Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories

Detectives believe the brutal double homicide took place on Father's Day in 1965. 72-year-old Edwina Rogers and her 81-year-old husband Frederick Rogers were found dismembered in their own icebox. Their adult son who lived with them was immediately a suspect. Only the police couldn't find him, and neighbors said they had never even seen him. Countdown to the CULTS book release! Parcast’s first boo...

It’s believed that the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Killer murdered eight women during the 1970s. Investigators speculated it could have been the work of the Zodiac Killer or even Ted Bundy. But a recent discovery has led to another possible suspect. Parcasters, we have exciting news! Our first book hits bookshelves July 12th. Don’t miss this chilling summer read that takes you deep into the darkest side...

Santa Rosa was a safe, peaceful town going into the 1970s. But in a few short years, police realized that five hitchhiking young women had disappeared. Four of them were found dead. And a serial killer was on the loose in their small town. Parcasters, we have exciting news! Our first book hits bookshelves July 12th. Don’t miss this chilling summer read that takes you deep into the darkest sides of...

Career detours into writing and politics brought out Garrett’s worst critics. The lawman laid low for a decade before an offer from New Mexico’s governor in 1896 brought him onto another high-level case. This time, Garrett would be investigating the death of a prominent lawyer and his son. Meaning he’d be right back in the thick of outlaws and rogues.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

Pat Garrett is mostly known for killing outlaw Billy the Kid. But as a cowboy and a sheriff, he made his share of enemies. It would only be a matter of time before somebody came to exact revenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Shirley Finn was found dead inside her car at the Royal Perth Golf Club, plenty of witnesses came forward with information about who she was with that night. But considering all the dirt she had on Perth police officers and local politicians, investigators weren't interested in bringing her murderer to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thanks to high-level connections and generous kickbacks, Shirley Finn ran one of the most successful brothels in Perth. But moving around loads of cash for the criminal underworld would come at a higher price than she could imagine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In October 1860, James Mullins was executed for the murder of Mary Emsley. But the case against him was built upon circumstantial evidence. Two crime novelists from different eras tried to solve what may have been the perfect crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 19th-century London, Mary Emsley outlived most of her family, two husbands, even her own child, before being brutally bludgeoned to death in her East End home. With multiple suspects, the case becomes a whodunit that eludes investigators even after they make an arrest.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even after a ransom note was discovered, FBI agents were skeptical when William Parsons and 36-year-old housekeeper Anna Kupryanova insisted Alice Parsons was kidnapped. Then a discovery in the home's septic tank pointed to a possible motive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alice Parsons was the heiress to her uncle’s fortune and the owner of a large property in Stony Brook, New York. When she vanished, authorities assumed it was a simple missing persons case. But with a love triangle, illegitimate children, and Russian ex-lovers, there was nothing simple about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities determined there was only one suspect who had any motive to murder the Grubers. One person with a grudge against the family and who had a history of violent confrontations with them as well. So why weren't authorities able to get a conviction? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Gruber family had their share of problems, and the townspeople near their rural German settlement knew it. But nobody could fathom who would want to slaughter five members of the family and the family maid in cold blood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three months after 22-year-old Clara Olson vanished, her body was discovered in a shallow grave. With her were two letters from Erdman Olson. Authorities had a suspect in her murder, but suddenly, Erdman was nowhere to be found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In May of 1926, 21-year-old Clara Olson realized she was pregnant with her boyfriend Erdman Olson’s child. He felt he was too young to get married and didn't want to tarnish his reputation. So he hatched a plan to make sure nobody in his Wisconsin community would ever find out about his unborn child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MGM executives manipulated the crime scene before police arrived, so it was no surprise that investigators ruled Paul Bern's death a suicide. But the more that reporters dug in, the more evident it became that Bern was not alone the night he died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He spent the 1920s becoming one of Hollywood's most sought-after filmmakers. His professional success and love for his wife, actress Jean Harlow, were everything he ever wanted. So when Paul Bern was found dead in his home with a suicide note nearby, friends wondered if there was more to his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators needed to close the case, so they charged a 27-year-old sailor named John Williams who had loose connections to both murder sites. But when it was time for his trial, Williams didn't show up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a December morning in 1811, Londoners awoke to news of a massacre at a local linen shop. Twelve days later, another gruesome murder occurred just down the road. With no viable suspects and public pressure increasing, police were desperate to arrest anybody they could build a case around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over fifty years after Maria Ridulph was kidnapped and murdered, a suspect was put on trial. Jack McCullough faced charges in September 2012, in the oldest cold case trial in American history. His conviction seemingly laid the question of Maria’s killer to rest. But one attorney wasn’t so sure.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two young girls play in their snowy Chicago suburb in December 1957. Only one of them comes home. Even with the FBI on the case, the leads run cold — until a deathbed confession nearly forty years later changes everything.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Christmas Eve nearly seventy years ago, Dorothy Martin and the Seekers stood outside in Chicago and sang carols. They were waiting for a spacecraft that would shepherd them away from Earth — and the impending apocalypse. In this Christmas Special from Cults, join us for a look into a doomsday cult awaiting deliverance. And if you like this episode, follow Cults — a Spotify Original from Parcast...

In late December 1920, six people in southern Africa sat down for lunch. Only five left alive. Swiss missionary and gifted linguist Édouard Jacottet was murdered — and he knew exactly what killed him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the head of a business empire is found dead in Miami, investigators zero in on his wife Candy and her young nephew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a young Welsh reporter exposed the atrocities of the Soviet Union’s Great Famine to the world, he died suddenly and mysteriously.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices