Unsolved

About Unsolved

More often than we’d like to believe, people get away with murder. In cold cases, cops have retired. Witnesses have died. Evidence has disappeared. Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast is a true crime podcast series powered by investigative journalism from USA TODAY and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, guides listeners through these real-life cases, uncovering new clues along the way. The series features new unsolved cases and true crime cases each season. Season four of Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast delves into the disappearance of Alexis Patterson, a 7-year-old girl who disappeared on her way to school in 2002. At first, there was a massive search and sympathy for her family, but that quickly changed as her parents became suspects. Over the years, there have been conspiracy theories and false leads and cases of mistaken identity. Still, her mom has never given up hope that Alexis will come home again someday. Season three of Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast tells the story of Father Alfred Kunz, whose throat was slit inside St. Michael School in 1998. Some believe his death was linked to his battles against evil. Others believe his all-too-human flaws were to blame. Season two of Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast, released in 2017, examines the case of toddler Michelle Manders, who vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night in 1981. Did she wander alone into the darkness? Or was she kidnapped? Season one of Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast, released in 2015, explores the circumstances surrounding the death of 14-year-old John Zera, who disappeared from Franklin High School in 1976. The seven episodes follow investigators through decades of dead ends as they hold on to hope of finding the killer. For more information on the series, visit http://usatoday.com/unsolved. (http://usatoday.com/unsolved.) For more reporting on cold cases, unsolved cases and true crime detectives, as well as additional true crime stories and investigative journalism, visit witness.usatoday.com (http://witness.usatoday.com/). Crime reporter and investigative reporter Gina Barton is also host of Untested: A true crime podcast. Subscribe here (https://art19.com/shows/untested) for the story of how Annie Harrison joined the ranks of true crime detectives and hunted a possible serial rapist.

Publisher

USA TODAY and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Nov 2015

Latest episode

15 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

5 of 82 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing: Murder on Music Row, season 2

   Murder on Music Row Season 2: The Skull at the End of the Rainbow" is coming October 7. An 8-part deep dive, this narrative podcast focuses on the 1998 murder of David "Skull" Schulman, an iconic Nashville figure who owned the Skulls Rainbow Room strip club/country music bar for 50 years. The police may have botched the investigation. The prosecutor didn't believe he would get a conviction. And the Tennessee Innocence Project has looked into the case. Hosts Keith Sharon and Kirsten Fiscus uncovered new evidence that may upend long-held beliefs about Skull's murder. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2. 

   20 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Coming Sept. 3: Binge Untested for free!

   On Sept. 3, you’ll be able to binge the entire season of USA TODAY's new show "Untested" – for free. As the story unfolds, you’ll get an insider’s view of how Marshawn Curtis sweet-talks cops in multiple states, avoiding arrest and terrorizing more women. Listen for free starting Sept. 3 by visiting art19.com/shows/untested. To get the full season ad-free on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, subscribe at USAToday.supportingcast.fm. Read our investigation into the problem of untested rape kits at USAToday.com/rapekits. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3. 

   13 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing Suave

   Seven years after his release from prison, former juvenile lifer Luis "Suave" Gonzalez seems to be thriving. His career has taken off, he’s in a committed relationship and he’s received public recognition after telling his story on the podcast. Suave always thought once he was out of prison and found stability in his new life, he would finally feel truly free. But freedom, it turns out, is more complicated than it seems. "Suave" is a deeply intimate portrait of a man battling the lingering trauma of incarceration and his search for happiness in the outside world after a near-lifetime in prison. In this season we explore the long shadow of prison. Follow Suave wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit www.futuromedia.org for more information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Inside a recent episode

Introducing: Murder on Music Row, season 2

Published 15 Sept 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It was January 21, 1998, and Skull, as he was known, had been running the rainbow room, a burlesque club slash country music bar for 50 years. He was on the floor, laying on the floor near the bar, and he was bleeding out. What they did was cold blooded. They didn't give him any mercy, and then the cowards ran away. Skull was a lovable outlaw, trying to dodge the cops for decades on accusations he oversaw illegal gambling, drinking, and nudity. Skull was the proud owner of French poodles, whose leashes were decorated with rhinestones, and were almost as famous as he was. His list of friends was legendary. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

777 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

51 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 17 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

8

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

66

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