The Witness Who Changed Everything - May 13 2025

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28 Apr 20248min

April 27th: Tempe Girl Found (2002) Jane and John Doe cases tend to haunt those involved who desperately want to give a family closure and give an unknown victim back their name. On April 27th 2002 a young victim was found in a case that, still, remains unsolved and her identity remains a mystery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe_Girl, https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Tempe_Girl, https://dnadoeproject.org/case/tempe-girl-2002/, https://popculturecrime.medium.com/who-is-tempe-girl-6893f33b976e, https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/tempe-girl-unidentified-for-19-years, http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/13/grace.coldcase.jane.doe/index.html, https://themorbidlibrary.com/2021/03/30/the-unnamed-tempe-girl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Apr 20247min

April 26th: Jessica Heeringa Disappeared (2013) The night shift, for some, can be scary. Especially when you hear horror stories like the one I’m about to tell you. On April 26th 2013 a young woman disappeared from the night shift she worked all on her own. A case that would take years, and the brave actions of another young girl, to finally solve.  *Suggested by Sandi* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jessica_Heeringa, https://people.com/crime/jessica-heeringa-murder-jeffrey-willis-convicted/, https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2019/12/court-upholds-conviction-in-jessica-heeringa-kidnapping-and-murder.html, https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2018/05/jeffrey_willis_found_guilty_of.html, https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-murder-of-jessica-heeringa, https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/12/27/jessica-heeringa-jeffrey-willis/2756539001/, https://disappearedblog.com/jessica-heeringa/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Apr 202414min

April 25th: Freeway Phantom’s First Kill (1971) Crimes against children are always harder to swallow. On April 25th 1971 an unknown serial killer struck for the first time and would, by the end of his reign of terror, take the lives of a handful of young girls all 18 years and younger. Wikipedia, wusa9.com, http://themurdersquad.com/, people.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Apr 202415min

April 24th: Damien Oldfield’s Killer Arrested (2008) While many search for a motive to make sense of a crime, sometimes that motive becomes a bone of contention in a trial. On April 24th 2008 a man was arrested and sent to trial where both sides assigned vastly different motives. ttps://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/most-gruesome-murder-ever-saw-21551431, https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18481263/cannibal-anthony-morley-now/, https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/oct/20/ukcrime1, https://zeph456.medium.com/from-mr-gay-uk-to-life-in-prison-ee8ae00d44d4, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1078580/Former-Mr-Gay-UK-spend-30-years-jail-murdering-boyfriend-cooking-eating-him.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Morley, https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/morley-anthony.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Apr 20248min

April 23rd: Katrina Denise Powe and Mystery Toma Hillian Found Dead (2006) One argument can completely alter the course of someone’s life. On April 23rd 2006 two victims were found in a case that saw one young boy snap after an argument with his mother. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/apr/25/12-year-old-charged-with-killing-mother-brother/, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10704045, https://www.news24.com/news24/he-was-a-bad-kid-20060425, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/04/25/md-boy-charged-with-murder-span-classbankheadpolice-say-12-year-old-bludgeoned-mother-and-brother-span/09fcf625-c348-4168-b48f-edd7bb43d917/, https://www.foxnews.com/story/boy-12-arrested-in-deaths-of-mother-brother, https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-04-25-0604250251-story.html, https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2006-04-25-usnews25-7-story.html, https://www.deseret.com/2006/4/25/19950062/boy-12-charged-with-killing-mother-brother, https://thedailyrecord.com/2006/04/24/maryland-boy-12-charged-with-killing-his-mother-and-his-younger-brother/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Apr 20246min

April 22nd: Wolf Family Murders (1920) Can one fight really lead to the death of an entire family? On April 22nd 1920 a family was killed in a case that, it would later be learned, was all the result of one small argument between farmers.  *Suggested by duh.its.steph* https://bismarcktribune.com/here-is-the-story-of-the-wolf-family-murder/article_af90320a-4195-5f4a-b145-37fdd83ab5c0.html, https://the-line-up.com/the-wolf-family, https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/the-vault/whatever-happened-to-baby-emma-the-only-survivor-of-her-murdered-family-the-turtle-lake-murders-episode-4, https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/100-years-later-the-story-of-the-wolf-family-murder/, http://www.themurderedfamily.com/index.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Apr 202417min

April 21st: Kathy and Samantha Netherland Killed (2014) It’s incredibly difficult to watch as a promising life is cut down by unknown sources. On April 21st 2014 a mother and daughter who had everything in life to look forward to were brutally slain by a person, or persons, unknown. https://www.wave3.com/2021/04/21/th-anniversary-murders-nelson-county-mother-daughter-remain-unsolved/, https://www.whas11.com/article/news/investigations/bardstown/car-caught-on-surveillance-at-netherland-home/417-7b7bfab9-850a-4376-907e-7c881eb619ec, https://www.wlky.com/article/unsolved-bardstown-murders-samantha-kathy-netherland/42642752, https://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-crystal-rogers/crime-time/netherland-murders-gang-initiation-inmate, https://www.wdrb.com/news/sunday-marks-5-years-since-netherland-family-murders-in-bardstown/article_69bed6c4-6145-11e9-8600-9bdf5e1c006c.html, https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article229362294.html, https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/kentucky-police-still-investigating-4-unsolved-bardstown-murders, https://www.thedailybeast.com/prom-sweetheart-and-mom-victims-in-unsolved-murder-spree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Apr 202414min