Chillworthy

On April 8, 2011, 27-year-old real estate agent Ashley Okland was doing something completely ordinary: preparing to show a model townhouse in West Des Moines, Iowa. But sometime that afternoon, everything changed. Ashley was found inside the model home suffering from two gunshot wounds. There was no obvious explanation for why anyone would want her dead, and for nearly 15 years, her murder remaine...

Christmas Eve. A house fire. Five children who vanished without a trace. In the early morning hours of December 25, 1945, the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, erupted in flames. George and Jennie Sodder and four of their children escaped, but five children remained unaccounted for: Maurice, Martha, Louis, Jennie, and Betty. The official conclusion was that the children died in th...

On August 22, 2006, Bernadette Vander Meer and her husband, David, traveled to Zion National Park to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. Their destination was Angels Landing—a breathtaking, dangerous trail where David had proposed to Bernadette a decade earlier. But somewhere near the summit, their anniversary trip turned into tragedy. David told investigators that he had turned away for onl...

On a quiet November morning in 1983, police entered an upscale Illinois home and discovered a scene so brutal it would haunt investigators for decades. Susan Hendricks and her three young children had been murdered while husband and father David Hendricks was supposedly hundreds of miles away on a business trip. The evidence appeared to point in one direction. A jury convicted David of murdering h...

What would you do if you knew someone was trying to kill you... but no one believed you? In July 1996, Blair Adams abruptly abandoned his life in British Columbia. He emptied his bank accounts, withdrew valuables from his safety deposit box, crossed an international border, boarded multiple flights, rented cars, and traveled more than 2,600 miles—all while telling those closest to him that someone...

On a quiet September night in 2009, 24-year-old Mitrice Richardson was released from the Lost Hills Sheriff's Station just after midnight—alone, without her car, her phone, or a ride home. She was more than 15 miles from where she'd last been seen, in the shadow of the Santa Monica Mountains. She was never seen alive again. Eleven months later, her remains were discovered in a remote Malibu canyon...

In 1977, residents of a quiet Ohio town began receiving anonymous letters—handwritten messages exposing secrets, accusing neighbors of affairs, corruption, and lies, and making chilling threats that felt far too personal to ignore. Whoever was behind them seemed to know intimate details about people’s private lives, turning a close-knit community into a town gripped by paranoia. At the center of t...

Deep within the forests of southern New Jersey lies a legend that has survived for more than 250 years. They call it the Jersey Devil — a winged creature said to stalk the Pine Barrens with glowing eyes, impossible screams, and a curse dating back to the 1700s. In this episode of Chillworthy, we explore the chilling origins of the Jersey Devil legend, from the infamous story of Mother Leeds and he...

A scenic cliffside hike. An alleged attempted murder that shocked investigators. What should have been a romantic getaway turned into a fight for survival when Arielle Konig was brutally attacked on a remote trail—left with nowhere to run and no one to hear her calls for help. In this episode of Chillworthy, we break down the disturbing details of the Konig case, including the timeline of events,...

Dorothy Jane Scott knew someone was watching her. For months, she received unsettling phone calls from a man who claimed he loved her—then threatened her life. He knew intimate details about her routine, her family, and her whereabouts. Dorothy was terrified… but had no idea who he was. In May 1980, after taking a coworker to the hospital, Dorothy stepped into a dark parking lot to get her car—and...

A mysterious illness. A loving husband. And a diagnosis that should have been impossible. When Hannah Pettey began experiencing a cascade of alarming symptoms, no one could explain what was happening to her body. Doctors were baffled. Test results didn’t make sense. And as her condition worsened, the question became unavoidable—was this a rare medical mystery… or something far more sinister? What...

In the quiet town of Geraldine, Montana, nothing ever really happens... until it does. When beloved veterinarian Bryan Rein is found dead inside his own home, the scene seems straightforward at first glance. But it doesn’t take long for the story to unravel. Three gunshots. Conflicting details. And a timeline that raises more questions than answers. Those closest to Bryan insist something isn’t ri...

In June 2021, 24-year-old geologist Daniel Robinson left a job site in the desert outside Buckeye and seemingly vanished. Days later, his Jeep was discovered deep in the desert, badly damaged and abandoned. The crash scene raised more questions than answers. His phone, wallet, and keys were still there. But Daniel was gone. As investigators tried to piece together what happened in the vast emptine...

On an October night in 1981, 17-year-old Kurt Sova left home to attend a party in Newburgh Heights, Ohio. Like countless teenagers before him, he expected to be back the next day. But Kurt never made it home. When he vanished, his family began searching desperately for answers. Five days later, the search ended in tragedy when Kurt’s body was discovered in a ravine less than 500 yards from the hou...

On a quiet November night in 2022, the college town of Moscow, Idaho was shattered by an act of unimaginable violence. Four University of Idaho students, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, were found brutally stabbed to death in their off-campus home in the early morning hours. The shocking crime stunned the community and quickly gripped the nation. This week on Chil...

In the early hours of a September morning in 1922, two bodies were discovered beneath a crabapple tree in rural New Jersey—posed side by side, their private love letters torn and scattered between them. One was a respected Episcopal minister. The other, a married choir singer and mother of two. What followed was not just a murder investigation, but a public unraveling of secrets involving forbidde...

In the high desert of northeastern Utah, there is a place where footprints appear without warning… and stop just as suddenly. Skinwalker Ranch has become one of the most infamous locations in the world—linked to massive wolf-like creatures, shapeshifters drawn from Indigenous lore, mutilated livestock, glowing orbs, and encounters that defy biology, physics, and reason. Witnesses describe animals...

Liese Dodd was weeks away from becoming a mother when her life was brutally taken. What began as a troubled relationship would escalate into one of the most disturbing crimes in recent memory—leaving a community searching for answers and justice.. In this episode of Chillworthy, we walk through the timeline of Liese’s final days, examining the warning signs, the relationship dynamics, and the even...

On Christmas morning in 2011, in Grapevine, Texas — a city proudly known as the Christmas Capital of Texas — a family gathered in a quiet apartment to exchange gifts, share laughter, and celebrate the holiday together. The lights were on, the presents were opened, and for a brief moment, everything felt normal. Then there was a knock at the door. Standing outside was a familiar figure dressed as S...

In June of 1987, sixteen-year-old Theresa Ann Bier vanished in the rugged wilderness near Shuteye Peak outside of Bass Lake, California — and the explanation given for her disappearance would become one of the strangest in true crime history. Theresa had gone into the mountains with an older man she trusted, reportedly on a trip to look for Bigfoot. She never came home. The man returned alone, off...

On Halloween night 2002, 21-year-old college student Chris Jenkins stepped out for a celebration at a Minneapolis bar — wearing a costume, carrying no coat, phone, or wallet, and full of holiday-spirit. Not long after midnight, he was kicked out. A few hours later, Chris vanished. Four months later, his body was recovered from the Mississippi River, caught between logs near downtown Minneapolis. W...

In August 1990, Gainesville, Florida was shaken to its core. Over the span of just four days, five young college students were brutally murdered — a series of attacks that plunged the city into fear and forever altered the lives of families, classmates, and an entire community. In this episode of Chillworthy, Talia and Brent revisit those terrifying days: how the victims were discovered, the growi...

On Halloween night in 2011, 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest left her Armstrong, British Columbia home dressed in costume, excited to meet friends for an evening of harmless fun. It was a night that should have been filled with laughter, small-town festivities, and teenage memories. Instead, it became one of the region’s most haunting tragedies. When Taylor didn’t arrive as planned, worry turned to fe...

On September 7, 1997, hunters roaming the dense, mist-covered trails of North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest stumbled upon something far more chilling than wildlife. Scattered across the forest floor—near a quiet, remote campground—lay human bones, clothing, and personal items, most gathered around a shallow grave. Forensic investigators determined the remains belonged to a woman between 40 and...

The Barbizon Hotel wasn’t just a place to stay — it was a promise. For generations of young women arriving in New York City with stars in their eyes, the Barbizon was their first taste of independence, sophistication, and hope. Behind its elegant brick façade and strict “ladies only” rules, it offered safety, sisterhood, and a chance to become someone. Its residents included models, debutantes, wr...