Going West: True Crime

When two girls go missing within just one year in San Diego County, California, the entire community bands together to find them. In 2010, police discover that a local sex offender could be behind it all. This is the case of Amber Dubois, Chelsea King, and John Albert Gardner.

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**Case Sources**

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/male-seen-walking-with-near-amber-on-feb-13-2009.97325/page-2

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-escondido-where-is-amber-dubois-2010feb13-story.html

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/sdut-amber-dubois-lamb-escondido-high-school-2016may24-story.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taken-the-amber-dubois-story-10-08-2011/

https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/a-robbery-that-was-really-an-attempted-rape/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/sdpn-guilty-gardner-confesses-to-killing-chelsea-amber-2010apr17-story.html

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In 2009, a 10-year-old girl disappears while walking home from her friends house in McCleary, Washington. Years later, her remains are found in a remote area over 100 miles away. This is the case of Lindsey Baum.

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**Case Sources**

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?351-Lindsey-Baum/&page=1

https://thetruecrimefiles.com/lindsey-baum-disappearance/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/05/13/weve-brought-lindsey-home-search-ends-for-10-year-old-girl-who-vanished-in-2009/

**News Clips**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lag_ZmkJrzc&t=41s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdcM5SOtM5E&t=12s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftixRP9J8UA&t=41s

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One early morning in July 2004, a 36-year-old Georgia man is killed shortly after his arrival at work. As a beloved member of the community and passionate Deacon at his local church, who would want him dead- and why? This is the murder of Thad Reynolds.

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**Case Sources**

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37321880/ns/dateline_nbc-crime_reports/t/secret-life-homecoming-queen/#.XXf5Xy2ZNo4

http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/reynolds-harper-both-heading-to-prison/article_f33e65aa-f94b-5ed8-9b6c-d9ae3ae6f5cd.html

https://murderpedia.org/female.R/r/reynolds-michelle.htm

https://www.parnickjenningsfuneral.com/memorials/Reynolds-Thad/1279286/obituary.php

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One night in March 2004, a 17-year-old girl goes missing after leaving her restaurant job. The following day, her car is found crashed into an abandoned barn but she is nowhere to be found. This is the disappearance of Brianna Maitland.

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In Summer of 2001, a 41-year-old man is found murdered in his house alone on his family's orchard in Oregon. Police quickly discover that the night he was killed, someone had been lurking outside his house, taunting him. This is the case of Eric Tamiyasu.

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Koin 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bK7HKY32vw&t=15s

**Research Sources**

https://www.hoodrivernews.com/archive/tamiyasu-case-rumors-swirl-around-murder/article_4ae78ba0-6843-5512-b06f-83536e7a7509.html

https://www.hoodrivernews.com/archive/local-murder-draws-new-exposure/article_90b5070d-9b53-5964-9f70-a6d50c417426.html

https://www.koin.com/archives/somebody-came-for-sole-purpose-of-killing-eric/

https://unsolved.com/gallery/eric-tamiyasu/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8xyn72/the_2001_murder_of_eric_tamiyasu_a_whodunit/

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In 2013, a 20-year-old girl in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina begins dating a married man from work and the consequences are deadly. This is the disappearance of Heather Elvis.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl7Wg52xs7o&list=PLI3p7uv6i88CIYUwsL94KakICVDfFwyGS

**Research Sources**

https://nypost.com/2018/10/09/the-disappearance-of-heather-elvis-explosive-love-triangle-escalates-to-kidnapping-trial/

https://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24788974/timeline-of-events-in-the-heather-elvis-case/

https://truenoirstories.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/heather-elvis/

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/the-phone-calls-in-the-early-morning-of-dec-18-2013-both-payphone-cells.238754/

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In Fall 2016, a high school senior doesn't come home by curfew and his mom reports him missing. The small Texas town immediately starts looking for him, and within a few hours, they find his car abandoned on a dirt road. The contents of his car raise more questions than answers as people start to believe something really bad happened to him. This is the case of Thomas Brown.

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After a night of drinking at a sports bar in Summer 2011, a 20-year-old Indiana University student is seen stumbling home with a male acquaintance. When her boyfriend fails to get in touch with her the following day, a nation-wide searched is conducted to find her. Tons of anonymous tips come in and the next is more confusing than the last. This is the case of Lauren Spierer.

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When a desperate neighbor calls 911 in hopes of saving the beloved family next door from a shooting, only 2 out of 4 survive. But after the eldest son is questioned in the hospital, police become incredibly suspicious. Then, an important tip comes into the station that turns this case upside down and solidifies the detective's inkling. This is the case of Bart Whitaker.

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In November 2016, a mother of 2 from Northern California doesn't come home after her usual jog. Her husband tracks her cell phone only to find that it's located in a patch of grass with the headphones placed on top along with strands of blonde hair, but she is nowhere in sight. After a few weeks of searching, she turns up alive in the early hours of Thanksgiving morning- but incredibly injured. As police try to find her abductors, the investigators begin to see holes in her story, making them wonder what really happened to her. This is the case of Sherri Papini.

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