Codorus Murders

This tragic tale begins with John Blymire. He was born in York County in 1895, at the time, this was an area of Pennsylvania steeped in the superstition and lore of the Pennsylvania Dutch folk. As late as the early 1900s, this part of the state held strong beliefs in witches, witchcraft, and folk magic. Many people could make a living as witches or “powwowers.” They would cure illness through fait...

Felicia Ann "Marshmallow" Smith, 26, was ushered to heaven by the Lord's angels on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Born on April 2, 1985, in York, she was the daughter of Kimberly Smith.  Today we sat down with her mother and discussed what she believes to be unsolved .  We go through the events of that day that lead to the her daughter,s death.  Her mother feels that not enough was do...

Update on the status of the show along with new content that is coming in the near future, the Clip that you are listening to is from 2016 Tim Knaub. Tina Knaub's Father interviewed by Rick Lee for YDR when they did a retrospective on the Unsolved case.   Visit Codorusmurders.com to see all the visuals that go along with the podcast as well as case files and other items related to true crime....

In the Summer of 1969 after the events of the summer Anna Johnson went missing and was found days later laying face down near the Codorus Creek in Bantz Park.  Anna Johnson was the Great-Grandmother of one of York's most famous and accomplished citizens Loretta Claiborne.  Loretta Claiborne was born on August 14, 1953, in York, Pennsylvania. She was the fourth of eight children, and she...

“The Midland Cemetery, which dates back to the Civil War period, is located in Swatara Township, just outside Steelton, PA. The larger part of Midland had been buried under weeds and brush for 35 years before Barbara and her 11 year old son ventured into the cemetery in 1993. Barbara recollected: "When I was a little girl, my parents would come here after church on Sunday. Because I had allergies,...

Racial tensions began to escalate in York, Pennsylvania in 1963. Black citizens of York protested police violence and discrimination at City Hall. Their demands for a bi-racial police review board were turned down by the all-white city council. Citizens continued to protest over the next few years and complained of police brutality and the use of police dogs to curb protests. During this time, the...

Working on a collective theory that the Son of Sam was a cult, and possible the zodiac killer was the same cult a few years earlier in the Bay areas.  Look at the similarities and draw your own conclusion. Using footage from Now it can be told and Unsolved mysteries the similarities are common.  Could the Zodiac have been more than one person and behind it a satanic cult that carried out...

After 3 months of no in studio podcast we got back together to discuss the last two episodes and discuss the last content, this furthers the discussion along.  As before look back at the content that we have been going though, the video episodes are posted on you tube and there is more content to come.  

We sat down with Peter Levy to discuss the History of York City and the civil uprising of the 1960's and beyond below is his bio pulled for his web page and his book "The Great Uprising" is available to purchase through amazon. Bio pulled from - https://plevy9.wixsite.com/peterlevy I'm a professor of history at York College, where I have taught courses on Recent America, the Civil Rights Movement,...

Prelude to Season 2 of the Codorus Murders sit down interview with Jim McClure, former editor of YDR. (YDR BIO) I have been editor of the York Daily Record/York Sunday News and associated digital products since May 2004. I will retire on April 1, 2019, after 30 years with the YDR. After Gannett Co. purchased the YDR in June 2015, I have also served as state editor for Pennsylvania, Delaware, and M...

With all the time shut in the house take the time time to read or get the audio version of our favorite true crime books.  Take the time go back to and listen to the full first season.  Rate and subscribe share tell a friend and join in the discussion. 

Samantha Dorm sits down with us to discuss the Lebanon Cemetery and the historic ties it has to the City the for York and American History. This is more of a prelude to the official start of the second season.  Very good discussion, as always please rate and subscribe. 

we are on the brink of season 2, so we taking the time today to discuss what is coming for next season.  Feedback is always welcomed find us anywhere you get your podcasts. 

Bonus episode Miles and I discuss the news that broke today about the diocese of Harrisburg filing for chapter 11 to protect themselves from "creditors" they owe money too.  The Dioceses has over 200 cases of alleged abuse seeking  financial compensation.  Join the the discussion with us through the links provided and let us know what you think.   https://www.ydr.com/story/news...

True Crime Author James Renner joins us o discuss some of the cases that he has worked on and the process that he takes while investigating these cases.  The ups and the downs of dealing with the families and Law enforcement.  James Renner is an American author, investigative journalist, producer, and director. He worked as a reporter for Cleveland Scene and was editor of the alternative...

A little off the beaten path with our normal subject matter, but this was an important conversation to have.  With the study of Genealogy we has lead to the so many cold cases finally able to being closed and leading people to new information about themselves and the history of the city and how far reaching it can take you. 

Mike Argento has been in the York Daily record for over 30 years and has covered mostly all the important crime cases that he city has seen.  We cover a few cases in this episode.  Uncut and unedited this time we cover all that we could with the time we had so enjoy the the long form interview. 

In the past week a lot has been uncovered in the case that has brought to light a lot of information that wasn't easy to get.  Sit back and listen to the as the the case continues to unfold before us.  If this is the first time you've listened go back to the first episode before listening to this.  Thank you again for all the support and listing to podcast, please rate and subscribe...

Coming off the information we got from our interview with Kelly, we sat and revisited our theories and what impact it has had on our investigation.  If you listen to the show rate and subscribe us it costs you nothing to help spread the word.  

Kelly McLaughlin was a close friend to Tina Knaub.  Kelly sat down with us to tell us the last time that she spoke to Tina and the aftermath that her disappearance and discovery of her body effected her and Tina's family.  New information here that changed the scope of what we have been looking into.   Subscribe and leave a rating  for us and comment on any ways that we can imp...

looking into our favorite suspect this week and more so of giving a preview of more to come on this person "Larry Cooper".  This week we go through the known crimes that we could attribute to "Larry Cooper" and our continuing into our working theories. Tip line is up at 7178503410 or send us an email at codorusmurders@gmail.com

Follow up from the interview last week, I sat down with former detective Barry Bloss and discussed case in depth and went through multiple theories on the case.  This week we cover the the interview that answered a lot of questions but also lead to more that needs to be discovered. Leave a review and feedback is always appreciated.

Barry Bloss is a retired York City Police Detective former York County Coroner.  Barry Bloss was the investigating officer in the death of Tina Knaub.  What's presented here is an uncut interview that was conducted on September 18th of 2109.  Subscribe and rate us it costs you nothing and of any feedback or tips can be submitted to codorusmurders@gmail.com.

In 1984 Tina Knaub was an 18 year old mother of two. A recent Class of 1983 graduate of York County Vocational Technical School, Tina was 5’3’’, 115 pounds, and was described by her father Tim as “feisty” and “street-wise.” To this day, the murder of Tina Knaub remains a mystery, just another cold case file in the York City Police Department archives. We don’t know when she died. We don’t know how...