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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?

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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?

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https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3896dfnm.html
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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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https://web.archive.org/web/20191213033529/http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20010124witherell2.asp 
https://thecinemaholic.com/michelle-witherell-murder-where-is-jeremy-witherell-now/
https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/crime-scene-confidential-us/justice-for-michelle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmnFiBaQtsg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqT4mUCbtsQ
https://apnews.com/article/916d064ea4f3ae0d2c124b33fe8d1ae7

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?

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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 
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http://standardnewswire.com/news/968337847.html 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri5WKuVEQrM 
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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/

On July 19, 2011, 47-year-old Bill Dwayne Shipley vanished from Goldsby, Oklahoma. He was scheduled to start a painting job out of state but never arrived. What happened to Bill Shipley?

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https://www.newson6.com/story/5e35b05c83eff40362bec648/publics-help-needed-in-finding-missing-goldsby-man 
https://www.news9.com/story/5e34e9cce0c96e774b35ec5f/deputies-find-truck-belonging-to-missing-goldsby-man 
https://www.news9.com/story/5e35b04583eff40362bec582/cadaver-dog-used-in-search-for-missing-goldsby-man 
https://www.news9.com/story/5e3489f6527dcf49dad7a347/mcclain-county-family-offering-10000-reward-in-cold-case 
https://www.purcellregister.com/stories/missing-man-lives-on-hold,32823 
https://www.purcellregister.com/stories/search-for-missing-man-continues,13642 
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https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2012/07/19/parents-offer-4000-reward-for-information-in-case-of-missing-goldsby-man/61058523007/ 
https://missingdwayneshipley.wordpress.com/sample-page/
https://oklahomacoldcases.org/bill-shipley/ 
https://web.archive.org/web/20180701015554/http:/www.purcellregister.com/news/article_b2dcd9c0-ec74-11e1-ad50-001a4bcf887a.html

On October 24th, 1992, 22-year-old Heather Uffelman and her fiancé, Jeremy Rolfs, traveled to Marietta, Georgia, to sell computer equipment to a man who identified himself as Tom Johnson. They met Tom at a motel where he attacked them - Jeremy survived the attack, but Heather succumbed to the injuries. The killer fled and remains unidentified.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSJPP7Zgbsc&list=PLvOTJuUUgID_3C5gdIFkGCLObCqfnHVPb&index=20
https://fpcv.org/hains-point-alma/
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​On September 17, 2007, 36-year-old Stephen Spina, a well-known postal worker, was found stabbed to death in his Mamaroneck, New York apartment. Despite numerous leads, no arrests have been made.

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/915924790/?match=1&terms=Stephen%20Spina
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https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2013/11/27/crime-scene-still-no-arrests-in-letter-carriers-2007-stabbing-video/3766391/
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/339329807/?match=1&terms=Stephen%20Spina 
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On August 4th, 1997, college student Fiona Yu was murdered and sexually assaulted in her Tempe, Arizona apartment. Despite DNA evidence at the scene, her case remains unsolved. Who killed Fiona Yu?

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https://www.statepress.com/article/2012/11/police-continue-15-year-search-for-killer-in-unsolved-rape-murder
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/new-dna-technology-could-help-police-solve-20-year-old-tempe-murder/75-461726406 
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/tempe/new-technology-could-help-solve-decades-old-tempe-murder-case 
https://www.newspapers.com/image/327705472/?terms=Fiona%20Yu 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruftQoRzFXk

This episode originally aired in June 2024

On November 28th, 2003, 33-year-old Mont Highley IV headed to his family's hunting trailer in rural Macon County, Alabama. He planned to hunt with his father the following day, but when his father arrived Mont was nowhere to be found. What happened to Mont Highley IV?