Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.
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In September of 2017, a 19-year-old woman headed to a party at a Chicago hotel, only to be found dead in one of their unused hotel freezers under suspicious circumstances, just hours after being reported missing. This is the story of Kenneka Jenkins.
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Andrea DelVesco // 433
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 β’ Duration 50:03
In September of 2015, a Los Angeles apartment building full of UCLA sorority sisters caught on fire. Luckily, no one was killed in the flames, but to the surprise of its residents, a 21-year-old womanβs remains were revealed inside. The manner of death was ruled homicide after it was determined she had been stabbed 19 times, and as police reviewed surveillance footage in the area and interviewed locals, a suspect emerged. This is the murder of Andrea DelVesco.
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Patrick Mullins // 424
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 β’ Duration 48:25
In January of 2013, a 52-year-old high school librarian from Florida headed out on his boat for a quick afternoon ride. When he didnβt return home, an intense search ensued, leading investigators to his remains tied to an anchor. His body was found floating in the water, but he hadnβt drowned...he had been shot. And with the circumstances around his strange death, his family pushed for justice. This is the story of Patrick Mullins.
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Yuba County Five // 334
Friday, August 25, 2023 β’ Duration 50:51
In February of 1978, a group of five men went missing in the lush wilderness of Northern California while on their way home from a college basketball game. After the snow melted in June, four of their bodies were recovered, scattered miles from their abandoned car. As for the fifth member of their group, he mysteriously vanished altogether. As their causes of death were revealed, police wondered what had driven the men into the forest in the first place, and why things unfolded the way they did. These are the stories of Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, and Jackie Huett, and Gary Mathias, also known, as the Yuba County Five.
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CASE SOURCES
ο»Ώ1. Historic Mysteries:Β https://www.historicmysteries.com/yuba-county-five/
2. Strange Outdoors:Β https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/tag/Ted+weiher+death
3. The Sacramento Bee:Β https://www.newspapers.com/image/620944080/?terms=yuba%20county%20five&match=1
4. All That's Interesting:Β https://allthatsinteresting.com/yuba-county-five
5. Autobiography:Β https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09PR565KY/ref=atv_dp_sign_suc_3P
6. Washington Post:Β https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-back/f8b30b11-baeb-4351-89f3-26456a76a4fb/
7. Jack's Find A Grave:Β https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74257245/jack-antone-madruga
8. Ted's Find A Grave:Β https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170496384/theodore-earl-weiher
9. Jackie's Find A Grave:Β https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154899123/jackie-c-huett
10. Oroville Mercury Register:Β https://www.newspapers.com/image/681872430/?terms=ted%20weiher%20obituary&match=1
11. Without A Trace:Β https://without-a-trace.com/2020/07/31/strange-stories-the-bizarre-case-of-the-yuba-city-five/2/
12. The Human Exception:Β https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/the-yuba-county-5-revisited/
13. The Human Exception:Β https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/the-yuba-county-5/
14. The Charley Project:Β https://charleyproject.org/case/gary-dale-mathias
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Dana Laskowski // 333
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 β’ Duration 42:38
In August of 2001, a 36-year-old mom of three was found murdered in her own home in Washington. No one could understand who would kill her and why, but as police dug deeper into potential suspects, a journey entry with the desire to βkill someone and get away with itβ would ultimately crack the case. This is the story of Dana Laskowski.
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CASE SOURCES
1. Inquisitr:Β https://www.inquisitr.com/3503818/dana-laskowski-emily-lauenborg-betrayed-puyallup-mom-found-dead-in-home-killed-by-strong-drug-crazed-teen-on-investigation-discovery
2. A Time To Kill:Β https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14604820/
3. Thought Catalog:Β https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/04/the-murderer-who-wrote-kill-someone-get-away-with-it-on-her-bucket-list/
4. Find A Grave:Β https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51492906/dana-e-laskowski
5. Oxygen:Β https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/emily-lauenborg-murders-dana-laskowski-in-bucket-list-killing
6. The News Tribune:Β https://www.newspapers.com/image/741753088/?terms=dana%20laskowski&match=1
7. The Seattle Times:Β https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19940102&slug=1887572
8. The News Tribune:Β https://www.newspapers.com/image/741771184/?terms=dana%20laskowski&match=1
9. The Cinemaholic:Β https://thecinemaholic.com/dana-laskowski-murder-where-is-emily-lauenborg-now/
10. Medium:Β https://medium.com/true-crime-fans/loving-mother-killed-by-teen-because-murder-was-on-their-bucket-list-ab7dcc153a0a
11. Medium:Β https://thewickedtruthblog.com/teen-killer-wears-victims-t-shirt-to-funeral-gets-caught-by-her-own-diary-762c6ddaa864
12. My Life of Crime:Β https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2012/12/02/dana-laskowski-murder-8312001-payallup-wa-emily-lauenborg-pled-guilty-sentenced-to-6-12-years-in-prison/
13. Seattle Times:Β https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030317&slug=plea17m
14. Bill's Find A Grave:Β https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253984478/william-harvey-ross
15. Killer In Plain Sight:Β https://www.hulu.com/watch/b01ec152-1d33-422a-835d-445176ea9d1a
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The Boys on the Track // 332
Saturday, August 19, 2023 β’ Duration 42:15
In August of 1987, two teenage boys were hit by a freight train in the woods of Arkansas. What was originally believed to be a tragic accident quickly evolved into a controversial case believed now to be a homicide cover up. These are the murders of Don Henry and Kevin Ives, otherwise as The Boys On The Track.
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CASE SOURCES
ο»Ώ1. Kevin's Find A Grave:Β https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24200232/larry-kevin-ives
2. Don's FInd A Grave:Β https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150438891/don-george-henry
3. Arkansas Democrat:Β https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jun/05/mom-of-cold-case-victim-dies/
4. Unsolved Mysteries Forum:Β https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Don_Henry_and_Kevin_Ives
5. ID Files:Β https://idfiles.com/
6. Baxter Bulletin:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/412571375/?terms=kevin%20ives&match=1
7. Unsolved Mysteries:Β https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxDQDNlx1tI
8. Baxter Bulletin:Β https://www.newspapers.com/image/412451017/?terms=don%20henry%20kevin%20ives%20obituary&match=1
9. The Crime Reel:Β https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvSeiCNorEk
10. The Daily World:Β https://www.newspapers.com/image/950323857/?terms=%22kevin%20ives%22%20sister&match=1
11. Baxter Bulletin:Β https://www.newspapers.com/image/412416815/?terms=%22curtis%20henry%22&match=1
12. The Daily World:Β https://www.newspapers.com/image/950299839/?terms=linda%20ives&match=1
13. Arkansas Gravestones:Β https://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=1133087
14. Arkansas Online:Β https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/nov/13/two-suspects-08-death-head-court-20111113/
15. Biographics:Β https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqWJcf3-JMM
16. KATV:Β https://katv.com/news/local/fbi-memo-reveals-drug-smuggling-at-mena-airport-in-1980
17. Caselaw:Β https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-8th-circuit/1161365.html
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Savanna Greywind // 331
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 β’ Duration 44:03
In August of 2017, a 22-year-old North Dakota woman headed to a neighborβs apartment to help with a sewing project, and never returned home. When her body was discovered in a river days later, her loved ones were horrified to learn why. This is the murder of Savanna Greywind.
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CASE SOURCESο»Ώ
1. Find A Grave:Β https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183207843/savanna-marie-lafontaine-greywind
2. Inforum:Β https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/crews-prison-confidant-gives-explosive-testimony-in-murder-conspiracy-trial
3. Valley News Live:Β https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Brooke-Crews-testifies-gruesome-details--494276921.html
4. Twin Cities Pioneer Press:Β https://www.twincities.com/2017/08/24/newborn-found-2-questioned-in-fargo-womans-disappearance/
5. Valley News Live:Β https://www.valleynewslive.com/2021/08/20/remembering-savanna-greywind-four-years-later/
6. Lies, Crimes, and Video:Β https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14156990/
7. HPR:Β https://hpr1.com/index.php/feature/news/this-was-a-play-straight-from-hell/
8. Everipedia:Β https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/william-hoehn
9. The Florida Times-Union:Β https://www.jacksonville.com/story/special/special-sections/2018/09/26/woman-who-cut-fetus-from-victims-womb-said-boyfriend-pressured-her-to-produce-baby/10007845007/
10. New Zealand Herald:Β https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/creepy-past-of-baby-obsessed-brooke-crews/Q7KLX44555L6VGVKKDLW2HZEJE/#:~:text=After%20Crews%20returned%20from%20Australia,two%20children%20with%20Carl%20Crews.
11. Daily Star:Β https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/savanna-greywind-brooke-crew-haisley-18678268
12. The DickinsonΒ Press:Β https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/we-are-treating-it-as-a-criminal-investigation-fargo-police-say-about-missing-pregnant-woman
13. KVRR:Β https://www.kvrr.com/2018/02/02/55469/
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Regina Krieger // 330
Saturday, August 12, 2023 β’ Duration 41:47
In February of 1995, a 14-year-old girl went missing from her Idaho basement bedroom, leaving behind a trail of blood. Despite police believing she had run away, her body surfaced two months later, proving she had been stabbed in the throat and chest. When reports came in about a man showing up to a party covered in blood on the night of her disappearance, a local was arrested. But did they get the right guy? This is the story of Regina Krieger.
BONUS EPISODES
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CASE SOURCES
1. The Cinemaholic:Β https://thecinemaholic.com/regina-krieger-murder/
2. Law & Crime:Β https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-who-showed-up-to-party-covered-in-blood-convicted-in-1995-cold-case-murder-of-14-year-old-regina-krieger/
3. Find A Grave:Β https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121971813/regina-lee-krieger
4. Magic Valley:Β https://magicvalley.com/news/local/national-crime-show-spotlights-burley-teens-murder-case/article_9b18e806-4029-11ed-b46c-53822fb75aac.html
5. Oxygen:Β https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/gilberto-rodriguez-found-guilty-of-murdering-regina-krieger
6. On the Case with Paula Zahn:Β https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/changing-stories
7. Idaho State Journal:Β https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/cold-case-murder-suspect-in-court-witnesses-describe-girls-1995-death/article_68953605-1163-5131-9e3d-729b721e3488.html
8. South Idaho Press:Β https://www.newspapers.com/image/568115171/?terms=Regina%20Krieger&match=1
9. Leagle:Β https://www.leagle.com/decision/inidco20110831227
10. KHQ:Β https://www.khq.com/news/inmate-to-be-sentenced-for-prison-rape/article_fa1c8e69-8c35-54bd-8fdd-c238f68059bb.html#:~:text=Thompson%20raped%20his%20cell%20mate,Falls%2C%20Bonneville%20and%20Cassia%20counties.
11. Facebook:Β https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=351163048423153&set=pcb.351163955089729
12. Seattle Times:Β https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/slain-teens-mom-holds-forgiveness-not-anger-for-suspect/
13. FindLaw:Β https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/id-court-of-appeals/1297048.html
14. Magic Valley:Β https://magicvalley.com/gilberto-rodriguez-murder-trial-in-death-of-teen-regina-krieger-starts/article_5fd755d1-eed7-56eb-b595-99a3e14ba189.html
15. KMVT:Β https://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Man-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-charge-in-1995-death-of-Burley-girl-506182791.html
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Cory Barron // 329
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 β’ Duration 47:13
In July of 2014, a 22-year-old man went missing during a massive country music concert in Ohio. As police reviewed surveillance and interviewed patrons, they didnβt find any evidence that he had left the stadium at all. But after searching the entire stadium, they didnβt find him in it either. As the mystery deepened as to what exactly happened to him, a call came in to police that would change everything. This is the story of Cory Barron.
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Jacqueline Vandagriff // 328
Sunday, August 6, 2023 β’ Duration 42:42
In September of 2016, a 24-year-old womanβs body was found burning in a kiddie pool in the woods near a lake in Grapevine, Texas. She was last seen visiting a bar in search of a job, and after police reviewed the surveillance video from her visit, they saw her speaking to her killer. And as it turned out, he had a history of stalking. This is the story of Jacqueline Vandagriff.
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