E163: The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

In 1953, 15-year-old Evelyn Hartley left to babysit a neighbor's child – but she never came home. Following a trail of bloodstains and clothing scraps, police led a fruitless search for her killer. To...

19 Okt 202141min

A 1950 crime in Missouri may have inspired the urban legend about the babysitter and the man upstairs. When the Romacks returned from a night out, they found their 13-year-old babysitter, Janett Chris...

12 Okt 202140min

After a beachcomber discovered Starr’s body, it took two autopsies to determine foul play. Was Starr’s childhood abuser — and former mayor of Boston — behind her death? Did Starr decide to take her ow...

5 Okt 202142min

In 1931, the body of a young woman washed up on the shores of Long Island. Starr Faithfull had spent the Roaring Twenties chasing glamor, partying in speakeasies and sneaking aboard cruise ships. Her ...

28 Sep 202143min

After more than a decade of setbacks and hurdles, researcher Silvia Pettem was finally able to confirm Jane Doe's identity, and it happened in the most mysterious of ways. Learn more about your ad cho...

21 Sep 202138min

In 1954, two college freshmen found the body of a young woman in a creek near Boulder, Colorado. Unable to identify her, police simply referred to her as Jane Doe. Over 50 years later, authorities wer...

14 Sep 202140min

With the coroner’s inquiry underway, damning evidence reveals the nature of Diana Yeates and Dr. Eric Hedberg’s relationship — but it’s not enough to secure a conviction. The police’s prime suspect wa...

7 Sep 202137min

On an early September morning in 1960, surgeon Jim Yeates was found dead in the garage with a pool of blood around his head. The well-respected doctor had no known enemies, so police were left with fe...

31 Aug 202138min