Episodios

  • Ep.55 - The Vanishing of Cindy Anderson (Unsolved)

    Ep.55 - The Vanishing of Cindy Anderson (Unsolved)
    Nov 11 2025
    This episode brings us to Toledo, Ohio for the 1981unsovled disappearance of Cynthia Jane Anderson.

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    Sources
    https://vocal.media/criminal/vanished-40-years-later-where-is-cynthia-anderson
    https://websleuths.com/threads/oh-cynthia-cindy-anderson-20-toledo-4-aug-1981.78469/page-3
    https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1mfo86n/why_its_possible_cynthia_andersons_disappearance/
    https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/10491
    https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Ohio-Missing-Persons/Missing-Adults-1/Anderson
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    24 m
  • Ep.54 - Katrina Smith

    Ep.54 - Katrina Smith
    Jun 17 2025
    This episode takes us to Rockford, Illinois for the story of the 2012 disappearance of Katrina Smith, who was known for her warm heart and willingness to help others.

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    Sources
    https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/courts/2017/04/04/todd-smith-sentenced-to-59/21595366007/
    https://www.the-sun.com/news/9380136/todd-katrina-smith-murder-where-now/
    https://abcnews.go.com/US/hidden-past-led-katrina-smiths-killer/story?id=104055372
    https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/08/witness-katrina-smith-afraid-very/32426445007/
    https://truecrimenews.com/2017/05/09/illinois-woman-stalked-murdered-in-midst-of-affair-separation/
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100540182/katrina_ashley-smith
    https://idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html
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    17 m
  • Ep.53 - Kalee Bruce

    Ep.53 - Kalee Bruce
    Feb 16 2025
    This episode takes us to Traverse City, Michigan for the 1998 murder of Kalee Joy Bruce. For more information on the Kalee Bruce Memorial Scholarship, please click here.

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    Sources
    https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/where-kevin-holtzer-today-whereabouts-explored-ahead-murder-heartland-id
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-miwd-2_06-cv-00169/pdf/USCOURTS-miwd-2_06-cv-00169-0.pdf
    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mi-court-of-appeals/1014572.html
    https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/traverse-city/year-1998
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32479755/kalee_joy-bruce
    https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=291530
    https://gtrcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=1098
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    16 m
  • Ep.52 - Missing: Brian Shaffer

    Ep.52 - Missing: Brian Shaffer
    Dec 15 2024
    This episode takes us to Columbus, Ohio for the unsolved 1979 disappearance of medical school student Brian Shaffer.

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    Sources
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shafferhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ8PM3YXHbA&t=248s
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6192-myelodysplastic-syndrome-myelodysplasia
    https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/BCI/Volume-17-Number-02-Missing-Person-Brian-Shaffer-A.aspx
    https://www.reddit.com/r/BrianShaffer/comments/10h2ucb/what_99_of_people_dont_know_about_the_brian/
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    20 m
  • Ep.51 - Maria Marshall

    Ep.51 - Maria Marshall
    Jul 30 2024
    In this episode, we step out of the Great Lakes region and venture into New Jersey where we tell the story of the 1984 murder of Maria Marshall. Promo by Mystery Frequency Podcast.

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    Sources
    Martinelli, P. A. (2007). True Crime, New Jersey: The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases. United States: Stackpole Books.
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23088/maria-marshall
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O._Marshall
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    18 m
  • Ep.50 - Hazel Burns

    Ep.50 - Hazel Burns
    Apr 21 2024
    This episode covers the 1922 "Mentor Marsh Murder" in Lake County, Ohio. Please give a listen and tell a friend about the show if you like it.

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    Sources
    https://www.cmnh.org/mentor-marsh
    Bellamy, J. (1999). Corpse in the cellar. Gray & Company.
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-mrs-hazel-burns-body/69439152/
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7708252/hazel-m-burns
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    21 m
  • Ep.49 - Ronald Tammen

    Ep.49 - Ronald Tammen
    Jan 15 2024
    This episode takes us back to 1953 and the unsolved disappearance of Ronald Tammen from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

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    Sources:
    (1953, April 24). Plain Dealer, p. 1. Available from NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eresources.cuyahogalibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-1271E9571671CE2F%402434492-1271E6B359E94085%400-1271E6B359E94085%40.

    (1953, April 27). Plain Dealer, p. 19. Available from NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eresources.cuyahogalibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-1271E95A556A26EC%402434495-1271E899D929EC96%4018-1271E899D929EC96%40.

    https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2023/04/the-history-of-ronald-tammen-jr-a-miami-student-still-missing-after-70-years?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

    https://www.clermontsun.com/2022/07/13/the-disappearance-of-college-student-ronald-tammen-jr

    https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/roommate-returns-to-dorm-room-to-strange-scene-witness-claims-odd-sighting-440758ef1185

    https://ronaldtammen.com/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Hall_(Miami_University)
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    18 m
  • Ep.48 - The Ghost Cat of Fairport Harbor

    Ep.48 - The Ghost Cat of Fairport Harbor
    Nov 6 2023
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    SOURCES:
    Willis, James A. Ohio’s Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State. Kent State University Press, 2015.
    https://www.rockthelake.com/buzz/2017/10/ghost-cat-fairport-harbor-lighthouse-eerie-erie-story/
    http://www.lhdigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=1136
    https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=285
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    15 m