Month: December 2024

Kristin Smart

A 19-year-old college student from San Luis Obispo goes missing on Memorial Day weekend in 1996. She was last seen leaving an off-campus party one early Saturday morning.  Years later, soil samples detected the presence of human blood on one of the primary suspect’s properties. But without ever recovering human remains, is that enough to…

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Rita Curran

In the summer of 1971, 24-year-old schoolteacher Rita Curran was found brutally murdered inside her Burlington, Vermont, apartment. But despite an intense investigation, her killer remained at large for over 50 years. It wasn’t until investigators got the critical piece of forensic evidence they needed that her killer was finally identified. Episode Sources: Dark Down…

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Debanhi Escobar

An 18-year-old law student goes missing after a night out with friends in Monterrey, Mexico. Two weeks later, her body is found floating in the water tank of a motel. But even after three autopsies, there is still a lot of confusion surrounding her death. Episode Sources: The Independent  NPR CBS News Medium article Medium…

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Keddie Cabin Murders Part 1

Part 1: One night in April 1981, a grisly quadruple murder took place in the small northern California town of Keddie. To this very day, the case remains unsolved. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any forensic evidence or suspects. Episode Sources: ABC 10 News article Discover article All Things Interesting article 10 Minute Murder blog…

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