In October 1980, a young college student was discovered brutally murdered inside her southern California condo. Although the police had several suspects early on, the murder investigation eventually went cold. It would take investigators decades and new forensic testing to finally figure out who murdered Michelle Wyatt. Episode Sources: CBS 8 San Diego Reader San…

A few days before Christmas in December 1959, four members of the Walker family were brutally murdered inside their home in Osprey, Florida. The victims were Cliff Walker, his wife, Christine, and the couple’s two young children. The ensuing investigation into their murders led the police to an endless search for their killers. Episode Sources:…

On April 22, 2022, twelve-year-old Sean Daugherty unexpectedly passed away at his home in Yorktown, VA. The young boy was found hanging from a swing set in his family’s back yard. He was dressed in men’s clothing, a bag was wrapped around his head, and his hands were bound. After a quick investigation, the police…

On May 11, 2011, six-year-old Timmothy Pitzen disappeared three days after his mom mysteriously pulled him out of school and took him on a three-day trip to multiple water parks and a zoo. Timmothy’s mom, Amy Fry-Pitzen, was found dead inside a motel room alongside a suicide note saying that Timmothy was with people who…

On June 17, 2013, Odin Lloyd was gunned down inside an industrial park in North Attenborough, Massachusetts. Within hours of the murder, the police identified a possible suspect, but it wasn’t someone anyone expected.  Photo Source: CNN Episode Sources: News articles from ABC News, CNN, The New York Times, and How It Really Happened (TV…

The badly decomposed body of a young woman was discovered in the Race Point Dunes in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in July 1974. The woman had been strangled, beaten, and sexually assaulted. Her killer removed her hands and several teeth to make it difficult for investigators to identify her. Without an identity, she became known as the…

A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death outside a Houston nightclub in front of a dozen eyewitnesses. Shortly after the murder, the eyewitnesses identified the attacker as a convicted felon, Lydell Grant. But when the police tested DNA on the victim’s fingernail scrapings, the DNA couldn’t include Lydell as the contributor. Despite the inconclusive DNA…

Lori Slesinski was a recent Auburn University graduate who went missing in 2006. Although a promising suspect emerged early in the investigation, her case went cold. And her disappearance remained a mystery for a decade until new forensic evidence was discovered. Episode Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lori-ann-slesinski-disappearance-murder-rick-ennis-auburn-alabama/https://oanow.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/heres-a-timeline-before-and-after-lori-ann-slesinskis-disappearance-as-created-by-the-prosecution/article_befc4d58-b77b-11ec-8a6a-5bea2c8b386a.html

 In April 2022, police informed the Cashman family that their son, 38-year-old Johnny Cashman Jr, was discovered dead from an apparent medical condition inside his Virginia apartment. Although they were devastated by the news, they believed the police were right about what happened to Johnny. However, they later found out that his apartment was covered…

In November 2006, actress, screenwriter, and director, Adrienne Shelly was found dead inside her New York apartment from an apparent suicide. But according to people who knew Adrienne, she would have never killed herself. And she would never leave her young daughter and husband behind. It wasn’t until the police discovered key forensic evidence inside…