When an adventurous Canadian woman visits New Hampshire’s White Mountains for a solo hiking retreat, she’s ambushed by a killer. Investigators seek the public’s help to solve an apparently random homicide in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: Unsolved Homicide: Louise Chaput (New Hampshire Department of Justice) Hiker Still MissingContinue reading “UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: LOUISE CHAPUT”
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UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: JACK PHILLIPS
When a young Big Bear Lake, California boy disappears from a playground near his home, authorities launch the most extensive missing person search the area has ever seen. Finding no trace of the child, investigators attempt to solve his presumed abduction in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: Have youContinue reading “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: JACK PHILLIPS”
UNSOLVED DOUBLE-DISAPPEARANCE: SCOTT AND TRACY HAWKINS
When two brothers retreat into the woods of Appalachian Tennessee to forage for ginseng in 2021, they vanish without a trace. Their unexplained absence haunts their family and community in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: Campbell Co. Sheriff Searching for Two Men Who Disappeared While Ginseng Hunting (WBIR StaffContinue reading “UNSOLVED DOUBLE-DISAPPEARANCE: SCOTT AND TRACY HAWKINS”
UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: ALICIA HUMMEL
When an Iowa woman ventures out to spend a summer afternoon unwinding on the banks of a South Dakotan river, she’s ambushed by an opportunistic predator. Investigators believe they’re facing the rarest type of murder—a true stranger killing—in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: Timeline: A Walk Through AliciaContinue reading “UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: ALICIA HUMMEL”
UNSOLVED CASES: MISSING AND MURDERED HUNTERS
Each fall, millions of hunters venture into the American wilderness in pursuit of wild game. Some return successful, others empty-handed—and some not at all. These are the stories of four different hunters who never made it home to their families, having fallen victim either to natural perils, or the greatest danger of all: other humans. Now, investigatorsContinue reading “UNSOLVED CASES: MISSING AND MURDERED HUNTERS”
UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: JEFF ROWLAND
When a beloved elementary school teacher is found dead in Maryland just off the Appalachian Trail, news of his murder is met with disbelief. Despite investigators’ efforts, a puzzling case goes cold in this episode of Last Seen Alive. Sources used to research this episode: Dead Body Discovered; Suspect Still at Large (Susan C. Nicol /Continue reading “UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: JEFF ROWLAND”
SOLVED: DOUBLE-HOMICIDE OF JULIE WILLIAMS AND LOLLIE WINANS
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”
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”
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”
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