The Wanted Files

This week, A.C. dives into one of Europe’s most bizarre forensic mysteries, The Phantom of Heilbronn. For nearly a decade, police hunted a faceless female serial killer, connected by DNA to crimes across three countries. But when the truth finally surfaced, it was stranger than anyone imagined, and a cautionary tale for the future of forensic science. Because sometimes... even the greatest mysteri...

In this special crossover episode, we join forces with Stars of the Golden Age to unravel one of Hollywood’s most enduring mysteries, the unsolved 1922 murder of silent film director William Desmond Taylor. Together, we explore Taylor’s complex life, the suspicious characters surrounding him, and the tangled investigation that left more questions than answers. Tune in as two podcasts collide to sh...

A hidden chamber. A concrete slab. And the remains of nearly 800 children, forgotten for decades behind a former home for unwed mothers in rural Ireland. In this episode of The Wanted Files , we explore the truth behind the Tuam Babies and the silence that protected their memory from the world… until one woman asked the right question. Want to help? Support the Tuam Memorial & Catherine Corles...

This week, A.C. dives into three haunting cases of missing children, each one a mystery that still lingers. Jon Dabkowski and Gabriel Minarcin disappeared while walking home in Pennsylvania. Dennis Martin vanished from a crowded national park on Father’s Day.  Asha Degree left her home in the middle of the night and was never seen again. What happened to these children? Why do their stories still...

This week, A.C. dives into the chilling case of the Icebox Murders. In 1965, the dismembered bodies of Fred and Edwina Rogers were found stuffed inside their own refrigerator, and their reclusive son, Charles, vanished without a trace.  Was he a cold-blooded killer… or a man pushed too far by those closest to him? And how did he disappear so completely that decades later, not a single clue has eve...

This week, A.C. dives into the chilling murder of Arlis Perry, a crime that left behind more questions than answers. On October 12, 1974, 19-year-old Arlis Perry walked into Stanford Memorial Church to pray. She never walked out. By morning, she was found brutally murdered in a crime scene so disturbing it fueled decades of speculation about satanic rituals, cults, and hidden connections. Was she...

This week, A.C. teams up with Erin, host of Stars of the Golden Age, for a special crossover episode exploring one of Hollywood’s most haunting and misunderstood cases. Virginia Rappe was just 26 when she attended a partyin Room 1219. Days later, she was dead. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, one of the biggest stars in silent film, was arrested, tried and ultimately acquitted. But the truth? It never mad...

This week, A.C. dives into one of the most haunting missing persons cases in American history, the disappearance of the Sodder children. On Christmas Eve, 1945, a fire broke out in the Sodder family home. Five children were never seen again. No bodies. No remains. Just unanswered questions. Did they perish in the fire, their remains somehow completely destroyed? Or were they kidnapped, their disap...

This week, A.C. dives into the dark and scandalous world of the Happy Valley Murders. In the 1920s and 30s, Kenya’s Happy Valley was a paradise for British aristocrats—an escape filled with wealth, affairs, and reckless indulgence. But beneath the luxury, something far more sinister lurked. People started turning up dead. Some vanished without a trace, others were found murdered in cold blood. And...

This week, A.C. dives into the chilling case of The Grimes Sisters. In 1956, two teenage sisters left their Chicago home to see a movie. They never came back. What followed was one of the most baffling disappearances in the city’s history, a case filled with strange sightings, cryptic clues, and an investigation plagued by missteps. Who took Barbara and Patricia Grimes? Were they held captive befo...

This week, A.C. dives into the case of The Delphi Killer. In February 2017, two best friends went for a walk on a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana. Hours later, they were found murdered—and one of them left behind a clue that should have solved the case. A grainy video. A chilling voice recording. A suspect walking free for years. Who was the man on the bridge? And why— after so long—do we still no...

This week, A.C. dives into one of the most shocking royal assassinations in modern history—the Nepalese Royal Massacre. On the night of June 1, 2001, gunfire erupted inside the Narayanhiti Palace, leaving nine members of Nepal’s royal family dead—including King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, and the heir to the throne. Join us as we explore one of the most controversial assassinations in royal history...

Buy me a coffe! https://buymeacoffee.com/acroberts This week, A.C. dives into one of Germany’s strangest and most unsettling mysteries—the case of Goonter stole and the cryptic note he left behind. Before his sudden and bizarre death, stole—a seemingly ordinary man—became increasingly convinced that he was being watched. Then, on the night of October 25, 1984, he scribbled the word “YOG’TZE”, cros...

This week, A.C. dives into a case that shook the Peace Corps and exposed the systemic failures that left one young woman vulnerable. Kate Puzey was a dedicated volunteer in Binin, West Africa, who bravely reported misconduct—only to be found murdered days later. With no convictions, questions remain. Who was truly responsible for her death? Did the Peace Corps’ failure to protect her cost her life...