A serial killer targeting young girls and women was at work in the Dayton, Ohio, area in the early 1900s. He was known as the Dayton Strangler. Capitalizing on the interest in the Jack The Ripper case, some newspapers also referred to this killer as Jack The Strangler. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the case of The Dayton Strangler. This case is about five sexually motivated murders and one man that got in the way of the strangler. Not everyone was convinced that the same killer was respons...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 9 min
In 1980, Maria James was found murdered in her Melbourne, Australia residence. 38-year-old Maria owned a bookshop in Thornbury, and her home was in the back of the shop. Maria was on the phone with her ex-husband when, suddenly, the call went silent. Her ex rushed over to find her dead. Join Mike and Gibby as they travel to Australia to discuss the mysterious murder of Maria James. The police investigation into Maria's murder has been heavily scrutinized over the years. Persons of interest were ...
Nov 08, 2021•59 min
On April 1, 2006, 27-year-old pre-med student Brian Shaffer disappeared after a night out with friends around the Columbus campus of the Ohio State University. CCTV footage shows Brian that night at a bar that only had one exit. But, police say that have accounted for everyone in the bar that night except for Brian. So, what happened to Brian Shaffer, and who was involved? Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance of Brian Shaffer that occurred in their home state of Ohio. While the ...
Oct 31, 2021•59 min
In 1987, two hunters stumbled across the body of a young woman in the woods outside of Augusta, Georgia. Following that discovery, three more bodies were eventually discovered, indicating to investigators that they had a serial killer on their hands. More than 30 years later, two of the women remain unidentified, and the killer remains at large. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the serial killer that has been called The Shaw Creek Killer. The killer used an area near Shaw Creek to dispose of ...
Oct 24, 2021•49 min
Kevin Brame was a police officer with the Dayton, Oh police department. He was estranged from his wife Carla and worked hard to have a good relationship with his two children. But, on November 1st, 1999, Kevin was ambushed at Carla's house and shot in the neck at close range with a shotgun. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the cold-blooded murder of Kevin Brame. Many people around the Dayton area still remember Kevin's murder almost 22 years later. The police looked at his wife Carla. They ha...
Oct 17, 2021•55 min
A man, believed to be a long-haul truck driver, was killing women along the I-71 interstate corridor, leaving their bodies in his wake as he drove across the Midwest and East coast from 1981 to 2004. Almost all of his victims were sex workers lured from truck stops. Adopting the CB handle Dr, No, he left at least nine victims horribly murdered, in multiple states. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious Dr. No. This man operated for many years and during that time there were a number ...
Oct 10, 2021•54 min
Lars Mittank was a young German engineer on holiday in Bulgaria with his friends when he went missing from the Varna Airport. His case became well known when CCTV footage of Lars sprinting in terror from the airport was shared on social media. The sensational nature of the video overshadows many details of his case, but Lars remains missing, and his family is seeking answers to his fate and current whereabouts. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious disappearance of Lars Mittank. A n...
Oct 03, 2021•59 min
In 1975, Michelle Wedge was just seven years old when she went missing from the town of Moncton in New Brunswick, Canada. She was playing outside when her family noticed that she was gone. Witnesses came forward and said that she got into a small dark green car. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance of Michelle Wedge. Despite the statements that were made by a number of witnesses, the police have refused to classify Michelle's case as an abduction. Several other children disappea...
Sep 26, 2021•55 min
The house at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey has had a strange history in its over 100 years of existence. It has sold over the years a number of times for the price of just a dollar. In 2014, the Broaddus family bought the house for 1.3 million dollars. After they bought the house, the Broaddus family discovered that they had a watcher. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the strange twists and turns surrounding this case of The Watcher of Westfield. Derek and Maria Broaddus, along with ...
Sep 19, 2021•1 hr 4 min
11-year-old Shannon Paulk disappeared on August 16, 2001 from the Prattville, Al trailer park where she lived. Everyone in the park knew Shannon as a little girl brimming with personality. Her family said that she had never met stranger and she often helped her elderly neighbors with chores. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance and murder of Shannon Paulk. Her disappearance shocked the community but the discovery of her body seven weeks later rocked it to its core. The investiga...
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Barbara Barnes was just 13 when she disappeared on the morning of December 7th, 1995, as she was walking to school in Steubenville, Ohio. Her body was found in a shallow grave by the side of a creek two months later. Despite intensive efforts by law enforcement, no one was ever charged with her murder, and her case remains unsolved and cold after 25 years. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the case of the murder of Barbara Barnes. Police initially looked hard at a member of Barbara's family be...
Aug 22, 2021•53 min
The Chicago Strangler is a name given to one or more individuals who are believed to have murdered at least 51 women in the Chicago area between 2001 and 2018. It's impossible to know how many people are involved but many people question why, with all of the advancements in technology, these cases are still unsolved. There are some that say it's apathy on the part of the Chicago police department and that they have failed to fully investigate the crimes. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the p...
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min
In the late 1980s and early '90s, a child abductor and rapist began snatching children right out of their homes, often while their parents or other family members were present. Residents of Melbourne, Australia, were terrified that their child might be the next one targeted. Dubbed Mr. Cruel by the press, the offender was calm and organized. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Australia's boogeyman Mr. Cruel. People in the area were terrified by this man and the carnage he left behind was devast...
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 11 min
In 1952, two General Motors executives, Albert Jones, and Charles Culhane traveled to Crater Lake National Park near Klamath Falls, Oregon for a work/leisure weekend. Their wives were waiting for them at a cabin but the two businessmen never showed up. They were later found murdered in the park. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this case that has mystified people for almost 70 years. A number of potential suspects have surfaced of that time but no one has ever been convicted of the murders. T...
Aug 01, 2021•59 min
In October 1973, 17-year-old Bronwynne Richardson was abducted and murdered in New South Wales, Australia. Over the years, the authorities have arrested and charged a number of individuals with Bronwynne's murder only to see their cases fall apart. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious murder of Bronwynne Richardson that continues to devastate her family to this day. A witness said they saw Bronwynne being forced into a car with four men. An unidentified caller later told police who...
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr
On October 16th, 2000, 40-year-old Regina Bos went to Duggans pub in Lincoln, Nebraska to play some music. She left early the next morning at 1:00 am and was never seen again. Her prized guitar was found inside the open trunk of her which was parked across the street from the pub. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious disappearance of Regina Bos. Regina had three children, a boyfriend, and two ex-husbands. Her boyfriend and exes were looked at by police but there have not been any a...
Jul 18, 2021•1 hr 10 min
In 1995, 18-year-old Tina McMenamin was a college student at the University of Nebraska. She was living in an apartment with her childhood friend, going to school, and working at Godfather's pizza. On Tuesday, July 25th of that year, Tina failed to show up for her shift at work and was later found dead inside her apartment by her roommate. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Tina McMenamin. The investigators determined that the window for Tina's killer to strike was a very small on...
Jul 11, 2021•1 hr 4 min
In 1984, 35-year-old Margaret Tapp, a single mother, and her 9-year-old daughter, Seana Tapp, were found dead in their home on 13 Kelvin Drive, in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia. This case horrified residents as fears of a pedophilic attacker circulated throughout the neighborhood. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murders of Margaret and Seana Tapp. Margaret Tapp was highly sociable and was well acquainted with many people. This meant that there were many potential suspects, which ma...
Jul 04, 2021•55 min
In 1984, the Denver, Colorado area experienced a number of sexual assaults and brutal murders that were carried out by a hammer-wielding perpetrator. He became known as the Denver hammer murderer or the Aurora hammer murderer. Regardless of the name used, there was no doubt this was a vicious predator. But, the police had no luck in catching him. It wasn't until 2018 that the Denver police got a DNA hit in Codis that their DNA evidence belonged to a man named Alex Christopher Ewing. Join Mike an...
Jun 27, 2021•54 min
In 2006, four women were found dead behind a seedy motel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. All four shared many similarities and had been killed within two months of one another. The authorities feared they had a serial killer on their hands, a person that many have dubbed The Eastbound Strangler. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the lives and murders of Kimberly Raffo, Tracy Roberts, Molly Diltz, and Barbara Breider, collectively known as The Atlantic City Four. Were they all murdered by one per...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr 1 min
In 1971, 50-year-old Jim McDonnell had a series of accidents that resulted in multiple head injuries. In March of that year, he ran an errand for his wife and disappeared. Jim's wife Anne had to wait 15 years to find out what happened to her husband. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious disappearance and reappearance of Jim McDonnell. Jim lived in Philadelphia for 15 years until one day his memory returned. When he showed back up 15 years later, many people didn't believe his story...
Jun 13, 2021•56 min
Harry and Virginia Piper had it all, a loving marriage, plenty of money, and 3 great children. Harry was a wealthy financier. Ginny, as she was known to friends, was heavily into philanthropic endeavors. Their lives were shattered on July 27, 1972, when two armed men kidnapped Ginny from their Minnesota mansion. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the kidnapping of Virginia Piper, what was called by the FBI at the time the most successful kidnapping ever pulled off. Her abductors demanded 1 mill...
Jun 06, 2021•54 min
Ten-year-old Linda Weldy stepped off her school bus on February 24th, 1987, and was never seen alive again. Police believe that she made it to the end of her long driveway before she was taken from her Indiana home. Three weeks later, Linda's body was found just fifteen minutes from her home atop an old trestle bridge. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the case of the abduction and murder of little Linda Weldy. The police were not called until after 11:00 PM the night Linda went missing becaus...
May 30, 2021•55 min
On April 14th, 1984, a newborn baby boy was found strangled and stabbed in Kerry County, Ireland. The baby became known as Baby John. The ensuing investigation would come to be regarded as one of the most controversial in Ireland's history. The police focused their attention on unwed mothers due to extremely low social views of unwed mothers. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this interesting case out of Ireland. The police investigation quickly led to a woman who had recently been pregnant. B...
May 23, 2021•56 min
In 2011, Ellen Greenberg was a young school teacher in the Philadelphia, PA area. She was engaged and set to be married to Sam Goldberg. But, on January 26th of that year, Ellen was found dead inside the apartment she shared with Sam. She had been stabbed 20 times, and after some back and forth, the authorities ruled it a suicide. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious death of Ellen Greenberg. Her family was upset by the ruling of suicide by both the police and the medical examiner....
May 16, 2021•1 hr 6 min
In 2017, billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman were living a great life in Toronto, Canada. Barry had made billions in the pharmaceutical industry. His wife Honey was the more outgoing of the two and she was into a number of different philanthropic pursuits. But, in December of that year, both Barry and Honey were found in their lap pool room dead with belts around their necks. The police initially ruled it a murder/suicide. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious murders of Barry and ...
May 09, 2021•1 hr 17 min
In 1948, a mystery began that has spanned over 70 years when a man was found dead on Somerton beach in Australia. The authorities had to figure out who the man was because he had no identification on him. They also had to figure out what happened to him. The initial thought by the medical examiner was that he was poisoned but they found no traces of poison in his system. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss one of the most interesting mysteries over the past 70 years. You will often see this case...
May 02, 2021•49 min
16-year-old Kathy Bernhard and 14-year-old George-Ann Formicola disappeared in 1966. School had just let out the two teenagers headed off on the evening of June 25th to go swimming at the creek not far from their home. That was the last time they were seen alive by their parents. Their mutilated bodies were found almost a month later. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss these horrific and disturbing murders. These are the type that keeps parents up at night worried about their children and what ...
Apr 25, 2021•57 min
We are headed over to the Beaumaris Beach section of Tasmania, Australia to talk about two separate unsolved cases. In 1995, a 20-year-old Italian tourist named Victoria Cafasso was found murdered on the beach. Just two years earlier, a 26-year-old German tourist named Nancy Grunwaldt disappeared around the same area. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss these cases from Australia. The area was in fear that a killer or killers were roaming the area. The fact that both individuals were tourists fr...
Apr 18, 2021•55 min
In this episode, we are headed to France to talk about the tragic story of the 1984 murder of 4-year-old Gregory Villemin. It's a case that has been heavily scrutinized in France for years but now has gained worldwide attention. There are a number of mysterious aspects to the case, including calls and letters received by Gregory's parents prior to his murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Gregory Villemin. A number of immediate and extended family members have been charged an...
Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min
