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Atkinson IL, Mary Ann Becker was found strangled at her residence. This unsolved case was reopened in 2013 with new leads and fresh eyes. After an extensive investigation, authorities believe they found the person responsible who could be linked to other crimes. Any information please contact the Illinois State police at 309-752-4915 extension 4934 or the Henry County crimestoppers line at 800-227...

Married couple Michael & Terri Greene from Grand ledge, Michigan we're both found, murdered in their home in 2011. No enemies whatsoever, family, and police were stumped as to who would do this horrible crime. One slipped up from the murderer is what got him caught. This one really gets under my skin. Sources: Findagrave.com, Murder Comes to Town (Open Door Policy), cbsnews.com, clickonDetroit.com...

Marty Lucas lived in Ardmore OK. A carpenter who had his own business employed people who were down on his luck, helping them and making them a part of his family. Sadly one person took advantage of him and didn't care what they had to do to this man to get what they wanted. Sources: Oxygen, Yahoo and kxii.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram-@truecrimeandjavachat, Facebook- True Cr...

March 26, 1994 Shannon Melendi had gone missing from a ball game in Atlanta, Georgia. After months of trying to find her, the case went cold. Finally, a prosecutor stepped in and unraveled what could actually be a serial killer case. Sources: Dateline, Forensic Files, findagrave.com and thecharleyproject.org Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram-@truecrimeandjavachat, Facebook- True Crim...

Continuing our month of women's history, we are recognizing Holly Dunn on this episode. When Holly Dunn was a Student at the University of Kentucky, she and her boyfriend, Chris Meier took a walk by some railroad tracks. They had no idea they were going to encounter a dangerous serial killer. Sources: People Magazine, Wikipedia.org, www.hollykdunn.com, and I Survived a Serial Killer series. Email...

Celebrating Women's History Month! Born in Longview TX, Karen Silkwood relocated to Oklahoma after a divorce and got on at the Cimarron River Plutonium Production Plant in 1972 as a lab technician. Learning about the plant's toxic working conditions made Karen take action, leading to her mysterious death in 1974. Sources: Hulu's What Happened to Karen Silkwood, Wikipedia.org, Remembering Karen Sil...

Kacie Woody lived with her father in Holland Arkansas and attended Greenbrier Middle School. In 2002 she started chatting on Yahoo with a boy from California. She loved chatting with him and another boy from Georgia. Online dating was a thing in the early days of the internet. But nobody was prepared for what it would bring to this small town of Greenbrier AK. Sources: arkansasonline.com, Wikipedi...

14 year old April Millsap of Armada, Michigan took her dog on a walk on July 24, 2014. She never made it home. Her dog alerts some joggers to where she was, which put this safe community in fear. Sources: people.com, freep.com and IDs Murder Comes to Town Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram-@truecrimeandjavachat, Facebook- True Crime & Java Chat, X-@kelliscccpod. Java Momma - www.javam...

Kansas City MO, on Oct 29, 2010 75 year old Nina Whitney was found at the bottom of her stairs, stabbed and shot. Who would kill this nice lady who had no enemies? Police started uncovering something more when they feared a serial killer was loose in their town. Sources: columbiamissourian.com, Oxygen, dignitymemorial.com and amp.kansascity.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram-@true...

In the 1980s Robert Berdella of Kansas City ran an antique/souvenir booth called Bob’s Bazaar Bizarre to make ends meet. To help with finances, he decided to board young men, at his home, who’ve lost their way in life. They had no idea this man would be dubbed the Kansas City Butcher. Sources-allthatsinteresting.com and Wikipedia.org Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram-@truecrimeandjav...

Third bonus episode for November is here. Now available for everyone! Happy Thanksgiving listeners! Kimberly Riley, 19, attended the University of Washington and had her whole future ahead, planning on an Accounting career. She was invited to Joe & Evangeline Britt’s home in Tacoma WA for Thanksgiving in 2002. Nobody knew what was coming that night. Sad case and needs attention! Sources: unresolve...

Festus Missouri. Larry Holman married 18 year old Tammy when he was 30. Larry loved hunting and one night in 2000, he got killed while scouting a place to hunt. Was it trespassing or a hunting accident? Sources: Oxygen, findagrave.com and myleaderpaper.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram-@truecrimeandjavachat, Facebook- True Crime & Java Chat, X-@kelliscccpod. Java Momma - www.java...

Sept 10, 1999 Jessica Dishon of Shepherdville, KY disappeared. After a search came up with nothing, and no leads for 10 years, someone comes forward with information about one person nobody suspected. Sources: Murder in the Heartland, USAtoday.com, whas11.com and belivewire.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram-@truecrimeandjavachat, Facebook- True Crime & Java Chat, X-@kelliscccpod....

June 9, 1995 6 your old Morgan Nick asked her mother if she could go catch fireflies with her friends at a little league baseball game in Alma, Arkansas. She was never seen or heard from again. Police worked through this case and an update in 2021 named the person responsible for Morgan’s disappearance. But are they right?? Sources: www.missingkids.org, 5News (YouTube), Wikipedia.org, and bozemand...

Tomahawk WI, Tracy Maurer’s neighbor heard screaming the night of April 5, 2007 and called police. She was found inside stabbed 80 times! Many suspects surface, an ex boyfriend, ex husband, and others. It was a shock to this quiet community when they found out who murdered Tracy. Sources: Murdered in the Heartland (Killer Creature), wrn.com and moviedelic.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com,...

John Joubert was born in Massachusetts and moved to Maine as a child. He assaulted many people when he was a child and nothing was done! As he grew up, his crimes became worse! Young boys started disappearing then turning up in secluded areas. The public had no idea a serial killer was lurking in their area. Trigger Warning! Sources: law. Justia.com, Mail.crimelibrary.org and Wikipedia.org Email k...

March 29, 2013 Leigh Jennings hadn’t been heard from in a week. Her neighbors was suspicious when they saw her mail piling up. Aurora Indiana was a safe community and Leigh was a good hearted grandmother. The neighbors made their way inside Leigh’s duplex and found a horrific sight. Sources: Murder in the Heartland, caselaw.findlaw.com, Legacy.com and wcpo.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com,...

John and Carolyn Tarwacki didn’t make it to work on the cold morning of February 5, 2010. The small farming community of Niles, MI was a safe place to raise kids, until the town learned of the Tarwacki murders. After 2 years of no leads, there was finally a break in the case. Sources: iD’s Murder Comes to Town, leaderpub.com, WSBT.com, abc57.com and herbalpalladium.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@g...

Dustin Englebrecht lived in rural Mason City IL. He was last seen on August 28, 2009. A search party along with flyers and the help of the internet, his family and friends did a wide search. He was found just on one person’s happenstance on Sept 7, 2009. What followed was a trial that resulted in an uproar in the community, plus the investigation rekindled another unsolved case. Sources: Peoria Jo...

April 2, 2004 in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, Sharon McKinney-Ray left her home at night and never returned. An anonymous tip came in that she was inside a well. Police questioned everyone including her live in boyfriend Bob Gaines. But who made the detailed call about the well? Sources: IDs Murder in the Heartland-Living Among Liars and findagrave.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram-@k...

Sunday Oct 6, 2002 11 year old Shawn Hornbeck went for a ride on his bicycle. Small community Richmond MO was safe, but Shawn didn’t come home that night. 4 1/2 years later 13 year old Ben Ownby disappeared getting off his school bus. A witness was there who gave the FBI their first lead which lead to Shawn Hornbeck and a race to find these boys. Sources: medium.com, nbcnews.com, 48 Hours, Wikiped...

August 25, 2012, Norris City IL, 17 year old Jessica Evans when fishing with her boyfriend, war veteran Jacob Wheeler. Little did they know, they’d never make it home. Small town rumors tarnished Jacob’s image, so his father Harold worked with police to clear his son’s name. Sources: IDs Nightmare Next Door, dailymail.co.uk, and jordanfuneralgroup.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagra...

2 missing persons cases. Laura Johnson 24, last seen May 1990 in Palatine IL and 13 year old James Yoblonski disappeared after walking out of his dad’s home in Reedsburg WI on June 12, 2023. Both cases need attention. Sources: charleyproject.org, nbcchicago.com, wkow.com and lastseenalive.com Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram-@kelliscoffeecrimechat, Facebook- Kelli’s Coffee & Cri...

I’m back! Stephen Small was a wealthy businessman from Kankakee IL. He was awakened by a phone call early morning of Sept 2, 1987 at 12:30 am. The voice said he was a police officer who got a call that one of Stephen’s properties had been burglarized. Little did he know, it wasn’t a police officer! Sources: cbsnews.com, Wikipedia.org and ID’s Murders is Forever. Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.co...

June 19, 1990 - 31 year old Robin Baxter goes missing from her New Albany IN home. Friends and family are devastated when they find her body in the Ohio River. It took 20 years for DNA to come through and find her killer. Sources: casetext.com - Baxter V State, wave3.com, findagrave.com and IDs Murders in the Heartland S8, E4 Solving the Unsolvable . Email kelliscoffeeandcrime@gmail.com, Instagram...