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On this episode of They Walk Among America … Hundreds of thousands of people go missing each year in the United States. Most of those people will be found within the first few days, and the majority of missing persons cases do not involve suspicious circumstances. In some instances, a person is recovered, having met a tragic fate, and while the death of a loved one is incomprehensible, i...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … On this episode of They Walk Among America… William Fischer was a man of mystery in the affluent community of the Hamptons. He was wealthy, well-liked, and was known as a bachelor. But little did his new friends know that he had a dark secret. William had abandoned his family in Monticello, leaving behind a son who was battling cystic fibrosis. He had c...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Have you ever played the lottery and fantasised about what you would do with your newfound wealth? Buy an expensive sports car, go on a dream holiday, or purchase a sprawling mansion. Many people think that winning the lottery will solve all of their problems, but the reality is the curse of the lottery can often affect the winners, leaving them wishing...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … December 15th, 2000. During the early morning, Sedgwick County 911 received an alarming call from a man who told them he had just found a young woman on his porch who was naked, bleeding, and begging for help. The woman relayed a horrifying story to the dispatchers. She told them she had been shot in the head, and that four of her friends had been...

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Thirteen people were randomly shot across Washington D.C. — in just three weeks — back in October 2002. As each new victim was gunned down, the FBI and local detectives struggled to track down a killer — until a tip helped them piece together the murder mystery. Journalist Tony Holt hosts Law&Crime Network’s 10-part series, Chasing Ghosts: The Hunt for the D.C. Snipers , which takes a magnifyi...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … At 3:18 PM on January 13th, 1996, Arlington police received a call from 78-year-old Jimmie Kevil, a retiree living on Ruth Street for over 50 years. Kevil told the 911 dispatcher that he had just seen a man driving a black pickup abduct a little girl off of her bicycle close to his house. Arlington police officers arrived at the scene within m...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … It was the summer of 1973 in Three Forks, Montana, and the Jaeger family were on a month-long camping vacation, touring the west. On June 25th, they were camping in Missouri Headwaters State Park, a recreational area comprising 535 acres of woodland alongside the Missouri River. The State Park is known as a popular haunt for vacation makers, wanting to...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … The Fort Collins police and Poudre Fire Authority were dispatched to the scene at around 5:33 AM. As they approached the rear of the building, they were stunned to see a badly injured woman lift herself off of the concrete below an open window on the second storey. She was bleeding and nude, but the adrenaline coursing through her body allowed her...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … In the 1990s, life in Port St. John was placid; on Sundays, the local radio only played gospel tunes, and in the evenings, residents sat outside their homes under the humid heat and chatted with their neighbours while children raced through the streets on their bicycles. Serious crimes in Port St. John were very rare, but on January 6th, 1999, a crime s...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … With a population of around 10,000 people, Willoughby is relatively small compared to other cities in the state, but it is one of Lake County’s fastest-growing cities. It’s a good place to raise a family, and there are many peaceful neighborhoods along the river where young couples settle down and make their homes. The houses on Chagrin Drive...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … One afternoon in August of 2005, police in Clay, New York, received a phone call from a woman who asked whether an officer could be sent out to perform a welfare check on her husband. She explained that he had locked himself in their bedroom over the weekend after an argument, and that on Monday, he never showed up at their shared workplace and was...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … It’s hard to imagine a more terrifying scenario for parents than someone breaking into their home and harming their children. If the worst happens, we can only hope that the people responsible for catching the perpetrator are pursuing the truth, no matter how unlikely it seems. In some cases, it’s more palatable to those investigating to belie...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … In August 1997, the local police received a tip-off from concerned acquaintances and family members of a wealthy widow who had not been seen around town for quite some time. After assisting the missing woman's estranged son in assuming guardianship of the enormous property on the outskirts of town, the Sheriff's deputies were able to gain acce...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … It was June 26th, 1967, and Margaret Harold and Mast. Sergt. Roy D. Hudson were parked along a lonely dirt road around 12 miles west of Annapolis, Maryland. As they chatted, a man appeared from the woodland surrounding the road and began hastily walking towards them. He was wearing what looked like work clothing, and he appeared to be irate. He hollered...

In late 2010, a middle-aged man moved into his daughter's college dorm and created what has all the hallmarks of a cult. Over the decade that followed, he extorted millions of dollars from vulnerable young adults through violence, psychological torture, and forced sex work. Actress and Director Elisabeth Rohm narrates Law&Crime's 6-part investigative series, which draws from thousands of pages...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Dawn was just beginning to break in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at around 5:30AM on June 25th, 1979, when a phone call was made to the police. The 911 operator picked up the phone to be met by a man's voice. He ominously commented that police could find a woman’s body in a parked car at a local motel. The officers were dispatched to the parking lot o...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … They say that there is no greater love than the love a parent has for their child. There are few parents in this world that would not lay down their own life for their child. That’s the role that a parent takes on when they welcome their child into this world. But what happens when these roles are reversed? What happens when the...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … The 1960s brought incredible change to America. New programs to help the less fortunate access jobs, education and healthcare were introduced, and civil rights movements were gaining traction across the states. It was a decade of rebellion and hope for a better world, young people shunned war in favor of free love, and people strived for revol...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … It was a dark evening in Chicago, Illinois, on February 21st, 1977, when the distinct smell of smoke began to engulf an apartment complex at 2740 N. Pine Grove. Residents of the apartment complex rushed outside to safety as firefighters were summoned to find the blaze and tackle it. As the firefighters proceeded through the apartment complex, smoke...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … On the morning of December 26th, 2007, Carnation post office worker, Linda Thiele, noticed that her colleague and long-time friend, Judy Anderson, had not arrived for work. Judy and Linda had worked together for over a decade, and it was entirely out of character for Judy to miss the post-holiday season rush at the mailroom in Carnation, King Count...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Located in the heart of the Pocono Mountains in North Eastern Pennsylvania, Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, is a quiet, rural area with easy access to major cities like Philadelphia and New York. The picturesque landscape of the Pocono Mountains and State Parks offer thousands of acres of woodlands, fields, trails, and lakes. It is the perf...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … Huntington Hartford rubbed shoulders with some of the elites during his “playboy” years throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In photographs, he posed alongside Salvador Dalí and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. In the wake of his father’s death in 1922, he had become one of the heirs to the estate of his grandfather, George Huntington Hartford, who head...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … A common fear that TV anchors and reporters share is the spectre of a viewer becoming infatuated with them. They dominate our televisions morning, afternoon and night. However, on rare occasions, this infatuation can sometimes turn deadly… *** LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED ***  ‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network product...

On this episode of They Walk Among America … It was a quiet morning in Deerfield, Illinois, on October 4th, 2007. Deerfield is about 26 miles from Chicago, making it the ideal commuter village for people searching for somewhere safe to raise their families.  Located just a stone’s throw from the centre of Deerfield lies Elm Street, a leafy neighborhood consisting of well-kept h...