2026 makes twenty years since the city of Richmond was rocked by a shocking string of homicides. Join Brandi and Humera as they delve into a case that resulted in the deaths of seven people, including a beloved local musician.

On this week's Crime in the Coalfields, Julia, Brandi, and Humera dive into the disturbing case involving Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather, adoptive parents who perpetuated horrific abuse on the children they adopted. The case was historic in the Mountain State, the first of its kind in a West Virginia court.

One man, yet so many victims: how did he manage to swindle people with his fraudulent scheme? In this episode, Julia and Brandi explore the story of the Wolf of West Virginia, a crime that came to prominence earlier this year.

A sixteen-year-old boy allegedly murdered his family in 2020, and was convicted of the crime in 2022. However, an order was issued earlier this year, vacating the verdict, putting the tragedy in the spotlight once more. On this week's episode, Julia and Brandi explore the tragic story of Gavin Smith.

On this episode of Crime in the Coalfields, Julia and Brandi dive once more into the case of Monica Hartwell, a woman serving 40 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Michael Walker. This time, however, they hear directly from Monica herself, detailing the experience written in her own hand. Does this answer lingering questions or bring more to the surface?

In the early 1900s, the brutal murder of 18-year-old Rosa White rocked Logan County. The crime was surrounded by mystery and intrigue, nearly working the local community into a frenzy, calling for justice. In this episode, Julia and Brandi explore the curious circumstances surrounding the case of Rosa White in 1904 that left her loved ones looking for answers.

In a case that began 5 years ago this month - we return both in coverage and in reality.

This year, an appeal was made in April - the same appeal made when the case was originally happening in July of 2025.

Monica Hartwell is embroiled in the murder of Michael Walker in her own home

But did she do it? and were her rights honored during the investigation?

Listen in with Julia and Harper.

The story of Anita Price remains unfinished. She disappeared in 1974, and the case went cold until the 2000s. Her car was abandoned, and a cursory investigation left her children unsatisfied and looking for answers to this day.

Join Harper and Julia to see how this case remains alive even now.

Some missing people are never found - but others are found too late.

The recent case of Christa Merrill, whose body is found at the home of a known sex offender after being missing since August of 2024 - inspires a deep dive into the progression of missing persons cases.

This episode, join Julia and Harper as they provide a baseline for understanding the search for the missing everywhere.

A woman named Wanda Palmer - beaten and left inches from death in her mobile home - is left in a coma for two years.

Left in a comatose state from 2020 to 2022, she had enough strength to wake up after those years and identify her attacker. This episode, Julia and Harper remember her story.