Episode 8 Rafael Hernandez-Torres

Rafael Hernandez-Torres was a well liked, and respected member of his Tulsa, OK community. He was known by everyone as a kind and giving person, and was a fixture to locals who knew him from the time he spent driving his taxi cab. So in 2015 when Rafael was found shot to death and his body submerged in his cab in the Caney River, detectives struggled to find anyone with a motive to kill the beloved cabbie.

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Episode 7 The Kettlebell Drownings

On February 19th, 2014, New Orleans couple, Kenneth and LaKieffa Joseph went missing and no one could have predicted the twists and turns their case would take before their bodies emerged in the Intracoastal waterway several weeks later. Blue nylon rope and thirty pound kettlebells painted a disturbing story of exactly what happened to them.

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Episode 6 Elisa Lam

Though a forensic pathologist ruled Elisa Lam's death at the Cecil Hotel as an accidental drowning in 2013, the internet disagreed. Her death fueled the imaginations of thousands of online web sleuths and youtubers who sought the answer to her 'mysterious' end. After a decade of speculation and hundreds of podcasts, videos, and documentaries, Elisa has become less a person and more a legend. But is this a fair way to immortalize her?

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Episode 5 Colleen Wood

Colleen Wood moved from Dayton, OH to Boca Raton, FL to get a fresh start after losing her job and ending a long term relationship. She viewed it as a chance to lead the life she had always wanted. She settled in and got a new place and landed a new job, and before long, she met a new man that she became interested in. His name was John Paul. He was a Wall Street investor and race car driver, and he shared a love of sailing with Colleen. Unfortunately for her, he also had a very dark past, one that Colleen was not aware of. In December, 2000, 53 year old Colleen boarded John Paul's boat; the Diamond Girl, to embark on an around the world cruise. Instead of the experience of a lifetime, Colleen sailed into the unknown and was never seen again.

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Episode 4 Susan Smith

Many of our listeners may be familiar with the story of Susan Smith. Her case made headlines across the US, and even internationally, in the early 90s when it came to light that she had murdered her two young children by drowning them in her car, before concocting a cover story. But as with all cases, the deeper you dive, the more you find….

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Episode 3 Debbie Wolfe

After completing her Christmas day shift in December, 1984, 28 year old nurse, Debbie Wolfe dropped from sight inexplicably causing those closest to her to worry. She was soon found dead on New year's day, 1985 in a pond behind her Fayetteville, NC home. Investigators ruled her death a tragic accident, but her mother, Jenny, believed that Debbie had been murdered and submerged in the pond to hide her. Several strange clues may back up her suspicions. How Debbie got into the pond is still a dark mystery over forty years later.

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Episode 2 Dan Short

In October of 1989, bank president, Dan Short, was found floating in Grand Lake, near Grove Oklahoma, five days after his bank was robbed and he'd gone missing. Police were initially stumped, but the investigation into how Dan ended up in the lake would soon reveal not one, but two deadly perpetrators.

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Episode 1 Kim Wall

Best known for her articles in the Guardian, New York Times, and Vice, journalist, Kim Wall, disappeared in a submarine beneath the Oresund Strait after interviewing the inventor of the sub, Peter Madsen, on August 10, 2017. We can only speculate what exactly happened below the surface, but upon the submarine's resurface, Kim was missing, but Peter Madsen was not. When confronted about Kim's disappearance, Madsen gave ever changing stories.

Check out the Memoir about Kim written by her mother:

https://www.amazon.com/Silenced-Voice-Life-Journalist-Wall/dp/1542018110

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Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings) ©2026 AbJack Entertainment -All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.

Below the Surface is a true crime podcast covering a variety of strange and bizarre cases with one common theme; a water connection. The show features both solved and unsolved cases, some of which are well known, while others have received little attention. Below the Surface is hosted by Olivia McKenzie (Co host of True Crime Society). It's produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment (Co host of Criminology). Research and writing by Abagail Belcastro (Campus Killings) Season 1 launches January 3, 2026 with new episodes dropping every other Saturday. Be sure to follow Below the Surface on your favorite social media outlets.