UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: MAGGIE LONG

When a Colorado highschooler stumbles across a crime in progress, it costs her her life. Investigators search the Rocky Mountain foothills for answers in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

  • Maggie Long was murdered on Dec. 1st, 2017–just weeks before her 18th birthday.
  • Maggie was a straight-A high school senior who passionately participated in extracurricular activities like debate and speech teams.
  • Maggie lived with her parents and sisters in Bailey, Colorado–a small town in the Rocky Mountain foothills.
  • Maggie died in a house fire that was deliberately set by her killers. Pictured: fire damage inside the Long family home.
  • Firefighters suppressed the blaze before it could consume the home, and quickly noticed multiple points of origin, a classic sign of arson.
  • Pictured: the large home the Longs raised their daughters in. Maggie, a high school senior, was their youngest.
  • After Maggie’s murder, Maggie’s parents sold the ranch property where they’d raised their family. What had once been their dream home had become the site of their youngest daughter’s murder.
  • The Long family home was surrounded by acres of ranch land that adjoined a national forest. Maggie’s killers targeted the rural home for burglary and murdered her whenever she caught them in the act.
  • No neighbors were present to hear the commotion caused by Maggie’s killers, but a tenant renting an attic apartment in the Long family’s large, rural home called 911.
  • 1 of 3 suspect sketches law enforcement have released in relation to Maggie’s case.
  • 1 of 3 suspect sketches law enforcement have release in relation to Maggie’s case.
  • 1 of 3 suspect sketches law enforcement have released in relation to Maggie’s case.

Sources used to research this episode:

FBI Investigating Maggie Long’s Unsolved Murder As a Potential Hate Crime (Allison Sylte / 9News NBC)

Nearly 2 Years After Maggie Long’s Murder, Family Decides to Sell Home in Park County (Lance Hernandez / ABC7 Denver)

Expanded Homicide Offense Counts by Park County Sheriff’s Office (FBI UCR Crime Data Explorer)

‘This is not a cold case’: Maggie Long’s Sisters Not Giving up Two Years After Teen’s Murder (Noel Brennan / 9News NBC

Still No Arrest in Maggie Long Murder (Walter L. Newton / The Flume)

Two Years Later, Maggie Long’s Murderers Still at Large (Kelly Kirkpatrick / The Flume)

Family Friend Shares Message from Family of Maggie Long (Bobbi Sheldon / 9News NBC)

3rd Suspect Sketch Released in Maggie Long Killing (Janet Oravetz / 9News NBC)

Federal Agents Bust Burglary Ring Targeting Asian-American Business Owners (Annie McCormick / 6ABC News)

Colorado Police: Three Arrested in Asian Targeted Burglaries (Patty Nieberg / AP News)

If you know anything about the murder of Maggie Long, please call the FBI tip line at 1-800-225-5324, or submit a tip online at fbi.gov/tips.

UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: KELLE ANN WORKMAN

When a young Missouri woman is abducted from a cemetery and murdered, her violent death haunts her rural community. The Ozark Mountains overshadow a heartbreaking mystery in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

  • Kelle Ann Workman was 24 years old whenever she was abducted and murdered from a cemetery where she worked in Dogwood, MO on July 30th, 1989.
  • A 1991 newspaper displays a quote from Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Martin regarding Kelle’s murder.
  • Pictured: Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and its cemetery, which Kelle was abducted from while mowing. The job had been passed down through generations of her family.
  • Pictured: the cemetery Kelle was abducted from, which lies along State Highway Z. Image from Google Maps.

Sources used to research this episode:

Kelle Ann Workman (Find A Grave)

Report: Kelle’s Killer(s) Can Still Be Caught (Webster County Citizen / Fred Spriggs)

Untitled July 6, 1989 Article (Douglass County Herald)

Unsolved Slaying Haunts Family (Springfield News Leader, 1990, via Newspapers.com)

24 Year Old Woman Missing Since Friday (Douglas County Herald, 1989, via Newspapers.com)

Body of Missing Woman Found in Christian County (Douglas County Herald, 1989, via Newspapers.com)

Slaying Suspect Sticks by Alibi in Workman Case (Springfield News Leader, 1995, via Newspapers.com)

July 1996 Article (Springfield News Leader, 1996, via Newspapers.com)

Tommy Lyn Sells (Serial Killer Information Center, Radford University / Dr Mike Aamodt)

 

If you know anything about the abduction and murder of Kelle Ann Workman, please call the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department at 417-683-1020, or submit a tip to the FBI at fbi.gov/tips.

UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: PAULA DEL MUNDO

When an experienced traveler disappears from one of the busiest airports in the country, her family is left desperate for answers. A tropical getaway takes a nightmarish turn in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

This Google Maps image shows the location where Paula was last seen on security footage: near the intersection of South 20th Ave. and South Airfield Dr.
This Google Maps image shows the location where Paula was last seen on security footage: near the intersection of South 20th Ave. and South Airfield Dr.
Paula (bottom center) is pictured with her sisters, with whom she’s very close. Paula’s family have made extensive efforts to search for and bring their sister home.
A still image from DFW Airport security footage shows Paula walking within the airport, pulling a bright yellow carry-on suitcase. Neither Paula nor her suitcase have been located since her disappearance on 09-14-2019.
Paula Del Mundo, 59, disappeared from Dallas Fort Worth Airport property on 09-14-2019. Prior to her disappearance, she worked as a CNA and was a reliable employee who maintained close relationships with her family. At the time of her disappearance, she was suffering from pain due to a recent shoulder surgery. Despite search efforts, she has not been found.

Sources used to research this episode:

Family Searching For Fil-Am Trans Woman Who Went Missing At Dallas Airport (Klarize Mendenilla / Asian Journal)

Search Continues for Trans Woman Pauline Del Mundo Missing Since Last September (Tammye Nash / Dallas Voice)

Family Desperate for News of Missing Trans Woman, Pauline Del Mundo (Dallas Voice)

Florida Transgender Woman Vanishes During Layover at Dallas Airport (H. Alan Scott / Newsweek)

Mysterious Disappearance of Fil-Am Paula Del Mundo Still Unsolved (Cristina DC Pastor / Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Transgender Tampa Woman Vanishes DuringLayover in Dallas, Family Says (Josh Sidorowicz / WTSP News)

Community United Effort (CUE)

Homicide Rates of Transgender Individuals in the United States: 2010–2014 (Alexis Dinno, ScD, MPH, MEM / American Journal of Public Health)

Texas Leads the Nation in Transgender Murders (Lauren McGaughy / Dallas News)

Man Admits to Shooting Transgender Woman in Hate Crime, Police Say (Karma Allen / ABC News)

Man Arrested in Death of Transgender Woman, 2 Others (Terry Wallace / AP News)

Man Charged with Murdering Transgender Woman and 2 Others in Dallas (Derrick Bryson Taylor / New York Times)

If you know anything about the disappearance or whereabouts of Paula Del Mundo, please contact the Dallas Fort Worth Airport Police at 972-973-3553. 

UNSOLVED SUSPICIOUS DEATH: AUTUMN LEE STONE

When a young mother discovers a shocking secret about her fiancé weeks before their wedding, her life is turned upside down. Her death soon follows, and experts struggle to determine whether it’s a homicide or an unlikely suicide in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Autumn Lee Stone was 23 years old whenever she died under mysterious circumstances in August of 2019. Days prior to her death, she’d called off her wedding after learning a gut-wrenching secret her fiancé had kept from her. In this family photo, she smiles while trying on a wedding dress (photo by Kjersty Rusch).
This image from Google Maps shows Seattle’s Green Lake Park, where Autumn was found dead in the water. The blue star (right) shows the approximate area of the park where Autumn parked her car. The red star (left) shows the approximate area of the park where Autumn’s body was found floating near the shore. I
Autumn Lee Stone gave birth to her second son shortly before her mysterious death. In this family photo, she smiles in the maternity ward along with her mother, then-fiancé and newborn. Photo by Kjersty Rusch.
This satellite image from Google Maps shows Seattle’s Green Lake Park, where Autumn was found dead in the water. The green star (right) shows the approximate area of the park where Autumn parked her car. The red star (left) shows the approximate area of the park where Autumn’s body was found floating near the shore.

Sources used to research this episode:

Undetermined: A Suspicous Death at Seattle’s Green Lake and an Investigation’s Limit (Daniel Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Police Dept. Investigative Report 2019-324146: Death of Autumn Lee StoneDownload

Father Accused of Assaulting 5-Week-Old Girl (Erik Stevick / Herald Net)

Father Sentenced to 5 Years for Abuse of Baby (Diana Hefley / Herald Net)

Family Searches for Answers in the Death of Autumn Stone (Siemny Kim / Kiro 7 News)

The Arterial Supply to the Central Nervous System (TeachMeAnatomy.info)

Examining the Intersections between Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence (Alessandra Guedes, MA MSc and Christopher Mikton, PhD)

Suicidal Ligature Strangulation Without A Knot–A Case Report (Kumar Pmv, Ahmed N and Anand Rayamane / Science & Justice)*

*Warning: Graphic medical / autopsy imagery.

If you have any information about the death of Autumn Lee Stone, please contact the Seattle Police Department at (206) 625-5011.

UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: MIKE HEARON

When a Tennessee outdoorsman disappears in a remote area on the outskirts of a national park, he leaves behind a loving family and a thriving business. Extensive  search efforts fail to solve a mystery that unfolds in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Michael “Mike” Hearon was 51 years old when he disappeared in August 2008. Despite extensive search efforts, no sign of Mike–beyond his abandoned ATV–has been found.
A screen shot from a WBIR news segment on Mike’s disappearance (link below) shows the Happy Valley, TN area where Mike disappeared from.
A Google Maps satellite image shows the Happy Valley, TN area. Bell Branch Road (where Mike’s farm property was located) is marked with a red indicator.
Blount County Sheriff’s Department personnel embark upon a horseback search for Mike days after his disappearance. Photo by Knoxville News Sentinel (source article linked below).

Sources used to research this episode:

(Video) Mike Hearon: Man Missing in Mountains (WBIR News)

The Charley Project: Michael Edwin Hearon

Happy Valley’s Sad Mystery: Sons Reflect on Father’s Mysterious Disappearance (Knoxville News / Robert L Wilson)

Search Continues for Missing Blount Man (Knoxville News Sentinel)

NAMUS: Michael Hearon

Google Maps: Happy Valley, Tennessee (35°36’32.3″N 83°57’26.7″W)

When to Use Low or High Gear on an ATV (ATV Helper)

Illegal Pot Operations In Public Forests Are Poisoning Wildlife And Water (NPR)

Keeping Safe If You Come Across a Marijuana Grow Site (US Forest Service)

Tennessee Marijuana Laws and Penalties (NORML.ORG)

Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2009 (National Drug Intelligence Center)

Home Distilling (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau)

What is Snaring? (Lilongwe Wildlife Trust)

Investigators: Evidence Supports Theory Morgan Co. Man Who Disappeared in 2017 Crashed into Tree (WBIR News)

Morgan County Rescue Squad Looking for Missing Man (1057 News)

If you know anything about the disappearance of Mike Hearon, please contact the Blount County Sheriff’s Department at 865-273-5001 or click here for information on how to anonymously submit a tip online or via text.

UNSOLVED TRIPLE HOMICIDE: THE SHORT FAMILY

When an entire family is murdered in the dead of night, the investigation is complicated by a law enforcement agency teeming with secrets. Small town Virginia meets major crime in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Gerald Hooper of Martinsville, VA, has been convicted of the murder of a 14 year old girl, and the attempted rape of a 12 year old girl. Hooper has not been named a suspect in the Short family triple homicide.
Jennifer Short smiles in an undated photo.. She was 9 years old whenever she was abducted from her bed and murdered. Her parents were also murdered that night, and the case remains unsolved.
Henry County Sheriff’s Deputies serve as pallbearers at Jennifer’s funeral. Her remains were discovered more than a month after her abduction. Photo by Natalee Waters / Landmark News Service.
The Short family home was burnt in a possible act of arson in 2019. It remains unknown how or why the fire started. Photo by WDBJ7 News.
First responders are pictured at the site of the fire that destroyed the Short Family home in 2019. It remains unknown whether or not the fire was an act of arson.
In 2009, seven years after the Short family triple-homicide, the FBI released this sketch of a man reportedly seen in the area of the Short family home around the time of their murders.
This article from the 3-30-1979 edition of The News Leader discusses a double shooting perpetrated by Gerald Hooper. The shooting left one 14 year old girl dead, and one 18 year old man seriously wounded.
An article from the 12-28-1979 newspaper references Gerald Hooper’s charge for the attempted rape of a 12 year old girl, and the murder of a 14 year old girl.
Mary, Jennifer and Michael Short smile in an undated photo. The Shorts were a happy family of 3 who were looking forward to moving to coastal South Carolina at the time of their murders. On August 14th, 2002, they were murdered.

Sources used to research this episode:

Who Killed Jennifer Short? A FOX8 News Exclusive (Fox8 News)

Short Case Timeline (Ryan Falls / Martinsville Bulletin)

Remains are Those of Va. Child (Washington Post)

Cassell Silent on Paternity (Martinsville Bulletin)

Short Family Murders Still Unsolved After 10 Years (Fox8 News)

Man Couldn’t Have Killed Three, Friends Say (Star News Online)

Friend: Witness Wasn’t Fleeing (Tom Steadman, Jennifer Fernandez / News & Record)

Rockingham County Sheriff Announces DNA Analysis Results (CNN)

Henry County Sheriff Frank Castle Says Lemons Felt Maligned (News & Record)

Va. Sheriff and 19 Others Charged in Drug Scheme (Maria Newman / NY Times)

Juvenile Justice Bulletin, June 2000 (Department of Justice)

Gerald R. HOOPER, Petitioner-Appellant v. D.A. GARRAGHTY, Warden; Attorney General of the State of
Virginia, Respondents-Appellees (US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit)

Lover’s Lane Murder Baffles Va. Police (The Free Lance Star, Dec. 27, 1978 ed.)

Open Case Virginia: Fire Fuels Fresh Suspicion About Short Family Murders (WDBJ7 News)

Short Family’s Former Henry County Home Destroyed by Fire; Cause Unknown (WSLS News)

If you know anything about the murder of the Short family, please call the FBI’s major case contact center at 1-800-225-5324, or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov

UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: LINDSAY HARRIS

When a young New York woman trades her small town for the glittering lights of Las Vegas, her short life is torn away by a predator. The mystery surrounding her death spans the country, crossing paths with a possible serial killer in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Lindsay Harris, a native of Skineatles, NY was 21 whenever she disappeared from the Las Vegas strip. Her partial remains were later discovered in Illinois.
This undated Oregon driver identification photo released Monday, July 27, 2015, by the Charleston, W. Va., Police Department shows Neal Falls, of Springfield, Ore., killed by a women he attacked on July 18 in Charleston. Police are investigating whether Falls had any connection to cases of suspicious deaths and missing women in other states. (Oregon DMV/Charleston Police Department via AP)
This police evidence photo shows the inside of Neal Falls’ trunk. It’s suspected that Falls planned to use this “murder kit” to dispose of the body of Heather, a Charleston woman who he violently attacked. Heather gained control of Falls’ gun and shot him in self-defense, ending the life of a suspected serial killer.
This police evidence photo shows the contents of Falls’ “murder kit” displayed on a tarp.

Sources used to research this episode:

Mutual Misery When Daughters Disappear (Abigail Goldman / Las Vegas Sun)

Man Linked to Unsolved Murder Arrested on Prostitution-Related Charges (8 News Now Las Vegas)

Family Grieves, Yet Feels Relief (Lawrence Mower / Las Vegas Review Journal)

Nov. 23, 2005 Anderson Cooper 360 Transcript (Anderson Cooper / CNN)

Why Do Women Choose Street Prostitution in Las Vegas? (Las Vegas World News)

Prostitute Homicides: A Descriptive Study (Journal of Interpersonal Violence / C. Gabrielle Salfati et. al.)

What We Know About Sex Trafficking, Prostitution, and Sexual Exploitation in the U.S. (World Without Exploitation / Jody Raphael et al)

DNA Match Identifies Legs Found Along I-55 (Jayette Bolinski / The State Journal Register)

Lindsay Harris (Heather Sutphin / Neal Falls Investigation Blog)

Probe Widens After Suspected Serial Killer Slain (CBS News)

UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: ASHA DEGREE

When a young girl vanishes into a dark and stormy night, investigators are baffled by her disappearance. One of the most mysterious unsolved cases in North Carolina history is explored in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Asha Degree was 9 years old when she disappeared from her hometown of Shelby, NC, on 02/14/2000.
Asha was a skilled athlete, and went missing just days after her school’s first basketball game of the season.
A billboard highlighting Asha’s disappearance has long been maintained in Shelby.
Asha’s parents, Harold (left) and Iquilla (right) hold a portrait of their missing daughter.
A billboard provides contact information for anyone who has any information about Asha’s disappearance.
An age-progressed image shows what Asha may look like in present day, as an adult. Have you seen this woman?
A copy of this book was found in Asha’s backpack, which was discovered buried in a county adjacent to which Asha disappeared.
This 1990 ‘New Kids on the Block’ t-shirt was found in a backpack belonging to Asha in August, 2001 (>1 year after her disappearance).
Asha may have been seen getting into a car like this one on the night other dissappearance.
Asha may have been seen getting into a car like this one on the night of her disappearance.
Asha Degree was 9 years old when she disappeared from her home during a stormy night in 2000.

Sources used to research this case:

Clues Sought in Disappearance of 9-Year-Old Who Disappeared 20 Years Ago (FBI)

Missing & Black: What Happened to Asha Degree? (Anslem Samuel Rocque / Jet Magazine)

National Estimates of Missing Children: An Overview (OJJDP)

Girl’s Disappearance Baffles Investigators (Star News, March 15, 2000)

Sleep Walking & Sleep Talking (AASM)

Sleepwalking (Mayo Clinic)

Items Found, But Still No Asha (Andrew Dys / The Star)

If you have any information about the disappearance of Asha Degree, call the FBI at 704- 672-6100 or the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office at 704 484-4822.

UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: LORI ZIMMERMAN

When a Maryland teen is abducted and murdered on her way home from school, the tragedy leaves a lasting impression on her community. Cold case investigators persevere decades later, striving to identify a killer they believe is still in the area in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Lori Zimmerman was 15 years old at the time of her murder in 1984.
Lori disappeared from downtown Hagerstown, Maryland on her way home from school. Her remains were discovered in a rural area 10 days later.
Jeffrey Eldon Miles Sr has admitted to murdering two Hagerstown area women. The murder of his 17 year old victim bears several similarities to Lori’s murder. It’s unknown whether he was involved in Lori’s death. Photo from the Herald Mail.
Lori’s mother, Sandra, holds a portrait of her only child. Sandra died in 2020, without ever learning who murdered her daughter. The case remains open.

Sources used to research this episode:

Maryland Mysteries: Lorraine Zimmerman (WMAR-2 News)

Looking for Closure in Unsolved Murder of Lorraine ‘Lori’ Zimmerman (Herald Mail)

15-Year-Old’s Slaying a Mystery 27 Years Later (Washington Examiner)

Jeffrey Miles Pleads Guilty to Murder of Hagerstown Woman (Herald Mail)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. JEFFREY ELDON MILES, SR. Appellant (casetext)

Skeletal Remains of 17-year-old Angie Daley Found on Farm in Washington Township (Denise Bonura / The Record Herald)

If you know anything about the murder of Lori Zimmerman, please contact the Maryland State Police Criminal Investigations Bureau at 410-653-4211.

UNSOLVED SUSPICIOUS DEATH: DEBBIE WOLFE

When a North Carolina nurse is found dead after being threatened by a stalker, investigators quickly write her death off as an accident. Questions abound in this episode of Last Seen Alive, such as: how does a body “accidentally” wind up in a barrel underwater?

Debbie Wolfe was 28 years old whenever she was found dead at the bottom of the pond in her backyard. Her death was ruled an accidental drowning despite extensive suspicious circumstances.
Debbie worked as a nurse at a veterans’ hospital, where she was in charge of coordinating hospital volunteers. A volunteer who’d unsuccessfully pursued her romantically left a suspicious voicemail on the day of her disappearance.

Sources used to research this episode:

Debbie Wolfe (Unsolved Mysteries)

The Body in the Barrel: Questions Linger in 1985 Fayetteville Drowning (Michael Futch / The Fayetteville Observer)

Drowning is one of the hardest homicides to prove. These investigators want to change that. (Cara Tabachnick / NBC News)

Investigation of Drowning Deaths: A Practical Review (Erica J. Armstrong MD, Kevin L. Erskine)

Cold Water Immersion Syndrome and Whitewater Recreation Fatalities (David J. Farstad, MD1; Julie A. Dunn, MD2)

Help bring Debbie the justice she deserves!

If you have any information about the death of Debbie Wolfe, please contact the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office at: (910) 323-1500 – OR – contact Fayetteville / Cumberland County Crime Stoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (click to submit a tip online).