Criminology

In 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her home near Salt Lake City, Utah. Elizabeth's younger sister was in the same room when a man came and took Elizabeth. Her captors kept her up in the mountains for much of the time she was held. All the while, her case received a lot of media attention and many people were searching for her.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the infamous abduction of Elizabeth Smart. She experienced unspeakable acts during the nine-month period of time that she was held. During that time, a number of police officers encountered Elizabeth and her captors Brian Mitchell and Wanda Barzee. But, Elizabeth was kept covered and was so fearful of her captors that she was unable to ask for help. After she was finally rescued, Elizabeth's inner strength was on full display as she stared down her abductor in court and detailed what he had done to her.

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In 1986, 19-year-old Keith Warren was found hanging from a tree in Silver Spring, Maryland, and the police quickly ruled it a suicide. Keith's family didn't believe that he had taken his own life. They found the actions of the police suspicious. This included sending Keith's body to a funeral home and having him embalmed without giving the family any type of notice.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the mysterious death of Keith Warren. Keith's mother fought to uncover the truth for years before she passed away. Keith's sister, Sherri, has continued the fight to have investigators reopen Keith's case and change his death ruling to undetermined. Sherri joined us for an interview so you'll hear from her during the episode.

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Just after Christmas in 1993, Latricia White was found murdered and her boyfriend Dub Wackerhagen and his son Chance went missing. Police encountered a very bloody scene including what appeared to be a footprint in blood they believed belonged to Chance. But, they have very few clues with which to work.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Latricia White and the disappearance of Dub and Chance Wackerhagen. The police initially theorized that Dub killed Latricia and then abducted his son Chance to keep him away from his mother. They went as far as to put out an arrest warrant for Dub. But, over the years, the police changed their minds and started to believe that Dub and Chance were more likely victims. There are still a lot of unanswered questions in this case.

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In 1979, 16-year-old Kim Bryant was abducted and murdered on her way home from school in Las Vegas, Nevada. She called her boyfriend to come to pick her up, but when he arrived Kim was gone. Several factors delayed the search for Kim. Someone found her backpack but didn't know she was missing. Her boyfriend didn't come forward for days. The police believed she was a runaway. They also had a lot on their plate as Las Vegas was experiencing a high number of unsolved murders.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the abduction and murder of Kim Bryant. The police had very few clues in Kim's case even after it was discovered that her backpack had been found. There were some eyewitnesses who saw some men in a vehicle talking to Kim. Years later, killer Ronnie Lee Fain became a suspect after he murdered Bobby Gene Thomas, who he said confessed to him that he murdered Kim. Recently, DNA from Kim's case was tied to a man named Johnny Blake Peterson.

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Monique Figueroa's 2015 disappearance is shrouded in mystery. Her family has said that she battled drug addiction but was set to go to rehab. It also came out that Monique sold methamphetamine as well as using the drug. This put her in contact with some very dangerous people. This has led to a number of different theories about what happened to Monique.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the disappearance of Monique Figueroa. Most people doubt that Monique would have voluntarily left her 2-year-old daughter behind. Many have theorized that her involvement in the drug trade had something to do with her disappearance. There are some who believe a gang may have thought that Monique was about to inform on them as part of a plea bargain on a drug charge.

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On August 29, 2014, the Friday before Labor Day, 23-year-old Christina Morris met up with some of her old friends from high school in Plano, Texas, for a night out. She never made it back to the residence that she shared with her boyfriend. Investigators looked at several suspects during their investigation. Christina's boyfriend was evasive when questioned. But, it was a person who Christina knew, Enrique Arochi, that police really began to suspect.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the disappearance and murder of Christina Morris. Enrique Arochi escorted Christina to her car the night she vanished. But, he told a number of different stories to police, friends, and co-workers. The police had to use text messages, video surveillance, and other pieces of evidence to finally figure who was responsible for what happened to Christina that night.

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Lori Erica Ruff was a secretive person. She was very private and didn't open to people about her past. In 2010, after she took her own life, secrets were revealed and the truth about her past began to unravel. But, it didn't happen easily and it took the hard work of a number of people and a little bit of luck to learn the truth.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the mysterious Lori Erica Ruff. After her death, Lori's husband found a lockbox with papers inside that shed light on his wife's past. It took hard work on the part of investigators and some unique forensic genealogy for the truth to come out. Lori definitely was not who she portrayed herself to be, so who was she? And, why had she changed her identity and hid her past from those closest to her?

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In 1995, 29-year-old Mary Ann Holmes was murdered in her rented Thatcher, Arizona home. It was a very brutal murder that police believe was carried out in front of Mary's two young children. During their investigation, the police investigated a number of potential suspects, but one, in particular, is believed by many to be the killer.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the mysterious unsolved murder of Mary Ann Holmes. Her ex-husband was looked at as was the son of her landlord. In the beginning, he was very suspicious because he had knowledge of the fact that her back door wouldn't lock and this is how the police believe the killer gained entry. But, it's a man named Phillip Turley that many people believe is the most likely culprit. Will the authorities be able to put together enough evidence to charge him with the crime?

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Larry Sarvey, the general manager of the Atchison Daily Globe newspaper was murdered in 1989. Larry was shot in the head twice with a 12-gauge shotgun inside his Kansas home. But, police had very little to go on besides some screens on the home that had been cut in an apparent effort to gain entry. There was no sign of a struggle inside the house.

Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the mysterious murder of Larry Sarvey. Larry's love interest Sandi was the person who found Larry inside his home just on the other side of the front door. What emerged was a love triangle/square of sorts. Sandi was pregnant with Larry's child, and Sandi's ex-husband Lloyd was eventually linked to Larry's ex-wife. It didn't take police long to arrest Lloyd Heaver for the murder of Larry Sarvey. At Lloyd's trial, a possible hitman emerged but it wasn't Lloyd. The jury had their hands full trying to figure out who murdered Larry Sarvey.

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In 2014, the Broaddus family encountered a nightmare after buying what they thought was their dream home in Westfield New Jersey. It was a home that they never even moved into. Shortly after buying the home, a mysterious letter appeared in the mailbox. Its tone was extremely ominous and it was signed by someone calling themselves The Watcher.

Join Mike and Morf for their Halloween episode where they discuss the spooky case of The Westfield Watcher. More letters followed and the terror grew with each letter. The family decided not to move in after a few of the letters mentioned their children in a threatening way. There are many theories on who The Watcher could be but so far that person has yet to be identified. Netflix bought the rights to the story and is set to make something on it soon.

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