Leanne was born on January 8th, 1988, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was the only child of Lisa Davidson and John Statzula. Being an only child meant that she formed strong, sibling-like bonds with her cousins and friends. Her bright smile, infectious spirit, and kind heart made her instantly likeable to everyone who met her. This is her story. SOURCES: https://themurderdiariespodcast.squarespace.com/episodes/suspicious-death-leanne-irene-davidson Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been over a decade since Susan Powell vanished without a trace leaving behind a husband who was quickly deemed the prime suspect. But as the investigation progressed, more questions than answers began to surface. This is her story. RESOURCES: https://themurderdiariespodcast.squarespace.com/episodes/unresolved-annalise-johnstone Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Chill Wave by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3498-chill-wave License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/  Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out Mama Mystery, a true crime podcast hosted by mom of 3, Kelly Evans. This podcast offers relatable and research based storytelling for when a mama just needs a minute! Whether you listen in the pickup line or with a glass of wine, you’ll always feel like you’re just chatting with your best friend! Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Grant walked boldly for Jesus. His smile lit up every room he entered. Grant was known for being a fiercely competitive athlete, an engaged scholar, and a true friend to everyone he encountered. With a strong sense of family, he took extra care of his little sister and mom.” Petition: https://www.change.org/p/please-help-me-investigate-the-mysterious-death-of-my-son-grant-solomon Justice For Grant GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-get-justice-for-grant Justice For Grant LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/justiceforgrant Freedom4Gracie GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/freedom4gracie Freedom4Gracie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freedomforgracie/?hl=en This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/murderdiaries and get on your way to being your best self. RESOURCES: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/episodes/suspicious-death-grant-solomon Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Chill Wave by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3498-chill-wave License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/  Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**This episode talks about child abuse. We want to make sure you are aware and in a safe space before listening. If you need or want support, this is the number to the national child abuse hotline: 1-800-422-4453** Today on The Murder Diaries we're speaking with Roo Powell the host of Investigation Discovery's Undercover Underage. The docu-series follows Roo and her team as they combat online child sex abuse and exploitation. Season 2 of Undercover Underage airs Monday, May 1st. Her Links: https://www.instagram.com/roo_pow https://www.instagram.com/sosatogether https://sosatogether.org/ https://www.roopowell.com/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/  Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dupont de Ligonnès family lives were brutally and inexplicably cut short in April 2011. Five were murdered and one is still missing.  Resources: Netflix - unsolved mysteries https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupont_de_Ligonn%C3%A8s_murders_and_disappearance https://www.grunge.com/224521/the-untold-truth-of-the-dupont-de-ligonnes-murders/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GuvyvON_UDA https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Xavier_Dupont_de_Ligonn%C3%A8s https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a33249023/xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes-netflix-unsolved-mysteries-sightings-today/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/  Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**This episode talks about sexual assault. We want to make sure you are aware and in a safe space before listening. If you need to talk to someone, this is the number to the national sexual assault hotline: 1-800-656-4673** Today on The Murder Diaries we're doing something a little different. We're speaking about ethics and advocacy in true crime with two people we've learned a lot from. Our friends from Survivor's Guide to True Crime, Kara Robinson Chamberlain and Kimberly Corban Rourke. Their Links: https://www.survivorsguidetotruecrime.com/ https://www.kararobinsonchamberlain.com/ https://www.kimberlycorban.com/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/  Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Her family and friends called her a “champion of the underdog.” She was always a voice for the quiet ones. Her close family and friends considered her to be one of the nicest people they knew. As a high school student, she even stood up to the principal when she felt that her friend had been wronged… and he apologized. In the summer of 2007, someone forever silenced the voice who stood up for so many. The beautiful, kind and smart aspiring teacher was found stabbed to death in her off-campus apartment. For more than 15 years, her case has remained cold… until now.  Her name was Anita Knutson. This is her story.  Sources: https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/02/08/next-hearing-case-killing-anita-knutson-pushed-june/ https://mydakotan.com/2023/02/anita-knutson-murder-case-delayed-again/ https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/10/10/crime-scene-interviews-focus-pt-2-cold-justice-anita-knutson-case/ https://www.oxygen.com/cold-justice/crime-news/anita-knutson-is-cold-justice-100th-investigation https://www.thedailybeast.com/anita-knutsons-murder-in-north-dakota-is-still-unsolved#:~:text=Anita%20Knutson%20was%20born%20to,interview%20with%20The%20Daily%20Beast. https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/north-dakota-woman-accused-of-killing-her-college-roommate-after-their-friendship-soured https://www.inforum.com/news/the-vault/horrific-murder-of-north-dakota-college-student-remains-unsolved-as-family-waits-for-new-evidence https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anita-knutson-murder-2007-roommate-nichole-rice-arrested-minot-north-dakota/ https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-accused-of-stabbing-18-year-old-roommate-to-death-in-their-apartment-more-than-15-years-ago-enters-plea/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/  Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're off this week to enjoy a Springbreak. Enjoy this rewind episode and we'll see you next week! Colleen was a popular, young math teacher from Massachusetts in 2013 when she was brutally murdered at the place she loved most DOING what she loved most. Originally aired: May 27, 2021 Resources:  Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd8EH0Q_vKQ  Sword and Scale: Episode 88  Town Museum website: https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/welcome-to-danvers/  Article: https://nthfmemorial.org/everyone-makes-a-difference-colleen-ritzer/  Article: https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/ritzer-family-devastated-by-chism-sentence/article_0b1ab180-fd44-5185-ac7a-713d1103f262.html  Article: https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/salem-state-university-mourns-death-of-teacher/article_2d62f8d7-db52-5b02-b378-efb59e8bf7aa.html  University Blog: https://www.assumption.edu/assumption-achieves-university-status  Article: https://www.wcvb.com/article/danvers-student-14-charged-in-death-of-math-teacher/8190166#  Article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/11/22/timeline-murder-collen-ritzer-danvers-high-school/NBCbSUOpBWJcArUTpF1q3J/story.html  Obituary: https://www.currentobituary.com/obit/132681  Assumption college catalog ( Pg 25 used) https://digitalcommons.assumption.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=undergraduate-catalogs  Article: https://www.patriotledger.com/article/20151216/news/151217149  Article: http://courtjunkie.com/timeline-colleen-ritzer-murder/  Article: https://www.wbur.org/news/2016/02/26/chism-sentencing  Article: https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/23/justice/massachusetts-philip-chism/index.html Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1988, on a beautiful day in Belen, New Mexico, a 19-year-old woman got ready to do one of her favorite things: her daily bike ride. She put on a white t-shirt with the local bank’s logo on it, white shorts with green stripes, and white sneakers. She grabbed her bright yellow Walkman with a Boston cassette tape. Before leaving home on a neon pink mountain bike, she told her mom, “Come and get me if I’m not back by noon.” It was the same route she took everyday. At some point, the route she knew by heart - took a terribly wrong turn. The punctual college student did not make it back by noon. No one could predict that this daily exercise routine that brought her so much joy would haunt her name and her family for the rest of their lives. It’s now been 35 years since that fateful bike ride and the mystery of what happened to her has never been answered. Her name is Tara Calico. This is her story. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI or the sheriff’s office at 505-866-2400. You can also follow the latest updates as Tara’s investigation continues on Melinda’s website: https://www.taracalico.com/ Resources: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/tara-leigh-calico https://allthatsinteresting.com/tara-calico https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=407&v=mM2oPGLoZ8M&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fallthatsinteresting.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eogQknVSv7E&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fallthatsinteresting.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMjM4NTE&feature=emb_title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O51sYOPdpMo https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/257dfnm.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/158492668/?clipping_id=21236946&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE1ODQ5MjY2OCwiaWF0IjoxNjc4NTQxNTg2LCJleHAiOjE2Nzg2Mjc5ODZ9.Myh0B5TGzQFpkgouwjJyc8PvJ7NsD9OiBdIkgxVQgOg https://www.belen-nm.gov/about/ https://uncovered.com/cases/tara-calico https://www.krqe.com/news/renewed-hope-for-answers-29-years-after-disappearance-of-tara-calico/ https://www.taracalico.com/new-blog/2018/7/31/people-magazine-new-leads-in-teens-cold-case-disappearance-while-biking-why-answers-may-be-hiding-in-her-community http://www.crimemagazine.com/polaroid https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19135143/mystery-teenage-girl-vanished-bike-ride-stalked/ https://www.koat.com/article/tara-calico-cold-case-investigation-new-mexico/37641318# https://web.archive.org/web/20031003111915/http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/091903_news_tara.shtml https://www.taracalico.com/thestory https://www.taracalico.com/press https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2oPGLoZ8M&t=407s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eogQknVSv7E Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roxanne Paltauf said goodbye to her family after 4th of July celebrations to be with her boyfriend. The two were going to spend a few days together at a motel in the rougher part of town. It was their second anniversary and a motel was the best option to spend and extend amount of time together. They both lived at home and their families didn’t approve of the relationship... After an argument at the motel Roxanne disappeared and has been missing for 16.5 years. This is her story. If you have any information about Roxanne or this case please contact the Center for Missing Persons at: 910-343-1131 You can also call the 24 hour tip line at: 910-232-1687 Resources: Disappeared S3E5 https://disappearedblog.com/roxanne-paltauf/ https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2019-07-05/new-information-in-roxanne-paltauf-disappearance/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uko_G6AdM8g https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/09/22/the-texas-motel-mystery-where-is-roxanne-paltauf/ https://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/episodes/2020/9/7/episode-243-roxanne-paltauf?fbclid=IwAR0Y7jkZPCn5LCqf0W6GoJaW8torKYYVHku0UtBerWCoIcrh9GeZ-lM8yUQ https://charleyproject.org/case/roxanne-elizabeth-paltauf?fbclid=IwAR1u5ASYXLBAhg-aac6r1s5Ov0E0KYPR_u85vwdOo2pe73d-SxPWIe7Mbtg https://coreysobell.medium.com/heartbreak-anniversary-the-disappearance-of-roxanne-paltauf-57a404c90745 https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2009-07-03/all-that-remains/ https://www.goodwillcentraltexas.org/%20education-job-training/the-excel-center Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bienvenido al podcast Murder Diaries. Esta es la versión en español de nuestra cobertura de la misteriosa muerte de Debanhi Escobar. For the English version of this episode, please click here: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-murder-diaries/id1475609603?i=1000606231324 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/76xq5oNRHBgXPSjqScNFX0?si=iMJKlFWSRHq6-AKUoCdRrA Find us @themurderdiariespod on Instagram and Tik Tok.  RESOURCES: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/2-former-motel-employees-charged-with-obstruction-in-debanhi-escobar-case/ https://www.theskimm.com/news/who-is-debanhi-escobar-and-why-is-her-case-sparking-outrage https://www.npr.org/2022/04/23/1094471684/mexico-debanhi-escobar-dead-disappearance https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debanhi-escobar-law-student-body-motel-water-tank-suffocated-mexico-third-autopsy/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Debanhi_Escobar https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxwkm/mexico-nuevo-leon-missing-women https://apnews.com/article/mexico-caribbean-gender-6594c9b2c9ea39a52dc3204e16be704c https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/world/americas/debanhi-escobar-mexico.html https://americasquarterly.org/article/why-gender-violence-in-mexico-persists-and-how-to-stop-it/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/debanhi-escobar-mexico-murder-b2065133.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_University_of_Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debanhi-escobar-death-surveillance-video-unsolved-case-spectacle-mexico/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7p7v/third-debanhi-escobar-autopsy-report https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3v7vw/mexico-debanhi-escobar-found-dead-presidents-comments https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-11-29/failures-by-mexican-law-enforcement-aggravate-rise-in-killings-of-women https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgdjpk/a-shame-campaign-is-trying-to-blame-debanhi-escobar-for-her-own-death https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debanhi-escobar-killing-mexico-protest/ https://www.laprensalatina.com/mexicans-protest-death-of-debanhi-escobar-missing-women/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/world/americas/debanhi-escobar-mexico.html https://www.cdc.gov/women/lcod/2018/all-races-origins/index.htm#age-group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In January of 2007, 37-year-old Karen Bodine was found at the entrance of an old, gravel quarry in Rochester, Washington—a small town an hour outside of Seattle. A passing motorist discovered Karen’s nude body posed in a prone position with her head resting on a vehicle seat as if it were a pillow. It’s been 16 years, and we still don’t know who killed Karen Bodine. In fact, the Lacey Sheriff's department isn’t any closer to finding the person or persons responsible than they were almost two decades ago. That’s because the investigation began with shoddy police work, and the media either printed misinformation about who Karen was or refused to cover it altogether.   Karen’s family hasn’t given up hope though. They continue to fight for justice every single day; they believe someone knows something and won’t stop until they know who’s responsible. Paige and I spoke to Karen’s oldest child, Karlee, who was just 18-years-old when her mother was murdered. She told us all about Karen’s life and her unsolved murder. Her name was Karen Bodine.  This is her story. We’d like to thank Karlee for speaking with us. Anyone with any information on the case is urged to contact Det. Mickey Hamilton at 360-786-5279. Karen'sFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForMyMom.KarenBodine/ RESOURCES: https://karenbodine.com/ https://komonews.com/news/local/womans-body-found-in-gravel-pit https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article247077672.html?fbclid=IwAR2cQi-ckIv-rGMVjzALYG9DyHiKJ8ebbeAZQ73VXDocKNYixt-XRqgZ6MQ https://www.crimeonline.com/2020/10/22/a-mothers-dying-wish-what-happened-to-karen-bodine/ https://www.chronline.com/stories/event-to-bring-awareness-to-local-unsolved-cases-set-for-saturday,262708 https://www.khq.com/coldcase/q6-cold-case-files-five-more-minutes/article_959567b8-383a-11eb-b199-6fbec2e27de6.html https://www.yelmonline.com/stories/honk-and-wave-event-raises-awareness-for-cold-cases-in-area,263354 https://www.q13fox.com/washingtons-most-wanted/who-killed-karen-bodine-the-vicious-murder-of-the-mother-of-three-remains-unsolved https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/crowdsolve-seattle-amateur-detectives-karen-bodine-nancy-moyer-cases?fbclid=IwAR0BRxilRZUZHyvER6oGvGLj4EwDlVXWHNNfVigV-qF4Gog_iSK2LiGp6Eg http://www.chronline.com/news/death-is-suspicious/article_7c86e021-b498-51fe-8d9f-a4844b511e95.html https://thecinemaholic.com/karen-bodine-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/ https://www.chronline.com/stories/vigil-marking-15-year-anniversary-of-thurston-county-womans-murder-scheduled-for-jan-22,281700 https://amp.theolympian.com/article237646739.html https://www.chronline.com/stories/vigil-marks-15-years-since-the-unsolved-murder-of-karen-bodine,283224? https://unsolved.com/podcasts/killing-karen/ https://www.chronline.com/stories/vigil-set-to-mark-16-years-since-unsolved-murder-of-thurston-county-woman,306774? https://chronline.com/stories/vigil-marks-16th-anniversary-of-thurston-county-womans-murder,307781 https://news.yahoo.com/thurston-county-cold-cases-increased-045900752.html?guccounter=1 https://www.chronline.com/stories/thurston-county-cold-cases-get-increased-attention,314211 https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Glitter Blast by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4707-glitter-blast License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was supposed to be a joyful last hurrah ended in tragedy. Her name led news programs for months after her mysterious disappearance. Nearly 20 years later, the familiar senior portrait of the beautiful and intelligent young woman from Alabama periodically shows up in articles and news programs. That’s because her disappearance is still a mystery. Her remains have never been found. Her name was Natalee Holloway.  This is her story.  Resources: https://www.eonline.com/photos/28082/untangling-the-disappearance-of-natalee-holloway https://www.glamour.com/story/what-weve-never-told-anyone-about-natalee-holloway https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/aruba/ https://people.com/celebrity/natalee-holloways-mom-1-million-reward/ https://www.insideedition.com/mom-of-natalee-holloway-confronted-by-cops-during-her-return-to-aruba-where-her-daughter https://www.crimemuseum.org/help-the-missing/ https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/natalee-holloway-resource-center/ https://www.biography.com/crime/natalle-holloway-murder-timeline https://www.cbsnews.com/news/natalees-parents-file-wrongful-death-suit/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18989639 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjy3hv7phK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPVV9XwTeHo https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-06-02-teen-aruba_x.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4125492.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20080418113253/http://www.courttv.com/news/2005/0608/aruba_ap.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080116041141/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312488,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080327010537/http://www.courttv.com/news/holloway/032406_ap.html https://www.huffpost.com/?err_code=404&err_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fhuff-wires%2F20120112%2Fus-missing-teen-aruba%2F https://web.archive.org/web/20080111195358/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317293,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081201104802/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,457144,00.html https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-07-21-holloway-reward-increased_x.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080217023605/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159970,00.html https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8435397 https://web.archive.org/web/20080424074529/http://www.courttv.com/news/2005/0609/holloway_cnn.html http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/25/aruba.missing/ https://web.archive.org/web/20060127201919/http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/18/aruba.missing/ http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/28/aruba.missing/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141107012116/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/09/01/aruba-suspects-accused-taking-sex-photos-another-girl/ https://web.archive.org/web/20071226063759/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186581,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080308022356/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,182996,00.html https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ng/date/2007-04-30/segment/01 http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/07/aruba/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100609034708/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,594062,00.html http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/03/alabama.van.der.sloot/ http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/08/peru.murder.case/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39023617 https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/world/americas/peru-van-der-sloot-sentence https://abcnews.go.com/International/natalee-holloways-dad-declared-legally-dead/story?id=14513497 https://www.al.com/spotnews/2010/05/mother_opening_natalee_hollowa.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070604143308/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277272,00.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dr-phil-cbs-gain-advantage-688038/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An eerie photo of a young woman standing alone on the edge of a dark deserted highway has come to symbolize this growing crisis in Mexico- the disappearance and murder of women. It sparked a fire among women and activists in a country where women’s disappearances and murders are often downplayed or ignored altogether. This woman had a bright future ahead of her and yet like thousands of others, her life was cut short. But because of this photo, her case is providing hope and solace to a nation of women living in fear. Her name is Debanhi Escobar. This is her story. RESOURCES: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/2-former-motel-employees-charged-with-obstruction-in-debanhi-escobar-case/ https://www.theskimm.com/news/who-is-debanhi-escobar-and-why-is-her-case-sparking-outrage https://www.npr.org/2022/04/23/1094471684/mexico-debanhi-escobar-dead-disappearance https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debanhi-escobar-law-student-body-motel-water-tank-suffocated-mexico-third-autopsy/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Debanhi_Escobar https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxwkm/mexico-nuevo-leon-missing-women https://apnews.com/article/mexico-caribbean-gender-6594c9b2c9ea39a52dc3204e16be704c https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/world/americas/debanhi-escobar-mexico.html https://americasquarterly.org/article/why-gender-violence-in-mexico-persists-and-how-to-stop-it/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/debanhi-escobar-mexico-murder-b2065133.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_University_of_Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debanhi-escobar-death-surveillance-video-unsolved-case-spectacle-mexico/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7p7v/third-debanhi-escobar-autopsy-report https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3v7vw/mexico-debanhi-escobar-found-dead-presidents-comments https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-11-29/failures-by-mexican-law-enforcement-aggravate-rise-in-killings-of-women https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgdjpk/a-shame-campaign-is-trying-to-blame-debanhi-escobar-for-her-own-death https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debanhi-escobar-killing-mexico-protest/ https://www.laprensalatina.com/mexicans-protest-death-of-debanhi-escobar-missing-women/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/world/americas/debanhi-escobar-mexico.html https://www.cdc.gov/women/lcod/2018/all-races-origins/index.htm#age-group Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The case we’re going to talk about today knocked a safe, San Francisco suburb to its knees. As one friend of the victim put it, “it broke the shell of safety.” Jenny Lin was 14 years old in May 1994 when her parents weren’t able to reach her at home, where she was supposed to be after school. As the workday came to an end, her father arrived home. The TV was on, but the house was empty. Calling for his younger daughter, he heads up the stairs, and it quickly set in something was wrong when he noticed the primary bedroom’s bathroom door was closed. Behind that close door he found Jenny, murdered. This is her story. If you have any information about the murder of Jennifer Lin on May 27th, 1994, please contact the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office at 510-667-3636, or call the Jenny Lin hotline at 855-4-JENNY-LIN. To donate to The Jenny Lin foundation, visit: https://jennylinfoundation.org/ RESOURCES: Paula Zahn s25e2  https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-jenny-lins-parents-now/ https://jennylinfoundation.org/about-us/case-history/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-02-me-45502-story.html https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Girl-s-Family-Turns-Grief-Into-Action-Helping-3032748.php https://uncovered.com/cases/jennifer-lin https://thecinemaholic.com/jenny-lin-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/ https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Timeline-1.jpg https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Timeline-2.jpg https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2021/10/portland-serial-killer-sebastian-alexander-shaw-dies-in-prison-after-21-years.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/461865273/?clipping_id=54062922&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ2MTg2NTI3MywiaWF0IjoxNjc2OTUzOTM2LCJleHAiOjE2NzcwNDAzMzZ9.gKf_Hq5S-4yjt01bAmcG0jIPBMd6UTOezgun7y9Z1xE https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/CASTRO-VALLEY-How-man-convicted-in-Oregon-2517891.php Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What should have been a day to celebrate love, quickly turned into a parent’s real-life nightmare and flipped the rural community of Shelby, North Carolina upside down. If you have any information on the case, please call (704)-672-6100 Resources: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/nc-girl-asha-degree-disappeared-10-years-ago/story?id=11591506 https://www.wbtv.com/story/37493875/finding-asha-leads-still-pouring-in-18-years-after-child-vanished/ https://newspaperarchive.com/crime-clipping-aug-10-2001-241852/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180815033502/https://jetmag.com/news/iquilla-degree-where-is-my-daughter/ https://www.ranker.com/list/asha-degree-case/patrick-thornton https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/20th-anniversary-of-asha-degree-disappearance-021420 https://wpde.com/news/local/asha-degree-fbi-cold-case-north-carolina-cleveland-county-22-years-later-cash-reward-offered-for-information Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Glitter Blast by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4707-glitter-blast License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the name Phil Hartman doesn’t already ring a bell for you, I have no doubt you'll be familiar with at least some of his work. He was a writer, actor, and comedian. Notably, in his career, he co-created Pee-wee Herman, and landed a spot on SNL where he thrived for 8 seasons, during which he became well-loved for his impersonation of Bill Clinton. Phil was a comedy genius who no doubt had years of making people laugh ahead of him. Unfortunately, the world lost one of it’s most talented entertainers, when he was murdered by the person to whom he promised “til death do us part.” This is his story. Resources: https://web.archive.org/web/20090416230821/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/05/28/entertainment/main10510.shtml?source=search_story https://web.archive.org/web/20101113044046/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/06/02/1998-06-02__snl__co-star_remembers_her_.html https://murderpedia.org/female.H/images/hartman-brynn/phil-hartman-autopsy-report.pdf https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/09/brynn-hartman-5-fast-facts/ http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9805/28/hartman/ https://archive.md/20120711225150/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/H/Hartman_Phil/1996/12/01/758979.html https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/hartman-brynn.htm https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-35/zoloft-oral/details https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/phil-hartman/index.html https://archive.ph/20120711225150/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/H/Hartman_Phil/1996/12/01/758979.html https://nypost.com/2014/09/06/inside-the-murder-of-phil-hartman/ https://news.utdallas.edu/alumni/aspiring-comedian-gets-career-off-the-ground-with-groundlings-experience/ http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9806/08/brynn.hartman.drugged/index.html Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Fretless by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3777-fretless License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Ellen Greenberg is found dead in the apartment she shares with her fiancé, investigators are quick to label it suicide despite the twenty stab wounds she suffered. What ensues is an ongoing battle surrounding the classification of Ellen’s case and one family’s search for justice. To support the Greenberg family: please sign the petition, follow Justice for Ellen on FB and GoFundMe. https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-ellen-rae-greenberg-justiceforellen https://m.facebook.com/JusticeForEllen2019/ https://gofund.me/c0908f27 RESOURCES: https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/ellen-greenberg-obituary?id=9173064 https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/ellen-greenberg-suicide-homicide-civil-trial-appeal-20221115.html?outputType=amp https://www.inquirer.com/crime/a/ellen-greenberg-death-suicide-homicide-philadelphia-mystery-20190316.html#loaded https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5759528-Autopsy-RPT.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5759550-Me-Inv-RPT.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5759538-Wecht-RPT.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5767619-GreenbergSearchTerms.html https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/MEs_Office_womans_death_was_suicide.html https://www.foxnews.com/us/ellen-greenberg-suicide-pennsylvania-court-hears-arguments-familys-bid-overrule-medical-examiner.amp https://nypost.com/2022/11/16/pennsylvania-family-fighting-to-overturn-medical-examiners-suicide-ruling/amp/ https://people.com/crime/teacher-stabbed-20-times-2011-death-ruled-suicide-da-reopening-investigation/ https://celebmagazine.com/investigation-reopened-ellen-greenberg-mystery-bride-to-be-stabbed-to-death/amp/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/6003731/bride-to-be-stabbed-911-call/ https://youtu.be/nX7N1okeFfc https://youtu.be/Yy5i6fxE28c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZh-LGfUSnM https://gavinfish.com/cases/ellen-greenberg/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2002 19 year old Rachel Cooke was visiting home in Georgetown, TX from college in SD for the holiday break. On the morning of January 10th she left her parents’ house for a run. She never returned. In the 23 years since Rachel went missing the family, community, and investigators have been tormented at the lack of answers and the empty place in their lives Rachel once filled. This is her story. Anyone with any information should contact the Wilco Cold Case Unit coldcasetips@wilco.org. or the FBI: 1-800–CALL-FBI / 512-943-5204 Resources: Disappeared S4E1 https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/rachel-louise-cooke https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/new-sketches-of-persons-of-interest-released-in-connection-to-rachel-cookes-disappearance https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2014/11/06/father-of-missing-georgetown-teenager-rachel-cooke-dies/10124777007/ https://charleyproject.org/case/rachel-louise-cooke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZWOnzzUG3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJDYofJapHw https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/rachel-louise-cooke https://disappearedblog.com/rachel-cooke/ https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Where-is-Rachel-Cooke https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Convicted-murderer-charged-in-missing-student-case-8694931.php http://missingexploited.com/2006/11/10/michael-keith-moore-charged-with-the-murder-of-rachel-cooke-then-pleads-not-guilty/ https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/new-sketches-of-persons-of-interest-released-in-connection-to-rachel-cookes-disappearance Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices