From the Dark Side: Podcast

December 4th 2009, 35-year-old Jesse Capen vanished in the rugged terrain of the Arizona wilderness. Police and family were left searching for answers, until they learned that Jesse had been living with a hidden obsession. One that explains why he went into the desert in the first place.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://disappearedblog.com/jesse-capen/ ▫️ https://www.denverpost.com/2013/01/23/lost-dutchman...

November 23rd, 2002. 67-year-old Alice Hufnagle was found brutally attacked and murdered in her East Norriton home, just days before Thanksgiving. Evidence revealed an unlikely suspect.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.timesherald.com/2003/07/28/da-murder-mystery-solved/ ▫️ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4121356/ ▫️ https://www.oxygen.com/philly-homicide/crime-news/jeffrey-vample-raped-murdered-co-worker...

November 18th 2010. 36-year-old Rusty Sneiderman had just dropped off his young son at preschool when he was gunned down in the parking lot in broad daylight. What first seemed like a random attack soon revealed something far more sinister.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.appenmedia.com/dunwoody/the-sneidermans-and-the-neumans-two-families-with-different-finances/article_be3d292b-9fce-5142-8bff-ca2720...

April 28th 1992. After 24-year-old Christopher McCandless graduated college, he decided to reject his wealthy upbringing, society and expectation. After burning his social security card and donating all his money to charity, he wandered through the desert in Arizona and California before venturing alone into the Alaskan wilderness. He spent his days chasing a freedom few understand. Months later,...

February 17th, 1974. After a Valentine’s dance, 17-year-old Carla Walker is abducted from the passenger seat of her boyfriend’s car and murdered soon after. For decades her killer was unknown, until nearly fifty years later, when science finally revealed the person behind the crime. 💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/texas-teen-carla-walker-abducted-killed-by-g...

August 18th, 2010. 30-year-old Ben McDaniel, an experienced but uncertified cave diver, heads into the clear blue waters of Vortex Spring, Florida, just before sunset. For two days, no one notices he hasn’t come back until they see his truck is still in the parking lot. A search begins and divers find his tanks deep inside the cave… but no Ben or his equipment. Years later, no trace of him has eve...

March 27th 2002. Dana Pastori, a 35-year-old mother of two, tells coworkers she’s leaving New Orleans to write a book and reconnect with family. She gave two weeks notice to her job, but never showed up again. Only keeping in touch through email, no one saw her in person for three years. Until a locked trunk found in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina uncovered a horrifying secret. 💀SOURCES💀 ▫️...

December 30th 1993. 14-year-old Christopher Mosier is babysitting for a family friend at the apartment he shared with his mother in Salt Lake City. When his mother came home, Christopher was found deceased having been stabbed more than twenty times. For years, the case goes cold, leaving his family and the community haunted by unanswered questions. Then, nearly a decade later, a breakthrough in DN...

July 7th 2013. 17-year old Molly Miller and 21-year old Colt Haynes vanish after being passengers in a high-speed police chase in rural Oklahoma. Their friend who was driving the car emerged from the woods without Molly and Colt. They began calling their friends for help, but eventually the calls stopped and they were never heard from again.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment...

June 12th, 2009. A man named Peter Bergmann checks into a hotel in Sligo, Ireland. Intent on erasing his existence, he moves with quiet precision and always alone, always careful, discarding unknown items across the city. Days later, his body was found on a nearby beach. No ID. No past. The name he gave was a lie. Who is this man…and what he was trying to disappear from? 💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www...

March 31st 2010. When a 55-year-old woman is found dead in her York County, PA home after managing to crawl to the phone and call 911, detectives are left with a chilling mystery. They quickly zero in on a prime suspect, but that suspect has a solid alibi. Just as the case begins to stall, a new suspect emerges.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15161330/fullcredits/ ▫️ https://www.ydr....

June 4th 2019. 57-year old Linda Collins was found stabbed to death outside of her home in Pocahontas, Arkansas.. Investigators learned this wasn’t random. It was a betrayal by someone she trusted…and the killer is on video.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.fearsfamilyfuneralhome.com/memorials/linda-collins/3969545/ ▫️ https://abcnews.go.com/US/victims-best-friend-convicted-gruesome-murder-security-cam...

July 11 1996. Blair Adams, a 31-year-old Canadian construction foreman, was found dead in a parking lot 2600 miles away in Knoxville, Tennessee. Scattered around his body were thousands of dollars in cash and valuables. In the days leading up to his death, Blair had exhibited strange behavior, convinced that someone was out to kill him. The identity of his alleged pursuer has many wondering if thi...

August 6, 1930. New York Supreme Court Justice Joseph Crater left a restaurant, stepped into a taxi and was never seen again. Was he the victim of foul play, a man overwhelmed by scandal, or did he orchestrate his own vanishing act? His disappearance is one of the most famous mysteries in American history.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️https://somethingisgoingtohappen.net/2023/05/11/judge-crater-call-your-office...

July 26 2009. When a minivan barrels down the wrong side of New York’s Taconic State Parkway, crashing head-on into an SUV and killing eight people, the nation is stunned. The driver, 36-year-old Diane Schuler, is described by those who knew her as a devoted mother, a responsible professional, and the last person anyone would expect to be behind such a deadly mistake. But when toxicology results a...

June 18 2023. Despite numerous warnings about its safety, OceanGate’s submersible, the Titan, plunged 12,500 feet beneath the surface to explore the Titanic wreckage. Then, communication was lost. What followed was an intense international search for the crew onboard including OceanGate’s controversial CEO, Stockton Rush.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.wired.com/story/titan-submersible-disaster-insid...

June 10th 2008. When 62-year-old Colorado real estate developer Alan Helmick is found shot to death in his home, investigators are left searching for answers. As police dig deeper, they uncover a recent attempt on his life that was dismissed by Alan himself and suspicion soon turns to someone close to him.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://murderpedia.org/female. H/h/helmick-miriam.htm ▫️ https://www.oxygen...

May 12th 2004. What was supposed to be a nice family vacation turned into a nightmare. While in Aruba, the Devries family met a nice father and son at the hotel and the two families became friends for a couple days. 14-year old Max Devries set off on a jet ski with one of them and never returned. Aruba police were quick to rule his death accidental, but the man's actions and statements allude...

April 9th 2018. A 27-year old Mom and her 1-year old son were found deceased in a park in Laredo Texas. Suspicion fell on someone who blended in effortlessly.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/guilty-laredo-usbp-agent-s-trial-resumes-18192745.php ▫️ https://www.aetv.com/shows/killer-cases/season-5/episode-7 ▫️ https://www.kgns.tv/2023/06/27/witness-testimonies-shed-light-burg...

July 24th 1989. Rescue helicopters scanned the rugged terrain of Mount Asahidake in Japan’s Daisetsuzan National Park, searching for two missing hikers. They were found quickly thanks to a massive SOS sign made from birch trees. But when questioned, the hikers insisted they hadn’t built it. In this episode, we discuss one of Japan’s most perplexing wilderness mysteries. 💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://en.n...

January 30th 2002. Tragedy struck a quiet Alabama neighborhood when an elderly couple was found murdered in their home. Just weeks later, a father and son were kidnapped from their home, with one victim buried alive. In this episode, we discuss the story behind these shocking attacks and how justice was ultimately served. 💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/buried-alive-he-survives/ ▫️ htt...

June 21st 2012. 25-year old Ashley Biggs was in the middle of a messy custody battle over her 6-year old daughter. She took a late night pizza order while working her shift as a Dominos delivery driver. Ashley was lured to a dark location only to be ambushed and murdered in a vicious attack. What seemed like a routine delivery turned out to be a deadly trap.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.courttv.com...

June 8 2007. A quiet Friday turns deadly when 48-year-old car insurance salesman Bob Eidman is shot and killed in his office in St. Charles, Missouri in the middle of his workday. Bob was known as friendly, but as detectives dig deeper, they uncover secrets that show a more complicated picture. One person quickly emerges as the prime suspect… but is the case really that simple? Who wanted Bob Eidm...

June 21st 2020. 14-year old Noah Donohoe set out on his bike to meet up with some friends. He never returned home and was quickly reported missing. He was found dead six days later. Noah was captured on surveillance on 22 cameras over a period of less than 30 minutes leading to his death. However, this footage provided more questions than answers.  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/...

July 16 2011. 43-year old Roberto Ayala was the trusted foreman of Moores Farm in Colusa, California. While inspecting the electric panel box that controlled the irrigation pumps in the rice fields, a powerful blast killed Roberto instantly. Was it a tragic industrial accident or something far more sinister?  💀SOURCES💀 ▫️ https://www.appeal-democrat.com/corning_observer/news/good-man-in-grimes-r...