Inhuman: A True Crime Podcast

Tammy Zywicki was on her way back to Grinnell College when she was last seen on the side of the road on I-80 in LaSalle County, Illinois. 8 days later, her body was found over 400 miles south in Missouri. But to this day, her case remains unsolved. Several suspects have been investigated over the years, but no charges have ever been filed. And as recently as August 2026, a new person of interest was named, and police are asking for the public’s help. 

Anyone with any information about Theresa “Teri” Belenske (maiden name Vega), who was known to hitchhike and  could have been traveling with the unknown truck driver Tammy was last seen with, can contact the FBI. 

Anyone with information about Tammy Zywicki’s kidnapping and murder can call the Illinois State Police at 815-224-1171, email [email protected], or the FBI's Chicago field office at 312-421-6700. There is a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. 

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The death of Cindy James on June 8, 1989, remains one of Canada’s most chilling and puzzling unsolved mysteries. Cynthia Elizabeth James, a 44-year-old nurse from Richmond, British Columbia, was discovered in the yard of an abandoned house, hogtied with her hands and feet bound behind her back, a nylon stocking around her throat, and with a fatal combination of morphine, diazepam, and flurazepam in her system. For years, Cindy had been stalked by an unknown perpetrator, however the police disagreed. Was Cindy murdered or did she die by suicide?

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To the outside, James and Ashley Schwalm seemed to have a perfect life: they had the fairytale love story, successful careers, two beautiful kids, and a stunning home in the Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada. But their marriage was starting to fall apart, and affairs exacerbated the downfall. Before they could amicably part ways, though, James decided he was going to take matters into his own hands.

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In the early 1980s, Tracey Thurman left her abusive husband, Charles "Buck" Thurman. Despite obtaining a restraining order and repeatedly pleading with the Torrington, Connecticut Police Department for protection over an eight-month period, her complaints were ignored by officers. On June 10, 1983, Buck attacked Tracey outside a residence. He stabbed her 13 times in the face, neck, and body, and repeatedly kicked her in the head, causing a broken neck and permanent partial paralysis. Police officers arrived during the assault but delayed intervening or arresting him immediately. In 1984, Tracey filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, Thurman v. City of Torrington. She argued that the police department had violated her Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection. Her legal team successfully demonstrated that police treated domestic disputes less seriously than assaults committed by strangers. In 1985, a federal jury ruled in her favor and Tracey’s case changed the way Connecticut and the US viewed domestic abuse cases forever.

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17 year old Tracy Kroh vanished after visiting her sister in Millersburg, Pennsylvania on August 5, 1989. Her car was found the next day, abandoned, locked in a parking lot of the town square. Despite numerous searches for Tracy, she remains missing to this day. One suspect has been identified, but he died in prison before making any confession. There is still hope that one day the case can be solved.

Anyone with information regarding the disappearance of Tracy Kroh has been asked to contact the Troop H Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit at 717-671-7534 or anonymously contact the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers.

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This months listener stories is a a fabulous mix of spooky, sweet and sinister! So grab a snack and lets get into to it!!!

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The Well Deserved was the name Jackie and Tom Hawks decided on for their trawler turned yacht that they purchased after years of hardship and hard work. The couple was ecstatic to be living on the sea and happily did so for two years. But when they became grandparents in 2004, they decided to retire their sea legs and make an onshore home base to be closer to family. Unfortunately, the sale of their boat led to an unthinkable tragedy.

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Seath Jackson was a 15-year-old boy from Ocala, Florida, whose 2011 murder stemmed from a bitter breakup and escalating conflict involving his ex-girlfriend, Amber Wright, and her new boyfriend, Michael Bargo. According to prosecutors, Amber lured Seath to a home in Summerfield under the impression that they might reconcile, where Bargo and several others were waiting to ambush him. Seath was brutally attacked, shot, and killed, and the group then attempted to destroy all evidence of this crime occurring. Investigators quickly connected the group to Seath’s disappearance, leading to arrests and convictions that revealed a disturbing plot involving jealousy, revenge, and deliberate planning.

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The first time offender criminal profiling successfully led to the capture of a perpetrator dates back to the 1970s and a small town in Montana. Susie Jaeger and Sandy Dykman's cases were cold, until a profile of their killer helped lead police to a local man, David Meirhofer. Then, he ended up confessing, and authorities realized they had captured a serial killer.

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Marcus Oubre is an endangered missing person from Louisiana who disappeared under mysterious circumstances on August 23, 2023. He was last seen at approximately 9:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. leaving a Walmart store on Siegen Lane near the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He reportedly mentioned he would be gone for a few days, but he has never been seen or heard from since. He was officially reported missing a few days later, on August 27, 2023. If you have any information regarding Marcus's whereabouts or the timeline leading up to his vehicle accident, law enforcement urges you to contact the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office at 225-389-5000 or the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office at 985-652-9513.

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