Send us a textAn elementary school teacher who stayed late in her classroom to clean up after her classrooms Halloween party. One minute, a school custodian saw her sweeping up popcorn and packing up her things, and the next she was just  gone. A school and community would be left heartbroken when she was found dead on Halloween night. After more than thirty years, investigators might be closer than ever to holding the answers to who killed Cherilyn. A person they believe Cherilyn knew and trusted.

Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-tribune-teachers-murder-remai/150326039/https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-record-cherilyn-hawkley-fund/151159883/https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-record-cherilyn-hawkley-obit/151159843/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-hawkley-possible-su/151159984/https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-record-hunt-for-teachers-slay/151160020/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-teachers-slaying-stum/151160317/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-school-parents-establ/151160764/https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-record-search-continues-for-t/151161353/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-details-of-car-and-vo/151161502/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-small-hawkley/151161563/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-teacher-last-seen-a/151162177/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-tribune-three-area-murders/151344465/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-tribune-hawkley-murders-page-2/151344697/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-tribune-may-have-bragged-to-fr/151345079/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-tribune-4-years-since-death-ha/151345770/https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/who-killed-cherilyn-hawkley-investigators-push-for-new-leads-in-30-year-old-halloween-cold-case/https://uncovered.com/cases/cherilyn-hawkley-granite-bay-ca

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Send us a textA mother is making a little extra money by cleaning her sister's house in an upscale neighborhood. She is feeding her eleven-month old daughter cereal in her high chair while cleaning each room. Somewhere in a small forty-five minute window, someone would gain access to the house and brazenly abduct Cindy in front of her child. Cindy would be found murdered three weeks later, but the autopsy would reveal that she had been kept alive for two weeks after her abduction and open up the investigation to a whole new round of questions. Was there a new serial killer operating in an area that had already been plagued by a few? Was her case related to other crimes in the area? Cindy's case is so solvable, with DNA evidence just waiting for witness testimony to strengthen the case. 

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Link to Episode on Yosemite Murders:
https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/murder-in-paradise-the-yosemite-murders/id1122650415?i=1000386193409

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-cindy-wanner-cause-of/150321293/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-break-may-come-in-91/150322532/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-cindy-wanner-identifi/150322590/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-cindy-wanner-autopsy/150322654/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-tribune-cindy-wanner-atm-card/150322732/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bismarck-tribune-atm-card-may-leave/150322834/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-purse-missing-wanner/150323743/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-tribune-1993-wanner-calls-stil/150323841/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-pacer-slaying-dec-17/150323948/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-dec-10-1991-atm-car/150323999/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-little-evidence-found/150324033/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-fbi-enters-kidnapping/150324100/ 
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/cold-case-homicides-that-haunt-the-greater-sacramento-area/103-47735993

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Send us a textJumping on for just a few minutes for a mini update on the breaking news of the suspect identified in the murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans. This case was discussed in episode 5: The Murder of Alicia Showalter Reynolds and the mystery of the Route 29 stalker. https://www.instagram.com/simplertimecrimepod/?hl=en

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Send us a textA middle school latchkey kid gets home from school in her upscale neighborhood and goes about her routine of talking on the phone, watching TV, and playing her piano. But what she didn't know was that the whole time she was home, someone was there with her, watching and listening to her every move from the second floor. When she went upstairs she would be ambushed and brutally murdered. This year marks the 30th anniversary of no answers and a killer eluding authorities. But that clock might be winding down. https://www.instagram.com/simplertimecrimepod/?hl=en

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Send us a textA kindergartner is playing hide and seek with neighborhood friends on an unseasonably warm fall day. She runs off barefoot to find a hiding spot, but her friends can't find her. In fact, nobody could. The neighborhood had plenty of people outside to witness something happening, but nobody saw anything. The case has haunted locals and led through a maze of terrifying leads involving sexual predators and serial killers. But to this day, Shannon has never been found and nobody has been held responsible for her disappearance.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kokomo-tribune-shannon-s-1994/149157469/
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https://coldcasechronicles.com/shannon-sherrill
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2013/11/05/indiana-missing-father-still-searching-for-6-year-old-shannon-sherrill-who-vanished-nearly-30-years-ago/3443453/
https://defrostingcoldcases.com/missing-shannon-marie-sherrill/
https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP6651
https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier-where-did-shannon-go/149164752/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier-where-is-shannon-pag/149167106/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mystery-caller-may-be-missing-girl/   << July 30th 2003
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https://www.townplanner.com/event/679858/
https://rcccmcc.com/2020/01/24/shannon-marie-sherrill/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-blazer-rapist-2/149214199/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-blazer-rapist-53-y/149214076/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-red-truck-with-cam/149213423/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-1991-indy-star-sha/149188085/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-sunnycalb-thornto/149187727/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/tipton-county-tribune-jeffrey-sunnycalb/149187640/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-7-missing-indiana/149187199/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-donna-walker-hoax/149186812/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier-where-is-shannon-pag/149167106/
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Send us a textAn honors student is two weeks out from graduation and working her after school job as an clerical assistant at the home office of a local businessman. What seems like an ordinary evening quickly takes a turn when she doesn't make the phone call home to her mother to come pick her up when her shifts end. Even worse, when her mother calls her daughter's boss, he claims she left hours ago. The court of public opinion has its eyes set on one man, but despite years of peculiar behavior, there has never been any evidence to arrest him nor has there been any sign of Cleashindra. This year marks 30 years since her disappearance. Megan discusses the details of the case, the ways in which this crime would likely be solved if it happened today, and pleads for anyone with information to come forward. 


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Cleashindra_Hall
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1056dfar.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/another-mother-s-day-passes-laurell-hall-searches-her-daughter-n758681
https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/07/grace.coldcase.hall/index.html?iref=24hours
https://katv.com/archive/initial-reports-show-no-blood-evidence-in-cleashindra-hall-case
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/mar/29/pb-doctor-served-search-warrant-1994-cold-case/
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2023/may/08/halls-mother-pleads-for-information/
https://www.fox16.com/news/only-on-fox16-transcribed-interviews-from-larry-amos-following-teenagers-disappearance/
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/mar/29/pb-doctor-served-search-warrant-1994-cold-case/
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2012/mar/30/missing-woman146s-family-and-friends-observe/
https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/family-of-cleashindra-hall-still-hopes-for-answers-nearly-30-years-after-her-disappearance/
https://katv.com/news/local/pine-bluff-police-seeking-public-assistance-in-29-year-old-cold-case-ongoing-investigation-disapperance-cleashindra-denise-hall-clea-law-enforcement-detectives-authorities-national-center-for-missing-exploited-children-jefferson-county-southeast-arkansas 
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-hell-and-gone-29974699/episode/hell-and-gone-murder-line-clea-124372801/
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Send us a textA teen girl is found shot dead in a cornfield in a rural community south of Rochester, NY. Days, weeks, and years would pass without any clues to her identity. Sheriff John York would dedicate his career to figuring out who the young girl was and who took her life. A gifted web sleuth and an old best friend would be the key components to giving a name known only as Cali Doe for 35 years. Now the question still remains: who murdered Tammy Jo Alexander and why?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Tammy_Alexanderhttps://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local/deputies-ask-for-help-continue-to-investigate-tammy-jo-cold-case-on-44th-anniversary/https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/tammy-jo-alexanderhttps://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Tammy_Alexanderhttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2020/11/10/tammy-jo-tape-alexander-investigators-release-excerpts-tape-boyfriend/6219475002/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/01/31/tammy-jo-alexander-john-york-livingston-county-florida-jane-doe/22657719/https://www.wxxinews.org/finding-tammy-jo-podcast
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/04/29/tammy-jo-love-struck-teen-homicide-victim/83032534/https://medium.com/@Charlie_OBrien/caledonia-jane-doe-the-story-of-tammy-jo-alexander-6c5e42bf1568

https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-details-of-cali-d/148461256/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-runaway-jane-doe/148495789/https://www.instagram.com/simplertimecrimepod/?hl=en

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Send us a textAn woman with Alzheimer's disease is left unattended by airline assistance personnel and wanders off after landing for her layover at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. What is thought for years to be negligence that resulted in a terrible accident is turned upside down, when Margie Dabney is found murdered. 

https://charleyproject.org/case/margie-louis-dabneyhttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/missing-woman-was-murdered/287-338775216

https://www.cityoflewisville.com/city-hall/city-departments/police-department/pd-general-information/lewisville-police-cold-caseshttps://www.sfgate.com/news/article/mystery-of-vanished-alzheimer-s-patient-deepens-3258599.phphttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/haunting-mystery-of-alzheimer-patients-disappearance-death/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-still-searching-for-margi/147838226/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-daughter-expand/147920179/https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-arizona-republinc-margi/147920423/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/us/robbed-by-alzheimer-s-lost-by-an-airline.htmlhttps://medschool.ucla.edu/news-article/alzheimers-vs-dementia-what-is-the-difference#:~:text=In%20summary%2C%20dementia%20is%20an,own%20distinct%20causes%20and%20characteristics.https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/how-to-find-a-missing-person-with-dementia#:~:text=According%20to%20some%20estimates%2C%20more,from%20an%20otherwise%20familiar%20setting.https://www.alz.org/https://www.instagram.com/simplertimecrimepod/?hl=en

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Send us a textAn unknown man prowls the Route 29 corridor in Virginia, flagging down female motorists to pull over for supposed car trouble. He does this with nearly two dozen women, fulfilling his promise to bring them to a payphone for help. What these women didn't know is that there was nothing wrong with their car and that they narrowly escaped danger. In March of 1996, one woman wouldn't and those connected to her case are still looking for answers. The route 29 cases stopped after her murder and the public was left to wonder: did the killer switch up his MO and is he connected to other cases in the area? Is he the serial killer who was operating in the area at the time? Or, did the Route 29 stalker fade into anonymity and still lurking in their midst?


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https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Julianne_Marie_Williams_and_Laura_Winans
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https://www.the-sun.com/news/9637176/route-29-victim-alicia-showalter-reynolds-murder-unsolved-gilgo/
https://crimeandcoffeecouple.com/2023/03/12/alicia-showalter-reynolds-the-route-29-stalker/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/9637176/route-29-victim-alicia-showalter-reynolds-murder-unsolved-gilgo/
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2005/08/25/plea-ends-abduction-trial/84b977aa-5a1e-4090-a95c-b39fc462e48a/
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https://pix11.com/news/suspect-sketch-in-1996-virginia-murder-looks-like-accused-gilgo-killer-victims-family-says/
https://www.amazon.com/Trailed-Womans-Quest-Shenandoah-Murders/dp/1616209097/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.u1hCqV_725GWkBTyidnudVvh9uVhmsnUBnxQ_O1p13gVlh7Yzjc4d53ae4vzcyBA0BgLxOu3d3kZ4gKUpx9SQ0BdhyoBFoYTyL7_t42_KjgOgym_V-3JfFAMzwktzZ-6TwI4jWL1txERxkw4N-M54g.M3Lok5VwOY5eAEKBna8x0zSzAtLSgdYrQs_pIbFAMb4&qid=1716132353&sr=8-1https://www.instagram.com/simplertimecrimepod/?hl=en

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Send us a textThe notion of safety in the quiet suburbs of Rochester NY is shattered in May of 1994 when two people go missing in the same afternoon. While one case is solved, the other has more questions than answers. A pregnant woman who disappeared after a day of running errands underlines the tragic reality that sometimes the most joyous time in a woman's life is also the most dangerous.  

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https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/opinion/the-sollie-case-is-old-not-cold-and-help-is-needed-with-other-unsolved-mysteries/article_bf78577d-ffc4-5ce6-a0e8-e66b9da751f1.html
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https://www.whec.com/local/state-police-are-still-searching-for-pregnant-woman-who-went-missing-22-years-ago/
lhttps://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/news/2008/05/23/fourteen-years-still-no-closure/47539931007/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-sandra-sollie-mom/147172710/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-sandra-sollie-may/147076550/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-search-for-sandra/146918862/
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/homicide-is-top-cause-of-death-during-pregnancyhttps://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj.o2499 https://www.instagram.com/simplertimecrimepod/?hl=en

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