Cold Case Murder Mysteries

In May 2008, Swedish-born twins Ursula and Sabina Eriksson fled Sabina’s home without warning in the middle of the night, leaving her partner and two children ignorant of their whereabouts. Later that day, they arrived in Liverpool, England, presumably by ferry, where they proceeded to kick off one of the strangest events in recent years, one so mired in psychological uncertainty that even profess...

In the late afternoon of February 2, 2008, a 24-year-old real estate agent named Lindsay Buziak meets a mysterious couple for a home viewing at a large executive property in Saanich, British Columbia. Concerned about the legitimacy of the buyers, but eager to make a big sale, Lindsay arranges for her boyfriend to meet her there just in case something goes wrong. But he's late arriving. Soon after,...

On Monday, December 7, 2009, Josh Powell and his wife, Susan, failed to show up for work, or even call to say they'd be out that day. Their young sons, Charlie and Braden, are also no-shows at daycare, drawing the concern of extended family and friends. Before long, panic has set in, as nobody can find the missing family, despite extensive efforts to locate them. Soon enough, however, Josh Powell...

After enduring an abusive childhood in which Josh is essentially raised by his father to be a sociopath, his foray into the real world finds him unprepared to become a man. Faced with the choice to grow up or continue his increasingly antisocial behavior to full-blown sociopathy in adulthood, Josh travels the road that leads to darkness. Before long, he marries a young woman named Susan Cox, and t...

In December 2009, Josh Powell came under suspicion of murder when his wife, Susan, disappeared from their West Valley City, Utah home at a time he claims to have taken his young boys camping after midnight, and in freezing temperatures. Able to evade arrest for several years, Josh finally snapped in February 2012 when he learned he wouldn't regain custody of his children, and did the unthinkable....

On April 1, 2014, young Dutch tourists Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon took a day-hike into the mountains overlooking the small, picturesque town of Boquete, Panama, and were never seen alive again. Their remains were discovered soon after, but the mysterious clues to follow didn't seem to add up to a simple conclusion. So, in the wake of their untimely deaths, a controversy has arisen regarding th...

On August 4, 1892, the town of Fall River, MA became witness to one of the more horrifying, yet fascinating crimes in modern history, the gruesome axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, which remain unsolved to this day. At the time, however, strong suspicion was cast upon Andrew's daughter, Lizzie, who not only held contempt and disdain for Abby, but supposedly had her eye on her father's money a...

On the frigid morning of February 20, 2009, a 4-year-old girl appeared on the doorstep of a rural Wampum, PA home sobbing and proclaiming her pregnant mother wouldn't wake up. Police soon arrived on the scene to find the woman had been shot in the back of the head while sleeping, but there was no evidence of an intruder. Before long, all signs pointed to an unlikely suspect, and an arrest was made...

On February 1, 1959, a group of Russian ski hikers stray off-course due to low visibility caused by snow and wind, only to find themselves forced to set up their tent for the night on the slopes of a remote peak in the northern Ural range called Kholat Syakhl, which translates to "dead mountain". At some point during the night, however, the group flees the tent with no regard for anything but gett...

On the night of July 22, 1991 Milwaukee police entered the apartment of 31-year-old Jeffrey Dahmer in response to a complaint by a man who said he'd been handcuffed and held hostage there only minutes earlier. Having been to the residence in the past, the cops thought this might be another case of a domestic dispute between two young lovers. Once inside, however, what they found was far more sinis...

On the morning of June 4, 2010, 7-year-old Kyron Horman was photographed by his stepmother while standing proudly in front of his project at an elementary school science fair. The bespectacled, gap-toothed child was all smiles, as it was also the last day of school before summer vacation. After the picture, Kyron's stepmom left him outside of his classroom, where he was last seen walking toward th...

Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating journey through the terrifying psychology embedded in Stephen King’s horror classic Pet Sematary. Sponsor: Green Chef Visit www. GreenChef.us/ccmm to get $50 off your first box.

On Thursday, July 9, 2015, little DeOrr Kunz left Idaho Falls with his family for a camping and fishing trip more than 120 miles away at the remote Timber Creek campground, but by the next afternoon he had vanished without a trace. At first, it was believed the boy might have been abducted, or even attacked by a wild animal. But as the search remained fruitless, investigators began to wonder if De...

At 11:38pm on the night of December 3, 2003, Assistant US Attorney Jonathan Luna disappeared from his desk at the Baltimore federal courthouse, leaving behind his cell phone and glasses he needed for driving. Moments later, security footage captured his vehicle leaving the parking garage, at which point it embarked on a strange 5-hour journey that seemed to have no clear destination. By 5:30am, ho...

From 1971 to 1983, a madman roamed the remote wilderness outside of Anchorage, Alaska hunting attractive women as his prey. By the end of his reign of terror, Robert Christian Hansen, otherwise known as the Butcher Baker, would commit 30 rapes and at least 17 murders, attributing them to his intense hatred for the girls who rejected him in his youth. Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological examin...

On May 21, 1960, proud parents Lionel and Joyce Dahmer welcomed their baby boy Jeffrey into the world. By 1991, he would become one of the more notorious serial killers of all time. Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological journey back in time to Jeff’s childhood to learn what went wrong. Part I of a limited series. Sponsor: Maeltopia - A New World of Horror https://maeltopia.podbean.com/ Facebook...

On April 15, 2005, Centre County, PA District Attorney Ray Gricar told his girlfriend he was taking a day off to go for a scenic drive and check out some antique stores. But as day turns to night, and night becomes the next morning, Ray never comes home. Soon his car is found abandoned next to a bridge, and it seems as though another person may have been inside. As time passes, we learn somebody d...

On the night of March 31, 1922, six members of a rural Bavarian family were viciously murdered inside their farmstead with a weapon believed to be something akin to a pickaxe. In the aftermath, many suspects came to light, as did rumors that the event was perhaps the result of paranormal activity. To this day, however, the crime remains unsolved. Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological exploratio...

On the evening of February 24, 1978, four mentally challenged men set off on a road trip fifty miles from their homes in the Yuba City, CA area to watch a college basketball game in Chico. Expected back only hours later, they never arrive. But soon their car is found abandoned on an isolated road high up in the Plumas National Forest, and before long the spring thaw will reveal their fate. Though...

Circleville, OH. 1976. A local woman begins receiving threatening letters in the mail that instruct her to end an extramarital affair she swears is a fabrication. But when the letters continue, and the threats grow stronger, things finally come to a head as her husband loses his life trying to confront the writer. And that's just the beginning. Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological exploration...

At 11:30pm on August 28, 2013, a 19-year-old Sierra College student named Bryce Laspisa got behind the wheel of his SUV heading south on California's Interstate 5 headed in the direction of his parents' home nearly 500 miles away, soon after telling his mother he had something important to talk to her about. But Bryce never makes it home. Throughout one of the strangest road trips in recent memory...

On December 24, 2002, a young pregnant woman named Laci Peterson seemingly vanishes from the face of the earth while walking her dog. In the aftermath, media attention turns to her husband, Scott, who embarks on a series of odd behaviors before the bodies of his wife and unborn son finally turn up. Years later, Scott Peterson sits on California's Death row for the crime. But did he really do it? J...

Sometime after 2:30am on February 14, 2000, a 9-year-old girl from Shelby, NC named Asha Degree left her parents home in a rainstorm and began walking Highway 18 south toward an unknown destination. 1.3 miles later, and in temperatures barely above freezing, she was spotted by a passing motorist, but fled into the woods when he called out to her. Asha hasn't been seen since. Join host Ryan Kraus f...

When 6-year-old Max Shacknai, son of wealthy pharmaceutical executive Jonah Shacknai, plummets to his death in a mysterious fall over a second-floor banister at the Spreckels mansion in Coronado, CA, the family is left in a state of shock. But only two days later, Jonah's live-in girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau, succumbs under equally suspicious circumstances, leaving both deaths begging the question: s...

On the evening of December 7, 1993 a 35-year-old Jamaican immigrant named Colin Ferguson boarded the number 3 train at Penn Station in New York City headed for long Island. He took a seat in the third car, among 80 other passengers, and remained silent until they pulled into the Merillon station. Before the train stopped, Colin stood up, revealed a Ruger 9mm pistol accompanied by 160 rounds of amm...