All Episodes
Episode 54: The mysterious death of Sarah Fennell
Oct. 18, 2020
For this week's story, I spoke to Amanda, who is the younger sister of Sarah Fennell. The sisters grew up in Tennessee and were always close. But Sarah would eventually get married and move to Arkansas with her husband. Amanda told me the marriage...
Episode 53: Who killed 15-year-old Scott Fosnaught?
Oct. 11, 2020
For this week’s episode I spoke to Ailive Rausch, who is the mother of a deceased teenager named Scott Fosnaught. Sometime after 1 a.m. on July 17, 2002, 15 year old Scott Fosnaught and his friend Shawn Baur who was also 15, had left a party and...
Episode 52: The suspicious death of Jaleayah Davis
Oct. 4, 2020
On the evening of November 11, 2011, Jaleayah Davis met her friend Kristin Bechtold. The two young women were supposed to have a night of fun and then stay overnight at Bechtold’s house. The two women met up with Jordan Campbell, Freddie Scott, and...
Episode 51: The unsolved murder of Suffolk PD detective Dennis Wustenhoff
Sept. 27, 2020
On February 15, 1990, Suffolk PD detective Dennis Wustenhoff left his home and was headed to work. Moments after climbing into his police vehicle, his car exploded into a fiery inferno. Dennis didn’t survive his injuries. Someone had planted a bomb...
Episode 50: The hit and run murder of Sgt. Derek Pagan
Sept. 20, 2020
Derek Pagan had joined the Army in 2011. Prior to joining the Army, he was just another young man from Kunkletown, Pa trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. Although his mother wasn’t thrilled with her only son joining the Army, she...
Episode 49: The murder of 13-year-old Linda Dearth
Sept. 13, 2020
Linda Dearth of Brookville, Ohio was a 13 year old junior high school student. On January 25, 1973 Linda was home from school. It was the day of former President Lyndon Johnson’s funeral. All the kids were off to commemorate the day. Linda’s parent...
Episode 48: The unsolved murder of PFC Amanda Gonzales
Sept. 6, 2020
For this week’s episode I spoke to Gloria and Mike Bates, who are the parents of a murdered soldier named Amanda Gonzales. Amanda had joined the Army and became a cook. She was stationed at the former Army base at Hanau, Germany. She had plans to...
Episode 47: The drowning death of Sarah Widmer
Aug. 30, 2020
On August 11, 2008, Ryan Widmer called 911 to report that his wife Sarah had possibly drowned in their bathtub. Ryan said he drained the tub and remove his wife from it. The paramedics tried to save Sarah Widmer, but she was beyond help. The coroner...
Episode 46: The death of Specialist Enrique Roman Martinez
Aug. 23, 2020
For this week’s episode I spoke to Griselda Martinez, who is the sister of Army paratrooper Enrique Roman-Martinez, who disappeared on May 22, 2020. He went camping with 7 other Ft. Bragg soldiers on North Carolina’s South Core Banks. On May 23, 2020...
Episode 45: The questionable death of Aaron Key
Aug. 16, 2020
On April 5, 2019 Aaron Key's lifeless body was found inside a shed with a rope around his neck. His mother, Lisa Masters, said she initially believed it was a suicide until she began looking into his death and asking questions. She said Aaron didn’t...
Episode 44: The unsolved 1966 Bricca family triple homicide
Aug. 9, 2020
For this week’s episode I spoke to author JT Townsend, who wrote Summer’s Almost Gone. The book covers Cincinnati’s most notorious unsolved triple homicide. On September 25, 1966, someone murdered Jerry Bricca, his wife Linda and their 4-year-old...
Episode 43: The unsolved murder of Ft. Bragg soldier Jose Melendez Jr.
Aug. 2, 2020
On November 28, 2017, Army Specialist Melendez had been out with friends. Melendez had taken friends to the Black Flower Bar and was the designated driver on that evening. He wanted to make sure his friends didn’t drive drunk and that they got home...
Episode 42: Gregory Wedel Morales: The forgotten soldier
July 26, 2020
For this week’s episode I spoke to Penny Morales, who is the wife of a murdered young soldier named Gregory Wedel Morales. Morales was last seen on August 19. 2019. His remains were recovered in a shallow grave outside Fort Hood on June 19, 2020. The...
Episode 41: The unsolved Sylvia Holtzclaw homicide case
July 19, 2020
For this week’s episode I spoke to David Holtzclaw, who is the son of a murdered woman named Sylvia Holtzclaw. On May 16, 2003, Sylvia worked alone at the Blue ridge Savings Bank in Greer, South Carolina. On this particular day, it was just her and...
Episode 40: The unsolved homicide of PFC Brandon Scott Rosecrans
July 12, 2020
On May 18, 2020, at 10 am, local police officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Fuller Lane in Harker Heights Texas where Pfc. Brandon Scott Rosecrans was found dead. Authorities have concluded that he died from a gunshot wound and his death is...
Episode 39: Was Army veteran Sgt. Robbie West murdered?
July 5, 2020
On July 17, 2011 Robbie West was found dead by another soldier named Kenneth Zubic who had called 911. After an investigation by the Phenix City Alabama police department and the Army, Robbie’s death was ruled a suicide. Robbie’s mother and wife both...
Episode 38: Gary Plauche: Hero or Killer?
June 28, 2020
For this week’s episode I spoke to Jody Plauche, who is the son of the late Leon Gary Plauche who passed away on October 14, 2014. If you aren’t familiar with Gary and Jody’s story, you can easily find details on the Internet. Gary will always be...
Episode 37: The mysterious and disturbing death of Danye Jones
June 21, 2020
For this week’s episode I spoke to Melissa Mckinnies about the October 2018 death of her son Danye Jones in St. Louis, Mo. The day still haunts her. On October 16, 2018, Melissa watched a movie with her son. Then around 9 p.m., she said Danye packed...