Join Amy and Mark as they break down this chilling case: Was payback the motive for the murder of a detective’s 7-year-old son? On January 12, 1984, young Gary Grant Jr. enjoyed a rare midweek holiday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He lived with his mother, May, after his parents’ separation. That morning, Gary mentioned having a secret appointment …

During the holiday season of 1981, Rhonda Hinson, a recent high school graduate and clerical worker, attended her first company Christmas party. After leaving the party around midnight, Rhonda began her 10-mile drive home. At 1:00 AM, her mother, Judy Hinson, awoke with a premonition that something terrible had happened to her daughter. Rhonda’s ca…

On October 13, 1982, in Morro Bay, California, the decomposed body of 43-year-old Dian Harlin was found in a stand of trees next to a beach, strangled with a leash belonging to one of her dogs. Her eccentric 47-year-old husband, Hugh Harlin, had failed to report her missing for eleven days, and given the couple’s turbulent relationship, Hugh became…

On September 13, 1992, Susan “Su” Taraskiewicz left work at Logan Airport to pick up food and did not return. The next day her car was found in Revere and her body was found in the trunk of her car. She had been beaten and stabbed to death. The case is currently, unsolved. Mark and Amy break down the Unsolved Mysteries segment and dive into the ent…

In Stark County Ohio from 1984 until 1993, an elderly couple named Bill and Dorothy Wacker suffered endless harassment, threats and attacks by an unknown party. Their house was burglarized, Dorothy was attacked twice, they received disturbing phone calls, and rocks with messages on them were thrown at the house. Despite police surveillance and cove…

On the night of April 4, 1991, Angela Hammond, a 20-year-old from Clinton, Missouri, vanished while conversing with her boyfriend, Rob Shafer, on a pay phone. Recounting her encounter, she mentioned a suspicious man in a green pickup truck circling the block, who eventually stopped next to her, prompting her to scream and drop the phone. Shafer rus…

A frantic Patsy Wright calls her sister in the middle of the night. She had just taken her usual dose of cold medicine to help her sleep. All of a sudden, she is fighting to breathe, and suffers a violent death. Mark and Amy cover the gruesome murder of Patsy Wright. Who poisoned her? A greedy sister or an angry ex lover? Join us as we take a dive …

A.J. Breaux was a fixture in Houma, LA. He was a friend to many and respected by even more. He was a recovering alcoholic, and helped run the local AA chapter. Until one summer day in August 1991, when A.J. disappeared. Two days after he vanished, his daughters found his abandoned car across the street from where the AA meetings were held. Was it f…

In 1984, Frontera Prison Guard, Jesslyn Rich, vanished after a night out with friends. She later was found murdered. Three years later, prison guard Betty Thompson was on duty in the infirmary. An inmate, Terry Lucas, told Betty she had information on Jesslyn’s murder. The next day, she was found dead in her cell, and Betty started receiving threat…

In 1980, Prison Director Michael Francke was brought into the New Mexico prison system to investigate several prison riots taking place that left 33 dead. He completely reformed the system in New Mexico. In 1987, the Governor of Oregon asked him to take over their troubled prison system. Just days after telling his family that he was about to unlea…

During the 1973 oil crisis, drivers all over the U.S. waited in line for hours just to fill their gas tanks. America was in dire need for more fuel efficient vehicles to ease the pressure of the crisis. Enter Liz Carmichael, a consummate businesswoman and innovator who fashioned herself after Henry Ford. She claimed to have the solution to the cris…

In 1702, a man named Thomas Busby brutally murdered his father-in-law, Daniel Auty. On his way to the gallows to be hanged, he asked to make a stop at his favorite pub to put a curse on his favorite chair. He claimed that whoever sat in his chair from that day forward would be haunted and soon die. After almost 200 years, the deaths started. It is …

On Friday, January 24, 1983, 62 year old Terri McClure traveled from her home in Reno to Lake Tahoe to attend her son Tim’s wedding. After the wedding, about 10pm, Tim walked his mother to her car so she could return home. The next evening at approximately 6pm, Tim and his new wife went to visit Terri at her home, however, Terri was not there. Tim …

Championship boxer & Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston was found deceased in his Las Vegas home by his wife just after New Years. Police would find small bags of heroin and marijuana in his home, and by some accounts, a syringe. His wife Geraldine adamantly denied that Sonny was a drug user, while others said he was a regular heroin user. Was Sonny…

A year and a half before Chandra Levy’s disappearance and subsequent murder, another D.C. intern went missing. Joyce Chiang disappeared on January 9, 1999 after a night out with friends. Four days later, her wallet and apartment keys were found on the bank of the Anacostia River. Three months later, her remains were found 8 miles downriver from the…

Home from college for the Thanksgiving holiday, 21 year old Tommy Burkett is found dead in his room by his parents. His body is cold to the touch, and emergency responders inform Mr. & Mrs. Burkett that Tommy has been dead for some time. However when brusk detectives arrive on scene, they report that he has only been dead for a few minutes. The cas…

Just before 8pm on February 4, 1986, the body of 21 year old Rae Ann Mossor lay dead in the middle of Elmcrest Avenue. A shotgun lies on the trunk of a car parked beside her body. Authorities concluded she took her own life in the throes of heartbreak after her boyfriend had rejected her. Her parents & several experts insist it was murder. Did Rae …

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 s…

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…

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 …

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 Christo…

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 &…

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 allo…

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 …

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 …

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 f…

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 …

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…

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 point…

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 Artific…

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 L…

In this special Halloween episode Kim and Mark discuss Season 3, Episode 7 of Unsolved Mysteries. Friendly Ghost Vision Quest & UD Powers of Miss Katie Update: Reincarnation Join us this week as we discuss hurricane harbingers, past lives, gold leaf excretions and getting to know oneself through psychedelics. James Randihttp://www.randi.orghttps://…

In this episode Kim and Mark discuss Season 12, Episode 12 of Unsolved Mysteries. Wood I Lie to You? Wanted Weaver What Happened to Natasha? McDonald’s Murder Join us this week as we ponder what happened to 16-year-old Natasha Jennings, count the skeletons in John Paul Sr.’s closet, and find out how little time you serve for setting your wife on fi…