252: The Vanishing of the Krnak Family | USA

252: The Vanishing of the Krnak Family | USA

Between September 2003 and April 2006, Wisconsin prosecutors built one of the most challenging murder cases in the state's history: proving a family annihilation without bodies, a crime scene, or eyewitnesses.
In July 1998, Allen Krnak, his wife Donna, their son Thomas, and the family dog vanished without a trace after leaving for a Fourth of July weekend at their cabin. When their truck was found wiped clean with thousands of unexplained miles, investigators knew this was no ordinary disappearance.
The discovery of Allen's remains 800 miles away in North Carolina would reveal a horrifying truth about betrayal and greed. But Donna and Thomas remain missing to this day, their bodies never recovered from the mountains where they were likely disposed of.

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Resources
Web
Wisconsin Missing Persons - Donna Kay Krnak
The Charley Project - Thomas John Krnak
The Charley Project - Donna Kay Krnak
The Doe Network - Donna Krnak (2333DFWI)
The Doe Network - Thomas Krnak (3418DMWI)
Wisconsin Supreme Court - State v. Anderson (2005)
Wisconsin Supreme Court - State v. Derek Anderson
Wisconsin Court of Appeals - Derek Anderson v. Leverett Baldwin
Articles
Wisconsin State Journal - Anderson Convicted of Murder (April 8, 2006)
Racine Journal Times - FBI Agent Investigating Different Case Finds Lead (August 15, 2024)
WFMY News 2 - Man Found Guilty in Missing Family Murder Trial
WRN - Killer's Appeal Rejected (December 30, 2009)
The Sylva Herald - Wisconsin Jury Finds Former WCU Student Guilty of Murder (April 13, 2006)
Tulsa World - Family's Disappearance Grips Rural Town (February 26, 2019)
La Crosse Tribune - Wisconsin Briefs (March 30, 2006)

Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
Narrated by Noel Vinson
Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

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Nordic Campsite Killings 2: Lake Bodom Murders - Revisited

Nordic Campsite Killings 2: Lake Bodom Murders - Revisited

In the summer of 1960, four teenagers went camping at Lake Bodom. In the pre-dawn hours, an unknown assailant attacked them inside their tent, slashing them with a knife and hitting them with a blunt ...

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250: Nordic Campsite Killings 1: The Tulilathi Murders

250: Nordic Campsite Killings 1: The Tulilathi Murders

July 1959. Two young women on a cycling holiday vanished from a Finnish campsite. Eine Nyyssönen, 21, and Riitta Pakkanen, 23, were found buried in a bog three weeks later, marked by a sharpened stick...

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249: The Mysterious Murder of Julia Wallace

249: The Mysterious Murder of Julia Wallace

On a winter evening in 1931, a soft-spoken insurance agent was lured from his Liverpool home by a strange telephone message. The address he searched for didn’t exist. By the time he returned, his wife...

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The North Pole Slaying Plot - Foiled | Alaska (Revisited)

The North Pole Slaying Plot - Foiled | Alaska (Revisited)

Every December, thousands of letters addressed to Santa are sent to North Pole, Alaska. Boxes full of letters are then sent to North Pole Middle School, where they are included in the 6th Grade curric...

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248: The Orderud Murders | Norway

248: The Orderud Murders | Norway

In May 1999, three members of the Orderud family were found shot to death in their home in rural Norway. The victims — Kristian and Marie Orderud and their daughter Anne — had been killed in the dead ...

14 Des 202520min

247: The Vampire of Bucharest | Romania

247: The Vampire of Bucharest | Romania

Between 1970 and 1971, a series of brutal murders terrified the streets of Bucharest. The victims were mostly women — attacked at night, bitten, and mutilated. Their killer became known as The Vampire...

30 Nov 202521min

246: Fugitive Mom, Dorothy Lee Barnett | USA/Australia

246: Fugitive Mom, Dorothy Lee Barnett | USA/Australia

In 1994, a custody dispute in South Carolina ended with a mother vanishing with her infant daughter. Dorothy Lee Barnett, accused of violating a court order, disappeared without a trace — along with 1...

16 Nov 202521min

245: The Butcher of Mons: Belgium’s Unsolved Suitcase Murders | Belgium

245: The Butcher of Mons: Belgium’s Unsolved Suitcase Murders | Belgium

Between 1996 and 1997, the dismembered remains of at least five women were found stuffed in garbage bags and dumped inside suitcases around the Belgian city of Mons. The killer, who came to be known a...

2 Nov 202520min

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