Going West: True Crime

Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.

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Leah Freeman // 82
In the summer of 2000, a 15-year-old girl went missing from her small Oregon town. As police set their sights on one person in particular, a key piece of evidence comes into play, followed by a body. Although you’d think these things would help answer...
65 min
377
Donna Scrivo // 81
In 2013, a series of devastating events caused a Michigan mother to move in with her adult son. Months later, that son would go missing. When his remains were quickly discovered, police could not believe who the main suspect became- and neither could...
52 min
378
Lori Hacking // 80
In 2004, a soon-to-be-mom was getting ready to make the move from Utah to North Carolina when she received some life-changing news. 2 days later, she went missing. After detectives began investigating her disappearance, they discovered a slew of...
51 min
379
Jeremy Bright // 79
In 1986, a teenage boy attended the Coos County Fair in Myrtle Point, Oregon with his younger sister. But after a few fun days at the fair, the two split up to go off with their friends- and the boy was never seen again. From oddly specific local...
44 min
380
Mandy Stavik // 78
In 1989, an 18-year-old girl went back to her rural Washington hometown for Thanksgiving.But while out for a run with her dog, something terrible happened. When her dog showed up to her house without her, the family knew she was in danger. But one...
46 min
381
Mary Shotwell Little // 77
In October 1965, a woman in Atlanta met her friend for dinner- but once the two parted ways, she vanished. Between seemingly staged evidence, strange sightings in a different states, and frightening phone calls before her disappearance, this case...
57 min
382
Darwin Vest // 76
In 1999, a scientist and venomous creature specialist went missing during his walk home from a night out in Idaho Falls. This is a man who had just landed a big deal for his latest invention, and a man who had supposedly found the cure to cancer. So,...
49 min
383
Sherrice Iverson // 75
In 1997, a 7-year-old girl drove to Nevada with her father and step-brother for a Memorial Day Weekend trip to a casino. When she was left in the casino's arcade without adult supervision in the early morning hours, a predator found his way to her...
43 min
384
Patsy Wright // 74
In 1987, a successful, 43-year-old businesswoman was found poisoned to death in her home. After having medicine found in her bathroom tested in a lab, investigators felt more than certain that someone had spiked it in hopes of killing her. As the...
52 min
385
The National Forest Serial Killer // 73
In 2007, a string of murders were committed in national parks and forests across the Southeastern United States. After a description of the possible killer is released on national television, a man in Georgia gives the police the name of a very good...
46 min
386
Deanna Cook // 72
In 2012, a 32-year-old Dallas, Texas woman was found murdered in her own bathtub. She had called 911 during her death, but the call wasn't described as an emergency by the 911 operator, so her life wasn't saved. When her family found her dead in her...
43 min
387
Nancy Moyer // 71
In early 2009, a mother of 2 decided to enjoy a glass of wine on her couch and unwind after the long work week. But 2 days later, when her ex-husband went to return their children to her, he came upon a suspicious scene at her house, and she was...
56 min
388
Jodi Sanderholm // 70
In 2007, a 19-year-old girl went missing after dance practice at her college. Although the details weren’t all too suspicious, police began searching for her immediately. And it was quickly brought to their attention that a male in the area had...
41 min
389
Erin Corwin // 69
In 2014, a young, pregnant wife went missing in the desert after leaving her California home to scout hiking trails. A full day passed before she was reported missing, but police began their search for her immediately. As they questioned the people in...
58 min
390
Kortne Stouffer // 68
In 2012, a 21-year-old woman in Pennsylvania seemingly vanished out of thin air from her apartment. But as police began to unravel her evening, some interesting suspects came into play. So, what happened to her? This is the disappearance of Kortne...
51 min
391
Ward Weaver III // 67
A West Coast man with a rough upbringing abused everyone that was close to him as he went from child to teen to adult. Between sexual abuse and murder, he left no stone unturned. But in 2002, when his daughters best friends disappeared under...
45 min
392
Margaret Rudin // 66
In 1994, a Las Vegas real-estate tycoon disappeared. After finding some incriminating and peculiar details surrounding his life, a lengthy investigation unfolded and police spent years looking for a suspect on the run. This is the case of Ron and...
43 min
393
Maddie Clifton // 65
In 1998, an 8-year-old girl living in Jacksonville, Florida went missing from her neighborhood after playing golf with a man up the street. After hundreds of volunteers banned together with local police, they made a horrifying discovery. This is the...
44 min
394
Drew Peterson // 64
In 2004, a young mother of 2 died tragically in her home in the Chicago suburbs. 3 years later, her husband's new wife disappeared. So, is this a coincidence, or did the husband have something to do with two of his wife's untimely deaths? This is the...
55 min
395
Denise Amber Lee // 63
In 2008, a 21-year-old mother of 2 was abducted from her home in North Port, Florida. While in the car with her captor, she was able to make a crucial call to 911 in hopes that they'd track her location. But when the local Sheriff's Office dropped the...
49 min
396
Leigh Occhi // 62
In 1992, a 13-year-old girl went missing during a hurricane in Tupelo, Mississippi. When her mother returned home from work, she found a worrisome and questionable scene at the house. and immediately called police. FBI were introduced into the case...
55 min
397
Marlene Olive // 61
In 1975, a teenage girl moved with her family to Northern California so her father could begin his new job. But with this move came negative change. The girls relationship with her mother only deteriorated further as she was introduced to a rough...
43 min
398
Bradford Bishop // 60
In 1976, a family of 5 was found brutally murdered, their bodies set on fire and left in the woods nearly 300 miles from their home in Maryland. The number one suspect in the case has been on the run ever since. This is the story of Bradford Bishop.
43 min
399
PREVIEW The Woodchipper Murder // Bonus Ep 11
**PREVIEW OF OUR LATEST BONUS EPISODE**Please note, this is just the first half of our latest Patreon bonus episode to show what they're like. All our regular content is free, so we have a Patreon to give listeners the option to subscribe $5/month...
25 min
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Michael Morton // 59
In 1986, a 31 year old Texan woman was brutally murdered in her bed while home alone with her 3 year old son. Police immediately began to suspect her husband who had written her an angry note before leaving for work that morning. After weeks of...
53 min