Gone in a Blink

In October 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted in the town of St. Joseph, Minnesota. It became one of the most notorious child abductions in American history and for 27 years, a porch light stayed on as a beacon of hope for the missing boy. In this episode, we chronicle Jacob’s heartbreaking story. We explore the chilling night of his disappearance, the immense strength of his mother, Patty Wetterling, and the shocking 2016 courtroom confession that finally broke the silence. Join us as we look at a tragedy that reshaped national laws, birthed the sex offender registry, and left a lasting legacy of child safety advocacy.

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Sources:

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

Jacob Wetterling - Crime Museum 

Minnesota man describes killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling in chilling detail | Minnesota | The Guardian

Music:

Target Pending by Alex Grohl

Keep your Distance by Premium Music Odyssey

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Don’t Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Hosted and Produced by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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Fifteen-year-old Sierra Lamar vanishes on her way to school in Morgan Hill, California. Investigators find her phone and purse discarded fields away. This episode retraces her final known steps on the morning of March 16, 2012. We explore the initial panic, the massive community volunteer searches, and the chilling realization that Sierra never made it to her school bus.

Sources:

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-disappearance-and-murder-of-sierra-lamar-14eff18c1318

https://allthatsinteresting.com/sierra-lamar

https://abc7chicago.com/post/man-found-guilty-in-death-of-teen-girl-missing-5-years/19

72299/

Conviction overturned for man found guilty in Sierra LaMar’s murder – NBC Bay Area

Music:

Dark Anxious Tension by Ashot_Danielyan

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Don't Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

Depression by Mood Mode

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Produced and Hosted by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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 In 1997, 17-year-old Erica Fraysure was working hard to save up for her first year of college. But a regular night out with friends in Brooksville, KY, ended in a muti-decade mystery when her unlocked car was found hidden by hay bales in a remote field. With her purse still inside but her keys tossed across the road, police rule out a voluntary runaway. Nearly thirty years later, the case remains one of Kentucky’s most haunting cold cases. We break down the timeline, the suspects and the case as it stands today.

Sources:

Erica Lee Fraysure – The Charley Project 

Erica Lee Fraysure - The Polly Klaas Foundation 

The Disappearance of Erica Fraysure 

The Vanishing of Erica Lee Fraysure: A Kentucky Mystery That Haunts a Small Town | True Crime Write-Ups

Music:

Tangled Web of Shadows by Shadows and Echoes

When Love Gets Dangerous by Premium Music Odyssey

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Don’t Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Hosted and Produced by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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One family, two unfathomable tragedies. In 1999, 15-year-old Michael Palmer vanished into the early morning hours while biking home from a party in Wasilla, Alaska. Eleven years later, history would repeat itself in the worst way possible way when his 30-year-old brother, Chucky, disappeared while snowmobiling in the Talkeetna Mountains. Both brothers were riding at the back of their groups. Both left their vehicles behind. Neither has ever been found. We unpack the eerie parallels of the cases, the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness, and a family left living the same nightmare twice.

Sources:

Missing in the North: Michael Timothy Palmer

What Happened to the Palmer Brothers? by Robin Barefield — This Awful-Awesome Life

Missing in the North: Michael Timothy Palmer

https://www.akfatal.net/Palmer%2006-04-97.htm

The last brother - Anchorage Daily News

Why Over 20,000 People Have Vanished In "The Alaska Triangle" | IFLScience

Michael Timothy Palmer – The Charley Project

Music:

Eerie Crime Background by Universfield

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Don't Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Sad Guitar Beat by Slice Beats

Created and Produced by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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On a crisp October afternoon in 1999, 10-year-old Pamela Butler was rollerblading outside her home in Kansas City, Kansas. In a matter of seconds, a white pickup truck pulled up beside her and pulled her into the truck as her terrified sister watched. What followed was a desperate multi-state search, a devastating discovery, and a 21-year wait for a mother seeking the ultimate justice. In this episode, we unpack the chilling details of Pamela's abduction and the critical mistakes that led to his capture.

Sources:

https://www.thepitchkc.com/girls-in-the-hood/

Murder of Pamela Butler - Wikipedia 

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/woman-in-her-30s-found-shot-to-death-in-kansas-city-kansas

Music:

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Ghostly Music by Universfield

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Don't Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

Sad Instrumental by Andriig

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Created and Produced by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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Nine days after Leah Roberts left North Carolina in 2000, her wrecked Jeep was found at the bottom of an embankment in Washington State. Inside were her money, ID, and passport - but Leah was completely gone. This episode explores her sudden cross-country journey, the baffling clues left at the crash site, and the search for answers that continue decades later.

Sources:

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

https://unsolved.com/gallery/leah-roberts/

https://charleyproject.org/case/leah-toby-roberts

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

Music:

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Don't Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Suspense Horror by Everything is Dead

Slo Mo by SoulProd Music

Created and Produced by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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Alyssa Taylor wanted a quick getaway, so she joined a friend on a routine haul to North Carolina for his trucking company. A routine police interaction on the highway confirmed her presence in the vehicle just hours before a horrific, explosive crash on Interstate 85. This episode explores how a young mother could completely vanish from a major highway accident scene, leaving behind only questions, an absolute lack of closure, and a digital footprint that stopped cold at 1:05 AM.

Sources:

Alyssa Nicole Taylor – The Charley Project 

Virginia mother Alyssa Taylor vanished in September 2022 in North Carolina | Dateline 

Va. family searches NC I-85 exits for clues to missing woman | Raleigh News & Observer 

Family finds earring at truck crash site; believe it was worn by missing Va. woman | Community | newsoforange.com

Music:

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Homeland by Daub Audio

When Love Gets Dangerous by Premium Music Odyssey

Don't Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Created and produced by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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On February 24, 1978, five young men from Yuba City, California, attended a college basketball game and vanished into the night. Days later, their car was found perfectly operational, abandoned deep in the snowy mountains of Plumas National Forest - miles off their route home. Why did they head into the wilderness, and what drove them to abandon their car? We break down the timeline of America's most baffling missing persons case.

Sources:

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

The story of the Yuba County Five: Disappearance, investigation | abc10.com 

Families plead for answers in the mystery of the Yuba County Five almost 50 years later | abc10.com 

Music:

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Don't Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Dark Ambient Soundscape by Lemon Music Lab

Hip Hop Sadness “Alone in Silence” by Grand Project

Created and produced by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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On a late summer evening in Fruitland, Idaho, five-year-old - Michael Joseph Vaughan - affectionately nicknamed "Monkey" - vanished from his neighborhood without a trace. What began as a frantic search by family and neighbors quickly spiraled into one of the state's most intensive missing person investigations. This episode traces the critical final moments before Michael disappeared, the immediate community response, and the devastating reality of a small town shattered by the unknown.

Sources:

https://www.solvethecase.org/case/2021-14/michael-joseph-vaughan

https://medium.com/p/fea597f3243b

Second day of preliminary hearing underway for Stacey Wondra, man accused of kidnapping, killing Michael Vaughan | ktvb.com 

https://crimetimelines.com/michael-vaughan-case-file/ 

https://idahonews.com/news/local/affidavit-sheds-new-light-in-what-police-believe-happened-to-michael-vaughan

Michael Joseph Vaughan – The Charley Project

Music:

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Don't Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Horror Playhouse by Geoff Harvey

Sad Instrumental by Andriig

Created and produced by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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When devoted mother and friend, Summer Shipp vanished from a Kansas City neighborhood while conducting door-to-door research in 2004, a community refused to give up hope. Three years later, a heartbreaking discovery exposed a brutal crime. This is the story of Summer Shipp, the hunt for her killer, and a family’s fight for justice.

Sources:

https://www.thepitchkc.com/suspicious-minds-2/

https://www.kmbc.com/article/murder-charge-filed-in-summer-shipp-homicide/3671750

Murder Trial Finally Is Set to Begin in Death of Door-To-Door Research Worker Summer Shipp | JPLaw 

https://johnpicerno.com/news-articles/jeffrey-sauerbry-found-not-guilty-in-death-of-door-to-door-survey-worker-summer-shipp/

Music:

Scary Horror Tension by Vibe Horn

Crime Trap by Muza Production

Dark Horror Background by Delo Sound

Don’t Look Down the Basement by Joel Fazhari

The Wait by Never Not Dead

Dark Trap Groove by Anton Vlasov

Created and Produced by Heather Hicks

Written by Mitch Fitz

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