20-year-old Angela Marie Hammond's life was just starting to take shape. She went to college during the day and worked at night. She and her boyfriend, Rob Shafer, were due to have their first child together. But, on the night of April 4th, 1991, Angela was abducted by an unknown individual who drove off with her in a truck. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance of Angela Hammond. She was talking on a payphone to Rob when he heard her scream. He hopped into his truck and he said ...
Jan 25, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Wife and mother Amy Sher vanished in Massachusetts on October 18, 2002. She had been estranged from her family for over 10 years after she married her second husband Bob Desmond. Much suspicion has been cast on Bob over the years but the police have never been able to determine exactly what happened to Amy Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance of Amy Sher. Many mysteries surround this case. Amy's boss and co-workers have said that she often showed up with injuries which made them...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kenneth and Iva Cheetham met and fell in love during World War II. They eventually married and settled in Washington State. Kenneth and Iva loved to travel and took yearly vacations to different spots around the country. In 1991, they set out to meet up with family for a vacation at Glacier National Park. They never joined up with their family and were later found shot to death. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murders of Kenneth and Iva Cheetham. There are a number of mysteries that surr...
Jan 11, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast From August to December 1987, a series of murders were committed in the Akron, Ohio area that stumped the authorities. Four women, Janice Christensen, Joann Bartholomew, Marcia Piotter, and Barbara Blatnik were murdered. Janice, Joann, and Marcia were in their 30s or 40s and married, while Barbara was only 17-years-old and still in high school. Police struggled to figure out if the four murders were connected. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the details of these brutal murders. Valuable evid...
Jan 04, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1990, Jan Cornell and her 11-year-old daughter, Robin Cornell, were living in a townhouse with Jan's friend 32-year-old Lisa Story. On May 10, of that year, Jan returned to her Cape Coral, FL home from her boyfriend's house to find her daughter Robin and her friend Lisa brutally murdered. Over 25 years would pass before police got the break they needed to find a viable suspect. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the horrific murders of Robin Cornell and Lisa Story. Jan Cornell vowed she woul...
Dec 21, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1950, Helen Brach married into the famous Brach candy business family. After her husband died in 1970, Helen was worth over 30 million dollars. She spent her time helping to save animals and created the Helen V Brach foundation in 1974. In February 1977, Helen flew to Minnesota for a comprehensive checkup with her physician. She was scheduled to fly back to her home in Chicago but she vanished. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance of Helen Brach. There have been a number of t...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast In March of 2012, 18-year-old pre-med student, Colin Gillis, returned to his home in Tupper Lake, New York for spring break. He was excited to see his high school friends and told his parents he felt like it would be a reunion. On March 10th, Colin headed off to a party and he never returned home. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious disappearance of Colin Gillis. Details emerged about a fight that occurred at the party that night. Colin left a number of voicemails with friends ask...
Dec 07, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast On July 15, 1982, a caretaker at a cemetery discovered the body of a young woman. Police could not identify her, and one officer began calling her Princess Doe. Two theories emerged, either she was a runaway, or she had been abducted from her family. But, after chasing leads and tips in the years that followed, she has still yet to be identified. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the case of Princess Doe. Over the years, the police have used advancements in DNA, but even that has proved unsucc...
Nov 30, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Mother's Day, May 10, 2020, 49-year-old wife and mother Suzanne Morphew went missing. Her two daughters were on a camping trip and her husband said he left early that morning for work. Suzanne's bike was later found close to her home. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the recent disappearance of Suzanne Morphew. Reports have surfaced that call Suzanne's husband Barry's alibi into question. Members of Suzanne's family have publicly stated that they do not believe Barry has been fully coopera...
Nov 23, 2020•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1901, Rebecca McClung was brutally murdered inside her mansion in Mason, Ohio. Just prior to the murder, Rebecca and her husband John had sold the mansion, but, they were still living there with the two people they sold it to. Based on statements from others in the house, the police centered their attention on John McClung. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious murder of Rebecca McClung which occurred about 30 minutes down the road from our studio. This case is still talked about...
Nov 16, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the early 1970s, an unidentified serial killer terrorized the Washington, D.C. area. Six African-American girls were abducted and murdered. The abductions and murders had many similarities but police were unable to find the killer. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the Freeway Phantom. This killer reached out to both the police and to the victims' families to taunt them. The authorities found some good evidence but they could never put it all together. You can help support the show at patre...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast On December 19th, 1959, an entire family was found brutally murdered in Florida. Through the years there have been almost 600 suspects but to this date, the case remains unsolved. Join Mike and Gibby for this "Best Of" episode as they discuss the facts of the murders and walk through the various suspects. This case has possible ties to the famous Clutter family murder that occurred in Kansas just a short time before that was the subject of Truman Capote's famous book "In Cold Blood". You can sup...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast We're discussing the 1995 unsolved murder of Allen Ray Jenkins. Jenkins had a troubled past with convictions that involved underage girls. After his murder, suspicion quickly fell on two 15-year-old girls, Crystal Morris and Shanna Hall. Morris and Hall took a quick plea deal and blamed the murder on Shanna's boyfriend 22-year-old Alan Gell. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Allen Ray Jenkins. Gell was convicted and sentenced to death. But, in the years that followed, evidence su...
Oct 12, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast 16-year-old Vickie Stout and her 14-year-old half-sister Carla Atkins were more than sisters. They were best friends who did everything together in their hometown of Dover, Tennessee. On September 17, 1980, Vickie and Carly got off their school bus and handed to the local convenience store to get some snacks. Their family never saw them alive again. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance and murders of Vickie Stout and Carla Atkins. The investigation was slow to start because poli...
Oct 05, 2020•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast In August 1982, 18-year-old Jerry Hillard and his fiance 19-year-old Marilyn Green went to the public pool after hours to cool down. It was a scorching August night in Chicago and there many other people there doing the same exact thing. But, gunshots rang out at the pool, both Jerry and Marilyn were shot, and later died from their wounds. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murders of Marilyn Green and Jerry Hillard. This is a bizarre case that involves two men, at separate times, doing pri...
Sep 28, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast On October 1, 1986, 15-year-old Tracy Gilpin vanished after leaving a party to walk to a convenience store. Weeks later, her body was found in a shallow grave. The investigation into her murder went cold until 2018. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Tracy Gilpin and the murder of 13-year-old Melissa Benoit that happened four years after Tracy's murder. Melissa's case was solved, and, in 2018, investigators discovered a link between the two murders that they believe has led them T...
Sep 21, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Between 1957 and 1990, the area of New South Wales, Australia, experienced a large number of murders of elderly women. Authorities began to speculate that the murders were committed by the same person. The media dubbed this murderer The Granny Serial Killer. Josephine McDonald and Wanda Amundsen were murdered in 1984 and 1986, respectively. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss not only the murders of Josephine and Wanda, but a large number of murders attributed to this serial killer. Some of the ...
Sep 14, 2020•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1974, St. Cloud, Minnesota sisters Mary and Susanne Reker had just started school. Mary was 15-year-old and Susanne was 12-years-old. On Labor Day, September 2nd, 1974, the two sisters begged their mother all morning to be allowed to walk to the local store to pick out their school supplies. When they headed from home around 11:30 in the morning, there was no way their family could have known that was the last time they would see their smiling faces. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the my...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast 23-year-old Pamela Miller was last seen on May 29th, 1989 in Leesville, Louisiana. Her car was found outside of her boyfriend's house, but police found no evidence of what happened to Pamela. The next year, 15-year-old Tammy Call went missing on February 20th, 1990 after apparently skipping class at Leesville High School. Both Pamela and Tammy were eventually found dead. The police noticed a number of similarities between the two cases but struggled to develop any leads. Join Mike and Gibby as t...
Aug 31, 2020•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1976, five members of the Bishop family were found burnt in a small town in North Carolina. Authorities in North Carolina were quick to figure out the family was from Bethesda, Maryland. Meanwhile, authorities in Maryland searched the Bishop's house and found a house of horrors. There was no doubt that the five had been murdered inside the house. The big question became where was the head of the household, William Bradford Bishop. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the Bishop family murders ...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we're exploring the murders of four women in Pasco County, Florida that occurred between 1973 and 1977. Wilma Woods, Diana Vallack, Gail Foster, and Emily Grieve were brutally murdered. Three of the four victims had ties to a place called The Dale Mabry Strip, a stretch of Tampa that, at the time, housed a lot of establishments that catered to adult entertainment. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murders that have become known as The Pasco Four. There are a number of simi...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1991, 23-year-old Carey Parker was a single mother with three children living in Quinlan, Texas. She visited her father on March 17, 1991, and then headed off to work the night shift at her job. Sometime after that Carey vanished. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance of Carey Parker as well as a few other unsolved cases in Hunt County, Texas. Carey's family was under the impression that the local police were working her case. It wasn't until May 2010 that her family learned t...
Aug 10, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast On January 27th, 2020, 11-year-old Gannon Stauch went missing in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His step-mother, Leticia Stauch, called police to say he had walked to a friend's house but had not returned. The family was devastated and they took to the media to ask for Gannon's safe return. Even Leticia Stauch spoke out and attended vigils. But, to investigators, things didn't seem to add up. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance and murder of Gannon Stauch. What the family and the ...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1981, Christine Prince left her home in Wales to take a nanny position with the Kruzick family in Toronto. In June 1982, 25-year-old Christine went out one night with friends. In the early morning hours of the 21st, she hopped off a streetcar to head to the Kruzick household. Christine Prince was never seen alive again. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance and murder of Christine Prince. In the ten years after Christine's murder, Toronto saw a spike in unsolved murder cases. ...
Jul 20, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Over four decades, from the 1950s to the 1980s, Great Falls, MT experienced a number of unsolved murders. The murders of Lloyd Bogle, Patricia Kalitzke, James and Lois Arrotta, Michael Dudas, and Morris Davis Jr. don't appear to be related, but there are some bizarre connections with many of them. Join Mike and Gibby as they detail these unsolved murders. These murders entirely changed the sense of security that the inhabitants of Great Falls felt. People began locking their doors at night and s...
Jul 13, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1987, 28-year-old Julie Weflen went missing in Spokane County, Washington. She was checking out a rural power substation for her job when she vanished. Many people searched the rural area and dense forest looking for Julie but she was never found. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance of Julie Weflen as well as other solved and unsolved cases from the Seven Mile area. Over the years there have been a large number of crimes committed in and around this area. There have been som...
Jul 06, 2020•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1962 and 1963, 3 teenagers were murdered in an area of Northeast Ohio. Marion Brubaker, Thomas Sumerix, and Ruth Guthrie all disappeared and all three were found murdered. The police had little to go on. None of the three victims had an apparent connection to each other. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss these three murders and the investigations that followed. Were all three murders the work of one predator? Many people believe that at least two of the victims were killed by the same perso...
Jun 29, 2020•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 2013, Kendrick Johnson was a sophomore at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia. KJ, as he was known, was popular, athletic, and intelligent. On January 10, 2013, KJ was at school but, he was not seen in the afternoon. He didn't attend any of his later classes and he never came home that night. The next day, KJ's body was found vertical, upside down, in the school gym in a vertical rolled-up 6-foot mat. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious death of Kendrick Johnson. Officials...
Jun 22, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1996, 23-year-old Crista Bramlitt was living in Clarksville, Tennessee, and working on getting her life in order. The year before, her two children had moved with Crista's mother to Texas. Crista wanted to get her GED and move to the Carolinas where she could take back her kids and give them the life they deserved. But, her life was ended when someone murdered her inside her trailer in the mobile home park where she lived. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Crista Bramlitt. Pol...
Jun 15, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast In January 1973, in the span of fewer than two weeks, four murders rocked two normally peaceful townships north of Dayton, Ohio. Three members of the Buck family were murdered in their home. And then just 13 days later, 13-year-old Linda Dearth was murdered in her home on a day off from school. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the details of these brutal murders. Police quickly zeroed in the Buck family's 17-year-old babysitter for their murders. But, most involved questioned that possibility...
Jun 08, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast