On May 9th, 1980, Michelle Busha is reported missing. On May 26th, she is murdered at the age of 18 and found in a ditch off Interstate 90 in Blue Earth, Minnesota. It took 8 years to find her killer and 35 years to identify her body and to bring closure to Michelle's family.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-troopers-murder-victim-identified-35-years-later/

https://www.fox9.com/news/explainer-how-jane-doe-was-identified-as-michelle-busha-35-years-later

Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=134&v=O8Tw4FGOJJg&feature=emb_title

https://www.twincities.com/2015/03/16/minnesota-troopers-1980-murder-victim-is-idd-thanks-to-dna/

In August of 2021, 33 year old Cassidy Rainwater was reported missing by her family. The young woman had not been heard from for over a month. Unfortunately her family's worst fears and more would be realized when they learned the fate of their loved one. Nobody could ever imagine something as horrific as Cassidy experienced. This is a tough one, and it's not over yet.

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We're keeping it light this week with three ghost stories throughout the Heartland! First stop on our virtual tour is the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where a ghost was not happy they didn't get the leading role so they haunted a poor actor. Next up is The Alliance Theater in Alliance, Nebraska with a popcorn-loving ghost name Mary. We will end our tour in the Brumder Mansion in Milwaukee, WI that has....a child ghost.

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https://www.siouxfallsorpheum.com/about-the-orpheum/centennial-history/

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2020/10/23/orpheum-argus-leader-ghost-sioux-falls-haunted/3739010001/

https://panhandlepost.com/posts/5db092d63ff2f582eecb515e

http://milwaukeemansion.com/

https://paranormalmilwaukee.com/locations/brumder-mansion-milwaukee-haunted-hotel/

On March 23, 1988 police in Oregon were called to the scene of a suicide. The deceased? John Charles Bolsinger. At the time, police didn't know they were looking at the body of Oregon's most notorious serial killer.

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On April 28, 1908 Joe Maxson smelled smoked in Belle Gunness' home. He runs out of his bedroom calling for her and her children...no one answers him. Joe jumps from his second-story room and rushes into town. By the time he gets back to the home, the place cannot be saved. When the flames were extinguished, Belle was no where to be found. She had a history of setting houses on fire and dating men who would mysteriously go missing. Did Belle set her own house on fire or was this an act of revenge?

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https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/belle-gunness

https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gunness-belle.htm

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2017/11/10/female-indiana-serial-killer-comely-belle-gunness-loved-her-suitors-death/848023001/

In March of 1974, seventeen year old Amy Billig vanished off the streets of Coconut Grove, Florida. Was she the victim of a passing through motorcycle club? Was she taken in only to be passed around as currency or was it a far more sinister ending? This is the story of Amy Billig who just disappeared, and her mother who never stopped looking for her daughter.

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We love when listeners suggest a case to cover and this one was, no surprise, a doozy! On March 28, 1986 in Connersville, Indiana, Denise Pflum gets in her car to pick up her purse that she left at a party the night before. This is the last time her family and friends see her. What happened to Denise? Did her ex-boyfriend have something to do with her disappearance or was it someone else in town?

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https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/man-charged-manslaughter-death-denise-pflum-34-years-after-she-n1233380

https://charleyproject.org/case/denise-diane-pflum

Small Town Secrets: The Disappearance of Denise Pflum, 3 part docu-series by VICE. You can watch on Spectrum TV, Philo, or Hulu Live

https://www.wiki.ng/en/wiki/denise-pflum-wikipedia-and-missing-timeline-where-is-shawn-mcclung-now-839610

Killers walk in Hollywood! Some celebrities have actually murdered people. There are the intentional acts, the attempted acts, and the tragic accidents. Listen as Aimee tells Aly about some of Hollywood's stars who have skeletons in their closets. *Post Edit* Christian Brando was accused by Robert Blake of killing Bonnie Lee Blakely.

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If you never heard of Dennis DePue, you're lucky...he was an awful human. On April 15th, 1990 in Coldwater, Michigan, Dennis travels to the home of Marilynn, his ex-wife, to spend time with his kids. His kids refused to go with him which led to a violent argument leaving Marilynn unconscious. Dennis tells the kids he's taking Marilynn to the hospital and they never see them again. Take a listen and find out what happens to Dennis and how he was eventually captured. Fun fact, his case inspired the first scene in Jeepers Creepers and was featured on Unsolved Mysteries.

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https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/dennis-depue

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Depue-97

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkDickqE49o (Unsolved Mysteries Episode)

https://apnews.com/article/727b9ad98022c37f5e5877d19ff5e96d

We all know about the movie Poltergeist, released on June 4th, 1982. Your typical California family, The Freelings, are living their life until paranormal things start to happen throughout their home. Specifically, ghosts talking to them through the static on TV set. Sure enough, they take the youngest daughter, Carol Ann, who has to "find the light" to escape with the help of her family and an exorcist.

Not many people know about the mysterious hauntings that happened on-set and what happened to the original actors. Was the set cursed or was it just a coincidence?

Sources:

https://www.biography.com/news/the-poltergeist-curse-its-heeere

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Poltergeist-Curse-True-Story-37392582

https://www.ranker.com/list/poltergeist-curse/melissa-brinks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(franchise)

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