In August of 2023, a 37-year-old woman headed out for a beautiful summer hike two hours before sunset. When darkness fell upon the day and she hadn’t returned home, her boyfriend discovered her car still at the trailhead late in the night, prompting him to call police and report her missing. When her body was found the following day, she and the scene were processed, quickly leading investigators to link foreign DNA on her body to another crime that was committed across the country. This is the story of Rachel Morin.

In March of 2023, a 58-year-old woman headed to a Seattle Mariners game with a man she had met at Costco two weeks prior. But after enjoying their date, even snapping a photo together in the stands, she went missing. When the following day brought strange text messages sent from her phone, and a report that her son had been abducted from his bed, investigators started to piece together a disturbing puzzle. This is the murder of Leticia Martinez-Cosman.

In March of 2009, a 23-year-old woman went hiking with her boyfriend on a beautiful trail in Oregon that included a narrow path along a cliffside. When she fell to her death and an investigation began, her boyfriend’s story continued to falter and change, as sinister happenings from his past emerged. This is the story of Rhonda Casto. 

In August of 2020, a 33-year-old woman headed out for the day in Tacoma, Washington, but never returned home. An investigation quickly began in hopes of tracking her down, but instead, police uncovered unsettling surveillance footage showing a man clad in a black fedora hat and face coverings leaving her abandoned vehicle. With this man dubbed “The Hat Man”, her phone being found on the floor of the Puget Sound, and a devastating motive, investigators quickly zeroed in on her killer. This is the story of Kassanndra Cantrell. 

In August of 2015, a 28-year-old woman was enjoying a summer evening out on a boat when she supposedly jumped into the dangerous waters below and disappeared. When her body was found floating in the same Florida river the following morning, police compiled numerous 911 calls and questioned the last person who had seen her, uncovering the tragic details that unfolded. This is the story of Crystal Pifer.

In March of 1990, a 14-year-old girl went missing while walking alone through a wooded area near the beach in Jupiter, Florida. Just hours after her disappearance, her body was found in those very woods, murdered and assaulted, just weeks after a Ouija board told her and her friends that she would be the first of them to die. This is the story of Rachel Hurley.

In April of 2024, an incredibly bright and beloved 19-year-old woman went missing after going on a first date with a man in Milwaukee. When her dismembered leg was found off a bluff of Lake Michigan and her car ablaze on the other side of town, security footage and phone pings helped police uncover her killer quickly - only to discover what they described as a sex dungeon in his basement, with blood leading down the stairs. This is the story of Sade Robinson.

In March of 2009, a California girl headed out of her house to play with friends in her neighborhood, and was captured on surveillance footage skipping down the street. When she failed to return home for dinner, her family reported her missing. As the days ticked by with no sign of her, the FBI created a profile of their suspect. But this profile would prove to be completely incorrect, and the real suspect would stun the police, the community, and anyone who was following the case. This is the story of Sandra Cantu.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Searching for Sandra: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Sandra-Story-Behind-Disappearance-ebook/dp/B00B156DXG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

2. Tracy Press: https://www.ttownmedia.com/tracy_press/archives/huckaby-sentenced-speaks-about-murder/article_0fc915dd-bbd2-5f85-9ff5-b1e80b5b28f7.html

3. The Sacramento Bee: https://www.newspapers.com/image/648581959/

4. NBC: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/new-documents-give-gruesome-details-on-cantus-death/2091727/

5. See No Evil: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22055174/

6. The Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/05/24/huckabys-high-school-friend-saw-signs-of-trouble-in-accused-killer-a-decade-ago/

7. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35610698/sandra_renee-cantu

8. Tracy Press: https://www.ttownmedia.com/tracy_press/archives/father-gets-custody-of-melissa-huckabys-daughter/article_a26eb2d4-8ba4-5b1c-8157-4e0dee9db41b.html

9. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/melissa-huckaby-confessed-murderer-year-girl-sentenced-life/story?id=10910285

10. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/melissa-huckaby-why-did-she-murder-sandra-cantu

11. People: https://people.com/crime/inside-story-clues-to-why-melissa-huckaby-murdered-an-8-year-old-girl/

12. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/22/california.slain.girl/index.html

13. The People of CA v. Melissa Huckaby: https://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/05/22/Amended.complaint.pdf

14. The Interrogation Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_GOOCa43zM

15. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30116232

16. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7356264&page=1

In August of 2014, a 38-year-old California man was shot at work in what appeared to be a robbery gone wrong. But as detectives dug deeper into his personal life, a clear suspect emerged in the form of violent Bible analogies and poisoned pudding. This is the murder of Robert Limon.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Rob's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/vvdailypress/name/robert-limon-obituary?id=17435762

2. KGET: https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/sabrina-limons-conviction-upheld-in-love-triangle-murder/#:~:text=Limon%2C%2042%2C%20is%20serving%2026,Institution%20for%20Women%20in%20Corona.

3. The Sun: https://www.sbsun.com/2017/11/16/former-redlands-firefighter-who-killed-ex-girlfriends-husband-sentenced-to-25-years/

4. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-robert-and-sabrina-limons-kids-now/5. 20/20: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27256504/?ref_=tt_mv_close

6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2723810/

7. People: https://people.com/crime/sabrina-limon-robert-husband-murder-friends-speak-dateline/

8. ABC 7: https://abc7chicago.com/unholy-matrimony-2020-sabrina-and-robert-limon-murder-love-triangle/13100648/

9. Desert Dispatch: https://www.newspapers.com/image/749557864/?match=1&terms=%22rob%20limon%22%20

10. Tehachapi News: https://www.tehachapinews.com/news/murder-defendant-sabrina-limon-repeatedly-denies-knowledge-of-husbands-shooting-in-recording-played-tuesday/article_a752798c-a328-11e7-8429-637d846bac1f.html

In November of 2002, a married New York research scientist found herself embroiled in a workplace love triangle. But when a 911 call was made to alert authorities of an attack, an obsession would lead to murder. Months later, a similar attack would help detectives pinpoint their culprit and unravel a tangled web of lies.