Murder . Kidnapping . Cults
Where the trail goes cold... we keep digging.
We're your hosts, Erica Memphis and Pete Bonnebaigt, best friends and true crime addicts.
Each week, we unravel unsolved cases of murder, disappearances, and mysteries that never seem to end.
This is Dead Ends.
18-year-old Tiffany Valiante had everything ahead of her. Weeks after graduating high school, with a college scholarship waiting, she walked away from her family home one summer night.
Less than two hours later, she was dead on a railway track four miles away.
Her death was ruled a suicide almost immediately.
But Tiffany’s family has never believed it.
Her clothes were missing. Her shoes were found miles from where she died. Potential evidence was lost. Witness accounts changed. And years later, experts looking back at the investigation began asking whether the most important question had ever really been answered:
How did Tiffany Valiante end up at Mile Marker 45?
0:00 Introduction
10:31 Case Overview
13:37 Who Was Tiffany Valiante
16:57 Timeline
24:56 The Investigation
31:23 This Wasn't Suicide
37:07 What Happened to Tiffany Valiante?
44:19 Thoughts and Theories
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21 Sept 2026
Mini009: Tales From Our Travels
Cultures may vary but murders and hauntings follow us everywhere. Join us on our travels from Memphis to Blackpool to discover some of their most terrifying stories.
0:00 Introduction
8:05 Alice Mitchell, The Memphis Murderess
20:20 Cloggy, The Ghost in the Ghost Train
28:21 George Howard Putt, Memphis Summer of Fear
36:10 Charlie, The Ghost of the Grand Theatre
43:34 Bonus Hauntings
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7 Sept 2026
DE027: Buffalo Jim Barrier, One Dollar and a Dead Man
Buffalo Jim Barrier was one of Las Vegas’ most unforgettable characters - a larger-than-life mechanic, wrestling promoter and local celebrity who spent years locked in a bitter feud with the notorious Crazy Horse Too strip club and its owner, Rick Rizzolo.
Buffalo refused to be intimidated. He fought attempts to push him out of his business, documented what was happening next door and eventually began supplying information to federal investigators as authorities closed in on Crazy Horse Too.
Then, in April 2008, Buffalo Jim was found dead inside a Las Vegas motel room.
Cocaine was in his system. A woman had been with him shortly before his death. His trousers were around his ankles. Police found no clear evidence of violence, and his death was ultimately ruled accidental.
But Buffalo had reportedly spent the days and weeks beforehand telling friends and family that he was being threatened - and that if somebody ever killed him, they would make it look like an overdose involving drugs and a woman.
The night before Buffalo died, Rick Rizzolo completed his federal custody.
Almost twenty years later, Buffalo Jim’s family still believes the motel room tells only part of the story.
0:00 Introduction
11:24 Case Overview
14:10 Who was Buffalo Jim Barrier?
22:26 Timeline
31:31 The Rick Rizzolo Feud
42:47 Buffalo Jim's Final Day
45:53 The Night of The Murder
1:08:13 Final Thoughts and Theories
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