Best Rockefeller Audio Podcasts (2025)

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Zebb Quinn 31:13

11h ago31:13

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In January 2000, 18-year-old Zebb Quinn clocked out of his Walmart shift in Asheville, North Carolina, and vanished. Two weeks later, his car was found abandoned in a restaurant parking lot—with the headlights still on, a puppy trapped inside, and a strange lipstick drawing scrawled across the rear window. For years, suspicion swirled around the la…

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Patricia Meehan 42:01

3d ago42:01

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#294 - In 1989, 37-year-old Patricia Meehan crashed head-on into another car on a Montana highway. She calmly stepped out, stared at the other driver—and walked away into the night. She was never seen again… or was she? Over the years, thousands claimed to spot her across the country, yet not a single sighting was confirmed. Was it amnesia, a plann…

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Thomas Wales 31:29

7d ago31:29

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In October 2001, federal prosecutor Thomas Crane Wales was working late in the basement office of his Seattle home when a gunman crept into his backyard, raised a pistol to the window, and opened fire. The shooter vanished into the night — leaving behind the only unsolved assassination of a sitting federal prosecutor in U.S. history. Wales wasn’t j…

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Leslie Perlov and Janet Taylor 40:44

10d ago40:44

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#293 - In the early 1970s, two young women from Stanford University—Leslie Perlov and Janet Taylor—were strangled and left in remote areas just miles apart. Despite extensive investigations, both cases remained unsolved for decades. Nearly 50 years later, a stunning breakthrough in forensic genealogy revealed their killer: John Getreu, a seemingly …

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Texas Killing Fields 35:26

14d ago35:26

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Along a quiet stretch of I-45 between Houston and Galveston lies one of the most haunting mysteries in American true crime history. Dozens of young women have gone missing—or been found murdered—near this desolate area known as the Texas Killing Fields. Some of their names are known. Others were Jane Does for decades. A few suspects have emerged—so…

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Arlis Perry 35:41

17d ago35:41

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#292 - In 1974, 19-year-old Arlis Perry was brutally murdered inside Stanford University’s Memorial Church. Her body was discovered posed in a ritualistic manner, surrounded by religious objects—fueling decades of rumors about satanic cults and ritual sacrifice. Despite the collection of physical evidence, the case would remain unsolved for over 40…

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Jennifer Servo 18:16

21d ago18:16

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Jennifer Servo was 22 years old, ambitious, and just beginning her dream job as a television reporter in Abilene, Texas. But only weeks after moving into her new apartment, Jennifer was found murdered—strangled and beaten—in what looked like a deeply personal attack. There were no signs of forced entry. No arrests. And two decades later, her killer…

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Geetha Angara 35:36

24d ago35:36

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#291 - In 2005, chemist Geetha Angara vanished during her shift at a New Jersey water treatment plant. A day later, her body was found floating inside one of the facility’s massive water tanks—along with more questions than answers. Was it a tragic accident? Or a calculated murder perfectly concealed by the very environment she worked to protect? S…

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Blue Ridge Savings Bank Murders 32:24

28d ago32:24

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On May 16, 2003, three people were found shot execution-style inside a small bank in Greer, South Carolina. The victims—56-year-old bank teller Sylvia Holtzclaw and married couple Eb and Maggie Barnes—were forced into a back room and killed in cold blood. The killer left behind no fingerprints, no DNA, and no clear motive. More than two decades lat…

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Jessica Chambers 43:42

1M ago43:42

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#290 - On a cold December night in 2014, first responders in Courtland, Mississippi, arrived at the scene of a car fire—only to discover something far more horrifying. Nineteen-year-old Jessica Chambers was found walking down a rural road, covered in burns and barely clinging to life. Before succumbing to her injuries, she tried to name her attacke…

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Robert Wone 37:00

1M ago37:00

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In August 2006, 32-year-old attorney Robert Wone planned to spend a quiet night at a friend’s home in Washington, D.C. Less than 90 minutes after arriving, he was dead—stabbed three times in the chest while lying in bed. The three men who lived in the home claimed an intruder was responsible. But with no signs of forced entry, a suspiciously clean …

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Torrey Pines Beach Murders 46:51

1M ago46:51

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#289 - Torrey Pines State Beach in California is a place where many come to find peace. But for two young women, it became the backdrop of unspeakable tragedy. In August 1978, police officers responded to the beach, where they found the body of 15-year-old Barbara Nantais lying on the sand. She had been strangled and beaten to death, and one of her…

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Missy Bevers 33:52

1M ago33:52

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It’s just after 4 o’clock in the morning on April 18, 2016. A fitness instructor arrives at a local church in Midlothian, Texas, ready to set up for her early morning boot camp class. But within less than an hour, she would be dead. When her students arrived, they found their instructor, 45-year-old Missy Beavers, lying in a pool of blood, brutally…

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Lynette White 39:42

2M ago39:42

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#288 - It was Valentine’s Day, 1988, in Wales. While couples exchanged roses and love notes, in a small flat above a betting shop, a young woman lay brutally murdered. Her name was Lynette White. She was just 20 years old. What followed her death wasn’t just a murder investigation—it was a legal and forensic nightmare. Five innocent men were accuse…

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Lauren Dumolo 43:22

2M ago43:22

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On a hot summer morning in June 2020, 29-year-old Lauren Dumolo left her Cape Coral, Florida apartment and was never seen again. Her purse was found abandoned on a bench at Four Freedoms Park. Her cell phone? Back at her apartment. And her flip-flops—discovered later—near a drainage ditch just blocks from where she was last seen. There was no note.…

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Yarmila and Scott Falatar 44:28

2M ago44:28

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#287 - Imagine waking up to find your entire world shattered—and being told you’re the one who destroyed it. In 1997, Phoenix, Arizona, was rocked by a gruesome and baffling crime. Yarmila Falater, a devoted wife and mother, was found stabbed over 40 times and drowned in her own backyard pool. The suspect? Her husband, Scott Falater—a devout Mormon…

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Trial Recap: Karen Read 1:06:27

2M ago1:06:27

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#286 - In January 2022, Boston police officer John O’Keefe was found dead in the snow outside the home of another police officer. The case quickly captured national attention—not just because of the tragedy itself, but because of the woman accused of killing him: Karen Read. If you’ve been following Forensic Tales, you might remember that we covere…

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Elizabeth Barazza 39:34

2M ago39:34

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Today’s story takes us to a quiet suburb just outside Houston, Texas. It was early in the morning—January 25th, 2019. Elizabeth Barraza, a 29-year-old wife, friend, and beloved Harry Potter and Star Wars superfan, was setting up for a garage sale in her own driveway. She was cheerful, excited, and looking forward to an anniversary trip with her hus…

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Tamla Horsford 47:52

2M ago47:52

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#285 - It was supposed to be a fun night.A group of moms—neighbors and friends—gathered for an adult slumber party. Alcohol, games, laughter… the kind of night where you let loose, take off your responsibilities, and just be yourself. But by the next morning, one of them was dead. Her name was Tamla Horsford. A 40-year-old mother of five.She was fo…

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Vicki Lynn Belk 35:29

2M ago35:29

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In the heat of Maryland summer in 1979, a young woman’s life was brutally cut short — and for over four decades, the case went cold. Vicki Lynn Belk was just 28 years old when she vanished, her vibrant future stolen in an instant. For years, investigators pored over evidence, haunted by the lack of answers. But it wasn’t until the power of modern f…

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Sydney Land 40:31

3M ago40:31

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Las Vegas is known for its bright lights, bustling nightlife, and the illusion that anything is possible. But beneath the surface, there are darker truths—truths hidden behind closed doors, secrets people would kill to keep. In October 2016, 21-year-old Sydney Land and her boyfriend were found murdered inside their apartment. The case remains unsol…

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Rachel Nickell 39:58

3M ago39:58

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It was a July morning on Wimbledon Common when Rachel Nickell took her usual walk with her two-year-old son. What happened next would send shockwaves through the UK and spark one of the most controversial investigations in modern British history. A young woman brutally murdered in broad daylight. A toddler left clinging to her lifeless body. And a …

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Donna Macho 35:09

3M ago35:09

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February 26, 1984. East Windsor, New Jersey. Nineteen-year-old Donna Macho disappears from her family home without a trace. Her car is found abandoned near a sewer plant, and her skeletal remains are discovered 11 years later in a wooded area near a farm. At the time of her disappearance, the police had a promising suspect, but given the limitation…

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The Setagaya Family Murders 34:27

3M ago34:27

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On the night of December 30th, 2000, in the quiet suburbs of Tokyo, a family prepared to ring in the new year. Mikio and Yasuko Miyazawa, along with their two young children—8-year-old Niina and 6-year-old Rei—were at home, winding down the final hours of the 20th century. But someone else was in the house. Sometime between nightfall and dawn, a ki…

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Barry and Honey Sherman 49:44

3M ago49:44

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#281 - In December 2017, first responders arrived at a sprawling mansion in one of Toronto’s wealthiest neighborhoods. What they found inside would shock the nation. Barry Sherman, a billionaire pharmaceutical tycoon, and his wife, Honey, were found dead at the edge of their indoor pool. No signs of forced entry. No note. Just two lifeless bodies a…

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Holly Bobo Revisited: Case Updates with ABC News Senior Correspondent Eva Pilgrim 39:27

3M ago39:27

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#280 - This week, we're revisiting a case that captured national attention and shattered a small Tennessee community—the abduction and murder of 20-year-old nursing student Holly Bobo. It’s been over a decade since Holly disappeared from her home, sparking the largest search effort in state history. And while her remains were eventually found and a…

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Carina Saunders 48:32

4M ago48:32

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It started with a missing person report — a 19-year-old woman last seen getting into a red Ford truck near Oklahoma City. Just two weeks later, the horror truly began. In October 2011, the dismembered remains of Carina Saunders were discovered stuffed inside a duffel bag behind a grocery store in Oklahoma City. What followed was a tangled web of su…

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Angela Samota 47:33

4M ago47:33

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#279 - She was young, bright, and full of promise. Angela Samota was a 20-year-old college student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She had a tight-knit circle of friends, a good boyfriend, and a future that seemed limitless. But on one October night in 1984, everything changed. After a night out with friends, Angela returned to h…

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Yvonne Menke 51:30

4M ago51:30

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#278 - December 12, 1985. St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. A quiet morning was shattered by gunfire. Forty-five-year-old mother of four, Yvonne Menke, was found shot to death outside her apartment—one bullet to the neck, two to the back of the head. The killer vanished, leaving behind only footprints in the snow and a trail of unanswered questions. For …

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Father's Day Bank Massacre 51:00

4M ago51:00

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#11 - On a quiet Sunday morning in 1990, as families across Denver celebrated Father's Day, an audacious crime unfolded behind the locked doors of the United Bank Tower. When the vault was finally opened later that day, $200,000 was gone, and four people were left for dead. What seemed like an open-and-shut case quickly spiraled into one of the mos…

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Gretchen Harrington 51:38

4M ago51:38

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#277 - In August 1975, 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington left her parent’s house in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, heading to summer vacation Bible school class. The church was less than a mile up the road, and she had walked it many times in the past, but something about this morning was different. Gretchen never made it. Two months later, her remain…

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Sonia Carmen Herok Stone 43:35

4M ago43:35

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#276 - In October 1981, a 30-year-old single mother living in Carmel, California, was brutally murdered in her own home. She was found strangled to death, and the case shocked the quiet, upscale community of Carmel. For many years, there were few leads, and the case went cold. But in 2020, thanks to advancements in DNA technology, investigators wer…

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Murder of Molly Bish 51:51

4M ago51:51

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On the morning of June 27, 2000, 16-year-old Molly Bish was dropped off by her mother at Comins Pon in Warren, Massachusettes, where she worked as a lifeguard. Her mother noticed a strange man in a white car near the parking lot but thought little of it at the time. Later that day, visitors to the pond found the lifeguard empty and reported it. Mol…

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Zombie Hunter 49:30

5M ago49:30

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#275 - Throughout the early 1990s, Phoenix, Arizona, was terrorized by a series of violent crimes, including the murders of two young women. The crimes went unsolved for decades, and the man responsible remained unidentified. By the time the police caught up to him, he had a new persona and was hiding in plain sight. But besides the two victims he …

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Teresa Lee Scalf 42:49

5M ago42:49

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#274 - In October 1986, a 29-year-old nurse and mother was found dead inside her Polk County, Florida home. The attack was so vicious that it left her nearly decapitated. Despite the tremendous amount of DNA evidence left behind at the crime scene, investigators were unable to identify her killer for over three decades. But just when everyone thoug…

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Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre 56:47

5M ago56:47

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On February 10, 1990, two armed masked men entered Las Cruces Bowl while the employees were preparing to open for the day. They forced seven people into the back office and damaged money from the safe. After taking the money, the gunmen shot all seven victims at close range before setting the office on fire. Four people survived, but four were kill…

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Gareth Williams 1:02:37

5M ago1:02:37

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#273 - The death of UK spy Gareth Williams in 2010 has become one of the most high-profile unsolved mysteries in years after his naked body was discovered padlocked inside a duffel bag. Described as a genius mathematician who the intelligence service had recruited, Gareth’s exact cause of death remains unknown, and people can’t agree whether he cou…

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Esther Gonzalez 40:24

5M ago40:24

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#272 - In February 1979, 17-year-old high school student Esther Gonzalez was attacked while walking from her parent’s house to her sister’s home in Riverside County, California. The following day, her body was found dumped in a snowpack near a highway. Without any solid leads or suspects, the case went cold for more than 45 years until the police w…

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The Notes [Death of Ricky McCormick Part 3] 37:32

5M ago37:32

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Part 3 of the Death of Ricky McCormick - "The Notes" On June 30th, 1999, Ricky McCormick was found dead in a remote Missouri cornfield. Although the medical examiner was unable to come up with an exact cause of death, the police have always suspected foul play. Throughout Ricky's 41 years on earth, he found himself in trouble with the law and ran i…

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David and Robert Bintz 54:08

5M ago54:08

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#271 - In the summer of 1987, a young bartender from Green Bay, Wisconsin, goes missing, only to turn up dead hours later. The police interviewed dozens of people, including the customers who were at the bar with the victim the night before. Almost all of them said they noticed a strange man hanging around the bar wearing a flannel shirt despite te…

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Final Days [Death of Ricky McCormick Part 2] 36:09

6M ago36:09

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Part 2 of the Death of Ricky McCormick - "Final Days" On June 30th, 1999, Ricky McCormick was found dead in a remote Missouri cornfield. Although the medical examiner was unable to come up with an exact cause of death, the police have always suspected foul play. Throughout Ricky's 41 years on earth, he found himself in trouble with the law and ran …

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Dolly Madison Murders 47:16

6M ago47:16

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#270 - In September 2002, two women were found dead inside the Dolly Madison bakery in Great Bend, Kansas. They were 24-year-old Mandi Alexander and 79-year-old Mary Drake. Even after years of investigating and the discovery of foreign DNA on one of the victims, the case of the Dolly Madison murders is still unsolved today. How might new advancemen…

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Body in a Cornfield [Death of Ricky McCormick Part 1] 33:38

6M ago33:38

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Part 1 of the Death of Ricky McCormick - "Body in a Cornfield" On June 30th, 1999, Ricky McCormick was found dead in a remote Missouri cornfield. Although the medical examiner was unable to come up with an exact cause of death, the police have always suspected foul play. Throughout Ricky's 41 years on earth, he found himself in trouble with the law…

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Susan Schwarz 41:58

6M ago41:58

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#269 - Over 40 years ago, Susan Schwarz was found bound and shot to death inside her own Washington home. At first, the police suspected this was somehow a robbery gone wrong. But over the years, that theory fizzled out, and they began looking at someone very close to the victim. However, without any forensic evidence linking him to the crime, woul…

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Persons of Interest [Florence Salon Murders Part 5] 31:51

6M ago31:51

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Ep. #5 Florence Salon Murders "Persons of Interest" *If you haven't already listened to Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4, "The Hair Gallery," "Black Sunglasses," "A Man in a Top Hat," & "Great Bend, Kansas," it is highly recommended to listen to those episodes before this one. *This is the final episode of the Florence Salon Murders series. Three women are fou…

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Lucille Johnson 40:54

6M ago40:54

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#268 - A 78-year-old grandmother was found dead inside her Salt Lake City, Utah, home in February 1991. But for years, her brutal murder baffled investigators. Who would want to kill an elderly lady inside her very own home? The case remained a mystery for two decades until investigators got the clue needed from a very unlikely source: A children’s…

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Great Bend, Kansas [Florence Salon Murders Part 4] 34:08

6M ago34:08

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Ep. #4 Florence Salon Murders "Great Bend, Kansas." *If you haven't already listened to Episodes 1 2 & 3 "The Hair Gallery" "Black Sunglasses," & "A Man in a Top Hat" it is highly recommended to listen to those episodes before this one. Three women are found stabbed to death inside a Florence, Montana salon. Their bodies were discovered by a regula…

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Janet Abaroa 42:49

6M ago42:49

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#267 - In April 2005, 25-year-old Janet Abaroa was discovered stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home - she had been found by her husband, Raven. Nothing else in the home was disturbed, and the couple’s 6-month-old son, Kaiden, was found unharmed in another bedroom. The question of who killed Janet became a mystery that quickly captivated t…

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A Man in a Top Hat [Florence Salon Murders Part 3] 22:45

7M ago22:45

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Ep. #3 Florence Salon Murders "A Man in a Top Hat" *If you haven't already listened to Episodes 1 & 2, "The Hair Gallery" &"Black Sunglasses," it is highly recommended to listen to those episodes before this one. Three women are found stabbed to death inside a Florence, Montana salon. Their bodies were discovered by a regular customer who reported …

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Jeanne Childs 44:49

7M ago44:49

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#266 - It’s a case that haunted the authorities for decades. A woman is stabbed to death a total of 65 times inside her Minneapolis apartment. Although the scene overflowed with physical and forensic evidence, the case eventually turned cold. It wasn’t until the police collected DNA from a hot dog napkin that they finally got the break they had hop…

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