A stranded college student, a confused conversation in the dark, and one final, chilling exclamation before the phone call ends forever. The 2008 disappearance of Brandon Swanson remains one of Minnesota's most perplexing cold cases. What happened in those final moments on that desolate road?

Sources:

https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-transsion&sa=X&sca_esv=752c69823b7d32b5&sxsrf=AE3TifOGdwujJFhT8B0zcth526aKSbosdg:1762735126038&udm=7&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ1Y6MJ25_tmWITc7uy4KIeuYzzFkfneXafNx6OMdA4MQRJc_t_TQjwHYrzlkIauOK_IaFSQcTHs2AgJbmYqOLNkKKJQfQGyrVZPSfyHC1o7w3STZ2vzY1otFmVQJB6XrX6eZ6J4yI3GBRIDW_N7Y03vVXqwNjFQxcKaOBaBbveBkZBP_1U_LV7uoB7yIXd7EGHGtSfQ&q=the+disappearance+of+brandon+swanson+

https://youtu.be/h53SmmRZocE?si=IxGt_KfTx3

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSHcwDBgGgW3A-q8G3B/

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

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When a young Penn State college student goes missing after a costume party on Halloween night, everyone on campus is in a state of panic. But police have very little to go on until a tip comes in from an eyewitness who may have seen a young girl, matching Cindy's description, get abducted. Was this young woman Cindy Song, or was it one of several twists and turns that have managed to keep police on their toes for all these years? With one particular suspect in the back pockets of those investigating Cindy's case, they must first decide if what they hold on to this suspect is too far-fetched, even for the evilest of all killers, or will it lead them to finding Cindy?

Sources:

https://charleyproject.org/case/hyun-jong-song

https://unsolved.com/gallery/cindy-song/

https://unresolved.me/cindy-song

The Unsolved — Cindy Song vanishes from State College | wnep.com

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Things that Live in the Cellar by Geoff Harvey

Depression by Mood Mode

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In this mini episode, we are discussing the Halloween murders of both James Adamski and Sylvia Salinas.

A night that started out as a party with friends turns deadly when 18-year-old James Adamski heads out on foot from the bar where the party was held, never to be heard from again. Was he being watched? Could someone at the party have wanted to hurt James?

Sylvia Salinas is living the American dream. But on the afternoon of October 31, 1989, someone had other plans for Sylvia. Now investigators are trying to track down leads and re-interview possible suspects in this heart-wrenching tragedy.

If you have any information in the case of Sylvia Salinas please contact Galveston Crime Stoppers at (409) 763-8477 or you can submit a tip online at www.Galveston.CrimeStoppersWeb.com

Source Material:

https://truecrimediva.com/sylvia-salinas/

https://abc13.com/post/halloween-cold-case-haunts-womans-family-30-years-later/5663232/

13 UNSOLVED: VHS tape that survived Ike could help solve murder of Galveston woman stabbed in heart on Halloween - ABC13 Houston

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/16726355/

The Unsolved Halloween Murder of James Adamski – TRUE CRIME REPORT

36-year-old cold case still haunts Lancaster, Cheektowaga

https://ny1.com/nyc/queens/news/2017/03/23/lancaster-cold-case-

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Crime Trap by Muza Production

Eerie Music Box by Universfield

Halloween Horror by DELO Sound

Scary Ambience 1 by Xtreme Freddy

SloMo by Soul Prod Music

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An evening at the State Fair with her best friend, and a promise to her mother to find a safe ride home by the end of the night. That was the deal that Diana Smith made with her daughter. 13-year-old Misty Copsey was excited to finally gain some independence and spend the afternoon with her friend, 15-year-old Trena Bovard at the Washington State Fair on the evening of September 17, 1992. But when the night comes to an end and Misty misses her bus back to her home in Spanaway, she's determined not to break her promise to her mother. But what starts out as an innocent night out with her best friend, turns tragic when Misty sets out on a dangerous journey to make it home. But Misty's promise to her mother to make it home safe is broken when Misty never makes it home....at all.

Source Credits:

Unsolved Northwest: Who killed Misty Copsey? | king5.com

https://unresolved.me/misty-copsey

https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Misty_Copsey

Missing: Misty Copsey | by Ashli Nicole | True Crime Detective | Medium

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/special-reports/article25857745.html

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Sound Trap by Muza Production

Possession by Purple Planet Music

Aurora by Beat Waves

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

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On the evening of June 6th, the Kickapoo High School class of 1992 was getting ready to kick off their graduation ceremony. Suzanne (Suzie) Streeter and her best friend Stacey McCall, along with Suzie's mother Sherrill Levitt were in attendance. But what would start out as a joyous occasion, would soon end in tragedy sometime in the wee hours of the morning when the three women seemed to have vanished without a trace. With little evidence left behind, police managed to gather some very unusual suspects, leaving the town of Springfield baffled more than 30 years later, at what really happened to the women, now and forever referred to as the Springfield Three.

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The playground should be every child's sanctuary - a place of laughter, freedom, and innocent joy. For three-year-old Lina Sardar Khil, it became the scene of an unthinkable tragedy when she vanished without a trace on December 20, 2021, from her apartment complex in San Antonio, Texas.

Lina's story begins far from American soil. Born in Afghanistan to a family with deep military connections, her grandfather was killed by a suicide bomber in 2009. Her father Riaz followed the same path, serving alongside U.S. troops until 2019 when concerns for his family's safety prompted their relocation to America. They settled among other Afghan refugees, forming a tight-knit community where they believed their children could play freely without fear.

The family had already survived unimaginable trauma. During a 2021 visit to Afghanistan, Lina was knocked unconscious by a suicide bombing at Kabul airport as they fled the Taliban takeover. They escaped with their lives, returning to what they thought was safety in Texas. Months later, during a routine afternoon at the playground where Lina played daily, she disappeared while running with other children around an apartment building. When the children returned, Lina wasn't among them.

What happened in those crucial moments? Surveillance footage captured Lina playing moments before she vanished, but mysteriously contains an 18-minute gap exactly when she disappeared. Was this a targeted abduction connected to her father's military service, or a crime of opportunity by someone who had been watching the playground? The family's struggle with English created additional barriers as they desperately tried to convey what happened to police and media, facing cruel speculation and victim-blaming from online commenters.

Three years later, Lina remains missing despite extensive searches, a $280,000 reward, and age progression photos showing what she might look like now. If you recognize Lina or have information about her disappearance, contact the San Antonio Police Department at 210-207-7660 or the FBI San Antonio office at 210-225-6741. One tip could bring this child home and end her family's unending nightmare.

Sources:

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

https://unresolved.me/linasardarkhil

https://foxsanantonio.com/news/yami-investigates/linas-family-frustrated-by-three-years-of-limited-communication-from-authorities

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/12/19/timeline-3-years-since-lina-khils-disappearance-on-san-antonios-northwest-side/

https://charleyproject.org/case/lina-sardar-khil

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Crime Trap by Muza Production

Sad Trap Beat by BRVAN

Dark Ambient by Sharvarion

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A crisp autumn day in Oklahoma turns tragic when the Jamison family vanish without explanation, leaving behind $32,000 and their starving dog locked in their truck. What forces could lead a family of three to disappear in the remote Sandboi Mountains, only to be discovered as skeletal remains four years later?

The case of Bobby, Sherilyn, and six-year-old Madyson Jamison defies conventional explanation. Surveillance footage from the day they vanished captures the couple moving in trance-like states, walking back and forth to their vehicle without speaking, sometimes carrying nothing at all, sometimes the same items repeatedly. This haunting behavior, described by experts as appearing drug-induced, is just the first layer of strangeness surrounding their disappearance.

Delving deeper reveals a family struggling with chronic pain, mental illness, and increasingly bizarre beliefs. Their storage container home featured spray-painted warnings about witches and judgment. Sherilyn claimed to practice witchcraft, while Bobby sought special bullets to shoot the evil spirits he believed haunted their home. A Satanic Bible found in their possession and reports of seances add to the unsettling picture of their final days.

Most compelling are the conflicting clues – a vehicle left with thousands in cash yet missing a brown briefcase seen being loaded on camera; a family dog left locked inside a truck, slowly starving; and an 11-page letter expressing Sherilyn's hatred for her husband. Why would someone murder a family but leave behind $32,000? Was Sherilyn truly on a white supremacist cult's "hit list" as her mother believes?

The medical examiner could only declare their deaths "suspicious," leaving us to wonder what truly happened that October day. Was it murder, suicide, cult activity, or something else entirely? Join us as we examine every bizarre detail of this haunting Oklahoma mystery that continues to baffle investigators and true crime enthusiasts alike.

Sources:

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

https://www.utdailybeacon.com/opinion/columns/killer-conversations-the-jamison-family-murders/article_f47e91a0-0d79-11eb-b8ef-9f3fa837bc9c.html

https://www.ladbible.com/news/us-news/mystery-jamison-family-vanished-mountains-oklahoma-308084-20241016

https://buzzfeed-unsolved.fandom.com/wiki/The_Disturbing_Mystery_of_the_Jamison_Family

https://medium.com/@dellantonio.caterina/and-yet-no-answer-e17fbe4bf7af

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Crime Trap by Muza Production

Things that Live in the Cellar by Geoff Harvey

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The peaceful suburb of Yorktown, Virginia became the backdrop for a harrowing mystery when 12-year-old Sean Daugherty was found hanging from a swing set in his family's backyard on April 14, 2022. What initially appeared as a tragic suicide quickly unraveled into something far more perplexing.

Sean was the kind of boy who embodied childhood joy – a straight-A student who loved Star Wars, video games, and had just returned from a Disney cruise with his family. With his mother's exciting new position at the Pentagon and upcoming family trips on the horizon, Sean had everything to live for. Nothing in his behavior suggested depression or suicidal thoughts.

Yet the circumstances surrounding his death defy simple explanation. Found wearing his stepfather's clothes with his arms bound tightly to his sides, a motorcycle helmet bag over his head, and his broken glasses lying nearby – how could a 12-year-old have orchestrated this alone? His toes were touching the ground, meaning he could have stood up at any time to relieve the pressure on his neck. His feet were mysteriously clean despite the muddy yard. His two-year-old brother, found hiding under laundry, reportedly told his mother about a "friend" chasing and punching Sean.

What happened in the short window between 3:30 PM when Sean set an alarm to take out the trash and 4:45 PM when his sister discovered his body? Why has information about this case seemingly vanished from the internet? And most importantly, why are authorities so resistant to reinvestigating despite the bizarre circumstances?

The Daugherty family continues their fight for answers through their "What Happened to Sean" Facebook page, refusing to accept the suicide ruling that contradicts everything they knew about their son. Their story is a powerful reminder that behind every headline is a family searching for truth and justice.

Join us as we examine the evidence, timeline, and unanswered questions in this baffling case that continues to haunt all who hear it. Whether you're a true crime enthusiast or simply someone who believes in seeking truth, Sean's story will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about this case.

Sources:

https://sandhillssentinel.com/obituary-for-sean-patrick-daugherty/

https://www.wtkr.com/news/what-happened-to-sean-questions-remain-a-year-after-yorktown-boys-death

https://www.yahoo.com/news/happened-sean-york-county-boy-180500463.html

https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-happened-to-sean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH5wzJlFKKQ

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Crime Trap by Muza Production

Sad Trap Beat by BRVAN

Suspense Background Music by ArctSound

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A desperate voice pleads from an answering machine: "Help, help, help, let me out!" For Mildred Young, this haunting recording of her daughter Diane would become the soundtrack to decades of anguish and unanswered questions.

Diane Augat's story reveals how mental illness creates vulnerability that predators exploit with devastating consequences. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the late 1980s, Diane experienced a cascading series of losses—her children, her marriage, and ultimately her freedom through 32 involuntary commitments to mental health facilities. When she disappeared from Hudson, Florida in April 1998, few could have predicted the macabre discoveries that would follow.

What distinguishes this case is the apparent psychological game played by whoever took Diane. First came the desperate phone call to her mother's answering machine, then the discovery of Diane's severed finger along a highway, followed by her neatly folded clothes in a convenience store freezer. Two years later, a bag with her name containing personal items appeared at another store. These weren't just clues—they were taunts, deliberately placed to torment her family and baffle investigators.

The investigation revealed potential connections to Gary Roberts Evers, a local motel manager later imprisoned for murder, along with reports that troubled juveniles had taken advantage of Diane's trust. Witness sightings flooded in but led nowhere. Now cold for two decades, Diane's case exemplifies how those battling mental illness can fall through society's cracks, becoming perfect targets for those with the darkest intentions.

Do you have theories about what happened to Diane? We'd love to hear them. Subscribe to hear more stories of mysterious disappearances and help us bring attention to cases that deserve resolution.

Sources:

https://unresolved.me/diane-augat

https://charleyproject.org/case/diane-louise-augat

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/11/24/mother-clings-to-hope-for-missing-daughter/

https://morbidology.com/the-severed-finger-the-disappearance-of-diane-augat/

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Crime Trap by Muza Production

Tense Dark Atmosphere by Universfield

Dark Ambient Emotions Music by Deus Lower

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A 14-year-old girl vanishes into the night after someone methodically unscrews every hallway light bulb in her apartment building. Her purse, clothes, and money remain behind. For years afterward, her mother receives haunting silent phone calls at exactly 3:45am.

Welcome to one of New Hampshire's most disturbing unsolved mysteries. Laureen Rahn disappeared from her Manchester apartment in April 1980 under circumstances that have baffled investigators for over four decades. What started as a possible runaway case quickly evolved into something far more sinister when mysterious phone charges appeared on her mother's bill months later—calls to California motels linked to a teen sexual assistance hotline and potentially to individuals connected with adult entertainment and child exploitation.

The eerie similarities to other disappearances in the area raise disturbing questions. Was there a predator targeting young women in Manchester? Suspected serial killer Terry Rasmussen lived just blocks away. Four other young women vanished within a short time and geographic radius. The phone calls that continued for years—silent callers using nicknames only Lorene would know—suggest she might have been alive somewhere, perhaps trying to reach out but unable to speak freely. Was she trafficked? Kidnapped? Or did something even worse happen that night when the hallways were plunged into darkness?

Join us as we examine the evidence, explore the theories, and shine light on this haunting cold case that continues to echo through the decades. Lorene would be approaching 59 today, and her mother still hopes for answers. If you recognize details from this case or have information that might help solve this mystery, please contact authorities. One tip could finally bring closure to a family that has waited far too long for answers.

Sources: 

https://charleyproject.org/case/laureen-ann-rahn

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

https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/601873/1

https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/the-disturbing-disappearance-of-laureenrahn

Music:

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Music by Black Rose in Hell

Depression by Mood Mode

Gone in a Blink is created by Heather Hicks and Danielle E.
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