Grief, Suspicion and Murder - June 19 2025

January 20th: Lisa Au Disappeared (1982) One wrong move can completely hinder a case. On January 20th 1982 a young woman went missing in a case that saw police focus all their attention on one theory. A move that, in the eyes of many, is the reason the case remains unsolved to this day. https://nickdanos.medium.com/lisa-au-hawaiis-39-year-old-cold-case-that-still-haunts-its-residents-89877aa12896, https://www.newspapers.com/image/264519621, https://www.khon2.com/news/womans-murder-remains-one-of-hawaiis-biggest-unsolved-mysteries/, https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/04/17/years-ago-her-murder-gripped-oahu-start-investigation-went-astray-2/, https://www.thedailybeast.com/lisa-au-murder-in-oahu-hawaii-still-haunts-honolulu-police-department, https://thetruecrimefiles.com/lisa-au-murder/, https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/04/17/years-ago-her-murder-gripped-oahu-start-investigation-went-astray-2/, https://www.khon2.com/news/womans-murder-remains-one-of-hawaiis-biggest-unsolved-mysteries/, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198405291/lisa-uhiwaiomana-au Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Jan 202412min

January 19th: William Wallace Receives Telegram (1931) Is circumstantial evidence enough to send a man away for life? On January 19th 1931 a message was delivered to a man who, many believe, got away with murder. A piece of paper that started a decades long whodunit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herbert_Wallace, https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Unsolved-Murder-of-Julia-Wallace, https://www.williamherbertwallace.com/, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Jan 202412min

January 18th: Bruce Blackman Kills (1983) Some stories have details that seem to be lost to time. Stories like today’s. On January 18th 1983 a young man committed a horrific crime in a case that, while difficult to find information, is one that deserves to be told. https://amok.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Alfred_Blackman, https://www.killerqueenspodcast.com/bruce-blackman/, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/01/18/Police-layed-six-charges-of-first-degree-murder-Tuesday-against/8504411714000/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Jan 202413min

January 17th: Arnold Rothstein Born (1882) Some men are meant to have success while keeping their hands clean. Others earn millions in seedy enterprises. On January 17th 1882 a man was born who would make a name for himself within New York City’s infamous underworld. https://themobmuseum.org/blog/ninety-years-later-arnold-rothstein-murder-still-a-mystery/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Rothstein, https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/arnold-rothstein/, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/one-of-new-yorks-most-notorious-gamblers-is-shot-to-death, https://www.babyfacenelsonjournal.com/arnold-rothstein.html, https://crimereads.com/arnold-rothstein-new-yorks-first-criminal-genius/, https://erenow.net/biographies/rothstein-the-life-times-and-murder-of-the-criminal-genius/24.php, https://infamousnewyork.com/2013/09/08/the-death-of-arnold-rothstein-part-i/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Jan 202411min

The second season of PROOF: Murder at the Warehouse takes Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis to Manteca, CA where they reinvestigate the murder of 18-year-old Renee Ramos. On June 5, 2000, Ramos’ body was found buried under a pile of debris inside the shell of a new Home Depot building. Despite tips hinting at alternate suspects - tips that were ignored until now - Renee’s boyfriend, 18-year-old skateboarder Jake Silva, and Ty Lopes, the 33-year-old uncle of one of Jake's close friends were arrested for her murder. The questionable testimony of a 14-year-old boy was the key evidence used to convict them both to life in prison. Ty Lopes was killed in prison in 2011. Twenty-three years after Renee Ramos was murdered, Jake Silva remains in prison and maintains he is innocent. In season two of PROOF: Murder at the Warehouse, Susan and Jacinda travel the streets of Manteca, reinvestigating the case against Jake and Ty – and in the process uncover long-overlooked evidence about what really happened to Renee. Follow the case as Susan and Jacinda uncover long overlooked evidence about what really happened to Renee by listening to PROOF: Murder at the Warehouse wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Jan 20245min

January 16th: Loren Herzog Kills Self (2012) Two killers are more dangerous than one. On January 16th 2012 a man on parole took his own life and left his partner in crime to deal with the fallout. Two men who may have taken the lives of up to 72 individuals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Freak_Killers, https://allthatsinteresting.com/speed-killers, https://abcnews.go.com/US/convicted-speed-freak-killer-found-dead-california-prison/story?id=15381233, https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.H/h/herzog-loren-joseph.htm, https://www.kcra.com/article/san-joaquin-link-evidence-victims-speed-freak-killers/39962283 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Jan 202410min

January 15th: Stephen Downing's Second Appeal Started(2002) What happens when police get it wrong? Or, in this particular case, what if they got it right but the appeals court got it wrong? On January 15th 2002 a man started his second appeal in a case where, he claimed, he was completely innocent. A claim that divides opinion even today with many wondering if a guilty man managed to be let out of prison. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Wendy_Sewell, https://www.the-sun.com/news/4763164/what-happened-wendy-sewell/, http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/the-wendy-sewell-murder/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Jan 202415min

January 14th: Sue Ann Huskey Identified (2020) Sometimes, through hard work and determination, a seemingly unsolvable mystery gets its answers. On January 14th 2020 an unidentified young girl’s body was finally given her name back in a case that, though not all the questions were answered, saw hard work and investigation pay off. https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Sue_Ann_Huskey, https://www.wilco.org/Elected-Officials/Sheriffs-Office/Cold-Cases/Sue-Ann-Huskey, https://www.fox7austin.com/news/proper-headstone-placed-for-corona-girl-cold-case-murder-victim-sue-ann-huskey, https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/corona-girl-williamson-county-cold-case-identified-who-was-she/269-b6a6659c-3d3b-4f10-bfc1-2a2e1bc6314d, https://www.kxan.com/video/family-reacts-to-cold-case-victim-in-williamson-county-being-identified-after-30-years/4247723/, https://frontporchnewstexas.com/2020/02/12/williamson-county-sheriffs-office-seeking-information-regarding-murder-of-sue-ann-huskey/, https://www.fox4news.com/news/williamson-county-sheriffs-office-identifies-corona-girl-as-17-year-old-from-sulphur-springs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Jan 20245min