Within the last year alone, Montana has seen major breaks in cold cases. And it's due in large part to a relatively new technology called forensic genetic genealogy testing, commonly known as consumer DNA testing. However, come October 1, 2021, Montana will become one of only two states in the nation set to restrict law enforcement from gathering vital clues from these consumer DNA databases, like 23andMe and Ancestry.com. Hosts Angela Marshall and Blake Simonson look at some of the cases that h...
Sep 20, 2021•21 min•Season 5Ep. 8
It's time to get to know your hosts! Blake Simonson and Angela Marshall open up about their careers, childhoods, and how they ended up hosting a true crime podcast.
Sep 13, 2021•29 min•Season 5Ep. 7
As the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons movement gains momentum in the U.S., we take a look at some of the underlying issues and how someone can vanish even if they're standing right in front of you.
Sep 06, 2021•37 min
A fisherman in Montana reels in a gruesome catch in 1970. The headless, armless, and legless torso sends law enforcement on the hunt for a killer with a craving for human fingers.
Aug 30, 2021•16 min•Season 5Ep. 6
This week we give you a sneak peek into a case that rocked Montana in 1970 as satanic panic spread to the Treasure State when a headless human body is pulled from the Yellowstone River.
Aug 23, 2021•4 min
This week, we bring you an update on a murder trial we've been following throughout our series and we speak with the family about their frustrations as the trial keeps getting pushed back
Aug 16, 2021•5 min•Season 5Ep. 5
What began as a mundane day in March of 1974 turned out to be anything but when two Helena men made a horrific discovery. Concerned about the welfare of their friend, 61-year-old Israel Goss, they found the hard-working and well-to-do business owner lying facedown on the floor of his saw and knife sharpening shop on Euclid Avenue in Helena. Blood everywhere. His head smashed in from several hard blows from a hammer. His throat slit. And the killing of Goss has remained unsolved ever since, at le...
Aug 09, 2021•13 min•Season 5Ep. 4
This week, hosts Angela Marshall and Blake Simonson give you a sneak peek at the 1974 murder of Israel Goss. The 61-year-old was found beaten to death with a hammer and his throat was slit. And it's a cold case that remains unsolved for members of the Helena community to this day.
Aug 02, 2021•3 min
A night of celebration takes the darkest of turns when the body of a 34-year-old single mother is found inside the trunk of her burning car in Billings in the year 2000. We take a look at the timeline of the night, possible suspects, and theories in this week's episode of Montana Murder Mysteries
Jul 26, 2021•13 min•Season 5Ep. 3
This week, we bring you a sneak peek into the decades old case of Jeanette "Charlie" Atwater, who went missing during a night out with coworkers and was found dead inside the trunk of her burning car in Billings, Montana in 2000.
Jul 19, 2021•3 min
It's a case from the 1950's that would become so cold that more than half-a-century would pass before it could finally be solved: The Lovers' Lane Slayings. Last week on 'Montana Murder Mysteries,' after combing through old newspaper clippings and speaking to both the Cascade County Sheriff and the lead detective on this case, Podcast Hosts Angela Marshall and Blake Simonson revealed more about the tragic shooting deaths of 18-year-old Lloyd Duane Bogle and 16-year-old Patricia Kalitzke outside ...
Jul 12, 2021•23 min•Season 5Ep. 2
In the Season 5 Premiere of our award-winning podcast, Angela Marshall and Blake Simonson open the files on a now-solved cold case that has recently made national headlines: the 19-56 'Lovers' Lane Slayings.' Joyful Patricia Joyce Kalitzke, 16, and her handsome Airman boyfriend, Lloyd Duane Bogle, 18, were found on a dirt trail that followed the Sun River near Wadsworth Park outside of Great Falls. The couple had been shot to death execution style. And the suspect seemingly slipped away somewher...
Jul 05, 2021•15 min•Season 5Ep. 1
On February 24th, 2021, friends and family members gathered for a memorial walk in honor of Kymani Littlebird on what would have been his 20th birthday. Kymani was found dead out by a small pond on the Northern Cheyenne on June 25th, 2020. A subsequent investigation by the BIA found no signs of foul play in his death and the coroner ruled his death a suicide. But his family vehemently disputes that conclusion and continue to cry out for justice.
Jun 28, 2021•29 min
Hosts Angela Marshall and Blake Simonson bring you 'breaking news' of what is believed to be one of the oldest cold cases in the country, now solved using forensic genetic geneology testing. And it's a cold case that originated in Montana.
Jun 09, 2021•3 min
A trip through Glacier National Park takes a turn for the worst for one traveling couple. Now retired FBI agents are searching for their killer
Jun 07, 2021•19 min
This week we take a look back at one of our first cases where a woman was stabbed to death in her own home.
May 24, 2021•45 min
The Missoula County Sheriff's Office has identified the remains of a woman found nearly 36 years ago near Crystal Creek. The woman, formally identified as Christy Crystal Creek, is now known as Janet Lee Lucas, 23, of Spokane. Christy Crystal Creek was long thought to be a victim of Missoula serial killer, Wayne Nance. Is that now still the case?
May 11, 2021•5 min
We revisit some of our first cases as we take a break between seasons. This week, we take a look back at our very first case
May 03, 2021•21 min
In our final episode of season four, we bring you a sneak peak at two of the cases coming up on season five and we hear from Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton about theories surrounding the murder of Pamela Dorrington.
Apr 27, 2021•16 min•Season 4Ep. 12
This week we bring you an update on one of our older cases and what you can do to help honor the victim's memory.
Apr 19, 2021•5 min
It's a secret kept hidden in the South Hills of Helena for more than five decades: who shot and killed Cleve Hal Harrigfeld, a genuinely kind and well-liked 19-year-old man from Townsend in 1969? The death of Cleve is still a vivid memory today for his older brother, Mike Harrigfeld. Along with Mike, Evening Anchor Angela Marshall speaks to current Lewis and Clark County Sheriff, Leo Dutton, who opens the case files and helps unravel how officials believe Cleve died.
Apr 13, 2021•26 min•Season 4Ep. 11
The headline of a Helena Independent Record newspaper article reads: "Who Would Kill a Boy Like Cleve?" That clipping is dated June 4, 1992. But Cleve Harrigfeld, 19, died long before that in 1969 when the handsome youth was found in the hills near Helena fatally shot twice in the front seat of his car. Hosts Angela Marshall and Blake Simonson give you a sneak peek at their next full podcast episode: 'Mischievous Joyride Turned Murder: The 1969 Death of Cleve Harrigfeld.
Apr 06, 2021•6 min
On June 13, 1968, the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office received a call from the custodian at the Gates of the Mountains marina on Holter Lake, after he found what appeared to be part of a human body floating in the water. The part of the body authorities found belonged to a young woman. But the pathologist at the time didn't know how long she had been dead. He did go on to say that it could have been about four months. And that would take us all the way back to February of that year Pamel...
Mar 29, 2021•19 min•Season 4Ep. 10
'Montana Murder Mysteries' hosts Angela Marshall and Blake Simonson give you a sneak peek at an upcoming cold case that dates back to the 1960's in Montana. Pamela Ann Dorrington of Helena was an attractive woman, who exuded happiness and innocence. But that innocence was lost when her life came to a brutal end at the hands of a killer.
Mar 22, 2021•6 min
BOZEMAN - Detectives with the Bozeman Police Department recently came out and said they're renewing efforts to try and solve a cold case that dates all the way back to the 80's. In February of 1985, Montana State University Student Randal Church, 23, was shot twice in the head, while working as the night shift manager at Pizza Hut on West Main Street. For the past 36 years, Randy's loved ones have been holding onto the pain that comes with the "not knowing."
Mar 15, 2021•22 min•Season 4Ep. 9
The death of Randal Church remains Bozeman's only unsolved murder. For the past 36 years, Randy’s loved ones have been holding onto the pain that comes with the “not knowing.” Who would kill Randy? What exactly happened? And why? Co-host Angela Marshall gives you a sneak peek of her conversation with Randy's older sister, Ruby, who continues to search for answers surrounding his death.
Mar 08, 2021•4 min
In the latest episode of our 'Montana Murder Mysteries' podcast, Evening Anchor Angela Marshall and Executive Producer Blake Simonson reveal the details you need to do some detective work on your own and aid law enforcement in identifying two Montana cold case victims.
Mar 01, 2021•15 min•Season 4Ep. 8
This week we hear from Mountain Man Mike's sister as she recalls searching for her brother and the moment she learned a suspect had been arrested in his murder.
Feb 22, 2021•18 min•Season 4Ep. 7
This week we give you a sneak peak into an in-depth interview with the sister of Mountain Man Mike, whose dismembered body was discovered a decade ago on MacDonald Pass.
Feb 15, 2021•4 min
In this breaking news edition of Montana Murder Mysteries we explore a case over three decades old that's getting another look over now that new technology has emerged.
Feb 12, 2021•3 min•Season 4Ep. 6
