Nightshift with Andrea Up Late

Season 2 Episode 38: February of 2005 was bitterly cold in Philadelphia. On the night of the 19, long time friends and romantic acquaintances, Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, were enjoying a last minute plan to bar hop with friends. After considering a date for the following weekend, the two said goodbye to their friends, and Richard expressed that he would drive Danielle home. But they never m...

Season 2 Episode 33: A Chinese immigrant married to a Kansas native, Angela Green lived a contented life in the small town of Prairie Village. Though her English speaking skills never quite peaked, Angela could read and write quite well in her new language. In her 20's, Angela was excited to start a family. Not much time passed, and Angela gave birth to baby Ellie in the year 2000. Angela stay...

Season 2 Episode 32: "Gone to the RCC Library." Those were the last words of Cheri Jo Bates, scrawled on a note for her father. Estranged from her mother with an older brother that had flown the nest, Cheri Bates and her father had formed a close bond. In October 1966, Cheri was 18 years old and enjoying her time as a student at Riverside City College. She was a master of all trades, and...

Season 2 Episode 30 It was 1979 and the graduating class of Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was approaching their last semester. 18 year old Michelle Martinko was fashionable this evening in December wearing a black dress, hose, and rabbit fur jacket. She had just celebrated at a choir banquet and decided to venture to the new mall in town that evening. After talking to some friends, Mi...

It was 1982 and things were moving smoothly in Des Moines, Iowa. Twelve year old Johnny Gosch woke early one Sunday morning to complete his paper route. Johnny had been doing this for quite some time, but this would be his first time to attempt it solo. Johnny left his home before daybreak, and never came back again. Multiple witnesses corroborate a story that a strange man was seen talking to Joh...

Season 2 Episode 28: It was the spring of 2006 and Brian Shaffer was looking forward to kicking back for a relaxing spring break. Sadly, his mother had recently passed away after an unexpected diagnosis and his family had been devastated. On this March evening, Brian met with his friend Clint to barhop in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Final video surveillance of Brian is after one o'clock in the mo...

Season 2 Episode 26: In this, the third segment on the death of Grant Solomon, we are joined yet again by Grant's mother, Angie. We discuss in detail the scene where Grant was last alive, and whether or not details from that, or Grant's injuries, are consistent with his father's account of events. Remember, his father was the sole witness that fateful morning, yet his account of events...

Season 2 Episode 25: On this episode of Nightshift, we are joined by Angie Solomon, Grant's mother. Angie explains the details surrounding the abuse she and her two children suffered at the hands of Aaron Solomon. We begin to discuss inconsistencies with the manner in which Aaron states that Grant perished, and what we actually see at the scene. Even the medical reports from the trauma departm...

Season 2 Episode 24: Accidental death? In July of 2020, Grant Solomon was in his senior year of high school. He was an aspiring collegiate baseball player, had a girlfriend, and attended a beautiful private school in the rolling hills of middle Tennessee. Grant's father was an esteemed former news anchor, turned financial planner, and his mother was an accomplished pharmacist. And life abruptl...

Season 2: Episode 23 Horrified, the conductor laid on the horn and hit the brakes. In front of the 6,000 ton cargo train, two teenage boys were lying motionless across the tracks. The train ran over their bodies and continued another half mile before stopping. But had the boys already been murdered? That is just the beginning of the chaos. Witness accounts indicate corruption starting on a small s...

*no audio from 52:45-53:50* Season 2 Episode 22: "I'll tell you what happened when my mother dies." Stacy McCall and Suzie Streeter were looking forward to a fun filled weekend. The friends had just graduated Kickapoo High School in June of 1992, and house parties and water parks were on the schedule. After an abrupt change of plans, the girls ditched their location to relax on the n...

Season 2 Episode 21: Near Sydney, Australia, in 1990, a woman, her sister, and their children were driving down the highway when their van door flew open and a man dove in behind the seats. He screamed "drive! Go!" As she drove away, she saw another man, gun in the air, standing in the road, staring them down. Little did anyone in the van know at the time, but the man standing in the roa...

Season 2 Episode 20: Fingernail clippings. Skin shavings. A 6 inch long needle inserted into the abdomen. In September of 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were on their way home from a relaxing, impromptu, trip to Niagara Falls. In the wee morning hours as they neared their hometown, mysterious lights appeared in the night sky. A WWII veteran, Barney knew immediately that whatever was flying, was unlik...

Season 2 Episode 19: *audio blips midway but resolves in about a a minute and a half* In April of 2011, unsuspecting workers near the Conowingo Dam saw something floating in the Susquehanna River. Tattoo identification and dental record information sadly confirmed the body was that of Phylicia Simone Barnes. Four months prior, the 16 year old North Carolina honor student was determined missing fro...

Season 2: Episode 18 Lighter fluid was poured down her throat and she was set aflame. In the small town of Courtland, Mississippi, in 2014, an incredible tragedy occurred. Firefighters arrived to a scene they couldn't be more unfamiliar with. Something described as a "zombie" was walking in their direction. The reality was that 18 year old Jessica Chambers had been burned alive, the...

Season 2: Episode 17 A maid at the Rockford Inn hotel opened the guest’s door to find the floor of the room covered in blood. Amy Pitzen’s lifeless body was lying on the carpet. In May 2011, Jim Pitzen took his son, Timmothy, to school, and his wife Amy, to work. He resumed his normal day. But when he arrived at the school that afternoon to pick 6 year old Timmothy up for the day, his world change...

Season 2: Episode 16 In Santa Ana, California, in 1984, bones were found. Initially they were identified as those belonging to a dog. However, further investigation revealed a second set of bones underneath. Those bones were eventually identified as missing woman Dorothy Scott. Dorothy had gone missing under extremely mysterious circumstances. In the era before cell phones and internet capabilitie...

Season 2: Episode 15 Candy wrappers were found in a neighbor's barn. A hair clip, pencil, and other belongings were also located amongst the mud after a rainstorm. There was an unknown nightgown, and most bizarre - a picture of a still unidentified little girl. In Shelby, NC, in 2000, nine year old Asha Degree was a typical little girl. She had a supportive family, enjoyed basketball, and had...

Season 2: Episode 14 An elderly couple slain. Bodies posed. Belongings rearranged. A Trucker's Ministry Chapel. What in the world happened in Boone County, KY? Bill and Peggy Stephenson were a happily married couple of over fifty years. They attended their local church. Peggy played the organ, Bill organized fellowship for truckers, and in May of 2011, they were looking forward to attending th...

Season 2: Episode 13 In a small town in Arkansas in 2005, local detectives found themselves in new territory. Nona Dirksmeyer was a 19 year old college student and aspiring Miss Arkansas. One cool December afternoon, her boyfriend found her lifeless body stabbed and bludgeoned to death on her living room floor. Police soon brought him in for questioning, and it wasn't long before he was charge...

Season 2: Episode 13 Omaima Nelson moved to the United States from Egypt in 1986 by way of an oil tycoon. After a harsh upbringing, she finally had found her way. But the relationship abruptly ended, and Omaima found herself alone in a new country, with broken English and broken spirits. She soon began to use the company of men as her way of surviving, aided in part by her good looks and "exo...

Season 2: Episode 11 In May of 2002, technology was booming, Raleigh, NC, was a hub, and Stephanie Bennett was going places. She had just graduated college and was on track pursuing a top-notch career after securing an esteemed job at IBM. While she was developing the love of her career, she was also developing the future with the love of her life. But one man tragically ended it all, just as it w...

Season 2: Episode 10 In Phoenix, Arizona, in 1997, a bizarre incident occurred. Scott and Yarmila Falater were busy raising their two children, both working full time, and attending church. Scott was under high demand at his job as an engineer for Motorola, but all accounts point toward a very happy family. On the evening of January 17, a neighbor was awoken by noises in the Falater's back yar...

Season 2-Episode 9: On this Part 2 of the Ellen Greenberg case, Andrea Up Late dives deep. After a quick recap of the case, watch/listen as Andrea digs into the minutia of Ellen's death, with help of retired homicide Lieutenant, BC Sanders. On this episode, documents are revealed from the cased, and we discuss if it is physically possible for Ellen to have committed suicide in this manner. Tak...

Season 2: Episode 8 MURDER OR SUICIDE? The Ellen Greenberg Case In January of 2011, Ellen Greenberg was working as a first grade teacher in Philadelphia. She was engaged to Sam Goldberg, a TV producer. One afternoon, Ellen was home early for work due to blizzard conditions in the area, and Sam decided to visit their apartment gym. But he returned to a scene that is in question to this day. Ellen h...