UPDATE: We would like to inform you that Key to the Case will be going on a temporary hiatus. At this time, our schedules don’t allow us to dedicate the focus and effort the podcast deserves. We anticipate returning in 6–10 weeks. During this break, we’ll also be considering the best direction for the show's future. We are always so grateful for your continued support and for being part of this community.

This episode originally aired in March 2024.

On June 30th, 2001, 41-year-old Eric Tamiyasu was found murdered in his home in Hood River County, Oregon. The investigation revealed several persons of interest, yet there have been no arrests. Who killed Eric Tamiyasu?

Sources: 

https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/archive/local-murder-draws-new-exposure/article_90b5070d-9b53-5964-9f70-a6d50c417426.html

https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/archive/tamiyasu-murder-draws-national-attention/article_2985a3d9-479f-56a5-a725-bfa2c5b0b4f7.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXtQVzjS6e0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bK7HKY32vw

https://web.archive.org/web/20150910105714/http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2003/sep/24/family-turns-up-heat-on-cold-case/

https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/archive/tamiyasu-case-rumors-swirl-around-murder/article_4ae78ba0-6843-5512-b06f-83536e7a7509.html

https://www.tamiyasufruits.com/information

https://www.weremember.com/eric-tamiyasu/9i2o/memories

On June 30th, 2014, 33-year-old Nefertiri Trader was abducted from her home in New Castle, Delaware, after a short trip to a nearby convenience store. The perpetrator forced her into her vehicle and drove away with her inside. Despite an eyewitness to the abduction, Nefetiri's abductor has never been identified, and she remains missing.

Sources:

https://www.delawarepublic.org/delaware-headlines/2015-06-09/fbi-now-investigating-2014-disappearance-of-nefertiri-trader 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/108404417/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/116581549/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/116581013/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/694773986/

https://6abc.com/post/search-for-missing-delaware-mother-continues/176148/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/family-pleads-for-help-as-search-continues-for-missing-delaware-mother/ 

https://newsone.com/3038423/nefertir-trader-delaware/ 

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nefertiri-trader-missing-persons-new-castle-delaware/116307/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYx_PJ4vWRQ&t=205s 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acuQvN2wvGk 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Xc4zwJujg 

https://6abc.com/post/missing-new-castle-woman-now-presumed-dead/1824488/

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2018/02/21/family-celebrates-missing-womans-37th-birthday/357026002/ 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/video-shows-shooting-delaware-workplace-killing-maryland/story?id=55204454

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/radee-prince-sentenced-2017-shooting-advanced-granite-solutions-latest/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Ao7FCNtwOKYzE2c59bwIG

On September 5th, 1978, siblings Scott and Amy Fandel were dropped off at their cabin nestled in the woods of Sterling, Alaska. After spending time at their neighbor's home, they returned to their cabin, never to be seen again. What happened to Scott and Amy Fandel?

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1138217068/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1138456110/

​​https://www.newspapers.com/image/1138206372/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1054273512/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1054276130/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1054286770/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1138216236/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1138306779/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1138216282/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1054381716/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1054903293/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1138204917/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1057007859/     

https://www.newspapers.com/image/699811195/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1054397489/

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/theories-fandel-children-s-disappearance-n385361

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kBwv7nj7gSrZN0Evznelv

On December 26th, 1985, 28-year-old nurse Debbie Wolfe left work in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Days later, her body was recovered, and law enforcement treated her death as an accident despite the suspicious circumstances. What happened to Debbie Wolfe?

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Sources:

https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2019/10/26/body-in-barrel-questions-linger-in-1985-fayetteville-drowning/2439020007/ 

https://web.archive.org/web/20160618003205/http://www.drmauricegodwin.com/murderofdebbiewolfe.html 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DwG_MP5TbE

https://www.solvethecase.org/case/1985-14/deborah-ann-wolfe

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/42q8f3/deborah_ann_wolfe_was_found_drowned_inside_a/

In mid-December 2011, a Florida couple, Kelly Moriarty and Doris "Pat" Carter, disappeared. Weeks passed before they were reported missing, causing a delay in the investigation. Suspicion has fallen on some of Pat's family members, but no one has been charged, and the case remains unsolved.

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Sources: 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/319150562/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/669252759/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/319189077/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/364314835/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/364460672/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/343318573/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/343253063/

https://www.plantcityobserver.com/police-still-searching-leads-missing-women-case/ 

https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article34565697.html 

https://www.plantcityobserver.com/what-happened-kelly-moriarty/ 

https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/family-still-seeks-justice-after-three-years-in-severed-leg-case-wvideo/2211649/ 

https://www.fox13news.com/news/family-of-murder-victims-seek-justice-despite-stalled-investigation 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE3W-UGSvYc 

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/project-cold-case-severed-leg-kelly-moriarty/67-0c8b8cc1-d377-4a00-ac59-cab1a74dface 

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/nonprofit-brings-new-awareness-to-over-decade-old-florida-cold-case-where-womans-severed-leg-washed-ashore 

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tampabaytimes/name/william-carter-obituary?id=39353446

On March 30th, 2016, 36-year-old Markia Benson was found murdered in her Upper Darby, Pennsylvania apartment. The nature of the crime led the police to believe Markia's killer was full of rage. The investigators have a strong person of interest, but the case remains unsolved. Who killed Markia Benson?

Email: [email protected]

Sources:

https://www.delcotimes.com/2016/03/31/ud-cops-hunt-sadistic-killer-of-secane-woman-hateful-message-scrawled-on-wall/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/199472371/?match=1&terms=Markia%20Benson 

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-cause-of-death-bathtub-apartment-secane-upper-darby-pennsylvania-murder/191047/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/184127410/?match=1&terms=Markia%20Benson 

https://6abc.com/delaware-county-woman-found-beaten-and-strangled-dead-in-shower-secane/1269714/ 

https://www.phillyvoice.com/upper-darby-police-still-searching-markia-bensons-killer/ 

https://www.delcotimes.com/2017/03/30/a-year-after-slaying-cops-press-hunt-for-killer/ 

https://6abc.com/delaware-county-woman-found-beaten-and-strangled-dead-in-shower-secane/1826187/ 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RsyUry2TQYgE8aO8n3jqJ

https://unsolved.com/podcasts/who-killed-kia/

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20160401__Senseless___Beaten__naked_body_found_in_Delco_bathtub.html

On June 23rd, 1995, 33-year-old Barbara Holik met up with friends at a restaurant in Taos, New Mexico. Barbara was never seen again after leaving the restaurant. What happened to Barbara Holik?

Email: [email protected]

Instagram

Sources:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3896dfnm.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/505988370/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/436527178/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/583923305/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/12065375/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/583926005/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/583976658/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/786429179/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/12070622/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/583919532/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/12090325/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/12098300/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/12102733/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/13113350/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/13139224/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/418644420/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/583674444/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/428365679/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/418646573/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/208736651/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/218931518/

On December 19th, 1992, 24-year-old Michelle Witherell went out to dinner in Monroeville, Pennsylvania with her husband. Hours later, she was found deceased outside of her apartment from an apparent fall. Did Michelle die as a result of a tragic accident or was she murdered?

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Email: [email protected]

Sources:

On September 8th, 2021, 33-year-old Attiin Shaw was last seen by her husband at their home in Washburn, Maine. There have been zero signs of life since her disappearance. What happened to Attiin Shaw?

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Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/authorities-search-washburn-maine-residence-connection-2021-disappeara-rcna141957 

https://www.wagmtv.com/video/2024/02/20/attiin-shaw-missing/ 

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/investigation-continues-into-missing-washburn-woman-who-has-been-missing-since-2021-attiin-shaw-maine-state-police/97-498ced60-0787-4ed5-b7f5-777840f24991

https://indonesianlantern-com.translate.goog/2024/02/16/mungkinkah-attin-rachmawati-ditemukan-setelah-hilang-2-tahun/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp 

https://thecounty.me/2025/02/24/caribou/former-officer-shares-new-details-in-case-of-missing-aroostook-woman/ 

https://thecounty.me/2024/09/15/caribou/these-aroostook-residents-disappeared-without-a-trace/

https://thecounty.me/2025/02/21/caribou/former-aroostook-cop-pleads-guilty-to-falsifying-evidence/

https://support.dav.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.personalCampaign&participantID=18736

https://web.archive.org/web/20240220175442/https://www.wagmtv.com/2024/02/20/search-missing-washburn-woman-last-seen-2021-continues/ 

http://mrsshawstory.blogspot.com/

https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/investigation-traffic/missing-persons/shaw-attiin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Z_3VlPb0A

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4W0yLd214sr6UPGyq9zG34

https://www.facebook.com/attiin.r.shaw?locale=ms_MY

https://www.facebook.com/groups/700039652304212/

On October 10th, 2010, Phoenix Police Sergeant Sean Drenth was found shot to death in an alley near the end of his shift. The investigation that followed focused on the key question: Did Sean die by suicide, or was he a homicide victim?

Email: [email protected]

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Sources:

https://mediaassets.abc15.com/html/pdf/autopsyreport.pdf 

https://mediaassets.abc15.com/html/pdf/20110506191013293.pdf

https://www.newspapers.com/image/125661226/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/125663832/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/125767688/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth https://www.newspapers.com/image/125667193/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/125667908/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/125782453/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/126184404/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/125981257/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/126051470/?terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/123628033/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/123628030/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/126390822/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/122580833/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/124056034/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/121377924/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

http://standardnewswire.com/news/968337847.html 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/517403165/?match=1&terms=Sean%20Drenth 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri5WKuVEQrM 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHpB94n9QnI 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXGLR0bImXs

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/us/phoenix-officers-2010-killing-confounds-colleagues.html 

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sergeant-sean-drenths-death-a-suicide-medical-examiners-office-says-but-phoenix-pd-still-considers-bizarre-shooting-a-death-unknown-6651028 

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/the-curious-death-of-sergeant-sean-drenth-6456218 

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/inside-drenth-a-look-at-what-made-a-fallen-cop-tick-6456352 

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/twenty-five-officers-eyed-in-phoenix-pd-fraud-investigation-including-officer-richard-chrisman-and-sergeant-sean-drenth-6661107 

https://www.police1.com/officer-safety/articles/suicide-ruling-questioned-in-death-of-ariz-sgt-bxuqxtLmcjRmx1KH/ 

https://www.police1.com/archive/articles/death-of-ariz-sgt-remains-an-unsolved-mystery-fmDIasIlPkETctNB/ 

https://www.heritagefuneralchapels.com/obituaries/Sean-T-Drenth?obId=728441

https://azplea.com/2013/11/pension-board-approves-line-of-duty-death-benefits-for-sgt-sean-drenth/