Killer Destinations

It’s a tawdry tale of secrets, deceit and infidelity that takes place behind closed doors in an upscale Utah suburb. And tragically, the end result was a death that left three young children fatherless. And as the investigation focused on finding the perpetrator, the façade of perfection was stripped away to reveal a monster.

In 2012, Samantha Koenig never returned home from her job at an Anchorage coffee stand. The stand was closed when her boyfriend arrived to pick her up, and she didn’t answer any texts or calls from her dad. Then… the owner of the coffee stand pulled up surveillance video and saw a shocking sight. She’d been forcibly taken. However, while it was revealed she was not the perpetrator's first victim… she would be his last. 

A young woman mysteriously went missing and her distraught father turned to police for help. When her naked body was found riddled with bullets on the banks of the Dismal Swamp Canal, the community was shocked when a dark secret began to emerge.

A high school student was murdered in cold blood. When detectives unwound the twisty trail of high school romance and revenge, it led to an unforeseen killer. And it showed the community the extent to which one family would go to protect its own.

In 2021, Christina Parcell was found by her fiancé lying on the floor of her South Carolina home, brutally murdered and surrounded by rose petals. The crime scene was gruesome, and she had been slashed and stabbed almost three dozen times. But as the police investigated, bombshell after bombshell was revealed, leaving everyone involved utterly shocked.

A violent attack wiped out generations of one family in just one night. Only those too young to be witnesses were allowed to survive. But no one had any idea who was really behind the most heinous crime in Ohio history.

A young man majoring in astrophysics joined a college club that promised to explore mysticism, energy and natural forces. And when he wound up dead, everyone assumed his new friends were behind it. But detectives soon discovered, not everything was as it seemed.

(This is another replay of one of our most popular episodes from our first season. Continued prayers for Cathy’s younger brother, who remains in the ICU, would be greatly appreciated.)

Howard Witkin lived in San Jose, CA and managed his family’s thriving glass and mirror business. He had three young children and was known as a humble, fun guy who people liked to be around. In 1980, he was found shot to death in his own home, and it would take decades before the real killer was finally revealed. 

Almost a century ago, the kidnapping of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh’s baby son made international headlines. The boy had been taken from his second-floor nursery as he lay sleeping, with a ransom note left behind. After almost a dozen notes were exchanged between the kidnapper and the family, the ransom was paid in exchange for the boy’s location. But it didn’t end there…

(This is a replay of an episode from our first season. Usually we only have one replay a year at Christmas, but there was a medical emergency in Cathy's family this week and we weren't able to record. All prayers and positive thoughts would be greatly appreciated.)

The Groene family lived in rural Wolf Lodge, Idaho, and their three young children spent a lot of their time outdoors fishing and camping. But no one could've predicted that a BBQ with family and friends in 2005 was the last time they would ever be together.