When a geologist and a wilderness guide went camping in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the last thing anyone expected was for the experienced outdoorswomen to fail to return. Their brutal double-homicide rocked Shenandoah National Park and sparked a decades-long FBI investigation that has finally concluded. Julie and Lollie’s killer is finally named in this breakingContinue reading “SOLVED: DOUBLE-HOMICIDE OF JULIE WILLIAMS AND LOLLIE WINANS”
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UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: CION CARROLL
When a teen disappears from a rural Virginia farming town in the summer of 2022, his remains are soon found in a clandestine woodland grave, buried beneath layers of lye and cement. Other deaths quickly follow, deepening a community’s grief and complicating an already-troubled investigation in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: KARL LOTHARIUS + UNSOLVED DISAPPERANCE OF BRYANT PALACIOS ZUÑIGA
When Milwaukee’s most successful nightclub owner is murdered with a crossbow bolt to the chest, he uses his last words to name his killer. However, the investigation uncovers a different suspect and the case ultimately goes cold in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode (Karl Lotharius): Murder of a TyrantContinue reading “UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: KARL LOTHARIUS + UNSOLVED DISAPPERANCE OF BRYANT PALACIOS ZUÑIGA”
UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: KELLEY HOWARD
When an Alabama woman disappears from her place of work, the evidence suggests an abduction. Afterward, the dentist she worked for spirals into a series of criminal charges and attempts to reinvent himself as a spiritual leader in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: Kelley L. Howard (Alabama Law EnforcementContinue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: KELLEY HOWARD”
UNSOLVED CASES OF MISSING / MURDERED HIKERS
From sunrise hikes to foraging sessions, the unsolved cases included in this episode feature stories of victims who ventured into nature and never made it home. Each of these little-known cases are in critical need of tips from the public, so join us as we recount the final hikes of five separate victims in thisContinue reading “UNSOLVED CASES OF MISSING / MURDERED HIKERS”
UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: ATTIIN SHAW
When a mom-of-four moves halfway around the world to a remote corner of northern Maine, she soon disappears from her new home. State investigators assume control of a case originally handled by a criminally corrupt small-town police department in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: Attiin Shaw Missing (WGAM News)Continue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: ATTIIN SHAW”
UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: KELSEY EMILY COLLINS
When a teenage trafficking victim agrees to testify against her traffickers in criminal court, she goes missing before the case makes it to trial. The disappearance and probable murder of a vulnerable child shed light on the harsh realities of hidden in plain sight sex trafficking in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used toContinue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: KELSEY EMILY COLLINS”
CASE UPDATE #3: CHONG MOUA YANG’S KILLER CONVICTED
Beloved family man and avid hunter Chong Moua Yang was murdered on public land in Michigan on November 16th, 2018. On February 22nd, 2024, Thomas Olson (age 35, and also of Michigan) was convicted of his murder. Olson was one of two suspects originally charged with Chong’s murder. This case update episode covers Olson’s trialContinue reading “CASE UPDATE #3: CHONG MOUA YANG’S KILLER CONVICTED”
UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: JULIE WEFLEN
When a hardworking Washington woman is abducted from a remote job site, a massive search is launched. Investigators explore the possibility that her case may be related to those of several other women who also vanished from the area and were never found in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode:Continue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: JULIE WEFLEN”
UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: COURTNEY HOLDEN
When a young Spokane, Washington woman goes missing, it’s not reported until more than a year later. Investigators unravel the story of a vanished woman whose adopted family called her their real-life “Cinderella” in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: “No One Was Speaking Up for Her, it Breaks MyContinue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: COURTNEY HOLDEN”
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