Crime Obsession

Detective Finds an Undelivered Note That Changes Everything A woman's body was found in a Fort Collins field, her purse untouched, but a handwritten note inside addressed to a man named Matt was never delivered. For nearly four decades, this case has remained unsolved, marked by institutional failures and a destroyed DNA sample. What secrets did that note hold, and why was Matt never questioned? I...

Convicted Killer Stands at the Scene While Police Search for Tina Two teenagers skipping school threw rocks at a creek and uncovered a human skull beneath a Pennsylvania bridge — the remains of an 18-year-old mother missing for fifteen months. Decades later, archival footage of that very scene revealed a convicted killer standing among the onlookers. How does a case collect so many threads and nev...

A Little Girl Waits for Her Aunt Who Never Comes Home An eight-year-old girl watches her aunt leave for a gospel concert, promising to return tomorrow. But tomorrow never comes, and three women vanish without a trace. What happened on that April night in 1987? In this episode, we analyze the baffling disappearance of Sarah Boyd, her two-year-old daughter Kimberly, and their friend Linda McCord, la...

Roommate Sees the Killer's Face and Goes Back to Sleep A 21-year-old woman opened her bedroom door at 4 AM, saw a masked man in black, and then locked herself in and fell back asleep. By the time she woke again, four of her housemates were dead in what became the most significant criminal investigation in Idaho history. How could someone witness a killer and survive, while others just steps away p...

Mom Vanishes with Two Babies and Is Never Found A twenty-year-old mother walked out her front door with her two infant daughters and a blanket in a bag, telling her mother she was going to the dry cleaner despite a working washing machine inside. Twenty-five years later, no bodies have been found, no arrests made, and their Social Security numbers have never registered a single transaction. What h...

Two Women Vanish in the Italian Mountains — No One Comes Looking On November 29, 1980, two women were seen driving away from an Italian mountain village. Their rooms sat untouched that night, and their bank accounts in two countries went silent, never moving again after 7:20 PM. What happened in the hours between their departure and the final sighting? In this episode, we analyze the disappearance...

Police Suspect He Killed Three People and Still Lives Free A handwritten note taped to an apartment door in Lewiston, Idaho, was the last confirmed trace of a woman before she vanished, along with two others, on a single night in 1982. Two bodies were found strangled in water, but the third has never been recovered, and the man investigators believe is responsible has lived in freedom for over for...

A Student Vanishes on a Summer Ride and Ends Up in the River On a summer morning, a 22-year-old college student began a familiar bike ride in Idaho, expecting to be home in three hours. She was never seen alive again, and eight days later, her dismembered remains were found in the Snake River. What crucial evidence was destroyed before it could ever be tested, and how did a key witness's story cha...

She Cooked Lunch for Her Family. Only She Didn't Get Sick. Four family members gathered for a seemingly loving lunch, only to fight for their lives within hours. The host, however, remained completely unaffected. What chilling secret did the Beef Wellingtons hide? In this episode, we analyze the strange case of a family lunch in Victoria, Australia, where three guests died and one survived, while...

The Funeral Clothes and the Empty Gun Cabinet A fifteen-year-old girl arrived home to an empty house, her parents vanished, leaving behind funeral clothes laid out and an open, empty gun cabinet. What interrupted John and Shelly Markley's preparations for a family funeral, and why have they never been found? In this episode, we analyze the perplexing disappearance of John and Shelly Markley from t...

Father Hears a Boom in the Dark and Takes Down License Plates An 18-year-old woman is found dead in a cemetery, shot at close range, with no weapon or sign of struggle. Hours earlier, her father heard a loud boom in the dark and, instead of investigating, recorded license plates. What secrets did he keep, and what really happened in those missing hours? In this episode, we analyze the mysterious d...

The iPad, The Lie, and The Missing Son A young man with autism vanishes from his home, leaving behind only his iPad and headphones, but the technology company involved gives his family and law enforcement conflicting information about the device. Did Jonathan Wong leave alone, or was someone else involved in his disappearance? In this episode, we analyze the perplexing case of Jonathan Wong, a 21-...

Mother Waits Forty Years for the Truth About Wendy A fourteen-year-old girl steps out to deliver a birthday card, just blocks from home, and never returns. For forty years, her mother waited for answers, while a DNA profile of the killer sat in a database, matching no one for over two decades. What secret kept the truth hidden for so long? In this episode, we analyze the disappearance and murder o...

Father Walks In and Sees His Daughter's Killer Still There On Valentine's Day, a father found his daughter murdered in her home, but before he discovered her body, he unknowingly encountered her killer still at the scene. He closed the bedroom door, giving the stranger privacy, only to return minutes later to find his daughter dead and the killer gone. How could a man leave so much evidence behind...

Girl Calls 911 Hours Before Her Body Is Found in the River A fifteen-year-old girl called 911 from a pay phone, reporting a stolen truck, just hours before her body was pulled from a river, wrapped in a duvet cover and weighted with rocks. This crucial call sat in a database, undiscovered, while the search for her went cold. How could such a vital piece of evidence be overlooked for so long? In th...

Jane Doe 59 Is Finally Named After 34 Years A young woman's body was found in a ravine off Mulholland Drive, stabbed over 150 times, with no identification. For 34 years, she was known only as Jane Doe 59, but the reason her case went unsolved reveals a chilling truth about what happened to Reet Jurvetson. How did a careful, deliberate woman end up brutally murdered in a city she barely knew, chas...

Pilot Vanishes After Killing His Wife, Lover, and Her Daughter Three women were found stacked in an outbuilding, each shot once in the head and covered with hay, while the man who shared a home with one of them was gone for days. This man, a licensed commercial pilot and certified wilderness guide, was living two entirely separate lives that violently collided, leaving three dead and a killer who...

Woman Vanishes at Bus Stop After a Coworker Follows Her A 23-year-old woman left her hospital job, walked towards a bus stop, and was never seen again. Decades later, her remains are still missing, and no one has been arrested for her disappearance. What happened to Dawn Mosino on that afternoon in 1989? In this episode, we analyze the mysterious vanishing of Dawn Mosino, a dependable woman whose...

Son Finds His Wife and Son Shot Dead on Their Own Property On the night of June 7, 2021, a man called 911 to report finding his wife and son shot dead on their family property. What he didn't mention was a video on his son's phone placing him at the exact location minutes before the gunshots. How could a family with nearly a century of legal authority become the subject of a murder investigation w...

Woman Vanishes After Building a Morning of Lies A 53-year-old woman, known for her routine and reliability, was recorded arriving at a high-security federal lab for her shift, only to drive away seven minutes later without ever entering the building. What happened in the eight hours that followed, and why did she meticulously dismantle her morning routine with a series of deliberate lies? In this...

Girl Calls 911 Twice Before a Killer Gets In Two young women were found shot multiple times in their apartment, with no signs of forced entry at the front door. But a muddy shoe print on a neighbor's table positioned below the balcony suggested a killer knew how to get in. What happened in the hours before the discovery? In this episode, we analyze the mysterious deaths of Destiny Jackson and Naze...

Woman Vanishes From Her Shop While the Sign Still Reads "Back in 2 Minutes" An antiques shop in a small Welsh town still had its handwritten sign facing the street: "Back in 2 minutes." The owner had stepped out that afternoon and never came back, leaving her purse, keys, and jacket on the counter. How does a woman everyone in town knew vanish completely in the time it takes to run an errand? In t...

Mother Watches the Road as Her Daughter Vanishes Forever An eight-year-old girl stepped off a school bus and vanished on a 500-foot walk home, her mother watching from the window. Forty years later, no remains have been found, and no one has been charged. What happened in those critical moments on a quiet Pennsylvania road? In this episode, we analyze the baffling disappearance of Cherry Maym, who...

Roommate Hears Jessica Star Dragged Into the Dark An 11-year-old boy saw only darkness where a porch light should have been, then heard guttural screams as his roommate was dragged away. Jessica Star was found dead with her throat cut, stabbed, and an arm broken, yet over a decade later, no one has been arrested for her murder. What really happened on that quiet stretch of Melody Lake? In this epi...

Broadway Dancer Vanishes After His Folded Clothes Are Found A Broadway dancer walked out his mother's door holding his headshots, on his way to make copies. Less than an hour later his phone sent a crash alert — but there was no crash. His mother's car turned up at a trailhead with his clothes folded neatly on the seat. What kind of disappearance leaves behind order instead of chaos? In this episo...