Going West: True Crime

In 2004, a soon-to-be-mom was getting ready to make the move from Utah to North Carolina when she received some life-changing news. 2 days later, she went missing. After detectives began investigating her disappearance, they discovered a slew of incredibly unusual circumstances. This is the murder of Lori Hacking.

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CASE SOURCES:

https://www.deseret.com/2004/8/3/19843357/lori-hacking-disappearance-time-line#0

https://people.com/archive/cover-story-bloody-lies-vol-62-no-7/

https://billingsgazette.com/news/national/security-tapes-may-show-disposal-of-lori-hackings-body/article_15b82791-bc0c-5b36-bba9-ccf2fcc79439.html

https://www.deseret.com/2004/7/23/19841698/mark-hacking-breakdown

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hacking-mark.htm

https://www.oxygen.com/a-lie-to-die-for/crime-time/mark-hacking-killed-wife-lori-fake-medical-student

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=lori-kay-soares-hacking&pid=2507191

https://www.donnunn.com/spiel/lori-hacking/

https://people.com/celebrity/police-reveal-lori-hacking-letter-to-mark/

https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/ci_2392564

https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/ci_2392209

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8122608/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/utah-man-sentenced-killing-his-wife-last-year/#.XyhLqC2ZPow Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1986, a teenage boy attended the Coos County Fair in Myrtle Point, Oregon with his younger sister. But after a few fun days at the fair, the two split up to go off with their friends- and the boy was never seen again. From oddly specific local rumors to troubled young suspects, this case is all over the place. This is the disappearance of Jeremy Bright.

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CASE SOURCES:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114325250/jeremy-doland-bright

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/81uvhs/the_disappearance_of_jeremy_bright/

http://charleyproject.org/case/jeremy-doland-bright

https://www.lifedaily.com/story/30-years-later-new-evidence-emerges-in-case-of-oregon-sophomores-disappearance/

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/or-jeremy-bright-14-myrtle-point-14-aug-1986.66017/page-3

https://theworldlink.com/news/local/still-missing-after-21-years/article_2d8d4350-bd7f-5629-adb9-c8f0fed9ad05.html

https://kval.com/news/local/youre-grieving-and-it-doesnt-ever-stop-jeremy-bright-missing-in-oregon-since-1986

https://peoplepill.com/people/jeremy-bright/

https://www.kdrv.com/content/news/452811213.html

https://victimsheartland.forumotion.com/t1915-breaking-news-jeremy-bright-s-case-has-just-been-picked-up-again-by-coos-county-jeremy-bright-then-14-disappeared-in-1986-from-coos-county-or-his-mom-still-holds-out-hope-thank-you-cory Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1989, an 18-year-old girl went back to her rural Washington hometown for Thanksgiving.

But while out for a run with her dog, something terrible happened. When her dog showed up to her house without her, the family knew she was in danger. But one day, a woman would feel suspicious about her co-worker and contact police; cracking this case wide open. This is the murder of Mandy Stavik.

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CASE SOURCES:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35457264/amanda-teresa-stavik

https://heavy.com/news/2019/09/mandy-stavik-family/

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/crime/article230289019.html

https://www.thecinemaholic.com/mary-stavik/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-coke-can-murder-case-20181218-story.html

https://www.scribd.com/document/219093900/Mandy-Stavik-Homicide-Witness-1-Statement-Redacted

https://www.thatslife.com.au/coke-can-caught-killer-timothy-bass-mandy-stavik

https://heavy.com/news/2019/09/timothy-forrest-bass/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/100-volunteered-bakery-worker-dna-crack-30-year/story?id=65537828

https://www.kiro7.com/news/north-sound-news/mandy-stavik-case-man-on-trial-for-whatcom-county-teen-s-1989-murder/948262549/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In October 1965, a woman in Atlanta met her friend for dinner- but once the two parted ways, she vanished. Between seemingly staged evidence, strange sightings in a different states, and frightening phone calls before her disappearance, this case proves to be incredibly bizarre. This is the disappearance of Mary Shotwell Little.

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SOURCES CITED:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenvilleonline/obituary.aspx?n=margaret-proctor-shotwell&pid=149016736&fhid=11631

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110062177/nathan-randolph-shotwell

https://www.myerspark1962.com/married-classmates.html

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article9204080.html

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1102670/posts

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ga-mary-shotwell-little-25-atlanta-14-oct-1965.31907/page-19

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/gone-cold/5-roses/5-roses-2-women-investigation-heats-up/85-7ac3a05d-57b4-494c-b551-faa3ea8999ed

https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/the-last-bouquet

http://charleyproject.org/case/mary-shotwell-little

http://www.buckhead.net/history/mystery/msl_a.html

https://www.facebook.com/MissingPleaseFindUs/posts/mary-shotwell-little-missing-from-georgia-since-1965by-joe-depriest-jdepriestcha/1728003437448522/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1999, a scientist and venomous creature specialist went missing during his walk home from a night out in Idaho Falls. This is a man who had just landed a big deal for his latest invention, and a man who had supposedly found the cure to cancer. So, was his disappearance a tragic accident, or did someone want him gone? This is the disappearance of Darwin Vest.

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/id-darwin-vest-48-idaho-falls-2-june-1999.282545/

https://trib.com/news/article_43843f6e-eaed-577a-ba23-4939c994a85c.html

https://lmtribune.com/northwest/spidermans-fate-remains-a-mystery/article_8c1a4b8c-df46-5849-829c-052fabe31c3d.html

https://www.facebook.com/EastIdahoColdCases/posts/waking-up-and-realizing-someone-you-love-has-gone-missing-is-scary-confusing-and/620366208169501/

https://rense.com/politics4/missing.htm

https://lmtribune.com/northwest/still-missing-disappearance-of-renowned-spider-authority-and-former-moscow-resident-puzzles-friends-relatives/article_e180367a-36f8-5840-bd87-720ca84a4673.html

http://worldcinemaparadise.com/2014/01/22/the-micro-movie-house-an-improbable-history/

https://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_dc768b8f-8264-5eb4-94d9-fc18619e8da5.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88993408/darwin-kenneth-vest

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/5c9s2r/a_prominent_toxicologist_disappears_under/

https://www.postregister.com/news/crime_courts/darwin-vest/image_4eb84a71-264c-5dae-b8f9-7ff3818c118a.html

https://www.postregister.com/news/crime_courts/cold-cases-idaho-falls-bonneville-county-law-enforcement-continue-to-work-on-unsolved-cases/article_3777d9e6-bde1-584a-8233-84f7e26e6646.html

http://missing411rvp.blogspot.com/2016/08/case-12-why-case-of-darwin-kenneth-vest.html

In 1997, a 7-year-old girl drove to Nevada with her father and step-brother for a Memorial Day Weekend trip to a casino. When she was left in the casino's arcade without adult supervision in the early morning hours, a predator found his way to her instead. This is the murder of Sherrice Iverson.

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CASE SOURCES:

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-28-mn-63101-story.html

https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/may/28/brother-feels-responsible-for-death/

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/24/us/mother-rages-against-indifference.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-18-me-23920-story.html

https://people.com/archive/scot-free-vol-50-no-11/

https://www.thedp.com/article/1998/09/uc_student_who_failed_to_stop_murder_faces_expulsion_calls

https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/may/29/police-arrest-18-year-old-man-in-connection-with-g/

https://www.salon.com/1998/08/28/28hot_2/

https://www.thecriminaljournal.com/murder-of-sherrice-iverson-by-jeremy-strohmeyer-7-year-old-girl-was-found-dead-inside-a-restroom-stall-at-a-casino/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1987, a successful, 43-year-old businesswoman was found poisoned to death in her home. After having medicine found in her bathroom tested in a lab, investigators felt more than certain that someone had spiked it in hopes of killing her. As the details unfold, the whole story sounds more like a mystery novel than a real case. So, who did it? This is the murder of Patsy Wright.

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52846941/patricia-virginia-wright

facebook.com

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34438664/patsy-wright/

https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1989/august/t-h-e-wax-museum-murder-mystery/

https://unsolved.com/gallery/patsy-wright/

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In 2007, a string of murders were committed in national parks and forests across the Southeastern United States. After a description of the possible killer is released on national television, a man in Georgia gives the police the name of a very good suspect. This is the story of The National Forest Serial Killer and the murders of Irene & John Bryant, Cheryl Dunlap, and Meredith Emerson.

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/347749/3066975/11-898_ini.pdf

http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Hilton,%20Gary%20Michael.pdf

https://www.transylvaniatimes.com/story/2008/02/05/front-page/john-bryants-body-found-in-forest/3894.html

https://www.blueridgenow.com/article/NC/20120327/News/606022032/HT

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/tragic-end-for-unique-couple/PzAHQbeBqHLPzNjGei0nAJ/

https://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/12637726.html

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gary-michael-hilton-convicted-florida-murder-case/XKsSX7AUKwXqvpQCg2QyBN/

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=meredith-emerson&pid=100978180&fhid=3592

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/23769881/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/killer-says-female-hiker-fought-him-end/#.XufH7i2ZPow

http://charleyproject.org/case/rossana-miliani

https://www.news-journalonline.com/article/LK/20071223/NEWS/180117745/DN

https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20180119/police-daytona-woman-who-killed-dismembered-boyfriend-is-linked-to-similar-cold-case Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 2012, a 32-year-old Dallas, Texas woman was found murdered in her own bathtub. She had called 911 during her death, but the call wasn't described as an emergency by the 911 operator, so her life wasn't saved. When her family found her dead in her home days later, and they knew exactly who killed her. This is the murder of Deanna Cook.

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CASE SOURCES:

https://truecrimedaily.com/2018/02/08/woman-murdered-while-making-911-call-prompts-change-to-texas-emergency-response-system/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deanna-cook-texas-woman-found-dead-two-days-after-calling-911-about-attack-police-say/

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/stalking-victim-heard-issuing-final-911-plea-before-her-death/285-321029809

https://www.leagle.com/decision/intxco20180821607

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-5th-circuit/1855103.html

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/05/21/rebuttal-witnesses-testify-in-delvecchio-patrick-murder-trial/

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/defense-focusing-on-mental-illness-drug-abuse-in-deanna-cook-trial/148916096 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In early 2009, a mother of 2 decided to enjoy a glass of wine on her couch and unwind after the long work week. But 2 days later, when her ex-husband went to return their children to her, he came upon a suspicious scene at her house, and she was nowhere in sight. After reporting her missing, investigators began searching for her tirelessly, and the clues just got stranger. This is the disappearance of Nancy Moyer.

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CASE SOURCES

https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/05/19/nancy-moyer-mother-of-2-vanishes-on-cold-washington-night/

https://crimeola.com/nancy-moyer-wiki-missing-murdered/

http://charleyproject.org/case/nancy-kareen-moyer

https://www.oxygen.com/searching-for/nancy-moyer-washington-convicted-killer-bernard-k-howell

https://www.oxygen.com/searching-for/nancy-moyer-disappearance-key-players-investigation

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/9lmuqy/what_happened_to_nancy_moyer/

https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article25294933.html

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wa-nancy-moyer-36-tenino-6-march-2009.81468/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/still-no-answers-in-tenino-womans-disappearance/

https://www.crimeonline.com/2019/07/12/a-decade-later-coworker-confesses-to-strangling-missing-mom-nancy-moyer-during-rough-sex-docs/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy