlene-barksdale-12238174 https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/05/31/the-story-with-an-ending-we-ll-never-know/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-10-mn-6644-story.html https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetailpre1989.aspx?caseid=36 http://www.floridacapitalcases.state.fl.us/Documents/Case_updates/Htm/042546.html https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/yes-im-angry-yes-im-bitter-im-frustrated https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1980/46925-0.html https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/785/1457/275908/ https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2012/09/30/facing-another-murder-charge/29124588007/ https://www.deseret.com/2012/9/26/20438164/man-once-on-death-row-faced-financial-problems “Dead Wrong: A Death Row Lawyer Speaks Out Against Capital Punishment” by Michael Mello “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 26, 1991. Grand Rapids, Michigan. 28-year old Gordon Page Jr. is discovered to be missing from his room at the Cascade Foster Care Home, a residential treatment centre for individuals with autism. Since a man matching Gordon’s description is seen hitchhiking on a nearby interstate, it is theorized that he escaped from the home […]

May 26, 1991. Grand Rapids, Michigan. 28-year old Gordon Page Jr. is discovered to be missing from his room at the Cascade Foster Care Home, a residential treatment centre for individuals with autism. Since a man matching Gordon’s description is seen hitchhiking on a nearby interstate, it is theorized that he escaped from the home in order to travel to Florida to see his family. There are additional reported eyewitness sightings of Gordon and a baseball card collection which is believed to belong to him is found underneath an overpass in the weeks following his disappearance, but he continues to remain a missing person. August 10, 1993. Mendocino County, California. 22-year old Kristi Krebs leaves her job at a pizza parlour, but never returns home and her abandoned car is found stuck in some mud in a remote wooded area the following day. The scene mirrors an incident from three years earlier where a car Kristi was driving caught fire in another wooded area and she suffered a psychotic trauma-related breakdown which caused her to temporarily lose her memory. Since there are multiple reports of a disoriented-looking woman matching Kristi’s description hitchhiking throughout the country, there is fear that she suffered another breakdown and completely forgot who she was, but Kristi is never found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a pair of missing persons cases which were featured on “Unsolved Mysteries” and are still without a resolution three decades later. If you have any information about the disappearance of Gordon Page Jr., please contact the Kent County Sheriff’s Office at (616) 632-6100. If you have any information on the disappearance of Kristi Krebs, please contact the Fort Bragg Police Department at (707) 961-2800. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/gordon-page-jr/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Gordon_Page_Jr. http://charleyproject.org/case/gordon-thomas-page-jr http://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2017/08/quick-entry-2-missing-gordon-thomas.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/366363119/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/323782011/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/323782318/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/204433069 https://unsolved.com/gallery/kristi-krebs/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Kristi_Krebs http://charleyproject.org/case/kristi-suzanne-krebs https://www.newspapers.com/image/191697/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/191730/ https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=53441147&itype=cmsid https://www.advocate-news.com/2019/05/09/where-is-kristi-krebs/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 25, 1991. Middle Township, New Jersey. 11-year old Mark Himebaugh leaves his residence in order to watch firefighters extinguishing a brush fire, but he never returns home. A search turns up Mark’s left shoe on a nearby beach and while eyewitnesses place Mark in the company of multiple unidentified individuals on the afternoon he […]

November 25, 1991. Middle Township, New Jersey. 11-year old Mark Himebaugh leaves his residence in order to watch firefighters extinguishing a brush fire, but he never returns home. A search turns up Mark’s left shoe on a nearby beach and while eyewitnesses place Mark in the company of multiple unidentified individuals on the afternoon he went missing, he cannot be found. Over one year later, a witness tells police that a sex offender named Thomas Butcavage screened a video of himself sexually assaulting Mark before confessing to his murder, but the alleged videotape is never found and no evidence links him to Mark’s disappearance. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the more disturbing missing children’s cases we’ve covered. Special thanks to listener Juile Heiland for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Middle Township Police Department at (609) 465-8700. Additional Reading: “Where is Mark? The Abduction of Mark Himebaugh” by Richard McHale https://www.whereismark.com https://wpgtalkradio.com/thanksgiving-marks-30-years-since-mark-himebaugh-disappeared-in-middle-twp-nj/ https://charleyproject.org/case/mark-joseph-himebaugh https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/30-years-later-search-continues-for-middle-townships-mark-himebaugh/article_0a56e10c-4d3f-11ec-8f3d-eb5001524269.html https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/05/21/cbs3-mysteries-where-is-mark-himebaugh/ https://truecrimedaily.com/2021/11/19/where-is-mark-himebaugh-new-jersey-boy-vanishes-anniversary-looms-tcdpod/ https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/convicted-sex-offender-person-of-interest-mark-himebaugh-thomas-butcavage-video-sex-abuse/60570/ https://people.com/crime/mark-himebaugh-cops-hope-tip-call-could-help-find-missing-boy/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 12, 1988. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. After he is not heard from in over 24 hours, the body of 36-year old Byron Carr is discovered inside the bedroom of his residence. He has been strangled with a towel and stabbed with a kitchen knife and the words, “I will kill again”, are scrawled on […]

November 12, 1988. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. After he is not heard from in over 24 hours, the body of 36-year old Byron Carr is discovered inside the bedroom of his residence. He has been strangled with a towel and stabbed with a kitchen knife and the words, “I will kill again”, are scrawled on the bedroom wall. The evidence indicates that Byron had sex with another man before he was murdered, but even though the perpetrator left his DNA behind, all attempts to match it to anyone are unsuccessful. Over the years, investigators receive a number of compelling tips, including the name of an accomplice who supposedly helped the killer cover up the crime, but the killer himself remains unidentified. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will travel back to our podcast’s home country of Canada to explore the only known unsolved homicide from Prince Edward Island. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Charlottetown Police Service at (902) 629-4172 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/cold-case-warm-memories-byron-carrs-friends-family-want-his-1988-pei-murder-solved-100638596/ https://ucfiles.com/Files/1988/bcarr.php https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/byron-carr https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/byron-carr-murder-accomplice-identified-by-police-1.2355330 https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/on-the-hunt-76479/?location=nova-scotia https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/provincial/charlottetown-police-release-sketch-of-possible-byron-carr-killer-105499/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/503004708/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/730208131/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 18, 1976. Colwyn Bay, Wales. The family of 15-year old Peter Watts returns to their residence and discovers he has left behind a note to say that he went to see a friend. Ten hours later, Peter’s unconscious body is discovered on the Euston Road underpass in London over 250 miles away and he […]

January 18, 1976. Colwyn Bay, Wales. The family of 15-year old Peter Watts returns to their residence and discovers he has left behind a note to say that he went to see a friend. Ten hours later, Peter’s unconscious body is discovered on the Euston Road underpass in London over 250 miles away and he dies after being rushed to the hospital. While Peter’s injuries are consistent with a fall from a great height, his body and clothing appear to have been washed, suggesting that he was seriously injured at another location before someone placed his body on the underpass. While an inquest jury rules that Peter’s death was murder, there are no conclusive answers about who killed him or why he made a lengthy trip to London to begin with. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a truly baffling mystery from the United Kingdom about a victim who wound up dead at a location they had no known connection to. Thanks Ana Luisa. Get 10% off at shop.analuisa.com/cold by using the promo code “cold”. Additional Reading: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/how-mysterious-death-teenager-peter-10758183 https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/london-police-car-kill-colwyn-10759848 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-35350080 https://www.itv.com/news/london/2016-01-18/the-40-year-mystery-of-the-murder-of-15-year-old-peter-watts https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/i-dont-think-ill-ever-10755834 https://www.newspapers.com/image/805476984/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/805446833/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/805445872/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/303725746/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 16, 2003. Kendall County, Texas. 54-year old Colonel Philip Shue, who works as a staff psychiatrist for the United States Air Force, leaves his residence to drive to work. Two-and-a-half hours later, Colonel Shue’s car is seen driving erratically down the interstate before it crashes into some trees and Shue is found dead in […]

April 16, 2003. Kendall County, Texas. 54-year old Colonel Philip Shue, who works as a staff psychiatrist for the United States Air Force, leaves his residence to drive to work. Two-and-a-half hours later, Colonel Shue’s car is seen driving erratically down the interstate before it crashes into some trees and Shue is found dead in the driver’s seat. Even though his death is ruled to be a staged suicide, there are a number of suspicious discrepancies, as duct tape is wrapped around Shue’s wrists and feet, a large gash is carved into his chest, and both of his nipples have been removed. There is suspicion that Shue’s ex-wife had him tortured and killed in order to cash in on some life insurance policies, but even though a judge later makes a public ruling at a civil trial that Shue was the victim of a homicide, his official cause of death is never changed. Did Colonel Shue intentionally crash his car and take his own life, or did was killed while attempting to escape from someone who did him harm? We’re going to explore both sides of this perplexing case on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, which chronicles one of the most bizarre unexplained deaths you’ll ever hear about. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-curious-case-of-col-shue-26-03-2009/ https://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/BCME_autopsy.pdf https://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/psychological_autopsy.pdf “From Crime Scene to Courtroom: Examining the Mysteries” by Dr. Cyril Wecht & Dawna Kaufmann https://www.huffpost.com/entry/colonel-philip-shue_b_1424756 https://setexasrecord.com/stories/510609568-judge-clears-usaa-in-colonel-s-death https://www.newspapers.com/image/410551210/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/410551622/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/356794566/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 3, 2002. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Seven-year old Alexis Patterson is walked to school by her stepfather, who claims that he last sees her crossing the street and heading in the direction of the school playground. Even though numerous students report seeing Alexis crying on the playground that day, she never attends any of her classes […]

May 3, 2002. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Seven-year old Alexis Patterson is walked to school by her stepfather, who claims that he last sees her crossing the street and heading in the direction of the school playground. Even though numerous students report seeing Alexis crying on the playground that day, she never attends any of her classes and is eventually reported missing. Over the years, investigators explore a number of potential leads and direct some suspicion towards Alexis’ family, but there are no conclusive answers about what happened to her. Was Alexis Patterson the victim of a stranger abduction or do the real answers lie closer to home? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an unsolved missing children’s case which recently passed its 20-year anniversary. Special thanks to listener Michelle Matthews for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Milwaukee Police Department at (414) 935-7360 or Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS (8477). Join us on Saturday, May 28 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Thanks Ana Luisa. Get 10% off at shop.analuisa.com/cold by using the promo code “cold”. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/alexis-s-patterson https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2022/05/03/elizabeth-smart-alexis-patterson-missing-children-racial-bias/7384510001/ https://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/disappearance-of-alexis-patterson-journal-sentinel-archives-385123251.html https://www.wisn.com/article/milwaukee-alexis-patterson-missing-20-years-since-disappearance/39894820 https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2021/01/20/laron-bourgeois-stepfather-alexis-patterson-has-died/4225015001/ https://fox8.com/news/man-believes-woman-missing-since-2002-is-living-in-ohio-police-take-dna-samples/ https://newsone.com/3479238/dna-test-to-determine-if-woman-is-alexis-patterson/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91531&page=1 http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/14/connie.missing.media/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-tale-of-two-kidnappings/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 10, 1999. Moscow, Idaho. While attending a party at an apartment complex, 25-year old University of Idaho theatre student Wil Hendrick vanishes without explanation and his abandoned car is soon discovered downtown. Three-and-a-half years later, Wil’s skull and jawbone are found in a rural wooded area and even though his exact cause of death […]

January 10, 1999. Moscow, Idaho. While attending a party at an apartment complex, 25-year old University of Idaho theatre student Wil Hendrick vanishes without explanation and his abandoned car is soon discovered downtown. Three-and-a-half years later, Wil’s skull and jawbone are found in a rural wooded area and even though his exact cause of death cannot be determined, he is ruled to be the victim of a homicide. Since Wil was gay, it is speculated that his murder might have been a hate crime. While investigators explore a number of different angles, including the involvement of a truck driver who had once worked for Wil’s partner, no conclusive answers are ever found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the perplexing unsolved death of a beloved stage actor. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Moscow Police Department at (208) 882-2677. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/william-hendrick/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Wil_Hendrick https://www.newspapers.com/image/394691372/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/575375908/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/575375972/ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/575385669/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/575492764/ https://web.archive.org/web/20060128160446/http://www.argonaut.uidaho.edu/archives/020601/newsstory1.html http://dnews.com/local/hendrick-case-gets-assist-from-fbi/article_43106165-3eec-5f6a-bc92-7681493ab6c5.html https://www.khq.com/news/what-happened-to-wil/article_bb295859-b707-5b79-b35a-2f5f1e9f5a18.html https://lmtribune.com/northwest/a-party-leads-to-murder/article_a2be6edf-84fb-5cec-83b6-367d08f2eb84.html https://www.nwpb.org/2022/05/04/remembering-wil-hendrick-a-cold-murder-case-kept-alive/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas, Texas on August 27-28, 2022. To purchase tickets, please visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 17, 1993. Merced, California. 27-year old Paul Armstrong, a tow truck operator employed by RTS Towing, vanishes without explanation from his home. Later that day, 34-year old Steven Lombard, another tow truck operator from the same company, goes to the towing yard to pick up his paycheque before he also disappears and his abandoned […]

December 17, 1993. Merced, California. 27-year old Paul Armstrong, a tow truck operator employed by RTS Towing, vanishes without explanation from his home. Later that day, 34-year old Steven Lombard, another tow truck operator from the same company, goes to the towing yard to pick up his paycheque before he also disappears and his abandoned pick-up truck is found in a K-Mart parking lot the following morning. Over 15 years later, the owner of RTS Towing, Randal Wright, becomes a person of interest in the disappearance of his 50-year old estranged wife, Karen Wright, who vanishes from their vacation home in Mexico. While there is suspicion that Randal might have been involved in all of these disappearances, no trace of any of the victims is ever found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be covering a trio of unsolved missing persons cases and explore whether or not they are actually connected to each other. After that… the trail went cold. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Merced County Sheriff’s Office at (209) 385-7445. Thanks Ana Luisa. Get 10% off at shop.analuisa.com/cold by using the promo code “cold”. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/paul-henry-armstrong https://charleyproject.org/case/steven-lincoln-lombard https://www.mercedsunstar.com/latest-news/article3240379.html https://abc30.com/archive/6719241/ https://sanbenito.com/updated-former-local-missing-in-mexico-for-3-months/ https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/crime/article24554236.html https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/article3251777.html https://www.modbee.com/latest-news/article3127847.html https://www.modbee.com/latest-news/article3133722.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/784386582/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/784386631 https://www.newspapers.com/image/667636945/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 14, 1998. Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. 39-year old Leonard Dirickson prepares breakfast for his son, Jared, before a man driving a pick-up truck shows up at their ranch. After Leonard goes outside and speaks to the driver, he tells Jared that the man is interested in looking at one of his stud horses and […]

March 14, 1998. Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. 39-year old Leonard Dirickson prepares breakfast for his son, Jared, before a man driving a pick-up truck shows up at their ranch. After Leonard goes outside and speaks to the driver, he tells Jared that the man is interested in looking at one of his stud horses and he will accompany him to the locations where they are being kept. After Leonard climbs into the pick-up truck and leaves, he does not return and is eventually reported missing. Even though there are a couple of reported sightings to suggest that Leonard might still be alive, he cannot be found and the driver of the pick-up truck is never identified. Could Leonard Dirickson have staged his own disappearance or did he become the victim of foul play? And if he was murdered, what could the motive have been? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a truly perplexing missing persons case and we’ll also take some time to briefly examine the unsolved disappearance of 56-year old Lee Young, who vanished from Scottsdale, Arizona in May 1990. If you have any information on the disappearance of Leonard Dirickson, please contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-522-8017. If you have any information on the disappearance of Lee Young, please contact the Scottsdale Police Department at (480) 312-5155. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/lenny-dirickson/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Lenny_Dirickson http://charleyproject.org/case/leonard-neal-dirickson https://www.newspapers.com/image/454813496/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/454835130/ https://www.oklahoman.com/article/2705422/disappearance-of-father-haunts-family-strong-city-man-missing-since-1998? http://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2017/08/quick-entry-3-peculiar-disappearance-of.html?m=1 http://www.unsolved.com/gallery/lee-young http://charleyproject.org/case/lee-roy-young https://www.newspapers.com/image/122376865/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/123255446/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 25, 1978. Las Vegas, Nevada. Six-year old Cary Sayegh disappears from his schoolyard during lunchtime recess and a student reports seeing Cary being forced into a vehicle by a man. Hours later, the Sayegh family receives a phone call from a kidnapper demanding a sizable ransom for Cary’s safe return, but the caller never […]

October 25, 1978. Las Vegas, Nevada. Six-year old Cary Sayegh disappears from his schoolyard during lunchtime recess and a student reports seeing Cary being forced into a vehicle by a man. Hours later, the Sayegh family receives a phone call from a kidnapper demanding a sizable ransom for Cary’s safe return, but the caller never makes contact with them again. A man named Jerry Burgess draws suspicion from the authorities when he keeps inserting himself into the investigation and he is eventually charged with Cary’s kidnapping in 1981. However, Burgess winds up being acquitted of the kidnapping charge at his trial and all attempts to find Cary are unsuccessful. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we chronicle the frustrating story of an unsolved ransom kidnapping which would become one of the infamous cold cases in the history of Las Vegas. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at (702) 795-3111. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/cary-daniel-sayegh https://news3lv.com/news/local/special-report-wheres-cary https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/las-vegas-boys-kidnapping-case-remains-open-40-years-later/ https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/oct/13/suspect-in-boys-disappearance-arrested-by-fbi/ https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/aug/03/where-i-stand–classic-hank-an-offer-for-return-of/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/149183331/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/64115730/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/62719939/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/150768963/ https://pissedoffprosecutor.vegas/tag/cary-sayegh/ https://pissedoffprosecutor.vegas/latest-news/the-federal-case-is-opened-in-mid-2000-fbi-agent-henry-schlumpf-with-whom-i-had-worked-the-harrahs-casino-robbery-case-came-to-me-with-a-cold-case-an-atypical-federal-matter/ https://pissedoffprosecutor.vegas/latest-news/cary-sayegh-part-iii-target-jerald-burgess-mission-not-accomplished/ “My Life in Crime: A Moderate Look at Crooks” by Will Cavanaugh “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 9, 1970. Lansing, Michigan. 16-year old Laurie Murninghan, the daughter of the city’s former mayor, is abducted from her workplace by a black male during a robbery gone wrong. Eleven days later, Laurie’s decomposed body is discovered in a remote swampy pond and her cause of death is determined to be manual strangulation. Since […]

July 9, 1970. Lansing, Michigan. 16-year old Laurie Murninghan, the daughter of the city’s former mayor, is abducted from her workplace by a black male during a robbery gone wrong. Eleven days later, Laurie’s decomposed body is discovered in a remote swampy pond and her cause of death is determined to be manual strangulation. Since Laurie’s employer witnessed the abduction, she picks out a promising suspect from a photo line-up who has an extensive criminal record. However, the authorities do not believe they have enough evidence to arrest this man, so the murder is never solved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover the unsolved abduction and murder of Laurie Murningham and we will also briefly discuss another cold case involving the murder of 14-year old Karen Oatley, which took place in Lansing nine years later. Special thanks to listener Michelle Beleski for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about the murders of Laurie Murninghan and Karen Oatley, please contact the Lansing Police Department at (517) 483-4600. Additional Reading: https://www.nytimes.com/1970/07/21/archives/body-of-girl-16-seized-in-holdup-found-in-michigan.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/204070287/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/206091802/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/206091804/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/204884983/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/204885016/ https://99wfmk.com/lauriemurninghan/ http://mja–inc–investigations.webs.com/apps/blog/show/5016525-laurie-murninghan-still-seeks-justice-after-40-years https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/mi-laurie-murninghan-16-lansing-9-july-1970.12877/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/98969533/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/206180693/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/109188751/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 12, 1989. Halifax, Nova Scotia. After her shift ends 40 minutes earlier than scheduled, 19-year old Kimberly McAndrew clocks out and leaves her workplace before she vanishes without a trace. Over the years, investigators check out a number of different leads and even consult with a so-called “psychic detective”, but fail to find any […]

August 12, 1989. Halifax, Nova Scotia. After her shift ends 40 minutes earlier than scheduled, 19-year old Kimberly McAndrew clocks out and leaves her workplace before she vanishes without a trace. Over the years, investigators check out a number of different leads and even consult with a so-called “psychic detective”, but fail to find any conclusive answers about what happened to Kim. Even though a sex offender named Andrew Paul Johnson is looked at as a potential suspect in Kim’s disappearance and a couple of other unsolved murders from the Halifax area, there is no conclusive evidence to implicate him. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel back to our podcast’s home country of Canada to explore one of the most prominent unsolved missing persons cases from the province of Nova Scotia. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Halifax Regional Police at (902) 490-5333 or Canadian Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Download June’s Journey FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Kimberly_McAndrew https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/29dfns.html https://www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/missing-disparus/case-dossier.jsf?case=2013000007 https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/kimberly-mcandrew-s-family-searching-for-answers-25-years-after-disappearance-1.1955101 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/kimberly-mcandrew-case-unsolved-after-25-years-1.2731770 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/missing-persons-halifax-crime-kimberly-mcandrew-police-1.4239917 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dangerous-offender-andrew-paul-johnson-parole-denied-1.5123720 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/kimberly-mcandrew-30-years-1.5244420 https://globalnews.ca/news/530032/halifax-major-crimes-unit-returns-to-shad-bay-to-search-nearby-property/ https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/07/psychic-detective-noreen-renier/ https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/yet-another-9-million-of-public-money-is-going-to-support-the-yarmouth-ferry/#:~:text=3.,Paul%20Johnson%20and%20Kimberly%20McAndrew https://www.newspapers.com/image/497309577/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/484259556/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 27, 1995. Springfield, Missouri. The bodies of 35-year old Cheryl Feeney and her two children – six-year old Tyler and 19-month old Jennifer – are all discovered inside their separate bedrooms at their residence. Cheryl and Tyler have been bludgeoned to death while Jennifer was strangled and the house is completely ransacked. Even though […]

February 27, 1995. Springfield, Missouri. The bodies of 35-year old Cheryl Feeney and her two children – six-year old Tyler and 19-month old Jennifer – are all discovered inside their separate bedrooms at their residence. Cheryl and Tyler have been bludgeoned to death while Jennifer was strangled and the house is completely ransacked. Even though the family’s 35-year old patriarch, Jon Feeney, was attending a conference at a resort 90 miles away, investigators suspect that he drove back home in the middle of the night to commit the crime before driving back to the resort to fabricate an alibi for himself. One year later, Jon is charged with three counts of murder, but since no conclusive evidence links him to the crime scene, he winds up being acquitted at trial. Did Jon Feeney get away with the murders of his wife and children or was someone else responsible? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the controversial saga of the Feeney family murders. Join us on Saturday, April 9 at 8:00pm EST for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://www.ozarksfirst.com/crimetraveler/crime-traveler-the-feeney-family-killings/ https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/07/us/man-acquitted-of-killing-wife-and-2-children.html https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/who-killed-them-missouris-feeney-family-murders-remain-unsolved/amp/?fr=operanews https://apnews.com/article/5128910c872d3a814098cacb77281e0d http://www.prophecypodcast.com/journal/2011/7/8/a-very-cold-case-the-vampire-master.html “Missing or Murdered in Missouri: Unsolved and Solved Cases” by Barbara Kemm-Highton https://www.newspapers.com/image/207823159/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/207832919/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208119508/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208119610/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208167539/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208185422/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208186796/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208178001/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208178424/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208170221/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208170643/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208165284/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208165564/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208274247/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208274679/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/208206215/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 22, 1992. Brandon, Mississippi. While driving his girlfriend home, 18-year old Andre Jones is stopped at a police sobriety checkpoint and is arrested on a number of charges after his pick-up truck is determined to be stolen. Andre is transferred to the Simpson County Jail, but over 19 hours after his arrival, he is […]

August 22, 1992. Brandon, Mississippi. While driving his girlfriend home, 18-year old Andre Jones is stopped at a police sobriety checkpoint and is arrested on a number of charges after his pick-up truck is determined to be stolen. Andre is transferred to the Simpson County Jail, but over 19 hours after his arrival, he is found hanging by one of his own shoelaces in a holding cell’s shower stall and the authorities rule his death to be a suicide. However, since Andre’s mother and stepfather were prominent black activists in the community, they believe he was the victim of a racially motivated murder and cover-up. A federal investigation is launched to explore a number of suspicious hanging deaths which took place in various Mississippi jails during this time period, but no conclusive evidence is found to overturn Andre’s suicide ruling. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the tragic and controversial death of Andre Jones. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/andre-jones/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Andre_Jones http://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/21/us/death-in-a-jailhouse-the-ruling-a-suicide-the-fear-a-lynching.html?pagewanted=all https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-02-21-9301100843-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-04-05-9304060179-story.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ms-supreme-court/1045828.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/182715053/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/182715790/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/712094224/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/238019459 https://www.newspapers.com/image/238019813/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/183898010/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/182702220/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/182703121/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 21, 1983. Yukon, Canada. The remains of a male homicide victim are discovered in a shallow grave in a remote area and since he cannot be identified, he becomes known as the “Dawson City John Doe”. Thirty-eight years later, DNA testing identifies the victim as 46-year old Theodore Kampf, who had left his home […]

May 21, 1983. Yukon, Canada. The remains of a male homicide victim are discovered in a shallow grave in a remote area and since he cannot be identified, he becomes known as the “Dawson City John Doe”. Thirty-eight years later, DNA testing identifies the victim as 46-year old Theodore Kampf, who had left his home in New Jersey in 1981 to make a cross-country road trip to Canada before he disappeared. It turns out that an unknown individual cashed Theodore’s traveller’s cheques and stole his pick-up truck before abandoning it in Montana, but the actual circumstances of how Theodore was killed are unclear. June 23, 1989. Winnipeg, Manitoba. After completing his shift, 20-year old Patrick Rosner vanishes without a trace and his abandoned car is discovered two blocks away from his workplace. One year later, skeletal remains are found in a remote field over 220 kilometres away and the victim is initially believed to be female. However, in 2012, DNA testing shows that the remains actually belong to a male and he is eventually identified as Patrick Rosner, but no one knows how he wound up dead at that location. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a pair of Canadian cases involving male victims whose remains were discovered a great distance away from their hometowns, but their deaths remain unsolved. Special thanks to listener Natalie Galloway for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about the death of Theodore Kampf, please call the Yukon RCMP’s Historic Case tip line at (867) 667-5500. If you have any information about the death of Patrick Rosner, please contact the Manitoba RCMP’s Historical Case Unit at (204) 984-6447 or call Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2021/09/15/teddy-kampf-oaklyn-yukon-missing-man-identified-after-40-years/8356472002/ https://www.nj.com/news/2021/09/murder-victim-found-40-years-ago-in-canada-identified-as-nj-man-police-say.html https://www.njpen.com/remembering-teddy-kampf-remains-of-oaklyn-man-discovered-in-yukon-canada-after-40-year-investigation/ https://dnasolves.com/articles/yukon_rcmp_kampf/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/181395325/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/181395331/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/329206336/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/498753248 https://www.newspapers.com/image/735099172 https://www.newspapers.com/image/735099497 https://www.newspapers.com/image/735434457 https://winnipegsun.com/2012/08/10/1989-cold-case-re-opened-with-dna-evidence https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/historical-death-case-reopened-by-rcmp-1.1246695 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 15, 2005. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. After taking the day off work and leaving on a road trip, 59-year old Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar fails to return home and is reported missing. The following day, Ray’s abandoned car is discovered 60 miles away in the town of Lewisburg, parked across the street from an […]

April 15, 2005. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. After taking the day off work and leaving on a road trip, 59-year old Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar fails to return home and is reported missing. The following day, Ray’s abandoned car is discovered 60 miles away in the town of Lewisburg, parked across the street from an antiques mall. Over the course of the next several months, Ray’s county-issued work laptop and its hard drive are discovered in the nearby Susquehanna River, but the hard drive is too damaged to recover any data. A number of different theories are pushed forward, which include Ray disappeared voluntarily, completing suicide by jumping into the river, or becoming the victim of foul play, possibly in connection to the infamous Penn State child sex abuse scandal. However, there is no conclusive evidence pointing to any of these theories and Ray Gricar is never found. After 268 full-length episodes and 32 minisodes, “The Trail Went Cold” has finally reached the milestone of our 300th episode and to commemorate the occasion, we are covering one of our most highly requested cold cases. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Pennsylvania State Police at (814) 355-7545. Download June’s Journey FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Gricar https://charleyproject.org/case/ray-frank-gricar http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/05109/490420-85.stm https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/04/the-hunt-for-ray-gricar-15-years-of-clues-theories-and-the-search-for-answers.html “The Serial Killer’s Apprentice: And 12 Other Stories of Cleveland’s Most Intriguing Unsolved Crimes” by Ray Gricar http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/07/utah_detainee_isnt_gricar_but.html https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/15/us/ray-gricar-missing-prosecutor/index.html https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2015/04/ten_years_later_ray_gricars_di.html https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/education/penn-state/jerry-sandusky/article42806712.html https://www.centredaily.com/news/article42828846.html https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/podcast-gives-new-insight-on-district-attorney-ray-gricars-disappearance-16-years-later/ https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/crime/no-answers-16-years-later-in-disappearance-of-centre-county-da-psp-says-case-still/article_8e33cc04-72d1-11eb-ab98-f30bcdaa197b.html https://raygricar.com “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 1, 1999. DeSoto County, Mississippi. While living in a farmhouse with her two children and her boyfriend, 27-year old Katherine Lowery vanishes without explanation. Months later, Katherine’s boyfriend takes the children and abruptly moves to Wyoming, but he winds up being arrested when Katherine’s daughter accuses him of sexual abuse. It turns out the […]

February 1, 1999. DeSoto County, Mississippi. While living in a farmhouse with her two children and her boyfriend, 27-year old Katherine Lowery vanishes without explanation. Months later, Katherine’s boyfriend takes the children and abruptly moves to Wyoming, but he winds up being arrested when Katherine’s daughter accuses him of sexual abuse. It turns out the boyfriend has been living under an alias and his real name is Steven DeLoge. Investigators soon learn that Steven’s 23-year old half-sister, Elizabeth Eisel, also vanished under suspicious circumstances in Bellevue, Washington in September 1985. Even though Steven goes to prison for multiple counts of sexual assault, he fails to provide any answers about what actually happened to Elizabeth and Katherine. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a truly bizarre story involving two women who went missing in different states over 13 years apart. If you have any information on the disappearance of Elizabeth Eisel, please contact the Bellevue Police Department at (425) 452-6917. If you have any information about the disappearance of Katherine Lowery, please contact the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department at (662) 469-8500. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s “friends” without the “r” – Best Fiends. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/elizabeth-a-eisel https://charleyproject.org/case/katherine-marie-lowery https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20000718&slug=4032334 https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/sex-case-defendant-given-6-life-terms/article_7f4c1b53-c86c-5402-b87a-e8a11165c9c3.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/243357153/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/775462833/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/775462838 https://www.newspapers.com/image/744845687 https://www.newspapers.com/image/775462890/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/775462892 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 11, 1955. Salt Lake City, Utah. 22-year old Jocelyn Hickenlooper, who suffers from developmental disabilities and scoliosis, vanishes without explanation from her home. Over two weeks later, Jocelyn’s decomposed body is discovered in a shallow grave located near Parley’s Canyon. After a two-year investigation, a suspect named Bernt Murphy, who also has developmental disabilities, […]

June 11, 1955. Salt Lake City, Utah. 22-year old Jocelyn Hickenlooper, who suffers from developmental disabilities and scoliosis, vanishes without explanation from her home. Over two weeks later, Jocelyn’s decomposed body is discovered in a shallow grave located near Parley’s Canyon. After a two-year investigation, a suspect named Bernt Murphy, who also has developmental disabilities, confesses to killing Jocelyn. Even after Bernt recants his confession and the murder charge against him is dropped, a district court judge rules Bernt to be legally insane and he is committed to the Utah State Hospital. When the Utah Supreme Court overturns this decision in 1988, Bernt is released from the hospital, but due to a number of troubling inconsistencies in his own original confession, there is a lot of doubt about whether he was actually responsible for Jocelyn’s murder. Did Bernt Murphy kill Jocelyn Hickenlooper, or was he nothing more than a convenient scapegoat while the real perpetrator got away with it? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” marks the first time we have covered a cold case from Utah, which means podcast has now officially explored at least one unsolved mystery from all fifty American states. Additional Reading: https://www.abc4.com/justice-files-2/the-justice-files-the-murder-of-jocelyn-hickenlooper/ https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/the-justice-files-the-murder-of-jocelyn-hickenlooper-pt-2/ https://www.abc4.com/justice-files-2/the-justice-files-who-really-killed-jocelyn-hickenlooper-pt-3/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/456177920/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/598639766/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/598639775/ https://apnews.com/0c13258c4edf6eec2aa761a1fca11684 https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/1988/19824.html https://apnews.com/article/c899f55b284c7edc97ec677d48040585 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/08/us/man-who-was-judged-insane-is-held-in-attempted-break-in.html https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/iscz2h/who_killed_jocelyn_hickenlooper/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 11, 1962. San Francisco, California. 35-year old Frank Morris, 32-year old John Anglin and his 31-year old brother, Clarence Anglin, attempt an elaborate escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island. After sneaking out of their cells during the night, the three convicts enter the water in order to cross San Francisco Bay […]

June 11, 1962. San Francisco, California. 35-year old Frank Morris, 32-year old John Anglin and his 31-year old brother, Clarence Anglin, attempt an elaborate escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island. After sneaking out of their cells during the night, the three convicts enter the water in order to cross San Francisco Bay on a homemade inflatable raft, but an extensive manhunt fails to find them. While the authorities are inclined to believe the escapees drowned, certain pieces of evidence, including a photograph that was allegedly taken of the Anglin brothers in Brazil in 1975, suggest they might have survived. In Part One of our special six-anniversary episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we shared the basic facts of the Alcatraz escape. This week, in Part Two, we shall explore all the different theories surrounding the escape attempt and determine the likelihood of whether or not any of the three missing convicts could have gotten away with it. If you have any information about this case, please contact the U.S. Marshals Service’s San Francisco office at (415) 436-7677. Join us on Saturday, February 26 at 8:00pm EST for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1962_Alcatraz_escape_attempt https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape https://vault.fbi.gov/Alcatraz%20Escape http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc1.htm https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc2.htm https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc3.htm https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc4.htm https://unsolved.com/gallery/alcatraz-escape/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/460678737/ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/us/anniversary-of-a-mystery-at-alcatraz.html https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna47782343 https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/06/19/alcatraz-escapees-sister-returns-to-robbery-scene/ https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/02/08/investigator-says-1962-alcatraz-escapees-likely-survived/ https://archive.today/20140320041409/http://www.11alive.com/news/article/219701/1/Rome-man-claims-he-had-role-in-escape-from-Alcatraz https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30349106 https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Does-this-photo-prove-the-most-famous-Alcatraz-6568415.php http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.3278098/notorious-alcatraz-escapees-may-still-be-on-the-lam-1.3278107 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alcatraz-inmates-survived-infamous-1962-escape-letter-suggests/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/01/24/a-man-claims-three-alcatraz-prisoners-barely-survived-a-1962-escape-and-that-hes-one-of-them/ https://musebycl.io/digital-data/can-ai-solve-58-year-old-alcatraz-escape-mystery “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 11, 1962. San Francisco, California. 35-year old Frank Morris, 32-year old John Anglin and his 31-year old brother, Clarence Anglin, attempt an elaborate escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island. After sneaking out of their cells during the night, the three convicts enter the water in order to cross San Francisco Bay […]

June 11, 1962. San Francisco, California. 35-year old Frank Morris, 32-year old John Anglin and his 31-year old brother, Clarence Anglin, attempt an elaborate escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island. After sneaking out of their cells during the night, the three convicts enter the water in order to cross San Francisco Bay on a homemade inflatable raft, but an extensive manhunt fails to find them. While the authorities are inclined to believe the escapees drowned, certain pieces of evidence, including a photograph that was allegedly taken of the Anglin brothers in Brazil in 1975, suggest they might have survived. To commemorate “The Trail Went Cold” reaching its six-year anniversary, we are covering what is probably the most famous unsolved prison escape of all time, which has not received a definitive conclusion after nearly 60 years. This story will be released as a special two-part episode and this week, Part 1 will outline the basic facts and details of the Alcatraz escape. Special thanks to listener Vanessa Maez for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the U.S. Marshals Service’s San Francisco office at (415) 436-7677. Download June’s Journey FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1962_Alcatraz_escape_attempt https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape https://vault.fbi.gov/Alcatraz%20Escape http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc1.htm https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc2.htm https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc3.htm https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc4.htm https://unsolved.com/gallery/alcatraz-escape/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/460678737/ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/us/anniversary-of-a-mystery-at-alcatraz.html https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna47782343 https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/06/19/alcatraz-escapees-sister-returns-to-robbery-scene/ https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/02/08/investigator-says-1962-alcatraz-escapees-likely-survived/ https://archive.today/20140320041409/http://www.11alive.com/news/article/219701/1/Rome-man-claims-he-had-role-in-escape-from-Alcatraz https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30349106 https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Does-this-photo-prove-the-most-famous-Alcatraz-6568415.php http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.3278098/notorious-alcatraz-escapees-may-still-be-on-the-lam-1.3278107 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alcatraz-inmates-survived-infamous-1962-escape-letter-suggests/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/01/24/a-man-claims-three-alcatraz-prisoners-barely-survived-a-1962-escape-and-that-hes-one-of-them/ https://musebycl.io/digital-data/can-ai-solve-58-year-old-alcatraz-escape-mystery “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 14, 1985. Colorado Springs, Colorado. The bodies of 37-year old Cassandra Rundle and her two children, 12-year old Detrick Sturm and 10-year old Melanie Sturm, are discovered inside their respective bedrooms at their residence. The two females were sexually assaulted and beaten and all three victims have been strangled to death. Since Cassandra had […]

February 14, 1985. Colorado Springs, Colorado. The bodies of 37-year old Cassandra Rundle and her two children, 12-year old Detrick Sturm and 10-year old Melanie Sturm, are discovered inside their respective bedrooms at their residence. The two females were sexually assaulted and beaten and all three victims have been strangled to death. Since Cassandra had placed some personal ads in a local newspaper and received responses from a number of men, there is speculation that this might be connected to the crime. Years later, Philip Wilkinson, an inmate serving time on death row for the similar murders of another family, is looked at as a possible suspect, but there is no conclusive evidence to implicate him or anyone else. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an unsolved Valentine’s Day cold case involving a mother and her children which is sometimes referred to as the “Lonely Hearts Murders”. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s “friends” without the “r” – Best Fiends. Additional Reading: https://gazette.com/colorado-cold-case/lonely-hearts/colorado-cold-case-friends-investigators-share-hope-for-justice-in-triple-homicide/article_09b105f2-6c63-11ea-bbe4-ff7d230cbb94.html https://gazette.com/colorado-cold-case/colorado-cold-case-episode-2-looks-at-early-days-of-investigation-into-1985-triple-homicide/article_de18ef04-54c5-11ea-ba2b-4335768f1928.html https://gazette.com/colorado-cold-case/lonely-hearts/colorado-cold-case-confession-in-north-carolina-triple-homicide-raises-questions-about-unsolved-1985-valentine/article_bd18f512-64a9-11ea-97a7-b3f5ea72b74b.html https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/mother-children-murder-colorado-springs-cold-case/73-6678d864-81f4-45a1-841e-32a5bc564023 https://apnews.com/2b7879bf5bc9db6be84fd8344123dd91 https://web.archive.org/web/20160322164426/https://gazette.com/few-left-to-remember-horrific-valentines-day-killings/article/133323/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100307083729/http://blogs.denverpost.com/coldcases/2010/02/21/family-of-3-beaten-with-hockey-stick-strangled/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2022: Vegas” at Paris & Bally’s in Las Vegas from April 29-May 1, 2022. To get a 10 % discount off a standard badge, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 11-12, 2022. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD22”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 31, 2010. Wilmington, Delaware. The body of 66-year old Jack Wheeler is discovered in a trash heap at the Cherry Island Landfill and his cause of death is determined to be blunt force trauma. Days earlier, Jack had left his residence in New York City to travel to Delaware and numerous eyewitnesses would report […]

December 31, 2010. Wilmington, Delaware. The body of 66-year old Jack Wheeler is discovered in a trash heap at the Cherry Island Landfill and his cause of death is determined to be blunt force trauma. Days earlier, Jack had left his residence in New York City to travel to Delaware and numerous eyewitnesses would report seeing Jack at numerous locations, displaying erratic behaviour which may have been caused by his struggles with bipolar disorder. It is believed that Jack’s body was transported to the landfill after he wound up inside a dumpster which was picked up by a garbage truck, but even though investigators think his injuries are consistent with a homicide, the exact circumstances of how Jack died are unclear. Was Jack Wheeler actually the victim of foul play or was his death a tragic accident brought on by a mental health crisis? We shall explore both sides of the case on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”. If you have any information about this case, please contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Wheeler_III https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/he-helped-build-the-vietnam-veterans-memorial-but-his-2010-killing-remains-unsolved/2017/05/23/91442c74-2927-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/01/03/Prominent-veteran-found-in-landfill/UPI-74381294097675 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112023109/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/01/03/general-us-federal-official-landfill_8234629.html https://www.foxnews.com/us/witnesses-wheeler-appeared-disoriented-disheveled-prior-to-death https://abcnews.go.com/US/presidential-aide-jack-wheelers-body-found-landfill/story?id=12532638 https://www.dailypress.com/military/dp-nws-john-wheeler-day1-20110409-story.html https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-04-29-pentagon-official-wheeler-buried-arlington_n.htm https://screenrant.com/unsolved-mysteries-jack-john-wheeler-murder-leaves-out/ https://www.thewrap.com/unsolved-mysteries-netflix-jack-wheeler-pharmacy-wilmington-delaware/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/washington-insider-murder/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 26, 1983. Austin, Texas. After leaving her workplace, 39-year old Gracie Nash vanishes without a trace and her abandoned car is soon discovered with a large amount of blood inside. Just over one month later, Gracie’s brother, 43-year old John Davis Jr., is fatally shot outside his residence. Suspicion falls upon a woman named […]

December 26, 1983. Austin, Texas. After leaving her workplace, 39-year old Gracie Nash vanishes without a trace and her abandoned car is soon discovered with a large amount of blood inside. Just over one month later, Gracie’s brother, 43-year old John Davis Jr., is fatally shot outside his residence. Suspicion falls upon a woman named Naomi Easley, who had launched a campaign of harassment and violence against the victims’ brother, Melvin Davis, after a tumultuous break-up. Even though Naomi eventually goes to prison for another murder, no evidence links her to Gracie’s disappearance or John’s death. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we detail the tragic story of a family who lost two siblings just over one month apart and never received conclusive answers about what happened. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Austin Police Department at (512) 974-5000. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/gracie-nell-nash https://www.newspapers.com/image/362884233/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/362884290/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/362860322/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/358405108/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/362873118/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/364024424/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/362860411/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/363972130/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/363974758/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/362918871/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/357461817/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/357461844/ https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/third-court-of-appeals/1992/5184.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 23, 1997. San Francisco, California. After completing her shift at a coffee shop at the Crocker Galleria, 18-year old Kristen Modafferi vanishes without a trace. Even though co-workers report seeing Kristen with a blonde woman at the mall, this woman is never identified, and a police bloodhound tracks Kristen’s scent to the edge of […]

June 23, 1997. San Francisco, California. After completing her shift at a coffee shop at the Crocker Galleria, 18-year old Kristen Modafferi vanishes without a trace. Even though co-workers report seeing Kristen with a blonde woman at the mall, this woman is never identified, and a police bloodhound tracks Kristen’s scent to the edge of the Pacific Ocean at Lands End over six miles away. Weeks later, a man named Jon Onuma phones in a fake tip in which he falsely accuses two women of murdering Kristen, but even though Onuma does a number of suspicious things and multiple women accuse him of abuse, no conclusive evidence can be found to link him to Kristen’s disappearance. Was Kristen Modafferi harmed by Jon Onuma? If not, then how did she wind up going missing? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the perplexing disappearance of a young university student where all the pieces of the puzzle just don’t seem to fit together. Special thanks to listener Gretchen Piening for narrating the opening for this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Oakland Police Department at (510) 238-3641. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Kristen_Modafferi https://unsolved.com/gallery/kristen-modafferi/ http://charleyproject.org/case/kristen-deborah-modafferi http://abc7news.com/news/kristen-modafferi-mystery-private-investigators-shed-light-on-cold-case/2134466/ https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Kristen-Modafferi-cold-case-Oakland-Jayne-DNA-13005068.php https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Kristen-Modafferi-Dennis-Mahon-Onuma-missing-Lampo-12988187.php http://www.findkristen.com “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 19, 1992. Menasha, Wisconsin. After leaving her workplace, 20-year old Laurie Depies drives to her boyfriend’s apartment complex and parks her car before she vanishes without a trace. Even though witnesses heard her vehicle pull into the lot, they do not report hearing or seeing anything unusual and the only evidence is a cup […]

August 19, 1992. Menasha, Wisconsin. After leaving her workplace, 20-year old Laurie Depies drives to her boyfriend’s apartment complex and parks her car before she vanishes without a trace. Even though witnesses heard her vehicle pull into the lot, they do not report hearing or seeing anything unusual and the only evidence is a cup of soda left on top of the car’s roof. Eighteen years later, a convicted kidnapper named Larry DeWayne Hall confesses to abducting and murdering Laurie, but a search for her remains turns up nothing and no corroborating evidence is found to support his story. Was Larry DeWayne Hall actually responsible for Laurie Depies’ disappearance or could she have been abducted and harmed by someone she knew? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearance of a young woman who seemingly vanished into thin air during a very narrow window of time. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Menasha Police Department at (920) 720-7109 Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s “friends” without the “r” – Best Fiends. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/laurie-jean-depies https://www.wbay.com/2021/08/19/laurie-depies-disappeared-29-years-ago/ https://ca.style.yahoo.com/laurie-depies-best-friend-says-080048936.html https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2019/04/22/laurie-depies-dr-phil-highlights-missing-appleton-woman/3511606002/ https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2015/08/21/laurie-depies-years-gone/32111947/ https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2017/08/17/what-happened-laurie-depies-who-vanished-1992/551743001/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/wisconsin-cold-case-cracked-inmate-confesses-laurie-depies/story?id=13622809 https://www.newspapers.com/image/360102981/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/360103075/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/290436962/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/360546240 https://www.newspapers.com/image/360546242/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ibf4qk/the_laurie_depies_disappearance_after_teresa/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 4, 1988. San Angelo, Texas. 16-year old Shane Stewart and his 18-year old girlfriend, Sally McNelly, go out to watch a fireworks show together, but never return home and Shane’s abandoned car is found in a park the following morning. Four months later, the couple’s skeletal remains are discovered in a remote pasture and […]

July 4, 1988. San Angelo, Texas. 16-year old Shane Stewart and his 18-year old girlfriend, Sally McNelly, go out to watch a fireworks show together, but never return home and Shane’s abandoned car is found in a park the following morning. Four months later, the couple’s skeletal remains are discovered in a remote pasture and they have both been murdered by shotgun blasts to the head. For years, rumours circulate that Shane and Sally were members of a Satanic cult and were killed for attempting to leave the group. In 2017, a person of interest is named after evidence which seems to be connected to the crime is found inside his residence, but no charges are ever filed in relation to Shane and Sally’s deaths. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved double murder of a young couple which was sometimes overshadowed by Satanic panic. If you have any information about this case, please contact San Angelo Crime Stoppers at (325) 658-HELP (4357). Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Sally_McNelly_and_Shane_Stewart https://unsolved.com/gallery/sally-mcnelly-shane-stewart/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Shane_Stewart_and_Sally_McNelly https://archive.gosanangelo.com/news/unsolved-murder-haunts-father-investigators-ep-440761552-357255691.html https://archive.gosanangelo.com/news/dna-evidence-eyed-in-1988-slayings-ep-458032062-354911441.html http://archive.gosanangelo.com/news/officials-make-developments-in-cold-case-ep-503215001-354714431.html https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2017/06/22/new-evidence-found-29-year-old-cold-case/421822001/ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/06/25/blood-fingernail-found-at-home-of-texas-man-link-him-to-1988-slayings-of-2-teens-authorities-say/ https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2018-07-04/30th-anniversary-unsolved-murders-shane-and-sally-remembered “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.   “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website.   The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.   All music is composed by Vince Nitro.  

Since “The Trail Went Cold” originally launched in February 2016, we have featured over 300 cold cases and unsolved mysteries on the podcast and a decent amount of them have either wound up being solved or had significant developments take place. Two years ago, we released a special “update” episode which detailed a lot of […]

Since “The Trail Went Cold” originally launched in February 2016, we have featured over 300 cold cases and unsolved mysteries on the podcast and a decent amount of them have either wound up being solved or had significant developments take place. Two years ago, we released a special “update” episode which detailed a lot of these developments, but there have since been many more new updates to share. Examples include the identification of the Sumter County Does; an arrest in the murders of Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee, a.k.a. “The Orange Sock Murders”; the overturning of a wrongful conviction for the murders of Harold and Thelma Swain, and a number of shocking revelations in the murder of 12-year old Jonelle Matthews. These are just a few of the cases we are going to discuss in our second special “update” episode of “The Trail Went Cold”. To listen to our previous “update” episode from January 2020, click here: https://www.trailwentcold.com/2020/01/01/the-trail-went-cold-episode-155-update/ Additional Reading: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jonelle-matthews-murder-kidnapping-steve-pankey-person-of-interest-48-hours/ https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/steve-pankey-trial-verdict/73-48c6aa60-d61a-401d-ac43-d375ce25955e https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/10/13/steve-pankey-arrested-jonelle-matthews-murder-greeley-1984/ https://denver.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15909806/2020/10/Steve-Pankey-Indictment.pdf https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19735658.renee-macrae-murder-accused-face-trial-next-year/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-58719355 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/jose-rodriguez-cruz-sentenced-second-killing/2021/04/09/4dce72d6-995a-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/12/man-accused-of-lying-in-tracy-kroh-case-accepts-sentence-gets-immediate-parole.html https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/woman-charged-with-perjury-related-to-tracy-kroh-cold-case-sentenced/521-2c0a860a-f2d6-4fd7-a49b-680a8f911a3d https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/03/03/alan-lee-phillips-bobbie-jo-oberholtzer-annette-schnee-park-county-arrest-murder-breckenridge/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/us/phillips-colorado-sos-murder.html https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/04/09/cold-case-arrest-michael-jefferson-charged-murdering-roger-dean-1985/ https://people.com/crime/dna-taken-water-bottle-1985-cold-case-killing-arrest/ https://www.ktoo.org/2020/09/09/23-years-ago-the-state-of-alaska-tried-the-wrong-man-for-the-murder-of-a-sitka-teenager-now-police-say-theyve-found-the-real-killer-why-wasnt-he-a-suspect-all-along/ https://people.com/crime/bethany-decker-missing-virginia-woman-boyfriend-charged-murder/ https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-man-identified-44-years-after-being-found-dead-in-south-carolina-cold-case-reopened/article_951c9398-5cb5-11eb-bac3-5737c46afda3.html https://www.twincities.com/2021/11/12/14-year-old-girl-identified-as-victim-in-1980-texas-cold-case-homicide-had-forest-lake-stillwater-connections/ https://meaww.com/angela-hammond-ransom-note-abduction-pregnant-mistaken-identity-informant https://www.ajc.com/alibi-story/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/us/dennis-perry-charges-dropped-swain-murder-case.html https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2021/05/20/state-attorney-agrees-to-let-tommy-zeigler-perform-dna-testing/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2021/10/20/debate-over-dna-testing-for-death-row-inmate-headed-to-florida-supreme-court/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Christmas Eve 1924. Babbs Switch, Oklahoma. A fire breaks out at a Christmas party taking place at a schoolhouse and claims the lives of 36 people. The remains of one of the presumed victims, three-year old Mary Elizabeth Edens, cannot be found and since Mary’s aunt recalls handing the child to an unknown person, her […]

Christmas Eve 1924. Babbs Switch, Oklahoma. A fire breaks out at a Christmas party taking place at a schoolhouse and claims the lives of 36 people. The remains of one of the presumed victims, three-year old Mary Elizabeth Edens, cannot be found and since Mary’s aunt recalls handing the child to an unknown person, her family believes Mary might have been abducted. Over 32 years later, evidence is found to suggest that a California woman named Grace Reynolds might be Mary and she winds up having a reunion with the Edens family. However, in 1999, it is revealed that additional evidence was uncovered to indicate that Grace was not actually Mary after all, so the actual fate of the missing child remains unknown. For this year’s final holiday-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be exploring a tragic Christmas Eve mystery that has gone from unsolved to solved to back unsolved again over the course of a century. Thanks Faherty. Get 20% off your first purchase by going to fahertybrand.com/COLD with promo code COLD at checkout. Additional Reading: https://oklahoman.com/article/2679856/journalist-honors-pledge-to-family-of-missing-girl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbs_Switch_fire http://rebelcherokee.labdiva.com/babbsfire.html http://genealogytrails.com/oka/kiowa/babbsfire.html https://oklahoman.com/article/5378711/deadly-1924-christmas-eve-fire-in-oklahoma-brought-reform https://www.newspapers.com/image/596063048/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/455386905/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/603696188/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 15, 2000. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The former boss of 53-year old Colleen Wood calls her on her cell phone to invite her to an upcoming Christmas party, but even though Colleen says she will attend, she never shows up and is not heard from again. At the time, Colleen and her boyfriend, John Paul, […]

December 15, 2000. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The former boss of 53-year old Colleen Wood calls her on her cell phone to invite her to an upcoming Christmas party, but even though Colleen says she will attend, she never shows up and is not heard from again. At the time, Colleen and her boyfriend, John Paul, were planning to leave on a five-year sailing trip around the world on John’s boat, but when John is tracked down and questioned about this months later, he claims that Colleen broke up with him and he has no idea where she is. However, it turns out that John has an extensive criminal history and may have bilked Colleen out of her money, but he winds up fleeing the country and manages to elude the authorities for the next two decades. Was John Paul responsible for the disappearance of Colleen Wood? If so, what are his current whereabouts? In this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an unsolved cold case involving of a missing woman who may have fallen prey to a dangerous con artist. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Fort Lauderdale Police Department at (954) 828-5517. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s “friends” without the “r” – Best Fiends. Thanks AcornTV. Get your first 30 days free by going to acorn.tv with promo code “cold” in all lowercase letters only. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/colleen-wood/ http://charleyproject.org/case/colleen-wood https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Colleen_Wood https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2001-06-12-0106120078-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/667241663 https://www.newspapers.com/image/667283942/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Sr._(racing_driver) https://chalicepaul.com “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 5, 1998. Klamath County, Oregon. Eight-year old Derrick Engebretson travels to Winema National Forest with his father and grandfather in order to get a Christmas tree, but winds up becoming separated from them. An extensive search effort fails to find Derrick, though an eyewitness reports having seen a boy matching Derrick’s description struggling with […]

December 5, 1998. Klamath County, Oregon. Eight-year old Derrick Engebretson travels to Winema National Forest with his father and grandfather in order to get a Christmas tree, but winds up becoming separated from them. An extensive search effort fails to find Derrick, though an eyewitness reports having seen a boy matching Derrick’s description struggling with an unidentified man near the road. Years later, a convicted child predator named Frank Milligan confesses to Derrick’s murder, but he fails to lead authorities to his body and soon recants his confession, so Derrick remains a missing person. August 31, 1975. Chain of Ponds, Maine. While on a camping trip with his family at the Natanis Point Campground, four-year old Kurt Newton sees his father driving away from the campsite to go chop some firewood and decides to follow him on his tricycle. A short time later, Kurt’s abandoned tricycle is found eight-tenths of a mile away next to a dumpsite, but Kurt himself has disappeared and an extensive search fails to turn up any trace of the boy. Since the campground is located only six miles from the United States-Canada border, Kurt’s family fears that he may have been abducted and taken into Quebec, but there is no evidence to indicate what happened. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a pair of unsolved cold cases involving young boys who vanished without a trace in the wilderness. If you have any information about the disappearance of Derrick Engebretson, please contact the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office at (541) 883-5130. If you have any information on the disappearance of Kurt Newton, please contact the Maine State Police at (207) 289-2155. Thanks Faherty. Get 20% off your first purchase by going to fahertybrand.com/COLD with promo code COLD at checkout. Join us on Saturday, December 11 at 8:00pm EST for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Derrick_Engebretson https://charleyproject.org/case/derrick-james-engebretson https://www.oregonlive.com/nwheadlines/2008/12/revisiting_a_tragic_tenyear_my.html https://tdn.com/news/oregon-boy-still-missing-after-years/article_020033d5-6f82-54aa-aa3d-af560f05b8f5.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cruel-joke-or-mindless-scrawl/ https://ktvl.com/news/local/20-years-later-family-still-holding-out-hope-missing-boy-will-return-home http://derrickengebretson.blogspot.com/ https://charleyproject.org/case/kurt-ronald-newton https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/kurt-newton-disappearance/ https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1003&context=warden_docs https://www.sunjournal.com/2010/09/01/mystery-surrounds-boys-disappearance/ http://victimsnewsonline.com/missing-persons/dna-doesnt-match-in-case-of-woman-claiming-to-be-missing-jennifer-klein/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 14, 1991. Vidor, Texas. 34-year old Kathy Page is found dead inside her car after an apparent crash into a drainage ditch just over 100 yards from her residence. While the scene resembles an accident, the evidence shows that Kathy was actually strangled to death before the crash was staged. Since Kathy’s marriage to […]

May 14, 1991. Vidor, Texas. 34-year old Kathy Page is found dead inside her car after an apparent crash into a drainage ditch just over 100 yards from her residence. While the scene resembles an accident, the evidence shows that Kathy was actually strangled to death before the crash was staged. Since Kathy’s marriage to her estranged husband, Steve Page, was falling apart and there were a number of suspicious actions on his part, Kathy’s family believe that Steve was responsible for her death. Out of frustration, they put up a series of billboards accusing Steve of murder and the local authorities of orchestrating a cover-up, but no charges are ever filed. Was Kathy Page killed by her husband? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a controversial cold case which was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed film, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas tip line at (409) 833-TIPS (8477). Thanks, StoryWorth. Get $10 off your first purchase at StoryWorth.com/COLD Listen and follow along to Toxic: The Britney Spears Story on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Pandora or wherever you find your podcasts. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/kathy-page/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Kathy_Page http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1406707.html http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Vidor-father-seeks-justice-20-years-after-1377056.php http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Latest-billboard-in-Kathy-Page-slaying-may-cause-4088141.php https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/unsolved-vidor-murder-case-put-in-spotlight-with-oscar-nominated-movie/502-523896646 https://people.com/crime/real-life-three-billboards-inspired-texas-murder-case/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Victim-s-daughter-hopes-for-breakthrough-in-13476118.php https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Reward-for-Page-s-killer-raised-to-record-amount-16222583.php http://texasbillboard.blogspot.com “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 30, 1987. Northumberland County, Virginia. The body of 45-year old Kay Hall is discovered on a back road underneath her pick-up truck. She has been run over and her husband, Bob Hall, immediately becomes the prime suspect. Even though Bob stood to collect on an inheritance Kay had just received and there are issues […]

September 30, 1987. Northumberland County, Virginia. The body of 45-year old Kay Hall is discovered on a back road underneath her pick-up truck. She has been run over and her husband, Bob Hall, immediately becomes the prime suspect. Even though Bob stood to collect on an inheritance Kay had just received and there are issues with his alibi, there is some question about whether he would have been able to track down Kay and commit the crime during a very narrow timeframe. Years later, Bob is charged and convicted of Kay’s murder, but has his conviction overturned and after agreeing to enter an Alford plea, he is released from prison. Was Bob Hall really responsible for the murder of his wife, or was she simply the victim of a tragic accident? This special bonus episode chronicles an “Unsolved Mysteries” segment in which there is debate about the ultimate resolution. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 8, 2009. Latimer County, Oklahoma. 44-year old Bobby Jamison, his 40-year old wife, Sherilynn Jamison, and their six-year old daughter, Madyson Jamison, leave their home to go look at a plot of land in a remote mountainous area, but never return. Eight days later, their abandoned pick-up truck is discovered on a dirt road […]

October 8, 2009. Latimer County, Oklahoma. 44-year old Bobby Jamison, his 40-year old wife, Sherilynn Jamison, and their six-year old daughter, Madyson Jamison, leave their home to go look at a plot of land in a remote mountainous area, but never return. Eight days later, their abandoned pick-up truck is discovered on a dirt road located thirty miles from their residence, but even though the family’s dog and many of their personal items are locked inside the truck and a bag containing $32,000 is hidden under the driver’s seat, the Jamisons are missing. In November 2013, the skeletal remains of Bobby, Sherilynn and Madyson are discovered in a wooded area less than three miles from where their truck had been parked, but since the authorities are unable to determine an exact cause of death, no one knows what actually happened to them. Were the Jamisons killed by an outside party? Could have they have orchestrated a murder-suicide? Did they simply wander off and succumb to the elements? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores a truly baffling case involving the disappearance and death of a family which has yet to find a conclusive resolution. Special thanks to listener Jenny Kapur for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Latimer County Sheriff’s Office at (918) 465-2161. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s “friends” without the “r” – Best Fiends. Thanks AcornTV. Get your first 30 days free by going to acorn.tv with promo code “cold” in all lowercase letters only. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamison_family_deaths https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/jamison-family-mystery https://oklahoman.com/article/3909260/jamison-family-was-threatened-by-relative-before-vanishing-records-show http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/found-remains-could-belong-to-missing-oklahoma-family/article_b1c70d73-fac2-5bb0-a61c-979e7acdf58f.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/skeletal-remains-found-by-hunters-in-okla-could-belong-to-jamison-family-missing-since-2009/ https://okcfox.com/archive/missing-family-mystery-expands-thanks-to-video-and-anonymous-tipster https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/medical-examiner-identifies-remains-found-near-kinta-as-jamison-family/article_ca25e42d-69b5-5d66-a6f7-4bb7f5ca4551.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130921095012/http://charleyproject.org/cases/j/jamison_bobby.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130921090902/http://charleyproject.org/cases/j/jamison_sherilynn.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130921075818/http://charleyproject.org/cases/j/jamison_madyson.html https://guardianlv.com/2013/11/missing-oklahoma-family-demons-and-drugs/ https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/mother-believes-religious-cult-is-responsible-for-familys-disappearance-in-latimer-county/article_b13f7c0e-51f3-11e3-af14-0019bb30f31a.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 25, 2000. Mercer County, Pennsylvania. After last being seen at a convenience store, 46-year old Sandra Kay Baker supposedly phones her fiancée, Billy Crea Jr., to say that she is in danger and cannot return home, but she is never heard from again. Five years later, Billy is named as a suspect in Sandy’s […]

May 25, 2000. Mercer County, Pennsylvania. After last being seen at a convenience store, 46-year old Sandra Kay Baker supposedly phones her fiancée, Billy Crea Jr., to say that she is in danger and cannot return home, but she is never heard from again. Five years later, Billy is named as a suspect in Sandy’s disappearance after a private detective he had once hired named Clifford Aley is charged with lying to law enforcement. Aley reveals that he heard Billy confess to Sandy’s murder, but there are a number of credibility issues with his story, so without a body or any other corroborating evidence, no charges are ever filed against Billy. Was Sandra Kay Baker murdered by her spouse? If so, did Clifford Aley have direct involvement in the crime? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores a controversial missing persons case which has yet to reach a conclusive resolution after two decades. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Pennsylvania State Police at (724) 662-4200. Listen and follow along to Toxic: The Britney Spears Story on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Pandora or wherever you find your podcasts. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/sandra-kay-baker “Who Killed? Pittsburgh, Pa” by Jack Swint https://www.post-gazette.com/uncategorized/2008/02/09/Missing-woman-declared-dead-after-7-years/stories/200802090129 http://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/children-seek-ruling-of-sandra-baker-s-death/article_4dbdde34-1c0a-5a89-a089-cfc6ad40cd8b.html https://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/suspected-killer-is-dead/article_d3f95f57-e47d-544e-bcc4-9f494dfaa540.html https://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/private-eye-aley-waives-hearing-on-threat-charges/article_34aace7f-57b5-538b-ac43-9e6bb411a0ba.html https://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/update-aley-pleads-guilty-to-federal-gun-charges/article_9e6f2176-2ef1-5659-9499-413cbcea8d9d.html https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/judge-finds-new-castle-private-investigator-guilty-of-lying-to-cops/article_196c7429-85f1-51bc-a8f1-425241d0f5a7.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/96571682/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/96571696/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 15, 1994. Loxahatchee, Florida. 31-year old Moses Lall and his 36-year old aunt, Lila Buerattan, are discovered to be missing from their ranch, where they run a business breeding and selling exotic birds. They were last heard from eleven days earlier and one of their employees, Daljeet “Hari” Gobin, had reportedly shared a story […]

June 15, 1994. Loxahatchee, Florida. 31-year old Moses Lall and his 36-year old aunt, Lila Buerattan, are discovered to be missing from their ranch, where they run a business breeding and selling exotic birds. They were last heard from eleven days earlier and one of their employees, Daljeet “Hari” Gobin, had reportedly shared a story about seeing them get abducted at gunpoint by two men. Investigators soon learn that Gobin was picked up by police in Georgia while driving Moses’ van and using his driver’s licence, but he jumps bail and disappears before he can be questioned and is never tracked down. Did Hari Gobin actually witness Moses and Lila get kidnapped or was he personally responsible for their disappearances? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an unsolved cold case involving three missing people – two victims and one person of interest – who have not been heard from in three decades. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department at (561) 688-3000. Thanks, StoryWorth. Get $10 off your first purchase at StoryWorth.com/COLD Thanks, Shudder. To try Shudder free for 30 days, go to shudder.com and use code “COLD“   Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/bhagwaniala-lall http://charleyproject.org/case/lilawattie-buerattan https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Moses_Lall_and_Lila_Buerattan https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-06-23-9406230087-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-07-14-9407140043-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-07-20-9407200102-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-07-21-9407210019-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-08-10-9408100015-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1995-05-21-9505240230-story.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 12, 1987. Flagstaff, Arizona. After finishing her shift at the Flagstaff Medical Center, 40-year old Navajo woman Sarah Saganitso never returns home and her nude body is found in a nearby wooded area the following day. Her exact cause of death is asphyxiation via suffocation and there appear to be bite marks around her […]

June 12, 1987. Flagstaff, Arizona. After finishing her shift at the Flagstaff Medical Center, 40-year old Navajo woman Sarah Saganitso never returns home and her nude body is found in a nearby wooded area the following day. Her exact cause of death is asphyxiation via suffocation and there appear to be bite marks around her left breast. Nearly two months later, a suspect named George Abney is charged with the murder after making a confession, but he maintains that it was coerced. At trial, Abney’s defence team alleges that the crime is a ritualistic killing linked to witchcraft which may have been committed by a Navajo “skin-walker” and the jury ends up finding Abney “not guilty”. Was George Abney actually responsible for the murder of Sarah Saganitso? Or was the real killer a practitioner of Navajo witchcraft? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a bizarre case which may be the only documented murder trial in which the crime was blamed on a “skin-walker”. Additional Reading: https://www.newspapers.com/image/516638192/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/515977717/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/516635285/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/515953068/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/515965652/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/121259318/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/121255817/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/121776105/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/121264554/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/515964099/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/515966377/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/516636809/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/515942316/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/515950740/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/121028439/ Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 16, 1996. Nutley, New Jersey. 36-year old Susan Walsh leaves her son in the care of her estranged husband and says she needs to step out to make some phone calls, but she never returns to her apartment and is not heard from again. At the time, Susan had been working as a freelance […]

July 16, 1996. Nutley, New Jersey. 36-year old Susan Walsh leaves her son in the care of her estranged husband and says she needs to step out to make some phone calls, but she never returns to her apartment and is not heard from again. At the time, Susan had been working as a freelance journalist and an exotic dancer, but was also struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues. The investigation into Susan’s disappearance explores a number of different angles – including Russian mobsters, underground vampire clubs, and an obsessive stalker – and even looks into the possibility that she ran away voluntarily, but there are no conclusive answers. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a perplexing missing persons case which has remained unsolved for the past 25 years. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Nutley Police Department at (973) 284-4940. Join us on Saturday, October 23 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic Halloween-themed segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Thanks to Manly Bands. Get 21% off your Manly Band for a limited time and get a free silicone ring at manlybands.com/cold. Thanks AcornTV. Get your first 30 days free by going to acorn.tv with promo code “cold” in all lowercase letters only. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Walsh_(missing_person) http://unsolved.com/gallery/susan-walsh https://charleyproject.org/case/susan-walsh http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/07/grace.coldcase.walsh/index.html https://nypost.com/2006/07/16/96-stripper-vanish-clue/ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/missing-presumed-undead-1361187.html https://www.thisamericanlife.org/55/transcript https://www.newspapers.com/image/499180925/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/504730820/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/504730887/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/697534130/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/697534106 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 14, 1945. Lower Quinton, England. 74-year old farm labourer Charles Walton leaves his home in order to spending the day slashing hedges on the slopes of Meon Hill. Later that evening, Charles’ body is discovered next to the hedgerow and he has been beaten with his walking stick, had his throat slashed with a […]

February 14, 1945. Lower Quinton, England. 74-year old farm labourer Charles Walton leaves his home in order to spending the day slashing hedges on the slopes of Meon Hill. Later that evening, Charles’ body is discovered next to the hedgerow and he has been beaten with his walking stick, had his throat slashed with a billhook, and been stabbed with a pitchfork. While the original investigation turns up a potential suspect, there is not enough evidence to implicate him, but as the years go on, Charles’ death becomes surrounded with stories involving witchcraft and the occult. Was Charles Walton’s murder some sort of ritualistic killing? If not, what could the actual motive have been? On this month’s first Halloween-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an infamous unsolved cold case from the United Kingdom which has been clouded by sensationalistic urban legends. Thanks to ReadySlim. For a limited time, save 25% on your first 28 Day Detox Tea Kit order plus a free collapsible water bottle, at readyslim.com/COLD Follow “Over My Dead Body” on Apple Podcasts or wherever you’re listening right now to hear “Season 3: Fox Lake”. Or you can listen early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in the Wondery App. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Walton_(murder_victim) “The Case That Foiled Fabian: Murder and Witchcraft in Rural England” by Simon Read http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8662635.stm https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/weird-warwickshire/1945-witchcraft-murder.shtml https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/06/26/weird_witchcraft_murder_feature.shtml https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/gory-valentines-day-murder-remains-12600398 http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/charles.htm “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 15, 2008. Chicago, Illinois. 15-year old Yasmin Acree is seen going to bed in the basement of her residence, but she is discovered to be missing the following day and there are signs of a break-in on the exterior basement door. Over one year later, Jimmie Terrell Smith, who had previously lived in the […]

January 15, 2008. Chicago, Illinois. 15-year old Yasmin Acree is seen going to bed in the basement of her residence, but she is discovered to be missing the following day and there are signs of a break-in on the exterior basement door. Over one year later, Jimmie Terrell Smith, who had previously lived in the upstairs apartment at Yasmin’s residence, is charged with a series of sex crimes and mentions of Smith’s name are found in Yasmin’s diary. Even though Smith claims to have knowledge of what happened to Yasmin, this information is never substantiated and no conclusive evidence links him to the disappearance. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we chronicle the sad story of a teenage girl who endured an abusive childhood before she vanished without explanation. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Chicago Police Department at (312) 746-8365. Thanks, Shudder. To try Shudder free for 30 days, go to shudder.com and use code the promo code “COLD“. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/yasmin-rayon-acree https://abc7chicago.com/yasmin-acree-missing-disapperance-teen/5853809/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-xpm-2014-02-25-ct-yasmin-acree-mother-death-met-0227-20140226-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/234539188/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/232575738/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/232589349/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/233010367/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/233010579 https://www.newspapers.com/image/233010509 https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160316/englewood/man-pleads-guilty-violently-raping-young-girls-after-years-of-delays/ https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170926/englewood/jimmie-smith-serial-rapist-sentencing-kidnapping-abduction-2009 https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/10/24/20931275/convicted-rapist-jimmie-smith-guilty-murder-hire-plot-linn-papa-judge-prosecutor “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.  

July 19, 1996. Westwego, Louisiana. After leaving her apartment to walk to a supermarket, 14-year old Crystal Champagne fails to return and is found strangled to death in a wooded area the following evening. When Crystal’s 22-year old step-cousin, Damon Thibodeaux, is interrogated by police, he confesses to her murder and is subsequently convicted and sentenced to death. However, Damon maintains that his confession was coerced and none of the physical evidence from the crime matches him, so after 16 years of incarceration, Damon’s conviction is vacated and he is released from death row. But who was actually responsible for the death of Crystal Champagne? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the tragic story of an horrific murder which led to a wrongful conviction. Special thanks to listener Anne King for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/damon-thibodeaux-last-chance/ https://innocenceproject.org/cases/damon-thibodeaux/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/la-supreme-court/1325303.html https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4004 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/07/dna-testing-frees-man-death-row https://www.startribune.com/life-after-death-row-damon-thibodeaux-s-resurrection/318969021/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/louisiana-death-row-inmate-damon-thibodeaux-is-exonerated-with-dna-evidence/2012/09/28/26e30012-0997-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_story.html https://www.startribune.com/damon-thibodeaux-escaped-death-row-for-a-crime-he-didn-t-commit-but-died-of-covid-19/600096179/ Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 19, 1996. Westwego, Louisiana. After leaving her apartment to walk to a supermarket, 14-year old Crystal Champagne fails to return and is found strangled to death in a wooded area the following evening. When Crystal’s 22-year old step-cousin, Damon Thibodeaux, is interrogated by police, he confesses to her murder and is subsequently convicted and […]

March 27, 2004. London, England. 50-year old Richard Lancelyn Green, considered to be the world’s foremost scholar on Sherlock Holmes, is discovered dead on top of his bed inside his flat. His cause of death is determined to be asphyxiation, as he was garrotted with a shoelace which was tightened around his neck with a […]

March 27, 2004. London, England. 50-year old Richard Lancelyn Green, considered to be the world’s foremost scholar on Sherlock Holmes, is discovered dead on top of his bed inside his flat. His cause of death is determined to be asphyxiation, as he was garrotted with a shoelace which was tightened around his neck with a wooden spoon. Prior to his death, Lancelyn Green told people his life was in danger over a dispute involving a collection of rare documents from author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but since there is no definitive evidence pointing towards homicide or suicide, the coroner returns an open verdict on his death. Was Richard Lancelyn Green the victim of foul play or did he intentionally stage a very unusual and elaborate suicide? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unexplained death of a Sherlock Holmes expert which resembles a scene from a fictional murder mystery. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lancelyn_Green https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/12/13/mysterious-circumstances https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/may/23/books.booksnews https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1478814/Case-of-the-Sherlock-Holmes-fanatic-who-killed-himself-but-made-it-look-like-murder.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3653645.stm https://www.smh.com.au/world/hint-of-murder-in-suicide-of-expert-on-conan-doyle-20041213-gdkays.html https://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60Perfect+mystery%27+of+writer%27s+death+plot%3B+Claim+on+Sherlock+Holmes…-a0126061909 Be sure to check out our promo for the serialized true crime podcast, “Tapes from the Darkside”. Each season, they take one case and investigate in-depth using primary audio from 911 calls, police interrogations and interviews, court proceedings, and any other relevant source they can find. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 28, 1991. Wheeling, Illinois. A 911 dispatcher receives an anonymous call from a payphone by a man asking for medical attention for a woman. When paramedics arrive at the address the caller provides, they discover the unconscious body of 27-year old exotic dancer Jamie Santos on her bedroom floor and it turns out she […]

October 28, 1991. Wheeling, Illinois. A 911 dispatcher receives an anonymous call from a payphone by a man asking for medical attention for a woman. When paramedics arrive at the address the caller provides, they discover the unconscious body of 27-year old exotic dancer Jamie Santos on her bedroom floor and it turns out she has been suffocated with a pillow. There is ambiguity about whether the caller was Jamie’s killer or an innocent bystander who found her body, but he cannot be identified and Jamie’s murder is never solved. May 1, 1991. Palm Beach County, Florida. The Miami Police Department receives a 911 call from a Spanish-speaking man calling himself “Antonio”, who claims he had witnessed the brutal murder of an African-American woman in a remote sugar can field one week earlier. When police check out the location Antonio described, they find the decomposed body of 26-year old Rebecca Young, who was fatally attacked with a machete. Even though investigators eventually turn up a promising suspect, they lack the evidence to make an arrest and the mysterious “Antonio” is never tracked down. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two separate unsolved murders which were reported by anonymous 911 callers. If have any information about the murder of Jamie Santos, please contact the Wheeling Police Department at (847) 459-2632. If you have any information about the murder of Rebecca Young, please contact the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office at (561) 688-3000. Thanks to Manly Bands. Get 21% off your Manly Band for a limited time and get a free silicone ring at manlybands.com/cold. Thanks to ReadySlim. For a limited time, save 25% on your first 28 Day Detox Tea Kit order plus a free collapsible water bottle, at readyslim.com/COLD. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/jamie-santos/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jamie_Santos https://abc7chicago.com/archive/8409252/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-11-01-9104080336-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-05-15-9202130130-story.html https://unsolved.com/gallery/rebecca-young/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Rebecca_Young https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-05-06-9102250177-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-11-11-9202280959-story.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 7, 1997. New York City. 54-year old Michael Sullivan and his 36-year old girlfriend, Camden Sylvia, vanish without explanation from their loft in Manhattan and are reported missing six days later. Suspicion falls upon the couple’s landlord, Robert Rodriguez, who was involved in a dispute with them prior to their disappearances and refuses to […]

November 7, 1997. New York City. 54-year old Michael Sullivan and his 36-year old girlfriend, Camden Sylvia, vanish without explanation from their loft in Manhattan and are reported missing six days later. Suspicion falls upon the couple’s landlord, Robert Rodriguez, who was involved in a dispute with them prior to their disappearances and refuses to cooperate with the investigation. It turns out that Rodriguez is connected to the unsolved disappearance of another man named David King which took place six years earlier and he eventually winds up going to prison on fraud charges. What happened to Michael Sullivan and Camden Sylvia? Was Robert Rodriguez responsible for their disappearances? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a puzzling case involving a missing couple who seemingly vanished into thin air in downtown Manhattan. If you have any information about this case, please call the New York Police Department at (646) 610-6914. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/camden-anne-sylvia https://charleyproject.org/case/michael-sullivan https://charleyproject.org/case/david-king https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/15/nyregion/a-couple-are-missing-and-friends-are-baffled.html https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/18/nyregion/2-are-missing-now-landlord-is-also-gone.html https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/19/nyregion/police-copters-scan-property-of-landlord.html https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/20/nyregion/search-blocked-in-case-of-3-who-vanished.html https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/25/nyregion/in-disappearance-case-landlord-s-vehicle-is-found.html https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/12/nyregion/body-seen-as-potential-clue-to-missing-3.html https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/06/nyregion/missing-couple-s-landlord-arraigned-in-fraud-case.html https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/27/nyregion/landlord-of-missing-manhattan-couple-to-be-paroled-in-month.html https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/nyregion/for-camden-sylvia-and-michael-sullivan-who-disappeared-in-1997-still-some-hope.html https://pix11.com/news/local-news/manhattan/mom-still-wants-truth-about-mystery-of-missing-tenants-20-years-later/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/12/08/housing-department https://www.recordonline.com/article/20010217/news/302179983 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/decade-no-answers-camden-sylvia-disappearance-article-1.259577 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/archives-missing-manhattan-couple-article-1.259538 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Anatomy+of+a+building+in+distress.-a020189711 https://www.villagevoice.com/1998/08/04/birthday-wishes/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/709587296/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/709587377/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/709587261/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/408784163/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/408528760/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/485305814/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 29, 2001. Marysville, Ohio. After completing her shift at the Honda automotive plant, 29-year old Patti Adkins clocks out in order to leave on what she claims is a vacation to Canada with her boyfriend. When Patti fails to return after a week-and-a-half, she is reported missing, but her boyfriend denies this trip took […]

June 29, 2001. Marysville, Ohio. After completing her shift at the Honda automotive plant, 29-year old Patti Adkins clocks out in order to leave on what she claims is a vacation to Canada with her boyfriend. When Patti fails to return after a week-and-a-half, she is reported missing, but her boyfriend denies this trip took place or that he was even involved in a relationship with Patti. It turns out this man was married and Patti had been paying him large sums of money during their affair, but even though investigators find him to be suspicious, there is not enough evidence to make an arrest. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, which explore the disappearance of Patti Adkins, which has remained unsolved for the past 20 years. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Union County Sheriff’s Department at (937) 645-4110. Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/patricia-ann-adkins https://disappearedblog.com/patricia-adkins/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/ohio-mother-patricia-adkins-remains-missing-17-years-after-her-n885956 https://www.dispatch.com/article/20100906/NEWS/309069879 https://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2010/09/07/timeline.html https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/daughter-speaks-for-first-time-15-years-after-moms-disappearance Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 1, 1976. Bethesda, Maryland. 37-year old Annette Bishop, her 68-year old mother-in-law Lobelia Bishop, and Annette’s three sons – 14-year old Brad, 10-year old Brent and five-year old Geoffrey – are all bludgeoned to death inside their home. The following day, the victims’ burning bodies are discovered in a shallow hole in a remote […]

March 1, 1976. Bethesda, Maryland. 37-year old Annette Bishop, her 68-year old mother-in-law Lobelia Bishop, and Annette’s three sons – 14-year old Brad, 10-year old Brent and five-year old Geoffrey – are all bludgeoned to death inside their home. The following day, the victims’ burning bodies are discovered in a shallow hole in a remote area of North Carolina, but the family’s patriarch – 39-year old William Bradford Bishop – is missing. Since the evidence shows that Bishop committed the crime, he is indicted on five counts of murder, but even though there are a number of reported sightings of him over the years and he spends some time on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list, Bishop is never found. Did William Bradford Bishop disappear into a remote area to kill himself or did he manage to escape and start a new life somehow? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the horrific story of the Bishop family murders and a wanted family annihilator who has managed to elude justice for 45 years. Special thanks to listener Matt Smith for narrating the opening of this episode. Thanks to ReadySlim. For a limited time, save 25% on your first 28 Day Detox Tea Kit order plus a free collapsible water bottle, at readyslim.com/COLD. Thanks to Manly Bands. To get 25% off your Manly Band for a limited time, and get a free silicone ring, go to manlybands.com/cold. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Bishop http://unsolved.com/gallery/william-bishop https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-11-ls-21347-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/436633661/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/262985578/ http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/May-June-2013/Bradford-Bishop-Murders/ http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/series/brad-bishop/The-Hunt-for-William-Bradford-Bishop-254593361.html http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/10/fbi-body-exhumed-in-ala-is-not-brad-bishop-most-wanted-md-fugitive-108133.html http://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/appalachian-unsolved-the-diplomat-accused-of-murdering-his-family-part-1/51-512842729 https://www.wbir.com/article/news/investigations/appalachian-unsolved/appalachian-unsolved-the-diplomat-accused-of-killing-his-family-part-2/51-516155553 https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/appalachian-unsolved-the-mass-murderers-daughter/51-0cc0d47e-8178-4f10-bae7-28dc69a34402 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/09/bradford-bishop-dna-test-fbi/ “A Killer in the Family” by Peter Ross Range “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 23, 1974. Los Angeles, California. Police are summoned to the home of 41-year old orthopedic surgeon Ted Loseff after his wife, Wilda, claims that he threatened her with a gun. When police search the residence, they find Ted’s body inside his car in the garage and he has seemingly taken his own life via […]

February 23, 1974. Los Angeles, California. Police are summoned to the home of 41-year old orthopedic surgeon Ted Loseff after his wife, Wilda, claims that he threatened her with a gun. When police search the residence, they find Ted’s body inside his car in the garage and he has seemingly taken his own life via carbon monoxide poisoning. However, Ted’s mother discovers a number of suspicious discrepancies to suggest her son did not kill himself and that Wilda may hired someone to murder him and stage the suicide scene. While a coronial inquest takes place and the investigation is eventually reopened, there is not enough evidence to charge anyone with a crime. Was Ted Loseff’s death really a suicide or was he the victim of an elaborate murder-for-hire plot? We explore both sides of this very controversial case on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/ted-loseff/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Ted_Loseff https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-21-me-13201-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/169546053/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/389014084/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 26, 1993. Llanharry, Wales. 65-year old Harry Tooze and his 67-year old wife, Megan Tooze, are both shot to death at their remote farm before their bodies are hidden inside the cowshed. The investigation eventually focuses on Jonathan Jones, the boyfriend of the Toozes’ daughter, and after his thumbprint is found on a saucer […]

July 26, 1993. Llanharry, Wales. 65-year old Harry Tooze and his 67-year old wife, Megan Tooze, are both shot to death at their remote farm before their bodies are hidden inside the cowshed. The investigation eventually focuses on Jonathan Jones, the boyfriend of the Toozes’ daughter, and after his thumbprint is found on a saucer inside the farmhouse, he is charged with the murders. While Jonathan is found guilty of the crime and sentenced to life imprisonment, the Court of Appeal deems his conviction to be unsafe and he is released from prison one year later. If Jonathan Jones was not responsible for the murders of Harry and Megan Tooze, then who was? And what could their motive have been? For the first time, “The Trail Went Cold” explores an unsolved cold case from Wales, which is considered to be one of their baffling crimes ever. Additional Reading: https://www.herald.wales/crime/potatoes-cabbages-and-teacups-the-murder-of-harry-and-megan-tooze/ https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/shocking-execution-style-shootings-elderly-15513527 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/murder-conviction-quashed-1.43324 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-23459713 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/man-who-killed-inheritance-jailed-life-man-given-life-murders-remote-farm-life-sentences-farmhouse-double-murder-sentenced-life-given-life-killing-fiancee-s-parents-1614522.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/260766047/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/260785986/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/725105017/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/260910851/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cooper_(serial_killer) Listen to the latest episode of This Is Actually Happening on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 13, 1977. Ohio County, West Virginia. Roberta Elam, a 26-year old postulant known as “Sister Robin” who is planning to become a nun, is seen living the motherhouse of the Mount St. Joseph convent. Hours later, Sister Robin’s body is found on top of a nearby hill in a secluded mediation area and she […]

June 13, 1977. Ohio County, West Virginia. Roberta Elam, a 26-year old postulant known as “Sister Robin” who is planning to become a nun, is seen living the motherhouse of the Mount St. Joseph convent. Hours later, Sister Robin’s body is found on top of a nearby hill in a secluded mediation area and she has been raped and strangled to death. There is immediate speculation that the crime might be connected to the murders of four other young women, which took place in neighbouring Washington County during the preceding months. However, in recent years, investigators have started looking at a potential suspect who supposedly confessed to Sister Robin’s murder. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover the unsolved death of Sister Roberta Elam and explore its potential connection to a number of other homicides which took place during that time period. If you have any information about the murder of Sister Roberta Elam, please contact the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office at (304) 234-3680. If you have information about any of the other cold cases mentioned on this episode, please contact the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at (740) 373-2833. Additional Reading: https://www.oxygen.com/the-dna-of-murder-with-paul-holes/crime-news/paul-holes-roberta-elam-nun-murder https://www.post-gazette.com/uncategorized/2005/10/16/Case-reopened-in-1977-killing-of-postulant-nun/stories/200510160251 “Who Killed…? Pittsburgh, Pa.” by Jack Swint “Mysterious WV” Youtube Episode (Apr. 28, 2017) http://old.post-gazette.com/neigh_washington/20030928wacover0928p1.asp http://old.post-gazette.com/neigh_washington/20031005wacover1005p2.asp https://archive.triblive.com/local/local-news/two-charged-in-1977-murder-of-charlerois-mary-irene-gency/ https://www.post-gazette.com/local/washington/2011/10/26/Decades-later-pregnant-teen-s-killer-convicted/stories/201110260241 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 15, 1986. Willow Creek, California. A fire breaks out at a mobile home belonging to the family of 16-year old twin sisters, Jill and Julie Hansen. Both girls receive shotgun blasts to the stomach and while Jill dies at the scene, Julie passes away at the hospital one month later. Since evidence implicates their […]

November 15, 1986. Willow Creek, California. A fire breaks out at a mobile home belonging to the family of 16-year old twin sisters, Jill and Julie Hansen. Both girls receive shotgun blasts to the stomach and while Jill dies at the scene, Julie passes away at the hospital one month later. Since evidence implicates their 21-year old half-brother, Donny Hansen, he is charged with arson and murder and goes on trial for the crime. However, since eyewitnesses reported seeing two other unidentified men near the scene that night, this creates enough reasonable doubt for the jury to acquit Donny. Was Donny Hansen truly innocent of this crime or did he get away with murder? Could other suspects have been involved in what happened? On this week’s episode of the “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a bizarre murder case which tore an entire family apart. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/jill-and-julie-hansen/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jill_and_Julie_Hansen “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 6, 1986. Owensboro, Kentucky. 16-year old Shannon Green disappears after leaving her residence to visit a family friend. Days later, Shannon’s mother receives a phone call from someone calling himself “Dewayne”, who claims that he and Shannon ran away together to get married. Shortly thereafter, an 18-year old acquaintance of Shannon’s named David Dewayne […]

July 6, 1986. Owensboro, Kentucky. 16-year old Shannon Green disappears after leaving her residence to visit a family friend. Days later, Shannon’s mother receives a phone call from someone calling himself “Dewayne”, who claims that he and Shannon ran away together to get married. Shortly thereafter, an 18-year old acquaintance of Shannon’s named David Dewayne Bell also goes missing. A man named John Reneer eventually provides the authorities with a tape of a recording in which Dewayne seemingly confesses to murder. Allegations surface that Dewayne killed Shannon and his father helped him cover the whole up, but if so, what actually happened to Dewayne? Could someone have been responsible for the disappearances of both victims? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a convoluted saga involving two unsolved missing persons cases from the same town and their alleged connection to each other. If you have any information about the featured cases, please contact the Owensboro Police Department at (270) 687-8888. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/shannon-rena-green https://charleyproject.org/case/david-dewayne-bell https://www.14news.com/story/4067371/14-news-investigates-killer-confession https://www.14news.com/story/4058011/stefanie-silvey-investigatesowensboro-mystery/ https://www.14news.com/story/4138121/stefanie-silvey-investigates-the-other-side https://www.14news.com/story/4061386/stefanie-silvey-investigatescaught-on-tape https://www.14news.com/story/8250791/unsolved-murders-angie-dickens-shannon-green-and-dewayne-bell/ https://echoespath.com/shannon-rena-green/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/382454414/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/381928714/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/381928739/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/381929350/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/381929358/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/382197728/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/382197748 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 3, 1972. Boone, North Carolina. 51-year old Bryce Durham, his 44-year old wife Virginia, and their 18-year old son Bobby Joe are found strangled to death and drowned inside their bathroom after an apparent home invasion. Months later, four suspects with a history of burglary are arrested for their alleged roles in the murders, but the charges against them are eventually dropped due to lack of evidence. Suspicion falls upon the Durhams’ son-in-law, Troy Hall, who claims that he received a frantic phone call from Virginia while the murders were taking place, but some investigators do not believe his story. Was Troy responsible for the crime? If not, then who was and what could their motive have been? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the puzzling story of the Durham family murders. Additional Reading: https://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/investigation-of-durham-family-s-slaying-continues/article_e16a2616-a983-11e4-9e07-bbfdbdd91c44.html https://journalnow.com/40-year-old-unsolved-triple-murder-still-haunts-law-enforcement/article_3f04e50f-a3a2-5aed-9dfb-c0118871ac34.html “North Carolina Murder & Mayhem” by Rick Jackson “Haunted Watauga, North Carolina” by Tim Bullard “The Murder Room” by Michael Capuzzo “Detective Magazine” (October 1972) http://www.kenrahn.com/JFK/The_critics/Whitmey/Small.html https://horrorhistory.net/2020/02/03/unsolved-family-of-three-killed-in-home-their-heads-submerged-in-their-bathtub/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 3, 1972. Boone, North Carolina. 51-year old Bryce Durham, his 44-year old wife Virginia, and their 18-year old son Bobby Joe are found strangled to death and drowned inside their bathroom after an apparent home invasion. Months later, four suspects with a history of burglary are arrested for their alleged roles in the murders, […]

January 10, 1983. Tacoma, Washington. Two-year old Wallace Guidroz is reported missing by his father, Stanley Guidroz, who claims that he brought Wallace to a local park and last saw him in the company of an unidentified couple and a young girl. 28 years later, Stanley is charged with an unrelated murder and confesses that […]

January 10, 1983. Tacoma, Washington. Two-year old Wallace Guidroz is reported missing by his father, Stanley Guidroz, who claims that he brought Wallace to a local park and last saw him in the company of an unidentified couple and a young girl. 28 years later, Stanley is charged with an unrelated murder and confesses that he accidentally killed Wallace and disposed of his body. However, since Stanley’s confession is supressed by the court, he does not go on trial for the crime. A search fails to turn up Wallace’s remains or any other corroborating evidence, creating uncertainty about what actually happened. July 20, 1995. Three-year old Lenoria Jones is reported missing by her great-aunt, Berlean Williams, who claims that the girl vanished while they visited a Target department store. When investigators check the store’s security tape and find no trace of Lenoria on the surveillance footage, they begin to question Berlean’s version of events. Even though Berlean keeps changing her story, she continues to deny any involvement in Lenoria’s disappearance and there are no conclusive answers about how or why she went missing. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold’, we cover two cold cases involving missing children from Tacoma, Washington where suspicion has been placed on their guardian. If you have any information about either of these cases, please contact the Tacoma Police Department at (253) 798-4721. Join us on Saturday, July 10 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/wallace-guidroz https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/no-remains-found-in-tacoma-cold-case/ https://www.cnn.com/2014/09/17/justice/father-charged-son-death/index.html https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_dc6e7284-4db7-5f57-8fff-b482aeea9eec.html https://mynorthwest.com/15369/tacoma-father-pleads-not-guilty-in-decades-old-murder-of-young-son/amp/ https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article110445237.html https://casetext.com/case/state-v-guidroz-11 https://charleyproject.org/case/lenoria-eleise-anne-jones https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950724&slug=2133043 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jan/21/woman-grilled-over-missing-girl-released-from/ https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article27561907.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/575900869/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/535697859/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 15, 1974. Overland Park, Kansas. 32-year old businessman Gary Simmons leaves his office in order to purchase a horse from a man named Tom Dixon. Later that day, Gary provides authorization for Dixon to cash a $30,000 cheque he paid him, but Gary is never heard from again and Dixon also disappears after collecting […]

October 15, 1974. Overland Park, Kansas. 32-year old businessman Gary Simmons leaves his office in order to purchase a horse from a man named Tom Dixon. Later that day, Gary provides authorization for Dixon to cash a $30,000 cheque he paid him, but Gary is never heard from again and Dixon also disappears after collecting the money. Seventeen years later, Gary’s skeletal remains are discovered inside a cave and it turns out he has been shot in the head. While Dixon is believed to be involved, he is never tracked down and investigators suspect that Gary may have been the victim of an elaborate murder plot orchestrated by an unknown third party. Could this person have also killed Tom Dixon? If so, what was the motive for this crime? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the baffling and convoluted unsolved murder of Gary Simmons. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/tom-dixon/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Gary_Simmons https://apnews.com/article/cf426a208f5d0da2af630c490f93e17e http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-10-20/news/9110200207_1_simmons-skeleton-gary-compton The Nevada Daily Mail (October 20, 1991) https://www.newspapers.com/image/676554618/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/676554882/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/681960576/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/681960638/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/682154238/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/676745192/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/676745195/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 14, 1950. West Point, New York. 21-year old Richard Colvin Cox, a second-year cadet at the United States Military Academy, tells his roommate that he is planning to go out to dinner with a visitor, but he does not return and is eventually reported missing. During the preceding week, Cox was visited on multiple […]

January 14, 1950. West Point, New York. 21-year old Richard Colvin Cox, a second-year cadet at the United States Military Academy, tells his roommate that he is planning to go out to dinner with a visitor, but he does not return and is eventually reported missing. During the preceding week, Cox was visited on multiple occasions by a man whose name may have been “George” and Cox is believed to have been with him when he vanished. George’s identity is never conclusively established and over the years, a number of different theories are presented about Cox’s disappearance. Did Cox have a secret relationship with the mysterious George? Did he become the victim of foul play? Or was Cox recruited to work for the CIA and given a new identity? We shall attempt to answer these questions on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, which chronicles one of the most baffling military-themed mysteries of all time. Special thanks to listener Charles Cage for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Richard_Colvin_Cox “Oblivion: The Mystery of West Point Cadet Richard Cox” by Harry J. Maihafer Life Magazine (April 14, 1952) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/12/05/lost-found-a-cadets-tale/0f4340dd-a04f-43d1-8e1c-f889d5976304 West Point Magazine (Summer 2016) https://web.archive.org/web/20100122140458/http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20100117/NEWS01/1170314 https://web.archive.org/web/20130817084438/http://articles.philly.com/1988-02-28/news/26242967_1_cadet-west-point-fbi-files https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/22/Shipboard-killing-suspect-arrested/9641493531200/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/635987330 https://www.newspapers.com/image/635987344 https://www.newspapers.com/image/295974590/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/295974725/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/295980094/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/295980343/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/295981998/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/295983211/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/295985840/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/295987347/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/295990105/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/295991028/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/296002329/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/296005338/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/296006520/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/296010425/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 6, 1975. Pocatello, Idaho. After leaving her school on her lunch break, 12-year old Lynette Culver vanishes without a trace and is subsequently reported missing. Nearly 14 years later, prior to his execution, notorious serial killer Ted Bundy confesses to being responsible for Lynette’s murder. While Bundy provides specific details to make many people […]

May 6, 1975. Pocatello, Idaho. After leaving her school on her lunch break, 12-year old Lynette Culver vanishes without a trace and is subsequently reported missing. Nearly 14 years later, prior to his execution, notorious serial killer Ted Bundy confesses to being responsible for Lynette’s murder. While Bundy provides specific details to make many people believe his confession was genuine, Lynette’s body is never found, and in the years following her disappearance, four other girls from Pocatello wind up becoming victims of unsolved murders. Could all of these crimes somehow be connected? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be exploring the story of Lynette Culver and a number of different cold cases involving missing and murdered females, some of whom are believed to be unconfirmed victims of Ted Bundy. If you have any information about any featured cases from Pocatello, please contact the Pocatello Police Department at (208) 234-1600. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/lynette-dawn-culver https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/pocatello-police-looking-for-cold-case-connections-including-girl-supposedly-killed-by-ted-bundy/article_b64f57e7-f5eb-50a5-95b9-8de1de8308eb.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/16084165/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/19122435/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/394754911/ https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1989-01-25-8901250256-story.html https://www.deseret.com/1989/2/10/18794734/detectives-seek-missing-link-in-bundy-admission-he-killed-idahoan https://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/memorial-in-the-works-for-pocatello-serial-killer-victim-lynnette-culver/article_87dfb774-2e26-11e9-824e-0b1b63f11354.html https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/idaho/pocatellans-hope-to-memorialize-girl-allegedly-killed-by-ted-bundy/article_f6d2f47a-ed6f-5455-a432-216a53e84e23.html https://www.idahopress.com/news/state/bench-dedicated-in-memory-of-local-girl-who-went-missing-in-1975/article_e3582b30-e784-5f74-af4d-f32181eec2d4.html “The Bundy Secrets: Hidden Files on America’s Worst Serial Killer” by Kevin Sullivan “The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History” (2nd Edition) by Kevin Sullivan “The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories” by Kevin Sullivan http://idahostatejournal.com/news/local/cold-case-growing-hot/article_f6c9e687-350a-5c56-806b-41d7e7f360d2.html https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/police-id-remains-of-girl-found-in-81/article_9552203c-8c34-58ae-ae31-688da4cfac04.html https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/may/16/evidence-found-at-skeletons-site/ https://www.argusobserver.com/news/family-frustrated-regarding-murder-probe/article_64ea62d2-8568-5222-b5e9-ed12911505bb.html https://www.kpvi.com/news/oneida-co-sheriff-s-office-says-tina-anderson-and-patricia/article_cc8af20e-eb07-11e5-b742-3b6be166e0b6.html http://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/oneida-county-prosecutors-hands-cold-murder-case-back-to-sheriff/article_9cfe601c-3443-11e7-9869-cb4151d961f1.html https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/east-idaho-cold-cases-pocatello-teen-vanished-while-babysitting/article_0140dcc6-c67e-11e3-9baa-001a4bcf887a.html https://www.deseret.com/2007/4/8/20011853/police-make-renewed-attempt-to-solve-e-idaho-cold-cases https://www.deseret.com/2007/4/23/20014676/pocatello-looks-into-81-killing-of-a-teen#lori-thomas-and-ben-smith-believe-that-linda-smith-their-older-sister-was-kidnapped-and-murdered-in-1981 https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/partial-skull-lost-by-local-law-enforcement-has-now-been-found/article_89a12fd4-fbe9-582d-8c8f-38173e703109.html http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1330ufid.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to the event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 6, 1986. Gallup, New Mexico. The mother of nine-year old Anthonette Cayedito wakes up to discover that her daughter is missing from their home and she cannot be found anywhere. Anthonette’s sister would later claim she was abducted by two men after answering the door in the middle of the night, though she does […]

April 6, 1986. Gallup, New Mexico. The mother of nine-year old Anthonette Cayedito wakes up to discover that her daughter is missing from their home and she cannot be found anywhere. Anthonette’s sister would later claim she was abducted by two men after answering the door in the middle of the night, though she does not reveal this information until years later. There are a number of strange developments in the investigation, including a frantic phone call to the police from a girl claiming to be Anthonette and a sighting of her with a couple at a diner in Nevada, but there is also suspicion that Anthonette’s family might have known about her disappearance than they revealed. Was Anthonette Cayedito the victim of an abduction or did something else actually happen? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a controversial missing children’s case which has gone without conclusive answers for the past 35 years. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Gallup Police Department at (505) 863-9365. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Anthonette_Cayedito https://charleyproject.org/case/anthonette-christine-cayedito https://unsolved.com/gallery/anthonette-cayedito/ https://www.abqjournal.com/752146/holding-out-hope-for-girl-who-vanished-in-gallup-30-years-ago.html?amp=1 http://www.gallupsun.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=8777:30-years-later-abduction-of-gallup-girl-continues-to-intrigue-local-residents https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/31-years-ago-anthonette-cayedito-disappeared-n743951 https://www.newspapers.com/image/158399133/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/158350542/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/158492871/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/158546265/ Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

CrimeConVersations is a brand-new true crime podcast brought to you by CrimeCon UK. As part of the lead-up to CrimeCon UK in London, Crimecon UK is bringing two true crime podcasts together to find out more about their fascination with true crime. Each episode will explore subjects such as how they got involved in true […]

CrimeConVersations is a brand-new true crime podcast brought to you by CrimeCon UK. As part of the lead-up to CrimeCon UK in London, Crimecon UK is bringing two true crime podcasts together to find out more about their fascination with true crime. Each episode will explore subjects such as how they got involved in true crime, the cases that have stuck in their mind and the process behind their podcast. On this particular episode, Robin Warder from “The Trail Went Cold” and Aaron from “Generation Why” will not only be talking about these subjects, but will have an in-depth discussion about the murder of 11-year old Holly Staker, who was murdered in Waukegan, Illinois on August 17, 1992. A suspect named Juan Rivera would be charged with the murder and spend 19 years in prison for the crime, but this case would turn out to be one of the most outrageous wrongful convictions you will ever hear about.   To hear more episodes of the “Generation Why” podcast, please visit their website: https://genwhypod.com   The Trail Went Cold and Generation Why are going to be appearing on podcast row at CrimeCon UK at the Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk

May 25, 2003. Luanda, Angola. 50-year old Ben Charles Padilla, an American citizen overseeing a rebuilding project on a Boeing 727 at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, is reportedly seen boarding the plane alongside a Congolese mechanic named John Mikel Mutantu. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft takes off without clearance before it vanishes without a trac […]

May 25, 2003. Luanda, Angola. 50-year old Ben Charles Padilla, an American citizen overseeing a rebuilding project on a Boeing 727 at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, is reportedly seen boarding the plane alongside a Congolese mechanic named John Mikel Mutantu. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft takes off without clearance before it vanishes without a trac and an extensive search effort fails to find it. Since neither Padilla or Mutantu seemed to have the necessary training required to fly a 727 on their own, there is speculation that they may have been hijacked or another person was behind the controls when it took off. But if so, what actually happened to the two men and the missing aircraft? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a truly bizarre aviation mystery that has left everyone puzzled for the past two decades. If you have any information about this case, please contact the FBI at (202) 324-3000. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Angola_727_disappearance https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-727-that-vanished-2371187/ https://charleyproject.org/case/ben-charles-padilla-jr http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Security_Issues/missingpadilla.html https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96757&page=1 https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/mystery-of-the-missing-727-plane/3471561/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/08/23/case-of-missing-jetliner-unsolved/26a09cae-fae8-4811-8a52-65555fd5c8b6/ https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2003-06-21-0306200610-story.html https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3861595 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3003058.stm http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/05/29/867049.htm http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/14/1060588523649.html http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0306/24/ltm.15.html http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-01-03-angola-benin-mystery_x.htm http://www.iasa-intl.com/folders/belfast/220903/padilla.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060310060514/https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seekinfo/padilla.htm “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 20, 1994. Oak Grove, Kentucky. 22-year old Candy Belt and 18-year old Gloria Ross are found dead at the massage parlour where they work, as they have both been shot in the head and had their throats slashed. It turns out the business was a front for a brothel and suspicion is directed towards […]

September 20, 1994. Oak Grove, Kentucky. 22-year old Candy Belt and 18-year old Gloria Ross are found dead at the massage parlour where they work, as they have both been shot in the head and had their throats slashed. It turns out the business was a front for a brothel and suspicion is directed towards a local police officer named Ed Carter, who is alleged to have been involved in a dispute with the massage parlour’s owner. Nineteen years later, Carter and two other suspects are charged for their roles in the murders, but since DNA evidence from the crime scene does not match any of them, they all wind up being acquitted at trial. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a brutal double homicide surrounded by scandal and allegations of police corruption which is often referred to as “The Kentucky Bordello Murders”. Special thanks to listener Samantha Hope Cannon for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/candy-belt-gloria-ross/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Belt_and_Gloria_Ross http://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1106-a-town-under-trial https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/08/31/kentucky-soap-opera-unleashed-after-double-slaying-at-brothel/2d0b9d30-bddd-42e2-80ff-c5a5f5c6e61a/?utm_term=.8f32871c91dc http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/21/justice/kentucky-prostitute-murders-cold-case/ http://wkms.org/post/jury-acquits-3-men-1994-west-kentucky-brothel-murder-trial http://www.kentuckynewera.com/web/article_998c8520-7536-11e6-837f-ff6be70258b9.html http://www.kentuckynewera.com/web/news/article_c4f5a69a-24af-11e3-a451-0019bb2963f4.html https://www.kentuckynewera.com/ep/news/article_e71cdd80-92a4-11e7-b33e-37e40271aa58.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 16, 2009. Rosses Point, Ireland. The body of a man who appears to be in his late fifties or early sixties is found washed up on a beach and his cause of death is believed to be acute cardiac arrest. Four days earlier, the man had arrived in the nearby town of Sligo and […]

June 16, 2009. Rosses Point, Ireland. The body of a man who appears to be in his late fifties or early sixties is found washed up on a beach and his cause of death is believed to be acute cardiac arrest. Four days earlier, the man had arrived in the nearby town of Sligo and checked into a hotel under the name “Peter Bergmann”, but it turns out this name was fake and he carries no identification. Investigators believe that he travelled to Ireland from another country and use CCTV footage to track his movements in the days prior to his death. They theorize that he spent time gradually disposing of items which might have provided a clue to his identity, but no one ever comes forward who recognizes this man. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a unique mystery involving an unidentified decent known as “Peter Bergmann”. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bergmann_case https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-unsolved-mystery-of-peter-bergmann-1.3923308 https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xwkdg/peter-bergmann-case-crime-sligo http://www.irishcentral.com/news/The-man-who-went-to-Ireland-to-disappear-VIDEO.html https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/2410021/north-forensic-artist-provides-assistance-in-bid-to-solve-11-year-mystery-of-peter-bergmann/ https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/mystery-mans-last-surprise-27570679.html https://www.lemonde.fr/m-moyen-format/article/2015/03/12/l-homme-qui-voulait-effacer-sa-vie_4592522_4497271.html “The Last Days of Peter Bergmann” Documentary “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 10, 1941. Carolina Beach, North Carolina. 36-year old Leila Bryan and her three-year old daughter, Mary Rachel Bryan, leave their home in the family car in order to drive to a nearby store, but never return. After they are reported missing, an extensive search fails to turn up any trace of them or their […]

May 10, 1941. Carolina Beach, North Carolina. 36-year old Leila Bryan and her three-year old daughter, Mary Rachel Bryan, leave their home in the family car in order to drive to a nearby store, but never return. After they are reported missing, an extensive search fails to turn up any trace of them or their car, but Leila’s family suspects that her husband, E.C. Bryan, might be responsible for the disappearances. Decades later, investigators perform a dig under the concrete foundation of E.C.’s former residence, but fail to turn up anything, so Leila and Mary Rachel remain missing persons. At the request of Leila’s great grand-niece, this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” will be commemorating the 80th anniversary of the baffling unsolved disappearance of a mother and daughter. If you have any information about this case, please contact the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation at (919) 662-4500. Join us on Saturday, May 15 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/lelia-lewis-bryan https://charleyproject.org/case/mary-rachel-bryan https://ncmissingpersons.org/mary-rachel-bryan/ https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081113/News/605097408 https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090106/News/605093045 https://www.wral.com/nc-wanted-75-years-later-questions-remain-in-case-of-missing-mother-daughter/15890760/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/kp4k2j/left_to_buy_a_bra_and_was_never_seen_or_heard/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/3uv7si/left_to_buy_a_bra_and_was_never_seen_or_heard/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 18, 2000. Whatcom County, Washington. A damaged Jeep belonging to 23-year old Leah Roberts is found at the bottom of an embankment next to a remote highway. Nine days earlier, Leah had left her home in North Carolina to take a cross-country road trip, but even though all of her personal possessions are left […]

March 18, 2000. Whatcom County, Washington. A damaged Jeep belonging to 23-year old Leah Roberts is found at the bottom of an embankment next to a remote highway. Nine days earlier, Leah had left her home in North Carolina to take a cross-country road trip, but even though all of her personal possessions are left behind at the accident scene, Leah herself is missing. The investigation eventually uncovers evidence to suggest that the accident might have been staged and the Jeep was unoccupied when it went down the embankment. Further complications are also caused by strange anonymous phone call, as well as a reported eyewitness sighting of Leah with an unidentified man at a shopping mall restaurant. Was Leah Roberts actually inside her vehicle when it crashed or did she fall victim to an unknown third party? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores an unsolved missing persons case involving a road trip which turned into a baffling mystery. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office at (360) 676-6650. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Leah_Roberts http://unsolved.com/archives/leah-roberts http://charleyproject.org/case/leah-toby-roberts https://www.whatcomcounty.us/292/Missing-Leah-Roberts https://people.com/archive/the-searcher-vol-64-no-5/ http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0511/25/lkl.01.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 31, 1995. Goderich, Ontario. After leaving her school, 16-year old Mistie Murray fails to return home and is subsequently reported missing. Even though there are several eyewitness sightings placing Mistie at numerous locations in the weeks following her disappearance, police focus their attention on her adoptive father, Steve Murray. Over three months later, Steve is arrested for Mistie’s murder after he is accused using his boat to dump her body in Lake Huron. However, since there is virtually no evidence against Steve, he winds up being acquitted when he goes on trial. Did Steve suffer the dubious distinction of being prosecuted for a nonexistent murder? If Mistie was not a victim of foul play and ran away of her own accord, what ultimately happened to her? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the most bizarre and controversial missing persons cases in Canadian history. If you have any information about this case, please contact ChildFind at 1-800-387-7962. Additional Reading: http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1221dfon.html https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lfp-archives-the-enduring-mistie-murray-mystery https://everything2.com/title/Mistie+Murray https://www.newspapers.com/image/514104024/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/505921065/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/504440201/ https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/dad-once-accused-in-teen-daughter-mistie-murrays-vanishing-dies-at-68 http://www.fact.on.ca/news/news0006/np000606.htm “Damaged Angels” by Bonnie Buxton https://www.opp.ca/index.php?id=115&entryid=56bc805a8f94ac2b21c4fe0e “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 31, 1995. Goderich, Ontario. After leaving her school, 16-year old Mistie Murray fails to return home and is subsequently reported missing. Even though there are several eyewitness sightings placing Mistie at numerous locations in the weeks following her disappearance, police focus their attention on her adoptive father, Steve Murray. Over three months later, Steve […]

August 12, 1992. Panama City Beach, Florida. After leaving her home in Georgia on a vacation with her two children, 36-year old Pamela June Ray arrives at a beachfront motel during the early morning hours and parks in front of the office. Pamela’s children are sleeping in the back seat, but when they wake up […]

August 12, 1992. Panama City Beach, Florida. After leaving her home in Georgia on a vacation with her two children, 36-year old Pamela June Ray arrives at a beachfront motel during the early morning hours and parks in front of the office. Pamela’s children are sleeping in the back seat, but when they wake up a few hours later, they learn that their mother has vanished and a patrol officer reports having seen Pamela in the company of an unidentified man shortly before she went missing. Years later, a convicted killer named Mark Riebe confesses to the murders of over a dozen woman, including Pamela, but he later recants all of his confessions. Was Riebe actually responsible for Pamela June Ray’s disappearance? If so, what happened to her remains? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores a disturbing missing persons case which has yet to find a resolution after nearly 30 years. Special thanks to Dr. Ashley Wellman for narrating the opening of this episode. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Panama City Beach Police Department at (850) 233-5000. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Thanks, BetterHelp. Get 10 % off your first month at betterhelp.com/trail. This coming Thursday, April 22, from 7:00-8:00 PM Central Time, Robin will be giving a virtual presentation at the Lombard Historical Society about the 1966 disappearance of the Indiana Dunes Women. The event is free and in order to view the presentation, please register at this website. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Pamela_June_Ray http://charleyproject.org/case/pamela-june-ray https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/pamela-june-ray-no-vacancy https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/mark-riebe-sins-of-the-father https://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20190706/looking-for-answers-in-pamela-june-rays-1992-disappearance https://www.ajc.com/news/crime–law/years-ago-this-week-georgia-mother-disappeared-her-children-slept/bHDWApPaVO3tfhZgA3xobO/ https://www.newsherald.com/news/20190317/unsolved-bay-county-disappearance-of-pamela-ray “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 4, 1964. Great Falls, Montana. 43-year old Jim Arrotta and his 35-year old wife, Lois Arrotta, are found stabbed to death inside a grocery store where Jim works as the manager. Since the couple’s children last saw them at their home when they went to bed the previous night, investigators theorize that Jim and […]

September 4, 1964. Great Falls, Montana. 43-year old Jim Arrotta and his 35-year old wife, Lois Arrotta, are found stabbed to death inside a grocery store where Jim works as the manager. Since the couple’s children last saw them at their home when they went to bed the previous night, investigators theorize that Jim and Lois were lured to the store and killed during a botched robbery. Over 37 years later, Alan Reavley, a former employee who had been fired from the grocery store for theft, is charged with the murders. However, since the case against Alan is shaky and no physical evidence links him up to the crime, he winds up being acquitted at trial. Did Alan Reavley get away with the murders of Jim and Lois Arrotta, or was someone else was responsible? We will explore both sides of a very controversial murder case on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R, Best Fiends! Additional Reading: https://billingsgazette.com/jim-and-lois-arrotta-great-falls/article_48f8cbcb-cce3-5ad8-9199-e376140a7a60.html https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2014/09/04/years-later-arrotta-murders-still-shock-great-falls/15054583/ https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2014/09/07/double-murder-trial-riveted-great-falls/15233469/ https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/reavley-found-not-guilty-of-40-year-old-great-falls-murders/article_a806538a-4cc3-5f70-ace2-d067a54ddc91.html https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/daughter-of-slain-couple-testifies/article_3a08cd3d-9ca1-5a91-b7c0-972d1625f163.html https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/chance-finds-man-at-same-place-as-alleged-slayer-of-his-brother/article_0780bf37-0e87-578a-bb91-05cf203d2df1.html https://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_a8d75928-1b5e-5aad-af47-b5aaa775b434.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mt-supreme-court/1246029.html https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/may/25/woman-admits-taking-rings-from-ex-client/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/243621834/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 13, 1976. Jessup, Maryland. Ralph Sigler, a 47-year old Chief Warrant Officer with the United States Army, is found dead inside a motel room after an apparent suicide in which he electrocuted himself. For the past decade, Ralph had been working as a counterintelligence agent who provided classified information to spies from the Soviet […]

April 13, 1976. Jessup, Maryland. Ralph Sigler, a 47-year old Chief Warrant Officer with the United States Army, is found dead inside a motel room after an apparent suicide in which he electrocuted himself. For the past decade, Ralph had been working as a counterintelligence agent who provided classified information to spies from the Soviet Union, but since he had fallen under suspicion for failing several polygraph tests, the Army concludes that Ralph elected to take his own life. However, Ralph’s family discovers a number of discrepancies, including some unexplained injuries on his body, to make them suspect Ralph was tortured before someone murdered him. Was Ralph Sigler’s death an elaborate suicide or was he a victim of foul play? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a controversial Cold War-era mystery involving spies and espionage. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Ralph_Sigler https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/02/08/an-agents-suicide/24147cde-632c-4d11-97e2-f0517315db42/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/485/185/1377158/ https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/28/world/failings-reported-at-fbi-and-cia.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/435314686/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/434670125/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/434670936/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/434671715/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/434672452/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/161100945/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 10, 2001. New York City. 31-year old Sneha Philip leaves her Lower Manhattan apartment and is last seen purchasing items at a nearby department store alongside an unidentified woman. Sneha does not return home that night and after the September 11 attacks take place the following morning, she is never heard from again. Since […]

September 10, 2001. New York City. 31-year old Sneha Philip leaves her Lower Manhattan apartment and is last seen purchasing items at a nearby department store alongside an unidentified woman. Sneha does not return home that night and after the September 11 attacks take place the following morning, she is never heard from again. Since Sneha lived only a few blocks away from the World Trade Center, it is theorized that she may have gone there and been killed when the towers collapsed. However, since Sneha was supposedly experiencing a number of personal problems at the time, there is speculation that something else could have caused her disappearance and her whereabouts on the evening of September 10 are never determined. Even though Sneha is officially classified as a 9/11 victim in 2008, there is still no conclusive evidence to prove she was killed in the attacks and the decision remains shrouded in controversy. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the story of a woman who happened to go missing right before one of the most famous tragedies in American history. If you have any information about this case, please contact the New York Police Department at (212) 334-0635. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Thanks, BetterHelp. Get 10 % off your first month at betterhelp.com/trail. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Sneha_Anne_Philip http://charleyproject.org/case/sneha-ann-philip http://nymag.com/news/features/17336/ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/02/nyregion/02dead.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/official-9-11-death-toll-climbs-by-one/ https://nypost.com/2008/07/11/solved-the-last-mystery-of-911/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Sneha_Philip “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 31, 1976. Bastrop County, Texas. After 73-year old John Whatley and his 68-year old wife, Faye Whatley, fail to show up at the wedding for Faye’s granddaughter, the police are asked to perform a wellness check at their ranch. John and Faye are discovered to be missing, but there is a bullet hole in […]

January 31, 1976. Bastrop County, Texas. After 73-year old John Whatley and his 68-year old wife, Faye Whatley, fail to show up at the wedding for Faye’s granddaughter, the police are asked to perform a wellness check at their ranch. John and Faye are discovered to be missing, but there is a bullet hole in their bedroom window and the entire bedroom door has been removed from the residence. Years later, serial killer Henry Lee Lucas confesses to having murdered the Whatleys and disposed of their bodies, but there is no evidence to corroborate his story and the couple are never found. Who was actually responsible for the Whatleys’ disappearance and what was their motive? Could it even be possible that John murdered his own wife before fleeing the country? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a truly baffling cold case involving a missing elderly couple. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office at (512) 549-5100. Join us on Saturday, March 27 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/john-whatley https://charleyproject.org/case/faye-eva-whatley http://www.henryleelucasconfessions.com/post/the-strange-whatley-case https://www.newspapers.com/image/378691622/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/355977952/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/378993252/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/378711031/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/362820190/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/358299642/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/358301851/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on September 25-26, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 1, 2002. San Francisco, California. After finishing a phone call with one of her sisters, 24-year old Evelyn Hernandez and her five-year old son, Alex Hernandez, vanish without explanation. At the time, Evelyn was only six days away from giving birth to her second child, but when she fails to resurface by her due […]

May 1, 2002. San Francisco, California. After finishing a phone call with one of her sisters, 24-year old Evelyn Hernandez and her five-year old son, Alex Hernandez, vanish without explanation. At the time, Evelyn was only six days away from giving birth to her second child, but when she fails to resurface by her due date, she is officially reported missing. Over three months later, Evelyn’s torso and legs wash up onshore along San Francisco Bay, but neither Alex nor the fetus for Evelyn’s unborn son, Fernando, can be found. It turns out that Fernando’s biological father was a married man whom Evelyn had been having an affair with, but no evidence is found to link him or anyone else to this crime. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a story involving a murdered mother and a missing boy which is often compared to the famous Laci & Scott Peterson case. If you have any information about this case, please contact the San Francisco Police Department at (413) 553-1071. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R, Best Fiends! Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/alexis-geraldo-hernandez https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131949&page=1 https://people.com/archive/the-other-laci-peterson-who-killed-evelyn-hernandez-vol-60-no-1/ https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Remains-may-be-S-F-woman-who-vanished-Remains-2789331.php https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Torso-in-bay-is-identified-DNA-matches-that-of-2802079.php https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Eerily-similar-case-languishes-in-obscurity-2621215.php https://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/scott-peterson-case/peterson-preliminary-trial/article3096894.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 4, 1978. Lyon County, Iowa. The decomposed body of a murdered young woman is discovered in a ditch next to a rural road, but since she carries no identification, she remains a Jane Doe for the next 27 years. The victim is eventually identified as 23-year old Wilma June Nissen, who originally hailed from […]

October 4, 1978. Lyon County, Iowa. The decomposed body of a murdered young woman is discovered in a ditch next to a rural road, but since she carries no identification, she remains a Jane Doe for the next 27 years. The victim is eventually identified as 23-year old Wilma June Nissen, who originally hailed from California and lived a transient lifestyle prior to her death. Investigators discover that Wilma was involved with an escort service and two women she worked with may have been responsible for her death, but there is not enough evidence to charge anyone with the crime. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, at the personal request of her daughter, we will be exploring the tragic life of Wilma June Nissen and attempting to seek justice for her unsolved murder. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office at (712) 472-8300 or their anonymous tip hotline at (712) 472-8334. The case number is 78-06487. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Thanks, BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/trail Additional Reading: https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/wilma-june-nissen/ https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/new-lead-for-lyon-county-cold-case/article_31e9c062-1961-11e6-a014-53443c67e206.html https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/suspect-photo-released-in-1978-murder-case/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/05/14/gone-cold-wilma-nissen-killed-1978/84379226/ https://www.dglobe.com/news/1363563-motions-filed-cold-case-perjury-charges https://www.dglobe.com/news/1343416-foster-parents-sheriff-pay-respects-wilma-nissen https://qconline.com/news/iowa/jane-doe-for-27-years-wilma-june-nissen-has-name-funeral/article_e9f7b862-0ef0-5147-8479-6c5d35d1c9c0.html https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/search-for-clues-in-the-murder-of-a-siouxland-prostitute-almost-40-years-ago-is-heating-up-again/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 1, 1983. Louisville, Kentucky. 12-year old Ann Gotlib leaves her friend's residence in order to ride her bicycle back to her family's apartment, but she never arrives. When Ann's mother goes searching for her, she discovers Ann's abandoned bicycle outside a department store, but no trace of her can be found. 25 years later, investigators announce that new evidence seems to point towards a convicted sex offender named Gregory Oakley being responsible for Ann's disappearance. However, since Oakley is already deceased by that point, no charges can be filed and Ann's body is never found. On this week's episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an unsolved abduction from the 1980s which helped play a role in changing how missing children's investigations were performed. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Louisville office of the FBI at (502) 583-3941. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Ann_Gotlib https://charleyproject.org/case/ann-gotlib https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/the-vault-the-disappearance-of-ann-gotlib/417-443816484 https://www.wave3.com/story/8409806/ann-gotlibs-family-still-hopeful-shell-be-found https://www.wave3.com/story/9458488/police-convicted-felon-responsible-for-ann-gotlibs-disappearance-and-death https://www.newspapers.com/image/110740184/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/110740271/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/181567753/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/181567993/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/181568026/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/181575785/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/181575944/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/181578538/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/181578785/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 1, 1983. Louisville, Kentucky. 12-year old Ann Gotlib leaves her friend’s residence in order to ride her bicycle back to her family’s apartment, but she never arrives. When Ann’s mother goes searching for her, she discovers Ann’s abandoned bicycle outside a department store, but no trace of her can be found. 25 years later, […]

August 23, 1987. Saline County Arkansas. 16-year old Don Henry and 17-year old Kevin Ives head into the woods to do some late-night hunting, but never return. Hours later, the two boys are seen lying on some railroad tracks before they are run over by a cargo train and the medical examiner concludes they had fallen asleep after smoking marijuana and their deaths were accidental. However, Don and Kevin’s families push for a new investigation, which uncovers evidence that they were violently attacked before their bodies were placed on the tracks. Throughout the years, a number of conspiracy theories would emerge to suggest the boys were murdered as part of a cover-up involving drug trafficking and that members of law enforcement were involved. In Part 1 of our special five-year anniversary episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explored the basic facts of this story. This week, in Part 2, we take a deeper look into the convoluted saga known as the “Boys on the Track” case. Additional Reading: “The Boys on the Tracks” by Mara Leveritt https://idfiles.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Don_Henry_and_Kevin_Ives https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/the-boys-on-the-tracks-book-12011/ https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/former-wrestler-claims-he-witnessed-murders-of-don-henry-and-kevin-ives/91-518352443 https://unsolved.com/gallery/don-henry-kevin-ives/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Don_Henry_and_Kevin_Ives https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/sep/20/suit-over-records-in-87-deaths-dismisse-1/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 23, 1987. Saline County Arkansas. 16-year old Don Henry and 17-year old Kevin Ives head into the woods to do some late-night hunting, but never return. Hours later, the two boys are seen lying on some railroad tracks before they are run over by a cargo train and the medical examiner concludes they had […]

August 23, 1987. Saline County Arkansas. 16-year old Don Henry and 17-year old Kevin Ives head into the woods to do some late-night hunting, but never return. Hours later, the two boys are seen lying on some railroad tracks before they are run over by a cargo train and the medical examiner concludes they had […]

August 23, 1987. Saline County Arkansas. 16-year old Don Henry and 17-year old Kevin Ives head into the woods to do some late-night hunting, but never return. Hours later, the two boys are seen lying on some railroad tracks before they are run over by a cargo train and the medical examiner concludes they had fallen asleep after smoking marijuana and their deaths were accidental. However, Don and Kevin’s families push for a new investigation, which uncovers evidence that they were violently attacked before their bodies were placed on the tracks. Throughout the years, a number of conspiracy theories would emerge to suggest the boys were murdered as part of a cover-up involving drug trafficking and that members of law enforcement were involved. To commemorate “The Trail Went Cold” reaching its five-year anniversary, we are finally covering the case known as the “Boys on the Track”, a story which is so convoluted that it is being released as a two-part episode. This week, Part 1 outlines the basic facts of the case and details how this whole saga gradually turned into a massive rabbit hole. Special thanks to listener Ryan Hanna for narrating the opening of this episode. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R, Best Fiends! This coming Saturday, February 20, “The Trail Went Cold” will be participating in a “Podcast-a-Thon” fundraiser for the Charley Project which will take place on GetVokl from 12:00 PM-midnight EST. All proceeds will be donated to a GoFundMe for the Charley Project. Our livestream show will be take place from 5:45-6:30 PM EST and the entire Podcast-a-Thon can be viewed here. Additional Reading: “The Boys on the Tracks” by Mara Leveritt https://idfiles.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Don_Henry_and_Kevin_Ives https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/the-boys-on-the-tracks-book-12011/ https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/former-wrestler-claims-he-witnessed-murders-of-don-henry-and-kevin-ives/91-518352443 https://unsolved.com/gallery/don-henry-kevin-ives/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Don_Henry_and_Kevin_Ives https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/sep/20/suit-over-records-in-87-deaths-dismisse-1/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 22, 1983. Redwood City, California. After spending the month travelling through the state, a pair of Swedish nationals – 23-year old Marie Lilienberg and 25-year old Maria Wahlen – leave their friend’s residence in order to hitchhike to Los Angeles. When they fail to make their scheduled flight and do not return home to […]

July 22, 1983. Redwood City, California. After spending the month travelling through the state, a pair of Swedish nationals - 23-year old Marie Lilienberg and 25-year old Maria Wahlen - leave their friend’s residence in order to hitchhike to Los Angeles. When they fail to make their scheduled flight and do not return home to Sweden, they are officially reported missing and their decomposing bodies are eventually found in Los Padres National Forest. Eight years later, the Swedish consulate in San Diego receives an anonymous phone call which implicates a potential suspect in the crime, but no arrest is ever made. Who was actually responsible for the deaths of Marie and Maria? Did they fall prey to a notorious serial killer who started operating in California during that time period? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved murders of two Swedish hitchhikers. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Marie_Lilienberg_and_Maria_Wahlén https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/08/21/The-fathers-of-two-Swedish-girls-who-disappeared-while/2268430286400/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/08/08/Officer-thinks-he-saw-missing-Swedish-women/9924429163200/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/62496432/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/08/19/Bodies-tentatively-identified-as-missing-Swedish-women/8611430113600/ http://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/08/21/The-fathers-of-two-Swedish-girls-who-disappeared-while/2268430286400/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/08/24/Swedish-girls-bodies-identified/7433430545600/ http://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/08/28/Young-tourists-take-chances/7512430891200/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/446915616/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Freak_Killers “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. Join us on Saturday, February 6 at 8:00pm EST for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 25, 1995. Lincoln, Nebraska. 18-year old university student Tina McMenamin fails to show up for her shift at work and her body is found inside her apartment bedroom later that night. Tina has been sexually assaulted and stabbed seven times and the apartment is ransacked. Nearly one year later, DNA testing links a suspect […]

July 25, 1995. Lincoln, Nebraska. 18-year old university student Tina McMenamin fails to show up for her shift at work and her body is found inside her apartment bedroom later that night. Tina has been sexually assaulted and stabbed seven times and the apartment is ransacked. Nearly one year later, DNA testing links a suspect named Gregory Gabel to a strand of hair found in Tina’s hand and he is subsequently charged with her murder. However, before Gabel can go to trial, a second round of DNA testing excludes him from being the source of the hair, so the charges against him are dismissed. Why did the multiple DNA tests provide such contradictory results? If Gregory Gabel was not actually guilty of this crime, then who actually killed Tina McMenamin? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we shall explore a controversial murder which has remained unsolved for over 25 years. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Lincoln Police Department at (402) 441-6000. Additional Reading: https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-insider-dna-advances-havent-helped-solve-cold-murder-case-of-tina-mcmenamin/article_1e3c16ce-e7e4-53b2-99fc-86893aefa10c.html https://lnenortheastern.com/4035/feature/lincolns-notorious-cold-case-tina-mcmenamin/ http://www.dailynebraskan.com/charges-dropped-against-tina-mcmenamins-alleged-killer/article_07172c56-7b95-5b54-be61-9f4a0c68f66e.html https://beatricedailysun.com/tina-mcmenamin/image_445a512e-0ae3-5fb7-96ed-5473e1c2317f.html https://www.klkntv.com/new-leads-in-tina-mcmenamins-murder-case/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/297539927/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/297791436/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/297682774/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/297682435/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/297578441/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/fcmndi/the_unsolved_murder_of_tina_mcmenamin/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 4, 1984. Fort Myers, Florida. 20-year old Carol Woolsoncroft fails to show up for her shift at her workplace and is never heard from again. Three days later, Carol’s parents return home from vacation and discover her car parked outside their residence, as well as a note from Carol’s boyfriend, Eugene LaFaye Jr., who claims she has gone missing without explanation. Due to their troubled relationship, there is evidence to suggest that Eugene was responsible for Carol’s disappearance, but even though he eventually goes to prison for another murder, he never admits any involvement. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearance of Carol Woolsoncroft, a case which was personally requested by her niece, Daphne Woolsoncroft, the co-host of the true crime podcast, “Going West: True Crime”. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/carol-leigh-woolsoncroft https://www.newspapers.com/image/213883465/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/214206601/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/213906475/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/630480289/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/220362425/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/220362595 https://www.newspapers.com/image/217229616/ https://nypost.com/2006/12/19/bx-man-busted-in-slay-of-maury-guest/ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/city-briefs-article-1.339862 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 4, 1984. Fort Myers, Florida. 20-year old Carol Woolsoncroft fails to show up for her shift at her workplace and is never heard from again. Three days later, Carol’s parents return home from vacation and discover her car parked outside their residence, as well as a note from Carol’s boyfriend, Eugene LaFaye Jr., who […]

April 10, 1967. Hometown, Illinois. Ralph Probst, a 30-year old officer with the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department, spends the night at home watching television with his wife before he heads into the kitchen. Moments later, Ralph is fatally shot in back of the head after an unknown assailant fires a bullet through the kitchen window. Investigators look into the possibility that Ralph’s murder may have been orchestrated by a notorious mobster or that he was killed because he was secretly working on a big case involving a vice ring, but no arrests are ever made for the crime. May 30, 1988. Markham, Illinois. After leaving his home to run some errands, Michael O’Mara, a 48-year old veteran captain with Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department, stops at a private service area to get some gas. Shortly thereafter, his unmarked police car is discovered at the pump with the nozzle in the fuel tank and Michael’s body is on a nearby grassy area with a gunshot wound to his head. Since Michael’s service revolver is lying to him and a bullet is missing from the chamber, his death is officially ruled to be a suicide. However, Michael’s family is not convinced that he took his own life and uncover some suspicious discrepancies to make them believe he was ambushed and murdered by an unknown party. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two separate cold cases involving the suspicious deaths of highly respected law enforcement officers from Cook County. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R, Best Fiends! Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/ralph-probst/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Ralph_Probst http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-03-05/news/8701180015_1_police-office-canine-unit-unsolved-homicide https://apnews.com/article/593487da00443f6c2506ab4c6c08ad4d https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/brach-case-opens-door-to-other-unsolved-slayings/article_079177f4-ad9f-563c-bd62-7e86b6c7bbe1.html https://unsolved.com/gallery/capt-michael-omara-2/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_O%27Mara http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-09-13/news/9003160972_1_suicide-investigators-insurance-benefits http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-02-16/features/9402160107_1_ranking-officer-police-department-recalls https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-02-16-9402160107-story.html http://www.ipsn.org/omara.php “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at  “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June  2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel &  Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the  purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo  code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on  GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True  Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 10, 1967. Hometown, Illinois. Ralph Probst, a 30-year old officer with the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department, spends the night at home watching television with his wife before he heads into the kitchen. Moments later, Ralph is fatally shot in back of the head after an unknown assailant fires a bullet through the kitchen […]

December 15, 1996. Willingboro Township, New Jersey. After saying goodnight to her family, 12-year old Celina Mays heads for her bedroom, but is discovered to be missing the following morning. At the time, Celina was living with her father and a number of other relatives, who were all members of Gospel of Christ Ministries Inc., a church run by her paternal aunt which has been accused of operating like a cult. It also turns out that Celina was nine months pregnant at the time she went missing and her family maintains that she never revealed the identity of the child’s father. Did Celina run away voluntarily to escape her troubled home life? Or was her family and church concealing a dark secret about what happened to her? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearance of a pregnant 12-year old girl, one of the most harrowing and controversial missing children’s cases we’ve ever covered. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Willingboro Police Department at (609) 877-2253. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/celina-janette-mays https://apnews.com/article/e25075c842c9eaed7347ceffc8676ad1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/178600931/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/187356569/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/187358815/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/222616133/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/174134505/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/183779225/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/183779252/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/180530370/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/178050575/ https://6abc.com/new-appeal-in-search-for-nj-girl-who-vanished-in-1996/2421342/ “Tabloid from Hell: The Rise & Fall of a Beloved Newspaper” by Michael A. Rafaelle “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June 2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 15, 1996. Willingboro Township, New Jersey. After saying goodnight to her family, 12-year old Celina Mays heads for her bedroom, but is discovered to be missing the following morning. At the time, Celina was living with her father and a number of other relatives, who were all members of Gospel of Christ Ministries Inc., […]

October 16, 1987. Indiana, Pennsylvania. Jack Davis Jr., a 20-year old sophomore at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, spends the night partying and drinking with members of his fraternity, but he never returns to his apartment. Five days later, Jack’s body is found at the bottom of an exterior stairwell on the university’s campus and the county coroner concludes that Jack passed out there while intoxicated and choked to death on his own vomit. However, there are a number of discrepancies which make Jack’s family suspect that his body was placed in the stairwell after he died. When the investigation is reopened and Jack’s body is exhumed, a number of unexplained fractures are discovered on his skull. Was Jack Davis Jr. the victim of an accidental death or did some sort of cover-up take place to conceal what really happened to him? For our first new episode of 2021, “The Trail Went Cold” explores the unexplained death of a university student which has yet to find conclusive answers after three decades. Additional Reading: http://unsolved.com/gallery/jack-davis-jr “Justice Wanted: The Kid in the University Stairwell” by Marlene Gentilcore https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Davis_Jr. https://www.newspapers.com/image/33568754/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/33650609/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131224081638/http://www.indianagazette.com/news/indiana-news/new-book-tries-to-unravel-mystery-of-iup-students-1987-death,115043/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June 2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 16, 1987. Indiana, Pennsylvania. Jack Davis Jr., a 20-year old sophomore at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, spends the night partying and drinking with members of his fraternity, but he never returns to his apartment. Five days later, Jack’s body is found at the bottom of an exterior stairwell on the university’s campus and the […]

In 2018, “The Trail Went Cold” released a special Q&A episode in which Robin Warder answered a number of questions from listeners. This year, we decided to do a follow-up episode and received some more interesting questions. Of all the cases you’ve covered, which ones have the best chance of being solved in the near-future? What do your family and co-workers think about the podcast? What is the average day in the life of a podcaster like? What cases would you like to cover, but need additional information to make it a viable episode? Have you ever been threatened or harassed by any of the people associated with the cases you discussed? These questions and many others will be answered as we close out 2020 with our second Q&A episode of “The Trail Went Cold”. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June 2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

In 2018, “The Trail Went Cold” released a special Q&A episode in which Robin Warder answered a number of questions from listeners. This year, we decided to do a follow-up episode and received some more interesting questions. Of all the cases you’ve covered, which ones have the best chance of being solved in the near-future? […]

Christmas Day 1929. Stradbally, Ireland. After completing his holiday route, 49-year old postman Larry Griffin fails to return home and his bicycle is found on a road outside the village the following morning. Once a missing persons investigation is launched, rumours start circulating that Larry was killed after an incident at a local pub and a massive cover-up took place. Ten people are eventually charged for their alleged roles in Larry’s death, but his body cannot be found and the key eyewitness changes his story, the charges against the ten defendants are withdrawn. Was Larry Griffin’s disappearance the result of a vast conspiracy to conceal the truth about what happened? On this year’s final holiday-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will explore the saga of “The Missing Postman of Stradbally”, one of the most convoluted unsolved mysteries in the history of Ireland. Special thanks to listener for Bailey Meeker for providing the opening narration on our episode. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Larry_Griffin “The Missing Postman: What Really Happened to Larry Griffin?” by Fachtna O Drisceoil https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/the-missing-postman-26713401.html https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/mystery-still-surrounds-1929-disappearance-of-co-waterford-postman-1.4125610 https://www.mayonews.ie/living/staying-in/12494-books-larry-griffin-the-missing-postman https://www.newspapers.com/image/258779806/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/173233522/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. Join us on Saturday, December 12 at 8:00pm EST for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June 2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Christmas Day 1929. Stradbally, Ireland. After completing his holiday route, 49-year old postman Larry Griffin fails to return home and his bicycle is found on a road outside the village the following morning. Once a missing persons investigation is launched, rumours start circulating that Larry was killed after an incident at a local pub and […]

Christmas Eve 2002. Port Allen, Louisiana. After leaving her home on a road trip to visit her husband in prison for the holidays, 65-year old Mari Ann Fowler stops at a strip mall to purchase some food from a Subway sandwich shop. When she walks back into the parking lot, Mari Ann vanishes without a trace and surveillance footage from a security camera shows that she was abducted by the unidentified driver of a pick-up truck. Months later, serial killer Derrick Todd Lee is arrested after being linked to the murders of multiple women. While there’s evidence to suggest he could have been responsible for Mari Ann’s disappearance, investigators cannot conclusively link him to the crime and her body is never found. Was Mari Ann Fowler an unconfirmed victim of the notorious Baton Rouge Serial Killer? On this week’s holiday-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a terrifying Christmas Eve abduction. If you have any information about this case, please contact the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office at (225) 343-9234. Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/mari-ann-fowler https://www.wafb.com/story/1061608/search-for-mari-ann-fowler-enters-third-day https://www.ksla.com/story/3774629/memorial-services-held-for-mari-ann-fowler/ https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_d4d1fa86-5a90-5b13-9000-b93f52cf0543.html https://www.lsureveille.com/new-evidence-emerges-in-fowler-investigation/article_508e928b-5bd2-5c16-b008-d3c0ea3d4dbf.html “I’ve Been Watching You: The South Louisiana Serial Killer” by Susan D. Mustafa, Tony Clayton & Sue Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Todd_Lee “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. Join us on Saturday, December 12 at 8:00pm EST for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June 2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Christmas Eve 2002. Port Allen, Louisiana. After leaving her home on a road trip to visit her husband in prison for the holidays, 65-year old Mari Ann Fowler stops at a strip mall to purchase some food from a Subway sandwich shop. When she walks back into the parking lot, Mari Ann vanishes without a […]

December 17, 1988. Miami, Florida. Lisa Bishop, a 23-year old journalism student from the University of Georgia, leaves on a trip to Haiti on a boat called the Freedon, which is being captained by a German national named Florian Meyer Bourch. When they do not arrive at their destination and Lisa does not contact her family, a search from the Coast Guard fails to find the missing boat. Months later, an eyewitness reports having seen the Freedon in Grand Cayman weeks after it originally went missing and residents of the island also recall having seen Florian during that time period. This leads to speculation that the Freedon may have been involved in an illegal smuggling operation, but no trace of Lisa, Florian, or the boat and its crew are ever found. April 11, 1990. Richmond Hill, Georgia. 32-year old Nathan Neesmith, his 23-year old brother Billy Joe Neesmith, their 18-year old nephew Keith Wilkes, and a 23-year old friend named Franklin Brantley leave for a fishing expedition in the Atlantic Ocean on a boat named the Casie Nicole. The following morning, the four men are forced to abandon the boat when it starts sinking and Nathan becomes separated from the group. After four days drifting on his own, Nathan is finally rescued, but the other three men are never found. Months later, a series of bizarre phone calls leads Nathan and his family to believe that Billy Joe, Keith and Franklin may have been picked up by a freighter Nathan had seen and are being held against their will, but they do not receive any conclusive answers. On this week’s episode of the “Trail Went Cold”, we explore the separate stories of the Freedon and the Casie Nicole, two boats which became the centre of unique unsolved mysteries. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R, Best Fiends! Additional Reading: http://www.unsolved.com/gallery/lisa-bishop/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Crew_of_the_Freedon https://www.newspapers.com/image/400333720/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/400163696/ http://www.unsolved.com/gallery/missing-fishermen https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Crew_of_the_Casie_Nicole https://apnews.com/article/1e238f5f9485e136815a91f4ed02885a https://www.newspapers.com/image/79406314/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June 2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 17, 1988. Miami, Florida. Lisa Bishop, a 23-year old journalism student from Georgia State University, leaves on a trip to Haiti on a boat called the Freedon, which is being captained by a German national named Florian Meyer Bourch. When they do not arrive at their destination and Lisa does not contact her family, […]

November 28, 1985. Tarrant County, Texas. The family of 44-year old Joe Blount gathers together for Thanksgiving dinner in their trailer at the Hilltop Mobile Home Park. After making a trip to a convenience store later that night, they return home to discover a briefcase on their front doorstep. When the briefcase is opened, a […]

November 28, 1985. Tarrant County, Texas. The family of 44-year old Joe Blount gathers together for Thanksgiving dinner in their trailer at the Hilltop Mobile Home Park. After making a trip to a convenience store later that night, they return home to discover a briefcase on their front doorstep. When the briefcase is opened, a bomb goes off, claiming the lives of Joe, his 15-year old daughter, Angela, and Joe’s 18-year old nephew, Michael Columbus. Fourteen years later, a suspect named Michael Roy Toney is convicted of the bombing and sentenced to death, but it turns out the prosecution withheld evidence supporting Toney’s innocence at trial. As result, Toney’s conviction is overturned and he is released from prison in 2009. Who was actually responsible for planting the bomb which killed three members of the Blount family and what could their motive have been? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a tragic and baffling unsolved mystery which took place on Thanksgiving. Special thanks to listener Brooke Bunch for providing the opening narration for our episode. Special thanks to our sponsor of this week’s episode: Nutrafol. For 20 % off, please visit Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code “cold”. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon 2021: Austin” at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas on June 2-4, 2021, as well as “Crimecon UK” at the Leonardo Royal Hotel & Spa in London on June 12-13, 2021. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD21”, by visiting https://www.crimecon.com/CC21 or https://www.crimecon.co.uk. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Roy_Toney https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3692 https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/toney-michael-roy.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100830181454/http://www.michaeltoney.com/case.htm https://www.deseret.com/1997/12/6/19349732/12-year-probe-into-briefcase-blast-at-texas-home-finally-yields-an-arrest https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Inmate-on-death-row-for-Fort-Worth-bombing-freed-1737069.php https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/crime/article24558250.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/639108561 https://www.newspapers.com/image/639108567 https://www.newspapers.com/image/639206571/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/649058179/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/648201727/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 7, 1999. Kettering, Ohio. Nine-year old Erica Baker leaves her family’s home to take their dog for a walk. While a pair of eyewitnesses see Erica in a nearby park, she soon vanishes without a trace and the dog is found unattended. Six years later, a suspect named Christian Gabriel is indicted on the charges of evidence tampering and abuse of a corpse after confessing that he was in a van which fatally struck Erica in a hit-and-run accident before the responsible parties disposed of her body. Even though Gabriel recants his confession, he winds up being convicted on these charges and serves nearly six years in prison. Numerous searches fail to turn up Erica’s body and following his release, Gabriel still does not divulge the location of her remains. Was Gabriel being truthful in his original confession or did something else happen to Erica? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the most frustrating missing children’s cases you’ll ever hear about. If you have information about this case, please contact the Kettering Police Department (937) 296-2555. Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/erica-nicole-baker https://caselaw.findlaw.com/oh-court-of-appeals/1469914.html https://mercercountyoutlook.net/2018/02/08/the-mystery-of-erica-baker-continues-after-18-years/ https://www.whio.com/news/erica-baker-what-the-missing-girl-would-look-like-today/vskS120C1pVST5CqE8k6iI/ https://apnews.com/article/6286840462bb1738eead57e7de25f209 https://www.newspapers.com/image/409877651/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/409877927/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/410119613/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/410119738/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/410813727/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/410813770/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 7, 1999. Kettering, Ohio. Nine-year old Erica Baker leaves her family’s home to take their dog for a walk. While a pair of eyewitnesses see Erica in a nearby park, she soon vanishes without a trace and the dog is found unattended. Six years later, a suspect named Christian Gabriel is indicted on the […]

January 25, 1977. Lexington, Kentucky. 24-year old Melanie Flynn leaves her workplace, but fails to show up for an appointment and does not return home for dinner with her family. Two weeks later, Melanie’s abandoned car is discovered in an apartment complex parking lot and her purse is found washed up next to the Kentucky River later that summer. After numerous eyewitnesses claim to have seen Melanie alive in Florida, the police close the investigation, but her family is convinced she was murdered. Over the years, rumours circulate that Melanie worked as an undercover informant for the narcotics squad and was killed by corrupt police officers who were involved in drug trafficking. The story eventually balloons into a mammoth scandal known as the “Bluegrass Conspiracy”, but no trace of Melanie is ever found. This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores a convoluted missing persons case which may have been connected to a multi-million-dollar drug smuggling ring. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R, Best Fiends! Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/melanie-dee-flynn “The Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs and Murder” by Sally Denton https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article232423297.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/101002756/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/110786699/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/110800054/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 25, 1977. Lexington, Kentucky. 24-year old Melanie Flynn leaves her workplace, but fails to show up for an appointment and does not return home for dinner with her family. Two weeks later, Melanie’s abandoned car is discovered in an apartment complex parking lot and her purse is found washed up next to the Kentucky […]

April 15, 2004. Forsyth County, Georgia. After finishing a phone call with a customer, 38-year old Patrice Endres vanishes from the hair salon she owns. Patrice’s purse and SUV are left behind and two eyewitnesses report having seen her in the parking lot next to an unidentified individual and a blue vehicle shortly before she went missing. Nearly eighteen months later, Patrice’s remains are discovered in a wooded area behind a church located six miles away. Investigators look into a number of potential suspects, including Patrice’s husband, Rob Endres, and a pair of convicted serial killers, one of whom confessed to her murder, but they are unable to find a resolution. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an unsolved murder which was recently featured on the new reboot of “Unsolved Mysteries”. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/13-minutes/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Patrice_Endres https://www.newspapers.com/image/424650076/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/261684140 https://www.newspapers.com/image/423149045/ https://www.forsythnews.com/local/crime-courts/husband-seeks-closure-in-cold-case/ https://www.forsythnews.com/local/crime-courts/investigators-still-dedicated-murder-case-local-hairdresser-after-15-years/ https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-asking-for-help-solving-salon-owners-homicide-cold-case https://www.newsweek.com/unsolved-mysteries-netflix-rob-endres-patricia-endres-terry-dunn-meurer-1516216 http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/unsolved-mysteries-show-boss-gives-update-on-the-first-six-cases/ar-BB1aaMon?li=BBnb7Kw&srcref=rss&ocid=iehrs “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 15, 2004. Forsyth County, Georgia. After finishing a phone call with a customer, 38-year old Patrice Endres vanishes from the hair salon she owns. Patrice’s purse and SUV are left behind and two eyewitnesses report having seen her in the parking lot next to an unidentified individual and a blue vehicle shortly before she […]

March 5, 1957. El Paso, Texas. 52-year old William “Pat” Patterson and his 42-year old wife, Margaret Patterson, vanish without explanation from their home, leaving everything behind. A friend of the couple soon claims to have received a phone call from Pat, who allegedly said that he and Margaret were leaving town for awhile. Ten days later, Pat’s accountant receives a telegram from him, which states that he and Margaret are on an extended vacation and provides instructions about how to handle their assets and business. However, there is speculation that Pat did not actually write the telegram and evidence eventually emerges to suggest that the couple were victims of foul play. The case attains further notoriety when rumours spread that the Pattersons’ former home is haunted and their remains might be buried somewhere on the property. On this week’s Halloween-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a baffling unsolved cold case involving a missing couple which contains numerous theories involving murder, espionage and the paranormal. Special thanks to our sponsor of this week’s episode: Nutrafol. For 20 % off, please visit Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code “cold”. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Bill_and_Dorothy_Wacker https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/27/Elderly-woman-with-stories-of-break-ins-found-dead/2396365054400/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/31/An-elderly-spinster-terrorized-by-nighttime-burglars-apparently-was/3745365400000/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/j0jcqm/87yearold_sigrid_barginde_was_found_dead_in_in/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 16, 1985. Massillon, Ohio. 64-year old Bill Wacker informs the local sheriff that his home has been ransacked and this is the third time such an incident has occurred. Months later, Bill’s wife, Dorothy Wacker, is attacked inside the house by an unidentified man who had asked to use the phone after claiming his […]

March 5, 1957. El Paso, Texas. 52-year old William “Pat” Patterson and his 42-year old wife, Margaret Patterson, vanish without explanation from their home, leaving everything behind. A friend of the couple soon claims to have received a phone call from Pat, who allegedly said that he and Margaret were leaving town for awhile. Ten days later, Pat’s accountant receives a telegram from him, which states that he and Margaret are on an extended vacation and provides instructions about how to handle their assets and business. However, there is speculation that Pat did not actually write the telegram and evidence eventually emerges to suggest that the couple were victims of foul play. The case attains further notoriety when rumours spread that the Pattersons’ former home is haunted and their remains might be buried somewhere on the property. On this week’s Halloween-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a baffling unsolved cold case involving a missing couple which contains numerous theories involving murder, espionage and the paranormal. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R, Best Fiends! Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/william-durrell-patterson http://charleyproject.org/case/margaret-m-patterson https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/2017/03/06/el-paso-familys-disappearance-remains-mystery/98702680/ https://kfoxtv.com/news/special-assignments/vanished https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/history/blogs/tales-from-the-morgue/2009/03/04/48-years-many-theories-no-leads-still-missing/31519165/ http://www.ephistory.com/the-patterson-files/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/68700556/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/68700643/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/68702771/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/430520778/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/460319450/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/430521118/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/436273013/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

March 5, 1957. El Paso, Texas. 52-year old William “Pat” Patterson and his 42-year old wife, Margaret Patterson, vanish without explanation from their home, leaving everything behind. A friend of the couple soon claims to have received a phone call from Pat, who allegedly said that he and Margaret were leaving town for awhile. Ten […]

June 11, 1980. Todmorden, England. The body of 56-year old Zigmund Adamski is found on top of a large pile of coal inside a coal yard. Five days earlier, Zigmund had vanished after leaving his home, which is located 25 miles away, but his whereabouts during that time period are unknown. Zigmund’s official cause of death is believed to be a heart attack, but there are a number of strange clues at the scene, including some unexplained burns on his head. Months later, one of the police constables who found Zigmund’s body experiences what he believes to be a bizarre encounter with a UFO, leading to speculation that the two events might be connected. Could alien abduction have played a role in Zigmund Adamski’s death? If not, what did happen to him and how did he wind up dead at that particular location? For this month’s first Halloween-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be travelling to the United Kingdom to explore one of the strangest mysteries we’re ever covered. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Godfrey http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/yorkslincs/series2/ufo_alien_abduction_yorkshire_pennine_sighting_adamski_mystery.shtml https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/unsolved-baffling-case-missing-miner-14150127 http://www.thedefectivespodcast.uk/blog “Close Encounters of the Fatal Kind” by Nick Redfern “Acknowledged: A Perspective on UFOs, Aliens and Crop Circles” by Andrew Johnson “The Book of Ghosts, UFOs and the Unexplained” by James Paton “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 11, 1980. Todmorden, England. The body of 56-year old Zigmund Adamski is found on top of a large pile of coal inside a coal yard. Five days earlier, Zigmund had vanished after leaving his home, which is located 25 miles away, but his whereabouts during that time period are unknown. Zigmund’s official cause of […]

July 5, 2000. Seabrook, New Hampshire. Curtis Pishon, a 40-year old former police officer suffering from multiple sclerosis, is working the graveyard shift as a factory security guard when his car suddenly catches fire. The fire department shows up to handle the situation, but less than two hours after they leave, Curtis inexplicably vanishes from […]

July 5, 2000. Seabrook, New Hampshire. Curtis Pishon, a 40-year old former police officer suffering from multiple sclerosis, is working the graveyard shift as a factory security guard when his car suddenly catches fire. The fire department shows up to handle the situation, but less than two hours after they leave, Curtis inexplicably vanishes from the premises. Years later, a former factory worker allegedly brags about causing Curtis’ disappearance and even though it is theorized that Curtis was killed after interrupting a theft, there is no evidence to arrest anyone. Did Curtis Pishon become the victim of foul play? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the odd unsolved disappearance of a security guard who went missing during the middle of his shift. Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/curtis-pishon http://www.unsolved.com/gallery/curtis-pishon http://findcurt.com https://patch.com/new-hampshire/hampton-northhampton/missing-seabrook-man-case-still-haunting http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20120629/NEWS/206290326 https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150709/news/150709069 http://www.wmur.com/article/15-years-after-man-s-disappearance-family-seeks-answers/5201660 https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-unsolved-case-file-curtis-pishon/22039680 https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/curtis-pishon-burning-questions “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 8, 1945. Shelby, Ohio. 34-year old Mary Jane Vangilder quits her job at the Shelby Army Air Force Depot after working there for a year. Mary Jane had previously lived in West Virginia with her husband and five children, but after the couple separated, Mary Jane went off on her own to live in Ohio. Even though Mary Jane frequently wrote letters to her oldest daughter, there is no further communication from her after she leaves her job and she is never heard from again. Did Mary Jane go off to start a new life somewhere or was she was a victim of foul play? At the request of Mary Jane’s surviving family, this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” will explore a baffling 75-year old missing persons case that has become an active investigation in recent years. If you have any information about the disappearance of Mary Jane Vangilder, please contact Officer Adam Turner of the Shelby Police Department at (419) 347-2242. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R, Best Fiends! Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/mary-jane-vangilder https://www.register-herald.com/news/crime/the-search-for-mary-jane-vangilder-missing-since-1945/article_022e391b-0838-5ec4-8805-0aa3931ab684.html https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2019/08/26/body-exhumed-case-shelby-woman-who-disappeared-1945/2118728001/ https://www.richlandsource.com/news/what-happened-to-shelby-s-mary-jane-vangilder-in/article_c0afacbc-a8ce-11e9-bec2-8359e67b24db.html https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ohio/police-reopen-case-of-woman-missing-from-richland-county-since-1945/95-617994872 “Mysterious WV” Youtube Video Part 1 “Mysterious WV” Youtube Video Part 2 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 8, 1945. Shelby, Ohio. 34-year old Mary Jane Vangilder quits her job at the Shelby Army Air Force Depot after working there for a year. Mary Jane had previously lived in West Virginia with her husband and five children, but after the couple separated, Mary Jane went off on her own to live in […]

September 14, 1963. Bowmanville, Ontario. 13-year old Noreen Greenley leaves her best friend’s house and heads towards the bus stop, but never returns home. Shortly thereafter, one of Noreen’s sisters is nearly struck by a car and hears a female scream from inside, and it turns out the car matches the description of a vehicle seen near the bus stop minutes earlier. Five decades later, a tipster comes forward with an allegation that his deceased father confessed to killing Noreen and buried a car containing her body, but an excavation fails to turn up any evidence. In addition to Noreen Greenley’s disappearance, this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” will also chronicle another unsolved missing children’s case from Ontario involving the disappearance of 10-year old Marianne Schuett, who also became the victim of an apparent abduction on April 27, 1967. Special thanks to listener Dagan Cardinal for providing the opening narration for our episode. Additional Reading: https://bringnoreenhome.wordpress.com http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2782dfon.html https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/2019/07/14/cold-case-family-relentless-in-quest-to-bring-missing-bowmanville-teen-home.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/police-excavation-in-55-year-old-cold-case-was-incomplete-forensic-expert-says-1.4871169 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/teen-who-vanished-in-1963-may-be-in-trunk-of-buried-car-family-1.4139614 https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/10/18/bowmanville-missing-teen/ https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4086670-fifty-years-of-searching-for-missing-bowmanville-girl/ http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/534dfon.html https://www.mississauga.com/news-story/9209395-ontario-cold-case-parents-beg-abductor-to-phone-or-write-us-after-daughter-disappears/ https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/2942514-what-really-happened-to-marianne-schuett-/ https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1968/1/1/a-little-girl-is-missing “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 14, 1963. Bowmanville, Ontario. 13-year old Noreen Greenley leaves her best friend’s house and heads towards the bus stop, but never returns home. Shortly thereafter, one of Noreen’s sisters is nearly struck by a car and hears a female scream from inside, and it turns out the car matches the description of a vehicle […]

May 12, 2000. The South Pole, Antarctica. While working at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 32-year old Australian astrophysicist Rodney Marks becomes seriously ill before he dies. Rodney’s death is initially assumed to be natural causes, but when his body is transported to New Zealand months later, an autopsy reveals that he died from acute methanol poisoning. The New Zealand Police attempt to launch an investigation, but run into jurisdictional issues and since Rodney’s American-based employers prove to be uncooperative, a coronial inquest fails to reach a conclusion about how Rodney died. Was Rodney Marks’ methanol poisoning a tragic accident or was he the victim of foul play? We shall explore all the different possibilities on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, which covers our very first mystery from Antarctica. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Marks https://www.mensjournal.com/features/a-mysterious-death-at-the-south-pole-20131125/ http://www.igpp.ucla.edu/public/mkivelso/refs/PUBLICATIONS/polar%20death.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jan/14/antarctica.robinmckie https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10415310 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10534046 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10534295 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10561809 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10561811 https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/17/us/scientist-dies-at-south-pole-research-site.html?module=inline “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 12, 2000. The South Pole, Antarctica. While working at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 32-year old Australian astrophysicist Rodney Marks becomes seriously ill before he dies. Rodney’s death is initially assumed to be natural causes, but when his body is transported to New Zealand months later, an autopsy reveals that he died from acute […]

November 27, 1985. St. Augustine, Florida. While attending a neighbourhood social gathering, 12-year old Martha Jean Lambert tells her mother that she will be taking a brief trip back to their mobile home, but Martha never returns and is eventually reported missing. Suspicion starts to fall upon on Martha’s 14-year old brother, David Lambert, after he gives conflicting stories about the last time he saw her. Over the course of the next 24 years, David makes two separate confessions about killing Martha and disposing of her body. Investigators find David’s second confession to be believable enough that they decide to close the case, but almost immediately after this news is made public, David recants his story. Was Martha’s brother actually responsible for her disappearance, or did something else happen to her? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” covers a very controversial and divisive missing persons case which has yet to find a conclusive resolution. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Martha_Jean_Lambert http://charleyproject.org/case/martha-jean-lambert https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-girl-cold-case-solved-cops/story?id=9465748 https://www.staugustine.com/article/20100102/NEWS/301029981 https://www.staugustine.com/article/20100107/NEWS/301079953 https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20100109/NEWS/801259468 https://web.archive.org/web/20141202205242/http://staugustine.com/stories/112804/new_2730440.shtml https://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2020/06/what-happened-to-martha-jean-lambert.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LinZik2MPtQ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 27, 1985. St. Augustine, Florida. While attending a neighbourhood social gathering, 12-year old Martha Jean Lambert tells her mother that she will be taking a brief trip back to their mobile home, but Martha never returns and is eventually reported missing. Suspicion starts to fall upon on Martha’s 14-year old brother, David Lambert, after […]

November 8, 1985. Harris County, Texas. A burned-out Jaguar belonging to 52-year old Ed Baker, the millionaire chairman of a Houston-based oil investment business, is discovered in a remote field. The charred remains of what is believed to be Baker’s body are in the passenger’s seat and since he had been suffering from serious financial problems and claimed he was receiving death threats, there is suspicion that Baker was murdered by people he owed money to. However, some people suspect that Baker staged an elaborate suicide in order to ensure his family could collect on his life insurance policies. Did Ed Baker kill himself or was he the victim of foul play? Or could he have actually faked his own death and fled the country? We shall explore all the different theories on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, which covers a very bizarre unexplained death. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download it FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/ed-baker/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Ed_Baker https://www.inc.com/magazine/19861001/1703.html Houston Chronicle (November 10, 1985) “Interlock: Art, Conspiracy and the Shadow Worlds of Mark Lombardi” by Patricia Goldstone “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 8, 1985. Harris County, Texas. A burned-out Jaguar belonging to 52-year old Ed Baker, the millionaire chairman of a Houston-based oil investment business, is discovered in a remote field. The charred remains of what is believed to be Baker’s body are in the passenger’s seat and since he had been suffering from serious financial […]

January 29, 2011. Loudoun County, Virginia. 21-year old Bethany Decker calls her place of employment to find out her work schedule, but does not show up for her shift later that night. When Bethany’s friends and family do not hear from her for three weeks, she is officially reported missing. At the time, Bethany was pregnant and her husband had been deployed to Afghanistan, but she was carrying on an affair with another man named Ronald Roldan, who may have been her unborn child’s biological father. Ronald is alleged to have been abusive and controlling towards Bethany, and years later, he is charged with attempted murder after shooting another woman. Was Ronald responsible for Bethany’s disappearance? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an unsolved cold case involving a missing pregnant woman who seemed to be trapped in a nightmarish situation. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Bethany_Decker http://charleyproject.org/case/bethany-anne-decker https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/06/02/update-person-of-interest-in-decker-disappearance-takes-plea-deal/ http://crimewatchdaily.com/2015/10/04/military-wife-goes-missing-while-husband-deployed-overseas/ https://wjla.com/news/crime/gone-without-a-trace-search-for-local-pregnant-mom-missing-for-4-years-113572 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/husband-boyfriend-of-missing-pregnant-woman-questioned http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1103/10/ng.01.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 29, 2011. Loudoun County, Virginia. 21-year old Bethany Decker calls her place of employment to find out her work schedule, but does not show up for her shift later that night. When Bethany’s friends and family do not hear from her for three weeks, she is officially reported missing. At the time, Bethany was […]

February 8, 2005. Totowa, New Jersey. 43-year old chemist Geetha Angara shows up to work her shift at the Passaic Valley Water Commission treatment facility, but turns up missing. The following day, Geetha’s body is discovered inside one of the facility’s water tanks and her cause of death is determined to be drowning. A number of bruises on Geetha’s neck and body suggest that she got into a violent struggle before she was placed in the tank, so her case is classified as a homicide. While police investigate a number of Geetha’s co-workers, the killer is never identified. Who was responsible for murdering Geetha Angara and what was their motive? Or could her death have actually been a tragic accident caused by negligence? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an horrific unexplained death which has stymied the authorities for over 15 years. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geetha_Angara_homicide https://www.nj.com/news/2015/02/from_the_archives_accident_or_murder_former_invest.html https://www.nj.com/news/2015/02/death_in_the_water_tank_nightmarish_case_remains_u.html https://www.nj.com/news/2015/02/from_the_archives_at_plant_a_chilling_idea_killer.html https://www.nj.com/news/2015/02/from_the_archives_state_to_take_up_probe_in_death.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-12-na-drown12-story.html https://people.com/archive/a-killer-among-us-vol-65-no-11/ https://nypost.com/2006/02/06/zeroing-in-on-n-j-chemists-killer-3-suspects-eyed-1-yr-after-water-plant-slay/ https://nypost.com/2006/05/01/murder-may-be-mishap-scientist-might-have-fallen-into-tank/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 8, 2005. Totowa, New Jersey. 43-year old chemist Geetha Angara shows up to work her shift at the Passaic Valley Water Commission treatment facility, but turns up missing. The following day, Geetha’s body is discovered inside one of the facility’s water tanks and her cause of death is determined to be drowning. A number […]

May 16, 2006. Baltimore, Maryland. 32-year old Rey Rivera receives a phone call which compels him to race out of his house and drive away before he goes missing. Eight days later, Rey’s partially decomposed body is discovered inside a locked conference room at the Belvedere Hotel. Since there is a hole in the ceiling, police conclude that Rey jumped off the main roof of the fourteen-story building and his death was a suicide. However, Rey’s loved ones discover some odd discrepancies which make them think it would have been impossible for Rey’s body to land at that location and they suspect he was murdered. They also believe that Rey’s workplace may have been involved his death and the discovery of a cryptic typewritten note behind Rey’s home computer brings up even more unanswered questions. Did Rey Rivera take his own life or was he the victim of foul play? By popular demand, “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be exploring the featured case from the premiere episode of the new version of “Unsolved Mysteries” and it will be one of our most in-depth episodes to date. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Rey_Rivera https://unsolved.com/gallery/mystery-on-the-rooftop/ “An Unexplained Death: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere” by Mikita Brottman Rey Rivera Autopsy Report Original Police Report FBI Behavioural Analysis Unit Report https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fbi-says-dead-filmmaker-s-letter-not-a-suicide-note https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-rey-rivera-netflix-inaccuracies-20200805-zxmiq4ppp5euxhbcm23ksgezva-story.html https://old.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/hj7w5c/stunned_by_rey_rivera_clue_that_no_one_seems_to/ https://ew.com/tv/unsolved-mysteries-terry-dunn-meurer-rey-rivera-update/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Click here to listen to the podcast on Stitcher. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Music. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 16, 2006. Baltimore, Maryland. 32-year old Rey Rivera receives a phone call which compels him to race out of his house and drive away before he goes missing. Eight days later, Rey’s partially decomposed body is discovered inside a locked conference room at the Belvedere Hotel. Since there is a hole in the ceiling, […]

April 24, 1981. Miami County, Ohio. The body of a young woman wearing a buckskin poncho is discovered in a ditch alongside a remote road. She has been severely beaten and strangled to death, but since she carries no identification, she remains a Jane Doe and is given the nickname, “Buckskin Girl”. 37 years later, DNA analysis and genetic genealogy identify Buckskin Girl as a 21-year old Arkansas resident named Marcia King. There are numerous theories about how Marcia may have been murdered, including that she was the victim of an unidentified serial killer who went on to kill a number of other female victims in Ohio over the next several years. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we recount the story of how an unidentified Jane Doe got her name back after nearly four decades and explore her unsolved murder. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download it FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marcia_King https://dnadoeproject.org/case/buckskin-girl/ https://people.com/crime/buckskin-girl-found-dead-ohio-identified-37-year-later/ https://www.cincinnati.com/story/accused/2020/07/13/buckskin-girl-marcia-kings-killer-still-large-after-1981-slaying/5372788002/ https://dayton247now.com/news/local/buckskin-girl-receives-new-headstone-with-her-name https://www.fox16.com/news/ohio-cold-case-develops-new-timeline-puts-murder-victim-in-arkansas-two-weeks-before-death/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180810025749/https://www.forensicmag.com/news/2018/04/buck-skin-girl-case-break-success-new-dna-doe-project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._No_(serial_killer) https://unsolved.com/gallery/prostitute-serial-killer/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Click here to listen to the podcast on Stitcher. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Music. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 24, 1981. Miami County, Ohio. The body of a young woman wearing a buckskin poncho is discovered in a ditch alongside a remote road. She has been severely beaten and strangled to death, but since she carries no identification, she remains a Jane Doe and is given the nickname, “Buckskin Girl”. 37 years later, […]

July 31, 1986. Silver Spring, Maryland. The body of 19-year old Keith Warren is found in a wooded area, hanging from a tree in a noose. Even though there are some unexplained discrepancies, as well as suspicious behaviour from the authorities, Keith’s death is ruled to be a suicide. Nearly six years later, Keith’s mother receives an envelope containing never-before-seen photos of the crime scene, revealing that Keith’s body had been dressed in clothing which did not belong to him. When Keith’s body is exhumed, an autopsy reveals the presence of toxic chemicals in his system, and a former acquaintance of Keith’s who may have had information about the case also turns up dead in a suspicious accident. In spite of these new developments, the authorities refuse to waver from their original suicide ruling. Did Keith Warren really take his own life, or was a massive cover-up orchestrated to cover up his death? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” offers an in-depth exploration into a very controversial case. Additional Reading: https://www.thekeithwarrenjusticesite.com https://unsolved.com/gallery/keith-warren/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/sister-on-mission-to-prove-brother-didnt-take-his-own-life/2012/02/17/gIQATe2ZAS_story.html?utm_term=.f54f2fc36d68 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-sister-fights-for-justice-for-her-brother-25-years-after-hanging-126177263.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 31, 1986. Silver Spring, Maryland. The body of 19-year old Keith Warren is found in a wooded area, hanging from a tree in a noose. Even though there are some unexplained discrepancies, as well as suspicious behaviour from the authorities, Keith’s death is ruled to be a suicide. Nearly six years later, Keith’s mother […]

July 22, 1985. Nolensville, Tennessee. After failing to pick up his wife from the bus station, 79-year old George Owens and his car are discovered to be missing from his home. One week later, George’s abandoned vehicle is found on a hilltop in a rural wooded area over 100 miles away and piles of kindling are found outside and in the back seat. Eyewitnesses report having seen George in the area looking disoriented, leading to speculation that he wandered off into the woods, but an extensive search effort is unable find to him. June 5, 1998. Cincinnati, Ohio. Gary Adams contacts the police and reports that his 98-year old father, Walter Munson, has gone missing during a shopping trip at Findlay Market, but almost none of the other witnesses from the market remember seeing Walter there that day. Even though Gary claims that his father has lived with him for the past 20 years, the official paper trail for Walter seems to end in 1980 and virtually no one else can recall having seen him since then. Investigators soon uncover evidence that Gary was committing fraud by cashing his father’s Social Security checks and while he serves time in prison for that crime, no trace of Walter is ever found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold’, we will be chronicling a pair of unsolved missing persons cases involving elderly victims. If you have information about the disappearance of George Owens, please contact the Perry County Sheriffs Department at (931) 589-8803. If you have any information about the disappearance of Walter Dunson, please contact the Cincinnati Police Department at (513) 352-3542. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/George_Owens http://charleyproject.org/case/george-owens https://www.newspapers.com/image/112397889/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/113113271/ http://charleyproject.org/case/walter-dunson https://cite.case.law/f-appx/39/52/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/102278366/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/102256146/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/102402055/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/98734213/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 22, 1985. Nolensville, Tennessee. After failing to pick up his wife from the bus station, 79-year old George Owens and his car are discovered to be missing from his home. One week later, George’s abandoned vehicle is found on a hilltop in a rural wooded area over 100 miles away and piles of kindling […]

April 23, 1995. New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Eight-year old Dimitric Moore tells his mother, Ora Lee Moore, that is he going out to visit a friend, but he fails to return home that night. The following afternoon, Dimitric’s nude body is discovered inside the trunk of his mother’s car and his cause of death is determined to be asphyxiation. Months later, Ora is indicted for voluntarily manslaughter after she is accused of drowning Dimitric in her bathtub, but winds up being acquitted when she goes on trial for the crime, Ora is acquitted. Rumours circulate that Dimitric may have actually been killed by some local neighbourhood kids before his body was placed in Ora’s trunk in order to frame her. Was Ora Lee Moore actually guilty of killing her own son? Or was Dimitric’s death the result of some violent bullying which escalated out of control? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” chronicles a controversial story about the death of an eight-year old boy which has yet to find a conclusive resolution after 25 years. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dimitric_Moore http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-04-30/news/9504290814_1_dimitric-new-smyrna-alex http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-05-14/news/9505140232_1_dimitric-moore-trunk http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-06-15/news/9506150494_1_smyrna-beach-police-new-smyrna-dimitric http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-12-19/news/9512190085_1_new-smyrna-moore-grand-jury http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-05-27/news/9605260385_1_dimitric-moore-smyrna-beach http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-05-31/news/9605301668_1_lee-moore-smyrna-beach-new-smyrna http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-06-05/news/9606041350_1_dimitric-moore-smyrna-beach http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-02-28/news/9702280407_1_smyrna-beach-dimitric-tanner http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-05-24/news/9705231644_1_unsolved-mysteries-dimitric-moore http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-10-23/news/9710221032_1_dimitric-smyrna-beach-tanner https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/28/sport/perry-baker-rugby-sevens-usa-eagles-intl/index.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

April 23, 1995. New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Eight-year old Dimitric Moore tells his mother, Ora Lee Moore, that is he going out to visit a friend, but he fails to return home that night. The following afternoon, Dimitric’s nude body is discovered inside the trunk of his mother’s car and his cause of death is […]

August 3, 1980. AuSable Township, Michigan. 20-year old Cherita Thomas borrows her friend’s car in order to pick up her daughter from a babysitter, but the vehicle breaks down before she arrives. Witnesses see Cherita climbing into a blue pick-up truck driven by a white male, but she is never heard from again. Jimmie Allen Nelson, the babysitter’s brother-in-law, is suspected of harming Cherita in a racially motivated hate crime, and even though Cherita’s body is not found, Nelson is charged and convicted of her murder three decades later. However, Nelson’s conviction is overturned when newly discovered evidence surfaces which reportedly implicates another suspect, so the murder charge against him is dismissed in 2014. Was Jimmie Allen Nelson actually responsible for Cherita Thomas’ disappearance? If not, then what actually happened to her? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” chronicles a convoluted missing persons case which has had a number of surprising twists and turns over the past 40 years. Special thanks to Chris Wimmer for providing the opening narration on today’s episode. Be sure to listen to Chris’ podcast, “Infamous America” (https://blackbarrelmedia.com/infamous-america/). Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/cherita-janice-thomas http://www.iosconews.com/news/article_165d5202-3706-5394-8298-92de7a5a7925.html https://www.macombdaily.com/news/nation-world-news/michigan-court-strikes-murder-conviction-in-case/article_d03714a2-e37b-5665-8ca4-00f7e736789c.html https://abc7news.com/archive/7771114/ http://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2012/082312/52533.pdf http://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2014/022514/56526.pdf https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2008/20081223-c271768-41-271768-opn.html https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4394 “True Police Stories of the Strange & Unexplained” by Ingrid P. Dean “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 3, 1980. AuSable Township, Michigan. 20-year old Cherita Thomas borrows her friend’s car in order to pick up her daughter from a babysitter, but the vehicle breaks down before she arrives. Witnesses see Cherita climbing into a blue pick-up truck driven by a white male, but she is never heard from again. Jimmie Allen […]

July 5, 2004. Regina, Saskatchewan. Five-year old Tamra Keepness heads for bed while her mother, Lorena Keepness, goes out drinking, leaving Tamra and her five siblings alone at their house. Lorena eventually returns home, but when she wakes up later that morning, she discovers that Tamra is missing. Since Tamra lives in a dysfunctional home alongside adults who have substance abuse issues and a history of troubles with the law, there is suspicion that they might know more about her disappearance than they’re saying. Ten years later, an anonymous Reddit user posts a photo of a hand-drawn map for Tamra’s alleged burial location, but an investigation turns up nothing and no trace of Tamra is ever found. Was Tamra Keepness the victim of an abduction, or was someone in her household responsible for her disappearance? On this week’s special Canada Day edition of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a tragic unsolved case from our host country involving a missing Indigenous child. Additional Reading: https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/tamra-jewel-keepness https://thewalrus.ca/little-girl-lost/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tamra-keepness-a-haunting-reminder-of-an-unsolved-mystery/article21490589/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/map-of-missing-regina-girl-belonged-to-late-grandmother-reddit-user-claims-1.2084242 https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/11/07/search_yields_no_evidence_of_tamra_keepness_map_not_authentic.html https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/keepness_tamra/night.html https://thetruecrimefiles.com/tamra-jewel-keepness-disappearance/ https://old.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/brkve3/lorena_keepness_social_services_apprehansion_file/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 5, 2004. Regina, Saskatchewan. Five-year old Tamra Keepness heads for bed while her mother, Lorena Keepness, goes out drinking, leaving Tamra and her five siblings alone at their house. Lorena eventually returns home, but when she wakes up later that morning, she discovers that Tamra is missing. Since Tamra lives in a dysfunctional home […]

July 12, 1964. Vidalia, Louisiana. 25-year old Joseph “Joe-Ed” Edwards is seen leaving his place of employment, the Shamrock Motel. Shortly thereafter, an eyewitness sees Joe-Ed’s vehicle pulled over by the side of the highway and three white males and what appears to be an unmarked police car are also at the scene. Joe-Ed is never heard from again and his abandoned vehicle is discovered one week later. As the years go by, rumours circulate that Joe-Ed was the victim of a hate crime and may have been murdered for attempting to kiss a white woman. Some local police officers and members of the Ku Klux Klan are suspected of being responsible for Joe-Ed’s disappearance, but even after multiple investigations by the FBI and Department of Justice, no one is ever charged and no trace of Joe-Ed is ever found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel back to the Civil Rights Era and explore the horrific and tragic story of an unsolved racially-motivated disappearance which took place only ten days after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law. Additional Reading: https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/joseph-joed-edwards-notice-close-file https://www.hannapub.com/concordiasentinel/frank_morris_murder/cold-case-whatever-happened-to-joseph-edwards-was-he-silver-dollar-group-target/article_fa868fb0-41a4-11e3-8e10-0019bb30f31a.html https://www.hannapub.com/concordiasentinel/frank_morris_murder/cold-case-mysteries-of-the-night-joseph-edwards-disappeared/article_faa1f7bc-4af7-11e3-9d26-001a4bcf6878.html https://www.hannapub.com/concordiasentinel/frank_morris_murder/cold-case-who-killed-joseph-edwards-doj-names-suspects-closes-1964-case/article_71dc31ee-424c-11e3-848f-0019bb30f31a.html http://lsucoldcaseproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Joseph-Edwards-SCANNED.pdf “Unsolved Civil Rights Murder Cases, 1934-1970” by Michael Newton https://web.archive.org/web/20130429140958/http://www.concordiasentinel.com/news.php?id=6830 https://web.archive.org/web/20130518114607/http://www.concordiasentinel.com/print.php?story=7297 https://web.archive.org/web/20130429111854/http://www.concordiasentinel.com/news.php?id=5108 http://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-edwards “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 12, 1964. Vidalia, Louisiana. 25-year old Joseph “Joe-Ed” Edwards is seen leaving his place of employment, the Shamrock Motel. Shortly thereafter, an eyewitness sees Joe-Ed’s vehicle pulled over by the side of the highway and three white males and what appears to be an unmarked police car are also at the scene. Joe-Ed is […]

December 6, 1975. Teaneck, New Jersey. After spending the night in New York City, 40-year old bar owner Wesley Diggs returns to his suburban home and discovers that his entire family has been murdered. Wesley’s 39-year old wife, Jean, and their four children – 17-year old Audrey, 16-year old Allison, 12-year old Wesley Jr. and 5-year old Roger – have each been shot multiple times and there are no signs of any forced entry. While Wesley is not considered to be a suspect, police express their belief that he might know more about the crime than he’s letting on, a claim which he denies. Over the years, a number of different theories are explored, including a botched robbery and a murder-suicide, but the investigation fails to turn any conclusive answers. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved murders of an African-American family, a crime which has stumped investigators for nearly 45 years. Additional Reading: https://web.archive.org/web/20151207224334/http://www.northjersey.com/news/who-killed-the-diggs-family-40-year-old-mass-murder-in-teaneck-remains-a-mystery-1.1468498 https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/07/archives/mother-4-children-are-shot-to-death-in-home-in-teaneck-a-mother-and.html https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/14/archives/fathers-tribute-is-read-at-diggs-familys-rites-classmates-are.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/493146333/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/494150568/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/494156883/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 6, 1975. Teaneck, New Jersey. After spending the night in New York City, 40-year old bar owner Wesley Diggs returns to his suburban home and discovers that his entire family has been murdered. Wesley’s 39-year old wife, Jean, and their four children – 17-year old Audrey, 16-year old Allison, 12-year old Wesley Jr. and […]

June 11, 1930. New York City. While parked inside his car with his mistress at a secluded lover’s lane area, 39-year old Joseph Mozynski is shot to death by an unidentified assailant, who leaves Joseph’s female companion alive and gives her a cryptic note. Five days later, 26-year old Noel Sowley is fatally shot inside his car under similar circumstances and the gunman also leaves Noel’s girlfriend alive and gives her another note. The killer sends out a series of letters claiming that he is a special agent from an organization called the Red Diamond of Russia and committed the murders while on a secret mission to recover some important documents. All of his letters are signed “3X”, but in spite of an extensive police manhunt, the perpetrator is never identified. Who was the mysterious “3X” and what his actual motive for these crimes? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” chronicles the bizarre saga of the “3X Murders” which have remained unsolved for 90 years. Additional Sources: “Famous Crimes the World Forgot: Ten Vintage True Crime Stories Rescued from Obscurity – Volume 1” by Jason Lucky Morrow “The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes” by Michael Newton “New England Nightmares: True Tales of the Strange and Gothic” by Keven McQueen https://www.nytimes.com/1930/06/18/archives/insane-man-hunted-in-second-killing-queens-shooting-is-linked-to.html https://www.nytimes.com/1936/06/02/archives/suspect-seized-in-queens-3x-murders-reported-to-have-confessed.html http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/farmville/eidisi/history/3X.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 11, 1930. New York City. While parked inside his car with his mistress at a secluded lover’s lane area, 39-year old Joseph Mozynski is shot to death by an unidentified assailant, who leaves Joseph’s female companion alive and gives her a cryptic note. Five days later, 26-year old Noel Sowley is fatally shot inside […]

January 31, 1993. Amarillo, Texas. The wife and daughter of 39-year old David Lewis return home from a weekend trip and discover that David is not at the house and has left his watch and wedding ring behind. David’s abandoned car is soon discovered in the downtown area with his identification and many other personal items inside, but even though investigators turn up a series of bizarre clues, including a pair of plane tickets purchased under David’s name, they are unable to find him. Eleven years later, David is positively identified as a John Doe who was fatally struck by a vehicle on a highway in Yakima County, Washington just over 24 hours after he originally went missing. But how and why did David wind up nearly 1,600 miles from his home? Did he travel there voluntarily or was he abducted? Was David’s death a random hit-and-run accident, an elaborate suicide, or an intentional homicide? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores the truly bizarre unexplained death of David Lewis, one of the most baffling mysteries we’ve ever covered. Additional Reading: https://www.newspapers.com/image/643939517/?terms=%22David%2BLewis%22%2BAmarillo https://www.newspapers.com/image/589655486/?terms=%22David%2BLewis%22%2BAmarillo https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/oct/09/search-engine-helps-police-identify-hit-and-run/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-helps-solve-john-doe-case/ http://www.doenetwork.org/media/news73.html https://old.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/gcrufz/in_1993_a_mother_and_daughter_returned_home_to/ https://ididitforjodie.com/2016/10/15/♪-do-you-know-the-way-to-jonbenet♫-anomalous-crimes-and-the-unsettled-death-of-david-glenn-lewis/ https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-mysterious-death-of-david-glen-lewis.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

January 31, 1993. Amarillo, Texas. The wife and daughter of 39-year old David Lewis return home from a weekend trip and discover that David is not at the house and has left his watch and wedding ring behind. David’s abandoned car is soon discovered in the downtown area with his identification and many other personal […]

October 24, 1992. Marietta, Georgia. 22-year old Heather Uffelman and her 22-year old fiancée, Jeremy Rolfs, make a lengthy drive from Tennessee in order to sell expensive computer equipment to a man calling himself “Tom Johnson”. After meeting Johnson in a motel room, he bludgeons the couple with a hammer before stealing the equipment. While Jeremy survives the ordeal, Heather succumbs to her injuries. Eighteen months later, a Nashville man named Thomas Steeples is arrested for the brutal murders of another couple in a motel room and becomes a promising suspect in this crime, but soon dies in jail of a drug overdose. Was Thomas Steeples the mysterious “Tom Johnson”? If not, then who was the actual perpetrator? April 23, 1992. Athens, Georgia. 22-year old University of Georgia student Jennifer Lynn Stone is found raped and strangled to death inside the bedroom of her off-campus home. Two of Jennifer’s cameras have been stolen, but they are eventually recovered and linked to an unidentified man who traded them for drugs on the morning of the crime. Even though investigators have a lot of physical evidence to work with, including DNA, they are unable to match it to the perpetrator. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two unsolved murders which took place in Georgia in 1992. Special thanks to listener Kelly Tucker for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Johnson https://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/bitstream/handle/mtsu/620/15756.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y https://www.newspapers.com/image/422354231/?terms=%22Heather%2BUffelman%22%2BSteeples https://www.newspapers.com/image/422355961/?terms=%22Heather%2BUffelman%22%2BSteeples https://www.newspapers.com/image/113137202/?terms=%22Thomas%2BSteeples%22%2Bvenereal http://patch.com/georgia/athens/who-killed-jenny-stone http://www.redandblack.com/news/after-years-university-student-murder-still-unsolved/article_08155807-e68b-5c9f-8df9-e40df9aa2e88.html https://www.onlineathens.com/article/20120421/NEWS/304219925 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. “The Trail Went Cold” is now doing a weekly livestream show on GetVokl every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET as part of their “True Crime Thursday” line-up. For more information, please visit their website. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 24, 1992. Marietta, Georgia. 22-year old Heather Uffelman and her 22-year old fiancée, Jeremy Rolfs, make a lengthy drive from Tennessee in order to sell expensive computer equipment to a man calling himself “Tom Johnson”. After meeting Johnson in a motel room, he bludgeons the couple with a hammer before stealing the equipment. While […]

June 12, 1962. Worthington, Minnesota. 20-year old Marlys Gross gives birth to a baby daughter named Mary Agnes, but is told by the hospital staff that the child died shortly after she was born. Mary Agnes is given a funeral and buried in a grave, but months later, Marlys is mailed a photograph of an unidentified family holding a baby whom she believes is her daughter. Over the next three decades, Marlys would discover a number of suspicious discrepancies to make her believe that Mary Agnes is still alive, so she petitions to have her gravesite exhumed in 1996. While skeletal remains of a deceased child are found, DNA testing reveals that they do not belong to Mary Agnes. Did the hospital orchestrate a cover-up in order to perform a black-market adoption and sell Mary Agnes to another family? If so, then whose remains were buried in Mary Agnes’ grave? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores a very bizarre and complicated mystery about the disappearance of a newborn infant. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Agnes_Gross https://www.newspapers.com/image/240234019/?terms=%22Mary%2BAgnes%2BGross%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/454862991/?terms=%22Mary%2BAgnes%2BGross%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/240973566/?terms=%22Mary%2BAgnes%2BGross%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/240282173/?terms=%22Mary%2BAgnes%2BGross%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/336511442/?terms=%22Mary%2BAgnes%2BGross%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/336776572/?terms=%22Mary%2BAgnes%2BGross%22 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 12, 1962. Worthington, Minnesota. 20-year old Marlys Gross gives birth to a baby daughter named Mary Agnes, but is told by the hospital staff that the child died shortly after she was born. Mary Agnes is given a funeral and buried in a grave, but months later, Marlys is mailed a photograph of an […]

February 26, 1980. Berkeley, California. 51-year old Al Mills, his 40-year old wife, Jeannie, and Jeannie’s 16-year old daughter, Daphene, are all shot to death, execution-style, in their home. Jeannie’s 17-year old son, Eddie, is left unharmed inside his bedroom, but claims he did not hear the murders take place. Years earlier, the Mills family had defected from the Reverend Jim Jones’ infamous cult, the Peoples Temple, and become outspoken advocates against them. Following the Jonestown Massacre, rumours circulated that surviving members of the cult were going to target the family as revenge. However, investigators suspect that Eddie was the actual perpetrator and make an unsuccessful attempt to charge him with the crime 25 years later. Did Eddie Mills murder his own family, or were they victims of an assassination by outside intruders? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores an unsolved triple homicide and its potential connection to the Jonestown saga. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannie_Mills https://people.com/archive/the-mills-family-murders-could-it-be-jim-jones-last-revenge-vol-13-no-11/ https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BERKELEY-Man-jailed-in-family-slayings-from-25-2557794.php https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2005/12/09/son-wont-be-charged-in-1980-slayings/ https://archives.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2015/11/12/yesterdays-crimes-peoples-temple-hit-squads-and-jonestowns-last-victims https://www.sfweekly.com/news/yesterdays-crimes-jonestown-was-just-the-beginning-for-one-peoples-temple-family/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/articles/199203/the-truth-about-jonestown “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download it FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 26, 1980. Berkeley, California. 51-year old Al Mills, his 40-year old wife, Jeannie, and Jeannie’s 16-year old daughter, Daphene, are all shot to death, execution-style, in their home. Jeannie’s 17-year old son, Eddie, is left unharmed inside his bedroom, but claims he did not hear the murders take place. Years earlier, the Mills family […]

May 19, 1990. Madison, Wisconsin. After coming home from his job at a bicycle shop to grab food during his lunch break, 19-year old Chad Maurer tells his parents that he is going to return to his workplace, but he soon turns up missing. Two days later, Chad’s body is found in his car inside a garage on the South Side of Chicago and his cause of death is determined to be carbon monoxide poisoning. While the police initially believe that Chad’s death was a suicide, there are numerous bruises and injuries on his body which seem to indicate foul play. Chad’s parents receive information to suggest he may have been murdered because he became involved in drug trafficking, but there are no conclusive answers about what happened to him. This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores the bizarre case of a young man who turned up dead under mysterious circumstances at a location over 150 miles from his home. In addition, we will also discuss the strange 1988 death of 25-year old Kenneth Engie, who also succumbed to carbon monoxide inside his garage in his hometown of Edmore, North Dakota. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/chad-maurer/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-12-11-9104210361-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-08-mn-6302-story.html https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/columnists/doug-moe/doug-moe-twenty-five-years-on-remembering-chad/article_6a943b8e-e3de-5e6d-8d0d-602f290fa507.html https://mytruecrime.com/the-mysterious-death-of-chad-maurer/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-12-11-9104210361-story.html https://unsolved.com/gallery/kenneth-engie/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 19, 1990. Madison, Wisconsin. After coming home from his job at a bicycle shop to grab food during his lunch break, 19-year old Chad Maurer tells his parents that he is going to return to his workplace, but he soon turns up missing. Two days later, Chad’s body is found in his car inside […]

May 27, 2000. Negril, Jamaica. After she is denied entry into Cuba for a junket, 29-year old travel writer Claudia Kirschhoch is rerouted to a Sandals beach resort in Jamaica while she waits for a flight back home to New York. After last being seen walking along a beach, Claudia vanishes without a trace and most of her personal items are left behind in her hotel room. The investigation leads to a resort bartender whom Claudia went out on a date with before she went missing and there are enough suspicious actions from the resort to suggest that a cover-up might have taken place. Who was responsible for Claudia Kirschhoch’s disappearance and how many people were involved? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores a frustrating cold case about an American citizen who went missing during an unscheduled trip to a foreign country and has still never been found. Special thanks to listener Allysa Ramkerrysingh for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: http://www.unsolved.com/gallery/claudia-kirschhoch http://charleyproject.org/case/claudia-ann-kirschhoch https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Claudia_Kirschhoch https://www.cbsnews.com/news/natalee-like-case-5-years-later/ http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/12/travel/tr-33308 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/22/nyregion/queens-travel-writer-who-vanished-in-jamaica-is-declared-dead.html http://www.sabrinaerdely.com/docs/MurderInParadise.pdf “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 27, 2000. Negril, Jamaica. After she is denied entry into Cuba for a junket, 29-year old travel writer Claudia Kirschhoch is rerouted to a Sandals beach resort in Jamaica while she waits for a flight back home to New York. After last being seen walking along a beach, Claudia vanishes without a trace and […]

March 18, 2009. York, England. 35-year old Claudia Lawrence speaks on the phone with her parents and texts her best friend about meeting for drinks the following evening. When Claudia fails to show up for work the next morning and misses her meet-up with her friend, she is subsequently reported missing. The investigation would uncover allegations that Claudia was involved in some secret relationships which may have led to her disappearance, causing the story to become sensationalized by the media. Over the next decade, a number of different men are arrested on suspicion of Claudia’s murder, but due to a lack of evidence, none of them are formally charged. Was Claudia victimized by someone from her personal life, or could a stranger have been responsible for her disappearance? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel to the United Kingdom to explore one of their most prominent unsolved missing persons cases of recent memory. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Claudia_Lawrence https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/what_happened_to_claudia https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35759574 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/18/ten-years-on-claudia-lawrence-search-frustrated-by-information-withheld-police https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27418063 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/claudia-lawrence-murder-theories-latest-becky-godden-serial-killer-christopher-halliwell-yorkshire-a7986021.html http://nyenquirer.uk/did-halliwell-murder-claudia-lawrence/ https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/everything-know-disappearance-claudia-lawrence-17946108 http://www.findclaudia.co.uk “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

March 18, 2009. York, England. 35-year old Claudia Lawrence speaks on the phone with her parents and texts her best friend about meeting for drinks the following evening. When Claudia fails to show up for work the next morning and misses her meet-up with her friend, she is subsequently reported missing. The investigation would uncover […]

June 13, 2001. Dallas, Texas. 51-year old teacher Sharon Davis drops her daughter off at a bus depot, but fails to show up for a scheduled training session at her school later that morning. Five days later, Sharon’s abandoned minivan is discovered in the parking lot of a local fitness club. Suspicion turns towards Sharon’s […]

June 13, 2001. Dallas, Texas. 51-year old teacher Sharon Davis drops her daughter off at a bus depot, but fails to show up for a scheduled training session at her school later that morning. Five days later, Sharon’s abandoned minivan is discovered in the parking lot of a local fitness club. Suspicion turns towards Sharon’s estranged husband, Ron Davis, as Sharon had filed for divorce from him only two days before she vanished. Ron maintains his innocence and claims that Sharon stole money from him and took off on her own. Did Sharon disappear voluntarily or was she the victim of a marriage gone bad? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a missing persons case which proved so controversial that “Unsolved Mysteries” produced a segment about the case and elected not to air it on television. Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/sharon-eugenia-davis https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Sharon_Eugenia_Davis http://www.dallasobserver.com/2002-07-18/news/the-reluctant-witness/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-fool-for-a-client-6388562 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 19, 1996. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. 24-year old Julianne “Julie” Williams and her 26-year old girlfriend, Laura “Lollie” Winans, leave on a backpacking trip, but are eventually reported missing when they fail to return home. Nearly two weeks later, Julie and Lollie are found dead at a campsite inside the park and have been […]

May 19, 1996. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. 24-year old Julianne “Julie” Williams and her 26-year old girlfriend, Laura “Lollie” Winans, leave on a backpacking trip, but are eventually reported missing when they fail to return home. Nearly two weeks later, Julie and Lollie are found dead at a campsite inside the park and have been bound, gagged and had their throats slashed. The murders are looked at as a possible hate crime and a suspect named Darrell David Rice is indicted in 2002. However, when forensic evidence fails to link Rice to the crime, the charges against him are dropped. Was Rice actually the perpetrator or was someone else responsible? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores the horrific double-murder of a lesbian couple, as well as its possible connections to some other infamous unsolved crimes from Virginia, including the Route 29 murder of Alicia Showalter Reynolds and the Colonial Parkway Murders. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download it FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/features/murder-woods-shenandoah-national-park/ https://www.fredericksburg.com/news/crime_courts/after-years-shenandoah-national-park-double-murder-still-unsolved-but/article_c161cfe5-156e-50e7-8b76-0761f186ae79.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/02/26/charges-dismissed-in-shenandoah-park-slayings/962f304e-1111-484b-ad9c-46cbad2362da/ https://barryyeoman.com/1996/11/murder-on-the-mountain/ http://www.readthehook.com/98890/explosive-words http://www.readthehook.com/94820/cover-after-rice-new-questions-park-murders http://www.readthehook.com/85777/cover-cold-case-alicia-showalter-reynolds-fall-and-rise-darrell-rice http://www.readthehook.com/85806/cover-murder-park-rice-release-revives-memories https://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/families-want-evidence-checked-in-shenandoah-double-slaying/article_7873a07f-f56a-5448-a2d9-59c88fd5cc07.html http://unsolved.com/gallery/alicia-showalter https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Alicia_Showalter_Reynolds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Parkway_murders “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 24, 1983. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. After receiving a temporary furlough from the county jail, 21-year old Don Decker attends his grandfather’s funeral and goes to stay at a friend’s house. It isn’t long before Don appears to go into a trance and water starts materializing from the house’s walls, ceiling and floor. Over the course […]

February 24, 1983. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. After receiving a temporary furlough from the county jail, 21-year old Don Decker attends his grandfather’s funeral and goes to stay at a friend’s house. It isn’t long before Don appears to go into a trance and water starts materializing from the house’s walls, ceiling and floor. Over the course of the next several days, Don seemingly has the ability to make water appear at different locations, including a pizza parlour and the county jail, and numerous eyewitnesses report seeing strange supernatural events which make them believe that Don is possessed by an evil spirit. The indoor rain finally comes to an end after a meeting between Don and a reverend, but everyone is left completely baffled. Did Don Decker really have the ability to control water with his mind, or was the whole thing nothing more than an elaborate hoax and an example of hysterical social delusion? After 168 full-length episodes and 32 minisodes, our podcast has finally reached its 200th episode and to commemorate the occasion, we are doing something a little different from the norm and chronicling the bizarre saga of Don “Rainboy” Decker, a paranormal-themed mystery of which there is no easy explanation. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/don-decker/ http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20120205/NEWS/202050307 http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20130526/NEWS/305260327 “American Hauntings: The True Stories Behind Hollywood’s Scariest Movies” by Robert E. Bartholomew and Joe Nickell http://wnep.com/2012/10/19/rainman-charged-with-arson/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 29, 1987. Millions of people tune in to NBC to watch a television special about unsolved mysteries which is hosted by a legendary, well-respected Hollywood actor. The special is eventually turned into a full-time series and this actor becomes the permanent host. Three decades later, after this TV show and the host have become […]

November 29, 1987. Millions of people tune in to NBC to watch a television special about unsolved mysteries which is hosted by a legendary, well-respected Hollywood actor. The special is eventually turned into a full-time series and this actor becomes the permanent host. Three decades later, after this TV show and the host have become pop culture icons, they inspire a true-crime podcast called “The Trail Went Cold”. For our very first bonus Patreon episode, we will be chronicling the amazing life of Robert Stack from his instant success as a young actor in Hollywood to his incomparable run as the host of “Unsolved Mysteries”. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

November 22, 1997. Aiken County, South Carolina. The daughter of 47-year old Janice Wessinger returns home to discover that her mother is missing. The following morning, Janice’s body is found in a wooded area near her house and she has been raped and stabbed to death. It is theorized that Janice was attacked after going […]

November 22, 1997. Aiken County, South Carolina. The daughter of 47-year old Janice Wessinger returns home to discover that her mother is missing. The following morning, Janice’s body is found in a wooded area near her house and she has been raped and stabbed to death. It is theorized that Janice was attacked after going out for a walk the previous morning, but her killer is never identified. At the personal request of the victim’s daughter, we will be exploring the unsolved murder of Janice Wessinger on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”. For more information on this case, please visit the Facebook page, “Janice Wessinger – Help Us Find Her Murderer”. Additional Reading: https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/after-years-aiken-county-murder-case-remains-unsolved/article_f822be2a-fd5b-11e7-9b8d-9b6bef056c54.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 2, 1966. Porter County, Indiana. 21-year old Ann Miller, 19-year old Patricia Blough and 19-year old Renee Bruhl leave their homes in Illinois in order to travel to the Indiana Dunes State Park. After taking a spot on the beach next to Lake Michigan, the three women venture into the water, leaving all of their belongings behind. Eyewitnesses would recall seeing them climb into a boat with an unidentified man before they vanished without a trace and there would be a number of different theories about why they went missing. Did the women take off voluntarily? Were they murdered over possible connections to notorious criminal Silas Jayne and his “horse syndicate”? Could their disappearance have been the result of an illegal abortion gone wrong? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we shall explore the truly baffling disappearance of the “Indiana Dunes Women”. We would like to send out a special thanks to Smithsonian Channel Plus for supporting “The Trail Went Cold”. Visit www.getscplus.com/cold and get 50% off your first three months of Smithsonian Channel Plus. Join us on March 21 at 8:00pm Eastern Time for an online streaming Unsolved Mysteries marathon where we will be watching segments about cases covered on episodes of “The Trail Went Cold”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/ann-miller http://charleyproject.org/case/patricia-blough http://charleyproject.org/case/renee-bruhl https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-21-8702170368-story.html https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/3-girls-beach-found-article-1.1216303 “Silas Jayne: Chicago’s Suburban Gangster” by Bryan Alaspa “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 18, 1987. Manatee County, Florida. Todd McAfee, the 27-year old manager of a tomato farm, is discovered to be missing from his trailer after his employees arrive for work. Todd’s body is soon found in a nearby drainage ditch and he has been shot four times. Since a valuable gun collection was stolen from Todd’s trailer, he was apparently killed during a botched burglary, and police investigate a sighting of some potential suspects who were seen in the area in an orange van on the day of the crime. Years later, Todd’s former housekeeper, Ruthie Mae Anderson, is indicted for his murder, but the charges are dropped when the case against her falls apart. Was Ruthie actually involved in Todd’s death, or was someone else responsible for the crime? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores a cold case which was featured on one of the rarest segments of “Unsolved Mysteries”. In addition, we will also discuss the bizarre unexplained death of 19-year old Tim Molnar, who vanished from his hometown of Daytona Beach, Florida in 1984 before his skeletal remains were inexplicably discovered over 1,200 miles away in rural Wisconsin. This episode of The Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Best Fiends, a unique and exciting puzzle experience unlike other puzzle games out there. Download it FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Todd_McAfee http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20020826/unsolved-murders-not-forgotten https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120818/News/605214130 https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Molnar “101 Wisconsin Unsolved Mysteries” by Mary Balousek “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 7, 1949. Los Angeles, California. 26-year old actress Jean Spangler leaves her home and asks her sister-in-law to watch over her daughter. Jean says she is planning to meet with her ex-husband and spend the night working on a film shoot, but she soon vanishes without a trace. Two days later, Jean’s purse is discovered in Griffith Park, containing a cryptic note addressed to someone named “Kirk”. Since Jean had recently worked on a film starring actor Kirk Douglas, there is speculation that the note might be addressed to him, but he denies any knowledge of what happened. There are numerous theories surrounding Jean’s disappearance, including speculation about a botched abortion, rumours about her becoming involved with organized crime figures, and even a potential connection to the “Black Dahlia” murder. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we shall cover an unsolved missing persons case which has remained one of Hollywood’s most baffling mysteries. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Spangler http://charleyproject.org/case/jean-elizabeth-spangler https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-20-me-then20-story.html https://www.palmspringslife.com/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-jean-spangler/ https://welkerlots.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/the-jean-spangler-premonition/ “Hard Boiled Hollywood: Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles” by Jon Lewis “Black Dahlia Avenger: The True Story” by Steve Hodel “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 13, 1977. Mayes County, Oklahoma. While attending a summer camp for Girl Scouts, 10-year Denise Milner, 9-year Michelle Guse, and 8-year old Lori Farmer spend the night together in a tent. When morning hits, the murdered bodies of the three girls are discovered 150 yards away in the woods. Michelle and Lori have been […]

February 14, 1986. Sugar Land, Texas. 43-year old insurance agent Stephen Geri phones the mother of his 33-year old wife, Marilu Geri, and asks her to visit Marilu at their house to help her prepare for a party. When Marilu’s mother arrives, she discovers that her daughter has been shot four times. Since there were […]

December 1, 1987. Chicago, Illinois. While speaking with his mother on the phone, 39-year old Charles Southern shares his plans about taking a trip to India. After not hearing from him for weeks, Charles’ parents check his house and discover he is missing, but they find what appears to be a Last Will and Testament […]

May 20, 1982. Kendall, Florida. A fire breaks out at the home of 30-year old Ezzat Aboul-Hosn and a badly burned body is found pinned underneath a car inside his garage. The body is tentatively identified as Ezzat and after it is determined that a leaky fuel line caused the fire, his death is ruled […]

February 8, 2002. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After closing up the bar she manages and drinking at various clubs in the downtown area, 33-year old Jamie Stickle drives back home to her apartment. Shortly thereafter, Jamie’s Jeep Wrangler is found engulfed in flames near her front door and her badly burned body is in the driver’s seat. […]

May 16, 1987. Denver, Colorado. After a collision with another vehicle, the unidentified driver of a pick-up truck runs away from the accident scene. Police discover that the man was registered at a local motel under the name “Larry Monroe” and the truck is registered to a 55-year old California resident named Don Smith. Five […]

Since “The Trail Went Cold” originally launched in February 2016, we have featured over 200 unsolved cold cases on the podcast, but a decent number of these cases have either wound up being solved or had some significant developments take place. Examples include the disappearance of Pamela Butler, the murder of Jodine Serrin, the disappearance […]

December 19, 1959. Osprey, Florida. After spending the day running errands and visiting a family friend, 25-year old Cliff Walker, his 24-year old wife Christine, and their two children, three-year old Jimmie and 23-month old Debbie, head back to their rural home in separate vehicles. The following morning, the family’s bodies are discovered inside their […]

December 17, 2006. Sydney, Australia. After spending the day with her family, 25-year old Katrina Ploy drives away from her parents’ house. Hours later, Katrina’s abandoned car and some of her possessions are found next to an oceanside cliff known as “The Gap”, but Katrina herself is missing. Katrina’s body is found floating in Sydney […]

December 27, 1928. Orrville, Ohio. Four-year old Melvin Horst leaves his home to play in the neighbourhood with friends, but never returns and a search of the area fails to turn up any trace of him. Over the course of the next two years, a number of different suspects would be arrested after allegations surface […]

February 10, 1990. Las Cruces, New Mexico. A pair of armed gunmen enter a bowling alley called the Las Cruces Bowl and bring everyone inside into the manager’s office. After stealing money from the safe, the assailants fire several bullets into seven people before fleeing the scene. Three of the victims – 33-year old Ida […]

March 5, 1974. Coconut Grove, Florida. 17-year old Amy Billig phones her father from her home and arranges to meet him at his workplace in order to borrow money to have lunch with friends. Amy is last seen hitchhiking next to a highway, but she never shows up to meet her father or her friends […]

July 28, 2013. Newtown, Connecticut. 50-year old Robert “Hoagy” Hoagland is last seen mowing the lawn outside his house. The following day, his wife, Lori, returns from a trip to Turkey, but Hoagy fails to pick her up at the airport as scheduled. When Lori returns home, she discovers that her husband is missing and […]

April 9, 1947. Woodward, Oklahoma. Four-year old Joan Gay Croft is taken to the local hospital after an F5 tornado devastates her hometown and takes the lives of over 100 people, including her mother. While Joan Gay and her half-sister are recovering from injuries in the basement, two men show up and take her away. […]

September 12, 1982. Lewiston, Idaho. 21-year old Kristina Nelson and her 18-year old stepsister, Jacqueline “Brandy” Miller, leave Kristina’s apartment, but never return. That very same night, 35-year old Steven Pearsall vanishes after being dropped off at his workplace, the Lewiston Civic Theatre, where Kristina had previously held Steven’s job as a janitor. The disappearances […]

March 18, 1950. Columbia, Missouri. 13-year old Janett Christman shows up at a married couple’s residence to spend the evening babysitting their child. When the couple returns home, they discover that Janett has been raped and strangled to death by an intruder, and the local sheriff’s department would report having received a phone call from […]

October 31, 1988. Hidalgo County, New Mexico. 29-year old David Stone, a stock market analyst from California, is seen wandering through the desert and exhibiting strange behaviour. Two days later, David’s abandoned car is discovered next to the highway, but David himself is nowhere to be found. Search efforts uncover a number of cryptic clues […]

October 27, 2016. Las Vegas, Nevada. 21-year old Sydney Land and her 20-year old boyfriend, Nehemiah “Neo” Kaufmann, are found shot to death inside Sydney’s apartment. The prime suspect is an alleged pimp named Shane Valentine, who had threatened the couple and fired a bullet into the home of Neo’s mother weeks earlier. Allegations eventually […]

January 24, 1987. Burbank, California. 35-year old Charlie Anderson, a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, returns to his suburban home with his wife and two children. He is shot to death after entering the house in what appears to be a burglary gone wrong. Over one year later, 43-year old Carol Montecalvo […]

March 26, 1993. Dublin, Ireland. 26-year old Annie McCarrick, an American-born citizen living in Ireland, leaves her apartment to travel to the Wicklow Mountains, but never returns. Even though Annie is allegedly seen in a pub that night with an unidentified man, no trace of her is ever found. Over the course of the next […]

June 19, 1984. Fernald, Ohio. 39-year old Dave Bocks shows up to work the graveyard shift at the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center, a plant which processes uranium for nuclear weapons. Dave vanishes before his shift ends and evidence soon emerges that he fell into some molten liquid inside one of the plant’s furnaces. The […]

September 11, 2001. Tioga County, New York. 35-year old Michele Harris finishes her evening shift at her workplace, but never returns home. The following morning, Michele’s abandoned minivan is discovered on a road next to the driveway of her family’s rural property. Suspicion turns towards Michele’s estranged husband, Cal Harris, as the couple are in […]

“The Trail Went Cold” is taking a break this week after a busy summer of live shows and conventions! In place of a brand new episode, please enjoy this Patreon-exclusive bonus episode from last year covering the case of Kent Heitholt. Robin covered this same case at the Ottawa Podcast Festival in August 2019. November […]

August 15, 2002. Bassett, Virginia. 50-year old Michael Short and his 36-year old wife, Mary, are found shot to death inside their home, but the couple’s nine-year old daughter, Jennifer, is missing. Over one month later, Jennifer’s remains are discovered over 30 miles away in a rural area of North Carolina and it turns out […]

April 19, 1988. Suncrest, Washington. 36-year old Doyle Wheeler, a former police officer from the San Diego Police Department, is attacked inside his home by a group of armed intruders. They force Wheeler to write a suicide note at gunpoint, hog-tie him, and fire a shot which grazes the side of his head, but he […]

October 21, 1954. Verdun, Quebec. Nine-year old Clifford Sherwood leaves for school and meets up with his 12-year old friend, George Gumbly. The two boys never arrive at school or return home and are subsequently reported missing. Clifford’s mother, Frances Sherwood, believes that her abusive ex-husband, Nephi “Tex” Sherwood, abducted Clifford and took him across […]

March 29, 1995. Somerville, Massachusetts. 17-year old Deanna Cremin spends the evening with her boyfriend, Tommy LeBlanc, but fails to return home. The following morning, Deanna’s body is found behind a senior housing complex and she has been sexually assaulted and strangled to death. According to Tommy, he had walked Deanna halfway to her house […]

July 10, 1958. Monterey County, California. 26-year old First Lieutenant Paul Whipkey leaves Fort Ord, the Army base where he is stationed. When he fails to return, he is declared AWOL before being declared a “deserter” 30 days later. Five weeks after he went missing, Whipkey’s abandoned car is discovered nearly 500 miles away in […]

April 26, 1980. St. Kilda, Australia. 43-year old Louise Faulkner and her two-year old daughter, Charmian Faulkner, are seen climbing into a car driven by an older man. Louise had told a neighbour she was planning to visit her boyfriend at his farm, but she does not return and both Louise and her daughter are […]

April 30, 1991. Santa Clara County, California. After spending the night in downtown San Jose with his friend, Jean, 36-year old Dick Hansen notices that he is being watched by a man in a car. When Dick and Jean leave the city in their respective vehicles, they are followed by this man for over ten […]

January 19, 1944. Chicago, Illinois. 54-year old Adele Born Williams returns to her eighth-floor suite at the Drake Hotel alongside her daughter, Patricia Goodbody. A woman dressed in black suddenly emerges from the bathroom and fires a shot into Adele’s head before fleeing the scene and Adele dies the following day. To everyone’s surprise, one […]

August 23, 2009. Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. 29-year old Toni Lee Sharpless attends a party with her friend, Crystal Johns, but when Toni becomes intoxicated and starts displaying erratic behaviour, both she and Crystal are asked to leave. While driving away, the two friends get into an argument which leads to Crystal being kicked out of the […]

August 4, 1992. Houston, Texas. While working her shift as a waitress at a strip club, 23-year old Tara Breckenridge volunteers to go home early. Tara leaves at around 12:30 AM, but when she fails to return to her apartment by morning, Tara’s boyfriend, Wayne Hecker, goes searching for her. Wayne soon discovers Tara’s abandoned […]

February 19, 1971. Sumter County, Florida. The body of a young woman is found floating beneath a bridge in Lake Panasoffkee. She has been strangled to death with a belt, but in spite of some intriguing clues, the victim cannot be identified and is named “Little Miss Panasoffkee”. Four decades later, investigators explore the possibly […]

November 21, 1985. Littleton, Colorado. A masked gunman enters the home of 51-year old businessman Roger Dean and forces him to tie up and blindfold his wife, D.J.. After an apparent dispute over money, the gunman fatally shoots Roger and flees the scene, but investigators find evidence to suggest that Roger may have hired the […]

March 2, 1995. New Orleans, Louisiana. After leaving a restaurant with his date in the French Quarter, 25-year old Michael Gerardi is fatally gunned down by a trio of robbers. Weeks later, 16-year old Shareef Cousin is implicated in the crime and charged with first-degree murder. Even though Shareef seems to have an airtight alibi, […]

August 16, 1996. Clayton County, Georgia. 34-year old Sherri Holland leaves her vacation home in Flagler Beach, Florida in order to drive back to her residence in Atlanta, but never arrives. Eight days later, Sherri’s abandoned BMW is discovered on the northbound shoulder of Interstate 75 with a nail in one of the tires and […]

August 28, 1991. Houma, Louisiana. 50-year old A.J. Breaux leaves an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at the local Easy Does It Club, but never returns home. Two days later, A.J.’s abandoned car is found in a park across the street from the club and many of his possessions are still inside. That very same day, multiple […]

September 4, 1993. Plano, Texas. While attending a soccer game at Carpenter Park with her family, seven-year old Ashley Estell goes missing after an apparent abduction. The following day, Ashley is found strangled to death next to an isolated dirt road six miles away. The investigation soon leads to a paroled sex offender named Michael […]

November 21, 1979. Craig, Colorado. After spending the evening at a dance, 15-year old Marie Blee heads to a party at a mobile home park, but never returns home. Two days later, Marie’s parents receive an anonymous phone call demanding a $5,000 ransom for her return. The caller is soon revealed to be 18-year old […]

April 22, 1985. Vinita Park, Missouri. 27-year old wife and mother Linda Sherman does not show up for her shift at work and her abandoned car is soon discovered in an airport parking garage. Since Linda had recently filed for divorce from her controlling husband, Don Sherman, he is suspected of being responsible for her […]

November 15, 1928. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. 29-year old Glen Hyde and his 22- year old wife, Bessie, decide to spend their honeymoon taking a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon down the rapids of the Colorado River and hope to attain a new speed record. Shortly after stopping at the home of a […]

August 18, 2010. Leduc County, Alberta. While staying with her infant son and a friend at a motel, 20-year old Amber Tuccaro decides to hitchhike to Edmonton. She never returns and is subsequently reported missing. Two years later, police release audio of a recording from Amber’s cell phone in which she can be heard conversing […]

June 26, 2009. McCleary, Washington. After stopping by a friend’s house, 10-year old Lindsey Baum leaves to walk home. Even though her trip should have only taken ten minutes, Lindsey never arrives and is soon reported missing, but a massive search effort fails to turn up any trace of her. Eight years later, skeletal remains […]

September 13, 1991. Burbank, California. 37-year old Tom Roche makes plans to meet his spouse, Barbara Rondeau, for lunch, but never shows up. When Barbara returns to their apartment, she discovers that the front door is unlocked and Tom is missing. Six days later, Barbara receives an envelope containing some of Tom’s personal items, along […]

January 10, 1999. Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. While walking home from a friend’s house during the early morning hours, 17-year old Ricky Hochstetler is fatally struck by a vehicle on the shoulder of a county highway in a hit-and-run. The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department soon announce that parts from a Chevrolet truck or van were found […]

February 11, 1979. Hana, Hawaii. Five men – 27-year old Scott Moorman, 31-year old Peter Hanchett, 38-year old Benjamin Kalama, 26-year old Patrick Woesner and 27-year old Ralph Malaiakini – leave the island of Maui on a fishing trip in a boat named the “Sarah Joe”. When a violent storm hits the area, the Sarah […]

July 12, 2007. Sykesville, Pennsylvania. The fire department shows up at the burning home of 33-year old Joey Lynn Offutt. The body of her six-week old infant son, Alexis Alfred Borden III, is in the bathtub, but Joey herself is nowhere to be found. Three days later, Joey’s abandoned car is discovered over 60 miles […]

May 30, 1973. East Lansing, Michigan. The sister of 21-year old university student Henry Baltimore Jr. goes to meet him at his apartment, but discovers he is not there and eventually reports him missing. Nearly three months earlier, a pair of attackers had broken into Henry’s apartment to assault and rob him and police arrested […]

September 1, 1974. Jackson County, Oregon. 28-year old Richard Cowden, his 22-year old wife Belinda Cowden, and their two children, five-year old David and five-month old Melissa, are in the midst of a camping trip when they inexplicably vanish from their campsite near Carberry Creek, leaving all their possessions behind. Seven months later, the entire […]

June 7, 1992. Springfield, Missouri. After an evening of partying following their high school graduation, 19-year old Suzie Streeter and her 18-year old friend, Stacy McCall, decide to spend the night at Suzie’s house alongside Suzie’s 47-year old mother, Sherrill Levitt. They are last seen shortly after 2:00 AM, but later that day, Suzie, Stacy, […]

March 15, 1989. Frederick, Maryland. 17-year old Tracey Kirkpatrick spends the evening working alone at a shopping center clothing store. Nearly two hours after the store was supposed to have been closed, a security guard discovers Tracey’s body in the rear storage room and she has been stabbed seven times. Three months later, a man […]

October 12, 2000. Houston, Texas. After leaving her home, 48-year old Mary Henderson Morris does not show up for work and her body is discovered inside her burned-out car on a remote road later that afternoon. Four days later, another Houston woman, 39-year old Mary McGinnis Morris, is discovered shot to death inside her car […]

July 16, 1952. Salisbury, Connecticut. While spending the summer at Camp Sloane, ten-year old Connie Smith skips breakfast and leaves the campground. Numerous witnesses see Connie walking down the road and attempting to hitchhike, but before she reaches the nearest town, she vanishes without a trace. Since Connie’s grandfather is the former Governor of Wyoming, […]

July 11, 1988. Walnut Creek, California. Lester Garnier, a 30-year old vice officer with the San Francisco Police Department, is found shot to death inside his car in a shopping center parking lot. Eyewitnesses recall seeing at least two unidentified blonde women in the parking lot the previous night and speculation mounts that Lester’s murder […]

May 4, 1996. Sitka, Alaska. While walking home from her sister’s place after celebrating her 17th birthday, Jessica Baggen is attacked on a bicycle path. Her body is soon found in a wooded area, where she has been sexually assaulted and asphyxiated to death. Eleven days later, a suspect named Richard Bingham turns himself in […]

April 12, 1994. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 23-year old Karen Denise Wells has left on a cross-county road trip from her hometown in Oklahoma in order to visit her friend, Melissa Shepard, in New Jersey. After checking into a motel, Denise phones Melissa and asks her to come meet her there, but when Melissa arrives, Denise has […]

September 14, 1965. Coral Gables, Florida. After leaving work, 22-year old Judith Hyams vanishes without a trace and her rental car is found abandoned in Atlanta. It turns out that Judith had become pregnant and was seeking an illegal abortion from a shady doctor, but after he is arrested, he jumps bail and disappears. 24 […]

Listeners of “The Trail Went Cold” have always had a number of questions about the podcast and its host, Robin Warder. What unsolved cold case have you covered which you’d most like an answer to? What is the biggest challenge of producing a weekly podcast? Have you ever been contacted by any of the people […]

Christmas Eve 1975. The Isle of Mull, Scotland. 54-year old Peter Gibbs, a former Royal Air Force pilot and World War II veteran, has dinner with his girlfriend at the Glenforsa Hotel, but decides to go for an evening flight. After taking off from an adjacent airfield in a Cessna, Gibbs never returns. Four months […]

Christmas Day 1996. La Vernia, Texas. Patty Vaughan, a 32-year old mother of three, vanishes without a trace and her van is found abandoned by the side of the road the following day. According to her estranged husband, J.R. Vaughan, Patty had stormed out of their house following a heated argument. Traces of Patty’s blood […]

December 26, 1985. Fayetteville, North Carolina. 28-year old nurse Debbie Wolfe leaves at the end of her shift at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, but does not show up for work the following morning. When Debbie’s mother checks her cabin, she discovers that Debbie is missing. Six days later, one of Debbie’s friends finds her […]

October 8, 1976. Knoxville, Tennessee. 16-year old Trenny Gibson leaves on a high school field trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park alongside nearly 40 classmates. The students spend the day hiking through the park, but after Trenny is last seen turning off the trail at around 3:00 PM, she vanishes without explanation. During […]

May 31, 1975. Hamilton, New Zealand. 18-year old Mona Blades leaves to hitchhike hundreds of kilometres in order to attend her nephew’s birthday in Hastings, but never arrives. After Mona is reported missing, witnesses would recall seeing her inside an orange Datsun station wagon with an unidentified man. Over the years, investigators examine a number […]

August 28, 2008. Laurel, Maryland. While returning to her apartment after running errands, 28-year old Army veteran and government employee Kanika Powell is shot to death inside the building’s hallway. In the preceding days, Kanika claimed that separate men impersonating an FBI agent and a deliveryman had knocked on her apartment door, but she refused […]

August 14, 1986. Myrtle Point, Oregon. 14-year old Jeremy Bright attends a county fair with his younger sister, but after promising to meet her at a scheduled time, he does not show up and is never heard from again. After Jeremy is reported missing, it isn’t long before rumours start circulating throughout the community and […]

April 12, 1981. Keddie, California. 36-year old Sue Sharp, her 15-year old son John Sharp, and John’s 17-year old friend, Dana Wingate, are found brutally murdered inside Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort. Sue’s 12-year old daughter, Tina Sharp, is missing and her skeletal remains would be discovered in a remote area three years later. […]

Five years ago, Molly Weaver, Bryan Anderson, and Nathan Howell started a podcast focused on the local legend of a monster called The Blackwood Bugman. Quickly, the investigation grows out of their control, as they discover that, not only are the legends seemingly true, many people in Blackwood have turned up dead or disappeared without […]

October 31, 2002. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 21-year old university student Chris Jenkins celebrates Halloween by going to a local bar with friends. After he is ejected from the establishment, Chris vanishes without a trace and his body is found in the Mississippi River four months later. While police initially believe that Chris’ death was an accidental […]

October 24, 1953. La Crosse, Wisconsin. The father of 15-year old Evelyn Hartley attempts to phone her while she is babysitting an infant child, but there is no answer at the house. After travelling there to check on her, he discovers that Evelyn has disappeared and the evidence suggests she was the victim of a […]

October 31, 1979. Williamson County, Texas. The nude body of a young woman is discovered in a concrete culvert next to Interstate 35. She has been strangled to death and is only clad in a pair of orange socks, but since she cannot be identified, “Orange Socks” becomes her nickname. Notorious serial killer Henry Lee […]

The courtroom can be a battlefield over money, people’s rights, and even their lives. For some cases, the consequences can affect us long after the verdict is read. Based on extensive interviews and court transcripts, Wondery’s new podcast LEGAL WARS puts you inside the jury box of some of the most famous court cases in […]

November 1, 2001. State College, Pennsylvania. After spending Halloween night partying at a club with friends, 21-year old Penn State student Cindy Song is dropped off at her apartment complex at 4:00 AM. She is never heard from again, but some of her personal items and a piece of her Halloween costume are found inside […]

June 14, 2000. Jonesboro, Arkansas. 20-year old Amanda Tusing leaves her fiancee’s apartment to drive home to her parents’ house, but never arrives. Her abandoned car is soon discovered by the side of the highway, but there is no sign of Amanda. Days later, her body is found in a waterlogged ditch over 12 miles […]

April 16, 1987. Union City, Tennessee. Four-year old Marlena Childress vanishes from her front yard after her mother, Pamela Bailey, claims she saw a red car driving away from their house. Two months later, Pam confesses that she accidentally killed Marlena and tossed her body into the Obion River. Pam soon recants her confession and […]

August 16, 1983. Idaho Springs, Colorado. 14-year old Beth Miller leaves her home to go jogging, but never returns. The investigation uncovers some promising leads, including eyewitness accounts of a man in a red pick-up truck who was seen flirting with Beth in the days prior to her disappearance. Ten years later, the former girlfriend […]

October 12, 1982. Los Angeles, California. 35-year old Sol Salomon, his 39-year old wife Elaine, his 15-year old stepdaughter Michelle, and their 9-year old son Mitchell all vanish without explanation from their home. Evidence suggests they were victims of foul play and pieces of their identification are found scattered alongside a freeway. The investigation leads […]

November 6, 1976. Rome, New York. 59-year old Stanley Gryziec and his wife, Esther, are attacked in their home by two masked intruders, who tie up Esther, ransack the place, and murder Stanley. Even though the original autopsy report states that Stanley was stabbed to death, his son finds a shell casing inside the house […]

March 24, 1991. Victoria, British Columbia. Four-year old Michael Dunahee accompanies his family to a football game at a local elementary school and after they park their car, Michael asks if he can go to a nearby playground. Within minutes, Michael’s parents notice that he is not at the playground and has vanished without a […]

August 18, 1949. Los Angeles, California. After finishing a phone call with a friend, 48-year old widowed socialite Mimi Boomhower is not heard from for days. When police eventually check Mimi’s house, they discover that her lights are still on, an uneaten salad is sitting on the table, and her car is still parked in […]

November 24, 1956. LaPlace, Louisiana. 46-year old married family man Thomas Hotard and 31-year old single mother Audrey Moate meet up to continue their secret affair, which they have been carrying on for years. The following day, Thomas’ body is discovered inside his vehicle at a remote swamp area with a shotgun blast to the […]

May 6, 1988. Burbank, California. Crystal Spencer, a 28-year old aspiring actress working as a topless dancer, phones her sister and mentions that she is feeling ill. This is the last time anyone ever hears from Crystal and one week later, her decomposing body is discovered in a corner of her apartment. She is nude […]

December 3, 2003. Baltimore, Maryland. While working on a plea agreement, 38-year old prosecutor Jonathan Luna leaves his office at the Federal District Court Building shortly before midnight. The following morning, Luna’s vehicle is discovered over 90 miles away in a rural creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and his body is lying in the water. […]

October 23, 1986. Dublin, Ireland. After going home for lunch, 13-year old Philip Cairns leaves in order to return to school. He never arrives and vanishes without a trace. Six days later, Philip’s school bag appears in a laneway which had previously been searched, leading to speculation that it was planted there by the person […]

June 25, 2001. Hood River, Oregon. During a date with a friend, 41-year old Eric Tamiyasu hears strange noises outside his home and discovers an unidentified shoeprint. After his friend leaves for the night, Eric is not heard from for five days. His decomposing body is eventually discovered in his bed and it turns out […]

March 11, 1985. Waverly, Georgia. While holding a Bible class at the Rising Daughters Baptist Church, 66-year old deacon Harold Swain is summoned to the vestibule by an unidentified man. Harold is soon shot to death and when his 63-year old wife, Thelma Swain, goes to check on him, she is fatally shot as well. […]

February 3, 1964. Manchester, New Hampshire. The burned body of 54-year old Rena Paquette is discovered inside a pigsty on her family’s farm. Even though there are no containers for flammable substances at the scene, investigators believe that Rena set herself on fire and rule her death to be a suicide. However, many people suspect […]

March 22, 2010. Huixquilucan, Mexico. Paulette Gebara Farah, a four-year girl with developmental disabilities, vanishes from her bedroom and a massive search campaign fails to turn up any trace of her. Nine days later, Paulette’s decomposing body is discovered wedged between her mattress and the footboard of her bed, and a police inquiry rules that […]

June 27, 1994. Tacoma, Washington. 25-year old Michael Johnston and 19-year old Rochelle Robinson leave a get-together at a friend’s house. Later that morning, Michael is found shot to death outside Rochelle’s vehicle with his throat slashed. Rochelle is soon found stabbed to death on a remote road with her own throat slashed. Even though […]

October 13, 1997. Gillette, Wyoming. 14-year old Amanda Gallion leaves her home for school, but never arrives and is reported missing. Suspicion turns towards Amanda’s 20-year old boyfriend, Patrick Ghering, who denies any knowledge of her disappearance. Six days later, Patrick goes missing himself after his abandoned vehicle is discovered by the side of the […]

January 4, 1991. Lake Havasu City, Arizona. 42-year old audio designer John Iverson disappears from his home after a meeting with a machinist named Jack Weber. According to Iverson’s spouse, Kathy Munro, Weber had robbed her at gunpoint before kidnapping Iverson. After being a wanted fugitive for three months, Weber turns himself in, but there […]

November 19, 1985. Dawson County, Montana. After leaving his son’s farm in Oregon the previous day to take a lengthy road trip back to his home in Wisconsin, 67-year old Dexter Stefonek disappears and his burning car is discovered at an isolated rest area. Only a half hour earlier, a witness had seen an unidentified […]

July 11, 1996. Knoxville, Tennessee. The body of 31-year old Blair Adams is discovered in a parking lot. He is nude from the waist down with $4,000 worth of American, Canadian and German currency scattered around his body, and the cause of death is determined to be a violent blow which ruptured his stomach. Blair […]

October 18, 1987. Rochester, New Hampshire. 34-year old Alene “Lulu” Courchesne is found strangled to death next to a turnpike outside of town. Even though Lulu is engaged to someone else, she had gone out on a date the previous night with a man named Rick McCue. Rick is eventually charged with Lulu’s murder and […]

April 29, 2003. Nashville, Tennessee. 13-year old Tabitha Tuders leaves her house for school and is last seen walking through her neighbourhood towards her bus stop. Tabitha never boards the bus or arrives at school and when she fails to return home that evening, she is reported missing. Less than four months later, another young […]

November 18, 1995. Vicksburg, Mississippi. 62-year old Jacqueline Levitz, the wealthy widowed heiress to a furniture empire, vanishes from her home. Two days later, blood stains and evidence of a violent struggle are discovered inside her bedroom, creating the impression that Jacqueline met with foul play. Over the years, numerous suspects would be investigated, including […]

December 2, 1919. Toronto, Ontario. Ambrose Small, a wealthy 56-year old theater tycoon, has just completed a deal to sell off all his holdings for $1.7 million. After having a meeting with his lawyer at his office at the Grand Opera House, Small vanishes without a trace. Over the years, suspicion would be directed at […]

May 7, 1988. Mountainair, New Mexico. Steve Sandlin, a 21-year old rookie with the local police department, is found dead inside the station. He has been shot in the head and since the police chief pushes forward the theory that Steve’s death was either suicide or an accident, it is officially classified as “undetermined”. However, […]

April 5, 2018. Listeners of the “The Trail Went Cold” wake up to discover that after producing content for over two years, the podcast has suddenly made an appearance on Patreon. So I guess you could say… thank you for supporting our show! That’s right, “The Trail Went Cold” is finally available on Patreon and […]

September 18, 1966. Kenilworth, Illinois. 21-year old Valerie Percy, the daughter of Illinois Senatorial candidate Charles Percy, is bludgeoned and stabbed to death in her bedroom by an unknown intruder who has broken into her family’s affluent home. Valerie’s stepmother enters the room and catches a brief glimpse of the perpetrator, but he manages to […]

November 13, 1981. Stinson Beach, California. 44-year old John Paul Russell and 34-year old Bob Dozier emerge from the Pacific Ocean, claiming that their yacht, the Freedom II, sank after a large freighter crashed into them. John’s 30-year old wife, Suzanne Russell, and their 20-year old friend, Kristen Tomlin, were also on the boat and […]

November 16, 1969. Los Angeles, California. The murdered body of a young white female is discovered on a ravine overlooking Mulholland Canyon. She has been stabbed 157 times, but since she cannot be identified, the victim simply becomes known as “Jane Doe 59”. 46 years later, DNA testing officially identifies her as 19-year old Reet […]

March 29, 1989. Brooklyn, New York. A 22-year old African-American woman named Monique Rivera and her six-week old son, Andre Bryant, leave on a shopping trip with two unidentified women, but never return. The following day, Monique’s murdered body is discovered in a wooded area, but Andre is nowhere to be found. Within the next […]

June 12, 1985. Concord, California. Dottie Caylor, a 41-year old woman with a history of struggles with agoraphobia, is allegedly dropped off at a train station by her husband, Jule Caylor, before she leaves on a trip. The following day, Jule finds Dottie’s car in another train station’s parking lot with her purse inside, but […]

December 8, 2000. Dublin, Ireland. After spending a rainy evening at a staff Christmas party, 22-year old Trevor Deely walks from a nightclub to his place of employment, the Bank of Ireland Asset Management headquarters. Trevor chats with a co-worker and grabs an umbrella, but after leaving the building to walk home and passing by […]

August 19, 1977. Circleville, Ohio. After receiving a phone call, an angry Ron Gillispie frantically drives away from his home and dies after crashing into a tree. For the past several months, Ron’s wife, Mary Gillispie, had been receiving anonymous threatening letters expressing anger about her alleged affair with another man. In total, over a […]

February 14, 2006. Pahrump, Nevada. While working her shift at a bank, 41-year old Maureen Fields expresses concern that something is going to happen to her. The following day, Maureen fails to show up for work and her husband, Paul Fields, claims he last saw her when she left the house that morning. Maureen’s abandoned […]

September 8, 1981. Mount Vernon, South Dakota. 30-year old John Mathis contacts police to inform them that he has been shot in the arm after a struggle with a masked attacker on his farm. When police arrive, they discover that John’s wife, LaDonna Mathis, and their two children, four-year old Brian and two-year old Patrick, […]

May 5, 1996. Tijuana, Mexico. A young man is struck by a motorcycle while running across the highway and dies in hospital six days later. Three weeks pass before he is identified as Patrick Sean Kelly, a 22-year old Canadian film student who had gone missing from the University of Southern California. There are a […]

July 5, 1965. Lexington, Kentucky. After a night of heavy drinking with her husband and another couple, 39-year old Mary Marrs Cawein returns home. When morning hits, Mary is found dead in her bedroom chair and an autopsy would reveal she was murdered after ingesting carbolic acid. Suspicion immediately falls upon Mary’s husband, Dr. Madison […]

January 12, 1984. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Seven-year old Gary Grant Jr., the son of a local police detective, leaves his home after telling his mother he is meeting someone for an appointment. Two days later, Gary’s body is discovered in a vacant lot after he has been bludgeoned to death with a pipe. A […]

January 5, 1992. Gilmer, Texas. After finishing the night shift at a local video store, 17-year old Kelly Dae Wilson vanishes without explanation and her car is found in the parking lot with one of its tires slashed. Two years later, eight suspects, one of them a police officer investigating the case, are indicted for […]

November 27, 1970. Ventura County, California. While representing Leslie Van Houten during the Manson Family’s murder trial, 35-year old attorney Ronald Hughes leaves to go on a camping trip. He never returns and his decomposed body is found wedged between two boulders in a gorge four months later. While the actual cause of death cannot […]

April 20, 1989. Circle, Montana. While driving on the wrong side of a rural highway, 37-year old Patricia Meehan gets into a collision with another car. After staring blankly at the vehicle’s driver, Patricia walks out onto the prairie and disappears. During the next few months, there would be numerous sightings of a disoriented-woman resembling […]

Christmas Eve 1931. Superior, Arizona. While driving through the desert, a couple named Ed and Julia Stewart experience a flat tire and pull over to a remote spot. They soon discover an abandoned newborn baby girl inside a hatbox and turn her over to the authorities. While the story of the “Hatbox Baby” becomes a […]

Christmas Eve, 1973. New London, Connecticut. While changing a tire, 20-year old Kevin Showalter is struck by a passing vehicle and killed in a hit-and-run. When the local police botch the investigation and make no effort to solve the case, Kevin’s mother is forced to fight for answers on her own. Years later, a grand […]

December 22, 1967. Chicago, Illinois. After leaving work and picking up his son from school, Dr. John Branion, a prominent African-American physician who treated Martin Luther King Jr., returns home to discover that his wife, Donna Branion, has been shot to death. Police become suspicious of Dr. Branion’s behaviour and eventually charge him with the […]

February 24, 1978. Chico, California. After embarking on a road trip to attend a basketball game, five mentally disabled young men – 24-year old Jackie Huett, 29-year old Bill Sterling, 30-year old Jack Madruga, 32-year old Ted Weiher, and 25-year old Gary Mathias – begin the 50-mile drive back to their homes in Yuba County, […]