APB Cold Case

In 2000, a 7-year-old girl with AIDS had mysteriously vanished. When the caregiver she was entrusted to claimed not to know where she was, authorities demanded answers. But since the child's disappearance, there have been no answers. A passionate Virginia prosecutor charged the caregiver with fraud for stealing benefits intended for the little girl. But he said, “That&nbsp...

A young, deaf woman moves to Reno to escape a troubled relationship. But did trouble follow right behind her? One fateful night she visits a friend at a casino near her apartment – and after leaving alone and on foot, she’s never seen again. Does the answer to her disappearance lie within the estranged relationship she had with a former boyfriend, a man with an allegedly volatile past? Together wi...

A callous gunman who wreaked havoc upon several unsuspecting victims in 1969 could not shake the resilience of this tight-knit community, nor the legacy of the heroes who lost their lives that fateful night. The story of tragedy and terror in and around Sherrill, New York is remembered more than 50 years later by those who lived it. For timeline, map and photos, check out our show notes at: https:...

In the early 1980’s two men, frequently known for hitchhiking, fell victim to a sadistic killer. Their cases are connected by ballistics and an m.o. - genital mutilation. And although found 2000 miles apart, both bodies are discovered in proximity to Interstate 80 – Wayne Rifendifer in Pennsylvania, and Marty Shook in Utah. And the killer? He may have brazenly called police. For timeline, maps and...

A beautiful young woman just starting to celebrate her independence is brutally murdered after reluctantly meeting up with a former boyfriend. Over the course of 2 decades police have meticulously explored evidence in the case and methodically reconstructed a timeline of her final hours, all of which led them to a suspect. During the production of this episode in 2023, police made an arrest. And e...

A single father is alone at home in his apartment when someone comes to his door. Police say it appears Stephen Spina was ambushed, stabbed repeatedly and left to die in a pool of blood. He is soon discovered by his girlfriend who comes to meet him for lunch. When police arrive on the scene they are shocked – they know the victim! Police have investigated Spina’s murder for 16 years, sifting throu...

A young woman leaves home to run a quick errand with a male acquaintance but she never returns home. Less than 6 hours later the man - alone in his truck - is stopped while trying to cross the border into Canada and is detained by authorities on the U.S. side for drug possession and for violating the conditions of his parole. As police launch an investigation into the young woman’s disappearance,...

Maybe YOU can help solve this decades old “cold case" of a young woman who steps out to run a quick errand, but never returns. Her puzzling disappearance launches an investigation that leads police through a tangled web of clues. Be sure to listen in to our first episode of APB Cold Case launching January 4th, 2024. Perhaps you hold the key to solving this case…

Join former police chief, Mark Spawn as he hosts a new weekly true crime audio podcast series premiering in January 2024. On APB Cold Case listeners get a front row seat as we delve into unsolved murders and missing person cases from across the nation. Here’s a quick peek inside season one…

Former police chief Mark Spawn is hosting a new true crime audio podcast series premiering in early 2024. On APB Cold Case listeners get a front row seat as we delve into unsolved murders and missing person cases from across the nation. Here’s a quick peek inside season one…