Marc Hoover
Catch my Killer
At any given time in the world, there are thousands of unsolved murders. Most of them will never be solved. The first 48 hours of a homicide are the most crucial to an investigation. Eventually, leads dry up, witnesses become less cooperative, and cases go cold (unsolved). Meanwhile, detectives continue receiving new homicide cases which push older ones to the back. After a case goes cold, it quickly becomes yesterday’s news. The public and the media will forget about the crime and move onto the next crime story. But do you know who won’t forget about a cold case? The victim’s family and frien...
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Episodes
Episode 66: The disappearance of Timothy Guy 17.01.2021 58:20
Timothy Guy disappeared in February 1987. His family believes he never left his place of employment alive. When Timothy disappeared, he was 18 years old. He lived with his parents in Snellville, Georgia. He had left home to take a job working at a now defunct ranch called the Sleepy Fox Farm located in Forsyth County Georgia. The ranch was roughly 25 miles away from Tim’s home. Not only did he wor...
Episode 65: The suspicious death of U.S. Navy veteran Brandon Embry 10.01.2021 1:13:02
On Sept. 12, 2019, officers responded to an apartment in Asheboro, North Carolina around 3:20 p.m. They entered the apartment and found a 33-year-old man named Brandon Embry nude and unresponsive. Brandon was covered in bruises and cuts. There was also blood on the walls. The entire apartment was destroyed. The commode was ripped out and the entire apartment looked as if it had been ransacked. Emb...
Episode 64: Who murdered Danny Stowe? 03.01.2021 41:28
This week’s unsolved homicide goes back to February 26, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 39 year anniversary of Danny Stowe’s murder will be coming up in February and his family has no answers. For this story, I spoke to Lou Anne Carmichael, who was married to Danny. The couple had two sons together. Although Lou Anne has since remarried, she continues seeking justice for Danny. Danny Stowe’s story g...
Episode 63: The murder of Lance Corporal Ronald Valentin 27.12.2020 58:37
This week’s story is about Lance Cpl. Ronald “Macho” Valentin who grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Like millions of other young men and women in America, Ronald joined the Marines. Although his mother Gloria didn’t want him to join, she still supported her first born son’s dream. Ronald kept in touch with his mom. The two spoke regularly. Ronnie would eventually be sent to Okinawa, Japan. Glor...
Episode 62: The unsolved murder of Victor Duenas Jr. 20.12.2020 39:47
This week’s story is about a 25-year-old man named Victor Duenas Jr. who lived in Los Angeles. Everyone who knew Victor loved him. He didn’t have any issues with anyone and wasn’t involved with criminal activity. For this episode I spoke to Candy Villa, who is Victor’s mother. They truly had a special bond. Candy gave birth to Victor when she was only 15. So they grew up together and became best f...
Episode 61: The tragic death of Ft. Hood soldier Christopher Ferguson 13.12.2020 1:12:03
In March 2007, a soldier named Christopher Ferguson died after allegedly falling from an apartment balcony. Since Christopher's death, his sister Christina McDonald has tried to uncover what really happened to her brother. He is another soldier who died under unusual circumstances at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The Army ruled his death a suicide. Christine has spoken to a few soldiers who were wi...
Episode 60: The questionable death of Lance Corporal Riley Schultz 06.12.2020 49:44
This week’s episode is about Lance Cpl Riley Schultz who joined the U.S. Marine Corps after high school. Riley Schultz, 19, was found deceased on March 15, 2019, at Camp Pendleton, in San Diego County, Calif. While on duty, he was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head. The Marine corps ruled Riley’s death was self inflicted. However, his family doesn’t believe this. The family has been so d...
Episode 59: The disappearance of PFC Richard Halliday 29.11.2020 46:09
This week’s episode is about a young soldier named Richard Halliday who disappeared from Fort Bliss on July 24 2020. He is the son of Rob and Patricia Halliday. The family has had issues with the Army in their search for Richard. He is listed as AWOL and not missing which means he is considered a deserter and criminal. The family knows this isn’t true. Patricia knows her son. He would never just w...
Episode 58: The Brittany Stykes homicide 22.11.2020 50:08
This week’s episode is about a young pregnant Ohio woman named Brittany Stykes. She had a 14 month old daughter named Aubree and was pregnant with her second child. On the evening of August 28, 2013, Brittany and Aubree were on their way to visit Brittany’s parents. It was her father David Dodson’s birthday. Brittany was driving her yellow Jeep on U.S. 68 in Brown County, Ohio. Aubree was strapped...
Episode 57: The unsolved murders of cousins Jayden Ugwah and Montell Ross 15.11.2020 37:33
During the early morning of August 13, 2016, youngsters Jayden Ugwuh, 9, and Montell Ross, were playing video games and hanging out. The boys were cousins and best friends. Unknown to them, two men had approached the house and began firing. The house was riddled with gunfire. It’s believed that over 20 shots were fired. At the time of the shooting, there were several other children at the house. T...
Episode 56: No justice for PFC Lavena Johnson 08.11.2020 1:27:35
This week’s episode is about a young soldier named Lavena Johnson. I spoke to her father Dr. John Johnson, who is a psychologist. He shared Lavena’s story with me. Lavena was his pride and joy. Dr. Johnson and his wife Linda were the parents of 3 sons and two daughters. Dr. Johnson said he took much pride in the fact that Lavena not only looked like him, but she also had his personality. They both...
Episode 55: John Keith Bemis: Suicide or homicide? 25.10.2020 38:18
On August 7, 2012, Sue and Tony Bemis learned that their beloved son Keith had committed suicide because he couldn’t handle the pressures of his job. Keith’s parents and 4 siblings were in shock. They didn’t believe this was possible. Keith had no issues with mental health, he wasn’t depressed and had never shown any indication of wanting to harm himself. Sue and Toni began looking into the circum...
Episode 53: Who killed 15-year-old Scott Fosnaught? 11.10.2020 40:46
For this week’s episode I spoke to Ailive Rausch, who is the mother of a deceased teenager named Scott Fosnaught. Sometime after 1 a.m. on July 17, 2002, 15 year old Scott Fosnaught and his friend Shawn Baur who was also 15, had left a party and were walking home along Cashdollar Road. A passing motorist driving along that road came across the bodies of Fosnaught and Baur, who were laying near eac...
Episode 52: The suspicious death of Jaleayah Davis 04.10.2020 52:15
On the evening of November 11, 2011, Jaleayah Davis met her friend Kristin Bechtold. The two young women were supposed to have a night of fun and then stay overnight at Bechtold’s house. The two women met up with Jordan Campbell, Freddie Scott, and Katy Nelson. The three were friends with Bechtold. But something would go wrong for Jaleayah that evening. Jaleayah called her sister Taubi around 3:23...
Episode 51: The unsolved murder of Suffolk PD detective Dennis Wustenhoff 27.09.2020 42:34
On February 15, 1990, Suffolk PD detective Dennis Wustenhoff left his home and was headed to work. Moments after climbing into his police vehicle, his car exploded into a fiery inferno. Dennis didn’t survive his injuries. Someone had planted a bomb inside his car. The family believes another police officer was involved in killing Dennis. This case has gone unsolved for over 30 years. The FBI has r...
Episode 50: The hit and run murder of Sgt. Derek Pagan 20.09.2020 53:15
Derek Pagan had joined the Army in 2011. Prior to joining the Army, he was just another young man from Kunkletown, Pa trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. Although his mother wasn’t thrilled with her only son joining the Army, she supported his decision. After completing basic training and AIT, he was stationed at Fort Hood in Kileen Texas. He had joined the military to further...
Episode 49: The murder of 13-year-old Linda Dearth 13.09.2020 32:41
Linda Dearth of Brookville, Ohio was a 13 year old junior high school student. On January 25, 1973 Linda was home from school. It was the day of former President Lyndon Johnson’s funeral. All the kids were off to commemorate the day. Linda’s parent Duane and Betty were both working. Linda was home with her brother Robert who was 17 at the time. But after receiving a phone call from their grandma,...
Episode 48: The unsolved murder of PFC Amanda Gonzales 06.09.2020 54:43
For this week’s episode I spoke to Gloria and Mike Bates, who are the parents of a murdered soldier named Amanda Gonzales. Amanda had joined the Army and became a cook. She was stationed at the former Army base at Hanau, Germany. She had plans to return to Texas for Christmas to spend the holiday with her parents. She had a surprise for them. She was pregnant and expected to have her baby on Mike...
Episode 47: The drowning death of Sarah Widmer 30.08.2020 1:06:34
On August 11, 2008, Ryan Widmer called 911 to report that his wife Sarah had possibly drowned in their bathtub. Ryan said he drained the tub and remove his wife from it. The paramedics tried to save Sarah Widmer, but she was beyond help. The coroner ruled her death as a drowning. But did her husband drown her or did she suffer from an unknown medical condition that caused her death? The police qui...
Episode 46: The death of Specialist Enrique Roman Martinez 23.08.2020 50:57
For this week’s episode I spoke to Griselda Martinez, who is the sister of Army paratrooper Enrique Roman-Martinez, who disappeared on May 22, 2020. He went camping with 7 other Ft. Bragg soldiers on North Carolina’s South Core Banks. On May 23, 2020 A fellow soldier called 911 and claimed that Martinez wandered off the previous evening and never returned. Allegedly, he was only wearing shorts and...
Episode 45: The questionable death of Aaron Key 16.08.2020 59:29
On April 5, 2019 Aaron Key's lifeless body was found inside a shed with a rope around his neck. His mother, Lisa Masters, said she initially believed it was a suicide until she began looking into his death and asking questions. She said Aaron didn’t have any rope burns or any other types of marks on his neck to indicate he hanged himself. Lisa also said when police arrived, Aaron was laying on the...
Episode 44: The unsolved 1966 Bricca family triple homicide 09.08.2020 59:51
For this week’s episode I spoke to author JT Townsend, who wrote Summer’s Almost Gone. The book covers Cincinnati’s most notorious unsolved triple homicide. On September 25, 1966, someone murdered Jerry Bricca, his wife Linda and their 4-year-old daughter Debbie. Jerry and Linda’s bodies were found in their bedroom while Debbie’s body was found in her own bedroom. An unidentified person or persons...
Episode 43: The unsolved murder of Ft. Bragg soldier Jose Melendez Jr. 02.08.2020 41:09
On November 28, 2017, Army Specialist Melendez had been out with friends. Melendez had taken friends to the Black Flower Bar and was the designated driver on that evening. He wanted to make sure his friends didn’t drive drunk and that they got home safely. He had planned to return to Fort Bragg the next day to report for duty. According to Sgt. Pennica of the Raleigh Police Department’s homicide u...
Episode 42: Gregory Wedel Morales: The forgotten soldier 26.07.2020 44:49
For this week’s episode I spoke to Penny Morales, who is the wife of a murdered young soldier named Gregory Wedel Morales. Morales was last seen on August 19. 2019. His remains were recovered in a shallow grave outside Fort Hood on June 19, 2020. The Army didn’t try to locate Morales because they had declared him a deserter a month after he vanished. His wife said her husband wouldn't have just wa...
Episode 41: The unsolved Sylvia Holtzclaw homicide case 19.07.2020 32:46
For this week’s episode I spoke to David Holtzclaw, who is the son of a murdered woman named Sylvia Holtzclaw. On May 16, 2003, Sylvia worked alone at the Blue ridge Savings Bank in Greer, South Carolina. On this particular day, it was just her and customers Eb and Maggie Barnes. The Barnes were a retired couple who stopped by to handle some business. Sometime during the afternoon, an unknown kill...
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