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Christa Helm was an aspiring actress in the 1970s. Her beauty caught the eye of many men and she dated some very powerful men. She not only dated wealthy business men but she dated some of the most recognizable names in entertainment of that time. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Christa's tragic murder that occurred in 1977. It's been rumored that Christa kept a little black book with informat...

In 1935, a man calling himself Roland T. Owen checked into the Hotel President in Kansas City, Missouri. After a strange series of events took place in the hotel he was found in his room in a pool of blood. Doctors were unable to save this man and he died. The mystery deepened as the authorities could not confirm his identity. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious murder in room 1046...

The Bennington Triangle is an area in Southwestern Vermont where a large number of disappearances and strange occurrences have happened over the years. The epicenter of this triangle is the town of Bennington and the Glastenbury Mountain which saw a large concentration of disappearances in the 1940s and 1950s. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this mysterious area that people call the Bennington...

In 1968, all six members of the Robison family were murdered at their lake home in Northern Michigan. The Robisons were an affluent family from the Detroit area. The father, Richard, was a successful businessman. Joseph Scolaro, one of Richard's high-level executives, would become the prime suspect in the murders. But, despite a good deal of evidence against him, Scolaro was never charged. Join Mi...

Robert Levinson worked in the DEA and then the FBI for many years until his retirement. After retirement, Bob started doing freelance work which took him to Iran. And it was there, in 2007, that Bob disappeared. His family later received a proof of life video of Bob from his captors. But to this day, Bob Levinson has not been reunited with his family. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this case...

We're discussing one of New Zealand's most high profile unsolved murder cases. On December 31, 1998, Kirsty Bentley took her dog Abby for a walk and never returned home. Searchers found Abby unharmed fairly quickly. Unfortunately, this would not be the case for Kirsty. Her badly decomposed body was found a little over two weeks after she went missing. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this heart...

Richey Edwards was a member of the Welsh band Manic Street Preachers. Richey was a gifted lyricist who used his intelligence and dark brooding themes to create some of the bands most enduring songs. On February 1, 1995, Richey disappeared prior to a scheduled flight to the United States where the band was set to tour. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and disappearance of Richey Edwards...

Jessica Chambers was 19 years old when she was brutally murdered in December 2014. Someone set her on fire along with her car and she was barely alive when first responders showed up on the scene. Jessica was able to blurt out a name, a name that some believe could be her killer. Sadly, she died the next day as a result of her injuries. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the harrowing death of Je...

On Father's day 1991, an armed gunman was able to gain entry into a Denver bank cash processing facility. This person shot four guards that morning and made off with a substantial amount of cash. But many questions still linger about this event in 1991. First and foremost is the identity of this thief and killer. The person has yet to be identified although people have been accused and tried for t...

In 1929, Benny Evangelist, his wife and their four children were brutally murdered with an axe inside their Detroit home. This case is 90 years old and remains one of Detroit's most baffling and brutal unsolved murders. While researching this case, we found two other solved mass murders that occurred on St. Aubin Avenue many years later. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the unsolved St. Aubin M...

In 1983, women with at least some red in their hair were found dead in multiple states. In 1985 alone, at least 5 women were found that have been tied to this series of murders believed to be perpetrated by an unknown male serial killer. This series has also been called the I-40 murders and the Bible Belt Strangler murders. Some of the victims in this series have never been identified and there ar...

The details given around the disappearance of 2-year-old Sky Metalwala are tough to believe. His mother Julie says that she ran out of gas and left the toddler in the car to go get some. But, when she returned Sky was gone. Is that the truth or is there something more to the story of that November day in 2011. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this murky case of a missing child. What type of mot...

We are taking our first trip to New Zealand to discuss the murders of David (who went by Harvey) and Jeannette Crewe. The Crewes were found shot to death in their home in June 1970. They had an 18-month-old daughter named Rochelle who was unharmed and found later by a family member. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this mysterious unsolved double murder. Who wanted Harvey and Jeannette Crewe de...

The Dardeen family was massacred in a way that makes it hard to believe a person or persons could actually be capable of something like this. The Quadruple murders occurred in 1987 in Ina Illinois and ever since then, the police have been trying to discover who committed these horrible murders. Along the way, there have been confessions and ties to well-known serial killers. Join Mike and Gibby as...

The Blackfriars Pub in Boston Massachusetts was a known mafia hangout. On June 28th, 1978, a number of individuals with guns burst into the pub after it closed and killed five men in the back office. Four of the murder victims were known mobsters and the fifth was the night manager of the pub who had once been an anchorman at one of the local news stations. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this...

In September 1974, the Cowden family went camping in Oregon. Richard, Belinda, and their two children, 5-year-old David and 5-month-old Melissa were excited to spend quality family time together. But this idyllic family vacation turned into a search and rescue effort when all four members of the family went missing. Seven months later their bodies were discovered about seven miles from their camps...

On November 17th, 1978, just before closing time, four young workers at a Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana were forced out of the restaurant. A small amount of cash was taken and police found the bodies of all four workers a couple of days later. All four had been killed. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this mysterious case. If this was a robbery gone wrong, why wasn't all of the cash taken? T...

In the early 1970s, in California, a number of women went missing while hitchhiking in the Santa Rosa and Sonoma County area. All of the women were later found dead. And the number of victims is debated but most believe there are at least 7 and mostly likely 8 victims. To make matters even worse, there were a large number of other unsolved homicides around that time in the area that could possibly...

In 2012, Faith Hedgepeth was attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and attempting to become the first in her family to earn a college degree. But that dream would not come true because Faith was found murdered in her apartment after a night of partying. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and murder of Faith Hedgepeth. This case has all the markers that point to a case...

In 1995, Colleen Nick and her adorable 6-year-old daughter Morgan Nick traveled to Alma, Arkansas to watch a baseball game. As the night wore on Morgan got restless and went to play with some other children at the ballpark. Colleen had a vantage point that allowed her to both watch the action on the field and keep an eye on her daughter. But as the game ended, and the crowed celebrated, Colleen lo...

Lauren Spierer was a 20-year-old student at Indiana University when she disappeared in 2011. Lauren went out that night with some of her male friends and police were able to find video surveillance footage from a number of sources to document where she went that night and into the next morning. Then all of sudden she was gone and was never heard from again. Early suspicion fell on some of the men...

The Bakersfield 3 refers to three individuals that knew each other and either went missing or were murdered in the span of about a month in 2018. Micah Holsonbake, James Kulstad, and Baylee Despot all came from good families and had good childhoods. Their lives converged after all three got into drugs. They began running with a very dangerous group of people. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss th...

Jennifer Kesse was a vivacious, independent and responsible 24-year-old woman who disappeared in Orlando, Florida in 2006. After someone called in to say he saw Jennifer's car, police were able to find video surveillance footage. The footage showed someone inside Jennifer's car for a short period of time, then they got out and walked away. Police have never been able to identify this person. Join...

This is the fourth and final episode in our story on this massive case. In this episode, we discuss the events that led to the West Memphis 3 getting out of prison. We discuss what they all went on to do in the years after getting out. But, we also talk about additional testing and evidence that came out through the years. We dive into suspects a little bit more as hinted about in the last episode...

In this episode, we discuss some of the things that happened to the families on both sides of this tragedy. There were many legal issues with some of the families after the murders and convictions. We also explore some of the alternate suspects that have come to light through the years. Mark Byers, Terry Hobbs and Mr. Bojangles are just a few of the names that have surfaced over the years. Join Mi...