Presser of the Week: Maine Mass Shooting
Officials in Maine provide the latest update on mass shootings. The number of deaths now confirmed to be 18 and injuries 12. Robert Card now named a suspect in the case, is not in police custody, and a massive search is now underway. Maine's Governor Janet Mills called the shooting a tragedy saying "Thus city did not deserve this." Sources: https://youtu.be/NoQW3YiJW60 https://youtu.be/LD7xNVwHaUQ?si=tEVYj30Xy_VAKMZ0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Okt 202339min
Holly Piiranien: 30 Years Unsolved...
Holly Kristen Piirainen, kidnapped and murdered 30 Years, and the case remains unsolved. Today’s case takes us back to the summer of August 5th, 1993, in Sturbridge, Mass. 10-year-old Holly Piiranian is on a family vacation visiting her grandmother when she was abducted in the middle of the day. Holly Kristen Piirainen was a 10-year-old American murder victim from Grafton, Massachusetts. She was a typical young girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. She went with her brother to visit some puppies walking down South Shore Drive in Sturbridge to the intersection of Allen Road Her brother returned to the cottage, but Holly had disappeared. All that was found was a shoe of hers by the side of the road. Months later on October 23rd, her remains were found by hunters in a wooded area in the nearby town of Brimfield. Anyone with information about Holly’s murder is asked to e-mail Thomas.w.sullivan3@massmail.state.ma.us or call the Hampden County State Police Detective Unit at 413-505-5993. People are also welcome to text information to “CRIMES” (274637) with the subject line “SOLVE Holly Piirainen.” A $40,000 reward is being offered for information leading directly to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible. Sources: ABC News GO, Masslive.com, WCLB, Telegram & Gazette, Boston Globe https://youtu.be/67wf8hvLPyw?si=UMqZFNHZ285hKICO https://youtu.be/RU3S0coGffc?si=j7xpajn2HQq9acdc https://youtu.be/UvSc1HMGd38?si=-jaWRGdO4ogN5tVt https://youtu.be/kZfmw0a9_yU?si=3ydh9U9O9wkg6E2J https://youtu.be/RJlkuouLLrY?si=DXUulL7RB3YZZGwT https://thisweekinworcester.com/holly-piiaranens-family-still-looks-for-clues-26-years-after-her-disappearance-death/ https://www.telegram.com/news/20180802/25-years-after-holly-piirainen-slaying-family-continues-to-push-for-resolution https://www.masslive.com/news/2018/08/25th_anniversary_of_holly_piir.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/21/family-holly-piirainen-hosts-tip-campaign-anniversary-her-disappearance/DnhH2V8bunjWOd9basLxlI/story.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Okt 202355min
Stranger Danger Cases
On September 20, 1982, Kelly Ann Prosser was abducted while walking through the University District on her way home from Indianola Elementary School. On September 22, 1982, her body was discovered in a cornfield along A.W. Wilson Road in Madison County. It was determined that Kelly Ann had been beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled. Tiffany Jennifer Papesh, also known as TJ by her relatives, was a young girl of 8 years old who vanished on June 13, 1980, in Maple Heights, Ohio. She was a Caucasian child with brown hair and blue eyes, and she measured 4 feet and weighed 58 pounds. She disappeared after buying a pack of hamburger buns at Convenient Food Mart, only half a block from her home. She left the store around 2:45 p.m. and was never seen again. Her father, Frank Papesh, and her brother searched for her at the store about 20 minutes later but found no trace. The Papesh family had planned to go on a camping trip at 6:00 p.m. that day. Nearly 40 years ago, eight-year-old Kelly Prosser left her elementary school in Columbus, Ohio. She never arrived home. Two days later, she was found dead in a cornfield in a case that puzzled the community and police for decades. - USA Today On July 22, 1981, Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, Delaware, Ohio, took a report of a missing juvenile, Joanne Hebert, age 14, of Powell, Ohio. On September 29, 1981, a hunter reported discovering what appeared to be the remains of a human body while hunting in a wooded area on McKitrick Road in the area of Mitchell-Dewitt Road. Further investigation and autopsy of the remains determined it was the missing juvenile, Joanne Lynn Hebert. The cause of death was ruled a homicide. Ms. Hebert was reportedly last seen at the former Tag’s Market, a Walgreen Drug Store located on Dublin Road on State Route 745 at the intersection of Glick Road in Delaware County, where she reportedly used a pay phone. In cooperation with local law enforcement agencies, we are asking for your help in providing information that may assist in investigating the murder of Joanne Hebert. If you have any information that may help, please call Lieutenant Jeff Stiers at (937) 645-4126 or by email at jstiers@unioncountyohio.gov. Anonymous information may be left via voicemail on the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip Hotline at (937) 642-7653. SOURCES: Thank you to the Akron Beacon Journal's Mary Grace Poidimini for her great work in 1982. https://www.unioncountyohio.gov/media/Sheriff/Investigations%20Division/Hebert%20Homicide%20Unsolved%20Case.pdf - https://www.newspapers.com/image/153248242/?terms=Joanne%20hebert&match=1 - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/10/13/Another-attempted-abduction-of-a-young-girl/2456403329600/ - https://www.cleveland19.com/story/9857062/denied-dna-check-on-evidence-keeps-convicted-killer-in-jail/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/me5ynw/nearly_41_years_missing_who_took_tiffany_papesh/ - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/06/26/investigators-solve-1982-murder-columbus-girl-after-nearly-40-years/3267089001/ - https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetailpre1989.aspx?caseid=282 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/329381553/?terms=Joanne%20Hebert&match=1 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/153248242/?terms=Joanne%20hebert&match=1 - http://bjretirees.blogspot.com/2004/12/catching-up-with-mary-grace-poidomani.html - https://www.newspapers.com/image/153248242/?terms=Joanne%20Hebert&match=1 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/153248539 - https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Bureau-of-Criminal-Investigation/Investigation-Division/Cold-Case-Unit/Unsolved-Cases - https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Bureau-of-Criminal-Investigation/Investigation-Division/Cold-Case-Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Okt 202342min
Presser of the Week: Natalee Holloway SOLVED
No one knows the agony Natalee Holloway went through when the hands of Joran Van Der Sloot killed her. On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Joran finally confessed to the killing of the Alabama teenager in 2006. He took a plea deal from prosecutors and admitted to the killing in an Alabama courthouse. He was sentenced to 20 years, which will begin when he completes his current sentence for the murder of a Peruvian college student, Stephany Flores, in 2010. Sources: AP AL.com CBS NEWS ABC NEWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Okt 202319min
Presser of the Week: Gilgo Beach Murders UPDATE
According to attorney John Ray, a new witness in the Long Island serial killer trial, the victim left Rex Heuermann's house crying. New details about the Gilgo Beach murders were revealed Wednesday afternoon. John Ray, attorney for the victims, held a press conference at 3:15 p.m. in Miller Place. CBS NEWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Okt 202339min
Presser of the Week: Krista Martin Cold Case SOLVED
As we approach the 34th anniversary of Amy Mihaljevic's abduction and unsolved murder, I am looking for cases from that era that have recently been solved. This week, I highlight a case 25 days before Amy was lured to the Bay Village Shopping Plaza in 1989. The case had been unsolved until just last week. This is why you can never give up and never stop pursuing answers. We will have the technology to end these nightmare cold cases one day. Thirty-four years after Krista Martin was found dead in her Kansas apartment, the Wichita Police Department has identified a suspect in her murder. The suspect, Paul Hart, was killed in a car accident in 1999, the police said in a news conference Monday. - CBS Sources: KSN TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFWb-FWQ1hw Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? https://www.kake.com/story/49757342/police-solve-cold-case-murder-of-wichita-woman-after-34-years https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wichita-suspect-krista-martin-murder-1989-dna-match/ Wichita Cold Case Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Okt 202321min
Brianna Maitland: An Interview w/ She Goes By Jane Co-Host Aimee Baker
Honoring the Lives of Missing Women Through their Stories and Poetry Aimee Baker, co-host of the She Goes By Jane podcast, joins me to discuss various cases. We touch on the mysterious disappearance of Brianna Maitland, who went missing in 2004 in Vermont. Despite the efforts of her family and detectives, the case remains unsolved. In this episode, we also look into the complexities surrounding cases where the media coverage was lacking and were eventually forgotten. She Goes by Jane tells the stories of America's missing and unidentified women through episodes that honor women and their lives without focusing on gratuitous violence or perpetrators. Each episode features an original poem by Aimée Baker read by a special guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Okt 20231h 1min
The Bible Belt Strangler
Between 1978 and 1992 a serial killer is believed to be responsible for the murders of 6 to 11 women. The case has been dubbed the Redhead Murders due to the similar hair color of the victims. The case remains unsolved to this day, and many of the victims remain unidentified. If you have any information regarding this case, you should contact your local authorities. If you would like to help support Who Killed...?, you can do so by clicking on the donate button at sloburnmedia.com or via Venmo with my username @bill-huffman-3. SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTgqTWXIfNk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMM5g9R0mYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTq4jh0hjpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr0T7Se5J7k&t=29s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4_5-RH1vcA https://fox59.com/2018/09/06/agents-id-body-found-in-tennessee-in-80s-as-indy-woman-ask-public-to-help-solve-murder/ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2018/09/06/redhead-murder-victim-campbell-county-identified/1214514002/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DQohAAAAIBAJ&pg=3744,2202729&dq=jerry+leon+johns https://fox59.com/2019/12/19/tennessee-special-agents-identify-suspect-in-indiana-womans-1985-murder/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=3050651 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Okt 202345min
