Chasing the Truth: The Molly and Colt Case | Paula Fielder

On July 7, 2013, 17-year-old Molly Miller and 22-year-old Colt Haynes disappear in Love County after a car chase with police.

The car was driven by a friend, James Con Nipp. Police lost the vehicle somewhere in the area of Long Hollow Rd. and Oswalt Rd in Love County, Oklahoma. Miller and Haynes disappear after the pursuit. Nipp was prosecuted for the car chase in 2014, but no one has been charged in the disappearances of Colt and Molly.

In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, talks with Paula Fielder, Molly’s cousin. Together, they explore the role of law enforcement and the Chickasaw Nation, emphasizing the need for increased attention to the case

. A chilling find in a ravine and a call to check DNA evidence build suspense, leading to an anticipation-filled conclusion with Paula's announcement of a 10-year remembrance event at Love County Courthouse.

If you have any information about this case call 800-522-8017 or submit a tip online at [email protected]

There will be a candlelight vigil for Molly and Colt held at the Love County courthouse on July 8, 2023, from 6-9 pm.  Anyone who is interested in celebrating the memory of Molly and Colt is welcome. 

Show Notes:

[0:00] Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum. Sheryl begins the episode with an emotional story about her sister Sharon's disappearance during a family trip to Jekyll Island 

[3:18] Sherly recaps the missing case of Molly and Colt.  If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes surrounding this case, check them out here - Zone 7 Legends : Lisa Ribacoff - Molly Miller and Colt Hayes, Chasing the Truth: The Molly and Colt Case | Maureen O’Connell, Chasing the Truth: The Molly and Colt Case | Rob and Cindy Dorfman

[4:26] Guest Paula Miller Fielder, Molly's cousin, is introduced, recounting her decade-long search for Molly and Colt

[5:09] Paula voices her gratitude for the ongoing interest and coverage of Molly's case

[9:20] Paula details a moment of false hope from 2013, when a rock mistaken for a skull was discovered

[12:18] Question: When you first were told Molly was missing, how were you told? And what was your first reaction to it?

[13:17] Remenencing the distressing phone call she received from Molly's mother, pleading for her help

[16:43] Question: When did you first start to realize, or did you know, that law enforcement would be a hurdle?

[18:56] Sheryl expresses skepticism about the official story of the car being stolen and wrecked

[20:29] Question: Was there ever a phone call where somebody spoke with Molly?

[20:34] Molly's desperate calls for help, claiming they were lost

[21:40] Question: How did they know where to tell people to come and get them?

[27:12] Sheryl asserts the necessity for more official resources to be allocated to Molly and Colt's case

[28:12] Bureau of Indian Affairs is now involved in the case, given Molly's Chickasaw heritage

[30:29] Paula narrates the chilling discovery of a freezer and bones in a ravine

[32:46] Question: Do you still have the bones that you found?

[32:55] Sheryl suggests conducting DNA testing on the discovered bones

[34:53] “Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.” -A.D.L

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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.  

You can connect and learn more about Sheryl’s work by visiting the CCIRI website https://coldcasecrimes.org

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