Cold World Crime Time

On October 11, 2013, 27-year-old Kelly Dwyer walked into an apartment building in Milwaukee with someone she knew and trusted. She was never seen alive again. For nearly five years, Kelly's family searched for answers while investigators quietly pieced together one of Wisconsin's most complex homicide investigations. Surveillance video, digital evidence, forensic analysis, witness interviews, and...

Margaret Anderson was more than a victim. She was a daughter, a loved one, and a member of the Green Bay community whose life was tragically taken. Her death left a family searching for answers and a community forever changed. In this episode of Cold World Crime Time , Michelle takes a closer look at Margaret Anderson's life, the events surrounding her death, the investigation that followed, and t...

Twenty-one-year-old Maura Murray disappeared after a single-car crash on a rural road in Haverhill, New Hampshire, on February 9, 2004. When first responders arrived just minutes later... Maura was gone. More than two decades later, her disappearance remains one of the most debated missing person cases in America. Despite extensive searches, countless tips, and years of investigative work, one que...

Nine-year-old Asha Degree disappeared from her family's home in Shelby, North Carolina, during the early morning hours of February 14, 2000. More than two decades later, her disappearance remains one of America's most haunting unsolved cases. Multiple witnesses reported seeing a young girl walking alone along a highway before dawn. Despite an extensive search and years of investigative work, Asha...

Alonzo Brooks was just 23 years old when he attended a party in rural Kansas in April 2004. He never made it home. What began as a missing person search became a decades-long pursuit of answers after Alonzo's body was discovered in a creek near the party site. Over the years, his family, community members, journalists, and investigators have continued to seek the truth about what happened that nig...

Before her name became associated with a headline, Tammy Jo Blanton was a daughter, a mother, a friend, and a woman whose life mattered to the people who loved her. In September 2014, Tammy was found murdered inside her Jeffersonville, Indiana, home in a case that quickly drew national attention because of the shocking allegations surrounding her death. As the investigation unfolded, detectives wo...

Lisa Aguilar did what so many survivors of domestic violence are encouraged to do. She sought help. She tried to protect herself. She tried to build a safer future. But despite those efforts, Lisa's life was tragically cut short—leaving behind a grieving family and a case that serves as a heartbreaking reminder of the dangers many survivors face when trying to escape abuse. In this powerful episod...

Sydonna Morris was more than a victim. She was a daughter, a loved one, and a young woman whose life mattered to everyone who knew her. Her tragic death left a family grieving, a community searching for answers, and a criminal investigation that would ultimately lead to the courtroom. In this episode of Cold World Crime Time , Michelle examines Sydonna's story from beginning to end—her life, the e...

Twenty-year-old Ayanna Krzyzanowski had her entire future ahead of her. She was a daughter, a sister, a friend, and a young woman whose life mattered to everyone who knew and loved her. But in 2009, her life was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. More than a decade later, her family continues to seek answers and accountability, refusing to let her story be forgotten. In this episode of...

Some crimes happen in the heat of the moment. Others are carefully planned. A murder-for-hire case begins long before a crime is committed—with conversations, planning, money, and the deliberate decision to take another person's life. In this episode of Cold World Crime Time , Michelle explores the disturbing world of murder-for-hire investigations. Through verified cases, we'll examine how these...

A hate crime is more than an act of violence. It is a crime committed against a person because of who they are—or who they are perceived to be. Race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and other protected characteristics can become the reason someone is targeted, leaving not only victims and families devastated, but entire communities shaken. In...

Before the world knew her as "The Black Dahlia," she was Elizabeth Short—a young woman with dreams, ambitions, and a future that would be tragically cut short. In January 1947, Elizabeth's brutal murder shocked Los Angeles and quickly became one of the most infamous unsolved homicide cases in American history. Decades later, the mystery continues to fascinate investigators, historians, and true cr...

Domestic violence doesn't always begin with physical abuse. It can start with control. Isolation. Manipulation. Threats. Small behaviors that gradually become patterns—patterns that can escalate into fear, violence, and, in some cases, tragedy. In this special episode of Cold World Crime Time , Michelle explores the warning signs of domestic violence, the cycle of abuse, and the tactics often used...

For many survivors of domestic violence, leaving an abusive relationship is not the end of the danger—it can be the beginning of the most dangerous chapter. In this powerful episode of Cold World Crime Time , Michelle examines a heartbreaking case of a woman who tried to leave an abusive relationship but never got the chance to start over. Through a careful review of the investigation, the evidenc...

Every missing person deserves urgency. Every homicide deserves a thorough investigation. Every family deserves answers. Yet for many Black and Latina women, families and advocates have long raised concerns that disappearances and murders often receive less media attention and fewer public resources than similar cases involving other victims. Whether those perceptions stem from differences in media...

Across North America, thousands of Indigenous women and girls have disappeared or been murdered, leaving families searching for answers and communities calling for greater awareness, accountability, and justice. Many of these cases have received little media attention, while loved ones continue to fight to ensure the victims are never forgotten. In this special episode of Cold World Crime Time , M...

Twenty-five-year-old Shanquella Robinson left home looking forward to a vacation with people she believed were her friends. She never came home. What was initially reported as a sudden medical emergency quickly became an international investigation after a video surfaced online, raising serious questions about what happened inside a luxury villa in San José del Cabo, Mexico. As conflicting account...

Twenty-four-year-old geologist Daniel Robinson disappeared on June 23, 2021, after leaving a remote job site in the Arizona desert. What began as a missing person investigation quickly raised difficult questions that remain unanswered today. Daniel's Jeep was eventually discovered in a ravine just a few miles from where he was last seen, but the circumstances surrounding its discovery only deepene...