Episode description

February 19, 2005. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 34-year old Danielle Imbo meets up with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, 35-year old Richard Petrone, and they spend the evening hanging out at a downtown bar. Richard says that he is planning to drive Danielle home, but after leaving together in Richard’s pick-up truck, they vanish without a trace. Three years later, the FBI announces they are investigating the possibility that the couple were the victims of a murder-for-hire plot, but they do not name any potential suspects and no trace of Danielle, Richard or the truck are ever found. Could the couple have disappeared when they accidentally drove into a body of water, or did foul play actually take place? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearances of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, one of the most perplexing missing persons cases of the modern era.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Danielle_Imbo_and_Richard_Petrone_Jr.

https://charleyproject.org/case/danielle-imbo

https://charleyproject.org/case/richard-petrone-jr

https://www.newspapers.com/image/183910934/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/183910944/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/198019191/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/198019273/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/198021057/

https://abc7chicago.com/archive/5940410/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/were-long-missing-couple-victims-of-a-murder-plot/

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/fbi-danielle-imbo-richard-petrone-cold-case-missing-persons/2006689/

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/richard-petrone-danielle-imbo-doug-bishop-adventures-with-purpose-philadelphia-missing-couple/

https://patch.com/new-jersey/moorestown/new-details-danielle-imbo-richard-petrone-jr-case

https://abc7chicago.com/danielle-imbo-richard-petrone-missing-person-cold-case/14446145/

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department at (215) 686-3013, the Mount Laurel Township Police Department at (856) 234-1414, or the Camden County Sheriff’s Office at (856) 225-5470

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The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.