Going West: True Crime

In 1996, an 18-year-old woman had finally moved into her first apartment in Idaho Falls, Idaho when something tragic happened inside. After she failed to show up to work the following morning, her co-workers went to her home and discovered her murdered. The 23-year investigation that unfolded would be a complex and grueling fight for justice full of false suspects, an intense DNA search that crossed the country, and a web of deceit. This is the story of Angie Dodge.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/postregister/name/angie-dodge-obituary?pid=137516177

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2019/07/the-angie-dodge-case-from-1996-until-today-whats-happened-why-and-whats-next/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14272064/jack-roger-dodge

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7645270/angie-raye-dodge

https://www.angiedodge.com/tribute/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/angie-dodge-murder-how-a-discarded-cigarette-led-to-an-arrest-in-idaho-falls-teens-cold-case/

https://innocenceproject.org/cases/christopher-tapp/

https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/brian-dripps-sentenced-to-life-for-angie-dodge-murder/article_bfb0a7cf-3ea3-5b0a-99a4-0fd5068e7fe6.html

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3317506/

https://innocenceproject.org/christopher-tapp-exoneration/

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2021/06/after-25-years-brian-dripps-goes-to-prison-for-rape-and-death-of-angie-dodge/

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In 2011, a young woman died mysteriously in her boyfriend's Coronado, California home. Due to the nature of her death, it was ruled a suicide. But with the persistence of her family, a civil trial began and the finger was pointed at someone in her inner circle. This is the story of Rebecca Zahau, and a case that's also known as the Spreckels Mansion Mystery.

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In 1997, a beautiful 18-year-old woman from Kyrgyzstan joined a matchmaking service to meet an American man. Shortly after that, a man almost twice her age inquired and promised her a perfect life in the US. But after financial distress, abuse, and manipulation occurred, the young woman disappeared. Then, someone came forward claiming to know exactly what happened. This is the story of Anastasia Solovieva King.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://victimsupportservices.org/memorial/anastasia-king/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78005918/anastasia-king

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Indle-King-found-guilty-of-killing-mail-order-1081224.php

https://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/2002/04-01/0050_anastasia_king__the_hopeful_life_.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-apr-07-mn-36626-story.html

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20020222&slug=timeline22m

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In 1997, a newly 18-year-old woman headed to San Francisco for the summer to attend UC Berkeley for a Photography course. But after work one afternoon, she seemingly vanished out of thin air. Weeks later, an anonymous call came into a local news station from a man claiming to know exactly what happened to her. Between a suspicious newspaper personal ad, potential ties to a well-known serial killer, and new bewildering DNA evidence, this case is loaded with incredibly conflicting suspicions. This is the story of Kristen Modafferi.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3004677/Sister-missing-teen-begs-accused-killer-Robert-Durst-come-clean-help-end-18-years-agony-family.html

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kristinsmart/episodes/2017-09-09T17_48_46-07_00

https://greensboro.com/and-then-there-were-only-three/article_cbf88701-484d-502c-a918-d5881868b7a0.html

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/kristen-modafferi

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ca-kristen-modafferi-18-san-francisco-23-june-1997.46/page-12

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article25556242.html

https://medium.com/the-shadow/the-strange-disappearance-of-kristen-modafferi-94e5301e714a

https://charleyproject.org/case/kristen-deborah-modafferi

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In 1999, a young bank teller left work in New Mexico and was never seen again. As her co-workers began investigating her disappearance the following morning, they were confident they knew exactly what happened to her. Between proof of long-standing cons, cannibalistic conspiracy theorists, and mysterious evidence found in her home, this case proves to be one of the most bizarre we’ve covered. This is the story of Girly Chew Hossencofft.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Girly_Chew_Hossencofft

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19840366/girly-hossencofft

https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/henning-linda.htm

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/the-disappearance-of-girly-chew-hossencofft-a-con-man-a-fashion-designer-ufos-and-a-ninja

https://charleyproject.org/case/girly-chew-hossencofft

https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art22944.asp

https://www.septembersacrifice.com/reaction-from-malaysia/

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/775322news09-30-02.htm

https://read.amazon.com/?asin=B07MM36L1X

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In 1988, a 23-year-old man from Alaska left for a solo road trip to Washington so he could begin medical school. During the drive, he experienced car trouble, but just 5 days into his trip, his vehicle would be found engulfed in flames 1,700 miles from where his journey began. It wasn’t long until a body would be found, and witnesses began coming forward stating that they saw the young man picking up a strange hitchhiker around the time of his disappearance. This is the story of Philip Fraser.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151661139/philip-innes-fraser'

https://americancrimejournal.com/an-interrupted-journey/

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/adn/obituary.aspx?n=robert-fraser&pid=171348777

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/5ouuuy/did_a_mysterious_and_elusive_hitchhiker_kill/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Philip_Innes_Fraser

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/canada-phillip-fraser-25-stewart-bc-18-june-1988.123181/

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One summer evening in 2016, a 23-year-old Oregon woman got in a fight with her boyfriend, walked off into the night alone, and was never seen again. Just 2 days after she went missing, a local woman entered a police station and explained a devastating story about police regarding her husband, who at that point, was missing. And just hours later, another young woman in the area disappeared. This is the story of Kaylee Sawyer, and it’s also the story of Andrea Maes.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/kaylee-sawyer-remembered-by-friends-for-ever-present-smile/article_ed416ca4-c762-515c-b75f-dc49b856c6fe.html

https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/suspect-allegedly-fatally-struck-bend-woman-with-car/article_5fb09672-bc4a-59dc-b266-0b134c51308c.html

https://www.kgw.com/article/syndication/podcasts/urge-to-kill/urge-to-kill-kaylee-sawyer-camro-reimhofer-911-call/283-29c50d46-dadc-414a-a3ba-f25d557ea72c

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-kaylee-sawyers-parents-now/

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/1638832/Kaylee-Anne-Sawyer-KK

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167800052/kaylee-anne-sawyer

https://www.koin.com/news/timeline-kaylee-sawyers-death-suspects-arrest/

https://ktvz.com/news/crime-courts/2020/07/23/kaylee-sawyers-family-cocc-reach-2-million-settlement-of-federal-lawsuit/

https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/kaylee-sawyer

https://ktvz.com/news/2016/07/29/kaylee-sawyers-body-found-in-canyon-west-of-redmond/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/salem-teen-abducted-by-bend-murder-suspect-returns-home/283-282022656

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-aundreah-elizabeth-maes-now/

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-kaylee-sawyers-parents-now/

https://heavy.com/news/2016/07/kaylee-sawyer-murder-missing-search-suspect-edwin-lara-arrested/

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/04/federal-judge-issues-2nd-life-sentence-for-edwin-lara-a-campus-security-officer-turned-killer-armed-carjacker-and-kidnapper.html

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In the early summer of 1986, two young blonde girls went missing in the state of South Carolina without a trace. Until a series of cryptic phone calls led investigators to their bodies. A serial killer was on the loose and a letter written by one of the victims to her own family held the key to his capture. This is the story of Shari Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick, and the crimes of Larry Gene Bell. *BONUS EPISODES* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/bell-larry-gene.htm https://apnews.com/article/04ff253e076acd1275b48da94d6bb418 https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andrew-dys/article12194075.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-4th-circuit/1307072.html Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In 2014, a successful, retired couple living on a beautiful lake in Georgia hadn’t been heard from for multiple days in a row. But after some neighbors went over to their home searching for them, they were nowhere to be found. But upon checking the house again days later, neighbors found one of them brutally slain in the garage, and the other was missing. That is, until some locals made a gruesome discovery in the water. This is the story of Shirley and Russell Dermond. Also known as the Lake Oconee Murders. *BONUS EPISODES* patron.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ga-supreme-court/1185576.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129547961/mark-christian-dermond https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129892189/shirley-bell-dermond https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129350580/russell-joseph-dermond https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129547961/mark-christian-dermond https://www.dailynews.com/2014/06/13/beheading-of-husband-killing-of-wife-so-baffling-even-alligators-are-suspects/ https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/gone-cold-the-murders-at-lake-oconee-4-years-later-elderly-couples-son-opens-up/67-549362307 https://www.publicpolicerecord.com/georgia/doc-prisoner/MAJOR_TROY/0001097228 https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/where-you-live/dermond-family-established-in-restaurant-business/93-299102252 https://darkideas.net/russell-and-shirley-dermond-the-beheading-at-lake-oconee/ https://www.unionrecorder.com/news/new-technology-to-be-used-in-unsolved-murder-case/article_943dc312-971b-11ea-bcfa-875703a04928.html https://www.lakeoconeenews.us/article/6-years-later Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In the summer of 1988, a Chicago-based journalist left the city life to write a novel in a small, Colorado mining town. After he arrived, he opened up an antique shop and discovered that the previous tenant had disappeared the year prior. But while he began investigating the mans disappearance for his book, he disappeared himself. And this led to one of the biggest searches in Colorado history. This is the story of Keith Reinhard. *BONUS EPISODES* patron.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Illinois/Keith-R-Reinhard_53gt65 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-11-25-0111250214-story.html https://clustrmaps.com/person/Reinhard-aiff98 https://charleyproject.org/case/keith-r-reinhard https://unsolved.com/gallery/keith-reinhard/ https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/keith-reinhard https://www.darksidedoc.com ( https://www.darksidedoc.com/ ) https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-keith-reinhard-travel-channel-lost-in-the-wild-20200109-qlumhdkyvzeidj7xdlo5ugorh4-story.html https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Keith_Reinhard https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/journalist-who-disappeared-while-writing-novel-about-missing-person-case-a85615784998 https://echoespath.com/keith-reinhard/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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