Tristan Redman is a journalist who doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom – weirder than normal. When, years later, he discovers subsequent occupants of his family home say they have been visited by the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s curious. It just so happens that the house Tristan grew up in is right next door to the house where his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered – killed by two gunshots to the face. Could there be a connection? Trist...
Oct 23, 2023•9 min
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. Our midseason episode highlights 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 request that the Valdos...
Oct 11, 2023•41 min•Season 15Ep. 7
One of television's most popular true-crime series is now adapted for your ears with the “48 Hours” podcast. Every week, award-winning CBS News correspondents investigate the most intriguing crime and justice cases. Here’s a preview of a new “48 Hours” episode, “The Night of the Idaho Student Murders”. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant sits down with family members of Kaylee Goncalves and Xana Kernodle, two of the four University of Idaho students shockingly murdered the night of November ...
Sep 25, 2023•8 min
For the first time ever, we’re answering listener questions about the show. We weren’t able to get to all of them, so we’ll be covering the rest on patreon. Our October midseason episode will cover the disappearance of Derrick “Tank” Evans, Jr., who was last seen in Valdosta, GA in 2020. But this time, we’re answering listener questions -- for the first time in six years. We weren’t able to get to all of them, so we’ll be covering the rest on Patreon. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: ht...
Sep 20, 2023•44 min•Season 15Ep. 6
Our Unsolved South continues with 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. The Fall Line’s newest season takes you through three cold cases in two states over the course of six episodes: two unsolved homicides and two disappearances spanning four decades, and all desp...
Sep 13, 2023•43 min•Season 15Ep. 5
The season continues with the coverage of the investigation into the 2004 disappearance of Sonya Lawona Tukes. The Fall Line’s newest season takes you through three cold cases in two states over the course of six episodes: two unsolved homicides and two disappearances spanning four decades, and all desperately in need of your attention for resolution. Resources for planning to leave an IPV situation: https://www.thehotline.org/resources/safety-planning-while-living-with-an-abusive-partner/ Pre o...
Sep 06, 2023•36 min•Season 15Ep. 4
The season continues with the second case of Unsolved South, the disappearance of Sonya Lawona Tukes, a young mother from Tennille, GA, who went missing after she received a late-night phone call. The Fall Line’s newest season takes you through three cold cases in two states over the course of six episodes: two unsolved homicides and two disappearances spanning four decades, and all desperately in need of your attention for resolution. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachet...
Aug 30, 2023•35 min•Season 15Ep. 3
The season continues with our coverage of the investigation into the unsolved murder of Travis Smith, who was attacked by apparent strangers in North Augusta, South Carolina, in 2012—without any known motive. The Fall Line’s newest season takes you through three cold cases in two states over the course of six episodes: two unsolved homicides and two disappearances spanning four decades, and all desperately in need of your attention for resolution. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https:...
Aug 23, 2023•39 min•Season 15Ep. 2
The season begins with the story of the unsolved murder of Travis Smith, who was attacked by apparent strangers in North Augusta, South Carolina, in 2012—without any known motive. The Fall Line’s newest season takes you through three cold cases in two states over the course of six episodes: two unsolved homicides and two disappearances spanning four decades, and all desperately in need of your attention for resolution. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/title...
Aug 16, 2023•38 min•Season 15Ep. 1
Part three of our re-release of the Shy’Kemmia Pate series includes a brief update, as well as a remaster of the overall series. In episode three of this four-part series, suspects and other area predators--and victims--are examined. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses the easy way by going to RocketMoney.com/FALLLINE . Head to airdoctorpro.com and use p...
Jun 14, 2023•47 min
Part four of our re-release of the Shy’Kemmia Pate series includes a brief update, as well as a remaster of the overall series. The final episode of this four-part series, we discuss where the case stands now and how social media might help Shy'Kemmia's case . Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses the easy way by going to RocketMoney.com/FALLLINE . Head to...
Jun 14, 2023•33 min
Part one of our re-release of the Shy’Kemmia Pate series includes a brief update, as well as a remaster of the overall series. In episode two of this four-part series, the investigation and the immediate aftermath of Shy'Kemmia Pate's disappearance are examined. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses the easy way by going to RocketMoney.com/FALLLINE . Head ...
Jun 07, 2023•41 min
Part one of our re-release of the Shy’Kemmia Pate series includes a brief update, as well as a remaster of the series. On September 4, 1998, 8-year-old Shy’Kemmia Pate vanished from her hometown of Unadilla, Georgia. Her family and local law enforcement have been trying to put together a timeline of what could have happened to her ever since. . . but there was a terrible problem: her loved ones were unable to report her missing when they first called police. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO R...
Jun 07, 2023•39 min
Across the country, medicolegal officials have begun to organize “Missing Persons Day” events to help families submit new cases or add to old case files, in hopes of both finding the missing and identified Doe victims; we speak to the organizers of a brand-new event in Dekalb County, GA, where a new grant has made advanced DNA testing possible, and the founder of long-running Missing in Michigan about how officials can better serve families of the missing and close more cold cases. Pre order Lau...
May 31, 2023•55 min•Season 14Ep. 15
RE-RELEASE: In this two-part series, we cover the disappearance of 39-year-old Brian Wehrle, who drove through the great Atlanta Flood of 2009 to be in his hometown of Carrollton, GA for a court date—one he never made. In the second episode, we dig into the investigation--including the discovery of Brian’s car in Tennessee, a search of his parents’ property, and discoveries made by a famous K-9 search and recovery team’s dogs. PLEASE donate to or share the billboard fund for Brian’s case: https:...
May 21, 2023•53 min
RE-RELEASE: In this two-part series, we cover the disappearance of 39-year-old Brian Wehrle, who drove through the great Atlanta Flood of 2009 to be in his hometown of Carrollton, GA for a court date—one he never made. PLEASE donate to or share the billboard fund for Brian’s case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/find-brian-wehrle Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton...
May 21, 2023•48 min
Matthew disappeared and was murdered on the Blackfeet Indian 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 (Missing and Murdered Indigenous People/Persons) movement and for arrests in Matthew's case. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Download the free Peloton App today, and choose from one of the 1...
May 17, 2023•38 min•Season 14Ep. 14
Matthew Rattlesnake Grant disappeared and was murdered on the Blackfeet Indian 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 (Missing and Murdered Indigenous People/Persons) movement and for arrests in Matthew's case. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your e...
May 10, 2023•39 min•Season 14Ep. 13
The disappearance and homicide of teenage Susana are presented differently by police and family members. But when an off-duty officer is charged with her murder, the details of his behavior paint a startlingly clear picture. JUSTICE 4 SUSANA Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses the easy way by going to RocketMoney.com/FALLLINE . Try Peloton Tread, Row, or...
May 03, 2023•50 min•Season 14Ep. 12
Part two of our series covering the disappearance of Pat Allen Guild, and exploring the investigation into his disappearance. Patrick “Pat” Allen Guild moved to Nashville with dreams of making it big in the songwriting business. But things didn’t work out as he planned; he spent his time in the city living in its unhoused community, in an encampment near the I-24 overpass. Pat was last heard from around December of 1991—and since then, there’s been no trace of him. Now, his adult daughter, Shann...
Apr 19, 2023•40 min•Season 14Ep. 11
Patrick “Pat” Allen Guild moved to Nashville with dreams of making it big in the songwriting business. But things didn’t work out as he planned; he spent his time in the city living in its unhoused community, in an encampment near the I-24 overpass. Pat was last heard from around December of 1991—and since then, there’s been no trace of him. Now, his adult daughter, Shannon, is trying to work backward to separate the threads of her father’s life, and piece together the bits of information she’s ...
Apr 12, 2023•40 min•Season 14Ep. 10
This two-part series explores the disappearance of Victor Greenwood from the small town of Atoka, Oklahoma; since 2002, his story has been clouded by rumor, misinformation, and questions that lead investigators, and his family, down a number of paths of possibility. In hopes of producing new leads in his case, and highlighting the lack of coverage for missing adult men, we are bringing you the case of Victor Ray Greenwood--first aired in 2021--again. His story contains so many twists, turns and ...
Apr 06, 2023•43 min•Season 14Ep. 9
This two-part series explores the disappearance of Victor Greenwood from the small town of Atoka, Oklahoma; since 2002, his story has been clouded by rumor, misinformation, and questions that lead investigators, and his family, down a number of paths of possibility. In hopes of producing new leads in his case, and highlighting the lack of coverage for missing adult men, we are bringing you the case of Victor Ray Greenwood--first aired in 2021--again. His story contains so many twists, turns and ...
Apr 05, 2023•44 min•Season 14Ep. 8
Raymond Green was kidnapped after his birth at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA in 1978, and his mother, Donna Green, has been searching for him ever since—and helping the families of other missing children along the way; now, a new NCMEC campaign to find Raymond brings Donna a chance that she’s been hoping would come for 44 years. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Cancel unwanted subscriptions and m...
Mar 29, 2023•38 min•Season 14Ep. 7
In March of 1976, a young woman was discovered, with no obvious trauma, in the Harpeth River in Nashville; she carried on her a picture of a little boy, and a trail that led to witnesses who said she’d hitchhiked with a mysterious friend, all the way from Minnesota—but that trail led nowhere. Without the possibility of DNA testing, the best shot of identifying “Sherry” Jane Doe is using her extremely accurate forensic art, and the details she shared of her life—and, perhaps, a daughter that ties...
Mar 22, 2023•45 min•Season 14Ep. 6
In March of 1998, a homicide victim was recovered from Nashville’s Cumberland River, with nothing to indicate who she might be, and the best clue to her identity a “Leo” astrological charm; now, investigative genetic genealogy is the best path toward her name, but the trail has stopped short in an Alabama county, and investigators are seeking your help. The Fall Line is releasing new information in “Leo” Jane Doe’s case; you can view the images we mention on our social media accounts. To submit ...
Mar 15, 2023•46 min•Season 14Ep. 5
A re-release of our series on the Twiggs County John Doe, in hopes of bringing in new tips: The second episode covering The Twiggs County John Doe offers a deep dive into the science behind the cutting-edge--and most fascinating--techniques used in the identification of Does, and how these forensic advances might help in this middle Georgia case. We speak with isotopic expert Dr. Leslie Fitzpatrick, who is a biological anthropologist and bioarchaeologist and is a faculty member in the department...
Mar 09, 2023•43 min•Season 14Ep. 4
A re-release of our series on the Twiggs County John Doe, in hopes of bringing in new tips: After an army diesel-truck crashes on the way to Macon, GA, spilling diesel fuel across the highway and into a nearby creek, emergency workers discover skeletal remains in a drainage ditch—and set off a nearly two-decade investigation. Biological anthropologist Dr. Amy Michael returns to offer her expertise in forensic anthropology on the case. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachett...
Mar 08, 2023•51 min•Season 14Ep. 3
Roycinda Alexander thought that justice would come swiftly for her son, Darren Gray, who was murdered in public, in a city park, during his own child’s birthday party—but she soon discovered that the neighborhood she’d raised her family in began to feel like a land of strangers. On May 8th, 2010, 24-year-old Darren Gray attended his child’s birthday party at a Norfolk-area public park; during the celebration, he was attacked by a group of men and endured a brutal beating that ended in his murder...
Feb 22, 2023•38 min•Season 14Ep. 2
On May 8th, 2010, 24-year-old Darren Gray attended his child’s birthday party at a Norfolk-area public park; during the celebration, he was attacked by a group of men and endured a brutal beating that ended in his murder. Close to 13 years later, his mother and siblings have more questions than answers, and though some suspects were identified—and eventually, convicted—of Darren’s beating, his murderers remain at large. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titl...
Feb 15, 2023•41 min•Season 14Ep. 2