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Out of the Cold

By Fort Worth Star-Telegramwww.star-telegram.com
True crime reporter Deanna Boyd takes a monthly look at one of the hundreds of cold cases in North Texas, unsolved crimes that have been filed away and do nothing but gather dust.
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Episodes

Episode 16: "There's no joy"

The complex investigation into Margarette Ann Cuauhtli’s disappearance leads to an arrest and a conviction, but no sign of the missing teen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 202140 minEp. 16

Episode 15: A runaway report takes a twisted turn

Margarette Ann Cuauhtli was weeks away from turning 17 when she was reported as a runway to Arlington police by her adoptive father in October 2001. But as the months go by, changing stories and a series of emails lead investigators to suspect something more sinister occurred. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 20211 hrEp. 15

Episode 14: Suspicions and a quest for answers

As Irving police continue their search for Megan Beth Johns' killer, friends and family members' suspicions are cast in various directions, including within. But investigators believe a bloody palm print holds the key. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 201929 minEp. 14

Episode 13: A tragic end to a life turned around

Megan Beth Johns had a passion for helping others struggling in life but could it have led someone to fatally stab the 29-year-old woman inside her Irving apartment on Oct. 5, 1994? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 201922 minEp. 13

Update - A long-awaited cold case trial

Twelve years after the fatal shooting of Martin Munoz, an auto shop owner and married father of three (Ep. 4), a suspect goes on trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 04, 201916 min

Episode 12: A call for help, a search for a killer

On the morning of March 12, 1984, Dana Bowman was working alone inside a south Fort Worth slipcover shop when a man stabbed her repeatedly with a screwdriver, then ran. The 29-year-old seamstress called for help, but died hours later at a hospital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 07, 201844 minEp. 12

Episode 11: A short jog home ends in murder mystery

When her car stalled one April 1986 evening, Teresa Branch, 18, set off to jog the few blocks back to her parents' Arlington home for help. She never made it and was later found raped and murdered in a nearby church parking lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 201850 minEp. 11

Episode 10: From troubled youth mentor to murder victim

Dallas County juvenile probation officer Ray Hernandez was compassionate yet cautious. Yet, in 2008, police say someone he knew stabbed him 46 times, then set his Grand Prairie house on fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 27, 201834 minEp. 10

Episode 9: From life of the party to a brutal death

She let a late-night visitor into her Arlington apartment in January 2012. By morning, Irasema Chavez was found dead, stabbed more than 100 times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16, 201834 minEp. 9

Episode 8: A young mother's addiction and disappearance

The dark shadow of crack cocaine followed her every step, but was her addiction the reason Felecia Johnson disappeared 24 years ago? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 02, 201834 minEp. 8

Episode 7: A savage beating and pleas for justice

More than 30 years later, family members are still haunted by the unsolved murder of Milton Hatchell, who was found beaten to death in a north Fort Worth neighborhood, a vicious attack that police said left his face "virtually unrecognizable." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 02, 201834 minEp. 7

Episode 6: A suspect’s history of violence

Since Cheryl Springfield was murdered on Christmas Day 1980, one man remains as a suspect. But Barry Dean Kelly, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of another woman, insists he had nothing to do with Cheryl’s death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 22, 201724 minEp. 6

Episode 5: Murder under the Christmas tree

With her young son and a niece sleeping nearby, Cheryl Springfield was killed on Dec. 25, 1980 and left near the Christmas tree in her home, the cord of an iron wrapped around her neck. Her case remains unsolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 22, 201741 minEp. 5

Update - Arrest made in father's murder

A Mexican national imprisoned three times for illegally entering the U.S. is accused in the 2007 fatal shooting of Martin Munoz, a beloved husband and father of three. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 07, 201712 min

Episode 4: A father's murder, a family's enduring pain

Martin Muñoz, an auto shop owner, worked hard so that his three children could have opportunities that he didn't. But a dispute over a tire rim left him dead and his family still heartbroken more than a decade later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 09, 201721 minEp. 4

Episode 3: A grandmother’s mysterious murder

Margarett Terry had endured a life filled with heartache, burying two children and a husband. If life was fair, she would have died peacefully. Instead, she was murdered inside her home, a crime that remains unsolved — 28 years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 201719 minEp. 3

Episode 2: A Shot in the Dark

More than four decades after 14-year-old Donald Rodger's death, a cold case detective seeks out new evidence to finally move the case forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 201741 minEp. 2

Episode 1: Melvin Knox's secret

Melvin Knox killed his friend Donald Rogers in 1973, and while a suspect in the case from day one, it wasn't until July of this year that Knox stood before a judge and publicly admitted his guilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 11, 201736 minEp. 1
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