Going West: True Crime

In August of 2010, a 30-year-old scuba enthusiast from Memphis, Tennessee headed out for a cave dive in Ponce De Leon, Florida, and never returned. After an extensive search in the waters, his body was never found, begging the question: Was this an innocent diving accident? Or something much more sinister? This is the story of Ben McDaniel.

BONUS EPISODE

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CASE SOURCES

1. Scuba.com: https://www.scuba.com/blog/scuba-diving-stories-news/happened-ben-mcdaniel-unanswered-questions/

2. The Commercial Appeal: https://www.newspapers.com/image/776368583/?terms=paul%20mcdaniel&match=1

3. The Commercial Appeal: https://www.newspapers.com/image/775597268/?terms=patty%20mcdaniel&match=1

4. My Death Space: http://mydeathspace.com/article/2013/03/23/Paul_McDaniel_(22)_died_after_suffering_multiple_strokes

5. Ben's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/commercialappeal/name/ben-mcdaniel-obituary?id=14280163

6. Vortex Spring: https://www.vortexspring.com/

7. Maple Grove Farm: https://maplegrovefarm.net/celebrations

8. Porchlight International for the Missing & Unidentified: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/usedtobedoe/mcdaniel-ben-aug-18-2010-t30585.html

9. ID "Disappeared": https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/disappeared-investigation-discovery-atve-us/the-vortex

10. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85727230/benjamin-wayne-mcdaniel

11. Paul's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/commercialappeal/name/paul-mcdaniel-obituary?id=15263224

12. Lowell's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nwfdailynews/name/lowell-kelly-obituary?id=19741320

13. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6bzwl7/theories_on_the_disappearance_of_ben_mcdaniel/

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In July of 1996, a 31-year-old veterinarian was found dead in his Montana home. Although he was loved deeply by his family and friends, and had a passion for helping animals, he did had some enemies, one man in particular who claimed Bryan stole his girlfriend. But was he behind the killing, or was it someone else in their tiny rural town? This is the story of Bryan Rein.

BONUS EPISODE

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CASE SOURCES

1. Great Falls Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/242269434/?terms=bryan%20rein&match=1

2. Great Falls Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/242270876/?terms=bryan%20rein&match=1

3. Dateline: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/dateline-nbc/9060582955933764112

4. Argus Leader: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2014/05/01/brandon-man-arrested-connection-mid-s-mont-murder/8574551/

5. Great Falls Tribune: https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2016/01/07/geraldine-murder-subject-dateline-mystery/78429942/

6. Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/thomas-jaraczeski-now/

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In August of 2012, a Georgia woman was living on a yacht in Saint Mary’s after a violent divorce. But when someone crept up to the boat while she was sleeping one night, she was murdered and the boat was set ablaze. Before her death, she had confided in a close friend about a stalker, and her fears of what they may do to her. This is the story of Karen Barnes.

BONUES EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. News 4 Jacksonville: https://www.news4jax.com/news/2012/11/16/friends-look-for-answers-in-boat-murders/

2. Passagemaker: https://www.passagemaker.com/trawler-news/dark-waters-burned

3. Power and Motor Yacht: https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/blogs/revisiting-a-murder-mystery-on-a-yacht

4. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/myrtlebeachonline/name/karen-barnes-obituary?id=9721457

5. The Florida TImes-Union: https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2012/08/15/skeletal-remains-found-burned-boat-suspect-killed-police-kingsland/987226007/

6. News Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/482124804/?terms=%22david%20trauger%22&match=1

7. Passagemaker: https://www.passagemaker.com/lifestyle/latest-greatest-an-electronics-showcase

8. Insurance News: https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/Insurance-Agent-Missing-After-Yacht-Burns-In-Florida-a-354163

8. News 4 Jacksonville: https://www.news4jax.com/news/2012/08/17/couple-divorced-over-boat-they-lived-on/

9. Burned: Dark Waters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10066410/?ref_=tt_mv_close

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In May of 2018, a well-liked teacher was shot to death in her parent’s Pennsylvania driveway. Not only is she believed to have had a relationship with a teenage student, but she also allegedly had dirt on the local Police Department. Between a broken engagement and a young man potentially behind her murder, this case takes many unexpected turns. This is the story of Rachael DelTondo.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Heavy.com: https://heavy.com/news/2018/05/rachael-deltondo/

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191694341/rachael-elena-deltondo

3. How They Play: https://howtheyplay.com/team-sports/Aliquippa-NFL-Training-Camp

4. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rachel-deltondo-tyric-pugh-ice-cream-alquippa-pennsylvania-murders/

5. 48 Hours Episode: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/muQPrrhshid5ZRZh6CYmyPqSW16aDNjo/

6. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5746349/amp/Murdered-teacher-relationship-brother-teen-caught-with.html?usqp=mq331AQA&fbclid=IwAR0gmDJuPHytYnUF7eobz2RyO-P64befL4GfuO1mQSB0TwtgDTuABv9b1M4

7. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/friend-details-murder-victim-rachael-deltondos-last-moments/?fbclid=IwAR2XtcgkjSQiRocTLs6GkHl0VMrlhrwPwDepScHxuxi0Rq3RdgIXdCo-52Q#x

8. Beaver Countian: https://beavercountian.com/content/daily/timeline-the-murder-of-rachael-deltondo

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“Is this Susie’s Mom?”

 “Yes it is.”

 “Well I’m the guy that took her from you.”

This was the type of taunting phone call received by the mother of a young girl kidnapped at their Montana campsite. The search for her abductor led the FBI to a vicious serial killer, and began the process of creating psychological profiles in order to catch predators. These are the cases of Susie Jaegar, Bernie Poelman, Sandra Smallegan, and Michael Raney, and the story of David Meirhofer, also known as the Montana State Park Killer.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Daily Chronicle: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/murder-victim-s-mother-speaks-out-against-death-penalty/article_438eed65-f33b-5fdf-981e-914482497c9d.html

2. Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/202202/shadowman-fbis-earliest-psychological-profile

3. Yes: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/beyond-prisons/opinion/2011/05/28/the-night-i-forgave-my-daughters-killer

4. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69692383/susan-marie-jaeger

5. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81428782/michael-edward-raney

6. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60029446/jacob-leslie-raney

7. Discovery Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3nDUzdNv9c

8. 20/20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8llA5deDw4

9. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204722081/elizabeth-anna-dykman

10. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50027711/bernard-louis-poelman

11. Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/491920998/?terms=bernard%20poelman&match=1

12. Bozeman Daily Chronicle: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/personal-items-belonging-to-1974-murder-victim-found-in-manhattan/article_827a78e7-771e-5b0d-ac0e-cd46109941f2.html

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In July of 2012, two girls disappeared in Evansdale, Iowa while riding their bikes. Police set out looking for them right away, but despite an exhaustive search, receiving tips from locals, and finding CCTV footage of the girls, all the investigation turned up was their bikes. Five months later, both of their bodies were found, but was this the work of a serial killer, or someone else hiding right under everyone's noses? This the story of Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins, also known as the Evansdale Murders.

BONUS EPISODE

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CASE SOURCES

1. The Courier: https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/lyric-ray-lynn-cook/article_14e1dffa-505a-11e2-b6d8-001a4bcf887a.html

2. Patch: https://patch.com/iowa/cedarfalls/obituary-elizabeth-june-marie-collins

3. ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-iowa-girls-parents-criminal-records-spotlight/story?id=16810959#.UAiIIWnOxim

4. Missing Leads: https://www.missingleads.com/post/loss-of-angels-the-evansdale-murders

5. Iowa Cold Cases: https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/lyric-cook-and-elizabeth-collins/

6. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kathlynn-shepard-missing-authorities-also-probe-suspect-michael-klunder-in-2012-slayings-of-iowa-cousins-lyric-cook-and-elizabeth-collins/

7. Des Moines Register: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/05/14/iowa-cousins-michael-klunder-ruled-out-evansdale/9104893/

8. Iowa Court: https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/4036/embed/CourtAppealsOpinion

9. The Gazette: https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/belle-plaine-train-fatalities-ruled-murder-suicide/

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In the summer of 1980, a beloved 30-year-old schoolteacher, wife, and mother was murdered with an ax in her Texas home while her husband was away on a business trip. This killing and the subsequent discovery of her killer were so shocking that both Hulu and HBO Max have shows based on the case, though the belief of what really happened that fateful day remains divided. This is the story of Betty Gore.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Betty's obituary: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42600363/betty-eileen-gore

2. Snapped on Oxygen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYKsybwh_qc

3. Fort Worth Star Telegram: https://www.newspapers.com/image/634968167/?terms=%22betty%20gore%22&match=1

4. Corpus Christi Caller Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/758174700/?terms=%22betty%20gore%22&match=1

5. Fort Worth Star Telegram: https://www.newspapers.com/image/634965411/?terms=%22betty%20gore%22&match=1

6. Corpus Christi Caller Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/758174700/?terms=%22betty%20gore%22&match=1

7. Victoria Advocate: https://www.newspapers.com/image/437200570/?terms=%22betty%20gore%22&match=1

8. Fort Worth Star Telegram: https://www.newspapers.com/image/635041442/?terms=%22betty%20gore%22&match=1

9. Texas Monthly Part 1: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-i-candy-montgomerys-affair/

10. The U.S. Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/4925911/where-is-candy-montgomery-now/

11. Candy's Dirt: https://candysdirt.com/2014/06/13/run-story-june-13-2014-famous-house-wylie-34-years-later/

12. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/living-links-infamous-texas-axe-murder-haunted-decades/

13. Google Groups: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/GZNXvibkgdc

14. Soapboxie: https://soapboxie.com/government/Betty-Gore-Candy-Montgomery

15. In & Around: https://inaroundmag.com/local/anniversary-of-an-ax-murder/#:~:text=According%20to%20Deffibaugh%2C%20and%20the,ironing%20board%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said.

16. Quora: https://true-crime.quora.com/The-Shocking-Murder-Of-Betty-Gore-In-A-North-Texas-Town

17. Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-ii-the-killing-of-betty-gore/

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In May of 2022, a 25-year-old elite bicyclist traveled to Austin, Texas for a race. But after hanging out with another cyclist and previous romantic interest of hers, she was murdered. When police sorted through the evidence at the scene, they began to believe that the girlfriend of man the victim had just hung out with was most likely behind the killing. But before they could issue a warrant for her arrest, she had already fled the state. This is the story of Moriah Wilson, and the search for Kaitlin Armstrong.

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BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-austin-kaitlin-armstrong-moriah-wilson-murder-cyclist-larceny-botox

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anna-moriah-wilson-cyclist-death-texas-suspect-kaitlin-marie-armstrong-fled-to-nyc-us-marshals/

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/05/20/warrant-issued-austin-woman-death-cyclist-anna-moriah-wilson/9857373002/

https://original.newsbreak.com/@lavinia-thompson-1593703/2618122214511-colin-strickland-has-fled-texas-and-kaitlin-armstrong-friend-says

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/05/20/warrant-issued-austin-woman-death-cyclist-anna-moriah-wilson/9857373002/

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/us/mo-wilson-death-suspect-search-tuesday/index.html

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/timeline-what-we-know-so-far-about-pro-cyclist-murder-investigation/

https://www.caledonianrecord.com/community/deaths/anna-moriah-wilson-obituary/article_6ad624b6-0322-5c33-a27f-6b295f325753.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/fugitive-kaitlin-armstrong-should-surrender-procyclist-mo-wilson-marshals

https://www.statesman.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2022%2F06%2F05%2Fmoriah-wilson-murder-austin-clouds-unbound-gravel-race-kansas-cycling-colin-strickland%2F7471509001%2F

https://road.cc/content/news/us-marshals-urge-kaitlin-armstrong-turn-herself-293357

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In 2018, a chef and instructor at the Oregon Culinary Institute was murdered in his classroom before a Saturday morning class. After investigators looked into his wife, who was a romantic suspense novelist, they caught her in multiple lies, and uncovered that she had previously written an essay titled, “How To Murder Your Husband”. This is the story of Daniel Brophy.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.newspapers.com/image/484418953/?terms=Daniel%20Brophy&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/481541057/?terms=Daniel%20Brophy&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/455394578/?terms=Daniel%20Brophy&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/484656881/?terms=Daniel%20Brophy&match=1

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190341222/daniel-craig-brophy

https://www.courttv.com/news/or-v-crampton-brophy-romance-novelist-murder-trial/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/nancy-brophy-trial-stepson-testifies/283-e33d8777-d670-4d54-b272-0607457e5056

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-brophy-6715317

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/us/husband-murder-trial-nancy-brophy.html

https://archive.ph/D1s2X

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In July of 1989, an 18-year-old Indigenous woman in Michigan went missing after a night out with friends. Shortly after her disappearance, the local police received a disturbing call where a frantic man confessed to her murder. Years passed after the discovery of her body, and police continued to question people in and out of her circle. But it wouldn’t be until 22 years later that movement finally came to her case. This is the story of Shannon Siders.

BONUS EPISODE

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CASE SOURCES

1. WZZM13: https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/crime/shannon-siders-book-jennifer-dornbush-newaygo-bob-siders/69-e867902d-dc01-4228-a62d-b12f9fa6b383

2. The Herald-Palladium:https://www.newspapers.com/image/366382155/?terms=shannon%20siders&match=1

3. Cold Case Files Episode: https://www.hulu.com/watch/2c89168e-ca8d-4de9-9be1-11d5e80c1716

4. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193669362/mary-christine-siders

5. M Live: https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2022/02/convicted-in-teens-1989-killing-brothers-seek-review-by-conviction-integrity-unit-after-witness-recants.html

6. Sault Saint Marie Chippewa Tribe: https://www.saulttribe.com/

7. M Live: https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/12/i-was-lying-inmate-recants-testimony-that-helped-convict-brothers-of-michigan-teens-grisly-1989-murder.html

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