This episode, we discuss the past, present, and future of FIGG/IGG with regular guest and Accredited Investigative Genetic Genealogist (AIGG) Cairenn Binder. Cairenn is the assistant director at Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center and a founding partner with Coast to Coast Genetic Genealogy Services. We cover wrongful convictions, current trials, suspect identification, and Doe cases, as well as ethics and getting into the field of IGG. Start your day right with Daily Greens ...
Jun 18, 2025•56 min•Season 22Ep. 6
We continue our coverage of the open homicide case of Princeton Morris. In May of 2022, Princeton Morris was shot and killed in his own East Point apartment in Metro Atlanta. For three years, his family has searched for answers: who targeted their brother and son, and why? If you have any information in Princeton’s case, please: call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS(8477). You may be eligible for a 10,000 dollar reward. This season covers missing persons and unsolved homicides across the A...
Jun 11, 2025•36 min•Season 22Ep. 5
In May of 2022, Princeton Morris was shot and killed in his own East Point apartment in Metro Atlanta. For three years, his family has searched for answers: who targeted their brother and son, and why? If you have any information in Princeton’s case, please: call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS(8477). You may be eligible for a 10,000 dollar reward. This season covers missing persons and unsolved homicides across the American Southeast. Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachetteb...
Jun 04, 2025•35 min•Season 22Ep. 4
In August of 2023, Louisiana native Marcus Oubre left his home in Baton Rouge on a late evening Wal-Mart run. Then, instead of returning home, he headed southeast. Hours later, his wrecked car was discovered near St. John Parish, and Marcus had vanished. Today, his beloved fifteen-year-daughter, Sa’Niyah and her family are still searching for answers, and need your help. If you have information regarding the disappearance of Marcus Oubre, reach out to the Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Department; you ca...
May 28, 2025•43 min•Season 22Ep. 3
In Nashville, Tennessee, there’s a family—the Walkers—who have faced the terror of a loved one’s disappearance not once, but twice—in 1999, and then in 2016. This episode, we cover the case of Wanda Faye Walker, who vanished 17 years after her daughter, Laresha “Deana” Walker, was reported missing. This season covers missing persons and unsolved homicides across the American Southeast. If you have information regarding Wanda’s disappearance, please contact Detective Matthew Filter at 615-862-780...
May 21, 2025•47 min•Season 22Ep. 2
In Nashville, Tennessee, there’s a family—the Walkers—who have faced the terror of a loved one’s disappearance not once, but twice. In 1999, 23-year-old Laresha “Deana” Walker vanished after dropping off her two-year-old son. Nearly two decades later, her mother Wanda Faye Walker went missing, too. This season covers missing persons and unsolved homicides across the American Southeast. If you have information regarding Deana’s disappearance, please contact Detective Matthew Filter at 615-862-780...
May 14, 2025•39 min•Season 22Ep. 1
Lamont Jones leaves Dauphin County Prison for the last time, a free man ready to move on with his life. But when his young cousin dies in that same jail, he learns that this is not the only mysterious death that has plagued Dauphin County Prison. The search for the truth will put him at odds with a reality TV show coroner who claims to speak for the dead and people in power who all have something to hide. Listen to Death County, PA: Wondery.fm/DCPA_TFL...
Apr 28, 2025•6 min
In this re-release, we’re sharing an episode from our 2023 Unsolved South series at the request of family members who hope to attract more media attention to their loved one’s case. This episode focuses on the 1986 cold case homicide of Susie Walker Quinn, a beloved wife and mother, and community member from Macon County, GA. Susie’s family had deep roots in Montzeuma, Oglethorpe, and surrounding towns—but no one came forward with the information needed to solve her murder. If you have any infor...
Apr 23, 2025•45 min
In our midseason episode, we discuss recent solves in John and Jane Doe cases we’ve covered on the podcast, interview Detective Matthew Filter of Metro Nashville Police Department, and bring you important updates in some of the cases you contact us about the most, like Vandy Jane Doe and Julie Doe--who has no been identified. Be sure to listen to gather vital information in many cold cases. If you have any information regarding the open MNPD cases we’ve mentioned, please contact Detective Filter...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Introducing a new podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy." In this six-part series, ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire takes listeners inside the rise and fall of Diddy, tracing how whispers of abuse came to light and led to his downfall. This is episode one, "Party's Over." Diddy was a legendary party host. His star-studded "white parties" were glittering displays of wealth and social capital that started in the world of hip-hop, and ultimately expanded far be...
Apr 04, 2025•34 min
Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life. She is rich, gorgeous and not ashamed to share it. Her posts about witchcraft and “alien baths” drew in over a million followers, all chasing the dream of a lifestyle like hers. But as she gathers more followers around her, the secrets beneath her fame grow darker and more dangerous. One woman sets out to bring back her best friend who has fallen under the spell of this modern-day guru. And what begins as a search for a missing friend soon puts her on a col...
Mar 31, 2025•6 min
Formerly known as Mind of A Serial Killer, Killer Minds takes you deep into the psychology of history’s most chilling murderers—from infamous serial killers to ruthless cult leaders, deadly exes, and terrifying spree killers. Every Monday and Thursday, hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels, a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, blend gripping true crime storytelling with expert psychological analysis to uncover what drives people to kill. From the calculated minds of serial killers lik...
Mar 21, 2025•10 min
Part two of our coverage of the disappearance and death of Matthew Rattlesnake Grant, whose family has been seeking justice since 2016. Matthew disappeared and was murdered on the Blackfeet Nation Reservation in December of 2016. His family in the United States and Canada now push for media coverage of missing and murdered Natives as part of the MMIP movement and for arrests in Matthew's case. If you have any information regarding the murder of Matthew Rattlesnake Grant, please contact (801) 579...
Mar 20, 2025•39 min•Season 21Ep. 7
This week, we are re-releasing our two-part coverage of the murder of Matthew Rattlesnake Grant, along with updates from his aunt, Rhonda Grant-Connelly, who helped to found Blackfeet Nation MMIP. Matthew Rattlesnake Grant disappeared and was murdered on the Blackfeet Nation Reservation in December of 2016. His family in the United States and Canada now push for media coverage of missing and murdered Natives as part of the MMIP movement and for arrests in Matthew's case. If you have any informat...
Mar 19, 2025•43 min•Season 21Ep. 6
In March of 2023, 20-year-old Vandree OldPerson, granddaughter of a former Blackfeet Nation police chief, left her mother’s home for the last time. Days later, she was found dead in a rural area of the reservation; her official cause of death was eventually determined to be hypothermia. But her family still has questions, and rumors have continued regarding the night Vandree died— about who was with her, how she ended up alone, and why no one told the same story. If you have any information rega...
Mar 12, 2025•42 min•Season 21Ep. 5
Kaylee Mae Nelson-Jerry grew up loving gymnastics, journaling, church, and singing; she was very close with her family, who were deeply enmeshed in the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe’s community and leadership in the Auburn, Washington area, where Kaylee lived. But after a catastrophic car accident, Kaylee’s life irrevocably changed; she wasn’t truly recovered when she graduated high school, and received her per capita trust fund. Her family says that’s when things really began to go wrong—when the pe...
Mar 05, 2025•45 min•Season 21Ep. 4
On April 5th, 2023, Candrick Begay and Anthony McCants—husbands and fathers who were employed at the Highway 64 Salvage Yard in Farmington, New Mexico—were murdered while at work. Celeste, Candrick’s wife, was six months pregnant at the time her husband took the temporary job; it was the slow season in his professional field of iron work, and he wanted to be sure their daughter had a good birthday. Now, she’s fighting to be sure her husband’s killer or killers are found. If you have any informat...
Feb 26, 2025•50 min•Season 21Ep. 3
We continue our coverage of the disappearance of Tiffany Reid, who will have been missing for 21 years this May. On the morning of May 17th, 2004, Tiffany Reid left her Shiprock, New Mexico home to make the short walk to Northwest High School. According to school officials, she never made it there—and her family’s search for answers has been complicated by issues with reporting, evidence, and even a national database. Season 21 focuses on family advocates and the effects of the MMIP— missing and...
Feb 19, 2025•40 min•Season 21Ep. 2
On the morning of May 17th, 2004, Tiffany Reid left her Shiprock, New Mexico home to make the short walk to Northwest High School. According to school officials, she never made it there—and her family’s search for answers has been complicated by issues with reporting, evidence, and even a national database. Season 21 focuses on family advocates and the effects of the MMIP— missing and murdered Indigenous people— crisis in the United States. If you have any information regarding Tiffany’s disappe...
Feb 12, 2025•42 min•Season 21Ep. 1
In November of 2020, Derrick “Tank” Evans, Jr. disappeared, in the middle of the day, from his Valdosta, GA apartment—in the middle of what his family describes as vital treatment for cancer. We are resharing this October 2023 episode to highlight Derrick’s disappearance and his mother, Tamara’s difficulty in attracting attention and support —and she needs the support of our listeners to get his story out to a larger audience. Please, follow her FB page and share his missing-persons poster, and ...
Jan 22, 2025•43 min
Ever wondered if you weren’t getting the whole story about some of the most complex historical and contemporary true-crime cases in the U.S.? So did Celisia Stanton. So she decided to find more. Check out Truer Crime: https://truercrimepodcast.com/ Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources at our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sources Submit a case to The Fall Line: Submit a case here Join us on Patreon...
Jan 15, 2025•41 min
In October of 2022, 47-year-old husband and father Jamie Ray TakesGun was found beaten to death in an apartment in Great Falls, Montana. He’d been at a party, with people he considered friends—but no one was willing to admit to law enforcement that they had any knowledge of his murder. Since then, his wife, Ann, has struggled to gain attention for Jamie, and traction for his case. Season 20 covers cold cases in Georgia, Illinois, and Montana, and the efforts of victims’ families to reconnect wit...
Dec 18, 2024•40 min•Season 20Ep. 6
We continue our coverage of Roger Aguirre. 22-year-old Roger Aguirre disappeared on November 20, 1975, in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of many young men and boys who went missing in the city in the ‘70s—and like them, he received no attention from the media. Roger’s sister, who’d spent years searching for him after they were separated as children, was sure he wouldn’t simply leave. When his family discovered Roger had potentially crossed paths with John Wayne Gacy, they went to Cook County auth...
Dec 11, 2024•49 min•Season 20Ep. 5
22-year-old Roger Aguirre disappeared on November 20, 1975, in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of many young men and boys who went missing in the city in the ‘70s—and like them, he received no attention from the media. Roger’s sister, who’d spent years searching for him after they were separated as children, was sure he wouldn’t simply leave. When his family discovered Roger had potentially crossed paths with John Wayne Gacy, they went to Cook County authorities about the remaining unidentified vi...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr•Season 20Ep. 4
On June 10th, 1983, the decomposing body of a well-dressed man was found in a desolate canyon near Los Angeles. John Doe #94 would soon be identified as missing variety show producer Roy Radin. He'd last been seen after meeting with a mysterious woman in a gold dress. Her name was Lanie Jacobs. Jacobs and Radin were obsessed with becoming Hollywood movie producers. And when their paths collided, it led them to a tantalizing film deal promising fame and fortune. But then, a twisted script unfolde...
Dec 02, 2024•5 min
We continue the coverage of the murder of Princella “Lady Bird” Eppes, whose unsolved homicide case dates back to 1990. In early July of 1990, 22-year-old Princella Eppes’ life felt full of potential: she’d just moved into her first apartment in the intown Atlanta neighborhood of Inman Park. But when she failed to pick up her youngest sister for a planned visit, and then didn’t show up for work, her family grew worried. When they drove to Princella’s apartment, they discovered she’d been murdere...
Nov 27, 2024•53 min•Season 20Ep. 3
In early July of 1990, 22-year-old Princella “Lady Bird” Eppes’ life felt full of potential: she’d just moved into her first apartment in the intown Atlanta neighborhood of Inman Park. But when she failed to pick up her youngest sister for a planned visit, and then didn’t show up for work, her family grew worried. When they drove to Princella’s apartment, they discovered she’d been murdered—and began a harrowing, 34-year-struggle to who had killed her, and why. Season 20 covers cold cases in Geo...
Nov 20, 2024•41 min•Season 20Ep. 2
Season 20 of The Fall Line premieres with an interview with documentarian and podcaster David Ridgen, who discusses his work on the cold case of Christine Harron, and the latest season of Someone Knows Something. Listen to Season Nine of Someone Knows Something anywhere you get podcasts. Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources at our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sources Submit a case to The Fall Lin...
Nov 13, 2024•37 min•Season 20Ep. 1
Today we're sharing an episode of the new podcast, Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery. It details the death of a 28-year-old whistleblower which, 50 years later, haunts Oklahoma and the nation. The young plutonium plant worker died in a fatal crash while driving to meet a reporter with The New York Times. She’d agreed to deliver sensitive documents that were never found. Two reporters who covered the story in 1974 have spent years trying to piece together what many in Oklahoma speculate: Ka...
Nov 12, 2024•41 min
In 2002, Madison McGhee’s father, JC McGhee, was murdered. She’s spent the past four years unraveling the threads of his cold case, and asking the same question: who killed my dad? But the more she discovers, the more complex the paths to an answer seem to become. Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources at our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sources Submit a case to The Fall Line: Submit a case here Jo...
Oct 16, 2024•45 min
