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  • The Disappearance of Melanie Metheny

    “But what about my babies!”— It may sound cliche, I know, but as a mother, you rarely give a second thought to what would happen if you somehow found yourself forcibly taken from your children prematurely. You partially think this because so often that is not the case, that ‘It’s not going to happen to me,” but maybe too because you know that it is your worst fear realized and if you think on it too long it’s absolutely terrifying. But sadly it is a reality, especially in many missing persons cases. On July 19, 2006, twenty one (21) year old Melanie Metheny of Belle, West Virginia dropped two (2) of her three (3) children off at The Country Kids Daycare. Melanie was a devoted single mother, who had been making strides to become a nurse. Melanie made remarks to several individuals that morning that she intended to run over to the Garnet Career Center to pick up some transcripts that she needed for the upcoming semester. But Melanie would never make it to the Career Center and by the end of the day, Staff at the Country Kids Daycare contacted Melanie’s family, informing them that Melanie had never arrived back to pick up her children. Melanie has not been seen or heard from since. As clues began to unfold, the circumstances of Melanie’s fate became even blurrier and the events leading up to her disappearance shrouded in mystery. Join the Cold Case Crew as they re-tell The Disappearance of Melanie Metheny, a 2006 Cold Case from Kanawha County and the first in our Capital Crimes Comeback!

    #MelanieMetheny #UnsolvedDisappearance #UnsolvedMurder #Unsolved #Disappeared #Vanished #MissingPersons #2006 #CrimesOfOurCapitolCity #ColdCasesOfKanawhaCounty #WestVirginiaUnsolved #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #WhereIsMelanie? #JusticeForMelanieMetheny 

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    REFERENCES:

    Youtube:
    Mysterious WV- MISSING PERSON: The Disappearance of Melanie Metheny
    Danelle Hallan- Melanie Metheny: Mother of 3 Vanishes in A Town Full of Secrets

    Websites:
    https://melaniemetheny.wordpress.com/category/events/
    http://www.findmelanie.com/guestbook.htm
    https://justicebeserved.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/melanie-renee-metheny/
    https://www.wvsp.gov/missing-persons/Pages/MissingPerson_Detail.aspx?personid=3
    https://www.facebook.com/Missing.MelanieReneeMetheny/
    https://charleyproject.org/case/melanie-renee-metheny
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    Special Thank You’s:
    Thank You to Our Families
    Compute One
    Brand RPM
    Hale Family Dentistry
    Candor Creative Company
    Kevin Beatty 
    Ah- Hale Creations

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    abyss by Rexlambo https://soundcloud.com/rexlambo 
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    Editing:
    Whitney Cappellari and Audacity 

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    www.coldcasecrewwv.com


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    34 min
  • The Rand/ Bailey (Black Knight Country Club) Murders

    Two (2) households both alike in dignity in fair Beckley, WV where we lay our scene. This weeks episode could have been penned by ol’ Bill Shakesphere himself, for the story of Nell Rand and Ray Bailey is nothing short of a tragedy. Our second Hometown Horror tells the tale of two (2) lovers, caught in the throes of forbidden affair, who are brutally murdered along a lone lovers lane and disposed of on the outskirts of town. But who killed Nell Rand and Ray Bailey? Check out the Cold Case Crew’s latest episode, “The Rand / Bailey Murders (The Black Knight Country Club Murders” a 1947 cold case local to Beckley, WV. 

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    #BlackKnightMurders #CountryClubMurders #NellCombs #NellieRand #NellRand #ERBailey #RayBailey #Beckley #BlackKnightCountryClub #1947 #RandBaileyMurders #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #ColdCasesOfRaleighCounty #UnsolvedDoubleHomicide #UnsolvedHomicide #WVMystery #UnsolvedWV 

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    REFERENCES:

    Books:
    “West Virginia Cold Case Homicides” by George Bragg. Vicious Murder Behind the Black Knight Country Club: Nellie Rand and F. Ray Bailey Pages 14-17. 2007.

    Newspapers:
    The Register Herald
    The Post Register Herald

    Websites:
    https://www.register-herald.com/news/local_news/author-thinks-he-s-solved-1947-murder/article_57163acb-4a78-516c-bb1a-5df02b0afdae.html
    https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wv-nellie-rand-39-ray-bailey-50-beckley-4-nov-1947.77757/
    https://www.karisable.com/crunsnrand.htm

    Youtube:
    Mysterious WV- Country Club Murderers 

    Raleigh County Courthouse: Death Records - 1947
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    Thank You To Our Families
    Patrick Parker
    Raleigh County Courthouse
    Compute One
    Ah-Hale Creations
    Brand RPM
    Kevin Beatty
    Candor Creative Company
    Hale Family Dentistry

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    37 min
  • The Tragic Murder of Evelyn Shrewsbury

    HOMETOWN HORROR— The Cold Case Crew is kicking off Season 2 with a series of hometown horror stories that have taken place in our own backyard (figuratively speaking). The first of which details the 1974 slaying of Evelyn Shrewsbury, a young mother from Flat Top, WV. On May 16, 1974, twenty six (26) year old Evelyn “Hope” Shrewsbury was senselessly murdered while mowing the grass that surrounded her family’s home. Her body was discovered in the tool shed, asphyxiated by a bikini top that she had been wearing. But why would somebody want to hurt Hope? And what was their motivation? Join the Cold Case Crew as they take a deep dive into the Tragic Murder of Evelyn Hope Shrewsbury a Cold Case local to Flat Top, West Virginia. 

    #EvelynShrewsbury #EvelynHopeShrewsbury #HopeShrewsbury #FlatTop #FlatTopWV #1974 #UnsolvedMurder #UnsolvedHomicide #WVMysteries #ColdCase #ColdCasesOfMercerCounty #ColdCasesOfRaleighCounty #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #ColdCaseCrew #JusticeForHopeShrewsbury _____________________________________________________________________________________

    References: 

    Books:

    Bragg, George, Bragg, Melody. “West Virginia Unsolved Murders Book II”. The Strangled Housewife: The Evelyn Shrewsbury Murder. Pgs.47-49. Gem Publications. Beaver, WV.

    Bragg, George. “West Virginia Cold Case Homicides.” The Body in the Barn: The Strangulation of Evelyn Shrewsbury. Page 86. 2007. GEM Publications. Beaver, WV. 

    Youtube:
    Mysterious WV- UNSOLVED: The Murder of Evelyn Shrewsbury

    Podcast:
    Murder Nation- The Unsolved Murder of Evelyn Shrewsbury- West Virginia 

    Websites:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92554921/evelyn-hope-shrewsbury

    Newspapers: 
    The Charleston Daily Mail
    The Beckley Post Herald
    The Raleigh Register

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    Brand RPM
    Compute One
    Hale Family Dentistry
    Anonymous Source
    Candor Creative Company
    Kevin Beatty
    Ah-Hale Creations
    Thank You to Our Families

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    abyss by Rexlambo https://soundcloud.com/rexlambo 
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    Whitney Cappellari and Audacity 

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    www.coldcasecrewwv.com

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    28 min
  • BONUS EPISODE: John Phillips (a Cold Case from RI)

    On the night of October 26, 1986, avid baseball fan John Phillips of North Kingston, RI, attended a World Series party at the residence of a friend to watch the Boston Red Sox take on the NY Mets. He left around 10:30pm, opting to walk the 2.9 miles back to his apartment in East Greenwich. However, John would never make it home. In the early morning hours of October 27th, John’s body was discovered in the parking lot of Golf World, less than a mile from where he left the party. He had been shot once in the head, and his death was ruled a suicide. For fifteen (15) years, there would be no investigation into the suspicious circumstances that surrounded John’s death. In 2001, authorities with the NK Police Department officially changed his cause of death to homicide. Who killed John Phillips? Join the Cold Case Crew as we tell the little known story of The Mysterious Death of John Phillips, a Cold Case local to North Kingston, Rhode Island. 

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    #JohnPhillips #ColdCase #1986 #ColdCasesOfRhodeIsland #ColdCasesOfNorthKingston #UnsolvedHomicide #UnsolvedMurder #SuspiciousMurder #ColdCaseCrew #UnsolvedRhodeIsland #JusticeForJohnPhillips #BlindReaction
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    References: 

    Websites:
    https://www.wpri.com/news/man-to-his-brothers-killer-own-up-to-what-youve-done-2/
    https://www.independentri.com/independents/north_east/article_16f06086-f4b3-5573-9cea-041099315696.html
    https://patch.com/rhode-island/northkingstown/nk-police-seeking-info-on-1986-cold-case-murder
    https://www.facebook.com/johnphillipsnk

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    Thank You to Our Families
    Compute One
    Ah-Hale Creations
    Brand RPM
    Candor Creative Company
    Kevin Beatty
    Hale Family Dentistry

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    abyss by Rexlambo https://soundcloud.com/rexlambo 
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    Whitney Cappellari and Audacity 

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  • The WVU CoEd Murders PART 2

    The search is on for Who Killed Mared Malarik and Karen Ferrell. In Part 2 of our Season 1 finale, the Cold Case Crew continues their deep dive into the double murder of the West Virginia University Co-Eds. In this episode we will cover the search for the missing heads, the mysterious Triangle letters and finish up with three (3) of the most plausible suspects in the case. We also cover the confession and trail(s) of Eugene Paul Clawson, the man who was ultimately charged with the murders. But was he truly guilty? 

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    #WVUCoEdMurders #MaredMalarik #KarenFerrell #1970 #TrueCrime #Homicide #DoubleHomicide #Murder #UnsolvedMurder #EugenePaulClawson #WasHeGuilty #WVUnsolved #WVTrueCrime #MonongaliaCounty #WVU #CoEds #CoEdMurders #WestVirginiaCrime #NotoriousCrimes #JusticeForMaredMalarik #JusticeForKarenFerrell

    Thank you to everyone for listening! Your girls will be back Wednesday, October 5, 2022 with our upcoming Season 2 Premiere: The Tragic Murder of Evelyn Shrewsbury (1974). ________________________________________________________________________________________________

    References:

    Books:

    Bragg, George, Bragg, Melody. “West Virginia Unsolved Murders Book II”. The Death of Innocence: The WVU CoEd Murders. Pgs.1-15. Gem Publications. Beaver, WV.

    Fuller, Geoffrey C., McLaughlin, S. James. “The WVU Co-Ed Murders: Who Killed Mared and Karen?”. The History Press. Charleston, SC. 2021

    Newspapers:
    The Dominion News
    The Beckley Post Herald
    The Register Herald
    The Courier News
    The Central New Jersey Home News

    Podcasts:
    The WVU Co-Ed Murders- Appalachian Mysteria- S1 _____________________________________________________________________________________

    Special Thank You’s:
    Compute One
    Thank You To Our Families
    Brand RPM
    Pepoli’s Pepperoni Rolls
    Hale Family Dentistry
    Kevin Beatty
    Candor Creative Company

    Music:
    abyss by Rexlambo https://soundcloud.com/rexlambo 
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    Editing:
    Whitney Cappellari and Audacity 

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    www.coldcasecrewwv.com 


     

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    34 min
  • The WVU CoEd Murders Pt. 1

    On the eve of January 18, 1970, Mared Malarik and Karen Ferrell, two (2) freshman students at West Virginia University, disappeared while hitchhiking back to their dorm after attending a showing of the movie, Oliver! at the Metropolitan Theater in downtown Morgantown. Initially the girls were believed to have run off on their own free will, but soon authorities would learn the true nature of the fate of the young Co-Eds. With the discovery of the beheaded bodies ten (10) miles out of Morgantown, and the absence of the heads, Morgantown PD and the West Virginia State Police were soon tasked with the overwhelming responsibility of figuring out What Happened to Mared and Karen? In Part 1 of our two (2) part season finale, the Cold Case Crew takes you back to Morgantown in the 1970’s. We learn about our victims, Mared and Karen, discuss the circumstances of their disappearance and the search efforts leading up to the grisly discovery of the bodies. 

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    Link for Geoffrey Fuller and S. James McLaughlin's Book, "The WVU CoEd Murders: Who Killed Mared and Karen?" :
    https://www.amazon.com/WVU-Coed-Murders-Killed-Mared/dp/1467146161/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JD4M5AUQNLZL&keywords=wvu+coed+murders&qid=1660054450&sprefix=wvu+coed+murders%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1

    #WVUCoEds #WVUCoEdMurders #MaredMalarik #KarenFerrell #WhatHappenedToMaredandKaren #Homicide #UnsolvedHomicide #Murder #DoubleMurder #TrueCrime #ColdCase #1970 #WVU #Morgantown #MonongaliaCounty #ColdCaseCrew #WVMystery #WestVirginiaUniversity #MorgantownWV #WV #Morgantown #WestVirginia #TrueCrimesOfWestVirginia

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    References:

    Books:
    Bragg, George, Bragg, Melody. “West Virginia Unsolved Murders Book II”. The Death of Innocence: The WVU CoEd Murders. Pgs.1-15. Gem Publications. Beaver, WV.

    Fuller, Geoffrey C., McLaughlin, S. James. “The WVU Co-Ed Murders: Who Killed Mared and Karen?”. The History Press. Charleston, SC. 2021

    Newspapers:
    The Dominion News
    The Beckley Post Herald
    The Register Herald
    The Courier News
    The Central New Jersey Home News

    Podcasts:
    The WVU Co-Ed Murders- Appalachian Mysteria- Season _____________________________________________________________________________________

    Special Thank You’s
    Compute One
    Thank You to Our Families
    Hale Family Dentistry
    Candor Creative Company
    Kevin Beatty
    Ah-Hale Creations
    Brand RPM
    Pepoli’s Pepperoni Rolls 

    Music:
    abyss by Rexlambo https://soundcloud.com/rexlambo 
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    29 min
  • The Suspicious Death of Danny Casolaro and the Octopus Conspiracy

    It is well known among conspiracy theorists the fate the befell Journalist Danny Casolaro in the early morning hours of August 10, 1991 in Martinsburg, WV. The questions that seem to follow this case appear never ending, only leading to more. Why would a man, at the pinnacle of his research and career,  kill himself in a bathtub at the Sheraton Hotel? In the days leading up to his demise, that Danny had traveled to Martinsburg, WV to facilitate the exchange of information which should have wrapped up his research for an upcoming book he had spent the last year writing. A book that, if proven to be true, would blow the whistle on multiple facets of government corruption among top ranking U.S. Officials. For years, many have speculated that it was this knowledge that ultimately got Danny killed. But what truly happened to Danny Casolaro? Join the Cold Case Crew as they discuss “The Suspicious Murder of Danny Casolaro and the Octopus Conspiracy,” a case local to Martinsburg, WV. 

    Books:
    Thomas, Kenn. Keith, Jim. The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro. Feral House. 2003.Port Townsend, WA. 

    Television:
    Unsolved Mysteries: Season 5, Episode 21

    Websites/ Newspaper Articles
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Casolaro
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/08/31/what-killed-danny-casolaro/ea110460-d4d0-4052-a84c-3660b6989ebe/
    https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1991/12/the-strange-death-of-danny-casolaro
    https://buffalonews.com/news/the-suicide-that-wasnt-ex-cop-says-reporters-death-was
    murder----and/article_605ed739-8fa5-59c1-a910-c5962efdaff0.html

    https://archive.org/details/DannyCasolaroFBI/29B-WF-171994-D-Serials_223_224_225_229_230/
    https://archive.org/details/casolaro
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080220064431/http://backissues.cjrarchives.org/year/91/6/octopus.asp
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/07/28/bcci-scandal-behind-the-bank-of-crooks-and-criminals/563f2216-1180-4094-a13d-fd4955d59435/
    https://www.wvfuneralboard.com/Portals/WVFuneralBoard/docs/ComplianceGuide/guide_to_embalming_requirements.pdf

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    Thank You to Our Families
    The Martinsburg Police Department
    The City of Martinsburg
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    37 min
  • The Disappearance of Tammy Jean Daniel

    In the early morning hours of June 2, 1987, twenty four (24) year old Tammy Jean Daniel was dropped off at her residence in Stanaford, WV after a night out at the El Cid Club in Beckley. The residence was locked and en lieu of waking her sleeping husband, she told her mother that she was going to sleep in a tent that had been set up on their lawn. Reluctantly her mother left, but when she returned only moments later, her daughter was gone. Tammy Daniel was never seen again. Efforts to reach their daughter were dismal and fraught with more questions. What fate befell this beautiful blonde haired young woman? Join the Cold Case Crew as they discuss “The Disappearance of Tammy Jean Daniel,” a 1987 Cold Case local to Raleigh County, West Virginia. 

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    National Domestic Abuse Hotline: 800-799-7233
    Locals to WV:  http://www.wrcwv.org

    To report a tip regarding the MURDER or DISAPPEARANCE of Tammy Jean Daniel (Hensdill) we urge you to contact CRIMESTOPPERS OF RALEIGH COUNTY at (304) 255-STOP. You can even submit a tip online at www.crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org . You are not required to give your name and are able to submit anonymously. 

    #TammyJeanDaniel #TammyJeanHensdill #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #ColdCasesOfRaleighCounty #WVUnsolved #UnsolvedDisappearance #UnsolvedHomicide #MysteriousDisappearance #SuspiciousCircumstances #WhatHappenedToTammy #JusticeForTammyDaniel #ColdCase #ColdCaseCrew
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    References: 

    Books:
    “West Virginia Unsolved Murders” by George and Melody Bragg. Gone But Not Forgotten: The Search For Tammy Jean Daniel . Pages 67-69. 1992. 

    “West Virginia Cold Case Homicides” by George Bragg. A Garden of Tears. Pages 103-104. 2007.

    Newspapers:
    The Register Herald

    Websites:
    https://charleyproject.org/case/tammy-jean-daniel
    https://unsolvedappalachia.org/tammy-jean-daniel/
    https://www.facebook.com/teamsapswspcoldcases/photos/a.359340697576906/1312890745555225/?type=3
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    Thank You To Our Families
    Brand RPM
    Hale Family Dentistry
    Ah-Hale Creations 
    Compute One
    Kevin Beatty
    Candor Creative Company 

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    abyss by Rexlambo https://soundcloud.com/rexlambo 
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  • The Murder of LaRoy Gorman (The Steak and Ale Murder)

    Banking Executive LaRoy Gorman seemingly had the world on a string. Gorman, a self made man who scaled the proverbial ladder of success, sat on the board of multiple charities and was a well respected member of the Charleston Business Community. On the evening of November 12, 1982, Gorman and his girlfriend were leaving the Steak and Ale Restaurant when he was struck by three (3) gunshots as he attempted to enter his vehicle. His assailant promptly peeled out of the parking lot, never to be identified. But what started out as a fairly straightforward investigation into one of Charleston’s most respectable citizens soon became muddled with confusion as revelations of Gorman’s personal life were brought into question. Who would want to kill LaRoy Gorman? Join the CCC for the final installment in our “Crimes of Our Capitol City Series” The 1982 “Murder of LaRoy Gorman,” a Cold Case local to Kanawha County, WV. 

    #LaRoyGorman #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #ColdCasesOfKanawhaCounty #CrimesOfOurCapitolCity #ColdCasesOfCharleston #WVUnsolved #1982 #WVColdCase #UnsolvedHomicide #JusticeForLaRoy #WhoKilledLaRoyGorman #UnsolvedMurder #TheSteakandAleMurder 

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    References:

    WV State Archives

    Newspapers:
    The Charleston Gazette
    The Daily Mail
    The Register Herald
    The Post Herald

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    Charleston PD
    WV State Archives
    Thank You To Our Families
    Candor Creative Company
    Kevin Beatty
    Brand RPM
    Ah-Hale Creations
    Compute One

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    33 min
  • The Murder of Lynn Priestley

    On the evening of Friday, March 16, 1990, thirty four (34) year old Lynn Parker Priestley went out with some friends and a man she was casually dating for dinner and drinks. Lynn and her date broke away from the group for a stint of time, patronizing the Tidewater Grill in the Charleston Town Center. Lynn agreed to meet up with her friends at a popular bar, Spanky’s about an hour later, but she would never show up. Despite the conflicting timelines of events, the facts of Lynns case are simple: she was last seen alive around 12:30am by a bailiff outside the Judicial Annex Building downtown. At the time of this encounter, she was said to have been arguing with a man who was presumably her date. Lynn’s nude body was discovered five (5) days later by a fisherman on the banks of the Kanawha River between Chesapeake and Cheylan. What sequence of events took place after 12:30am in the early hours of March 17, 1990? How did Lynn Priestley end up dead on the side of a riverbank? Join the Cold Case Crew as they re-tell “The Murder of Lynn Priestley” a Cold Case local to Charleston, WV and the second in our “Crimes of Our Capitol City” series. 

    #LynnPriestley #1990 #ColdCasesOfKanawhaCounty #Charleston #WestVirginia #WV #UnsolvedHomicide #UnsolvedMurder #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #CrimesOfOurCapitolCity #JusticeForLynn #ColdCaseCrew

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    References:
    Newspapers:
    The Charleston Gazette
    The Daily Mail 

    Websites:
    https://wchstv.com/news/cold-case-files/cold-case-files-30-year-old-charleston-murder-case-still-haunts-the-city

    https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legal_affairs/25-years-later-charleston-homicide-remains-unsolved/article_811f6dca-7cb1-59e1-b4f7-a2816a77014f.html

    https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wv-lynn-priestly-34-charleston-21-march-1990.199918/

    Youtube:
    Mysterious WV- The Unsolved Murder of Lynn Priestley 

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    Candor Creative Company
    Compute One
    Kevin Beatty 

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About Cold Case Crew

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Amateur sleuths unite! Join Ashley, Beth and Whitney as they exhume some of the country’s oldest cold cases in hopes of bringing them new life and hope of resolution. Join the Crew- we encourage…