Going West: True Crime

After going out to a nightclub in February of 2015, a 27-year-old California woman disappeared. When police released surveillance footage of her at the club with her ex-boyfriend and another couple, they hoped people would come forward with answers. But when her car was found abandoned and her body was discovered in a creek bed in the mountains, her family became suspicious of one particular perso...

In 1996, two members of the prominent Snowden family were found murdered on their picturesque lakeside Arkansas property. 24 years later in 2020, the Snowden's endured further tragedy when another family member was slain in the same mansion...by the same man. These are the stories of Sally Snowden McKay, Lee Baker, and Martha McKay. Also known as the Murders of Horseshoe Lake. BONUS EPISODES patre...

In February of 2020, a 28-year-old woman went missing in South Carolina after trying to get away from a man at a bar. When police searched her apartment, they found an alarming amount of blood, but no body- and her car was missing. When police searched the property of their first suspect, they found even more disturbing evidence. This is the murder of Celia Sweeney. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goin...

In February of 1993, a 12-year-old girl disappeared near her home in rural Florida after a day at school. Her community banded together to find her, but six days after she went missing, her body was found in an orange grove 10 miles from the bus stop where she had last been seen. With multiple suspects in mind and a vehicle description, police worked hard to catch her killer. This is the murder of...

In January of 2017, the body of a 24-year-old man was found naked at the bottom of a cliff in a state park in Maryland. Although his girlfriend claims he died from the injuries he sustained in the fall, an autopsy revealed his throat had been slit multiple times. As baffling details emerged, she became investigator’s number one suspect. This is the story of Alexander Stevens. BONUS EPISODES patreo...

In February of 2022, a 32-year-old nursing student from Kenya went missing in Wyoming after moving there with her boyfriend. Between allegedly burning unknown items in a metal drum, to her phone number being deactivated, police and her family began to wonder if her partner potentially had something to do with her disappearance. This is the story of Irene Gakwa. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwest...

In February of 2004, a 21-year-old nursing student vanished after being involved in a car accident in New Hampshire. When police arrived at the scene, she was gone, and to this day, she has never been found. Does her disappearance have anything to do with what she had been searching online the night before she went missing? Or did she get into the car with a stranger to leave the scene of her acci...

In January of 1999, a 30-year-old pregnant mother was found murdered in her Texas bedroom closet. Police suspected her high school football coach husband from the beginning, but it wasn’t until eight years later that they would have enough evidence to convict him. And even after two trials, he still maintains that she was killed by burglars. So what really happened? This is the murder of Belinda T...

In January of 1970, two freshman students at West Virginia University disappeared while hitchhiking after seeing a movie. While police originally thought the girls may have run away, suspicious letters began to arrive that suggested otherwise. After their beheaded bodies were found, police began a relentless search to find their ruthless killer. But so far, all they’ve gotten is a false confession...

In January of 2016, a 19-year-old woman vanished from the parking lot of her North Carolina apartment complex. When her grandfather received word that she was believed to have been abducted, he took the investigation into his own hands. This is the disappearance of Tyarra Williams. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. ABC:  https://abc45.com/news/local/birthday-this-weekend-...

In January of 2003, a 20-year-old college student in Colorado didn’t return home after a night out with friends. One week later, her body was found in a canyon outside of the city, clearly having been abducted and murdered. As police investigated the case, they uncovered that her killer had posed as a police officer, and pulled her over for a routine traffic stop before she disappeared, and that L...

On December 30th, 2017, 17-year-old Breezy Otteson and 18-year-old Riley Powell went missing in Utah after meeting up with a friend. When their bodies were found brutally murdered and tossed down an abandoned Utah mine shaft, police uncovered details so shocking that the state sought the death penalty. This is the story of the Mineshaft Murders. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOU...

In January of 2011, a 27-year-old elementary school teacher was discovered dead on her kitchen floor with over 20 stab wounds. Despite the fact that ten of the stab wounds were made from behind her, police ruled her death a suicide. But as of August 2022, the DA has reopened her case. This is the mysterious death of Ellen Greenberg. PETITION  https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-ellen-rae-greenbe...

On New Years Day, 2023, a 39-year-old mother of 3 went missing from her Massachusetts home. When her husband was arrested days later for misleading police, a slew of suspicious information was uncovered, including frightening Google searches, strange store purchases, and blood evidence in their basement. This is the story of Ana Walshe. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

In February of 1957, a box containing the body of a boy was found in Pennsylvania, and for nearly 70 years, his identity remained a mystery. But in November of 2022, it was finally discovered. Although police are continuing the search for the boy’s killer now that they know the victim’s name, the identity of the murderer is still unknown. This is the story of the boy in the box. BONUS EPISODES pat...

Weeks after 4 college students were murdered in their Moscow, Idaho home, an arrest was made and some of the evidence that led to the arrest has been released. This is the continued story of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Maddie Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves, also known as the Idaho 4. AFFIDAVIT: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23564628-122922-affidavit-exhibit-a-statement-of-brett-payne Hoste...

In November of 2003, a 22-year-old woman was abducted from the Columbia Mall parking lot in North Dakota. As her case garnered media attention from all over the country, police meticulously examined security footage to find her killer. And when he was apprehended, they found that he had been menacing women for decades. This is the story of Dru Sjodin. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CA...

In December of 2018, a 25-year-old man in Indiana was kicked out of a bar for acting strangely. After being seen on surveillance footage walking in the direction of his home, he disappeared. And to this day, what happened to him remains an unsettling mystery. This is the disappearance of Kevin Nguyen. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Kevin's Facebook group:  https://www....

In December of 1991, a bar manager was closing up for the night when she was attacked and murdered by an unknown man. When bite marks on her chest led investigators to a local patron, he was arrested and for her first-degree murder. But would his teeth impressions be enough evidence to prove his guilt? With the re-surfacing of a mysterious note left at the bar the night after the murder, and the t...

In November of 2001, a Colorado woman and her six-year-old daughter disappeared almost without a trace, leaving behind just a puddle of blood in their home. Although this small, devoutly religious family appeared perfect from the outside, all was exposed after they went missing. This is the story of Jennifer and Abby Blagg. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Abby's Find A...

On Christmas Eve, 1991, a 23-year-old woman went missing after a bike ride from her boyfriend’s house in Hawaii. When police discovered her bike, it appeared that someone had purposefully driven into her. Soon, her body was found, but with DNA from an unknown male at the scene, many are questioning whether the wrong men were put behind bars. This is the murder of Dana Ireland. BONUS EPISODES patre...

In October of 2022, a 25-year-old woman went to Mexico with her friends for a birthday trip. But within a day of their arrival, she would be found dead of reported alcohol poisoning. After a video of her friends assaulting her surfaced across the internet, her family uncovered her real cause of death and who was likely behind it. But they are still fighting for justice. This is the story of Shanqu...

In December of 1998, a 21-year-old German woman studying at Yale turned in her senior essay and prepared for a pizza party. Later that night, a passerby called the police after stumbling upon Suzanne, unconscious and bleeding profusely in the street. She had been stabbed 17 times, and with a solid composite of her alleged killer, police narrowed in on someone from campus. This is the story of Suza...

In December of 2011, a 911 dispatcher went missing in Arkansas after leaving a Christmas party. When her body was found in a secluded area days later, suspicions immediately fell on someone in her inner circle. This is the story of Dawna Natzke. BONUS EPISODE patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Dawna's Obituary:  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nwitimes/name/dawna-natzke-obituary?id=...

In December of 2016, a 28-year-old woman left her insurance job for the night and disappeared. The next morning, her car was found, but the location of her body remained a mystery. With the help of surveillance footage, cell phone pings, and multiple eye witnesses, police focussed on someone from her work. This is the story of Danielle Stislicki. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SO...