Going West: True Crime

On Halloween night in 2004, three roommates passed out candy to trick or treaters at their Napa Valley home before eventually heading to bed in their respective bedrooms. But just a couple hours after falling asleep, someone broke into their home and murdered two of them before running out of the house and out of sight. So, who committed these cold-blooded killings and why? This is the murder of Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara. These are The Napa Halloween Murders.

Patreon Bonus Episodes: http://patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

Case Sources:

https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/tears-anger-a-life-in-prison/article_154b1b97-f54f-54d8-8a38-89263242c6ff.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/LegalCenter/story?id=1187524&page=1

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/the-2004-napa-halloween-murders-37c8d97e3d4b

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nightmare-in-napa-19-04-2007/

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenvilleonline/obituary.aspx?n=leslie-mazzara&pid=140645941

https://edenpapers.com/blog/crime-the-murder-of-leslie-mazzara-and-adriane-insogna/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36743450/adriane-michelle-insogna

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?n=adriane-michelle-insogna&pid=2805589

https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2005/10/03/334234/87106/en/DNAPrint-genomics-Forensics-Technology-Assists-Police-in-Identifying-Suspect-in-California-Double-Murder.html Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1992, an 11-year-old girl was walking to her Pennsylvania home from a Girl Scout Halloween Party. But during her walk home, a man witnessed her abduction. The town scoured for years to find out who killed this poor girl, and little did they know- the answer was right in front of them. This is the murder of Shauna Howe. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1986, a 15-year-old girl in Manitoba, Canada went missing after a party. Once her body was found, an interesting lead regarding a possible suspect came in. This is the murder of Kerrie Ann Brown. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1997, a Boston woman headed to Philadelphia with her husband for his business trip. But during this trip, she went sight-seeing and never returned. Investigators began looking into those who were close to her to see if they had done anything to do. But meanwhile, they were getting tips regarding multiple possible sightings of her- making it unclear if she was dead or alive. This is the murder Judy Smith.

BONUS EPISODES: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES:

http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2019/01/judy-smiths-final-destination-bizarre.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162160481/judith-lois-smith

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

https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/missing-woman-found-dead-600-miles-away-7b6d1c2cc455

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/41q8g7/how_did_judy_smith_go_missing_from_philadelphia/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1998, a Maryland couple went to a murder mystery dinner for the Valentine's Day weekend. After a fun evening at the show and a beautiful dinner alongside 100 other couples at a waterfront resort, their night ended in an eerily similar fashion as the dinner show's plot. And a real life "whodunit" story unfolded. This is the murder of Stephen Hricko.

BONUS EPISODES: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1999/01/11/the-case-of-the-amateur-sleuth/709d43e6-546f-4444-9439-2275512637fc/

https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/hricko-kimberly.htm

https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/centredaily/20444080

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120857775/stephen-michael-hricko

https://krazykillers.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/valentines-day-mystery-murder-becomes-a-deadly-game/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/md-court-of-special-appeals/1373905.html

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-01-15-9901150067-story.html

https://deadlywomen.fandom.com/wiki/Kim_Hricko Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In April 2008, a 22-year-old girl in North Carolina woke up feeling incredibly sick, so she was in and out of the emergency room throughout the day. But as day turned to night, she spoke on the phone with a friend and explained that she was going to the hospital yet again, and her ride was almost there. After she hung up the phone, she was never seen again- and a peculiar scene was left at her apartment. This is the disappearance of Jamie Fraley.

PATREON BONUS EPISODES: http://patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/ricky-simonds-obituary?pid=111379289

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/c0tao4/first_my_fiancée_goes_missing_then_my_dad_climbs/

https://medium.com/@horsfall/where-is-jamie-fraley-1a5f60bc1d31

http://charleyproject.org/case/jamie-michelle-fraley

https://medium.com/@horsfall/where-is-jamie-fraley-1a5f60bc1d31

https://talkmurder.com/jamie-fraley/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1989, a 13-year-old girl ran over to a neighbors house after school in her New York community, but she never returned home. Luckily, a couple people spotted her going into a certain house on her street. But when family and (eventually) police knocked on their door, no one in the house knew where she was. And they all denied seeing her that day at all. So where did she go? This is the murder of Kelly Ann Tinyes.

BONUS EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES:

https://www.liherald.com/valleystream/stories/the-kelly-ann-tinyes-murder-30-years-later,118068

https://www.pantagraph.com/news/life-on-horton-road-two-families-one-murder-20-years-later/article_51e5305f-0af2-50ea-a825-84a3910a8ed9.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/31/magazine/what-happened-on-horton-road.html

https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/kelly-ann-tinyes

https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/24/nyregion/on-a-friendly-street-suspect-is-called-aloof.html

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/new-family-in-house-where-tinyes-was-murdered-1.1555700

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ny-kelly-tinyes-13-brutally-murdered-valley-stream-3-march-1989.80759/

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/13/nyregion/medical-examiner-tells-of-girl-s-time-of-death.html

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/robert-golub-accepts-responsibility-for-kelly-ann-tinyes-death-documents-show-1.6578336

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/robert-golub-accepts-responsibility-for-kelly-ann-tinyes-death-documents-show-1.6578336

https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/monsters-among-us-robert-golub-beat13-year-old-kelly-ann-tinyes-to-death-sentenced-to-25-years-to-life-in-prison-parole-denied-so-far/

https://www.liherald.com/stories/da-seeks-new-leads-in-89-murder,2431

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/watchingrobertpickton88015/when-the-past-wont-die-robert-golub-t1854-s1400.html

In 1960, three Chicago women set off on a week-day getaway to a nearby lodge. After spending their first afternoon enjoying some lunch, they left for a stroll through the snowy park nearby- and they never returned. When a blizzard hit the following night and none of the staff realized the women were missing, the investigation started late- and potential evidence was lost from the new blankets of snow in the area. But one piece of evidence left at the scene would help put the pieces together. These are the murders of Lillian Oetting, Frances Murphy, and Mildred Linquist. Also known, as the Starved Rock Murders.

PATREON BONUS EPISODES: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-08-25-9103030676-story.html

https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/chester-weger-convicted-of-1960-starved-rock-murders-granted-parole/article_5b103509-9505-56f2-a593-e791373e0ba9.html

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2019/11/21/20974071/man-who-confessed-starved-rock-killings-paroled-after-nearly-six-decades-in-prison

https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-chester-weger-starved-rock-killer-parole-20200221-njirg2g4pngcncp4wt7r76pi3e-story.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-viz-chester-weger-starved-rock-murders-htmlstory.html

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/the-starved-rock-murders

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40910100/lillian-isabelle-oetting

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80164560/frances-murphy

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40910035/mildred-monika_emma-lindquist Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In the summer of 2000, a 15-year-old girl went missing from her small Oregon town. As police set their sights on one person in particular, a key piece of evidence comes into play, followed by a body. Although you’d think these things would help answer some questions, they do quite the opposite. This is the murder of Leah Freeman.

BONUS EPISODES: http://patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

LUMI CBD: http://lumicbd.com

Use code "goingwest20" to get 20% off your purchase!

CASE SOURCES:

https://realitychatter.forumotion.com/t2857-faqs-about-leah-freeman-case

https://theworldlink.com/leah-nicole-freeman/article_73691442-0262-518c-a40c-b47a4ee62dff.html

https://theworldlink.com/news/local/suspects-father-nick-is-innocent/article_5e99c78b-3b8a-5de2-b0af-a58c9b97efa4.html

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1988341,-124.0926969,3a,75y,89.86h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sr5xgbjvVGQqecSrC11qGpA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dr5xgbjvVGQqecSrC11qGpA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D353.91824%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

https://theworldlink.com/news/local/how-did-leah-die/article_ff66f7a6-af0a-11e0-8488-001cc4c03286.html

https://globintel.com/usa/nicholas-nick-mcguffin-bio-wiki-age/

https://www.wilsonschapeloftherosesfh.com/obituary/freeman-dennis

https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2011/07/before_her_disappearance_leah_freemans_mother_says_she_asked_the_coquille_girl_to_spend_less_time_wi.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74084791/leah-nicole-freeman

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-convicted-high-school-girlfriends-killing-freed-decades/story?id=69053797

https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5664 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 2013, a series of devastating events caused a Michigan mother to move in with her adult son. Months later, that son would go missing. When his remains were quickly discovered, police could not believe who the main suspect became- and neither could their small community. This is the murder of Ramsay Scrivo, and the story of his mother, Donna Scrivo.

BONUS EPISODES: http://patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

LUMI CBD: http://lumicbd.com

Use code "goingwest20" to get 20% off your purchase!

BETTERHELP: http://betterhelp.com/goingwestpodcast

Get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp by clicking the link above!

CASE SOURCES:

https://www.macombdaily.com/news/nation-world-news/sister-in-law-donna-scrivo-had-difficult-relationship-with-son-bad-temper/article_768071e0-c170-56ed-b268-38a31d94ed4b.html

https://dailyentertainmentnews.com/breaking-news/donna-kay-scrivo-monstrous-michigan-mom-killed-dismembered-son/

https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/nation-world-news/st-clair-shores-woman-was-distraught-over-son-s-mental-problems/article_29d3850e-5130-56f7-921b-fd2ff55af33e.html

https://www.inquisitr.com/3885766/donna-scrivo-nurse-mom-who-murdered-dismembered-mentally-ill-son-ramsay-subject-of-tonights-snapped/

http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Daniel-J.-Scrivo-95824327

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125615420/daniel-j_-scrivo

https://www.candgnews.com/news/details-emerge-dismemberment-case

https://disability-memorial.org/ramsay-scrivo

https://www.facebook.com/rscrivo1

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/mi-ramsay-scrivo-32-found-dismembered-st-clair-county-27-jan-2014-1.233310/page-42

https://www.dailytribune.com/news/nation-world-news/woman-charged-with-murdering-mutilating-son-concerned-about-her-residential-properties-court-records-show/article_376c1e0b-92f3-5980-b691-838dda9bda7c.html

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2015/05/06/donna-scrivo-murder-son-trial-opening/70905840/