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Send us Fan Mail On November 12, 1991, 41-year-old mother and school volunteer Janice Lillie walked into an ordinary day of work across the river from New Orleans. By noon, her friend was searching the office at 521 Hamilton Street while a television played loudly. The first hours of this Gretna murder investigation reveal a busy rental office, a line of visitors, and an unsettling question about...

Send us Fan Mail Four cases we've investigated. Four stories that didn't end when our original episodes did. In this special The Last Clue True Crime Update , Kyle and Beth revisit four cases from our back catalog and examine the latest developments surrounding Christa Pike, Gerald Snider, Ryan "RJ" Davis and Jesse Mack Butler . With Christa Pike's Tennessee execution sche...

Send us Fan Mail The September 2026 episode of The Last Clue examines the upcoming execution of Christa Gail Pike, who is scheduled to be put to death in Tennessee on September 30, 2026, for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. We trace the case from the brutal killing and Pike’s confession through her conviction, decades of appeals, clemency efforts, and the latest legal challenges sur...

Send us Fan Mail In Part Two of The Last Clue's investigation into the 1984 murder of Gerald Snider in Duncan, Oklahoma , we follow the disturbing leads, allegations, and alleged confessions that emerged after Gerald was found shot to death inside his running Jeep. More than two years after the murder, investigators received an explosive tip involving Joey Petty and a person known as "Pi...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 of The Last Clue’s two‑part special examines the 1984 murder of Gerald F. Snider in Duncan, Oklahoma. We reconstruct the final hour, analyze the Medical Examiner’s autopsy including multiple wounds, review witness accounts from Goodner’s, and explain why the running Jeep, open door, and clutch position are central to the cold case. Listen for timeline details, original poli...

Send us Fan Mail When a Rhode Island man bought a hunting knife on the night of a fatal road‑rage stabbing, investigators believed they had their killer. But before Adam Emery could be sentenced, he vanished — leaving behind an abandoned car on a bridge, a folded pile of clothes, and a trail of contradictions that still baffle cold‑case detectives. In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , Kyle...

Send us Fan Mail In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , Kyle and Beth break down one of the most haunting college‑town murders in American true‑crime history — the killing of Faith Danielle Hedgepeth , a beloved 19‑year‑old UNC student whose life was stolen in the early hours of September 7, 2012. This investigation dives deep into: Faith’s final night out at The Thrill The suspiciously unloc...

Send us Fan Mail A civil lawsuit that could reshape accountability in Oklahoma. A cold case where a man was found shot inside his running vehicle — headlights piercing the darkness, suspects everywhere, answers nowhere. And a notorious violent offender whose dismissed case still haunts Payne and Logan counties. In this explosive episode of The Last Clue , Kyle and Beth break down the newest develo...

Send us Fan Mail The disappearance, the federal child‑sex‑crime investigation, the protective order, the 911 calls — and the moment everything shattered. In this gripping episode, Kyle and Beth walk listeners through the full timeline of Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey and Sara Jane Duffey , a case that moved from a juvenile’s report to a murder‑suicide that stunned Owasso, Oklahoma. But it’s the CLUELESS...

Send us Fan Mail 18‑year‑old Henry Nowak was stabbed five times, filmed by his killer, and handcuffed by police as he lay dying — all because officers believed a lie. In this explosive episode, The Last Clue reconstructs the final minutes of Henry’s life, the moment Vickrum Singh Digwa turned a 21‑cm dagger on him, and the bodycam footage that ignited national outrage across the UK. But this case...

Send us Fan Mail Women on death row in the United States make up less than 2% of all death‑sentenced prisoners — yet their cases reveal some of the most shocking, complex, and misunderstood stories in the criminal justice system. In this powerful episode of The Last Clue , we break down the real numbers, the real women, and the real failures behind America’s rarest death penalty cases. With renewe...

Send us Fan Mail For the first time EVER, we are offering a FREE episode of our Subscription-only content - ExCLUEsive! In this episode, in this chaotic, unfiltered episode, we dive headfirst into the Mackenzie Shirilla case , the viral 2022 Ohio car crash , and the explosive Netflix documentary The Crash . We break down the footage, the courtroom drama, the forensic evidence, and the internet’s o...

Send us Fan Mail In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , we uncover the chilling story of Raymond Eugene Johnson — a convicted killer whose violent past escalated into one of the most shocking double murders in Oklahoma history. After serving time for a 1995 manslaughter conviction, Johnson was paroled and began a turbulent relationship with Brooke Whitaker , a young mother trying desperately...

Send us Fan Mail In this special Mother’s Day episode of The Last Clue , we pause our usual deep‑dive investigations to honor the mothers we cherish , the mothers we miss, and the mothers whose stories continue to shape us long after they’re gone. Through heartfelt reflections, listener tributes, and powerful moments of remembrance, we celebrate the women who protected us, taught us, and loved us...

Send us Fan Mail This explosive opinion episode of The Last Clue delivers a blistering takedown of Tanner Horner, the convicted killer of 7‑year‑old Athena Strand, and the system that now shelters him on death row. We expose the stark contrast between the carefully managed Texas execution process and the lifelong agony Athena’s family must endure. With fierce commentary, insight, and a call to act...

Send us Fan Mail Seven cases. Seven timelines. Seven families still fighting for answers. In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , Kyle and Beth break down some of the most shocking and emotionally charged true‑crime stories unfolding right now across the United States. We begin with the cold case of Cindy Wanner , finally seeing movement after a stunning arrest in California. Then we turn to t...

Send us Fan Mail Four cases. Four families. Four stories that refuse to fade into the dark. In this gripping episode of The Last Clue , we take you deep inside some of the most haunting true‑crime mysteries still shaking communities across the world. We unravel the chilling disappearance of Amy Bradley , the 23‑year‑old who vanished from a cruise ship without a trace—and the shocking new people of...

Send us Fan Mail A 34-year-old cold case is back in the spotlight—and the outcome is raising more questions than answers. In this episode of The Last Clue , we break down the 1991 murder of Cynthia Gonzalez, the shocking arrest of Janie Perkins decades later, and the stunning grand jury decision that declined to indict.  We walk through what happened in the case and explain how it ultimately fell...

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Send us Fan Mail In this exclusive episode of The Last Clue , we break down the newly filed wrongful death lawsuit in the case of University of Oklahoma student and Army Air National Guard member Jozsef “Joe” Pal. With information you will only hear on The Last Clue, this in-depth true crime investigation examines the civil allegations, named defendants - including the City of Norman, OK, dramatic...

Send us Fan Mail More than 30 years after 21-year-old Amy Gellert was murdered during a masked home invasion in Cocoa Beach, Florida, The Last Clue revisits the chilling cold case that still haunts investigators. In part three, this gripping true crime podcast episode breaks down the brutal attack, the ornate dagger and prop gun left behind, and the long list of suspects who were never charged. Wi...

Send us Fan Mail Nearly 13 years after Molly Miller and Colt Haynes disappeared following a high-speed police chase in Love County, Oklahoma, The Last Clue investigates the discovery of human remains that could finally bring answers in this haunting cold case. This in-depth true crime podcast episode breaks down the timeline, the abandoned 2012 Honda Accord, renewed investigative efforts by the Bu...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of The Last Clue , we examine two missing child cases that shook America and exposed both the promise and the failures of the systems meant to protect the most vulnerable. We revisit the unsolved murder of Amber Hagerman , the 9-year-old whose abduction led to the creation of the AMBER Alert , now one of the most critical tools in missing children investig...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Last Clue , we look into the disappearance of Rachel Cooke , a 19-year-old cross-country runner who vanished during a routine morning jog in Georgetown, Texas —just steps from her family’s home. From eyewitness reports of a suspicious sports car and pickup truck to a chilling confession that later unraveled, we follow the haunting twists in one of Texas’s mo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Last Clue , we discuss the disappearances of Camila Mendoza Olmos and Angelique Johnson , two young women who vanished from South Texas as public concern intensifies over dozens of bodies recovered from Houston-area bayous. From there, we unveil The Last Clue’s Top 10 Cases of 2025 , revisiting the homicide of Joe Pal , the decades-old murder of Melissa Ann...