Forensic Tales
A True Crime Podcast
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The Disappearance of Patricia “Pat” Viola
The Disappearance of Patricia Viola: A Missing Persons Mystery Still Unsolved On February 13, 2001, Patricia “Pat” Viola seemingly vanished without a trace from her home in Bogota, New Jersey. More than two decades later, investigators still don’t know what happened to the devoted...
Herb Baumeister and the Fox Hollow Farm Murders
The Fox Hollow Farm Murders: The Double Life of Herb Baumeister To the outside world, Herb Baumeister appeared to be living the American dream. He was a husband, a father of three, and the successful owner of a growing chain of thrift stores in...
The Murder of Oakey “Al” Kite
The Murder of Oakey “Al” Kite In May 2004, 53-year-old Oakey “Al” Kite Jr. was searching for a new tenant to rent the basement apartment of his Aurora, Colorado townhouse. What seemed like a normal decision quickly turned into one of the most disturbing...
The Abduction of Angela Hammond
L Angela Hammond: The Missouri Abduction That Remains Unsolved In April 1991, 20-year-old Angela “Angie” Hammond vanished from a grocery store parking lot in Clinton, Missouri, while talking to her fiancé on a payphone. More than three decades later, her disappearance remains one of...
The Murder of Michelle O’Keefe: Convicted Without Evidence
The Murder of Michelle O’Keefe: Convicted Without Evidence In February 2000, 18-year-old Michelle O’Keefe was just beginning her adult life. A college student from Hanford, California, Michelle dreamed of becoming an actress and had already started traveling to Los Angeles for small opportunities in...
The Murder of Stacey Stites: Does DNA Prove Murder?
The Murder of Stacy Stites In the early morning hours of April 23, 1996, 19-year-old Stacy Stites vanished while driving to work in Bastrop, Texas. Hours later, her body was discovered along a rural roadside. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled with a...
The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer
The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer In the early morning hours of June 3, 2011, 20-year-old Indiana University student Lauren Spierer vanished after a night out with friends in downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Despite surveillance footage, witness statements, and a detailed timeline of her final hours,...