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- 431 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 378 – Leroy Drieth and Shelly Malone
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 […]
Wed, 08 May 2024 - 1h 01min - 430 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 377 – John Glasgow
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 […]
Wed, 01 May 2024 - 55min - 429 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 376 – Monika Rizzo
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 […]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 50min - 428 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 375 – Vernon Shipman, Charles Glass, and Louise Davis Shumate
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 […]
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 1h 14min - 427 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 374 – Malakia Logan
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 […]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 45min - 426 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 373 – Tommy Gibson
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 […]
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 1h 04min - 425 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 372 – Anne Barber Dunlap
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 […]
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 56min - 424 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 371 – Ginni Wood, Kelly Gaskins, and Ervin Williams
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 […]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 45min - 423 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 370 – Jeffrey Digman, Billy Ray Hargrove, and Mike Carmichael
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 […]
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 1h 04min - 422 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – Mysteries on the True Crime Express
…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 […]
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 1h 30min - 421 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 369 – Update, Part 5
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 […]
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 49min - 420 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 368 – Lynne Harper, Part 2
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 […]
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 1h 33min - 419 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 367 – Lynne Harper, Part 1
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 […]
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 1h 12min - 418 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 366 – Patricia Viola
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 […]
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 48min - 417 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 365 – Phylicia Thomas and Jennifer Barziloski
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 […]
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 59min - 416 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 364 – The Lane Bryant Shooting
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 […]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 53min - 415 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 363 – Heidi Seeman and Erica Botello
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 […]
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 1h 00min - 414 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 362 – Margaret Dash, Retha Hiers, and Donyelle Johnson
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 […]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 47min - 413 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 361 – Jack Brown
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 […]
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 51min - 412 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 360 – Patrick Mullins
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 […]
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 - 52min - 411 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – New Year New Binge
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! […]
Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 2h 55min - 410 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 359 – Update, Part 4
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 […]
Wed, 27 Dec 2023 - 1h 18min - 409 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 358 – Amber Crum
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 […]
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 48min - 408 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 357 – Paul Logan and Tracey Mertens
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 […]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023 - 1h 01min - 407 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 356 – Cathy Jo Bohlken
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, […]
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 58min - 406 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 355 – Amy Wroe Bechtel
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 […]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 - 1h 03min - 405 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 354 – Danielle LaRue
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 […]
Wed, 22 Nov 2023 - 49min - 404 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 353 – The Chen Family Murders
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 […]
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 - 43min - 403 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 352 – Rae Ann Mossor and Norman Ladner
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 […]
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 - 58min - 402 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 351 – Martha Moxley (Part 2)
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 […]
Wed, 01 Nov 2023 - 1h 12min - 401 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – Maze of Secrets
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 […]
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 - 1h 27min - 400 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 350 – Martha Moxley (Part 1)
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 […]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 - 1h 01min - 399 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 349 – Ronald Sisman and Elizabeth Platzman
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 […]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023 - 53min - 398 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 348 – Tina Marie Janose
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 […]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023 - 42min - 397 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 347 – Michael Negrete
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 […]
Wed, 04 Oct 2023 - 42min - 396 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – Unsolved Mysteries Guilty Pleasures
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 […]
Wed, 27 Sep 2023 - 50min - 395 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 346 – Linda Kerr
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 […]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 - 43min - 394 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 345 – Gary McCullough and Lena Chapin
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 […]
Wed, 13 Sep 2023 - 58min - 393 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 344 – Jim Rice and Mark Groezinger
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 […]
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 - 1h 00min - 392 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 343 – The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Part 2)
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 […]
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 - 1h 01min - 391 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 342 – The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Part 1)
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 […]
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 - 1h 03min - 390 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 341 – Carol Ann Cole
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 […]
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 - 51min - 389 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 340 – The Lost Boys of Hannibal
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 […]
Wed, 09 Aug 2023 - 1h 01min - 388 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 339 – Charles Horvath
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 […]
Wed, 02 Aug 2023 - 48min - 387 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 338 – Jay Given
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 […]
Wed, 26 Jul 2023 - 57min - 386 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 337 – Carolyn Eaton
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 […]
Wed, 19 Jul 2023 - 45min - 385 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 336 – Omar Laparra
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 […]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 - 52min - 384 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 335 – Nancy Snow
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 […]
Wed, 05 Jul 2023 - 40min - 383 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 334 – Chad Langford
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 […]
Wed, 28 Jun 2023 - 57min - 382 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 333 – Alonzo Brooks
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 […]
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 - 57min - 381 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 332 – Adam Hecht
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 […]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023 - 41min - 380 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 331 – Jean Bradley
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 […]
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 - 41min - 379 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 330 – The Fowler Twins
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 […]
Wed, 31 May 2023 - 50min - 378 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 329 – Lola Celli
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 […]
Wed, 24 May 2023 - 43min - 377 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 328 – The Florence Salon Murders
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 […]
Wed, 17 May 2023 - 54min - 376 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – Deadly Devotion: Motherhood & Mayhem
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. […]
Sun, 14 May 2023 - 2h 21min - 375 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 327 – Lucia Kai Roberts
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 […]
Wed, 10 May 2023 - 45min - 374 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 326 – John Cheek & Gordon Collins
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 […]
Wed, 03 May 2023 - 48min - 373 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 325 – Sarah Skiba, Paul Skiba, and Lorenzo Chivers
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 […]
Wed, 26 Apr 2023 - 58min - 372 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 324 – Eric Coy & Jeremy Stoner
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 […]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023 - 1h 02min - 371 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 323 – Lisa Myers Neugent
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 […]
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 - 39min - 370 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – Deceptions & Resurrections
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 […]
Sun, 09 Apr 2023 - 2h 16min - 369 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 322 – Bobby Bizup
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 […]
Wed, 05 Apr 2023 - 50min - 368 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 321 – The Bellingham John Doe
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 […]
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 - 46min - 367 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – Larry Race
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. […]
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 50min - 366 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 320 – Verna Bjerky
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 […]
Wed, 15 Mar 2023 - 45min - 365 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 319 – Natasha Jennings
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 […]
Wed, 08 Mar 2023 - 44min - 364 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 318 – The Eleven Who Went to Heaven (Part 2)
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 […]
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 - 1h 35min - 363 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 317 – The Eleven Who Went to Heaven (Part 1)
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 […]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023 - 57min - 362 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 316 – John & Shelly Markley
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 […]
Wed, 15 Feb 2023 - 53min - 361 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – My Bloody Valentine
…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 […]
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 - 2h 14min - 360 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 315 – Hugh & Dian Harlin, Larry Costine & Melissa Jo Sermons
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 […]
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 - 53min - 359 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 314 – Lindsay Buziak
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 […]
Wed, 01 Feb 2023 - 1h 21min - 358 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 313 – The St. Louis Jane Doe
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. […]
Wed, 25 Jan 2023 - 51min - 357 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 312 – Bryan Nisenfeld
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 […]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023 - 46min - 356 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 311 – Bernd Goericke & Andrea Scherpf
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 […]
Wed, 11 Jan 2023 - 55min - 355 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 310 – Update, Part 3
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 […]
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 - 1h 18min - 354 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 309 – Q&A
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 […]
Wed, 28 Dec 2022 - 1h 56min - 353 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 308 – Ricky Jean Bryant
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 […]
Wed, 21 Dec 2022 - 40min - 352 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 307 – David Spencer & Patrick Warren
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 […]
Wed, 14 Dec 2022 - 40min - 351 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 306 – Steven Koecher
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 […]
Wed, 07 Dec 2022 - 1h 03min - 350 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 305 – Robert Dirscherl
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 […]
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 - 45min - 349 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 304 – Karina Holmer
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 […]
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 - 49min - 348 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 303 – Bob Harrod
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 […]
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 - 45min - 347 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 302 – Deborah Sanders
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 […]
Wed, 09 Nov 2022 - 40min - 346 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 301 – Lynn Amos & Megan Curl
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 […]
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 - 43min - 345 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – A Nightmare Before Halloween (Part 2)
…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 […]
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 - 2h 20min - 344 - The Trail Went Cold – Bonus Episode – A Nightmare Before Halloween (Part 1)
…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 […]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 - 2h 23min - 343 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 300 – The Bennington Triangle
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 […]
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 - 59min - 342 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 299 – Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
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 […]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 - 58min - 341 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 298 – John Harden
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 […]
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 - 44min - 340 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 297 – Leon Laureles
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 […]
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 - 44min - 339 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 296 – Morgan Nick
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 […]
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 - 44min - 338 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 295 – Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
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 […]
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 - 58min - 337 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 294 – Roger Ellison
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 […]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022 - 51min - 336 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 293 – Mario Amado
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 […]
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 - 41min - 335 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 292 – Jennifer Fairgate
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 […]
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 - 1h 01min - 334 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 291 – Margie Dabney
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 […]
Wed, 24 Aug 2022 - 38min - 333 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 290 – Chris Metallic & Dean Mortensen
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. […]
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 - 46min - 332 - The Trail Went Cold – Episode 289 – Justin Burgwinkel
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. […]
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