The Murder Diaries

Sierra LaMar was 15 years old when she disappeared  on the way to her school bus the morning of March 16th, 2012, which she never got the chance to board.  Massive searches followed, and a volunteer team formed that searched weekly for over 3 years for her. DNA would lead to an arrest, but Sierra’s remain are still missing. As her Find a Grave site says, her  family prays and hopes one day they ca...

After a night out with friends, a stranger follows 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee home and savagely attacks her. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/christina-yuna-lee-memorial-fund Ad Links: https://www.apostrophe.com/Diaries RESOURCES: Article https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/nyregion/suspect-christina-yuna-lee-murder.html Article https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/suspect...

According to indianlaw.org “…More than 1 in 2 Native American women have experienced sexual violence. Though available data is limited, the number of missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native women and the lack of a diligent and adequate federal response is extremely alarming to indigenous women, tribal governments, and communities. On some reservations, indigenous women are murdered...

When 24-year-old Alisha Canales-McGuire is gunned down at her sister’s front door, police uncover a botched murder-for-hire plot. If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) RESOURCES: Article https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alisha-canales-mcguire-arrests-in-botched-murder-for-hire-plot-that-killed-intended-victims-sister/ Obituary https...

In the early morning hours of December 3rd 2016 a 911 call was placed reporting an abandoned 1994 Grey Oldsmobile car left on the Belmar, NJ Route 35 Bridge above the Shark River. Responding officers ran the license plate in their system and find that the belongs to a Michael Stern, so they give him a call. He answers, but he’s all the way in Florida. Police wanted to know then who had been drivin...

When a loving mother disappears from her Colombia, Missouri apartment, police begin to question her husband’s story. RESOURCES: On the Case with Paula Zahn, S24 E15: A Needle in the Mud Article https://www.komu.com/news/updated-timeline-of-mengqi-ji-disappearance/article_5e494265-1fea-5ee4-940a-f61424207d72.html Article https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/local/2021/10/28/parents-of-mengqi-...

Amie Harwick was a Marriage and Family Therapist by day and a GoGo dancer by night. Her lifestyle was unique, she might be breathing fire as a gig for a party at night and lecturing at a university the next morning. She dedicated her life to helping others Needless to say she had many, many layers and a colorful life. Dealing with an ex turned stalker was one of the darker parts of her life. While...

When 33-year-old Jared Bridegan is gunned down on a Florida back road, the only witness is his two-year-old daughter. As authorities and the family team up in their search for the person or persons responsible, the tabloids uncover details surrounding the acrimonious divorce and custody battle between Jared and his ex-wife... prompting growing suspicions about the ex’s possible involvement. RESOUR...

The American psychological Association accounts that “one in three teens and young adult is the victim of physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual abuse by a dating partner”. National studies also show that one in ten high school students has been physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend. For Lauren Dunne Astley and her love ones, this became all too real in July 2011. It was her senior year. Th...

On the evening of November 28, 2012, 26-year-old Emma Fillipoff caught an acquaintance’s attention as she stood barefoot, hugging shoes to her chest on a street corner. Uneasy, almost nervous about crossing. She showed other signs of distress too, as she looked over her shoulder time and time again as if she were expecting someone, or something to be following her. Not knowing what else to do, the...

In April 2015 last time anyone had seen 22 year old Alma Del Real, she was getting in to her friend’s truck after a night out. Family and friends started to worry after she didn’t show up to work for two days. From there it was a difficult time for investigator figuring out what happened to Alma. Luckily a second look at cell phone records would lead them to her. This is her story. Resources:  Pau...

After begging the University of Utah police for help, track star Lauren McCluskey was gunned down in her dorm parking lot by her ex-boyfriend-turned-stalker on October 22nd, 2018. RESOURCES: Obituary https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/lauren-mccluskey-obituary?id=1980850 Article https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/lauren-mccluskey/ Article https://www.deseret.com/2019/5/31/2067...

After a night with her boyfriend, 20 year old Elaine Park went missing in January of 2017. She was seen on camera leaving his home in the morning. Text messages and other phone related timestamps stop not long after. That’s the last evidence of Elaine alive. Her car was found 5 days later, on CA’s picturesque Pacific Coast Highway, but the road to Elaine was a dead end. This is her story. Resource...

24-year-old Mitrice Richardson vanishes after being released (without a cell phone, wallet, or any way home) from a remote sheriff's station in Malibu, California. If you know anything or have any more information please call the LA Crime Stoppers at: 1-800-222-8477 RESOURCES: Article https://www.lamag.com/longform/what-happened-to-mitrice-richardson/ Article https://www.latimes.com/california/sto...

Sage a was teenager on the path of self-discovery when she went missing in November 2012. She left her apartment in Charlottesville, VA, and headed down to Main street. She stopped to talk to talk to her stepsister, to whom she told she she was off to meet up with a man at the Amtrak station. After that, Sage was never seen again. This is her story. Resources: Disappeared Season 9, ep 5 https://un...

If you haven't yet listened to the episode on Mia Zapata go do that and come back to this bonus episode :). In this interview we talk to Mia's close friend and Gits drummer, Steve Moriarty, about their days at the rat house and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Miya Marcano is abducted from her own apartment, her family launches an unofficial investigation bringing them face-to-face with Miya’s killer. They demand answers, but instead are met with a brutal twist leading to more questions. Case recommended by our listener Nevaeh. RESOURCES: Article https://abcnews.go.com/US/horrifying-details-miya-marcano-case-19-year-found/story?id=80455392 Article...

In 1993 27 year old musician and The Gits frontwoman, Mia Zapata, left her friend’s apartment around 2AM. An hour later, her body was found. She had been murdered. The drawstrings from her own band’s sweatshirt had been used to strangle her. It would take over a decade before Mia would receive justice. This is her story… RESOURCES: Link to The Gits Documentary (2005): https://dai.ly/x2fn41o Unsolv...

When 19-year-old Nona Dirksmeyer is found brutally murdered in her apartment, an investigation full of twists and turns follows. Not one, but two suspects were eventually charged for Nona’s murder; however, both were acquitted and remain free to this day. This episode is sponsored by Microdose, which is available nationwide. To learn more about microdosing THC go to https://www.microdose.com/ and...

On June 21, 1996, Swedish au pair Karina Holmer went to the now-closed Zanzibar nightclub in downtown Boston’s theater district and never made home. No one knows what happened to Karina after 3AM that night when she was removed from the club. There are accounts, tips, and stories, but as the Boston Herald puts it “This remains a haunting cold case that police are still seeking the public’s help to...

When pregnant Charli Scott disappears, suspicion falls on the unborn baby’s father. Investigators must sift through miles of dense forest terrain for clues and piece together her last known movements to bring her killer to justice. Resources: Disappeared S10E1: Missing in Maui Article https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168801963/carly-joann-scott Article https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-wailuku-...

In 2013 18 year old Zoe Campos went missing in the dead of night from her TX home. She, her sister, and their friend all went to sleep while watching a movie, but in the morning Zoe wasn’t there. Her car… missing. The family and law enforcement were perplexed as to when she would have left and where she would have gone. This is her story. Resources: Disappearances season 8, ep 6 https://www.kcbd.c...

When 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel vanishes from Myrtle Beach during spring break, her parents are shocked to learn that she traveled across state lines without their permission. Brittanee’s family, law enforcement, and the community band together to search for the teen, but the case eventually turns cold. That is until May 2022, thirteen years later, when a confession blows the case wide open. RES...

In May 2004 19 year old Brooke Wilberger was home in Oregon on her Summer break from BYU, UTAH. She had just finished her Freshman year of college. While home on break Brooke was working for her sister and her brother-in-law at at an apartment complex they manage in Corvallis, OR right by the OSU campus. That’s when one morning, while washing and cleaning up some light poles in the complex’s parki...

Hours after 16-year-old Sherita Williams is reported missing, her mother makes a gruesome discovery. Investigators spend years scrutinizing every lead and suspect, but the case grows cold. That is until DNA evidence cracks the case wide open. RESOURCES: On the Case with Paula Zahn: A Bridge Too Far Nightmare Next Door: Season 7, episode 7 Out of the Past Article: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/ne...