A farmer, a geneticist, and a coroner. On October 2nd, 1976, a farmer and his 12-year-old granddaughter made a grisly discovery. They found the body of a woman in a ditch off Highway 6 in Grundy County. For over 47 years, the victim remained unidentified and known only as the Seneca County Jane Doe. The summer of 2024, the Seneca County Jane Doe wa…

Surveillance cameras, a freezing pond, and three plea deals. On December 20th of 2020, the Benton County Sheriff’s Department was called to a home in Cole Camp. James Mast claimed his four-year-old daughter, Jessica Mast was deceased, and he and his entire family had been beaten by their neighbors, Jessica Aumen and Ethan Mast. Initially it was bel…

A podcast, a librarian, and a genetic genealogist. After police identified Terry Peder Rasmussen as the man who had killed at least six people across the United States, they were still working to identify the four victims found outside of Bear Brook Park. Thirty years after the first two blue barrels were found, the case was cracked twice independe…

A serial killer, a trail of destruction and a name police had never heard. In 1985 in Allenstown, New Hampshire, a blue barrel with the remains of a woman and a young child were discovered in the woods near Bear Brook State Park. Fifteen years later, a cold case detective made another grisly discovery, another blue barrel and two more victims, both…

A surprise plea, two blue barrels, and cat litter. In 2002, 45-year-old, Eunsoon Jun, stopped taking her friend's phone calls. Her boyfriend, Larry Vanner, gave all kinds of excuses, none of them good ones. After two months, her friend, Renee, reported Eunsoon missing. Eusoon was found deceased in her home. As police were questioning her boyfriend,…

A social club, two more disappearances, and an abandoned five-year-old. Six weeks after Laureen Rahn vanished from her apartment in Manchester, on June 8th of 1980, 25-year-old Denise Daneault disappeared after spending a night out at a social club. For years investigators didn’t take her disappearance seriously. What they didn’t know was that anot…

A pay phone, three calls, and unscrewed lightbulbs. On April 26th, 1980, 14-year-old Laureen Rahn vanished from her apartment n Manchester, New Hampshire. A neighbor reported hearing voices in the hallway of the apartment building...followed by silence and Laureen Rahn seemingly vanished into thin air. Not long after her disappearance, her mother, …

A man in a dumpster, a bottle of bleach, and a couple social security numbers. During the summer of 2022, 17-year-old, Riley Whitelaw clocked in for a shift at Walgreens in Colorado Springs. Riley took a 15-minute break but never returned. Hours later, her co-worker, 28-year-old, Joshua Johnson claimed he and Riley had been attacked by a masked man…

Two 911 calls, a salon, and witches. In the fall of 2023, 30-year-old Yoshua Monday moved into an apartment with friends in Angola, Indiana. Less than a month after he moved in, 56-year-old Bryan Hall was shot dead inside his apartment. Investigators were able to piece the puzzle together quickly, but what was the motive? If you or someone you know…

Keys on the ground, a jacket, and a recording device. After Felipe Santos and Terrance Williams vanished in Naples, Florida, investigators turned their attention to the last person both men were known to have contact with and that was Collier County Deputy Steve Calkins. When Calkins sat down to talk, his stories about his interactions with the mis…

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all. Enjoy this special episode of Crime with Holly! A 33-year-old father of four was gunned down in Florida, with his 2-year-old daughter in the back seat of the car. Jared was a loving husband and father. He was a well respected member of his church and a Microsoft executive. Who could want him dead? Listen to his story now!…

A white Cadillac, Circle K, and two internal investigations. In the fall of 2003, 23-year-old, Felipe Santos disappeared after a minor traffic accident in Naples, Florida. Three months later, 27-year-old Terrance Williams also vanished, leaving behind the white Cadillac he had just bought. There was only one connection between the two men, they had…

This week Margot with Military Murder Podcast is here filling in! On May 13, 1998, an unsettling discovery was made beneath a billboard in Mebane, NC - the lifeless body of a young boy. This tragic finding raised haunting questions: Who was this child? Had he been murdered elsewhere before being dumped in this desolate spot, perhaps weeks earlier? …

Nearly three decades, an unlikely suspect, and a new sheriff in town. On September 21st 1996, 15-year-old, Danielle Houchins made the short trip from her home to Cameron Bridge in Belgrade, Montana. She was only supposed to be gone a few hours. When Danni didn’t return, a search was launched and hours later her body was found in a marsh. For decade…

A barking dog, a father, and a pursuit. In the early morning hours of October 8th, 2024 the Spencer family awoke to find their teenage daughter missing. The girls father, 36-year-old, Aaron Spencer set out to find his daughter. In a matter of minutes he located the girl in a vehicle with 67-year-old Michael Fosler. Before deputies made their way to…

100,000 photographs, a survivor, and a monster hiding in plain sight. In September of 2022 neighbors in the 300 block of Old Orchard Avenue in Excelsior Springs awoke to a nightmare. A young woman was beating on their doors begging for help, telling neighbors that her friends didn’t make it and “he” was coming to kill her. As law enforcement began …

Hurricane Milton came and threw us all for a loop. Thankfully, Kim from A Million Other Choices podcast is here filling in with the case of Alison Parrott. Eleven year old Alison Parrott left her upscale Rosedale home on July 25, 1986 to get her picture taken with her winning track and field team. She never returned home and her body was found 2 da…

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Due to some unexpected circumstances, I was unable to get an episode out this week. However, our friends, Lori and Jen at Dealing Justice have just dropped a new season and they were gracious enough to share their first episode from Season 3 with us! Fourteen-year-old Anthony Lamar Peterson went missing during the summer of 2005 while visiting fami…

A missing wallet, secret recordings, and a trundle bed. As the trial for Christopher Palmiter continued, he testified about the days leading up to 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari’s disappearance. His explanations for why he failed to report his stepdaughter missing left more questions than answers. And more alarm bells were raised when Diana Cojocari…

Michael Jackson, Vladimir Putin, and a silver investment. As the search for 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari continued, her mother, Diana Cojocari, and stepfather, Christopher Palmiter faced charges for failing to report the little girl missing. At trial, Palmiter took the stand in his own defense. And his testimony revealed that things behind the clo…

A truancy packet, a trip to Michigan, and a burning couch. On November 21st, 2022, 11-year-old, Madalina Cojocari got off the bus after school and headed to her home at 18413 Victoria Bay Drive in Cornelius, North Carolina. The bus stop was only half a block from her home. But Madalina Cojocari has never been seen again. Why did it take twenty-thre…

Vacuum marks, a brightly colored blanket, and Christmas tinsel. In November of 2007, 68-year-old, Sara Dixon was found shot to death inside her home in Burlington, North Carolina. From the moment investigators arrived at the home on McCray Road it appeared that the scene had been staged to look like a robbery gone wrong. While it appeared nothing o…

A mint julep, a distinctive knife, and a real life “potty ranger”. Father’s Day weekend of 2015, 52-year-old Jose “Pepe” Rey and his wife, Lisette. were out walking their dog in their neighborhood in Kendall, which is a suburb of Miami, Florida. The couple made plans to have drinks at their neighbor’s house. Jose walked back home to secure the fami…

A four-door Mustang, an engagement, and an all new podcast, Missing in Hush Town. In March of 2004, 21-year-old Jennifer Wix and her two-year-old daughter Adrianna vanished from Cross Plains, Tennessee. The last person known to have seen the two alive was Jennifer’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Joey Benton. Joey claimed he had last seen the mother and da…