The Witness Who Changed Everything - May 13 2025

February 12th: Kirsten Hatfield Born (1989) Some cases will never get the closure that the family needs and deserves. On February 12th 1989 a young girl was born who would have her life ripped away far too soon. A case where, to this day, no one knows exactly what happened to her and where her body is. https://kfor.com/news/kirsten-hatfields-family-still-searching-for-answers-22-years-after-her-disappearance/, https://www.newsweek.com/oklahoma-anthony-palma-strangled-prison-kirsten-hatfield-1346995, https://morbidology.com/the-neighbour-from-hell-the-abduction-of-kirsten-hatfield/, https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/28/child-killer-strangled-death-jail-cellmate-victimizing-children-8785417/, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arrest-made-18-years-after-disappearance-8-year-old-oklahoma-n443916, https://thecinemaholic.com/kirsten-hatfield-murder-is-anthony-palma-dead-or-alive/, https://www.929thedrive.com/story/5e34803c527dcf49dad75bc1/kirsten-hatfields-mother:-im-not-celebrating-anthony-palmas-murder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Feb 202410min

February 11th: Timmy Brent Olsen Plead Guilty (2011) Sometimes the person who holds the key to solving a case remains so tight lipped that it becomes impossible to close. On February 11th 2011 one person involved in a devastating case pleaded guilty to his role in the crime but, with the other remaining silent, a family remains unable to find the closure they so desperately deserve. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Kiplyn_Davis, https://kutv.com/news/local/attorney-man-convicted-in-utah-teens-murder-has-done-all-he-can-to-help-find-remains, https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/3/22/22344591/man-who-refuses-to-say-where-he-buried-kiplyn-davis-ordered-to-serve-full-sentence, https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/03/18/new-law-cited-timmy-brent/, https://www.fox13now.com/news/local/kstu-plea-deal-reached-kiplyn-davis-case,0,4332722.story?fbclid=IwAR3A_3tNi9Nm6Sf7CKvXKW1uSxJuM1PE0S2zemwb94OVobJuqN9zWi5dXeo, https://gephardtdaily.com/local/new-utah-law-may-prevent-early-parole-of-man-convicted-in-1995-death-of-15-year-old-kiplyn-davis/, https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/3/9/22321534/just-tell-me-where-kiplyn-davis-is-father-pleads-with-convicted-killer-timmy-olsen-prison-parole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Feb 20248min

February 10th: Joanna Dennehy Found Guilty (2014) Those who kill without reason and just for the “fun” of it are incredibly dangerous creatures. On February 10th 2014 one such woman was arrested after a 10 day spree that cost 3 men their lives and almost took the lives of 2 more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_ditch_murders, https://allthatsinteresting.com/joanna-dennehy, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10432097/Serial-killer-Joanna-Dennehy-warned-prison-fianc-e-fully-committed-psychopath.html, https://www.the-sun.com/news/57157/who-is-joanna-dennehy/, https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/who-joanna-dennehy-now-serial-22179674, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/serial-killer-joanna-dennehy-told-26028323, https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/joanne-dennehy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Feb 20249min

February 9th: Eddie Albert Crawford Born (1947) How far can someone go to prove their innocence and save their own life? On February 9th 1947 a man was born who would, later in life, be connected to a truly heinous crime. A crime that he swore he didn’t commit and exhausted every single avenue to try and prove it. https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c1/crawford-eddie-albert.htm, http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/crawford919.htm, https://law.georgia.gov/press-releases/2004-07-07/attorney-general-baker-announces-execution-date-eddie-albert-crawford, https://www.sunjournal.com/2004/07/20/georgia-executes-man-killed-niece/, https://www.upi.com/Archives/2004/07/20/Georgia-man-executed-for-1983-killing/8301090296000/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Feb 202410min

February 8th: LeRoy Carter Jr.’s Body Found(1981) Some cases can have such strange elements that they seem hard to believe. On February 8th 1981 a man’s body was found in a case that saw one person proposing the unbelievable only to be ignored by her colleagues. An act that they would soon come to regret. https://unresolved.me/leroy-carter-jr, https://themorbidlibrary.com/2020/08/16/the-unsolved-leroy-carter-jr/, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4dbdiv/leroy_carter_jr_a_murder_involving_the_occult/, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Feb 202410min

February 7th: Jon Dunkle Sentenced (1990) Sometimes, even when investigators know who the killer is, it can take years to actually have enough evidence to arrest. On February 7th 1990 a man was sentenced for his crimes after decades of being a prime suspect. https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/dunkle-jon.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Dunkle, https://www.killerqueenspodcast.com/child-murderer-jon-dunkle/, https://abc7news.com/archive/8864300/, https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Dunkle-gets-life-in-prison-3160413.php, https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-High-court-OKs-death-for-killer-2650306.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Feb 202423min

February 6th: Briddell Barber Kills (2017) Anger and jealousy is a deadly combination. On February 6th 2017 a man, furious and jilted, took the lives of 4 individuals outside a club in Mississippi. https://www.wapt.com/article/yazoo-city-man-gets-life-in-prison-in-killing-of-5-people/38160755, https://www.wlbt.com/2021/11/03/yazoo-city-man-sentenced-life-after-pleading-guilty-5-murders/, https://www.wlbt.com/story/34433092/four-killed-at-nightclub-suspect-charged-with-capital-murder/, https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2017/02/08/yazoo-city-alleged-shooter-mass-murderer/97587198/, https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2017/02/06/4-killed-yazoo-city-nightclub-shooting/97541814/, https://apnews.com/article/f93e8f024dec41099ebe51c7a5c652ab, https://www.yazooherald.net/news/four-murdered-yazoo-city-man-bond-prior-murder-charge#sthash.FVBuykPh.dpbs, https://www.wxxv25.com/four-people-killed-yazoo-city/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Feb 20244min

February 5th: Lisa Nowak Attacks Colleen Shipman (2007) One mistake can sometimes erase decades of good. On February 5th 2007 a woman made a decision that, many think, would have cost another person their life had they not acted quickly. A woman who, despite all her accomplishments, will forever be known as the jilted lover who attacked her boyfriend’s new girlfriend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Nowak, https://people.com/crime/astronaut-love-triangle-lisa-nowak-15-years-attempted-murder-ex-boyfriend-girlfriend/, https://people.com/crime/astronaut-love-triangle-nine-years-later-victim-colleen-shipman-on-new-life/, https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2022/02/17/star-crossed-details-tragic-story-astronauts-breakdown/6823985001/, https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2018/11/astronaut-diapers, https://time.com/5685017/lucy-in-the-sky-true-story-lisa-nowak/, https://www.biography.com/musicians/lisa-nowak-lucy-in-the-sky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Feb 202417min