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December 18, 1979. Moline, Illinois. 30-year old Cody James and 30-year old Gary Harker leave Garyâs woodcarving shop in Codyâs pick-up truck in order to make a delivery and collect some money, but they never return and the truck is later found abandoned across the state line in Davenport, Iowa. Four months after the disappearances, the pick-up is sold off at a police auction, but the new owners are shocked to discover Cody and Garyâs bodies concealed beneath some debris in the truck bed and it turns out both men have been bludgeoned to death. It is theorized that the crime was drug-related and even though photographs of two potential suspects are provided to investigators decades later, no one is ever charged with the murders. For our final holiday-themed episode of 2024, âThe Trail Went Coldâ chronicles a shocking double homicide which has remained unsolved for 45 years.
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âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the AdvocacyCon, taking place at the Indianapolis Marriott East in Indianapolis on March 28-30, 2025. To get a 10 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âTRAIL10â, by visiting https://www.advocacycon.com/.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ 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.
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December 23, 1988. Orange County, North Carolina. A quartet of friends â 19-year old Kenneth Dungee, 17-year old Kenneth Newkirk, 17-year old Levern Allen and 17-year old Darius Bannerman â leave their homes in Greensboro in order to drive to Raleigh to go Christmas shopping. While travelling down Interstate 40, their car is violently run off the road by a blue Monte Carlo containing a white man and a white woman. Kenneth Dungee is killed in the crash and while his three friends survive, Levern has his right leg amputated. Since the four young men were black, it is speculated that the occupants of the Monte Carlo may have committed a hate crime, but they cannot be identified. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore a shocking hit-and-run murder was has remained unsolved for 36 years. In addition, we will also be covering the unsolved 1990 abduction, assault and attempted murder of a woman known only as âDebbieâ, another crime which took place along the interstates of North Carolina and was committed by an assailant who has never been identified.
Join us on Saturday, December 14 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from âUnsolved Mysteriesâ. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Kenneth_Dungee
https://unsolved.com/gallery/greensboro-hit-and-run
https://greensboro.com/unsolved-mysteries-generates-300-calls/article_73f2546a-b7e2-5d91-baea-2057e5539e12.html
https://greensboro.com/highway-ramming-death-still-unsolved/article_ca088d5c-8526-55a2-8ef9-c34e255089ae.html
https://greensboro.com/hit-and-run-still-lingers-for-victims/article_98dcb974-a1fe-5152-b28d-82dc81c18a21.html
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https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Debbie
https://unsolved.com/gallery/shotgun-survivor/
https://greensboro.com/officers-search-for-rapist/article_d2e03e5e-35ad-56a4-a14b-013cc1ec1646.html
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https://greensboro.com/family-boosts-reward-in-kidnap-case/article_3c7615dc-413f-56bf-849f-0d884b5fb26f.html
https://greensboro.com/first-survival-then-success-it-s-like-god-gave-me/article_5de2143b-73c7-5e33-8533-3bfb79950b28.html
âThe Trail Went Coldâ 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.
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May 18, 2024. Redding, California. 39-year old Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain texts her sister from a hospital and says she is planning to drive to her mother-in-lawâs house, but she soon cuts off all contact with her family and disappears. One week later, Nikkiâs abandoned truck is discovered 50 miles away in a remote section of Tehama County, but searches of the area fail to find her. Prior to her disappearance, Nikki had filed domestic violence charges against her estranged husband, Tyler McCain, and they were scheduled to go to trial in the near-future. Even though Tyler and his family display suspicious behavior and provide constantly-changing and conflicting stories about the last time they saw Nikki, there is no direct evidence of foul play and Nikki cannot be found. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we cover a recent missing persons case where the victimâs family is desperately searching for answers.
If you happen to have any information about this case, please contact the Shasta County Sheriffâs Office Major Crimes Unit at (530) 245-6135. You can also E-mail them at [email protected] or submit tips at www.scsecretwitness.com/submit-a-tip
Additional Reading:
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https://krcrtv.com/news/local/community-unites-in-first-large-scale-search-for-mother-of-four-nikki-saelee-mccain?fbclid=IwY2xjawFid0dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfaKr6DjCiKnnDNDWD5yB7CMOPaCc1YCzsrxatoU983yM-MDlj3NUB-hfA_aem_O8hCrrMGyWLD8P02bLNauA
https://krcrtv.com/news/local/olinda-fire-started-one-person-individual-cited-by-cal-fire-happy-valley-anderson-shasta-county-identity-law-enforcement?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0PQFG2Rl3S482BojIv5x6TX-w-nGe_x29QmJu0HmN0xQDMMMq91Wig-mw_aem_0K63BDFK36hnyaGZ9ZIOnw
https://anewscafe.com/2024/07/13/redding/new-witness-sheds-light-on-allegations-of-domestic-violence-endured-by-missing-shasta-county-woman-nikki-saelee-mccain/
https://anewscafe.com/2024/08/09/redding/new-information-emerges-in-missing-nikki-saelee-mccain-case-as-law-enforcement-reveals-few-details/
https://nypost.com/2024/08/17/us-news/missing-mom-who-vanished-in-may-had-texted-family-to-say-she-was-leaving-abusive-husband-report/
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/no-clues-may-disappearance-nikki-cheng-saelee-mccain-domestic-violence-rcna163307
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/no-clues-may-disappearance-nikki-cheng-saelee-mccain-domestic-violence-rcna163307
https://shastascout.org/tyler-mccains-felony-dv-charges-dismissed-as-search-for-missing-wife-nikki-cheng-saelee-mccain-continues/
âThe Trail Went Coldâ 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.
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August 22, 1965. South Bend, Indiana. 49-year old Edward Banish is murdered inside his home after being stabbed seven times. Over two months earlier, Edwardâs 18-year old son, Scott Banish, had gone missing after an apparent drowning accident in Lake Michigan, but eight days after his fatherâs murder, Scott is discovered to be alive and admits to having faked his own death. Even though Scott seems to have a solid alibi placing him over 2,500 miles away on the night of the crime, he eventually admits to killing Edward and is arrested and charged with second-degree murder. However, after Scott recants his confession, a grand jury rules that there is insufficient evidence to indict him, so the murder charges are dropped. Was Edward Banish actually stabbed to death by his son? If not, then who was actually responsible and what could their motive have been? On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore the bizarre story of a missing persons case which eventually evolved into an unsolved murder. Special thanks to listener Holly Dodson for narrating the opening of this episode.
Additional Reading:
https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/opinion/2017/10/01/colwell-st-joseph-county-murder-case-remains-a-mystery/45809981/
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âThe Trail Went Coldâ 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.
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Listen to Murder, She Told: an award-winning true-crime podcast created by victimâs advocate, Kristen Seavey that mostly covers lesser-known unsolved cases.
This is a preview of the episode about Ludger Belanger on âMurder, She Toldâ, which was originally published on November 19, 2024.
Ludger Belanger went missing while hunting in rural Washington, Maine in 1975. Though on the surface, it seemed like he vanished without a trace, tracks in the snow led detectives to a crucial piece of evidence and into a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse with two men who might know exactly where to find him
Listen to the full episodes on Ludger Belanger:
Apple: https://apple.co/3Oh2eJSSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/LudgerbelangerOther: https://www.murdershetold.com/connectSources and photos: https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/ludger-belanger
Quick links to find Murder, She Told: Apple: https://apple.co/42Zmd5XSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/MSTSpotifyAll others and social media: https://www.murdershetold.com/connectLink to Reeves Johnson: https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/reeves-johnson-2
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January 12, 1994. Albuquerque, New Mexico. After dropping off a friend at a restaurant, 16-year old Jonathan Francia is carjacked and abducted from the parking lot in his motherâs Chevrolet Camaro. Five days later, the burned-out vehicle is discovered in the Arizona desert nearly 300 miles away and Jonathanâs charred remains are inside the trunk. A suspect named Paul Richardson is soon arrested and confesses that he committed the crime alongside an unidentified drifter known only as âJasonâ. Paul fatally hangs himself in his jail cell and while his wife, Trena Richardson, is later indicted after admitting to involvement in the murder, the charges wind up being dismissed after her confession is thrown out. Since the mysterious âJasonâ is never identified or tracked down, no one is ever convicted of Jonathanâs murder and the truth about what happened remains murky. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore a brutal and frustrating crime which has yet to receive a conclusive resolution after three decades.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/jonathan-francia/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Francia
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âThe Trail Went Coldâ 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.
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August 30, 2013. Castaic, California. An overturned abandoned SUV belonging to 19-year old Bryce Laspisa is discovered at the bottom of a steep embankment near Castaic Lake, but even though most of his personal possessions have been left behind, Bryce himself is nowhere to be found. While beginning his sophomore year at Sierra College in Rocklin, Bryce had been displaying erratic behaviour and seemed to be experiencing issues with drugs and alcohol before he made the inexplicable decision to drive hundreds of miles away. During his trip, Bryce seemingly spent long periods of time just sitting inside his parked SUV, but even though he assured his parents he would eventually join them at their home in Laguna Niguel, he vanishes before he arrives. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore the unsolved disappearance of Bryce Laspisa, who went missing under very bizarre circumstances.
If you have any information about this case, please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriffâs Department at (323) 890-5500.
Additional Reading:
https://charleyproject.org/case/bryce-david-laspisa
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/bryce-laspisa-missing-person-castaic-lake/1959070/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/09/05/mystery-over-burning-body-found-where-naperville-central-grad-disappeared-2/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/08/28/search-continues-2-years-after-central-grad-vanished-2/
https://scvnews.com/oct-19-20-organized-search-planned-for-missing-teen/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/one-year-after-bryce-laspisas-disappearance-parents-ask-for-acts-of-kindness/
https://www.kcra.com/article/site-being-searched-for-missing-sierra-college-student-turns-up-body/6407433
https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/bryce-david-laspisa
https://www.hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/crime/bryce-laspisa-still-missing-one-decade-after-unexplained-disappearance-480422
https://i.iheart.com/v3/re/new_assets/63054d863f34185e925fcc8d/?passthrough=1
âThe Trail Went Coldâ 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.
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August 30, 1990. Westerville, Ohio. The mother of 22-year old Tony Lombardi returns home, assuming her son is at work. Forty-five minutes later, she claims that she hears the sound of a door closing followed by footsteps and she soon discovers Tonyâs body on his bed. He has been shot through the head and a gun is lying on the floor next to him, but police rule Tonyâs death to be a suicide. However, Tonyâs family discovers injuries on his body to make them believe he was the victim of foul play and was possibly murdered by another man who was angry that Tony was dating his girlfriend, but his death is never reclassified.
June 30, 1991. Galesburg, Illinois. After not hearing from him for a day-and-a-half, the parents of 23-year old Danny Williams discover his dead body on a couch inside his house. He has been shot through the forehead and since a gun Danny owned is found in his lap, the police believe that his death was a suicide. Dannyâs family uncover a number of suspicious discrepancies to make them believe he was murdered, including the possible presence of small traces of blood at the scene which do not match Dannyâs blood type. A coronerâs jury officially list Dannyâs cause of death as âuncertainâ, but no conclusive evidence of foul play can be found.
On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we cover two suspicious suicide cases featured on âUnsolved Mysteriesâ involving young men who supposedly died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, but their families felt differently.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/tony-lombardi/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tony_Lombardi
https://unsolved.com/gallery/danny-williams/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Danny_Williams
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âThe Trail Went Coldâ 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.
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On December 23rd, 1974, three girls from Fort Worth, Texas vanished: Rachel Trlica, Renee Wilson, and Julie Mosely. After almost 50 years, the case has become steeped in misinformation and sensationalized mythos. In their series on the Fort Worth Missing Trio, Gone Cold attempts to cut through the misconceptions and confusion surrounding Julie, Renee, and Rachelâs disappearances.
This is a preview of Gone Coldâs coverage of the case, and you can find the rest of the story by subscribing to Gone Cold â Texas True Crime wherever you listen to podcasts.
https://linknbio.com/gonecoldpodcast
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November 29, 1980. Duncan, British Columbia. 32-year old Granger Taylor drives away from his familyâs farm in his pick-up truck, but never returns. Granger had developed an obsession with UFOs and claimed he started communicating with them and he leaves behind a note in which he states that he is going away on a 42-month interstellar voyage on an alien spacecraft. Five-and-half years later, human bones which are believed to belong to Granger and wreckage from his truck are found inside a crater on a nearby mountain. While itâs suspected that Granger travelled there and was killed in an explosion, there are no conclusive answers about what happened. For our final Halloween-themed episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we will be tackling a UFO-themed story about the disappearance and presumed death of Granger Taylor.
Additional Reading:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-man-who-went-to-space-and-disappeared-the-story-of-granger-taylor/
https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/features/bcs-granger-taylor-left-a-note-saying-he-was-boarding-an-alien-spaceship
https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/episodes/spaceman
https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/features/mechanic-genius-restores-a-vintage-kittyhawk-plane-in-his-backyard
https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/what-happened-to-granger-taylor-4669648
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Granger_Taylor
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âThe Trail Went Coldâ 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.
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December 12, 2014. Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A severed head belonging to an elderly woman is discovered in a rural wooded area about thirty feet from the nearest road, but the rest of her remains cannot be found. The head has rubber balls inside its eye sockets and since it has been embalmed, investigators are unable to extract any DNA to make an identification, so the victim becomes known as âThe Beaver County Jane Doeâ. While the authorities do not believe that foul play took place, a local resident named Jay Grabner starts displaying suspicious behaviour to indicate he might have some knowledge about the head. However, all attempts to determine the Beaver County Jane Doeâs identity and the circumstances of her death are unsuccessful. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore an incredibly bizarre mystery about the discovery of a severed head.
Join us on Saturday, October 26 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from âUnsolved Mysteriesâ. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Beaver_County_Jane_Doe
https://unsolved.com/gallery/the-severed-head/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/15/the-strange-sad-quest-to-match-a-severed-embalmed-head-with-its-body/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bb82266a0128
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-bodies-head-specialreport/special-report-a-womans-severed-head-was-found-in-the-woods-who-is-she-idUSKBN1D21B4/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pennsylvania-head-idUSKBN0TX2F120151214/
https://www.goerie.com/story/news/education/2015/12/12/edinboro-university-artist-creates-new/25015300007/
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2015/12/06/mysterious-case-embalmed-head-found/989358007/
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/12/08/increased-reward-offered-for-information-on-embalmed-head-found-in-economy-beaver-county/69708414007/
https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Beaver_County_Jane_Doe
https://www.distractify.com/p/beaver-county-severed-head
âThe Trail Went Coldâ 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.
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November 1, 1974. North Adams, Massachusetts. After leaving a dance at a local lodge, 18-year old Kim Benoit goes missing. Two weeks later, Kimâs body is discovered at the bottom of an embankment in a remote area twelve miles away and it is determined that she was the victim of strangulation. In October 1976, 17-year old Cynthia âRockyâ Krizack goes missing after leaving her home in the nearby town of Williamstown and her body is also eventually found at the bottom of a remote embankment. Since Rocky has been strangled to death and there are similarities between the two cases, investigators look into the possibility that she was killed by the same person who murdered Kim, but both crimes remain unsolved. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore a pair of cold cases from the Berkshires.
If you have any information about the featured cases, please contact the Berkshire County State Police Detective Unit at (413) 499-1112. Thatâs (413) 499-1112. For Kim Benoitâs murder, you can also contact the North Adams Police Department at (413) 664-4944 and for Cynthia âRockyâ Krizackâs murder, you can also contact the Williamstown Police Department at (413) 458-5733.
Additional Reading:
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/author-and-former-prosecutor-links-convicted-killer-to-kim-benoit-murder/article_d942ac81-a54f-5fb4-bd9c-ea9f1a5d95bb.html
https://www.iberkshires.com/story/66509/Reward-Offered-in-Renewed-Search-for-Kim-Benoit-s-Killer.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/cold-case-reward-information-kim-benoit-death-1974/
https://www.greylockglass.com/top-left-corner-170-investigating-cold-cases-of-murder-time-can-be-your-friend/
https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/02/22/true-crime-cynthia-krizack/
https://www.iberkshires.com/story/47000/Cold-Case-Expert-Offers-Thoughts-on-Unsolved-Local-Murders.html
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âThe Trail Went Coldâ is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD2024â, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
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September 12, 1983. Wyoming, Ohio. 59-year old Dorothea Irwin is found stabbed to death inside her residence. Since she was in the midst of selling the house and said she was meeting an interested buyer, it is theorized that this person murdered her as part of an elaborate set-up. Suspicion turns towards Dorotheaâs son, John âJayâ Irwin, who had previously spent time in prison for fraud and encouraged his mother to put her home up for sale. Jay eventually commits some additional fraud schemes and becomes a wanted fugitive until he is captured in 1991, but no conclusive evidence links him or anyone else to Dorotheaâs murder. Who was responsible for killing Dorothea Irwin and what could their motive have been? We shall attempt to answer that question on this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothea_Irwin
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âThe Trail Went Coldâ is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD2024â, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
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March 10, 2005. Foley, Missouri. 13-year old Bianca Piper is reported missing by her mother, Shannon Tanner, who claims that she dropped Bianca off on a rural road about a mile from their residence. Bianca struggled with numerous mental health issues, included attention deficit hyperactive disorder and bipolar disorder, and had just gotten into a dispute with her mother. According to Shannon, she followed the recommendation of one of Biancaâs therapists and drove her daughter down the road, so that she could walk back home alone and deal with her aggression, but Bianca never arrived. Since investigators are unable to find her, they start believing that Bianca was abducted and became the victim of foul play. Was Bianca Piper harmed by a stranger or did something else happen to her? On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore a missing childrenâs case which remained unsolved for two decades.
If you have any information about this case, please contact the Lincoln County Sheriffâs Office at (636) 528-8546.
Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Bianca_Piper
https://charleyproject.org/case/bianca-noel-piper
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/family-marking-th-anniversary-of-missing-foley-girl-with-fading/article_ccdad198-3191-5041-a01c-75cd283629fa.html
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/you-think-about-it-every-day-13-years-since-bianca-piper-disappeared/63-527561353
https://fox2now.com/news/after-14-years-mother-has-renewed-hope-missing-daughter-could-be-found/
https://www.firstalert4.com/2023/02/07/lincoln-county-cold-case-gets-renewed-hope/
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightusa/2005-piper-bianca-noel-200https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightusa/2005-piper-bianca-noel-2005-t11840.html5-t11840.html
https://www.bnd.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/answer-man/article202897184.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/151984830/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/151984920/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/151780322/
https://fox2now.com/news/fox-files/pimps-luring-suburban-high-school-girls-into-sex-slavery/
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/stcharles/st-peters-woman-sentenced-for-running-prostitution-operation-out-of-hotel-room/article_948fbfb3-fe67-56cd-bed4-4eb5a5e7067f.html
https://fox2now.com/news/fox-files/sister-of-missing-girl-admits-trafficking-high-school-girls/
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD2024â, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
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August 10, 1994. Vancouver, British Columbia. 55-year old Nick Masee and his 39-year old wife, Lisa Masee, tell people they are planning to meet a potential investor about a $10 million business deal, but after Nick makes a reservation at a local restaurant, no one shows up. The following morning, Lisa makes a pair of phone calls to say that she and Nick are leaving town for a few days, but the couple is never heard from again. A pair of plastic zip ties are found near the front door of the Masee residence to suggest that a kidnapping may have taken place, but there is also speculation that Nick and Lisa disappeared voluntarily. Were the Masees actually the victims of foul play? If so, what was the motive? On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore a Canadian cold case involving a missing couple which has gone unsolved for 30 years. Special thanks to listener Maria Gabriella for narrating the opening of this episode.
If you have any information about this case, please contact the North Vancouver detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at (604) 985-1311
Additional Reading:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-mystery-of-a-quiet-banker-and-his-chic-wife/article4154929/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nick-and-lisa-masee-looking-back-on-the-mysterious-disappearance-1.2738150
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/25-years-still-missing-disappearance-nick-lisa-masee-1.5231001
https://www.newspapers.com/image/495149600/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/495149604/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/495192622/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/495192938/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/495151346/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/504623040/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/495192938/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/496624172/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/495901857/
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1088dmbc.html
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1225dfbc.html
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD2024â, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
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August 23, 2010. London, England. After he is not heard from for a week, the nude decomposed body of 31-year old Gareth Williams, a junior analyst who had been working with MI6, is found inside a padlocked holdall bag in the bathtub of his flat. While his cause of death cannot be determined, there are differing opinions about whether Gareth could have locked himself in the bag on his own and suffocated, or if he was murdered by an unknown third party. A number of different theories are pushed forward, such as Gareth being killed by Russian agents or becoming the victim of a sex game gone wrong, but there are no conclusive answers about how he died. Did Gareth Williams somehow manage to trap himself inside the bag and die in a tragic accident, or did something else take place? On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore of the most bizarre unexplained deaths in the history of the United Kingdom.
Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/sep/06/mi6-death-gareth-williams-cctv
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-11095158
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/20/gareth-williams-spy-mi6
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12059910
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/02/gareth-williams-key-unanswered-questions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/23/spy-in-bag-death-coroners-inquest
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/02/gareth-williams-death-mi6
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/02/gareth-williams-coroner-never-solved
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24927078
https://www.businessinsider.com/kgb-defector-russia-killed-the-british-spy-found-in-a-duffel-bag-2015-9
https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/murder-the-likely-story-of-gareth-williams
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomwarren/secrets-of-the-spy-in-the-bag
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gareth-williams-mi6-bag-bath-b2490768.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68202900
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UKâ in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD24â, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD2024â, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
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November 6, 2021. Orlando, Florida. 22-year old Bryan âVladekâ Hasel shows up at a coffee shop he often frequents, but after police are called and Vladek is issued a trespass warning for a prior incident with a pocket knife, he walks off and vanishes without a trace. Nine days later, Vladekâs father returns from a family trip and discovers that his son is missing and has left most of his personal belongings behind in their apartment. There is speculation that Vladek may have suffered some sort of a mental health crisis and disappeared voluntarily, but no trace of him can be found. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we are covering the unsolved disappearance of Bryan âVladekâ Hasel at the direct request of his family, who are doing whatever they can to spread awareness about his story and are hoping he is still alive somewhere and can be found safely.
If you have any information about Vladekâs disappearance, please contact the Orange County Sheriffâs Office at (407) 254-7000. His case number is 21-83864. You can also reach out to the family directly at [email protected] or visit their website about the case at findvladekhasel.wixsite.com/find-vladek.
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âThe Trail Went Coldâ is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UKâ in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD24â, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD2024â, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
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April 26, 2000. Reno, Nevada. 25-year old Star Palumbo is found wandering around through a restricted area at Reno-Tahoe International Airport and tells security that she is looking for her sister, even though she does not have one. An officer drives Star to the nearby Hilton Hotel and Casino and drops her off, but she soon vanishes without trace and her abandoned car is discovered at the airport one day later. Since Star had been displaying erratic and paranoid behaviour prior to her disappearance, investigators explore the possibility that she was on drugs or suffered some sort of mental breakdown, but even though there are a number of unconfirmed rumours about what might have happened to Star, no trace of her is ever found.
October 28, 1991. San Francisco, California. After last being seen at a hospital, 29-year old Selena Edon inexplicably disappears and breaks off all contact with her loved ones. Two years earlier, Selena had suffered a serious brain injury in a motorcycle accident which caused memory issues and made it difficult for her to take care of herself. She eventually tells her family and friends that she is leaving town with an unidentified woman, but no one can confirm if this woman even exists and Selena is never heard from again.
On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we cover a pair of missing persons cases that were featured on âUnsolved Mysteriesâ and involve young women who disappeared without leaving any evidence behind.
If you have any information about the disappearance of Star Palumbo, please contact the Reno Police Department at (775) 334-2155. If you have any information about the disappearance of Selena Edon, please contact the San Francisco Police Department at (415) 553-0123.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/star-palumbo/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Palumbo
https://charleyproject.org/case/star-michelle-palumbo
https://www.newspapers.com/image/149308077
https://www.newspapers.com/image/149383924/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/150317171/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/150315406/
https://mynews4.com/on-your-side/ask-joe/ask-joe-have-any-clues-surfaced-after-womans-disappearance-20-years-ago
https://unsolved.com/gallery/selena-edon/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Selena_Edon
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UKâ in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD24â, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD2024â, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
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October 26, 2015. Calgary, Alberta. Lee Antoni, the husband of 31-year old Amanda Antoni, returns home, from a weekend trip and discovers Amandaâs body lying in a pool of blood inside their basement. Two days earlier, a phone call between Amanda and Lee had abruptly cut off and since her broken cell phone is found on the floor, police initially believe that Amanda was attacked and her death was a homicide. However, after failing to turn up any strong suspects or forensic evidence pointing towards an outside party, investigators start to consider the possibility that Amanda actually suffered an accidental fatal fall down the stairs. Was Amanda Antoni the victim of foul play or was her death nothing more than a tragic accident? On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore a Canadian case that was recently featured on the âUnsolved Mysteriesâ reboot.
If you have any information about this case, please contact the Calgary Police Service at (403) 266-1234 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/body-in-the-basement/
https://globalnews.ca/news/2306865/family-of-amanda-antoni-desperate-for-answers-in-her-mysterious-death/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/amanda-antoni-calgary-homicide-castleridge-1.3290985
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-amanda-antoni-death-ruled-accidental-1.3895003
https://globalnews.ca/tag/amanda-antoni/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/amanda-antoni-unsolved-mysteries-netflix-calgary-police-1.7281846
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/new-unsolved-mysteries-episode-examines-death-of-calgary-woman-1.6984557
https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/death-of-calgary-woman-featured-in-new-unsolved-mysteries-episode
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UKâ in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD24â, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD2024â, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
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July 14, 1994. Rochester, Pennsylvania. After leaving her home, 14-year old Sarah Boehm goes missing and a cryptic letter is soon found inside her bedroom. Even though Sarah supposedly wrote about being in a relationship with an abusive man and expressed a desire to run away, the authorities question the legitimacy of the letter and wonder if it may have been intended to mislead the investigation. Over three months later, a murdered Jane Doe is found 50 miles away in the Berlin Lake Wildlife Area in Ohio and in 2003, the victim is positively identified as Sarah. It turns out that the body of another murdered girl, 17-year old Kathryn Menendez, was found in the same wildlife area one month after Sarah originally went missing. Even though Kathryn lived only a few miles away and there is no apparent connection between the two victims, investigators explore the possibility that they were both killed by the same perpetrator. This weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ covers the murders of two teenage girls which have gone unsolved for 30 years and we will also briefly discuss the murder of 16-year old Anna Marie Callahan, which took place in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania in October 1995. Special thanks to listener Maria Milchman for narrating the opening of this episode.
If you have information about the murder of Sarah Boehm, please contact the Beaver County District Attorneyâs Office at (724) 773-8550. If you have any information about the murder of Kathryn Menendez, please contact the Portage County Sheriffâs Office at (330) 296-8626. You can also call the FBI tip line for both those cases at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324). If you have any information on the murder of Anna Marie Callahan, please contact the Troop B of the Pennsylvania State Police at (724) 929-6262 or the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-262-3080.
Join us on Saturday, April 24 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from âUnsolved Mysteriesâ. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link.
Additional Reading:
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/person-of-interest-killing-of-sarah-boehm/
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2009/07/11/15-years-later-teen-s/18307467007/
https://www.wkbn.com/news/who-murdered-14-year-old-sarah-boehm-and-17-year-old-kathryn-menendez/
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/crime/2022/08/04/return-to-view-detectives-continue-the-search-for-answers-in-the-murder-of-sarah-boehm-beaver-county/65374453007/
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2024/07/12/fbi-beaver-ohio-girls-murders-boehm-park-berlin-menendez/stories/202407120089
https://fox8.com/news/unsolved-murder-mystery-revisited-authorities-renew-effort-in-portage-county-cold-case/
https://www.wtae.com/article/sarah-boehm-30-years-later/61581593
https://www.the-review.com/story/news/2009/08/27/alliance-cold-case-murder-victim/19285572007/
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/body-of-17-year-old-girl-exhumed-at-alliance-cemetery-30-years-after-her-murder
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UKâ in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD24â, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
âThe Trail Went Coldâ will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, âCOLD2024â, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.
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