Inside the Case

Samantha Josephson was a beautiful 21-year-old University of South Carolina student who was weeks away from graduating.  She had just been accepted into Drexel University School of Law and went out to celebrate with friends on March 28th, 2019.  After a few hours out Samantha ordered herself an Uber to go home but she never made it.

Listen to her story now told by Holly.

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Episode Sources:

https://carsurance.net/insights/uber-statistics/

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/college-student-found-murdered-after-getting-into-car-she-thought-was-an-uber

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/see-no-evil-investigation-discovery/rideshare-nightmare

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

https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/what-happened-samantha-josephson-id-s-see-no-evil-revisit-gruesome-murder-college-student

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgCPgqEhN9o

https://people.com/crime/nathaniel-rowland-guilty-murder-samantha-josephson/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/3371823/nathaniel-rowland-motive-killing-samantha-josephson/

https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/phones-tell-story-after-usc-student-locked-in-car-she-thought-was-uber-before-her/article_57c0f5e8-e955-11eb-a5ca-179eb4a479d0.html

https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/trenton/name/samantha-josephson-obituary?id=10087041

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/verify/verify-uber-lyft-rideshare-samantha-josephson-columbia-usc-murder-safety/275-861b844b-e3fa-4e8e-92ec-bedc6396c154

https://people.com/crime/samantha-josephson-boyfriend-tracked-her-fatal-ride/

On September 16th, 2019 5 year old Dulce Maria Alavez was an energetic and excited kindergartener.  She spent the day at school and was picked up by her mother and taken to a park.  While at the park she vanished.

Listen to her story now told by Holly!

Dr. Phil videos mentioned:

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

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

911 Call:

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Episode Sources:

https://charleyproject.org/case/dulce-maria-alavez

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/dulce-maria-alavez

https://allthatsinteresting.com/dulce-maria-alavez

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/dulce-alavez-mysterious-letters-refer-to-missing-new-jersey-girl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r0_1yRU5Og

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dulce-maria-alavez-kidnapping-is-now-on-fbis-most-wanted/192734/

https://www.fox29.com/news/dulce-maria-alavez-disappearance-police-release-new-photo-of-girl-missing-for-almost-2-years

https://6abc.com/dulce-maria-alavez-missing-nj-girl-bridgeton-new-jersey-birthday/11789814/

https://people.com/crime/dulce-alavez-cryptic-letters-missing-nj-girl/

https://www.nj.com/cumberland/2020/03/ohio-ice-cream-shop-was-recipient-of-3rd-letter-about-missing-nj-5-year-old-dulce-alavez.html

https://6abc.com/dulce-maria-alavez-missing-girl-nj-new-jersey-bridgeton/6425212/

https://www.phillyvoice.com/dulce-maria-alavez-missing-bridgeton-new-jersey-fbi-age-progression/

https://www.nj.com/news/2019/09/can-undocumented-immigrants-get-picked-up-by-ice-for-helping-police-dulce-alavez-search-raises-questions.html

https://www.fox29.com/news/search-continues-for-dulce-maria-alavez-nearly-5-months-after-disappearance-75k-reward-offered

https://www.phillyvoice.com/missing-girl-dulce-maria-alavez-fbi-most-wanted-list-bridgeton-cumberland-county/

Ida Beard & Daisy Mae Heath are just like many other MMIW who have gone missing and have very little information in the media about them or their disappearance. Ida Beard went missing from El Reno, Oklahoma in 2015. There is little to no information in the media about her or the investigation because an investigation has never been conducted. Daisy Mae Heath went missing on August 30th, 2015, but was not reported missing until October 29th, 1987. Her disappearance just like Ida's has never been investigated leaving extremely little information to be passed on to the public.

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/family-gathers-to-remember-daisy-mae-heath-who-was-reported-missing-in-1987-at-age/article_7ad5c098-cb57-5eb5-a613-96204fc9d9ca.html

https://www.niwrc.org/restoration-magazine/february-2021/lifting-voices-mmiw-family-members

https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2022/04/06/the-disappearance-of-daisy-tallman/

https://charleyross.wordpress.com/tag/daisy-mae-heath/

https://people.com/crime/ida-beard-disappearance-legislation-aimed-finding-missing-indigenous-women/

https://www.normantranscript.com/news/ida-s-law-the-promise-limitations-of-oklahoma-s-pursuit-of-justice-for-indigenous-people/article_98e033da-3e4c-11ec-a75c-8b8f43ec8599.html

https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/oklahoma-watch-idas-law-offers-promise-for-indigenous-people-with-some-limitations/article_8dade7a0-3e56-11ec-b0ca-3b420b942bd7.html  

Shauna Tiaffay was living in Las Vegas in September 2012.  She and her husband had recently separated but shared custody of their daughter.  Her husband went to her home after a 24 hour shift as a Las Vegas firefighter to find her deceased on the floor.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4M2U_m9g7s

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/shauna-tiaffay-5260729

https://casetext.com/case/tiaffay-v-state

https://www.deseret.com/2012/10/15/20441825/da-may-seek-indictment-in-firefighter-hitman-case

https://news3lv.com/news/local/murder-victims-sister-hoping-the-truth-would-come-out

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/dec/01/former-firefighter-gets-life-in-prison-in-estrange/

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/ex-las-vegas-firefighter-convicted-in-wifes-murder-confesses/

22-year-old Cole Thomas was taking a break from college and began working construction jobs as an electrician.  On Thanksgiving weekend he took a trip to North Carolina with a few co-workers but he would never be seen again.  Listen now to Cole's story told by Holly.

Find Cole Thomas Facebook page:

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If you have information you can contact the Benson Police Department at 919-894-2091 or you can call the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation at 919-779-8188.

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Vanished Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vanished-podcast/id1081124929?i=1000477151224

https://ncmissingpersons.org/christopher-cole-thomas/

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/three-arrested-connection-disappearance-cole-thomas-n783976

https://www.cbs17.com/news/cole-thomas-email-account-used-after-he-went-missing-in-benson-warrant-says/

https://www.ncsbi.gov/Divisions/OLDCold-Cases/Christopher-Cole-Thomas

http://www.mountolivetribune.com/stories/investigator-says-he-knows-what-happened-in-cole-thomas-case,68104

https://www.wral.com/bond-lowered-suspects-in-cole-thomas-case-likely-to-go-free/18657116/

https://thecinemaholic.com/what-happened-to-cole-thomas-is-he-alive-or-dead/

Officer GI Joe, one of the most respected and well known cops in Fox Lake, Illinois, stages his own murder. But why? Why would someone so loved by his community take his own life and and make it look like he was murdered? 

Shaun Gayle who played for the Chicago Bears, got a devastating phone his current girlfriend and their unborn child had been murdered. Was it Shaun as the police suspected or was it another woman in Shaun's life?

Nicole was a beautiful 34 year old single mother who thought she met the man of her dreams.  But she learned quickly that Michael Adams was not quite Prince Charming.  Listen to her story now.

National Domestic Violence Hotline:

Call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788

www.thehotline.org

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf8GuAN0TFQ

https://www.turrentinejacksonmorrow.com/obituaries/nicole-leger-48752

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/frisco-detective-resigns-after-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct/165759/

https://collincountyda.com/capital-murderer-sentenced-life-without-parole/

https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/nicole-leger

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/police-make-arrest-in-killing-of-collin-county-single-mother/2111844/

Michael Chambers was a 70-year-old retired firefighter when he went missing from his home in Quinlan Texas on March 10th, 2017.  Inside of his garage there was an odd blood trail thad had been discovered, and many speculate that it was a staged crime scene.  What happened to Michael Chambers?

Facebook Group Bring Papaw Home: https://www.facebook.com/groups/619407261589703/about

Interview with PI Philip Klein:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmwicGo_C5I

Philip Klein's contact information:

409-729-8798 or email at [email protected]

Hunt County Sheriff's office: 903-453-6800

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Episode Sources:

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/disappeared-investigation-discovery-atve-us/moment-of-truth

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/did-this-70-year-old-grandfather-stage-his-own-suicide-or-was-he-murdered

https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-careers/articles/what-are-the-firefighter-ranks-hvwaU0z1FF6xkIE8/

https://charleyproject.org/case/michael-glenn-chambers

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ffpe6u/michael_chambers_missing_since_march_10_2017/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7cqymp/michael_chambers_missing_since_march_from_quinlan/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/cyrefi/the_disappearance_of_michael_chambers/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8kgp4z/update_possible_update_pi_in_michael_chambers/

https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/handbook.17/handbook-1721.html

https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2018/09/17/the-disappearance-of-michael-chambers/

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

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/new-search-conducted-for-clues-into-michael-chambers-missing-person-case/2633204/

Ashley Summers was last seen at a family members home around July 4th, 2007. She is currently missing from Cleveland, Ohio. During the investigation into her disappearance it was believed that she may have been have also been kidnapped by Ariel Castro. 

Sources: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/uncle-of-missing-lakewood-teen-sentenced-35-years-on-sex-charges/95-402af4d8-0bc0-4a5f-bc9b-507519838ac2 https://thecinemaholic.com/ashley-summers-disappearance/

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/fbi-digging-up-land-in-connection-with-ashley-summers-teen-who-went-missing-in-2007-sources-say

https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/04/13/fbi-digs-clues-connection-case-involving-ashley-summers-case-who-disappeared-cleveland/ https://www.clevescene.com/news/fbi-investigating-lookalike-photo-of-ashley-summers-that-surfaced-in-rhode-island-4473287

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

https://fox8.com/news/fbi-searching-cleveland-property-in-connection-with-ashley-summers-disappearance/