Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan

In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the disappearance of Justin Sywick, who vanished on Father’s Day after meeting a woman online and checking into a Days Inn in Kansas City, Kansas. A frantic phone call, a smashed window, and a confusing timeline leave his family searching for answers as police try to track his last known movements. As investigators uncover disturbing details and digital clues, questions grow about what happened in the hours after Justin asked for help, and whether someone knows more than they admit.

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Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan returns with Part 2 which case moves into the courtroom as families confront Shawn Grate and fight for accountability. Victim impact statements fill the room as the judge follows the jury’s recommendation and sentences him to death, with an execution date originally set for September 13, 2018.  The date is later stayed through appeals, and while waiting, Shawn pleads guilty to more murders in 2019, giving long delayed answers to other families.

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we follow the early warning signs that led investigators to Shawn Grate and the boarded up yellow house on Covert Court in Ashland, Ohio. Elizabeth disappeared days after people urged her to be careful, while 43 year old Stacy Stanley Hicks also vanished around the same time. Stacy was last seen after calling her son about a flat tire at a BP station, then saying a stranger had stopped to help.  The timeline tightens fast as police rush to connect the dots.

Part 2 continues with the search, confessions, and what police found inside the house.

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the disappearance of 20-year-old Layla Santanello, who walked barefoot out of a Kingsport, Tennessee motel in the early morning hours of June 27, 2023 and vanished without a trace. As investigators track her last confirmed movements and rumors swirl around her inner circle, Layla’s mother refuses to let the case fade, using social media to keep her daughter’s face everywhere it needs to be. We break down the timeline, the key sightings, and what still doesn’t add up. 

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we follow the case of Amber Tuccaro, who vanished after leaving a motel outside Edmonton and hitchhiking into the city. Her last phone call, recorded from a jail line, captures her rising concern as the driver insists they are on 50th Street. When investigators later confirm the route was heading away from Edmonton, the recording becomes the key clue. With the family pushing for action and police missteps in the early days, we break down the timeline, the audio, and what still remains unanswered.

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Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan returns with Part 2 of the Carol Roth case, moving from the original investigation to the long aftermath. A retired Chicago homicide detective, George Cybel, reopens the file, interviews those who knew Carol, and challenges how suspects were cleared. As a podcast brings new attention, the story expands to mishandled evidence, ignored tips, and DNA results that never sparked action. With a key suspect gone in 2024, focus shifts to the last man still standing. 

In Part 2, Danelle unpacks the suspects, the missed opportunities, and the modern tools that could finally bring closure.   

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we revisit the cold case of 21-year-old Carol Roth, whose life was shaken by a late-night break-in at the Delta Zeta house in 1974 and ended the following winter after a walk home in Normal, Illinois. From the campus hangout known as The Cellar to the frantic hours when Carol was found and rushed for care, police build their theory around a key sighting and a composite sketch that will steer the case for decades.     

In Part 1, Danelle traces the timeline to Christmas 1975 and the first choices that left Carol’s family without answers.   

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the murder of 25-year-old Kevin Bacon, whose life was cut short after meeting a man through a dating app on Christmas Eve. What began as a routine meet-up quickly turned into a horrifying crime that shocked a close-knit Michigan community. As investigators uncover disturbing details, questions emerge about warning signs, missed opportunities, and accountability. Join us as we break down the timeline, the arrest, and what this case reveals about online safety and system failures.

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine one of the most disturbing captivity cases ever uncovered. In 1984, 18-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl vanished from her family home in Austria and was believed to have run away. The truth remained hidden for decades. Trapped beneath her father’s house, Elisabeth endured unimaginable abuse while authorities, family, and the public accepted a carefully constructed lie. This case exposes how assumptions, forged letters, and missed warning signs allowed a crime to continue in plain sight.

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In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we examine the 1999 disappearance of Kim Langwell, a 34-year-old mother who vanished after an ordinary day. What began as a missing persons report slowly unraveled into a disturbing case marked by unanswered questions, ignored warning signs, and years of silence. As time passed, Kim’s family was left searching for answers while critical details faded. Decades later, new evidence and renewed attention finally bring clarity to what happened and why justice took so long.

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