Killer Destinations

This is a quick update to Episode 12, where we discussed the tragic deaths of close friends Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, that covers the release of autopsy results from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office.

In 2010, Lorenzen Wright was a retired NBA star with a bright future ahead. Although recently divorced, he loved his six children and was close with his family. Lorenzen was missing for nine days before being found murdered - but the case went cold. In 2019, two arrests were made and the shocking truth of who killed Lorenzen Wright was finally revealed. 

In 1987, Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg had been dating for six months when they traveled from their home in British Columbia to Seattle, WA to run an errand for Jay's dad. When they didn't return from their overnight trip, their parents' worst fears were confirmed. It would take 30 years and significant advances in DNA testing and genetic genealogy to bring a killer to justice.

In the late 1980s, Althea Oakeley (age 21), Stella Gonzales (age 13), and Kaitlyn Arquette (age 18) were murdered in Albuquerque, NM, but their killers were never caught. Fast forward 22 years, in April 2021 a homeless man with a history of violent crimes against women confessed to all three murders. Will police be able to prove they caught the killer who'd been living in their midst?

In 1995, Mary Ross was a single mom of a 13-month-old baby girl and working towards an associate of arts degree in paralegal studies. Everyone who knew her said she was kind and caring with a bubbly personality. When she was murdered in the middle of the night, police shared very little information about their investigation with the public. Which made it all the more shocking when they announced the arrest of not one, not two, but FIVE men accused of causing her death.

In 1946, Suzanne Degnan was six years old and living in Chicago with her parents and older sister, Betty. The night before she was supposed to return to school following Christmas vacation, Suzanne disappeared out of her window in the middle of the night. Under intense nationwide scrutiny, the Chicago Police Department worked around the clock to catch the killer. Did they arrest the right person or were they simply trying to close the case?

In 1996, Anne Marie Fahey loved her tight-knit family, had a great job working for the Governor of Delaware and had just started a relationship with someone she saw a future with. When she disappeared without a trace, a secret she'd kept from her family turned out to be the key to finding out what happened

In 1998, Steven Hricko arranged to spend a romantic Valentine's weekend with his wife Kimberly in St. Michaels, MD. Their first night became their last when an evening spent participating in a murder mystery dinner theater had an ending that shocked everyone.

In 1987, 37-year-old Peggy Hettrick's body was found in a field in Fort Collins. High school sophomore Timothy Masters saw it on his way to school but didn't call police because he thought it was a mannequin. Police were convinced Tim was the only suspect, and after more than a decade they finally arrested Peggy's killer. Or did they?

In 1985, Ann and Michael Curry lived in Columbus, GA had two children - 4-year-old Erika and 20-month-old Ryan - and Ann was 8 months pregnant with another son they were planning to name Tyler. They couldn't have known that all of their dreams for the future were about to come to a violent end.