The Cold Case Collective

Jason Nam was 31 years old. He lived in Honolulu, Hawaii. On March 10th, 2006, he was washing his car outside his apartment building in Makiki. In broad daylight, three masked men approached him. Moments later… he was shot. The suspects fled in a stolen car that was later burned. And Jason Nam was gone. No arrests. No clear motive. Just questions that have never been answered.   We are discussing...

It was the summer of 1973, and 20 year old Donna Lemon was making the most of it like any true Montanan before the snow starts to fall again in just a few short months. The eldest of two daughters with an avid outdoorsman for a father, Donna was very active. She rock climbed with her father and went fishing, camping, skiing, sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and horseback riding. She had just a...

It wasn’t residual Christmas carols that 11-year-old Mikelle Biggs was hoping to hear on the evening of January 2nd, 1999, as she rode her younger sister’s new bike. It was the sound of the ice cream truck she was hoping for when she stayed out after her friends and sister started for home. In the time it took for her sister to go inside and come back out looking for her, approximately 90 seconds,...

August 24, 2004. For most people in Waterbury, Connecticut, it was an ordinary summer day. But for the Smolinski family, it marked the beginning of a nightmare that has never ended. Thirty-one-year-old Billy Smolinski was making plans for the future. He was working, spending time with friends and family, and navigating changes in his personal life. According to those closest to him, he wasn't a ma...

One night, three generations, the trajectory of three lives unequivocally altered. In the early hours of June 24th, 2024, in Phenix City, Alabama, a 6-month-old child went missing, his mother died of an overdose, and was discovered in a house that had been burned down a few hours later, and his grandmother has since been charged with manslaughter in the death of her daughter. Hanna Brooke Fretwell...

Brian Thomas Vargo was 20 years old when he vanished in 1976. A promising college student searching for direction, he left Texas for Colorado and was never seen again. Nearly five decades later, the mystery remains unsolved.   We are discussing the cases of Brian Vargo and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Follow, like, and share...

On October 10th, 2003, Felipe Santos was involved in a vehicle accident in Naples, Florida. His brother witnessed him get into the back seat of the responding county sheriff deputy’s patrol vehicle and drive off. He never saw or heard from his brother again. On January 12, 2004, Terrance Williams came into contact with the same deputy sheriff and was never seen or heard from again. The deputuy She...

In a town built on cheer and childhood wonder, something unthinkable happened. Eleven-year-old Kathy Kohm stepped out for a simple jog and never came home. Weeks later, she would be found in the woods. Her life stolen, her story unfinished. And decades later, her name still echoes through Santa Claus, Indiana, waiting for answers.    We are discussing Kathy’s case and invite you to join in on the...

A four-year-old boy walks away from home… and is never seen again. No witnesses. No evidence. No trace. His name was Tristen “Buddy” Myers. On October 5th, 2000, he vanished from a quiet rural property in North Carolina… along with two dogs. Both dogs came back. Buddy didn’t. What happened in that narrow window of time… has remained a mystery for over two decades. This… is the disappearance of Tri...

On April 2nd, 1987, Anna Marie “Annie” Korynta got engaged and had big dreams for her future. Later that night, her new fiancé tragically died in a car accident. Just a little more than a month later, on May 10th, 1987, 19-year-old Anna Marie Korynta met her own tragic death in the safety of her own home. Who violently ended this young woman’s life while she mourned the loss of her fiancé? Someone...

On the evening of Monday, May 9th, 1994, the bright future of 18-year-old Cleashindra Hall went dark. Clea, as she was known to family and friends, had been dropped off at her after-school job by her mother that afternoon. She was supposed to call her mother when she finished work and was ready to get picked up, but Clea never called back and was never seen or heard from again. What happened to Cl...

Just three days before his 32nd birthday, Alaska resident and adventurer Aylett Hanson was found dead in his car from a gunshot wound. Hanson was described as a beloved brother, uncle, friend, and cousin. He was said to be a fun-loving free spirit who loved animals and the outdoors. Twelve years later, his family still grieves the loss, and his death remains a mystery. Who killed Aylett Hanson and...

This is Peggy McGuire — a devoted mother, a newly licensed nurse, and someone who loved her son above all else. On the morning of November 16, 2015, she kissed him goodbye, dropped him off at school, and returned home. Hours later, she was gone. Her truck was found abandoned miles away at a rural bar, and security footage captured someone walking away in the pre-dawn darkness. Nearly a decade late...

Twenty years ago. April 1st, 2006. A crowded bar. Music pulsing. Friends laughing. A 27-year-old medical student walks inside…but is never seen walking out. No signs of struggle. No witnesses. No trace. Just one of the most chilling mysteries in modern true crime. This is the story of Brian Schaffer, the man who vanished without a single clue. We are discussing Brian’s case and invite you to join...

On November 6th, 1997, 13-year-old Ricky Lane Thomas, Jr. was going to walk the mile and a half to his cousin’s house in Bristow, Indiana, to go to Tell City to go shopping and get McDonald's. He never made it to his cousin’s house and was never seen again.  We are discussing Ricky’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Foll...

On the night of Friday, June 9th, 1995, 6-year-old Morgan Nick went with her mother to a Little League baseball game in Alma, Arkansas. As the game went on and the summer evening grew darker, Morgan asked if she could go play with some other kids near the field. Her mother agreed, watching as Morgan ran off toward the concession stand area to chase fireflies with two friends. Within minutes, her m...

On the evening of Friday, November 18th, 2011, 20 year old Jaleayah Davis went to hang out with friends. After spending some time at a house party, they left to go to a bar before returning to the house around 3am. Jaleayah called her sister several times asking her to come pick her up, changing the meet up location twice. The last call from Jaleayah to her sister was logged at 3:36am. The 911 cal...

In this episode, we are discussing the theories around Sebastian's disappearance and why they are problematic. We are discussing Sebastian’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Comment below with your thoughts, questions, and theories. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Sebastian's case with the hope that he will be found. #sebastianrogers _________________________...

On a November afternoon in 2011, an Orlando mother dropped her twin children off with their father and disappeared without a trace. Fourteen years later, her disappearance remains one of Central Florida’s most baffling and heartbreaking mysteries — a missing-persons case without closure, a family without answers, and a community still searching for the truth.   We are discussing Michelle Parker’s...

In this episode, we are discussing the many interviews with Sebastian's father, Seth Rogers, and his mother and step-father, Katie and Chris Proudfoot. Many of these interviews were done in the first few weeks of Sebastian's disappearance. We are discussing Sebastian’s case and invite you to join in on the conversation. Follow, like, and share to help extend the reach of Sebastian's case with the...

On the morning of August 15, 2002, something terrible was discovered in the quiet community of Oak Level, Virginia. Michael and Mary Short — a husband and wife devoted to their family and respected in their town — were found murdered inside their home. Their nine-year-old daughter, Jennifer, was missing. Law enforcement launched one of the most exhaustive searches and investigations in the region’...

In this episode we are discussing the official case information for Sebastian Rogers that has been released by law enforcement as well as two theories that they have disproven. 

When 21-year-old Deborah Fernandez-Cervera left her home to go for a run on April 30, 2002, she planned on returning home to watch a movie, but she didn’t know she would never return home again. Ten days later, her body would be found approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) from her home. It would take another ten years before critical evidence would be discovered and re-discovered in her case and...

In September of 1984, two young native american girls, ages 12 and 15, accepted an offer of a ride and a meal from a 49-year-old man they had just met. That man took them to his house outside Casper, Wyoming. The 15-year-old was able to get away later that night; however, the 12-year-old has never been seen or heard from since. That 12-year-old girl, who was said to be bright, musical, talented, a...

Announcing our first investigative case! We are not just talking cold cases, we are investigating. In addition to our Case Spotlights, we will be investigating a case behind the scenes. Our first investigative case, and first case of 2026, will be missing person Sebastian Rogers. Sebastian went missing in 2024 at the age of 15. Follow along here and on the website for updates as we investigate. Fi...