December 19, 2006. Clayton, Missouri. 57-year old attorney Ernie Brasier is found shot to death inside a third-floor office of his law firm: Boggs, Boggs & Bates. Since Ernie was killed in an office belonging to another attorney, there is speculation that he may have been the victim of mistaken identity, but no evidence is found to support this theory. Over the next few years, there are a number of strange incidents involving other employees at the firm, including a bombing at the home of two of its partners, but they fail to shed any light on Ernie’s death and the crime remains unsolved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the bizarre murder of Ernie Brasier, which took place at a law firm which was described as being like something out of a John Grisham novel.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Clayton Police Department at (314) 645-3000 or the St. Louis Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477)

Additional Reading:

https://www.komu.com/news/police-need-help-in-murder-case/article_8d7c83aa-2c7b-5c5e-b395-ce7a2a1f416d.html

https://www.komu.com/news/lawyer-found-dead-in-office/article_43b3b252-760c-5008-84c2-c803ea292554.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/151872790/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/151995160/

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-ernie-brasier-a-clayton-attorneys-death-nearly-two-years-ago-continues-to-mystify-police-and-colleagues/

https://issuu.com/chsglobe/docs/april_globe_2022_1_/s/15434096

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_firm_mystery_second_lawyer_dies_at_young_age_slaying_of_third_unsolved

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bombs_explode_at_home_of_2_partners_in_law_firm_that_was_site_of_unsolved_m

https://www.courthousenews.com/big-problem-at-the-law-office/

https://www.businessinsider.com/lawyer-fire-bombing-lawsuit-2012-9

https://patch.com/missouri/kirkwood/accused-of-bombing-ex-partners-home-kirkwood-lawyer-fights-back

https://molawyersmedia.com/2013/06/19/st-louis-lawyers-settle-with-ex-partner-in-bombing-case/

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

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 3, 2017. Dallas, Texas. After suffering a violent assault at the hands of a female acquaintance and her male companion, 27-year old Armani Morgan goes missing. Seven weeks later, Armani’s skull and five of his other bones are found in a vacant residential lot located near his residence and since the police are inclined to believe that he succumbed to a drug overdose, his cause of death is listed as “undetermined”. However, in the days prior to his disappearance, Armani had been repeatedly assaulted and harassed by this female acquaintance, who also allegedly fired a bullet through his living room window. While Armani’s loved ones suspect he was the victim of foul play and that three individuals were involved in the crime, his death is never reclassified as a “homicide”. At the direct request of his family, this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” will be exploring the controversial case of Armani Morgan. A petition has also been started to demand that the Dallas Police Department test evidence from Armani’s case and can be found at Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/demand-dallas-pd-test-armani-morgan-s-evidence-after-8-years

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Dallas Police Department Special Investigations Unit at (214) 671-3677.

Additional Reading:

https://www.fox4news.com/news/nonprofit-billboard-draws-attention-dallas-cold-case-murder

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/armani-morgan-cold-case-billboard/3846479/

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

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 11, 1987. Cowlitz County, Washington. The dismembered headless torso of a woman is discovered in the Lewis River and the same victim’s legs are soon found 30 miles away in the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Thirteen days later, the body of an infant girl who is believed to be the woman’s daughter is discovered in the Cowlitz River, but since the identity of both victims cannot be determined, they remain Jane Does. In 2006, the decedents are finally identified as 24-year old Raj Narain, who originally hailed from Fiji, and her 14-month old American-born daughter, Kamnee. It turns out that Raj’s 30-year old husband, Ashok Narain, went missing around the same time the murders took place, but since he cannot be found, the crime is never solved. Did Ashok murder his wife and daughter, or were all they victims of an unknown third party? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the bizarre saga of the Narain family.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the the Kelso Police Department at (360) 423-1270., the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office at (360) 577-3092 or the Eugene Police Department at (541) 682-5111.

Additional Reading:

https://charleyproject.org/case/ashok-kumar-narain

https://www.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/09/after_20_years_dna_identifies.html

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/slideshow/Without-a-Trace-5058.php

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Part-7-Records-often-are-as-hard-to-find-as-a-1107646.php

https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/unmarked-graves-may-hold-his-sister-niece-1213531.php

https://www.smh.com.au/national/o-sister-where-art-thou-20071116-gdrm21.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20110822070624/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=178389

https://www.newspapers.com/image/577345367/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/577345422/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/577330965/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/577345899/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1174283670/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/577320223/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/577394186/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/577394202/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/577107875/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/577107787/

https://old.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1mrfr6q/in_1987_a_whole_family_would_vanish_from_eugene/

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

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

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.