Join Amy and Mark as they break down this chilling case: Was payback the motive for the murder of a detective’s 7-year-old son? On January 12, 1984, young Gary Grant Jr. enjoyed a rare midweek holiday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He lived with his mother, May, after his parents’ separation. That morning, Gary mentioned having a secret appointment …

During the holiday season of 1981, Rhonda Hinson, a recent high school graduate and clerical worker, attended her first company Christmas party. After leaving the party around midnight, Rhonda began her 10-mile drive home. At 1:00 AM, her mother, Judy Hinson, awoke with a premonition that something terrible had happened to her daughter. Rhonda’s ca…

On October 13, 1982, in Morro Bay, California, the decomposed body of 43-year-old Dian Harlin was found in a stand of trees next to a beach, strangled with a leash belonging to one of her dogs. Her eccentric 47-year-old husband, Hugh Harlin, had failed to report her missing for eleven days, and given the couple’s turbulent relationship, Hugh became…

On September 13, 1992, Susan “Su” Taraskiewicz left work at Logan Airport to pick up food and did not return. The next day her car was found in Revere and her body was found in the trunk of her car. She had been beaten and stabbed to death. The case is currently, unsolved. Mark and Amy break down the Unsolved Mysteries segment and dive into the ent…

In Stark County Ohio from 1984 until 1993, an elderly couple named Bill and Dorothy Wacker suffered endless harassment, threats and attacks by an unknown party. Their house was burglarized, Dorothy was attacked twice, they received disturbing phone calls, and rocks with messages on them were thrown at the house. Despite police surveillance and cove…

On the night of April 4, 1991, Angela Hammond, a 20-year-old from Clinton, Missouri, vanished while conversing with her boyfriend, Rob Shafer, on a pay phone. Recounting her encounter, she mentioned a suspicious man in a green pickup truck circling the block, who eventually stopped next to her, prompting her to scream and drop the phone. Shafer rus…

A frantic Patsy Wright calls her sister in the middle of the night. She had just taken her usual dose of cold medicine to help her sleep. All of a sudden, she is fighting to breathe, and suffers a violent death. Mark and Amy cover the gruesome murder of Patsy Wright. Who poisoned her? A greedy sister or an angry ex lover? Join us as we take a dive …

A.J. Breaux was a fixture in Houma, LA. He was a friend to many and respected by even more. He was a recovering alcoholic, and helped run the local AA chapter. Until one summer day in August 1991, when A.J. disappeared. Two days after he vanished, his daughters found his abandoned car across the street from where the AA meetings were held. Was it f…

In 1984, Frontera Prison Guard, Jesslyn Rich, vanished after a night out with friends. She later was found murdered. Three years later, prison guard Betty Thompson was on duty in the infirmary. An inmate, Terry Lucas, told Betty she had information on Jesslyn’s murder. The next day, she was found dead in her cell, and Betty started receiving threat…

In 1980, Prison Director Michael Francke was brought into the New Mexico prison system to investigate several prison riots taking place that left 33 dead. He completely reformed the system in New Mexico. In 1987, the Governor of Oregon asked him to take over their troubled prison system. Just days after telling his family that he was about to unlea…

During the 1973 oil crisis, drivers all over the U.S. waited in line for hours just to fill their gas tanks. America was in dire need for more fuel efficient vehicles to ease the pressure of the crisis. Enter Liz Carmichael, a consummate businesswoman and innovator who fashioned herself after Henry Ford. She claimed to have the solution to the cris…

In 1702, a man named Thomas Busby brutally murdered his father-in-law, Daniel Auty. On his way to the gallows to be hanged, he asked to make a stop at his favorite pub to put a curse on his favorite chair. He claimed that whoever sat in his chair from that day forward would be haunted and soon die. After almost 200 years, the deaths started. It is …

On Friday, January 24, 1983, 62 year old Terri McClure traveled from her home in Reno to Lake Tahoe to attend her son Tim’s wedding. After the wedding, about 10pm, Tim walked his mother to her car so she could return home. The next evening at approximately 6pm, Tim and his new wife went to visit Terri at her home, however, Terri was not there. Tim …

Championship boxer & Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston was found deceased in his Las Vegas home by his wife just after New Years. Police would find small bags of heroin and marijuana in his home, and by some accounts, a syringe. His wife Geraldine adamantly denied that Sonny was a drug user, while others said he was a regular heroin user. Was Sonny…

A year and a half before Chandra Levy’s disappearance and subsequent murder, another D.C. intern went missing. Joyce Chiang disappeared on January 9, 1999 after a night out with friends. Four days later, her wallet and apartment keys were found on the bank of the Anacostia River. Three months later, her remains were found 8 miles downriver from the…

Home from college for the Thanksgiving holiday, 21 year old Tommy Burkett is found dead in his room by his parents. His body is cold to the touch, and emergency responders inform Mr. & Mrs. Burkett that Tommy has been dead for some time. However when brusk detectives arrive on scene, they report that he has only been dead for a few minutes. The cas…

Just before 8pm on February 4, 1986, the body of 21 year old Rae Ann Mossor lay dead in the middle of Elmcrest Avenue. A shotgun lies on the trunk of a car parked beside her body. Authorities concluded she took her own life in the throes of heartbreak after her boyfriend had rejected her. Her parents & several experts insist it was murder. Did Rae …

Many of you may have heard but if you have not, late December we lost my cohost, Laura Crook. She was a wonderful young woman and I am truly crushed by the loss. With the guidance of her father, Graeme I am releasing her final episode which was recorded 2 weeks before she would pass away. RIP Laura…. In 1988, Annie Laurie Hearin was a 73-year-old s…

On October 28, 1981, in Newburgh Heights, Ohio, 3 young boys made a gruesome discovery, a young man lying face up in a puddle in a ravine. The body was in a “Christ-like” pose with one leg crossed over the other at the ankle. It seemed to have been deliberately placed. Apart from some minor scratches & bruises, there were no obvious signs of injury…

This week, with Mark on hiatus, Laura & her father Graeme look at the case of fugitive Dennis DePue. On Easter Sunday, 1990, DePue gruesomely killed his wife after an argument, then disappeared. After a year on the run, his life came to a sudden & violent end. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of …

Join Laura & Mark this week as they discuss the mysterious 1985 disappearances of couple John & Linda Sohus. The police investigation ended up leading to the peculiar guest house tenant, Christopher Chichester. When he too suddenly vanished, there were many more questions than answers. What really happened to John & Linda & was the allusive Christo…

Join Laura & Mark as they discuss two UM cases in one episode! First we examine the strange 1994 deaths of Tina Marcotte & Tom Kueter. Was Tom responsible for Tina’s disappearance & death? Was he himself then murdered or did he commit suicide from the guilt? Then we discuss the disappearing rapist known only as “Wadada”. After sexually assaulting &…

In 1994, the senseless & brutal murders of lovers Michael Johnston & Rochelle Robinson shocked their small Washington town. Join us this week as Laura & Mark discuss possible motives behind the crime including an obsessed ex-lover, a rumoured link to the occult & the use of a well known psychic. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allo…

Join Laura & Mark as they discuss the twisted & secret life of the criminal mastermind Franklin DeLano Floyd. After finally being captured after years as a wanted fugitive, investigators discover there are even more questions than answers to Floyds complex story. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover …

This episode, Laura & Mark discuss the brutal murders of two Texan women in October 2000. Both women were killed in their cars within days of each other, in broad daylight, their cars then set on fire. The two woman shared similar physical characteristics & even more shocking, both women were named Mary Morris! The background of both Mary Morris’s …

Laura and Mark discuss the case of The Snowtown Murders. The Snowtown murders (also known as the bodies in barrels murders) were a series of murders committed by John Justin Bunting, Robert Joe Wagner and James Spyridon Vlassakis between August 1992 and May 1999, in and around Adelaide, South Australia. A fourth person, Mark Haydon, was convicted f…

In this episode Laura & Mark discuss the perplexing case of truck driver Devin Williams. On Memorial Day weekend in 1995, Devin was seen driving his truck into the Tonto National Park in Arizona, then he suddenly & mysteriously disappeared. For two years people speculated on what really happened to Devin Williams – with the outcome leading to even …

Dick Hansen and his friend Jean were hanging out together before chatting in his car at the end of the night. A car pulled up and parked behind them on a street where only their two cars remained. As they left, Jean followed Dick as she wasn’t familiar with the area, soon getting the idea they were being following by the other car. Darting across a…

On Sep 20th 1994, in the small town of Oak Grove Kentucky, Gloria Ross & Candy Belt were brutally murdered in the bordello where they worked. The investigation was mishandled from the very start, some say by the corrupt police department. Were they protecting one of their own? Join Laura & Mark as they discuss this complex case full of finger point…

David Hurley was involved in a minor traffic accident early one morning in Turtle Creek, PA. When he stopped to exchange information, things turned deadly. Was it an innocent donut run on the way to a boy scout trip? Or is there more to the story? Please join Catharine and Mark as we discuss this confusing case. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artific…

Laura and Mark discuss the perplexing disappearance in 1987 of teenager Kari Lynn Nixon. Did she run away or was she abducted? After many alleged sightings including in a New Kids on The Block music video and an on air appeal by the band, Kari remained missing until 1994. Listen in to find out the tragic details & who was responsible. Please join L…

​In 1992, three teenagers got into a car accident after a night drinking. It was shortly before Christmas, and the temperature was below zero. Tracy Dion was relatively unharmed. Arnold Archambeau and Ruby Bruguier went missing, only for their bodies to be found months later. Was it a simple case of drinking and driving? Or was foul play involved? …

Join us as Mark and Laura discuss the tragic case of 26 year old Megan Curl who was viciously murdered in March of 2000. Even after some investigation and the release of a facial composite sketch of a suspect, this case is sadly still unsolved nearly 22 years later! Listen in to hear the details and some theories on this mysterious case. Please joi…

​This week, Mark and Catharine discuss a case with a shocking update. Wendy Camp, her sister in law Lisa Renee Kregear, and Wendy’s daughter Cynthia went missing after going to visit Wendy’s son Jonathan. The trio went missing in the early 90’s. Stay tuned to listen on our take on a case that was solved in our adult lives, and what case we would mo…

​​19 year old Tara Leigh Calico (born February 28, 1969) is an American woman who disappeared near her home in Belen, New Mexico, on September 20, 1988. She is widely believed to have been kidnapped. In July 1989, a Polaroid photo of an unidentified young woman and boy, gagged and seemingly bound, was televised to the public after it was found in a…

On the morning of August 18, 1987, Todd McAfee has not unlocked the gates of the sprawling 300-acre tomato farm he manages to let his workers in for the day. A short time later, Todd’s assistant Adam opens the gates and it is immediately apparent that something is very wrong. His truck isn’t parked behind his car, as it usually is. His home is in c…

Imagine all the joy & excitement of moving your family into the house of your dreams. As you and your children move about the house, doing renovations and exploring…you find out you are all being watched. This is what happened to Derek & Maria Broaddus. They would find threatening notes in their mailbox for years, never knowing who was watching, an…

Was it suicide, or was it murder? Travel back to British Columbia with Mark & Amy as we take a look at Cindy James. A woman who was either severely mentally ill, or who was being wrongly accused by the RCMP. Was she really being serially attacked? Was she attacking herself? Did she have multiple personalities Was she of a clear, healthy mind? Join …

In 1996, Blair Adams began acting strangely. A construction foreman in Surrey, British Columbia who has always been known for his clear-minded levelheadedness, he was suddenly paranoid. Convinced he was being hunted down and soon to be murdered, he tried unrelentingly to cross the border into the United States. After being refused entry twice, he f…

Mark is joined by Laura all the way from South Australia to discuss the complicated and heartbreaking case of Greg Webb and the murder of Anna Anton. Unsolved Mysteries did a pretty good job covering this case and you can find a link to the Season 2 Episode 4 below – the segment is named “Bad Chief” Laura, you did a great job and I can’t thank you …

Chaim Weiss, 15, was a student in the Yeshiva of Long Beach, New York. On November 1, 1986, his body was found by a dorm counselor after he was late to Shabbat morning prayers. His murder remains unsolved, though investigators believe the murderer was a student or faculty member of the yeshiva. The Daily News called it “one of New York’s most baffl…

In 1981, Su Young and Su-Ya Kim were married and soon moved to the United States from Korea. By 1991, they both lived in New York with their two sons and owned two successful stores. However, their happy life was ruined on June 29. Su-Ya dropped her two sons off at their grandmother’s house and went shopping. When her husband came home later, she h…

Lindsay and Mark discuss the very mysterious murder of Jamie Santos on October 27th 1991. Unsolved Mysteries covered this story in their Season 9 Episode 9 episode linked below! Lindsay and Mark are currently working on another true crime podcast which focusses on The Crimes of Long Island. Please give us listen!Spotify Thank you to Mat Graham from…

Mark and Catharine cover the first of what Unsolved Mysteries fans know as a, “Missing Segment”. In February 1987, Mark and Debbie Tallman bought a second hand bunk bed to use for their growing family. Shortly after they brought the bunk beds home, all hell broke lose. Join us for a deep dive! Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowi…

In this episode, Catharine and Mark discuss the segment, “Who’s Tyler?” from the Season 4 Episode 6 of Unsolved Mysteries Mark and Catharine discuss the mystery of Arthur Paul Beal. He was the victim of amnesia found wandering in the Nevada desert, suffering from exposure. Listen in to hear why we think he might be faking it…..and why he might NOT …

In this episode, Lindsay and Mark discuss Season 6 Episode 8 of Unsolved Mysteries We discuss so much such as: Kidnapped Executive Hansen Twin Murder (Pts. 1 & 2) NATO Soldier’s Dad. There is a lot in this episode including why it might be weird to handcuff dynamite to ones wrist, theories surrounding a mysterious fire that would turn fatal for twi…

In this episode, Catharine and Mark discuss the Murder of Tracy Kirkpatrick which happened on March 15, 1989 in the small town of Frederick, MD. We discuss so much such as: Did the father of the security guard help cover up evidence? Was someone who phones a psychic, TOO obsessed with this case or were they even involved? Who was the manager of the…

In this episode, Mark introduces Lindsay to the show and we’re diving deep into season 10 episode 9 of Unsolved Mysteries which includes: Cheerleader Murder Phoenix UFO Marine Destroyed & UD Murdered Mom Missing Baby and UD Last Wish, Lost Love Mark and Lindsay discuss the horrific rape and murder of Jessica Lyn Keen, what the Phoenix lights really…

In this episode, Mark introduces Catharine to the show and we’re diving deep into season 12 episode 7 of Unsolved Mysteries which includes: Black Hope Curse, Pts. 1 & 2 Con Artist Cop & UD Without a Song In this episode, Mark schools Catharine in home burial laws and why it may not be great for ones real estate; we talk ghosts, graveyards, and birt…

In this episode, Mark introduces Allison to the show and we’re diving deep into season 1 episode eight of Unsolved Mysteries which includes: Missing Mom Update: Personals San Quentin Escape & UD Medford Millions Pts. 1 & 2 & UD Cardboard Killer & UD. The mystery of the missing mom, the story of the San Quentin escapee, the Medford Millions, the “Ca…