Going West: True Crime

In this episode, we discuss ALL up-to-date information on Gabby Petito's ongoing case and also discuss the Moab Murders that occurred just before Gabby's disappearance in the same area she was last seen in.

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In July of 2021, a 22-year-old woman set off in a van with her fiancé to explore to United States. But after just 2 months on the road, he returned to Florida without her, got a lawyer, and refused to speak to her family or police about where her whereabouts. Join us as we dig through all the available details in hopes of finding out where this incredible young woman is. This is the story of Gabby Petito.

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9984283/Van-lifer-22-disappears-cross-country-trip-Yellowstone-fianc-e.html

https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/what-happened-gabby-petito-gofundme-page-find-missing-22-year-old-went-cross-country-trip-boyfriend-brian-laundrie-raises-6-000

https://scallywagandvagabond.com/2021/09/gabby-petito-missing-nomadic-statik-youtube-not-found-road-trip/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-woman-22-who-was-traveling-across-country-boyfriend-n1279040

https://nypost.com/2021/09/13/nyc-woman-gabby-petito-missing-after-cross-country-trip-with-boyfriend/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/3653133/who-is-gabby-petitos-fiance-brian-laundrie/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PStpXFEfIs

https://www.instagram.com/gabspetito/

https://www.instagram.com/bizarre_design_/

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In August of 1987, a 26-year-old New England woman responded to a personal ad in the local Dexter, Maine newspaper that would unknowingly lead to her demise just months later. In a story that has been described as something only Alfred Hitchcock could have written, two people were murdered and one person almost got away with it. This is the story of Kathy Frost, as well as Leslee Reynolds. Also known, as the Murder at Otter Cliff.

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125398616/kathy-lynn-larson

https://bangordailynews.com/2011/04/15/news/from-the-bdn-archives-bones-found-in-montana-may-have-link-to-87-maine-murder/

https://law.justia.com/cases/maine/supreme-court/1990/577-a-2d-767-0.html

https://apnews.com/article/a2756cc24304e0ad9e9d864fa4a2b2c9

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68667197/relationship-began-romantically-ended/

ttps://www.newspapers.com/image/663722730/?terms=construction%20worker&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/663894904/?terms=Kathy%20larson%20cliff&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/663898059/?terms=Kathy%20larson%20classified&match=1

http://www.corrections.com/articles/7263-inmate-leaps-to-his-death-at-maine-state-prison

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In 2010, a 30-year-old man turned criminal in Ohio set off on a sinister path of destruction. After hiding in a tree while he stalked a local family of 3, he went on a murderous rampage and held one of them hostage. From revealing surveillance footage, a hollow tree hiding spot, and a house full of leaves, this case proves to be one of the strangest we’ve covered. This is the story of Matthew Hoffman. And it’s also the story of Tina Herrmann, Stephanie Sprang, and Kody and Sarah Maynard.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.dispatch.com/article/20101121/news/311219718

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hoffman-matthew.htm

https://www.dispatch.com/article/20110209/NEWS/302099677

https://www.toledoblade.com/State/2010/11/21/Central-Ohio-murder-suspect-known-as-loner-who-took-risks.html

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/knox-county-killer-i-did-not-know-single-one-them/530-bce26d0a-7feb-48d0-82c5-40901a730740

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Matthew_Hoffman

https://www.cantonrep.com/article/20110222/NEWS/302229924

https://scarestreet.com/matthew-hoffman/

https://nypost.com/2010/11/20/slain-ohio-family-were-stabbed-to-death/

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/oh-matthew-hoffman-victims-found-in-a-tree-apple-valley-media-links.119851/

https://www.dispatch.com/article/20101112/NEWS/311129654

https://www.dispatch.com/article/20101119/NEWS/311199718

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-4-missing-from-ohio-home-truck-found-near-college-2010nov12-story.html?_amp=true

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/sheriff-3-missing-people-could-be-dead/530-ea47f1d3-3cca-484d-a31f-8626daff0a71

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In the spring of 1985, a young woman was murdered after going out in Honolulu, Hawaii, and at least 4 other vicious killings followed. As a massive task force was assembled and residents of O’ahu feared for their lives, police worked hard to find the states very first serial killer. This is the story of the Honolulu Strangler.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=26002090&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI1ODkzODMwMSwiaWF0IjoxNjI5NDcwMjU0LCJleHAiOjE2Mjk1NTY2NTR9.dI_rm29pp7SOLXW2aeHSNaIP1WiWvs4UHkVZEkrkaUw

https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=16190673&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI3MjIxMDk4OCwiaWF0IjoxNjI5Mzk5OTkwLCJleHAiOjE2Mjk0ODYzOTB9.5eb8jXxIJW8yYFLpDKvpIJfxH1qa-Xe5vMgwZHQInMg

https://www.honolulupd.org/cold-case/terry-l-shimizu/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/hawaii/honolulu-strangler-mystery-hi/

https://sites.psu.edu/gillianpassionblog/2021/04/01/hawaii-the-honolulu-strangler/

https://serialdispatches.com/list-of-serial-killers-h/the-honolulu-strangler/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ZodiacKiller/comments/mqcxno/zodiac_suspect_howard_andrew_gay/

https://crimesoftheday.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/howard-gay/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207744442/howard-andrew-gay

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In August of 2013, a 17-year-old girl in Virginia headed out to collect hair supplies for her upcoming senior picture day. But when she didn’t return home that night, her family feared for the worst. After tracking her cell phone to a nearby location and finding surveillance footage of her speaking to a strange man at a nearby gas station, police began looking into a man who was connected to another local girl’s disappearance. This is the story of Alexis Murphy.

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailyprogress/name/alexis-murphy-obituary?pid=197892147

https://popculturecrime.medium.com/the-abduction-murder-of-alexis-tiara-murphy-66a69b601c57

http://www.readthehook.com/108360/living-shadow-samantha-clarkes-family-mourns-suspect-claims-police-harassment

https://charleyproject.org/case/samantha-ann-clarke

https://www.truecasefiles.com/2019/06/the-disappearance-of-samantha-clarke.html

https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/02/10/alexis-murphy-remains-missing-as-her-convicted-killer-appeals-for-deal/

https://roanoke.com/news/lawyers-in-alexis-murphy-case-wanted-justice-served-quickly/article_5c94a4fe-da42-11e3-8c59-001a4bcf6878.html

https://www.wtvr.com/2014/10/23/the-5-things-people-get-wrong-about-alexis-murphy-and-jesse-matthew/

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In 2003, a 16-year-old girl attended a concert in Albuquerque with her best friends expecting to have a fantastic night with their favorite artist. But after looking for help from a foot injury during the show, she seemingly vanished out of thin air. Days later, a devastating phone call came in to police with a horrifying explanation. This is the story of Marissa Mathy-Zvaifler.

EDUCATING MARISSA documentary:

https://vimeo.com/242484018

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CASE SOURCES

http://www.marissamission.org/marissa.html

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-07-21-0307210192-story.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=33597530&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQzNjI3NDQwNywiaWF0IjoxNjI4NTI0OTIzLCJleHAiOjE2Mjg2MTEzMjN9.fyiXC-w_Cs984eyAOWqeyP9rqDhpl7j1Vvp4tcye3yQ

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/metro/159720metro04-02-04.htm

http://nebula.wsimg.com/6cad56d8cdf13d1c512645aea048c935?AccessKeyId=938DFD4E67AB2C866E2E&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2003/jul/21/20030721-103617-8505r/

https://nebula.wsimg.com/ac56fcae4eb72e00e2f05451adbc7e0b?AccessKeyId=34EA617B65053FA59E26&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2003/11/10/story8.html

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missing87975/child-homicide-marissa-mathy-zvaifler-t2612-s30.html

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In 1958, a 43-year-old woman was found murdered in Los Angeles the morning after being seen at a drive-in with an unknown man. Many years later, her son became a true crime novelist and started investigating his own mothers case to see if he could find out what really happened to the woman who was taken from his life when he was only 10 years old. This is the story of Jean Ellroy.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/who-killed-jean-ellroy-1.104505

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-30-ls-40260-story.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20398937/geneva-odelia-ellroy

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3705804/armando-lee-ellroy

https://venetianvase.co.uk/2020/03/15/the-mystery-of-jean-hillikers-first-marriage-solved/

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137490834_4

https://venetianvase.co.uk/2012/02/25/lee-earle-ellroy-the-early-life-of-james-ellroy/

https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/the-geneva-jean-ellroy-murder-james-ellroys-mother.4356997/

https://unsolved.com/gallery/jean-ellroy/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/05/23/murder-close-to-the-heart/255762b4-9611-4276-8e8b-159c1b133090/

https://venetianvase.co.uk/2019/08/16/zasu-pitts-and-jean-ellroy-kindred-spirits/

http://tomahfamilies.com/Tomah%20Family%20Trees/Woodard,%20Daniel/b22087.html

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In the late spring of 1989, a woman and her two daughters left their farm in Ohio for a girls trip down in Florida that was supposed to be filled with laughter and adventure. But when 3 bodies turned up in the Tampa Bay a couple weeks after they left, their family feared for the worst. Investigators fought hard to figure out what had happened to this poor family, and who the monster behind it was. And eventually, they received an important tip about a suspicious neighbor… This is the story of Joan, Michelle, and Christie Rogers. Also known as the Tampa Bay Murders and the Rogers Family Murders.

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CASE SOURCES

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Joan,_Michelle,_and_Christe_Rogers

https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-2-haunted/

https://www.tampabay.com/narratives/2019/06/05/from-2011-theres-never-going-to-be-justice-hal-rogers-watches-his-familys-killer-meet-his-fate/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/322478418

http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/chandler1275.htm

https://forensictales.com/the-rogers-family-murders/

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-09-26-9309221029-story.html

https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/11/27/oba-chandler-rogers-family

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14143204/michelle-lee-rogers

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14143195/joan-mae-rogers

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14143213/christe-eugenia-rogers

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In 2019, a 20-year-old woman was out in a remote area with her recent ex-boyfriend when she suddenly disappeared. After he returned home to his parents house the following morning bloodied and dirty, his family began an extensive search for the young woman without informing her family. After reporting her missing, they finally notified her mom of the days events, and a massive search followed that same week. When her remains were finally uncovered, they brought more questions than answers to the investigation. This is the story of Allyson Watterson.

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CASE SOURCES

Much of the information from this episode came from personal conversations between Going West and Allyson's Family. All other sources are below.

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/missing/timeline-disappearance-search-allyson-watterson/283-2f1b73cc-6f09-4dbd-97ce-0baec99b1e5d

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/mother-refuses-give-search-daughter-allyson-watterson-who-disappeared-when-n1111556

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCsndbjHg8c

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/12/no-evidence-allyson-watterson-was-hiking-in-north-plains-deputies-now-say.html

https://www.kptv.com/news/investigation-into-allyson-wattersons-death-remains-ongoing/article_a8e0936e-4943-11eb-b2e3-178b628c229a.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213155512/allyson-joy-watterson

https://www.koin.com/video/wcso-body-believed-to-be-allyson-watterson-found-in-north-plains/5611128/

https://www.washingtoncountyda.org/news/benjamin-hunter-garland-sentenced-three-years-prison-multiple-charges

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