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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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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
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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
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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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September 25, 1966. Bridgetown, Ohio. After he is seen taking out the garbage, 28-year old Jerry Bricca returns to his residence, where he lives with his 23-year old wife, Linda, and their four-year old daughter, Debbie. Two days later, the entire family is found murdered, as they have each been stabbed to death inside their respective bedrooms. Police begin to suspect Fred Leininger, a local veterinarian whom Linda had recently started working for and was rumoured to be having an affair with, but there is not enough evidence to implicate him and no one is ever charged with the crime. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore the disturbing story of the Bricca Family Murders, which has remained unsolved for nearly 60 years.
If you have information about this case, please contact the Hamilton County Sheriffâs Office Criminal Investigation Section at (513) 851-6000.
Special thanks to Factor sponsoring this episode. Please visit FACTORMEALS.com/cold50 and use code âcold50â to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month while your subscription is active!
Additional Reading:
âSummerâs Almost Gone: The Haunting Case of the Bricca Family Murdersâ by J.T. Townsend
https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/death-on-a-quiet-street1/
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/12/18/cincinnati-author-examines-bricca-family-massacre-new-book/2003965002/
https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/st-lucie-county/crime/who-killed-the-bricca-family-local-historian-explores-cold-case-in-new-book
https://www.wlwt.com/article/bricca-murders-a-new-push-to-solve-cincinnatis-infamous-cold-case/30984570
https://www.fox19.com/2022/05/17/detectives-continue-investigating-brutal-bricca-family-murders-five-decades-later/
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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January 7, 1990. Daviess County, Kentucky. The nude body of a white male who appears to be in his thirties is found in a remote wooded area. The victim has been shot and severely beaten and his hands and feet were removed, but since he cannot be identified, he becomes known as the âDaviess County John Doeâ. Seventeen years later, investigators announce that the victim has been identified as Scott Morris, a 14-year old boy who went missing from Indianapolis, Indiana in 1978, but this turns out to be mistake, as DNA testing later shows that the decedent has no genetic connection to Scottâs family. Finally, in April 2024, the Daviess County John Doe is correctly identified as William Mathews, a former Louisville resident who was 37 years old at the time of his death, but his murder remains unsolved. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we explore two separate unsolved cold cases which wound up being linked together in a very unlikely fashion.
Additional Reading:
https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/William_Mathews
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/133umky.html
https://www.the-messenger.com/news/local/article_6f162764-e767-11e4-a441-8bdf44f3238c.html
https://www.14news.com/story/1753449/stefanie-silvey-investigates-alleged-murders-of-james-cable/
https://transdoetaskforce.org/index.php/articles/case-solve-owensboro-ky-doe-1990
https://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/victim-in-34-year-old-daviess-county-cold-case-identified/
https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/37-year-old-louisville-man-identified-as-victim-in-1990-daviess-county-cold-case-ksp/article_b6f1ee08-fea3-11ee-a482-4bfd956cc402.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/scott-michael-morris
https://www.14news.com/story/7059575/brutally-murdered-john-doe-identified/
https://www.14news.com/story/7077566/family-prepares-to-bring-home-body-of-murdered-man/
https://www.14news.com/story/145375/unsolved-murder-unidentified-man/
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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Welcome to âHot Pursuitâ, a summer true-crime collaboration, where we dive deep into the world of true crime. Weâve gathered many incredible true-crime podcasters to bring you an episode thatâs all about the heat of the chase. We'll explore cases where justice was relentlessly pursued, delve into crimes that occurred during the scorching summer months, and highlight cold cases that desperately need some heating up. From heart-pounding pursuits to stories of perseverance and determination, this collaborative effort aims to shed light on cases that have captivated the publicâs imagination and those that need your attention now more than ever.Youâll hear from the following podcasters (in order); if you enjoy listening, please check out their podcasts by clicking their link below:
Fresh Hell The Trail Went ColdSuffer the Little ChildrenMusic City 911Already GoneSirens: A Southern True Crime PodcastEverything ScaryPrivate DicksThe Dark Oak PodcastKey to the CaseTrue Crime CreepersVintage HomicideExcuse Me, Thatâs IllegalBeyond the RainbowMurder and MimosasCoffee and CasesMethod & Madness Podcast
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June 15, 2009. Toronto, Ontario. 32-year old Turkish immigrant Hatice Corbacioglu leaves on a road trip to New York in order to meet her 28-year old Turkish boyfriend, Riza Cosa, with whom she has been carrying on a long-distance relationship for six months. Hatice never returns and breaks off all contact with her family, but Riza claims that she left on a flight to Turkey. However, it eventually comes out that Riza is already married and his 45-year old wife, Winsome Angela Perez, has also gone missing. In May 2010, Winsomeâs murdered body is discovered behind Rizaâs former workplace and within days, it is announced that Riza has taken his own life in Turkey and no trace of Hatice can be found. On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we cover the bizarre story of a Canadian citizen who went missing on American soil after becoming involved with a married man.
Additional Reading:
https://disappearedblog.com/hatice-corbacioglu/
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/police-hope-for-new-information-in-missing-woman-case
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/family-suspects-missing-woman-met-with-foul-play-1.514415
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/family-hopes-for-leads-on-missing-woman/article_2f516e9c-d0ab-574a-95f6-2eb972f3158c.html
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/missing-toronto-woman-s-boyfriend-kills-self-in-turkey/article_29b8e1d3-cc52-5e14-ad0a-db0e343ac011.html
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/hicksville-woman-s-remains-identified-husband-sought-w87768
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/global-search-for-slain-hicksville-woman-s-husband-o73447
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/hatice-corbacioglu-planned-to-marry-riza-cosa-family-says-y05036
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/cops-man-suspected-in-wife-s-death-may-have-killed-himself-w18129
https://abc7ny.com/archive/7453929/
If you have any information about this case, please contact the Toronto Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
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 10, 1999. Pierrefonds, Quebec. 42-year old Janet Kuchinsky leaves her residence in order to go out for a walk, but never returns. The following morning, Janetâs body is found in a wooded area next to a bicycle path located one kilometre from her home and she has been bludgeoned to death by a blunt instrument. Months later, a serial killer named William Patrick Fyfe is charged with the murders of a number of other women which also happened to occur in the West Island region of Montreal during this time period, but no evidence links him to Janetâs death and the crime is never solved.
April 29, 1996. Senneville, Quebec. 51-year old Andre Lalonde, a veteran constable with the Montreal Urban Community Police, pulls over a Ford Tempo with a noisy muffler for a seemingly routine traffic stop before he is fatally shot by the driver. It turns out the vehicle was stolen and it is later found abandoned in an industrial section of Montreal after having been set on fire. There is speculation that in the weeks prior to Lalondeâs murder, the Tempo may have been used during a series of bank robberies, but while investigators believe they have a potential suspect in the shooting, they lack the evidence to file charges.
On this weekâs episode of âThe Trail Went Coldâ, we travel back to our home country of Canada to explore a pair of unsolved murders which took place in the West Island of Montreal. Special thanks to listener Talia Guilbault-Miscovich for narrating the opening of this episode.
Additional Reading:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/police-hope-reward-will-help-hunt-for-killer-1.238470
https://montrealgazette.com/news/world/do-you-remember-the-day-janet-kuchinsky-was-murdered-in-pierrefonds
https://www.newspapers.com/image/425364722/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/425373199/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/425368310/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/420974747/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/425541181/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/425369421/
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/west-island-gazette/murder-of-police-officer-andre-lalonde-remains-unsolved-25-years-later
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/andre-lalonde-montreal-police-unsolved-murder-1.3559969
https://globalnews.ca/news/2704684/montreal-police-const-andre-lalonde-laid-to-rest-20-years-ago-but-murder-still-unsolved/
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/west-island-gazette/kramberger-murder-rate-is-low-here-but-weve-had-some-notorious-cases
https://www.newspapers.com/image/424851844/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/485580244/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/425057826/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/424856966/
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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