Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

The Corpus Christi Police spent ample time and manpower investigating the scene of Stephanie and Gary Gillette’s murders. The finding of two items in particular was huge. Some details of the crime scene seemed specific and peculiar enough to narrow down theories as to what took place in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 14th, 1985. Investigators tried to connect the dots.

Guests on this episode include Doctor Grace Dukes - Forensic Pathologist and Medical Examiner, Darren Dake – Founder of the Death Investigation Training Academy, and Danny Smith – author and Retired-Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office Investigator.

Darren Dake’s podcast can be found at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/coroner-talk-death-investigation-training-police-law

Danny Smith’s latest novel, as of the drop day of this episode, can be found at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L2BDVL9

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Gary’s children were supposed to arrive at the home of their Father and Step-Mother, Stephanie, the evening before the couple were brutally slain in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 14th, 1985.

The three sisters, ages 8, 11, & 14, wouldn’t discover their Dad and Step-Mom’s fate until that Sunday, but they all knew something wasn’t right. The home phone gave nothing but a busy signal and Gary’s answering service hadn’t heard from him; Gary, though, is said to have never gone more than an hour without checking for calls.

This is the story of the events that took place that weekend.

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On November 1st, 1980, the unclothed body of a young woman was found on the side of Interstate 45 near Huntsville in Walker County, Texas.

She remains unidentified to this day, almost 39 years later, and her identity, and who brutally slayed and sexually assaulted her, have been the focus of speculation since the day she was found.

Did the brother of an inmate at the prison the young woman told witnesses was her destination perpetrate the assault against her? Is Robert Ben Rhoades a possibility?

Who Is Walker County Jane Doe?

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“It was just a convenient place to dump the bodies. There is just a hell of a lot of sin that goes up and down that highway” - Williamson County Sheriff Jim Boutwell, referring to Interstate 35 in 1981.

From Oklahoma City to San Marcos, Texas, there is a 400 mile stretch of I-35 where multiple homicides occurred, or bodies were discarded, from the years 1976 to 1981. Twenty-one homicide victims. Few arrests. And several victims remain unidentified to this day. It’s unlikely to law enforcement that all these depraved acts were committed by a single individual, especially considering the distance involved; that makes it likely, then, that there were several individuals taking advantage of opportunity and who left an unbelievable count of slain victims in such a short period.

To some law enforcements officials, the route became referred to as “the Bloody Route.”

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David Emerson, Jr. was last seen on New Year’s Eve of 2014 but family, as well as police, are no closer to knowing what happened to the then 35-year-old man now than they were then. Sonia Gonzalez, a friend of David’s, has worked tirelessly for answers and has solidified and debunked many preconceived notions about his disappearance. This episode, Sonia provides us with virtually every known detail that can be disclosed about David’s case and seemingly traceless vanishing.

David’s cousin, D Boone, wrote a brilliant and poignant song for David which is featured on this episode and in which the video can be found at https://youtu.be/rlA9sPh-3lI

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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Investigators didn’t necessarily uncover any tangible evidence in the 1957 disappearances of Margaret and William Patterson but circumstantial evidence, and scenarios that this evidence allows, seems endless. They found some things about William’s personal life that they couldn’t ignore…things that began painting a different picture of the couple than what associates and employees of the Patterson’s originally let on to. Obviously, though, even after shocking accusations in the 1980s and a witness coming forward even later than that, police couldn’t find the pieces that allow for a clear theory as to what happened to Margaret and William.

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When the investigation of the 1957 disappearances of Margaret and William Patterson finally began months after the couple was last seen, it was obvious from the get-go that the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office had lost access to evidence and information that would have proved invaluable. Instead, investigators were faced with trying to fit pieces together that didn’t necessarily belong to the same puzzle. The press was happily along for the sensational and highly speculative ride. Business associates of the Patterson’s seemed to be creating their own narrative as well, one that largely hung on the loose hinges of a poor explanation: that William and Margaret had taken an extended vacation and didn’t wish to disclose their whereabouts. You can support gone cold podcast – texas true crime by visiting https//:www.patreon.com/gonecoldpodcast. There you’ll also find an exclusive series available only to donors and ad-free listening. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter by using @gonecoldpodcast ( #elpaso #truecrime #texas )

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Many legends and mysteries exist around the West Texas City of El Paso but, perhaps, no one story from the city is more mysterious than the 1957 disappearances of William and Margaret Patterson. The case is complicated and convoluted and theories about what happened to the successful couple range from the absurd to the sinister. For the first several weeks after they vanished, the Patterson’s were thought to have taken off on an impulsive vacation but when their prized feline, Tommy, emerged disheveled and confused, neighbors and friends began fearing the worst. You can support gone cold podcast – texas true crime by visiting https//:www.patreon.com/gonecoldpodcast. There you’ll also find an exclusive series available only to donors and ad-free listening. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter by using @gonecoldpodcast ( #elpaso #truecrime #texas )

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When someone’s life is taken, what is left behind is trauma, anguish, confusion, and just about any other type of emotion one can imagine that feeds the cyclical state of grief which, no matter how universally accepted one definition is, is dealt with in a multitude of way whether negative or positive. While it often takes a life time to leave something behind that influences an entire society or the entire world, Suzie Mages co-created such a thing when she was only 4 years old. This is the story of Suzie’s Legacy. You can support gone cold podcast – texas true crime by visiting https//:www.patreon.com/gonecoldpodcast. There you’ll also find an exclusive series available only to donors. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter by using @gonecoldpodcast

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Though we had originally intended to close Suzie's case with the story of her legacy this episode, fate had other plans in mind. We were contacted by an individual, a close friend of Suzie's, and what she had to say was something we felt needed to be shared before we closed the Suzie Mages story. The episode is brief but it helps shine light on a question that has gone unanswered for decades. You can support gone cold podcast – texas true crime by visiting https//:www.patreon.com/gonecoldpodcast. There you’ll also find an exclusive series available only to donors. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter by using @gonecoldpodcast  

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