Our card this week is Belinda VanLith, the Queen of Hearts from Minnesota. This is part 2 of her story. Last week we walked through the initial investigation into the nearly 5-decade-old missing person case of 17-year-old Belinda VanLith. Despite her disappearance essentially being considered a runaway case by police initially, they had quickly come around to the possibility that perhaps Belinda had been met with foul play – and there were some people close to the cabin she was last known to be ...
Jan 31, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Belinda VanLith, the Queen of Hearts from Minnesota. This is part 1 of her story. Belinda’s story has held a special place in our hearts for a very long time. Back in August of 2022, her family reached out to the team here at audiochuck requesting we cover her case. We told Belinda’s family we’d try, and for months we did try – we reached out to the investigating agency on multiple occasions, but we’ve still never heard back about an interview. Thankfully, through a records...
Jan 24, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Deshawana Wilkerson, the 3 of Clubs from Ohio. Deshawna was a bright, recent high-school graduate who was so excited for her future in nursing. She loved helping others, and she wanted to make it her career. But late one night in October 2001, someone saw to it that Deshawna would never have a chance to help anyone ever again. If you know what Sam’s phone number or numbers were back in 2001, please contact the Dayton Cold Case Unit at (937) 333-7109, or you can submit a tip...
Jan 17, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nuestra carta esta semana es Manuel Mosqueda Ruiz, el 5 de tréboles de la Florida. Lo que comenzó como una búsqueda del sueño americano terminó siendo una tragedia. Manuel trabajaba en trabajos de construcción en Atlanta, GA, y Freeport, FL, hasta que fue encontrado tirado a lo largo de un camino de tierra en Freeport el 16 de agosto del 2004. Después de 20 años de preguntas sin respuestas, los detectives finalmente han conseguido la pista que estaban esperando. Este nuevo descubrimiento más los...
Jan 10, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Manuel Mozqueda Ruiz, the 5 of Clubs from Florida. What began as a pursuit of the American dream ended in tragedy on August 16th, 2004. Manuel was working construction jobs in Atlanta, GA, and Freeport, FL – until he was murdered and dumped along a dirt road in Freeport. After 20 years of only questions and no answers… detectives finally got the tip they’d been waiting on. Add that to the latest advancements in DNA technology, and detectives feel confident they’re close to ...
Jan 10, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Georgia Smith, the 8 of Hearts from Minnesota. In 1999, 76-year-old Georgia had plans to spend the Fourth of July with her family at her lakeside cabin over in Wisconsin. But a few days before they were all set to leave, Georgia said she needed to go there early… on her own. When her family eventually showed up to celebrate, they quickly realized this holiday wouldn’t be anything like they had planned. If you have any information on the disappearance of Georgia Smith in 199...
Jan 03, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Jacqueline Brown, the King of Spades from Ohio. Jacqueline Brown and her coworkers went out on July 12th, 1985 to cash their paychecks and celebrate payday with some drinks. Instead, the night ended in tragedy when residents in another part of town were awoken to find Jacqueline shot and begging for help. And while first responders may not have been able to save her, detectives are dedicated to finding her killer... who may have been someone she knew. If you have any tips o...
Dec 27, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Stanley "Stosh" Stowik, Sr., the 2 of Hearts from Rhode Island. October 9th, 2015, was supposed to be a normal, routine Friday for 80-year-old Stanley. But what unfolded in his home that night was anything but ordinary – and it set in motion a chilling mystery that still stumps detectives all these years later. If you know anything about the murder of Stanley “Stosh” Stowik, Sr. in 2015, please call the Cumberland Police Department at 401-333-2500. You can reach Capt. Sweet...
Dec 20, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Ruth Carter, the King of Diamonds from Ohio. When 50-year-old Ruth Carter was found murdered in her home in Dayton, Ohio, suspicions immediately turned to her former roommate. But no physical evidence could tie him to the scene, and years started to tick by without any leads to point investigators to her killer, until 2005, when a young man came forward with information that took detectives to the people who may have been responsible. If you have any information about the m...
Dec 13, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Clarissa Castro, the King of Hearts from California. One fall day in 1991, 14-year-old Clarissa vanished into thin air after a night of hanging out with friends. Years later, the mystery of where she disappeared to would be solved, but that discovery would open up a whole new world of unknowns. If you know anything about the murder of 14-year-old Clarissa Castro in 1991, please call the Chula Vista Police Department at (619)691-5151. To learn more about The Deck, please vis...
Nov 29, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Tira Snyder, the Jack of Hearts from Washington. The afternoon of July 1st, 1985, was supposed to be a mundane Monday for Tira Snyder. The 19-year-old wife and mother was going to run some errands and make dinner before her husband got home from work. Nothing that day went as planned. And Dave Snyder would never get another mundane day with his wife again. If you know anything about the 1985 murder of Tira Snyder in Snohomish County, Washington, please call (425) 388-3845 o...
Nov 22, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our cards this week are Jennifer "Moonbeam" Hammond, the 10 of Hearts from New York, and Christina White, the 3 of Clubs from New York. Jennifer “Moonbeam” Hammond and Christina White, both young women, disappeared from trailer parks in the quiet town of Milton, New York. Both were ultimately found in nearby remote woodlands. And even though they didn’t know each other, police believe that both likely crossed paths with the same someone… who led them to the same cruel fate. And that potential co...
Nov 15, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Your Honorable Honor, the Queen of clubs from California. This is a case I’d bet money you haven’t heard of… Because when you google her name, only her cold case card pops up. Nothing else. The story of 62-year-old Your Honorable Honor, better known as Honor, has more than been forgotten… it’s never been told. Until now. To apply for the Cold Case Playing Cards grant through Season of Justice, visit www.seasonofjustice.org. Let us deal you in… follow The Deck on social medi...
Nov 08, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Eden Young, the 3 of Hearts from Minnesota. 31-year-old Eden and her boyfriend were new to the North Star state. They had only lived there about three months, when, in September 1992, Eden was seen riding away in a mysterious blue van never to be seen again. Now, more than three decades later, present-day detectives are traveling down some winding roads previous investigators never explored in hopes it will lead them to the truth. If you have any information about the murde...
Nov 01, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Sharon Pretorius, the 6 of Diamonds from Ohio. One September day in 1973, 13-year-old Sharon left her home to run a quick errand, an errand she’s run dozens of times before. But that day would be different. And for the last 50 years her family and investigators have put all their hope and energy into trying to determine what happened in just a 90 second window after she walked out the door. If you know anything about the disappearance or murder of 13-year-old Sharon Pretori...
Oct 25, 2023•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Kathy Jones-Harmon, the 10 of Hearts from Utah. Kathy was a 22-year-old newlywed living in Salt Lake City in 1976, forging her own path in a town that often seemed to value conformity over individuality. By all accounts Kathy had a reputation for being tough – definitely no shrinking violet. So no one was particularly worried about her fending for herself when her husband Dave left town on his rig for his most recent long-haul trek through the rugged Mountain West. And besi...
Oct 18, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Brenda Gaddis, the Jack of Spades from Ohio. None of Brenda’s friends or family could’ve guessed that Thanksgiving 1990 would be the last time they’d see the sweet 33-year-old mother of three. For weeks, it seemed like Brenda had vanished into thin air… but eventually finding her just lead to more questions that are still unanswered to this day. If you know anything about the murder of Brenda Gaddis in 1990, please call the Cold Case Unit at the Dayton Police Department at ...
Oct 11, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Valaine Briggs, the Ace of Spades from Utah. When 18-year-old Valaine left her Salt Lake City apartment and walked to class one spring morning in 1977, her carefully planned future was full of promise. And though she was in a time of transition and had recently ended an engagement, Valaine knew even this temporary disappointment just brought her closer to the life she dreamed of…a life full of family and rooted in faith…a life her ex-fiancé couldn’t give her. What Valaine d...
Oct 04, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Corey A. Mitchell, the 10 of Spades from Ohio. May 29th, 2010 was supposed to be a normal Saturday for 34-year-old, single dad Corey and his 11-year-old twins, but a brazen masked gunman had other plans. Authorities in Dayton, Ohio, have spent the last 13 years trying to figure out who was behind that mask. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcast.com . To apply for the Cold Case Playing Cards grant through Season of Justice, visit www.seasonofjustice.org Let ...
Sep 27, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Susan "Su" Taraskiewicz, the 8 of Spades from Massachusetts. Twenty-seven-year-old Susan, better known as Su, was the kind of woman most people would describe as a breath of fresh air or a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. But late one night in 1992, Su’s brightness was suddenly and brutally put out. For the past three decades, law enforcement has spent countless hours unraveling the tangled web of mysteries and dark secrets that laid behind Su’s warm smile. If you know anyt...
Sep 13, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Darlene “Dee Dee” Webb, the 9 of Diamonds from Florida. The night was still young when 20-year-old Darlene left her friends at a local Daytona Beach bar to go get some shut-eye before work the following morning… but little did they know, as she walked out into the darkness of the night, that’d be the last time they’d ever see her. Today, detectives are still as baffled as they were back in 1983. If you know anything about the disappearance of Darlene Webb in January of 1983...
Sep 06, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Diana Ferris, the 10 of Hearts from Connecticut. In 1996, 34-year-old Diane was preparing to welcome her fourth child when one spring day she was ambushed and brutally murdered in the privacy of her own home. The investigation into her slaying was quick to go cold, but a recent breakthrough in the case has police more confident than ever that they’re hot on the killer’s trail. If you know anything about the murder of Diana Ferris in April of 1996, please call the Connecticu...
Aug 30, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Corazon Frandsen, the Jack of Diamonds from Utah. In 1978, Corazon was just 26 and a widow after losing her husband from cancer five years earlier. And Corazon was still mourning the loss of her husband when she herself became a victim of a horrifically brutal attack in the parking lot of her seemingly safe apartment complex. If you know anything about the murder of Corazon Frandsen in Murray, Utah in February 1978, please call Unified Police Detective Ben Pender at 385-468...
Aug 23, 2023•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Nyesha Nettles, the 6 of Hearts from Ohio. One August day in 1999,Nyesha was spending her Saturday afternoon like so many other 19-year-olds: playing video games.But when her gaming was interrupted by a knock on the apartment door, a sinister plan was set into motion that ended her game and her future. If you have any information about the murder of Nyesha Nettles, please call the Dayton Police Department cold case line at 937-333-7109. To learn more about The Deck, visit w...
Aug 16, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Clarence "Booda" Sullivan, the Ace of Diamonds from South Carolina. In May 2013, 40-year-old Booda was gunned down in his quiet South Carolina neighborhood. For years, investigators have tried to bring his killer to justice, but rumors surrounding his life have muddied the waters. If you have any information about the May 2013 murder of Clarence “Booda” Sullivan, call the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office at 864-260-4435. To learn more about The Deck, visit www.thedeckpodcas...
Aug 09, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Rachel Anthony, the 5 of Spades from Minnesota. In 2001, 50-year-old Rachel was going about her nightly routine, closing the small-town liquor store, when she suddenly vanished without a trace, leaving behind no clues. A gruesome discovery 6 weeks later would answer some of the questions she left behind, but not the most pressing: who did it and why? If you know anything about the murder of Rachel Anthony in February of 2001 — or if you were that last customer in Ultimate L...
Aug 09, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Craig Frear, the Queen of Hearts from New York. Craig Frear seemed to have everything a teenage boy could want — a loving family, lots of friends and girlfriends, and skills on the soccer field. But after he vanished in broad daylight from a small village in upstate New York in 2004, police learned that he had been keeping secrets. And like Craig... this story is filled with contradictions. If you have any information about the disappearance of Craig Frear, please contact T...
Aug 02, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1995, 24-year-old Gina Cyphers was found dead in the trailer she shared with her boyfriend and young son, just a couple of hours after dropping him off at daycare one winter morning. The viciousness of the crime shocked the Salina, Kansas, community. And after nearly three decades of grief, her family is still searching for the answers to who killed Gina, and why? If you have any information about Gina’s murder, please contact Salina police at 785-826-7210 or the Kansas Bureau of Investigatio...
Jul 26, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our card this week is Mary and Susanne Reker, the 2 of Hearts from Minnesota. In part 1 of the Reker case, four agencies were two years into the homicide investigation with little to show for it. Little did they know, the twists and turns in their investigation were just beginning. There is a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the murders of Mary and Susanne Reker. To submit a tip please visit here or scan the QR code below...
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