From quick errands to long runs, the cold cases included in this episode feature stories of victims who set out on foot and never returned home. Each of these little-known cases are in critical need of tips from the public, so join us as we retrace the final steps of four separate victims in this special multi-case episode of Last Seen Alive.
Stories in this episode include:
- The 1979 murder of North Carolina college student Tammy Aldridge, who went for a run while visiting home during a break and was waylaid by a cruel killer.
- The 1981 disappearance of small-town Pennsylvania teenager Michele Reidenbach, who walked just a block away from her place of work on an errand, and vanished without a trace.
- The 1990 cold case murder of Jennifer Bailey, who set out for a jog on a popular Kentucky running trail, only to be fatally attacked by a man who has remained unidentified for more than 30 years.
- The 2011 murder of 23-year-old David Grubbs, who was brutally attacked and killed while walking along an Oregon bike path on his way home from work.
Unsolved Homicide: Tammy Aldridge
Sources used to research Tammy Aldridge’s case:
Body in Whiteford Township Exhumed for DNA in Unsolved North Carolina Slaying (The Toledo Blade)
Tammy Aldridge Murder Case Reopened in Alamance County (Carter Coyle / Fox8 News)
The Herald Sun, November 8, 1985 Edition, Page 1 (The Herald Sun via Newspapapers.com)
The Herald Sun, November 8, 1985 Edition, Page 3 (The Herald Sun via Newspapers.com)
The Herald Sun, November 14th, 1985 Edition, Page 3 (The Herald Sun via Newspapers.com)
The News and Record, July 10, 1985 Edition, Page 20 (The News and Record via Newspapers.com)
If you know anything about the murder of Tammy Aldridge, please call the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office at 336-570-6300.
Unsolved Disappearance: Michele Reidenbach
Sources used to research Michele Reidenbach’s Case:
Bleak Holiday for Missing Girl’s Mom (Carol Patton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
North Hill News Record, November 3, 1993, Page 6 (North Hill News Record via Newspapers.com)
Police Reopen Case of Missing Girl (Allegheny Times, September 22, 1993 Edition)
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 12, 1989 Edition, Page 4 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette via Newspapers.com)
Christine Guenther’s Murder Remains Unsolved (Sarah Beth Martin / Patch.com)
Pittsburgh Press October 28, 1988 Edition, Page 1 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette via Newspapers.com)
If you have any information related to the disappearance of Michele Reidenbach, please contact the Pennsylvania State Police at 724-284-8100. OR, if you prefer to submit your tip online and / or to remain anonymous, go to crimewatchpa.com.
Unsolved Homicide: Jennifer Bailey
Sources used to research Jennifer Bailey’s Case:
Parents Tireless in Their Efforts to Find Daughter’s Killer (Lexington Herald Leader via Newspapers.com)
Mother of Murdered Daughter: ‘It’ll Never be Solved, I Don’t Believe’ (Taylor Upchurch / WYMT News)
The State Journal, September 7th 1990 Edition, Page 13 (The State Journal via Newspapers.com)
Lexington Herald Leader, August 20th, 1990 Edition, Page 12 (The Lexington Herald-Leader via Newspapers.com)
The Lust Murderer (Robert R. Hazlewood and John E. Douglass / FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, April 1980 Edition)
Lexington Herald Leader, January 19th, 1992 Edition, Page 1 (Lexington Herald Leader via Newspapers.com)
If you have any information on the murder of Jennifer Bailey—or on the murder of Greta Henson—please call the Kentucky State Police Post 10 at 606-573-3131.
Unsolved Homicide: David Grubbs
Sources used to research David Grubb’s case:
Horrific Murder Shatters Sense of Safety in Ashland (Jeff Barnard / KVAL News)
Community Still Looking for Answers in Violent 2011 Murder of David Grubbs on Ashland, Oregon Bike Path (Sarah Portney / NBC News)
New Details Emerge on Killing of Ashland Man 8 Years After His Death (Carsyn Currier / KTLV News)
Decapitation of Young Ashland Man Remains Unsolved 7 Years Later (Fe’lisha LaCher / KPIC News)
Police: Only Lead in Decapitation Case is Video Game (Jeff Barnard / The Tribute Democrat)
David Grubbs’ Mother Talks for First Time Since Son’s Murder (Kobi5 News)
Ten-Years After Unsolved Ashland Murder, Friends Remember David Grubbs (Kobi5 News)
If you have any information related to the death of David Grubbs, call the Ashland Police Department at 541-552-2333. Or, if you’d prefer to remain anonymous, you can call or text Crime Stoppers of Southern Oregon at 1-800-850-0580.
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