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In 1987, a 9-month-old baby boy, Jacob Landin, was taken to the hospital with significant injuries after being in the care of his mother's boyfriend. The case was investigated by authorities, and the man was arrested five years later, but he was never prosecuted. It's not clear why. Thank you for listening & subscribing to Status: Pending. Support the podcast by sharing on social media, leaving a...

Heather Teague was abducted while sunbathing in Kentucky on August 26, 1995, according to an eyewitness. A few suspects have been mentioned in her case, but she remains missing after more than 25 years. Episode sources: Kentucky State Police, CharleyProject, 14News, and TheGleaner. Email us: statuspendingpodcast@gmail.com

5-year-old Victor "J.R." Shoemaker was attending a family reunion in rural West Virginia when he walked into the woods with two older cousins and disappeared. After several extensive searches, no trace of J.R. has ever been found. Episode sources: Associated Press, the Washington Post, the Virginian-Pilot, and the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Victor was last seen wearing a red Bugs Bunny T-shirt, red...

Cynthia Jane Anderson was a 20-year-old receptionist when she disappeared from her office in Toledo, Ohio on August 4, 1981. If you have any information about this case, contact the Toledo Police Department at (419) 245-3151. Episode Sources: The News-Messenger, Chillicothe Gazette, Toledo Blade, the Unsolved Mysteries website, and several forums. Email us: statuspendingpodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to the Case Overview series from Status: Pending, a 30-40 minute detailed overview and analysis of a different case each week, released every Friday. On our first Case Overview episode: Connie Paris had just turned 18 years old in the spring of 1968 when she disappeared after departing a bus in Englewood, Colorado. Her body was found five days later. Police are hopeful that a new clue rele...

Scott shares an update on what Status: Pending has planned for 2021!

This is episode 3 of a 3-part chapter; so if you haven’t listened to episodes 1 and 2 yet, please go back and listen to them first to gain a better understanding of the case and to hear from family members. To round out this chapter; Scott and Heather break down the case of 17-year-old Lillian Gayle Collins with their own observations and lingering questions that are still present. Additionally, H...

WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT INVOLVING SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER DESCRIPTIONS THAT SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND DISTURBING. _____________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 of a 3-part chapter; so if you haven’t listened to episode 1 yet, please go back and listen to that first to gain a better understanding of the case. As you heard in episode 1 of this c...

June, 1987. Heather’s home state of Ohio. Situated in the 6th largest city in Ohio; this case takes place in Dayton. Much like many other “run of the mill” cities, Dayton is one in which most people live there for their entire lives. Unfortunately, that was the case for 17-year-old Lillian Gayle Collins. It was shortly after closing at the local drive-thru beer and liquor carryout; Bob’s Beer & Wi...

It was December 4, 2007 in Long Pond, PA. A very cold day hovering at right around 25 degrees throughout. It was hunting season and 22-year-old Lee VanLuvender was headed into the woods of the Poconos off of Hypsie Gap Road to use up some deer tags. He left around 7am that morning and was found by another hunter in the area, at about 10am. Lee was lying on the ground outside of his jeep. He had be...

Scott and Heather sit down with Amanda Shirley; the sister of DJ Fickey, regarding the most recent case development. If you recall, DJ Fickey lost his life on October 3, 2016 in a tragic way. His death was declared as a suicide by the Medical Examiner and the Coroner on the case. However, all evidence as well as the witnesses on scene that day have indicated otherwise. Over the last 4 years, Amand...

GoodPods set up an awesome event and invited Josh Mankiewicz to discuss his new podcast “Motive for Murder”. There ended up being more hosts than time allotted; so, the hosts (Heather, included) were able to sit in and have a Meet & Greet via Zoom with Josh! This audio can be found on Patreon! The actual discussion with Josh - where he talks about his podcast AND answers our questions - is what yo...

Join Heather for an exclusive discussion with host @JoshMankiewicz about podcast Motive for Murder with Goodpods - the new podcast social network. Search for Motive for Murder and submit your questions on the discussions tab before noon PDT June 10. Add it to your calendar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gKgBRZfyQ0-FSdJKckTD2w Twitter: @JoshMankiewicz Twitter: @goodpods Instagram...

“Death investigation requires strict adherence to guidelines. Investigators must search for clues that identify a death as natural, suicide or homicide. In the case of homicide, investigators must carefully collect evidence to help identify suspects and convict murderers.” As we’ve seen with many cases in the past, when we discuss cases that have lingering questions, cold cases, or those closed pr...

According to Leslie McAllister, Taylor was one of five children; the second oldest of the McAllister kids. Nothing traumatic occurred in her early years that would have triggered her to become addicted to drugs. So, how did Taylor end up on the path that led her to meeting the individuals who would eventually confess to their involvement in her death? As you heard in episode 1 of this chapter, Tay...

December, 2016. The Sunshine State. St. Petersburg, Florida; a vacation destination for most. But not all. Like many other bustling U.S. cities, St. Petersburg has its dark spots as well. And for one man; he was about to see firsthand, just how dark this area can be. It was about 7:30am on the morning of December 22, 2016 - just three days before Christmas, when he stumbled upon the deceased body...

It was 2006 and 19-year-old Joseph Miranda was working at a landscape company in Maryland, called Outside Unlimited. It was nearing the end of his shift and he was ready to head out and meet up with some friends. However, it was summer time and his company was working on some major landscaping projects with deadlines. So, his supervisor asked him to finish up one more task so that he would be ahea...

After the release of Chapter 7, we received a message from the county sheriff's detective who worked the Tawnya Knight disappearance, and later her murder case. He's since retired, but he very generously agreed to an interview on the record to tell "the rest of the story" of the homicide investigation. Visit our Facebook page for further discussions and details: https://www.facebook.com/statuspend...

This is episode 3 of a three-part chapter. If you haven't listened to episodes 1 and 2 yet, please do so before proceeding with episode 3; in order to grasp an understanding of the facts as well as key interviews regarding the case. In this episode, we discuss theories about what may have happened on that fateful night in December of 1996. Additionally, we analyze the facts that we know about the...

This is episode 2 of a three-part chapter. If you haven't listened to episode 1 yet, please do so before proceeding with episode 2; in order to grasp an understanding of the facts surrounding the case. In episode 1, we mentioned that Tawnya's mother had secretly recorded a conversation with one of the boys (Steve) who was in the same house that Tawnya was last seen walking home from on the night s...

Tawnya was reported missing on December 8, 1996. She was last seen by an acquaintance during the evening hours in Spring Hill, Kansas, on December 7, 1996. Police originally suspected that she was a runaway but her mother, Lori, knew better. On June 7, 1997, Tawnya’s skeletonized remains were found in a farmer’s field in the 21000 block U.S. 169 Highway, Spring Hill, Kansas. Her death was ruled a...

There was a significant development last week in our Chapter 6 case; the 2004 murder of Brittany Phillips in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Brittany's mother, Dr. Maggie Zingman, joins us in this bonus episode to explain the new information in her daughter's case. Visit our Facebook page for further discussions and details: https://www.facebook.com/statuspendingpodcast/ Follow the podcast on Instagram @statuspe...

12-year-old paperboy Johnny Gosch disappeared from West Des Moines, Iowa on September 5, 1982. In the decades since, there have been numerous theories about what happened to Johnny, but his case has never been solved. On this 'extra' episode of Status: Pending, Scott is joined by blogger Suzuki Nathie, who has developed a theory that a sadistic serial killer of young boys named John Joubert may ha...

This is the final episode of a three-part series, so if you haven’t listened to the first two of this chapter, go back and do so first for the basics of the case before listening to this last episode. In episodes 1 and 2 of this chapter, you heard from Brittany’s mother, Dr. Margaret Zingman aka Maggie as well as Brittany’s brother, Josh Phillips. You learned a bit more about who Brittany was as a...

This is Episode 2 of a three-part series, so if you haven’t listened to Episode 1 of this chapter, go back and do so first for the basics of the case before listening to this interview episode. In the first episode of this chapter, you heard from Brittany’s mother, Dr. Margaret Zingman. We were also able to speak with Josh Phillips, Brittany’s brother, about her life and legacy. You will hear from...