Going West: True Crime

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CASE SOURCES

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qlw8O9kJQMw96nq_dM28ncVc8C2ajBTWGb8xjbU-oao/edit

1. The Kilcoyne Disappearance: https://garyholmes76.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/kilcoyne-story.pdf

2. Hartford Courant: https://www.newspapers.com/image/368562463/?terms=margaret%20kilcoyne&match=1

3. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/06/nyregion/follow-up-on-the-news-missing-person.html

4. Nantucket Current: https://nantucketcurrent.com/people/nantucket-s-greatest-unsolved-mystery-the-disappearance-of-dr-margaret-kilcoyne

5. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/margaret-mary-kilcoyne

6. MyHeritage: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-442230870/margaret-m-kilcoyne-in-geni-world-family-tree

7. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/vm6zvj/dr_margaret_kilcoyne_vanished_from_her_home_in/ie13kdv/?context=3

8. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/436957935/?clipping_id=110436776&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQzNjk1NzkzNSwiaWF0IjoxNzA0MDg0NzY0LCJleHAiOjE3MDQxNzExNjR9.ZLGW2Hlxk7BRLcTmr_GeCPeiJssz_qw8CGWnBWlhN3c

9. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199785767/leo-kilcoyne

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In January of 2002, a 20-year-old man was working a surveying job in a Georgia forest when he vanished without a trace. When his co-workers realized he was no longer standing in the line, they began their search for him, only to find one of his boots hanging from a barbed wire fence, with his work tools, his work pants, and twelve cents laying in the grass next to it. So where did he go, and what happened to him? This is the story of Christopher Thompkins.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. The Crime Wire: https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Mysterious-Disappearance-of-Christopher-Thompkins

2. WTVM: https://www.wtvm.com/2023/07/19/20-years-later-family-officials-continue-search-answers-disappearance-harris-co-man/

3. Ledger-Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/860192725/?terms=christopher%20thompkins&match=1

4. US Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/surveyors.htm#:~:text=Boundary%20or%20land%20surveyors%20determine,proper%20depths%20for%20building%20foundations.

5. Exit 9: https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232151/http://exit9.news/2019/03/14/christopher-thompkins-part-ii-following-the-clues/

6. The End of Summer: https://the-end-of-summer.blogspot.com/2015/01/missing.html

7. Ledger-Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/860307726/?terms=christopher%20thompkins&match=18.

9. Ledger-Enquirer: https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article28986784.html

10. WRBL: https://www.wrbl.com/news/vigil-for-man-missing-since-2002/

11. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ovx5x7/anyone_familiar_with_this_case_the_bizarre/

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In April of 2012, a mom and her daughter were murdered in their home by someone they thought they could trust. A self-proclaimed survivalist, the killer documented their plans and ideas for the end of the world, and the end of these women’s lives. This is the story of Lynnettee Keller, and her daughter, Kaylene Keller, also known as the Camp Keller Murders.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89253267/lynnette-louise-keller

2. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/washington-state-family-killer-peter-kellers-chilling-video/story?id=16773977

3. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89252919/kaylene-nichole-keller

4. Lynnette and Kaylene's Obituary: https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/lynnettee-keller-obituary?id=25580861

5. Living Snoqualmie: https://prod.livingsnoqualmie.com/police-release-peter-keller-case-findings-family-honors-lost-daughter-with-scholorship/

6. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2012/07/13/justice/washington-suspect-video-diary/index.html

7. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/28/justice/washington-bunker-suspect/index.html

8. Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/north-bend-murder-suspect-found-dead-in-bunker/

9. Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/peter-keller-killer-of-wife-daughter-said-i-can-always-shoot-myself/

10. Snoqualmie Valley Record: https://www.valleyrecord.com/news/new-promise-from-lives-cut-short-scholarship-honors-murder-victims-lynnettee-and-kaylene-keller-photo-gallery/

11. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/183j37q/the_disturbing_case_of_a_family_annihilator_who/

12. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/authorities-bunker-of-wash-fugitive-surrounded/

13. Seattle Pi: https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/camp-keller-man-who-killed-family-tried-to-3702751.php

14. Albany Democrat-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/565915008/?terms=%22peter%20keller%22&match=1

15. King 5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/peter-keller-now-suspect-in-murders-of-his-wife-daughter/281-330835107

16. Living Snoqualmie: https://prod.livingsnoqualmie.com/police-still-waiting-out-murder-suspect-surrounding-fortified-bunker-near-rattlesnake-ridge/#google_vignette

17. Psych Central: https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/14/characteristics-of-4-types-of-family-murderers#2

18. Lynn's Scrapbooking Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM4vzrI_NgI

19. SF Gate: https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/peter-keller-found-dead-at-bunker-as-standoff-ends-3518536.php

20. Peter's Video Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aodgtiB7ShE

21. Explore With Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vorUEpbHNU

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In December of 1991, a 16-year-old Washington girl was found murdered in a field next to her high school by a couple of boys, who also got a look at the man behind the crime. But as police papered the composite across town and evaluated thousands of tips, a shocking revelation would come in the form of genealogical DNA testing. This is the story of Sarah Yarborough.

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Just before New Year’s Eve, 2017, a 19-year-old woman was found murdered in a wooded area of a Colorado farm. When police took note of her recent Facebook post about a long-time stalker, questions and red flags were raised. But in a twist of events, text messages led police to a suspicious and disturbing Craigslist post associated with the case. This is the story of Natalie Bollinger.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195755362/natalie-marie-bollinger

2. Patch: https://patch.com/colorado/broomfield/missing-broomfield-teen-was-murdered-father-says

3. Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/03/natalie-bollinger-craigslist-murder-guilty-plea/

4. Interview with Natalie's family on ABC7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW6cpiMHAjs

5. True Crime Edition: https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/natalie-bollinger

6. Shawn's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawn.schwartz.10?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNjg3MzQ2OTYxMzI0MTU1XzM1OTIxNTczMjU0ODE4Mg%3D%3D

7. 9News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/man-questioned-in-teens-death-arrested-on-other-charges/73-506319239

8. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5374791/Man-arrested-killing-teen-claims-wanted-die.html

9. Natalie's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natalie.m.bollinger

10. Journal-News: https://www.journal-news.com/news/national/accused-killer-claims-victim-put-hit-herself-craigslist-police-say/8QWjj9rpXlhx2Axz9HHmWL/

11. Murder in the 21st: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CJ3GHSNY/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_ondcaM_2_1?jic=8%7CEgNhbGw%3D

12. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/judge-finds-probable-cause-to-try-joseph-lopez-in-shooting-death-of-natalie-bollinger#:~:text=The%20victim%27s%20boyfriend%2C%20Joseph%20Marino,her%20phone%20was%20still%20there.

13. Investigation Discovery: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/natalie-bollinger-died-of-a-gunshot-wound-to-the-head

14. Broomfield Enterprise: https://www.broomfieldenterprise.com/2018/12/03/man-sentenced-to-48-years-in-natalie-bollinger-homicide/#

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In November of 2017, a 22-year-old woman went missing in Chicago after sending a string of urgent text messages to a friend. Nearly two weeks later, a 911 call was made from her cell phone, but the call ended almost as soon as it was made. When it was traced back to her phone, police discovered that the call originated from a nature preserve 45 minutes away from where she went missing. And as if the situation couldn’t get more perplexing, the location of her remains completely stumped the police. This is the story of Cheyann Klus.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find Cheyann Klus: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindCheyannKlus

2. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cheyann-klus-remains-found-missing-2017-illinois/

3. Mariah's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010718491817

4. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/10d87nt/cheyann_klus_went_missing_on_december_2nd_2017/?rdt=45081

5. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248627777/cheyann-l-klus

6. Missing Illinois: https://www.missinginillinois.org/post/cheyenne-klus-23-december-2-2017-chicago-cook-county-illinois

7. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/missing-cheyann-klus-remains-found-1774259

8. Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/suburbia-unresolved/174275290214/cheyann-klus-22-has-vanished-12-days-later

9. Crime Watch Daily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWoR2Mxqpx8

10. Illinois Prison Talk: https://illinoisprisontalk.org/index.php?abc=S&pg=272

11. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11645965/Remains-Cheyann-Klus-vanished-five-years-ago-night-partying-Chicago-found.html

12. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/lydia-klus-obituary?id=2713321

13. Mallard Lake Forest Preserve: https://www.dupageforest.org/places-to-go/forest-preserves/mallard-lake

14. Chicago Sun Times: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/3/18/18329116/massive-search-planned-for-woman-missing-since-november-from-downers-grove

15. Daily Herald: https://www.dailyherald.com/20230117/news/remains-found-in-chicago-identified-as-those-of-missing-downers-grove-woman/#:~:text=The%20remains%20of%20a%20Downers,South%20Dorchester%20Avenue%20in%20Chicago.

16. Cheyann Klus: https://charleyproject.org/case/cheyann-l-klus

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In December of 2017, a 17-year-old girl headed home to change before volunteering at a holiday concert at her high school. A short while later, a different resident of the household called 911 to report a break in, but by the time her family arrived at the scene, the house was engulfed in flames. But with a confusing investigation and misreporting on the police’s end, the community and family would be left with more questions than answers. So what really happened that night? This is the story of Maggie Long.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/maggie-long

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197908975/maggie-long

3. 9 News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/investigation-ongoing-maggie-long-2017-murder/73-dadb1cfe-7d9c-4a59-b494-7c28d11b15f6

4. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/no-suspects-arrested-6-years-maggie-long-murdered-colorado-home/

5. Colorado Springs Gazette: https://gazette.com/news/crime/the-case-of-maggie-long-six-years-later-park-county-officials-search-for-answers-in/article_5fb3000a-9085-11ee-9f76-f3a6bad4ba54.html

6. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/authorities-offer-75-000-reward-for-information-in-2017-murder-of-maggie-long7.

8. 9 News: https://www.9news.com/amp/article/news/crime/maggie-long-cold-case-5-years/73-c6a75882-dcbd-4d48-a39a-f235ee71dbe6?fbclid=IwAR3jCnI1-dmONG92H2W5dVz0-ruomzblGdGhbSJrZtEEZ24EPna9FzXfsjw#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17009413442180&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

9. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/us/maggie-long-murder-hate-crime.html

10. Wyoming News Now: https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2021/04/30/colorado-police-three-arrested-in-asian-targeted-burglaries/

11. CPR: https://www.cpr.org/2022/03/25/more-than-four-years-later-memories-of-maggie-long-linger-for-friends-family/

12. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/zca35s/the_murder_of_maggie_long/?rdt=62599

13. Denver 7: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/nearly-2-years-after-maggie-longs-murder-family-decides-to-sell-home-in-park-county

14. Next Shark: https://nextshark.com/three-arrested-burglar-26-families

15. Justice for Maggie Long Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/119528162165531/posts/so-someone-with-the-screenname-mountaindog-posted-a-rather-lengthy-post-to-the-w/143770013074679/

16. KDVR: https://kdvr.com/news/local/park-county-sheriff-says-17-year-old-was-purposefully-set-on-fire-and-burned-alive-in-december-2017/

17. Venue Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ9KxqqxHSM

18. Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWV5ywoEAoM

19. The Flume: https://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_13ac70e4-2594-11e9-a76b-a3dda260fa57.html

20. 9News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/gag-order-issued-in-case-of-park-county-teen-last-seen-friday/73-496777204

21. The Flume: https://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_46f2060c-e1df-11e7-a945-7702369becb5.html

22. NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/family-hopes-fbi-s-investigation-2017-death-maggie-long-hate-n1286778

23. My Mountain Town: https://mymountaintown.com/forum/139-the-campfire/330615-missing-platte-canyon-hs-student-maggie-long?start=50

24. Denver 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHCIf7kwN4

25. Fox 4 KC: https://fox4kc.com/news/2-metro-men-charged-with-allegedly-setting-woman-and-home-on-fire-in-robbery/

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In the summer of 1940, a woman’s blanketed and hogtied body surfaced in Lake Crescent, Washington, her body having turned to soap in a strange chemical transformation. After identifying her remains, it was revealed that she was a woman who went missing three years earlier, just days before Christmas. So who killed her, and why? This is the murder of Hallie Illingworth, otherwise known as The Lady of Lake Crescent. 

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20841050/hallie-brooks-illingworth

2. Stockton Evening and Sunday Record: https://www.newspapers.com/image/843766400/?terms=%22hallie%20illingworth%22&match=1

3. The Oakland Post Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1000413154/?terms=%22hallie%20illingworth%22&match=1

4. The Seattle Star: https://www.newspapers.com/image/773679708/?terms=%22hallie%20illingworth%22&match=1

5. History Link: https://www.historylink.org/File/8599

6. Washington History: https://www.washingtonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1992-v6-n2-final.pdf

7. https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/life/back-when-part-2-lady-of-the-lake-murder-mystery/

8. WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Spraker-127

9. Buffalo Courier Express: https://www.newspapers.com/image/973313909/?terms=%22hallie%20illingworth%22&match=1

10. My Olympic Park: https://www.myolympicpark.com/park/history/the-lady-of-crescent-lake/

11. WNPF: https://wnpf.org/2019/02/05/a-dive-into-lake-crescent-history/

12. Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/our-deep-lakes-incite-curiosity-and-conjure-legends/

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In December of 2005, a 44-year-old woman headed out for a routine jog at dusk in her rural Connecticut town, disappearing into the night. After her family, community, and police worked overnight to find her, a horrific discovery was made: a literal trail of blood leading them to a famous puppeteer’s doorstep. This is the story of Judy Nilan.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/south-west/2006/12/22/monster-murdered-jogger/52998766007/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/671593735/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://books.google.com/books?id=SmFBBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&dq=scott+deojay+%22pagoda%22&source=bl&ots=hhx8vf8p1o&sig=ACfU3U0sk4uwltEBQYhPDkzrdF-__OGqJA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc7syD0I-DAxX8JUQIHbAZBcEQ6AF6BAgaEAM#v=onepage&q=scott%20deojay%20%22pagoda%22&f=false

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972542308/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243693400/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972500741/?terms=charge&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243840250/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243840431/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243860543/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/677885611/?terms=autopsy&match=1

https://portal.ct.gov/DESPP/Press-Releases/2005/UPDATEState-Police-Investigate-Missing-Woman-in-WoodstockArrest-Made

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972500741/?terms=charge&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/677884555/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-30301517.html#:~:text=Deojay%20initially%20told%20police%20he,had%20been%20beaten%20and%20strangled.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10468647

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972587875/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243690138/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/671682612/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/678611989/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243808485/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972896686/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/677887635/?terms=judith%20nilan&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243722666/?terms=scott%20deojay&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/243726590/?terms=scott%20deojay&match=1

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In November of 2023, partial human remains were found in a Los Angeles dumpster, and it was quickly connected to the recent disappearance of a 37-year-old woman and her parents. Within the same day, an arrest was made, and hauntingly disturbing details from neighbors and friends were given to the media. This is the story of Mei Li Haskell, and her parents, Yanxiang Wang and Gaoshan Li.

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