There’s Danger Here

Lisa Valdez was 36 years old when her life was senselessly taken. In a murder that perplexed investigators for over a decade. Lisa was found in her apartment in a gated community, but after all those detectives thought she knew were ruled out, the case went cold. It wouldn't be for years and the idea of using genealogy, the case would be solved. Anthony murdered Lisa, was sentenced to 16 years, an...

Chris Benoit was born and raised in Canada. At a young age, he was exposed to the world of professional wrestling. From that time on, he trained, hoping to become a member of this world. After graduating from high school, he kept at it and soon made his debut in Canada. As his fame grew, he went to Japan. Then into the US. He was a sensation, earning his name after a mishap in the ring where he br...

Aileen is known as the Queen of Female Serial Killers.  Born in Michigan and treated poorly, she learned by age 11 she could use her body to get things she wanted. By 15 she ran away from home, shortly after she was on the road for good. First to Colorado where she was arrested for the first time. Then on to Florida. There she met  Tyria and decided she needed to provide for her through sex work a...

In 1971, Attica New York one prison was housing almost double the maximum number of inmates it should. They showered once a week, their food was inedible, they received only one roll of toilet paper a month. If you were Muslim, you didn't have any non-pork options and weren't allowed to conduct any religious services.  After tensions mounted, a riot broke out. For four days it lasted in which inma...

Wade Wilson is known as the Deadpool killer. In reality he is simply a man who decided to kill two women who did nothing but be in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Wade had a history of being a violent partner, unhinged when taking drugs. He raped, at least one woman, stabbed a man, and ultimately murdered two.  He is known for his looks, which he tarnished with his Swastika's while awaiting tr...

June's MMIW episode. Another six women whose cases are all unresolved. A theme that seems more and more familiar. A couple of women where foul play may be likely, but police labeled it as accidental or not homicide. Families in every case continued to be left without answers or resolve. Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/ https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/cherisse-dia...

Harvey seemed off from a young age, though his mother seemed to disagree. By 17 he was in trouble with the law, attacking women on the street. From robbing, fondling, then advancing to rape and murder after a couple stints in prison. Harvey ended up using his camera to lure his targets into a false sense of security. In the end he killed three women and attempted to murder another, but she put up...

15-year-old Nick Markowitz was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Kidnapped in an attempt to lure out older brother Ben. Unfortunately, Ben was out of town. After Jesse James Hollywood realized he had committed a serious act, he went to his lawyer. But the conversation didn't go as he wanted, and he wanted to dispose of the evidence of kidnapping. Instead of kidnapping, he graduated to murder....

*BONUS* Kenneth Parnell kidnapped and assaulted Stephen Stayner, the younger brother of Cary Stayner, who would go on to become the Yosemite National Park Killer. In a family so small, the tragedies are unfathomably large. Kenneth kidnapped and kept Stephen for years, only when he aged out of Kenneth's preference and brought in an additional young boy did Stephen have the strength to take action....

This month, we are in the C's for first names. All these women share a few things in common: their cases are unsolved, little is known about them, and the all deserve to be remembered. Many of the women were lost along the Highway of Tears. Some of the cases are decades old, some are in the 2000's. But they are all equally tragic.  Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/ https://www.cbc.ca...

Cary Stayner grew up in an odd family. His mother despised affection, while his father gave it too freely. When his brother was seven he was abducted by a pedophile, returning home at 14 after escaping with another captured young boy. Cary was placed on the back burner compared to his brother. Cary began fantasizing about killing women by the time he was seven. Years later, his dreams became reali...

Listen as Marlon sits down with me and discusses his career. IA cases and the importance of technology. He speaks about what makes a case memorable, how officers may need more training on what can be an infraction, and even  how being off duty doesn't mean they are held to a civilian standard.

Junko Furuta was a Japanese high school student. She worked part-time at a factory to pay for a graduation trip. Junko had already accepted a job, post-graduation. Unfortunately, she would never make it. Instead she was tricked and held captive, abused and tortured for over 40 days before her body could take no more. Dying before she even got to live. The perpetrators were four boys. Who, after ki...

Caitlin Potts, Caralyn Aubrey King, Carol Lynn Prudhomme, Carol Ruby Davis, and Caroline Burns are five cases all listed on the MMIW site. I discuss the known information about all the women, unfortunately all of these cases remain unresolved. Sources: ⁠https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/⁠ ⁠https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/caitlin-potts⁠ ⁠https://vernonmorningstar.com/2026/02...

Andersonville Prison was created to house Union soldiers during the Civil War. Prisoner negotiations ceased, creating an influx of med being detained. Georgia was one of the sites that new prisons were erected to house these men. There the conditions were horrifying. Men were not given clothes, housing, or adequate nutrition. Men suffered from scurvy and fleas. They dealt with chain gangs and the...

Gary Heidnik was born in Cleveland, OH to abusive, alcoholic parents. At a young age he suffered a head injury. Shaping him into the grotesque man he was to become. He joined the military and was honorably discharged with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia. From there he became a bishop, embezzled funds, raped members of his clergy and became rich. His delve into darkness spiraled until a woman emerged...

On March 17th 1990, 14 year old Rachel Hurley was out on a boat with friends. She was dropped off on the pier and ran along the beach to another park, before turning to a path as a short cut. She never made it to her destination. After a search, her body was found along the path, nude and strangled. In 2004 the cold case team took over, but as of yet, there are no answers.    Sources: https://www....

Sources:  In 1954, a woman was murdered and left out for two college students to stumble upon while hiking a week later. Her investigation was minimal before she was buried without a name. Decades later, a woman hears a plea to find her name and takes it as a personal mission. She puts together a case, gets the right people involved, and even with all the help and work it takes over 50 years for S...

This month I talk about another four cases on the CBC list of MMIW cases. Expanding upon the information available. Getting their stories heard again. This month is for Brandy Vittrekwa, Brenda Campbell, Brittany Bearspaw, and Brooklynn Moose.  Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/ https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/brandy-vittrekwa https://yukon-news.com/2018/05/14/bran...

Ellen Greenberg had her whole life in front of her. Engaged and preparing the wedding of her dreams. She worked as a first grade teacher, a source of stress due to her large class sizes. She was seeing a psychiatrist and seemed to find some medication that eased her anxiety.  But on January 26th 2011, a 911 call comes in. Her fiancée came home from a workout to her dead on the kitchen floor. He re...

One womans call for help, leads to the identification of a serial killer on Long Island. Shannan Gilbert called saying a man was going to kill her. But police didn't go out and investigate immediately, simply following up later then claiming it wasn't a missing person when they couldn't find her. Her mother knew better, she pushed until people finally went out to look for Shannan. Finding instead...

Wakefield Prison is located in the UK and home to some of the worst of the worst offenders. Names like Robert Maudsley who required his own cell to be built within the prison after killing multiple inmates. But he isn't alone. Originally Wakefield started out in the late 1500's a jail and holding site. After expansion and multiple escapes, an entirely new prison was built, keeping the same name. N...

Top of the new month, means we are back to discussing current MMIW cases. This time we talk about numerous women. Many of them have the same thing in common, their case files are bare bones. There is little to no information on their cases, but there is suspicious circumstances in all of them. From falling 30 stories to disappearing while hitchhiking in an attempt to get her children back from the...

Quisi Bryan was born in Massachusetts and spent his youth on the East Coast. Still, he started in youth corrections before graduating to adult corrections when he moved into the Midwest. It was in Ohio that many crimes continued, but didn't come to light until he was already behind bars. In 2000, he shot a police officer in the face, ending both their lives.  After receiving his death sentence, it...

The Amber alert system is a nationwide alert system to immediately broadcast information on vulnerable children, children who have been abducted and are in danger. But how did this system fall into place. Well it came after Amber Hagerman, a nine year old abducted by a stranger. The first media information about her case aired two hours after the incident. Likely allowing the kidnapper turned kill...