In the early summer of 1986, two young blonde girls went missing in the state of South Carolina without a trace. Until a series of cryptic phone calls led investigators to their bodies. A serial killer was on the loose and a letter written by one of the victims to her own family held the key to his capture. This is the story of Shari Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick, and the crimes of Larry Gene Bell. *BONUS EPISODES* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/bell-larry-gene.htm https://apnews.com/article/04ff253e076acd1275b48da94d6bb418 https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andrew-dys/article12194075.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-4th-circuit/1307072.html Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.

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In November of 2002, a married New York research scientist found herself embroiled in a workplace love triangle. But when a 911 call was made to alert authorities of an attack, an obsession would lead to murder. Months later, a similar attack would help detectives pinpoint their culprit and unravel a tangled web of lies.
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Sheila Davalloo // 397

In the small town of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a 14-year-old girl went missing after leaving home. In a case where it seemed no attention was paid and no real investigation took place, an unbelievable story unfolded in front of everyone’s eyes years later regarding what really happened to her. With the discovery of a predatory security guard, the bodies of two other missing girls in the area, and a grocery store confession, the truth prevailed. This is the shocking story of Tanya Kach.
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Tanya Kach // 396

In April of 2017, a 43-year-old woman in Pennsylvania was getting ready to take a trip to her native Poland to visit her father for his birthday. Then, just before she was set to leave on the trip, she canceled via text, simply stating that she wouldn’t be able to come. But her parents point out that the text was sent in broken Polish, despite it being her first language. When her car was found abandoned, a homicide investigation began. This is the story of Anna Maciejewska.
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Anna Maciejewska // 395

In April of 2023, a 22-year-old woman was found dead in a burning vehicle in Arizona after being abducted from her apartment’s parking garage. As the gruesome details of her murder came to light, such as bleach being found in her throat, her family desperately wondered, who was the depraved person behind her death? And why did they do this to her? This is the murder of Mercedes Vega.
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Mercedes Vega // 394

In April of 1992, a 24-year-old woman headed in to a night shift at work in Massachusetts. But when her co-worker arrived the next morning, she noticed a few unsettling things: Her car was still in the parking lot, the door was unlocked, and the OPEN sign was still on. When the woman’s body was found in the woods, police persevered to find her killer. And thanks to a shocking letter, they’d get their answer. This is the story of Lisa Ziegert.
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