Never Light Up A Room Podcast

On Dec 4th, 1998, the Trover’s family truck was found abandoned and on fire. When investigators approached the vehicle, they encountered a frightened and badly beaten Cheryl Trover. Cheryl told investigators about an intruder entering the Trover’s family home the night before. The intruder killed Cheryl’s husband, John Trover, tied up the Trover children, and then abducted Cheryl. Although investi...

Dorothy Stratten was on a fast track to stardom after she had been discovered by Playboy in 1979. Her career quickly transitioned from her being a waitress at a Dairy Queen in Vancouver Canada, to being named the Playboy Playmate for the month of August in 1979, to being named Playmate of the year in 1980. By the end of 1979 and in early 1980, Dorothy begun to experience success as a TV and movie...

In Oct 2012, Lisa Mitchell went missing after an argument with her common law husband, Allan Shyback. Allan claimed that Lisa had just up and left, however, police were not buying this, and they embarked on an elaborate undercover investigation. But nothing could prepare anyone for what they would find out. It turned out that Lisa had been much closer than anyone ever expected.  Sources:  Nancy Hi...

We’re back with our fourth Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.  Sources:  Marshall Cohen, “What to know about the federal gun trial Hunter Biden faces this week”, CNN, June 3, 2024, https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/02/politics/hunter-biden-trial-pre...

On October 16th, 1986 Kerrie Ann Brown would go missing from a house party in Thompson Manitoba Canada. Her body was later found on October 18th, 1986 by 2 ladies on a horseback ride. Several suspects were considered but her case is still unsolved to this day. If you have any information on the murder of Kerrie Ann Brown, please contact the Thompson RCMP detachment at (204) 677-6909. Or, if you wi...

On March 6, 1995, 3 friends, Scott Amedure, Jon Schmitz, and Donna Riley, went on the Jenny Jones daytime talk show. During the taping of the show, Scott Amedure revealed that he had a secret crush on his friend Jon Schmitz. Jon seemed to laugh off the experience until 3 days later when Jon showed up at Scott’s house where he shot and killed Scott.   Sources:    Courtney Hardwick, “QUEER CRIME: Th...

On September 2, 2003, the sound of gunshots rang out through the neighborhood of Bellevue, Idaho. 16-year-old Sarah Johnson would run from her home to alert her neighbors that her parents Diane and Alan Johnson had been shot by an intruder. However, as investigator uncover more evidence, they quickly learned that there were no intruders, and the killer was much closer to the family than anyone eve...

On March 18th, 1990 2 men disguised as police officers tied up both security guards in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The two men went on to steal 13 pieces of art in which is one of the biggest heists in world history. References   “What to Know About the Gardner Museum Heist”, Nora McGreevy, Smart News, Smithsonian MAgazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-know-about-...

We’re back with our third Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.   References:  Kim Bolan, Lori Culbert, “B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton viciously attacked in prison, clinging to life”, Vancouver Sun, May 20, 2024, https://vancouversun.com/news...

On Nov 30, 2021, Ethan Crumbley would go on a shooting rampage at Oxford High School. Sadly, the lives of Madisyn Baldwin, Hana St. Juliana, Tate Myer, and Justin Shilling would be lost. 6 other students and 1 teacher were injured, and countless other students and staff would be forever traumatized by the event. For the first time in US history, not only would the shooter be criminally charged, bu...

On the afternoon of November 24th 1971 a man by the name of Dan Cooper purchased a ticket to a flight from Portland to Seattle. What followed is one of the most famous unsolved cases in the history of the United States. “D.B Cooper Hijacking”,  FBI, https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking , Accessed April 27th 2024     “D.B Cooper”, Crime Museum, https://www.crimemuseum.org/cr...

On July 15, 2019, the bodies of Chynna Deese and Lucas Fowler were found by highway 97 in BC, Canada. A couple days later the body of Leonard Dyck would be found, along with the burned-out truck belonging to Kam McLeod. These discoveries sparked a Canada-wide manhunt for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky which would take RCMP all the way to Northern Manitoba.   Joseph Brean, “B.C. manhunt ends: Wha...

On Sept 19, 1978, 15-year-old, Mary Vincent would accept a ride from a seemingly safe stranger, Lawrence Singleton. However, things would take a dark turn and Mary would end up fighting for her life. Mary would survive and seek justice against her attacker, but was justice truly served when Lawrence would go on to murder Roxanne Hayes, 19 years after attacking Mary?    Shari Rose, “How Mary Vincen...

In Austin Texas on the night of December 6th, 1991, Fire Fighters would respond to dispatch for a call at the local yogurt shop that was on fire but once they arrive, they would find that that this wasn't your typical fire call but something much more sinister.  References Emily Palmer, “More than 30 Years later: Inside the Unsolved Yogurt Shop Murders of 4 Teens” , People, Published August 21st 2...

We’re back with our second Leave The Light On episode where we recap the cases we covered in the previous month, discuss crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month.   Helen Regan and Sandi Sidhu, Teele Rebane, Dhruv Tikekar, “Sydney Mall Attacker May Have Targeted Women, as More Details Emerge of His Six Victims”, CNN, April 15, 2024, https://w...

Over a 12-year period from the 1970s through to the 1980s, multiple women would go missing in Anchorage Alaska. Alaska State Troopers thought they could have a serial killer on their hands and even brought in the FBI to do a profile on who the killer could be.  In 1983 a young, 17-year-old Cindy Paulsen would come forward and tell police about her harrowing escape from Robert Hansen, who was the l...

On November 22, 2013, 18 year old Lukas Strasser-Hird had just come home to Canada from studying abroad for a year. What should have been a fun night catching up with friends at a downtown club took a tragic turn when Lukas was attacked by a group of men. Join us as we discuss what happened to Lukas and the long path to justice his family had to navigate through the Canadian justice system.   Refe...

On June 11, 1962, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin made a daring escape from the infamous maximum security federal prison, Alcatraz. Even today, it remains a mystery of if they survived and made it to freedom or drowned in the San Francisco Bay. Join us as we discuss how the three men were able to pull off this daring escape as well as our theories around what happened after they...

On July 27, 1981, Reve and John Walsh’s worst nightmare was realized when their 6-year-old son, Adam Walsh, was abducted from a Sears department store. Join us as we discuss this heart-breaking story and the positive changes that came as a result of this case.   References:  Austin Harvey, "Adam Walsh, the Boy Whose Murder Inspired America's Most Wanted", All That's Interesting,...

An unstructured and unhinged conversation about the cases we covered in the last month, updates on cases, any major things going on in the true crime community and general shenanigans going on in our life.  References: Martha Kelner, “The Human Cost Of Brain Disease Hitting One Of the World’s Most Popular Sports”, Sky News, https://news.sky.com/story/is-there-a-link-between-cte-brain-disease-and-v...

In episode 2 of “Never Light Up a Room Podcast” we discuss a grisly case where a neighborly dispute ends in tragic consequences. Join us as we cover the case of Ann Hoover and Roy Kirk.   References    Harry Hewland, Tunnel of Hate, Fear Thy Neighbor, Investigation Discovery, April 4, 2006    Milan Simonich, Could Police Have Prevented Suicide, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Thursday March 27, pg 13    ...

Join us for our first episode of “Never Light Up A Room” Podcast! In our first episode, we explore the various crimes of NFL player Aaron Hernandez, including the murder of Odin Lloyd, and the double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado.    References:    https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/29/sports/football/hernandez-and-murder-victim-where-diverse-paths-crossed.html accessed March 8, 2024...