A podcast dedicated to highlighting cold cases that have been solved and closed. We share these cases to highlight their resolution and bring closure to the victims and the community
The Murder of April Tinsley: The Taunting Trail and the DNA That Broke a 30-Year Mystery
When eight-year-old April Tinsley vanished from a Fort Wayne neighborhood in 1988, a community was plunged into a decades-long nightmare marked by sinister, handwritten threats. For thirty years, local detectives and federal profilers pursued a phantom who taunted investigators while leaving behind vital biological clues. The deadlock finally shattered in 2018 when advanced investigative genetic genealogy traced the killer’s DNA through public family trees straight to a quiet mobile home. This case highlights how pioneering forensic science and relentless interagency persistence unmasked John D. Miller, permanently transforming the pursuit of cold cases.
20 Oct 2026
The Woman Who Vanished After Appearing on The People’s Court
In November 2011, 33-year-old Florida mother Michelle Parker disappeared on the same day an episode of The People’s Court aired featuring a dispute with her former fiancé, Dale Smith Jr. For nearly 15 years, investigators searched for answers, but Michelle’s body was never recovered. In October 2026, Orlando police arrested Smith and charged him with second-degree murder following a renewed investigation that included a review of digital evidence. This episode examines the disappearance, the unusual television connection, and how investigators can build a homicide case even when the victim’s remains have never been found.
19 Oct 2026
The Cigarette Butts That Solved a 64-Year-Old Double Murder
In 1962, Charles Hale and Lester McCollum were murdered near Battle Ground, Washington, leaving investigators with a mystery that would remain unresolved for more than six decades. Despite the passage of time, two seemingly insignificant pieces of evidence, cigarette butts and twine, would eventually help investigators identify two suspects. In October 2026, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office announced that modern DNA analysis pointed to Barton Stebbins and Walter Stain, both teenagers at the time of the murders. This episode examines how forensic technology brought new answers to a 64-year-old double homicide and why the suspects will never face trial.
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.1 / 5
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18 ratings
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