The Abduction of Violet Ripken
Unresolved26 Mai 2019

The Abduction of Violet Ripken

On July 24th, 2012, Violet Ripken was abducted at gunpoint.

That morning, 74-year-old Violet had set off on her morning routine, and was abducted from her own home by a masked gunman. For the next 23 hours, this mysterious kidnapper would proceed to drive around the Baltimore region, with Violet bound and blindfolded in the back seat.

Nobody would notice Violet's absence until later that evening, when a pair of eyewitnesses reported a strange incident to police. Soon, a massive search effort to find Violet was launched, with police hoping to locate the mother of baseball's most distinguished star...


Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

Producers: Ben Krokum, Quil Carter, Laura Hannan, Astrid Kneier, Katherine Vatalaro, Damion Moore, Amy Hampton Miller, Timothy Stratton, Scott Meesey, Steven Wilson, Sara Willemsen, Scott Patzold, and Marie Vanglund

Learn more about this podcast at http://unresolved.me/

If you would like to support this podcast and others, consider heading to https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron or Producer


Music Credits

ROZKOL - "Opening Credits"

Lee Rosevere - "Breathing"

The Pangolins - "Generate Silence"

Rotten Bliss - "Lighthouse"

Kai Engel - "Machinery"

ROZKOL - "Stay Quiet"

Rest You Sleeping Giant - "Dead Waters"

Blear Moon - "Cold Summer Landscape"

Other music created and composed by Ailsa Traves

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved--3266604/support.

Episoder(424)

The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Part Three: Guilt)

The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Part Three: Guilt)

On October 6th, 1999, police in Austin announced the arrest of four suspects in the area's most high-profile cold case. Maurice Pierce and Forrest Welborn were two young men that had been suspected of...

5 Apr 20201h

The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Part Two: Confidence)

The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Part Two: Confidence)

"On December 6th, 1991, we - as a city - lost our innocence. Today, we regain our confidence."Those were the words spoken by Austin's mayor Kirk Watson, at a press conference held in October of 1999. ...

29 Mar 20201h

Robert Levinson (Final Update)

Robert Levinson (Final Update)

This is an update for episode #93, which detailed the story of Robert Levinson, an American that disappeared while visiting Kish Island (off the coast of Iran). After being held in captivity for an un...

26 Mar 20205min

The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Part One: Innocence)

The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Part One: Innocence)

On the evening of December 6th, 1991, tragedy would strike the capital of Texas. APD Sgt. John Jones Jr. signed onto duty, well aware that he was the only homicide detective working that night. He was...

22 Mar 202055min

Kyron Horman

Kyron Horman

On June 4th, 2010, a 7-year-old disappeared after attending a science fair at his school.Kyron Horman was a second-grader at Portland, Oregon's Skyline Elementary, who had excitedly showed off his pro...

15 Mar 202058min

The Family Murders (Part Two: The Family)

The Family Murders (Part Two: The Family)

As the families of five young men mourned, investigators began to circle around their top suspect, Bevan Spencer von Einem. From the outside looking in, von Einem was incredibly average: a middle-aged...

8 Mar 202054min

Short Stories #1 (The Val Johnson Incident & The Area 51 Caller)

Short Stories #1 (The Val Johnson Incident & The Area 51 Caller)

Due to some unfortunate setbacks, I am unable to record part two of the Family Murders. So, this week, I'll be releasing two short stories from the Patreon archive: the Val Johnson Incident and the Ar...

1 Mar 202033min

The Family Murders (Part One: The Murders)

The Family Murders (Part One: The Murders)

Between 1979 and 1983, a series of heinous murders shocked Adelaide. The victims were all young men, who had gone missing in or near the northern section of town. The victims ranged in age from 14 to ...

23 Feb 202055min

Populært innen Samfunn

rss-spartsklubben
giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
aftenpodden-usa
konspirasjonspodden
popradet
rss-nesten-hele-uka-med-lepperod
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-henlagt-andy-larsgaard
wolfgang-wee-uncut
grenselos
alt-fortalt
fladseth
frokostshowet-pa-p5
rss-dannet-uten-piano
min-barneoppdragelse
rss-dette-ma-aldri-skje-igjen
synnve-og-vanessa
opptur-med-annette-og-ingeborg
rss-frekvens-med-anine-olsen