Clea Hall was 18 years old when she went missing. The high school senior had just attender her prom, she was preparing to give the commencement speech at her graduation, and she was looking forward to starting college where she was accepted into a pre-med program. 

But, something happened. Something that is still being investigated to this day. Clea, went missing. 

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 The thing that makes most cases prominent in the media is usually, who the victim is, who the suspect is, or if it’s a case where the details that are released just captures the attention of the public. In this case, it was the witnesses that made this a national sensation. This is a case that has been part of studies all over the world. From psychology professionals to law school students. This case was inspiration for episodes of Perry Mason, Law and Order, and Law and Order SVU. As well as many other documentaries. Malcolm Gladwell referred to this case in his book, The Tipping Point. Several other books have been written on it, as well as songs that have been inspired by this case. 

Kitty Genovese was only 28 years old when she was murdered coming home from work in NYC. The thing that stood out about this case though...was just how many people witnessed it, and no one called the cops.

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I did a previous episode on Robert Durst. By now, you probably already know the story. Wealthy real estate heir whose wife went missing. His best friend was found murdered. Then when he was in hiding his neighbor was murdered. Yet, somehow he avoided being convicted on any charges. In 2015 he was arrested for the murder of his best friend, Susan Berman. 

In this episode, we dive more into the trial, the shocking confessions that came out and the conspiracy theories. 

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Henry Lee Lucas was born in 1936. He had a troubled childhood and an even more troublesome adult life. When Henry was arrested for murder and at his first appearance, he asked the judge, "Well what are we going to do about the other 100 victims?" From that moment on, Henry's life was never the same and law enforcement investigators from all over the country began investigating him for their unsolved murders. 

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On July 28th, 2013, Robert Hoagland bought a map from a gas station. He was supposed to pick his wife up from the airport the following day, but when her plane landed, he was no where to be found.

At first glance, it looked as if Robert may have ran away on his own. Especially, since this wasn't the first time he went missing. But as investigators looked more into this case, stuff started coming up, that may have suggested he did not voluntarily leave his family.

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For most people, we see the articles on social media or news papers, that lead with a headline such as, “a body is found” and they list off the location where it was found. For most of us, it’s an intriguing article to read. What are the details? How did someone come across this? What happened? The headlines are obviously written in a way to get our attention, and it works. But, then there is the family members for missing people. Each of these articles that come out, each Facebook post that is shared, they see it, and their hearts begin beating faster and faster as they click on the link and wait for it to load. Because to them, it’s not just a story, it could be the answers that they need.

In 2013, Tiffany Whitton disappeared from a Walmart store, in a town outside of Atlanta, Georgia. There are plenty of questions and theories in this case. 

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Robert Wykel was retired and enjoying living his life in the great North West. He loved the outdoors, collecting jewelry, and remodeling old cars. One day, he was approached with a deal to buy an 1950's Ford Thunderbird to restore. It was a deal that Robert couldn't pass up. But some things really are too good to be true. As Robert was taken to get this car, it would be the last time that anyone ever saw Robert.

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In a lot of murder cases, the suspect is the one that goes unidentified for a long period of time. This case was the opposite. There was a suspect, a trial, and a conviction. But, it was the victim who was unidentified for over 40 years! 

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In May of 1924, two people carried out what would be called the crime of the century. They methodically planed the kidnapping of Bobby Franks, the son of an extremely wealthy Chicago family. To everyone, this seemed like it was going to be an easy solve. The kidnappers give a ransom. The family leaves the money in the drop location. The kidnappers let the kid go. Then the cops swoop in and grab the kidnappers as they are picking up the money. But, this would turn out to be a completely different story.

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In March of 2004, an abandoned car was found at an old farmhouse in Vermont. When Brianna Maitland didn't return home from work, it was eventually learned that the abandoned car was hers. Through the investigation, there were several theories, tips, and possible sightings of Brianna. Hoax calls came in, people named suspects, people claimed she was being held captive in houses, and the list of crazy stuff in this case goes on and on. 

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