When a Wyoming cowboy spends a summer weekend visiting family in Nebraska, a disagreement prompts him to take a walk to cool down. He’s expected to return quickly, but when a thunderstorm rolls through, he disappears along with it and a search is launched in this episode of Last Seen Alive. CASE UPDATE (10/11): According toContinue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: CHANCE ENGLEBERT”
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SOLVED HOMICIDE: ALIZA SHERMAN
When a woman is murdered in broad daylight in downtown Cleveland, her killer is caught on camera. After a dozen years of searching for answers, her alleged killer is finally charged. One of the most bizarre motives for murder imaginable is exposed in this episode of Last Seen Alive. SPRING OF 2025 UPDATE: an arrest hasContinue reading “SOLVED HOMICIDE: ALIZA SHERMAN”
UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: KELLE ANN WORKMAN
2/21/2024 UPDATE: 35 years after Kelle’s death, three men have been charged in relation to her murder. Their names are Bobby Lee Banks, Leonard Banks (AKA Dwight Banks) and Wiley Belt. Bobby Banks and Leonard (Dwight) Banks have been persons of interest in Kelle’s case from the very beginning; on the day of her disappearance,Continue reading “UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: KELLE ANN WORKMAN”
UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: BRIAN SHAFFER
When an Ohio medical student disappears into thin air during a night out, a massive investigation fails to uncover any trace of him. One of the Midwest’s most baffling mysteries is explored in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: The Missing: Brian Shaffer (ID Channel) A Guy Walks Into aContinue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: BRIAN SHAFFER”
UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: AMY WROE BECHTEL
When an accomplished long distance runner hits the trails in the central Wyoming mountains and never returns, investigators are tasked with answering the question: what—or who—did this Olympic hopeful fail to outrun? Strange journals, a serial killer with a history of terrible crimes against women and other theories are explored in this episode of Last SeenContinue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: AMY WROE BECHTEL”
UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: ROSE BURKERT & ROGER ATKISON
When a young couple sets off for a weekend away, disappointment awaits at their destination, where a morticians’ convention has the hotel fully booked. A last-minute vacancy proves to be more deadly than lucky, resulting in a double ax murder with an incredible array of possible suspects in this episode of Last Seen Alive. SourcesContinue reading “UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: ROSE BURKERT & ROGER ATKISON”
UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: JACLYN DOWALIBY
When a seven year-old girl is abducted from her suburban Chicago home and murdered, investigators initially suspect those closest to her. A tumultuous search for her killer takes a series of shocking turns in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: People vs. Dowaliby (leagle.com) Who Killed Jaclyn Dowaliby? The CaseContinue reading “UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: JACLYN DOWALIBY”
UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: CYNTHIA ANDERSON
When a young legal secretary disappears after being haunted by recurring dreams of abduction and murder, her unsolved case becomes—and still is—one of the most mysterious in the state of Ohio. An array of compelling possibilities are explored in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: Woman’s Disappearance a MysteryContinue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: CYNTHIA ANDERSON”