Invisible Choir

Wayne Williams was convicted of the murders of two young adults in 1982, supposedly bringing an end to the reign of terror of the “Atlanta Monster.” But the cases of at least 27 other missing or murdered African American children were abruptly closed in the aftermath of his conviction, leaving the surviving families with little peace, and no semblance of closure. We spoke with three of the Directo...

48-year old Dana Wilkes mysteriously vanished from Chattanooga, Tennessee the evening of Friday, November 9th - 2012.  A concerned family friend who was the last person to see her alive, turned out to have a dark past, and was hiding an even darker secret. A secret that police wouldn’t piece together until Dana’s badly mutilated body turned up two weeks later, in a spot eerily reminiscent of an un...

Ep 1:  Felony Friday - Guilty Until Proven Innocent A family grows concerned when an 18-year old man misses a family Christmas gathering near Desert Springs, Arizona in 2006. After an early morning police welfare check reveals a bloodied body in his apartment, he becomes the prime suspect in his girlfriend’s tragic murder. But as the investigation unfolds - we learn just how tragically an outcome...

23-year old Kaylee Sawyer mysteriously disappeared late one Saturday evening in Bend, Oregon in 2016 after attending a bachelorette party with friends. The trail quickly goes cold, until a Central Oregon Community College Security Officer embarks on a 72 hour, two state crime spree. What he claimed was all a tragic accident - quickly proves one of Oregon’s most gruesome murders. One that would cha...

A suicide is frantically called into 911 from a rural trailer in Flintstone, Georgia in October of 2016. 27-year old Donald “DJ” Fickey, Jr. is dead, the result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. But as DJ’s immediate family begins piecing together the last moments of his life - they quickly realize his death was no suicide. A Private Investigator soon joins their quest for justice, and...

Invisible Choir Host Michael Ojibway shares a few important announcements and highlights big changes coming for the show in 2020. We also explore 2 cases from the Invisible Choir Premium library at patreon.com/invisiblechoir.    Visit Invisible Choir on the web:  Patreon - Invisible Choir Premium:  https://www.patreon.com/InvisibleChoir  Website:  https://www.invisiblechoir.com/  Facebook:  https:...

Jacob Henderson phones 911 to request assistance in dealing with his wife Sarah’s increasingly bizarre behavior in rural Mabank, TX. Police arrive 15 minutes later only to find the couple calm - implying that everything is now fine.  They leave… until Jacob Henderson calls 911 again three hours later, this time - to report of one Eastern Texas’ most tragic family massacres.        Visit Invisible...

A 15-year old boy stumbled home covered in blood on March 31st, 2015 in Niles, Ohio. His mother calls 911 to report a crime - he claims he has been randomly assaulted by 3 men. The ambulance takes him to the hospital where doctors are unable to find any injuries explaining his blood soaked clothing. Minutes later, his 94-year old neighbor turns up dead.     Visit Invisible Choir on the web:  Patre...

A 27-year old mother of three live-streams her final moments alive on Facebook in April, 2018. What started as an argument on social media between former lovers, eventually resulted in murder - and an 80 minute shootout with police in Shreveport, LA.    Visit Invisible Choir on the web:  Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/InvisibleChoir  Website:  https://www.invisiblechoir.com/  Facebook:  https:/...

An 8 months pregnant 22-year old woman mysteriously vanishes after agreeing to help an upstairs neighbor with a sewing project in Fargo, ND. Police are invited to search the neighbor’s apartment on three separate occasions, but each time, the searches turn up nothing. This is the Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind story - the inspiration behind Invisible Choir.    Visit Invisible Choir on the web:  Patre...

Domestic violence leaves a dark stain on the childhood of those who bear witness to its cruel and indiscriminate destruction. A New Jersey mother had nearly escaped her abusive past, and was celebrating Christmas with her two young children when all hell broke loose in December of 2016. Were it not for one 12-year old boy’s relentless commitment to his family’s safety - a murderer may well have wa...

A Dallas Police Officer shoots and kills an intruder in her apartment after returning home from a 14-hour shift. In the moments immediately following the interaction - the officer realizes she made a terrible mistake. She accidentally entered the home of a 29-year old Accountant on the floor directly above her apartment, and killed him in cold blood.  But things are not quite what they seem, and i...

The nearly unidentifiable remains of an 18-year old woman are found burning behind a middle school in Mayfield, KY in 2000. The lead investigator fumbles the crime scene, ignoring vital clues and eventually focusing exclusively on one primary suspect. A judge ultimately dismissed the case, condemning the police work as problematic from the start. Justice seemed out of reach - until an amateur dete...

What would you do for love? Some would lie. Others would fight. Few would steal $200,000 and kill a family of three… but one man did.  And he did it all for an internet webcam model that he had never met in real life. A stunning case of internet pornography addiction turns deadly when one man’s lustful desires evolved into misguided delusions of love.    Visit Invisible Choir on the web:  Patreon...

A young couple in Clarksville, Indiana enjoys the newfound freedom and privacy of their first apartment together.  In an unfamiliar area with new neighbors, they had taken to locking their front door as most do - though it was ultimately the man 17-year old Tara Willenborg let into their apartment out of kindness, that would ultimately lead to her tragic murder.    Visit Invisible Choir on the web...

A father reports his adopted daughter missing in the early morning hours of October 7th, 2017 in Richardson, Texas. But the story doesn’t add up. And before long, local police and the FBI suspect there is more to Sherin Susan Mathews’ disappearance than her father is letting on.  If not for a diligent spider spinning a web in front of a motion activated security camera, she might well have disappe...

In what some have called the worst case of child abuse in Los Angeles County history, 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez suffered prolonged torture at the very hands of those entrusted to protect him.  Early reports alleged his death was accidental. But the investigation would quickly reveal a much darker, more evil series of events that would ultimately shake the cracked foundation of the L.A. County D...

February 4th, 2010 left one family’s lives forever mysteriously frozen in time inside of their Fallbrook, CA home. The television was left on, two bowls of popcorn remained on the couch, and the dogs were still out back barking. Joseph, Summer, Joseph Jr., and Gianni McStay had seemingly vanished into thin air. Four days later their vehicle was found abandoned near the U.S./Mexico border - but the...

(Part 2/2) As the NAACP and federal investigators are brought in to further investigate the mysterious death of 17-year old Valdosta high school student Kendrick Johnson, additional details are revealed.  A potential witness goes into hiding. Evidence of a possible widespread coverup starting at the top. A devastated family and community continue searching for answers, exhuming his body twice. Was...

(Part 1 of 2) A 17-year old high school athlete mysteriously goes missing in the middle of a school day in January of 2013.  Less than 24 hours later, fellow students find his bloated decomposing body protruding from a rolled up wrestling mat in the old gymnasium.  All signs point toward foul play, but investigators quickly rule his death accidental. Was there a deeper conspiracy among school offi...

After experiencing a painful childhood, Timothy Jones, Jr. had always dreamed of creating the perfect family. But sometimes dreams become nightmares. This once loving husband and father of five felt his family slipping away under his oppressively literal interpretation of scripture. Where some men choose love, he chose control. Where some exhibit patience - he devolved into pure unadulterated rage...

A 22 year old Canadian man seemingly had it all.  Loving adoptive parents, a safe place to call home, and a family that cared deeply for him.  As he stood wielding a hand-carved wooden sword behind his mother in the kitchen in November of 2016, Cameron Rogers considered everything that was so lovingly provided for him.  Everything that is, except the freedom to choose how to live his own life.    ...

Invisible Choir is a true-crime podcast that explores the most egregious and heinous murders through primary source audio and investigative storytelling.  Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices