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MURDERED: Paige Birgfeld

October 2019 Full Length Bonus Episode.****In 2007 a single mother goes missing under mysterious circumstances and though police were confident they knew what happened to her and who was responsible, it would take 7 long years to prove it.  Sources for this Episodehttps://www.kjct8.com/home/headlines/Alleged-killer-of-Paige-Birgfeld-in-court-for-preliminary-hearing-302460441.htmlhttp://media.graytvinc.com/documents/Lester+Ralph+Jones+MCSO+Arrest+Warrant+111914+(1).pdfhttp://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1608/17/ddhln.01.htmlhttps://people.com/crime/lester-jones-guilty-paige-birgfeld-murder/https://www.tvovermind.com/the-tragic-story-of-paige-birgfeld/https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/02/08/missing-small-town-soccer-mom-found-murdered-suspect-convicted-years-later/https://www.yourtango.com/2019325455/who-killed-paige-birgfeld-new-details-lester-ralph-jones-arrested-2007-kiling-mom-living-double-lifehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-secret-life-of-paige-birgfeld/https://www.denverpost.com/2016/12/27/jury-finds-man-guilty-following-retrial-for-the-2007-murder-of-paige-birgfeld/https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/disappeared/full-episodes/a-mothers-secret

MISSING: Lauren Spierer

9/30 episode early and ad-free****In the early morning hours of June 3, 2011 Lauren Spierer went celebrated the end of a semester by parting with friends. It should have been like so many weekend before. But on this morning Lauren would leave the company of her friends and walk off alone in the direction of her apartment, never to be seen again.****Sources for this Episode:https://www.lifedaily.com/story/private-investigators-uncover-new-evidence-in-six-year-old-case-of-missing-student/2/https://web.archive.org/web/20120606001805/http://www.lohud.com/article/20120603/NEWS02/306030045/https://archive.is/20130629105223/http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2011/08/16/news.qp-4595934.sto#selection-1577.0-1585.140https://archive.is/20130629110715/http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2011/08/26/news.qp-6747285.stohttp://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-24/missing-indiana-student/54498696/1https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2335328/Lauren-Spierer-missing-Parents-outraged-friends-parents-say-drug-user-2nd-anniversary-disappearance.htmlhttps://indianapublicmedia.org/news/judge-dismissal-lauren-spierer-civil-suit-59252/https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/hoosiertimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/35/835ea66d-61dc-5feb-b955-eb5c43d46bb0/5b9c46e4917df.pdf.pdfhttps://www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-culture/circle-city/the-lauren-spierer-mystery-unraveledhttps://www.csh.org/2013/09/crawford-apartments-open-in-bloomington-indiana/https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7echrw/unresolved_disappearance_nearly_7_years_later/https://www.macombdaily.com/news/michigan-businessman-at-center-of-missing-indiana-university-student/article_347991a7-cc14-5457-b47b-3c19b4b23c4d.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8on6gr/another_lauren_spierer_post_and_its_a_long_one/https://heavy.com/news/2016/06/corey-rossman-lauren-spierer-missing-abc-2020-2016/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/23/missing-indiana-student-parents-harassment/2356267/https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1710547.htmlhttps://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2017/11/08/lauren-spierer-update-what-we-know-now/843937001/https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20131224a46https://www.apartments.com/station-11-apartments-bloomington-in/zplywby/http://studyofindianacoldcases.blogspot.com/2017/10/friend-or-foe-lauren-spierer.htmlhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/video/lauren-spierer-contradictory-stories-14138609https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ4SeVQhXdYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hDH07kVhO8https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/02/missing-student-boyfriend-family-fume/2382909/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/02/missing-student-boyfriend-family-fume/2382909/http://dig.abclocal.go.com/wls/documents/wls_081313_Israel%20Keyes_timeline.pdfhttps://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/04/24/iu-student-hannah-wilsons-convicted-killer-pleads-guilty-2012-attack/546318002/https://fox59.com/2016/08/09/graphic-photos-of-evidence-released-in-murder-case-of-iu-student-hannah-wilson/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWkJCX3K5Dkhttps://rachaelsfirstweek.org/rachaels-story/

MURDERED: YINGYING ZHANG

9/23 episode early and ad-free****When Chinese graduate student Yingying Zhang agreed to spend a year in America, she did so by looking forward to the opportunities it would present for her future. However, in June of 2017, 26-year-old Yingying would go missing while on her way to an appointment. Over the next several weeks, a dark saga would begin to play out as police began figuring out what had happened to her...****Sources for this EpisodeWikipedia - Kidnapping and murder of Yingying ZhangOfficial Criminal ComplaintOfficial Opening StatementsFBI - Surveillance VideoIllinois University Police Department - Updates & ImagesWCIA - Reporter's Notebook: Complete notes from the Christensen trialThe News-Gazette - "FBI offers up to $10,000 reward for info leading to missing scholar"Chicago Sun Times - "'Wannabe serial killer' Googled murder instructions before Chinese scholar disappeared"WTTW - "Brendt Christensen Offered to Reveal Location of Yingying Zhang's Body"WTTW - "Finding Yingying Zhang's Remains 'May Be Impossible' Family Says After New Details Surface"CBS Chicago - "Yingying Zhang's Family Told Her Body Likely In Landfill Near Danville, But 'May Be Impossible' To Recover"

INFAMOUS: Darlie Routier (Part 2)

9/16 episode a WEEK EARLY and ad-free****After Darlie was sentenced to death for the murder of her two boys her defense team immediately started the appeals process. There was a lot of information they felt the public didn't get to hear and evidence that could prove an innocent women is sitting on death row for a crime she did not commit. ****Sources for this Episode: How the case against Darlie Routier unfoldedhttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2016/06/03/how-the-case-against-darlie-routier-unfoldedIs this Texas Mother a victim or a murderer?https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/us/death-row-stories-darlie-routier/index.htmlDeath Row Stories on CNN – documentary(no link)20/20 Last Defense ClipPart 1https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/22-years-darlie-routier-remains-death-row-sons-62971374micro needling demohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du_reuear285 controversial moments in the case that sent Darlie Routier to death row for her son’s murderhttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/06/12/5-controversial-moments-case-sent-darlie-routier-death-row-sons-murderThe Last Defense – ABC 20/20https://abc.go.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2019-05/10-051019-last-defenseNew DNA Testing Underway in Darlie Routier Capital Murder Casehttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/New-DNA-Testing-Underway-in-Darlie-Routier-Capital-Murder-Case-500427111.htmlDid Darlie Routier kill her kids? Doubts remain two decades laterhttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/06/12/did-darlie-routier-kill-her-kids-doubts-remain-20-years-laterAffidavit of Darin Routierhttps://darliefacts.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/affidavit-of-darin-routier.pdfDocuments: Routier planned burglary scam before murdershttps://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Documents-Routier-planned-burglary-scam-before-8783825.phpMaybe Darlie Didn’t Do Ithttps://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/maybe-darlie-didnt-do-it/The Darlie Routier Casehttps://www.fordarlieroutier.org/Evidence Photoshttps://www.fordarlieroutier.org/Evidence/TrialExhib.htmlConversation with Darlie Routier Mother in Lawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APOxza23-dc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1yJy09t4zb6IvT4iKFvurGHsnxrqyacpXsvmVdlRPTpD1op_Io37EWu7oDarlie Routier Juror Speaks outhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBCvMfGwlUE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2zRm93XYkfUMGShknfVkb8exxYkhu2-tRe1TaGCWmuMU-EsVHfrZFUxjAReddithttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/3d6nn1/another_look_at_darlie_routier/Fact and Fictionhttp://www.darlieroutierfactandfiction.com/darlie-and-darins-statements/Susan Smithhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith

INFAMOUS: Darlie Routier (Part 1)

9/9 episode early and ad-free****In 1996 a small Texas community was rocked by the tragic slaying of two young boys. The police and prosecution had their sights set on one person as the perpetrator: The boy's mother. And they would work tirelessly to make sure she paid the price.****Sources for this Episode:How the case against Darlie Routier unfoldedhttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2016/06/03/how-the-case-against-darlie-routier-unfoldedIs this Texas Mother a victim or a murderer?https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/us/death-row-stories-darlie-routier/index.htmlDeath Row Stories on CNN – documentary(no link)20/20 Last Defense ClipPart 1https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/22-years-darlie-routier-remains-death-row-sons-62971374micro needling demohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du_reuear285 controversial moments in the case that sent Darlie Routier to death row for her son’s murderhttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/06/12/5-controversial-moments-case-sent-darlie-routier-death-row-sons-murderThe Last Defense – ABC 20/20https://abc.go.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2019-05/10-051019-last-defenseNew DNA Testing Underway in Darlie Routier Capital Murder Casehttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/New-DNA-Testing-Underway-in-Darlie-Routier-Capital-Murder-Case-500427111.htmlDid Darlie Routier kill her kids? Doubts remain two decades laterhttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/06/12/did-darlie-routier-kill-her-kids-doubts-remain-20-years-laterAffidavit of Darin Routierhttps://darliefacts.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/affidavit-of-darin-routier.pdfDocuments: Routier planned burglary scam before murdershttps://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Documents-Routier-planned-burglary-scam-before-8783825.phpMaybe Darlie Didn’t Do Ithttps://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/maybe-darlie-didnt-do-it/The Darlie Routier Casehttps://www.fordarlieroutier.org/Evidence Photoshttps://www.fordarlieroutier.org/Evidence/TrialExhib.htmlConversation with Darlie Routier Mother in Lawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APOxza23-dc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1yJy09t4zb6IvT4iKFvurGHsnxrqyacpXsvmVdlRPTpD1op_Io37EWu7oDarlie Routier Juror Speaks outhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBCvMfGwlUE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2zRm93XYkfUMGShknfVkb8exxYkhu2-tRe1TaGCWmuMU-EsVHfrZFUxjAReddithttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/3d6nn1/another_look_at_darlie_routier/Fact and Fictionhttp://www.darlieroutierfactandfiction.com/darlie-and-darins-statements/Susan Smithhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith

MURDERED: Adam Walsh

September 2019 Full Length Bonus Episode ****In 1981 a young boy named Adam was abducted by a stranger from a shopping plaza. It would take almost three decades to bring closure to his family but in that time Adam’s legacy would forever change the way America views and handles missing children cases.

MURDERED: Andrya DeGhelder

August full length bonus episode.In the summer of 2018, a single mother disappeared from her sleepy suburb of Grovetown, GA. Roughly a week would pass before police would discover her body, but even now - more than a year later - questions continue to linger... ****  Research provided by Micheal Wheelan https://andrya-survivingaplasticanemia.blogspot.com/ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/andrya-deghelder-obituary?pid=189875789 https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180727/missing-grovetown-woman-was-taken-police-say https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180801/columbia-county-believes-it-has-found-body-of-missing-grovetown-woman https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180802/body-found-in-dumpster-positively-identified-as-missing-grovetown-woman https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180803/vigil-held-for-slain-grovetown-woman https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180807/search-warrants-reveal-what-officers-found-in-home-of-then-missing-grovetown-woman https://www.wjbf.com/news/crime-news/details-in-deghelder-case-reveal-evidence-found-in-home-warrants-for-cell-phone-records/ https://www.wjbf.com/csra-news/missing-grovetown-womans-body-found-cause-of-death-detailed/ https://www.wjbf.com/news/crime-news/funeral-service-for-andrya-deghelder-to-be-held-in-salisbury-missouri/https://www.wfxg.com/story/38835550/details-of-andrya-deghelders-disappearance-and-death-from-police-reports/ https://www.wfxg.com/story/38913689/murdered-mother-andrya-deghelder-laid-to-rest-saturday/https://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Columbia-County-deputies-search-for-missing-woman-489237021.html https://www.wjbf.com/csra-news/missing-grovetown-womans-body-found-cause-of-death-detailed/ https://www.wfxg.com/story/38933769/investigators-at-home-of-andrya-deghelders-neighbor/ https://www.wjbf.com/news/georgia-news/person-of-interest-named-in-murder-investigation-of-andrya-deghelder/ https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180822/columbia-county-police-search-home-of-neighbor-in-deghelder-casehttps://www.wjbf.com/csra-news/investigators-search-for-grovetown-woman-missing-under-suspicious-circumstances/ https://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Friends-of-Andrya-Deghalder-speak-out-after-new-discovery-made-in-case-489829531.htmlhttps://www.wrdw.com/content/news/I-Team-Investigation-Online-dating-sites-489688701.html https://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Columbia-County-deputies-search-for-missing-woman-489237021.htmlhttps://www.dosavannah.com/news/20181018/suspect-in-andrya-deghelder-murder-indicted-on-unrelated-charges https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20190517/person-of-interest-in-grovetown-homicide-sentenced-to-life-in-unrelated-case https://www.wjbf.com/news/crime-news/person-of-interest-in-deghelder-murder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-unrelated-case/

Bloopers 2

David has been saving up all our mistakes and he is taking us to trial for our crimes against the podcast. Get ready for a good laugh and make sure to listen after the theme at the end because you'll get to hear David's bloopers too! 

MURDERED: Reagan Tokes

When a young OSU student is murdered in 2017 the family and community are outraged. But when they learned that her murder could have... and should have been avoided her family does everything they can to change the laws around how parolees are monitored. ****Sources for this Episode:https://www.thelantern.com/2018/03/reagan-tokes-trial-prosecution-pokes-holes-in-golsbys-account-of-feb-8-using-gps-data-of-his-whereabouts/https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180313/brian-golsby-guilty-on-all-counts-in-murder-of-ohio-state-student-reagan-tokeshttps://www.wkbn.com/home/accused-killer-of-osu-student-cited-45-times-during-previous-prison-sentence/https://www.thelantern.com/2018/03/reagan-tokes-trial-parole-officer-details-golsbys-violations-that-could-have-led-to-arrest-before-feb-8/https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/full-episodes/unchecked-violence

MURDERED: Elizabeth Salgado

18 days after coming to the US, Elizabeth Salgado went missing while walking from school to her apartment. Years later, her remains would be found off a road in the desert. Did she encounter a dangerous stranger or did she meet someone in her 18 days here that did her harm?****Sources for this Episode:Elizabeth Salgadohttps://www.abc4.com/news/the-justice-files-elizabeth-salgados-last-minutes-of-life/https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/three-years-after-her-disappearance-elizabeth-salgado-found-dead/https://www.abc4.com/news/investigation-of-elizabeth-salgado-authorities-looking-at-two-people/https://www.crimeonline.com/2018/06/15/update-family-more-understanding-with-police-after-being-led-to-location-of-elizabeth-salgados-remains/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/remains-found-utah-canyon-identified-elizabeth-salgado-missing-2015-n877346https://www.deseret.com/2018/6/15/20647238/elizabeth-salgado-s-family-visits-canyon-where-her-remains-were-found#julio-cesar-laguna-salgado-places-a-cross-on-friday-june-15-2018-with-family-members-at-the-place-where-elizabeth-elena-laguna-salgado-was-found-in-hobble-creek-canyonhttps://kutv.com/news/local/theres-something-wrong-here-detectives-recount-early-days-of-salgado-missing-casehttps://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/disappeared/full-episodes/on-a-mission