About Pennsylvania Hollows:Unsolved True Crime and Mystery
Deep in the college towns, mountain valleys, and historic corridors of Pennsylvania lie cases that time forgot—but justice hasn’t. Pennsylvania Hollows is a true crime podcast exploring the Keystone State’s most compelling unsolved mysteries and long-standing cold cases. From the calculated 1987 murder of Penn State senior Dana Lynn Bailey to the silent disappearances across Central PA, we step past the headlines to examine the timelines, analyze public records, and honor the human lives at the heart of every story. Join us as we shine a light into Pennsylvania's darkest corners.
Separated by twenty-three years and hundreds of miles, the cases of Judy Smith (1997) and Aleshia "Lele" Navas (2020) reflect the painful, persistent struggle of families forced to search for answers when initial theories raise more questions than resolutions.
24 Oct 2026
Flawed Verdicts and Unseen Strangers: The Unsolved Deaths of Michelle Witherell and Kevin Clewer
Bound by early-life promise, Central Pennsylvania connections, and violent deaths that triggered decades of family-led advocacy, the cases of Michelle Witherell (1992) and Kevin Clewer (2004) highlight the agonizing fight for justice when crime scenes leave behind more questions than clear answers.
18 Oct 2026
The Quiet Homes: The Murders of Holly Branagan and Louisa Tseng Krenzel
Thirty-five years apart, two Eastern Pennsylvania women were murdered during mundane, everyday routines—killed inside or just feet away from their own front doors by assailants who vanished into thin air. These cases explore the chilling fragility of domestic security in Pennsylvania. For Pennsylvania Hollows, they highlight how personal obsession, quiet isolation, and timing allow killers to target victims during innocent moments—leaving families searching for justice across generations.
8 Oct 2026
The Unsolved Home Murders of Lisa Carabello, Sherry Jo Leonard and Jason Specht
Across the quiet boroughs and rural corridors of Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania, three lives were violently cut short inside the places they should have felt safest—their own homes. Separated by county lines and six years, the cold case homicides of Lisa Carabello (2001) in Berks County, alongside Sherry Jo Leonard and Jason Specht (2007) in Mifflin County, share chilling thematic threads: sudden, brutal attacks targeting victims in domestic settings, an absence of forced entry, and decades of silent grief for families waiting on justice.
24 Sept 2026
The Mysterious Cases of Jonathan Luna and Ellen Greenberg
In Pennsylvania history, few cases raise as many questions about official death rulings as those of Federal Prosecutor Jonathan Luna and schoolteacher Ellen Greenberg. Though separated by eight years and miles of highway, both cases share an unsettling common thread: violent, multi-wound deaths occurring in isolated settings that left investigators divided between homicide and suicide.
17 Sept 2026
Gone Without a Trace: The Ray Gricar Story
On April 15, 2005, Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar took a half-day off to go for a drive in his red Mini Cooper. He never returned. His car was found parked neatly outside an antique shop, phone inside, with no signs of struggle—but his laptop, keys, and wallet were gone. Months later, his destroyed hard drive was recovered from the Susquehanna River. Did a target of his prosecutions seek revenge? Was it tied to cold cases like Dana Bailey or his 1998 decision regarding Jerry Sandusky? Or did he calculate his own disappearance? We break down the life, evidence, and lingering paradox of Pennsylvania’s most famous missing prosecutor.
11 Sept 2026
The 47-Year Old Cold Case: The Murder of Lindy Sue Biechler
On the evening of December 5, 1975, 19-year-old newlywed Lindy Sue Biechler returned home from grocery shopping to her ground-floor apartment in Manor Township, Pennsylvania. Shortly after entering her home, she was ambushed and brutally murdered, suffering 19 knife wounds. Her body was discovered later that night by visiting family members. Despite an exhaustive investigation that interviewed nearly 300 individuals and tested dozens of potential suspects over the following decades, the case went cold, leaving the small Lancaster County community with no answers for nearly half a century.
2 Sept 2026
The Allen Street Watcher: The Murder of Dana Lynn Bailey
When 21-year-old Penn State student Dana Lynn Bailey was found murdered inside her South Allen Street apartment in March 1987, State College police uncovered a crime scene defined by disturbing precision. The killer bypassed locked doors, crossing a neighboring rooftop and using a cut screen to enter unnoticed. We break down the timeline, the physical evidence, the $30,000 active reward, and why this Central Pennsylvania cold case remains open today.
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