The Evidence Locker

The Jack family consisted of Ronald, Doreen, and their two sons, Russell and Ryan. The family had been down on their luck in 1989, when Ronald suddenly received an amazing job offer. That night, he loaded his family into the car of his supposed boss, and they were never seen again.

Alison Botha was kidnapped and brutally attacked after parking her car, she was nearly decapitated and left for dead. This is her story, and what she had to do to survive.

West Memphis is a modest community of roughly 26, 000 residents situated on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River, directly opposite Memphis, Tennessee . In the early‑1990s, the town was relatively quiet, its population spread across a few neighborhoods and a small‑town school system. The tranquility of the town would be shattered in early May 1993 when three of its youngest citizens vanished...

Marlene was taking care of her injured son in 1990 when a clown holding balloons showed up at her door. The clown shot Marlene in the face and fled. The case went cold for decades, until DNA led to a break in the case.

The Dardeen family was a young family in Ena, IL, just starting to find their place in the world, when they were brutally killed. The case is still unsolved today, but that isn't for a lack of suspects. Join us as we cover the case, and who police think is guilty.

Martha Moxley was 15 when she died on October 30, 1975, and despite her brutal death and strong suspects, her case went cold for 15 years. Then, a man, Mike Skakel, cousin of the Kennedy family, was arrested and convicted. Years later however, his conviction was overturned and her death is once again "unsolved".

Finland's most notorious unsolved crime involves the murder of three teenagers, and the lnvestigators are no closer to an answer now than they were 60 years ago.

Melissa Brennan was a happy 5-year-old girl who lived with her single mom. She was enjoying a Christmas party at her apartment complex when she vanished. We typically don't feature unresolved cases (no body) on Solved Saturday; however, due to recent pleas for help finding Melissa, we wanted to bring you her case ASAP. If you know anything that could lead to her remains, contact the FBI. As al...

Today, we cover the case of Tiffany Valiante, a young woman who was terrified of the dark and vanished in the middle of the night. Her death was quickly ruled a suicide without any further investigation; later evidence may point to homicide. Her death was officially reclassified 9 years ago as undetermined. Now, her family wants answers. If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a like, follow, an...

What was supposed to be a robbery turned into a hostage situation, which led to torture, and sadly, murder. We cover the Hi Fi case today, and how the two men at the center of it were caught, for today's Solved Saturday.

Reed Jeppson was your average teenager in 1960's Utah. He went to church, played football, and loved to train his dogs. One day, he went out to feed his dogs, Reed, and the dogs vanished. We cover Reed's disappearance and the theories surrounding it.

On 17 August 1980, nine‑week‑old Azaria vanished at Uluru; investigators blamed a car murder based on blood in the Torana and a missing jacket.  In 1986 the jacket was found in a dingo den, foetal‑haemoglobin tests proved unreliable, and the 2012 coronial inquest declared a dingo attack, finally exonerating the Chamberlains family.

Ten‑month‑old Lisa Irwin vanished from her Kansas City home on October 4 2011 after her father returned to find the front door unlocked, lights on, and missing phones. Witnesses reported a man with a baby; a cadaver dog alerted near the mother’s bed. No body or suspect has been identified to date.

This Solved Saturday is short; there is not much information about Sharron's case, and I didn't want to cloud it with filler. But just because it is short, does not mean it is any less important. Sharron and her family still deserve the same support we show to all the victims featured.

An immersive look at Australia’s most infamous unsolved serial crimes, this episode unpacks the chilling saga of “Mr Cruel.” Beginning with the first home invasion on 22 August 1987 in Lower Plenty—where a masked gunman tied, gagged and assaulted an 11‑year‑old girl.

Georgia Tann (July 18 ,1891 – September 15, 1950) was a Mississippi‑born social worker who ran the Memphis branch of the Tennessee Children’s Home Society (TCHS). Using her legal training, political connections (including Judge Camille Kelley and the Crump machine), and a network of doctors and police, she turned the state‑funded orphanage into a black‑market adoption ring. Between the early 1920s...

On Mother’s Day, May 8 1938, four‑year‑old Marjorie West disappeared from a family picnic in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Forest. A massive 500‑man search, bloodhounds, and countless volunteers turned up nothing, spawning theories of a bear attack, a passing motorist’s kidnapping, a mysterious Plymouth sedan, and even a possible secret adoption. Decades later, DNA attempts, age‑progression studies, an...

A concise, gripping episode that unravels the Casey Anthony case—from Caylee’s mysterious disappearance and the baffling web of lies, to the forensic clues, the shocking discovery of the remains, and Casey’s tumultuous early incarceration—offering listeners a clear, step‑by‑step look at one of America’s most polarizing true‑crime stories.

On a scorching June morning in 2021, 24‑year‑old field geologist Daniel Robinson left his Buckeye work site and never returned. Within hours his father, David Robinson, reported him missing, launching a multi‑agency search that spanned helicopters, drones, cadaver dogs, and dozens of volunteers. Days later a rancher discovered Daniel’s overturned Jeep Renegade in a remote desert ravine, seemingly...

In this episode of The Evidence Locker , we delve into the shocking 1971 familicide that forever altered the quiet suburb of Westfield, New Jersey. Accountant and devout Lutheran John Emil List murdered his wife, mother, and three teenage children in their grand Victorian mansion, leaving a meticulously staged crime scene and a five‑page confession letter to his pastor. After vanishing, List assum...

In this deep‑dive episode of The Evidence Locker , we travel back to March 26 1991, when five elementary school boys from Daegu vanished while hunting for salamander eggs. After a nation‑wide manhunt, their bodies were uncovered in 2002, revealing blunt‑force trauma, bullet wounds, and bound clothing—clear signs of homicide. We unpack every major hypothesis that has emerged over the past three dec...

Through meticulous analysis of the evidence, witness testimony, and later expert reviews, the episode asks whether Darlie Routier is a cold‑blooded killer or a victim of a flawed justice system—leaving listeners to weigh the facts and consider what true justice looks like.

In this episode we dive into the two most puzzling pieces of the Nicholas Cordova case. First, we examine the odd forensic clues—cash envelopes, phones, and a potato used as a makeshift silencer—found in the 300‑page police report, and the mysterious internal surveillance footage that the department has kept under lock and key. Then we follow Alysha Cordova’s relentless “Noise for Nick” campaign,...

In this deep‑dive, we follow the harrowing journey of Sheila and Katherine Lyon—from their innocent walk to a Maryland mall, through weeks of hidden captivity in a Hyattsville basement, to their brutal murders and the charred remains scattered on Virginia’s Taylor’s Mountain. Using never‑before‑heard police interviews, forensic discoveries, and the relentless work of a cold‑case unit, the episode...

In this deep‑dive episode we peel back the layers of Ellen Rae Greenberg’s 2011 death, dissecting the forensic evidence that challenges the police’s “locked‑door suicide” narrative. From impossible self‑inflicted stab wounds and post‑mortem injuries to the contested latch mechanism, expert testimony, and the family’s relentless 14‑year fight for truth, we explore why the suicide ruling feels more...