On Sept. 18, 1989, a silent alarm sends authorities to a convenience store in Lake City, Fla. They arrive to find the store's cashier missing. Her body is discovered under a nearby bridge two days later. Nearly 30 years later, the murder of Darlene Messer remains unsolved, but investigators tell FirstCoastNews Anchor Katie Jeffries the case is solvable.

The trial of Patrick Frazee began almost one year after Kelsey Berreth was reported missing in Colorado. This week, we take you inside the trial as it played out in a Teller County courtroom in Nov. 2019.

Kelsey Berreth vanished on Thanksgiving Day 2018. She's never been seen again. This week, we tell you about her disappearance and the investigation as it unfolded in 2018 and into 2019.

In May of 1935, nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, the heir to a lumber fortune, was taken off the street in broad daylight three blocks form his home in Tacoma, Wash. The kidnapping sparked what the New York Times called "the greatest manhunt in the history of the Northwest." Tim Pham, an anchor and reporter with KREM 2 News, shares his reporting on the story, including a conversation with Bryan Johnston, author of "Deep in the Woods: The 1935 Kidnapping of Nine-Year-Old George Weyerhaeuser, Heir to America’s Mightiest Timber Dynasty."

The St. Louis Medical Examiner's Office now houses the remains of seven unidentified people. Tattoos might help identify at least one of them. KSDK Crime Reporter Christine Byers tells us about the work being done to bring closure to these cases.

From CBC Podcasts comes the all new investigative series, Carrie Low VS. Carrie Low trusted police when she reported her horrific rape. But she says they failed to investigate properly, and only succeeded in traumatizing her further. Now she’s setting out on a mission to hold these institutions to account. More episodes are available at smarturl.it/carrielow.

Twenty-seven years ago, a South Carolina mother named Susan Smith told police, the media and anyone else who would listen that her vehicle had been carjacked by a black man, and that he sped off with her two children in the back seat. But Smith's story would soon start to unravel.

Three bodies are discovered in a Fort Worth dumpster and the killer makes a horrifying confession.

In 2010, a 911 operator in Germantown, Tenn., received a panicked phone call in which 11 gunshots can be heard. It would take over a week for investigators to connect that call to the disappearance of Lorenzen Wright, a former Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis basketball player.

The college student accused of killing 21-year old University of Mississippi student Ally Kostial in 2019 recently plead guilty in the case. This week we tell you about the tragic loss of a young life and the man behind bars for killing her.

Following the disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews in Greeley, Colo., investigators discovered footprints in the snow outside her home—a detail they say was not released to the public at the time.

In 1997, four murders took place in Texas and Oklahoma. One man has been convicted in one of those cases and charged in three others. KHOU's Grace White tells us about how police finally caught up with William Reece.

Ten years later, fear still surrounds the case of a young couple brutally murdered in the Toledo suburb of Holland, Ohio. WTOL Lead Investigator Brian Dugger shares what we know—and what we do not know—about their killers. Brian Dugger's full investigative series on this case is available on WTOL's YouTube page and at www.wtol.com: https://www.wtol.com/article/news/investigations/11-investigates/ohio-double-murder-johnny-clarke-lisa-straub-couple-bound-killed-ohio-homicide/512-0d4bceee-325a-486a-ba8d-e329b6fbc9c7#longform_chapter_1

In 2011, the wealthy Toledo suburb of Holland, Ohio, became the scene of a heinous and unprecedented double murder that is raising questions to this day. WTOL Lead Investigator Brian Dugger has been uncovering new information about the case. Brian Dugger's full investigative series on this case is available on WTOL's YouTube page and at www.wtol.com: https://www.wtol.com/article/news/investigations/11-investigates/ohio-double-murder-johnny-clarke-lisa-straub-couple-bound-killed-ohio-homicide/512-0d4bceee-325a-486a-ba8d-e329b6fbc9c7#longform_chapter_1

The body of 5-year old Samuel Olson was found in June in a Texas hotel room. He'd been reported missing five days before the discovery was made. This week, KHOU reporter Adam Bennett tells us about the case and the suspect now charged with capital murder.

U.S. Customs Inspector Richard Latham was kidnapped and murdered close to 40 years ago, His killer is now a free man.

Strangeville, a new series from VAULT Studios voiced by True Crime Chronicles host Will Johnson, is available now. For the rest of this episode, and more like it, search for Strangeville on your podcast app and tap "follow" or "subscribe."

Heists, scams and other strange-but-true stories from all over the country. From the studio behind True Crime Chronicles, 'Strangeville' is available now. Search for it where you listen to True Crime Chronicles.

More than sixty years after a deaf boy died after vanishing from a Catholic summer camp, federal investigators obtained a stunning piece of physical evidence: a skull. This week KUSA's Kevin Vaughan tells us the sad story of Bobby Bizup.

"Nobody else can diminish your worth." Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped and held captive for nine months when she was 14 years old. Nearly two decades later, she shares her story of survival and restoration with WATN anchor Katina Rankin. Katina Rankin's full conversation with Elizabeth Smart is available at www.localmemphis.com, and you can learn more about the Elizabeth Smart Foundation and the Smart Defense program by visiting www.elizabethsmartfoundation.org

The death of 19-year-old Derontae Martin was initially ruled a suicide, but a subsequent investigation led by his mother would raise questions about that determination. NOTE: After this episode was recorded, a jury determined Derontae Martin's death was not a suicide. More information on this development is provided at the end of the episode.

Alan Phillips was rescued on January 6, 1982 from Guanella Pass in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.. It was the same night Annette Schnee and Barbara Oberholtzer disappeared near Breckenridge, Colo.

When two Pennsylvania women go missing within 15 miles of each other, similarities between the two cases suggest a common suspect. Marshall Keely, reporter with WNEP in Northeast Pennsylvania, shares what happened.

It's been one year since Dia Abrams disappeared from her California ranch. Her son is now speaking for the first time in the hopes of finding his mother.

Who really killed Effie Entezari? The daycare owner and mother of two was shot to death just outside of her apartment in 1989. A man was arrested and spent 16 years in prison for the crime. But Effie’s daughter, Pooneh Gray, is convinced that police got the wrong man. 'The Yellow Car' is available now where you listen to True Crime Chronicles.