...doing the research so you don't have to...Come along as two friends get together to discuss episodes of their (and your) favorite television show, Unsolved Mysteries!
Reading the feed…
On Christmas Eve 1945 in Fayetteville, West Virginia, a fire destroyed the Sodder family home. Parents George and Jennie escaped with four of their children, but five others: Maurice, 14; Martha, 12; Louis, 10; Jennie, 8; and Betty, 5 vanished without a trace. No remains were ever found, despite official claims the fire consumed them completely. Suspicious details piled up: a cut phone line, a missing ladder found far from the house, trucks that mysteriously wouldn’t start, and prior threats tied to George’s anti-Mussolini views. The family believed the children were kidnapped, possibly by the
In this episode of Unsolved Mysteries Rewind I am joined by Diana and we revisit the tragic 1968 death of 18-year-old Leroy Drieth. After leaving a party at his fiancée’s home in Mead, Colorado, his car crashed into a tree. Initially ruled a suicide by the coroner based on hearsay, the case unraveled decades later when his sister Vickie pushed for answers. A 1993 exhumation revealed shocking knife wounds to his neck, pointing to foul play possibly tied to a racially motivated dispute over his interracial relationship. Enjoy this deep dive into a haunting cold case – Subscribe, leave a review,
Vanished at sea. In 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley disappeared from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship near Curaçao, stepping out of her cabin in the early morning hours and seemingly into thin air. Friends and family reported later sightings in tourist areas and even red-light districts, adding a chilling layer of possible trafficking and captivity to this already haunting mystery. On this episode of Unsolved Mysteries Rewind, Mark welcomes Suzann as they do a deep, eerie dive into Amy’s last known movements, the strange delays in the ship’s search, and the disturbing theories that still linge
On this episode of Unsolved Mysteries Rewind, Mark welcomed Diana to discuss the heartbreaking 1988 abduction and murder of 7-year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby from her Midlothian, Illinois home. What began as a missing child case quickly spiraled into a controversial prosecution of her parents, ending in David Dowaliby’s wrongful conviction and later exoneration. They break down the flawed eyewitness testimony, the collapsed evidence, and why this case remains officially unsolved nearly 38 years later. A tragic story of a bubbly little girl, a rush to judgment, and a family forever changed. Settle in,
The tragic murder of 16-year-old Joyce McLain shocked the small town of East Millinocket, Maine, in August 1980. A popular honors student, cheerleader, saxophonist, and aspiring soccer player, Joyce vanished during a routine evening jog near Schenck High School. Her partially clothed body was discovered two days later in a wooded area behind the soccer fields—beaten to death with blunt force trauma, hands bound with a blue cloth, and a telephone insulator likely the murder weapon. No sexual assault occurred, and heavy thunderstorms washed away potential evidence, leaving no fingerprints or usa
I’m absolutely thrilled to have my amazing co-host from Love, Lies and Alibis, Hannah, joining me for this chilling dive into one of the most haunting cases from the classic Unsolved Mysteries series. Check out our other podcast here https://www.loveliesandalibis.com Be warned that it is a little darker than the stuff on this podcast In June 1988, 23-year-old Philip Innes Fraser—a bright, adventurous young man from Anchorage, Alaska, and the son of two prominent doctors—set out on a solo road trip south to start pre-med studies at Evergreen State College in Washington. Driving his packed black
Many of you may have heard but if you have not, late December we lost my cohost, Laura Crook. She was a wonderful young woman and I am truly crushed by the loss. With the guidance of her father, Graeme I am releasing her final episode which was recorded 2 weeks before she would pass away. RIP Laura…. In 1988, Annie Laurie Hearin was a 73-year-old southern socialite who vanished under bizarre circumstances. Hearin’s body has never been found and she was declared legally dead in 1991. No one has officially been charged with her kidnapping. Rogest Cain was a family man & had always hoped to creat
On October 28, 1981, in Newburgh Heights, Ohio, 3 young boys made a gruesome discovery, a young man lying face up in a puddle in a ravine. The body was in a “Christ-like” pose with one leg crossed over the other at the ankle. It seemed to have been deliberately placed. Apart from some minor scratches & bruises, there were no obvious signs of injury. Hours later, the body was positively identified as 17 year old Kurt Sova. An autopsy revealed that he had died 24 -36 hours before his body was found, he had been missing for 5 days. Come along as Mark and Laura discuss this shocking and confusing
This week, with Mark on hiatus, Laura & her father Graeme look at the case of fugitive Dennis DePue. On Easter Sunday, 1990, DePue gruesomely killed his wife after an argument, then disappeared. After a year on the run, his life came to a sudden & violent end. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQNyGGSIl_ZbEDq-teZDWQ And thank you to Ryan Hughes from Planet H for lending us his spot-on “Stack Voice” and working with us to have such a coo
Join Laura & Mark this week as they discuss the mysterious 1985 disappearances of couple John & Linda Sohus. The police investigation ended up leading to the peculiar guest house tenant, Christopher Chichester. When he too suddenly vanished, there were many more questions than answers. What really happened to John & Linda & was the allusive Christopher Chichester actually involved in their disappearances? Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel
Join Laura & Mark as they discuss two UM cases in one episode! First we examine the strange 1994 deaths of Tina Marcotte & Tom Kueter. Was Tom responsible for Tina’s disappearance & death? Was he himself then murdered or did he commit suicide from the guilt? Then we discuss the disappearing rapist known only as “Wadada”. After sexually assaulting & almost killing victim Sarah Beard in 1988, Wadada vanished from sight. Since then, several sightings & rumours of his whereabouts have arose, however as of 2022, Wadada is still on the run. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing u
In 1994, the senseless & brutal murders of lovers Michael Johnston & Rochelle Robinson shocked their small Washington town. Join us this week as Laura & Mark discuss possible motives behind the crime including an obsessed ex-lover, a rumoured link to the occult & the use of a well known psychic. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQNyGGSIl_ZbEDq-teZDWQ And thank you to Ryan Hughes from Planet H for lending us his spot-on “Stack Voice” an
Join Laura & Mark as they discuss the twisted & secret life of the criminal mastermind Franklin DeLano Floyd. After finally being captured after years as a wanted fugitive, investigators discover there are even more questions than answers to Floyds complex story. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQNyGGSIl_ZbEDq-teZDWQ And thank you to Ryan Hughes from Planet H for lending us his spot-on “Stack Voice” and working with us to have such a
This episode, Laura & Mark discuss the brutal murders of two Texan women in October 2000. Both women were killed in their cars within days of each other, in broad daylight, their cars then set on fire. The two woman shared similar physical characteristics & even more shocking, both women were named Mary Morris! The background of both Mary Morris’s produced a few suspects & theories that have been investigated for many years. There are still many unanswered questions regarding this case including the theory of a “hit gone wrong.” Join us as we try to unravel the still unsolved case of The Two M
Laura and Mark discuss the case of The Snowtown Murders. The Snowtown murders (also known as the bodies in barrels murders) were a series of murders committed by John Justin Bunting, Robert Joe Wagner and James Spyridon Vlassakis between August 1992 and May 1999, in and around Adelaide, South Australia. A fourth person, Mark Haydon, was convicted for helping to dispose of the bodies. The trial was one of the longest and most publicised in Australian legal history. After our discussion we speak with Graeme who talks about what it was like living in the area where this all happened when the bodi
In this episode Laura & Mark discuss the perplexing case of truck driver Devin Williams. On Memorial Day weekend in 1995, Devin was seen driving his truck into the Tonto National Park in Arizona, then he suddenly & mysteriously disappeared. For two years people speculated on what really happened to Devin Williams – with the outcome leading to even more unanswered questions. Join us as we discuss a case that is truly an Unsolved Mystery! Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here:
Dick Hansen and his friend Jean were hanging out together before chatting in his car at the end of the night. A car pulled up and parked behind them on a street where only their two cars remained. As they left, Jean followed Dick as she wasn’t familiar with the area, soon getting the idea they were being following by the other car. Darting across a highway and trying desperately to lose their stalker, Jean and Dick exited the highway and parked their cars, behind which the car rolled up and parked behind them. Dick went to confront the man who mortally wounded him. Jean ran back to help Dick a
On Sep 20th 1994, in the small town of Oak Grove Kentucky, Gloria Ross & Candy Belt were brutally murdered in the bordello where they worked. The investigation was mishandled from the very start, some say by the corrupt police department. Were they protecting one of their own? Join Laura & Mark as they discuss this complex case full of finger pointing & suspicion. Please join Laura and Mark as we discuss this shocking case. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.
David Hurley was involved in a minor traffic accident early one morning in Turtle Creek, PA. When he stopped to exchange information, things turned deadly. Was it an innocent donut run on the way to a boy scout trip? Or is there more to the story? Please join Catharine and Mark as we discuss this confusing case. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQNyGGSIl_ZbEDq-teZDWQ And thank you to Ryan Hughes from Planet H for lending us his spot-on
Laura and Mark discuss the perplexing disappearance in 1987 of teenager Kari Lynn Nixon. Did she run away or was she abducted? After many alleged sightings including in a New Kids on The Block music video and an on air appeal by the band, Kari remained missing until 1994. Listen in to find out the tragic details & who was responsible. Please join Laura and Mark as we discuss this confusing and shocking case. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/chan
In 1992, three teenagers got into a car accident after a night drinking. It was shortly before Christmas, and the temperature was below zero. Tracy Dion was relatively unharmed. Arnold Archambeau and Ruby Bruguier went missing, only for their bodies to be found months later. Was it a simple case of drinking and driving? Or was foul play involved? Please join Catharine and Mark as we discuss this mysterious case. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com
Join us as Mark and Laura discuss the tragic case of 26 year old Megan Curl who was viciously murdered in March of 2000. Even after some investigation and the release of a facial composite sketch of a suspect, this case is sadly still unsolved nearly 22 years later! Listen in to hear the details and some theories on this mysterious case. Please join Mark and Laura as we discuss this shocking case. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQNyG
This week, Mark and Catharine discuss a case with a shocking update. Wendy Camp, her sister in law Lisa Renee Kregear, and Wendy’s daughter Cynthia went missing after going to visit Wendy’s son Jonathan. The trio went missing in the early 90’s. Stay tuned to listen on our take on a case that was solved in our adult lives, and what case we would most like to see solved. Please join Mark and Catharine as we discuss this shocking case. Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here: ht
Mark is joined by Laura all the way from South Australia to discuss the complicated and heartbreaking case of Greg Webb and the murder of Anna Anton. Unsolved Mysteries did a pretty good job covering this case and you can find a link to the Season 2 Episode 4 below – the segment is named “Bad Chief” Laura, you did a great job and I can’t thank you enough – I hope you return to the show to discuss many cases in the next weeks and months! Thank you to Mat Graham from Artificial Fear for allowing us to use his amazing cover of the Unsolved Mysteries Theme Song! Check out his YouTube Channel here:
Chaim Weiss, 15, was a student in the Yeshiva of Long Beach, New York. On November 1, 1986, his body was found by a dorm counselor after he was late to Shabbat morning prayers. His murder remains unsolved, though investigators believe the murderer was a student or faculty member of the yeshiva. The Daily News called it “one of New York’s most baffling unsolved mysteries” Join Mark and Lindsay as they discuss this baffling case! Lindsay and Mark are currently working on another true crime podcast which focusses on The Crimes of Long Island. Please give us listen! Spotify Thank you to Mat Graham
