Going West: True Crime

In October of 2013, a 24-year-old math teacher stayed behind after classes at her Massachusetts high school to offer assistance to one of her students. But when she didn’t come home that night, police descended on the school, discovering disturbing surveillance footage and a truly horrifying scene left behind in the woods nearby. This is the murder of Colleen Ritzer.

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On Halloween Night, 1985, a Texas girl vanished following what should have been a fun evening of trick or treating. When her body was found nearby, police began an exhaustive search for her killer. Then suddenly, a string of handwritten letters began to come in to the local sheriff’s office, which included riddles that police were challenged to crack if they wanted to unmask a killer… This is the murder of Mary Stiles, and the story of The Baytown Riddler.

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In the continued story of a woman terrorized by a stalker in 1970's Wichita... Dubbed “The Poet,” this unknown person tormented a woman and her husband, and was even linked to a prolific serial killer. After a years-long investigation, detectives began to believe A SHOCKING conclusion… estimating that their suspect was closer to home than they could’ve imagined… This is the story of Ruth Finley.

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In the late 1970s, a Kansas woman became the target of a relentless campaign of stalking and terror. It started with anonymous phone calls and letters, but escalated to multiple attacks, the likes of which she feared she wouldn’t survive. For years, her stalker, who had been dubbed “The Poet,” tormented her and her husband, and was even linked to a prolific serial killer. After a years-long investigation, detectives began to believe A SHOCKING conclusion… estimating that their suspect was closer to home than they could’ve imagined… This is the story of Ruth Finley.

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On the day after Halloween, 2004, a 21-year-old woman left her Bend, Oregon home to attend a belated Halloween party with friends. But she never came home... So when her family realized she had left all of her belongings behind, a seemingly ordinary night out became a disappearance that would haunt the community for years. Especially once the entire sinister polt was uncovered... This is the murder of Nicole Hutchings.

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Description: In October of 1989, an 11-year-old boy rode his bike to pick up a movie rental in rural Minnesota with his younger brother and a friend. But on their way home, the three boys were stopped by a masked man with a gun. Two of them were ordered to run, but one was kept behind, disappearing into the darkness of that autumn night with the stranger. What followed was a tireless quest for justice at the hands of his family that spanned nearly three decades. This is the murder of Jacob Wetterling.

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In October of 1995, a 23-year-old Colorado nurse left work and headed out to see someone from her past, hoping to talk over one last dispute before putting it behind her. But when she didn’t return, and her abandoned car was found blocks away, suspicions mounted that she may have been met with foul play. Her loved ones spent years without answers, and her disappearance remained a haunting mystery, until investigators finally uncovered disturbing evidence that led them to her body, buried alongside someone else’s. This is A Grave-Digging Peeping Tom… the murder of Tina Tournai

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In September of 2021, a California girl apparently began exhibiting strange behavior that required an exorcism from demonic possession - at least as far as her mother was concerned. That night, she was brought to the tiny chapel inside the house where she and her extended family lived in San Jose, which happened to be the church where her grandfather served as pastor. What happened behind those doors over the hours that followed ended with the discovery of the young girl dead on the church altar. This is the death of Arely Proctor.

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In the fall of 1995, a community was shattered when two members of the same family were found brutally murdered inside their home. But attention quickly turned toward a troubled person with an increasingly disturbing fascination with darkness, violence, and Satan. The investigation quickly flooded with sinister writings, frightening list featuring the names of more local victims, and revelations so bizarre that the case would eventually earn its killer one unforgettable nickname: the Devil in Bellaire. These are the murders of Marilyn and Terry Brooks.

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In October of 1996, a 42-year-old software executive stayed late at her Bay Area office before seemingly vanishing without a trace. Days later, her car was found abandoned nearby with the keys still inside, but she was nowhere to be found. What followed was a decades-long investigation involving sexual harassment by a university professor, a suspicious, Silicon Valley boyfriend, and a case that would suddenly come back to life more than 25 years after she disappeared. This is the disappearance of Ylva Hagner, Into the Bay’s Fog.

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