Montana Murder Mysteries

It's a secret kept hidden in the South Hills of Helena for more than five decades: who shot and killed Cleve Hal Harrigfeld, a genuinely kind and well-liked 19-year-old man from Townsend in 1969? The death of Cleve is still a vivid memory today for his older brother, Mike Harrigfeld. Along with Mike, Evening Anchor Angela Marshall speaks to current Lewis and Clark County Sheriff, Leo Dutton, who o...

The headline of a Helena Independent Record newspaper article reads: "Who Would Kill a Boy Like Cleve?" That clipping is dated June 4, 1992. But Cleve Harrigfeld, 19, died long before that in 1969 when the handsome youth was found in the hills near Helena fatally shot twice in the front seat of his car. Hosts Angela Marshall and Blake Simonson give you a sneak peek at their next full podcast episo...

On June 13, 1968, the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office received a call from the custodian at the Gates of the Mountains marina on Holter Lake, after he found what appeared to be part of a human body floating in the water. The part of the body authorities found belonged to a young woman. But the pathologist at the time didn't know how long she had been dead. He did go on to say that it could...

'Montana Murder Mysteries' hosts Angela Marshall and Blake Simonson give you a sneak peek at an upcoming cold case that dates back to the 1960's in Montana. Pamela Ann Dorrington of Helena was an attractive woman, who exuded happiness and innocence. But that innocence was lost when her life came to a brutal end at the hands of a killer.

BOZEMAN - Detectives with the Bozeman Police Department recently came out and said they're renewing efforts to try and solve a cold case that dates all the way back to the 80's. In February of 1985, Montana State University Student Randal Church, 23, was shot twice in the head, while working as the night shift manager at Pizza Hut on West Main Street. For the past 36 years, Randy's loved ones have...

The death of Randal Church remains Bozeman's only unsolved murder. For the past 36 years, Randy’s loved ones have been holding onto the pain that comes with the “not knowing.” Who would kill Randy? What exactly happened? And why? Co-host Angela Marshall gives you a sneak peek of her conversation with Randy's older sister, Ruby, who continues to search for answers surrounding his death.

In the latest episode of our 'Montana Murder Mysteries' podcast, Evening Anchor Angela Marshall and Executive Producer Blake Simonson reveal the details you need to do some detective work on your own and aid law enforcement in identifying two Montana cold case victims.

This week we hear from Mountain Man Mike's sister as she recalls searching for her brother and the moment she learned a suspect had been arrested in his murder.

This week we give you a sneak peak into an in-depth interview with the sister of Mountain Man Mike, whose dismembered body was discovered a decade ago on MacDonald Pass.

In this breaking news edition of Montana Murder Mysteries we explore a case over three decades old that's getting another look over now that new technology has emerged.

In our newest 'Montana Murder Mysteries' podcast, Evening Anchor Angela Marshall takes a look deeper into the case files of Richard William Davis-- the man now known to have killed five-year-old Siobhan McGuinness of Missoula back in 1974. After 47 years, advancements in DNA identification technology gave cold case investigators the help that they needed to finally hone in on their suspect. But th...

A dedicated team of cold case investigators with time on their hands and advancements in DNA identification technology all helped solve a nearly 50-year-old 'Montana Murder Mystery. Thursday, February 4, 2021 marks 47 years since the alarming disappearance of a sassy, yet sweet Missoula five-year-old. Siobhan McGuinness was abducted from her home on Missoula's northside, sexually assaulted and lef...

This week, we explore the disturbing discoveries law enforcement made once they entered Bar-Jonah's home and the investigations that followed that shook the community, and the country, to its core.

This week we bring you new information on two of our previous cases -- the rape and murders of Nancy Lagerquist and Berther Scott. Then we give you a sneak peak at what's to come in Part 2 of the case of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah.

We kick off the new year and the new season with a case we've been promising to cover since season one. In part one out of two, we discuss Nathaniel Bar-Jonah's early crimes and the path that lead him to Montana where he is believed to have kidnapped, murdered, and cooked a little boy into dishes that he fed to unsuspecting friends and neighbors.

This week we bring you a special edition of Montana Murder Mysteries as we explore the unanswered questions around the disappearance of Jermain Charlo. Diane Casanova joins us as a special guest introducing a new in-depth project delving into the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples movement in Montana

For our final episode of season 3, we take a look back at the biggest changes in recent cases that we've covered and give you a sneak peak in to what's to come for season 4.

Law enforcement is keeping their cards close to their chest as they continue the hunt for a killer over a decade after marijuana distributer and precious gems dealer David Thor Tunes is found shot to death in his home.

After 46 years, the family of Siobhan McGuinness continues to find healing after learning the name of her killer: Richard William Davis. And as we learned, authorities are using genetic genealogy to solve even the coldest of cold cases. In this Breaking News episode of Montana Murder Mysteries, you can hear more about how they connected Davis to the crime, how genetic genealogy is being used to so...

Five-year-old Siobhan McGuinness was abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered in February of 1974. Now, 46 years later, her family is finally getting answers.

MISSOULA - Today, ABC FOX Montana brings you the final of a three-part series, brought to you by our "Montana Murder Mysteries" podcast. The horrendous and baffling murders of Nancy Lagerquist and Bertha Scott at Riverside Health Care Center have remained unsolved for the past 30 years and have had lasting impacts on law enforcement and one local newspaper journalist.

ABC FOX Montana brings you a look into Part Two of a Three-Part series, brought to you by our "Montana Murder Mysteries" podcast. The mysterious abduction, rape and murder of Nancy Lagerquist, an 87-year-old Riverside Health Care Center nursing home resident, put Missoula police on a path of looking at all small clues to help them solve the crime. The investigation took them to a place that they n...

In 1990, the body of an elderly woman was found naked, badly bruised and raped all while lying face down in the willows alongside Missoula's Clark Fork River. Even in the hot summer, the murder of Nancy Z. Lagerquist was so chilling, so bizarre that it had law enforcement and an ambitious crime reporter looking at finite evidence to solve the case.

We bring you another breaking news episode of Montana Murder Mysteries as Leon Ford, the man accused of killing John "Mike" Crites in 2011, has been extradited back to Montana.

We kick off season three with a brutal double murder that took nearly 40 years to solve, but there are still a lot of questions left unanswered. We take you through the murders, multi-state bank robberies and daring prison escapes, plus an update on a previous case.