Midwest Mystery Files

It was Christmas time in the college town of Normal, Illinois. Many students had already left by December 22, 1975, gone home on break to celebrate the holiday season with their families. During their time off, they may have caught a screening of Black Christmas, a 1974 slasher film that was still doing some screenings in December of 1975. The film focused on a group of young women in a sorority being stalked and murdered by an unknown killer. Out in the real world though, a horrific crime in the same vein would be committed. 21-year-old Carol Rofstad had stayed behind in Normal to work some extra shifts at her job to earn a little extra cash for Christmas presents, unfortunately she woul fall victim to a brutal attack, just steps outside of her Delta Zeta Sorority house. An attack that lacked an apparent sign of motive or reason, that would leave a family who rather than celebrate, would have to spend their holiday in mourning. This is Midwest Mystery Files, Episode 23, The Vicious Murder of Carol Rofstad.

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In October of 1996, nineteen-year-old Kristi Nikle headed out into the town of Grand Forks, North Dakota for a night of bingo. Kristi had been diagnosed with a developmental disability and posessed the mental skill of a 10-year-old. However, she was fiercely independent and was never held back from being a bubbly, friendly, and social person who was well liked around town. On the night of October 3rd, Kristi would play bingo, before attempting to visit a friend in downtown Grand Forks, after finding that the friend was not at home, Nikki would leave the area on foot, and never be seen again. This is Midwest Mystery Files, Episode 22, The Disappearance of Kristi Nikle.

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In September of 1992 in Saginaw, Michigan, Shamonica Brown would spend her Friday evening playing with some neighborhood kids. The fun would begin on the front porch of her home but would then move to a playground a short distance away. As the evening would move on, and young children would begin to return home, Shamonica’s mother Doris would grow worried when she failed to turn back up home. Doris would find that Shamonica was not at the playground when going to look for her, unfortunately this would only be the start of the nightmare, as only a few days later, Shamonica would be found, and the search for a murderer would begin. This is  is Midwest Mystery Files, Episode 21, the Murder of Shamonica Brown.

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On May 19th, 1990, Nineteen-year-old Chad Maurer would come home on his lunch break to grab a quick bite to eat and head back to work at his job in Madison, Wisconsin. Later that day, Chad’s parents would stop by his work, only to find he was nowhere to be found. Two days later, 150 aways in South Chicago, Chad would be found in a garage, dead from what appeared to be suicide. However, several questions would start to be raised. This is Midwest Mystery Files, Episode 20, the Strange Death of Chad Maurer.

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On July 4th, 1978, a family in Junction City, Kansas would be awoken by a commotion across the street from their home. The family would gather at the front of the house, watching the events unfold, after several minutes they would take notice that one of the children living in the home was not with them, they would quickly find she was nowhere in the house at all. This is Midwest Mystery Files, Episode 19, The Disappearance of Beverly Ward.

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In 1990, former Will County Sheriff’s deputy Robin Abrams was gearing up to testify in a federal lawsuit she had filed against her former employer, which included the local county sheriff and several other officers within the department including a former boyfriend. The lawsuit was the result of a year of harassment, where Robin had been subjected to over 100 allegedly false complaints and multiple, baseless arrests. Eighteen days before the first hearing in the case, Robin would pass her father on the road, waving as she went by. This is the last time her family would ever see her. Over the years, multiple digs would occur, mob connections would arise, and more questions than answers would start to pour out. This is Midwest Mystery Files, Episode 18, The Disappearance of Robin Abrams, Part Two.

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In 1990, former Will County Sheriff’s deputy Robin Abrams was gearing up to testify in a federal lawsuit she had filed against her former employer, which included the local county sheriff and several other officers within the department including a former boyfriend. The lawsuit was the result of a year of harassment, where Robin had been subjected to over 100 allegedly false complaints and multiple, baseless arrests. Eighteen days before the first hearing in the case, Robin would pass her father on the road, waving as she went by. This is the last time her family would ever see her. This is Midwest Mystery Files, Episode 17, the Disappearance of Robin Abrams, Part One.

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In April 0f 2001, a young man would exit his home and seemingly vanish into thin air. Rivers would be checked, ground would be dug up, and hundreds of people would be questioned over the years, but to no avail. In a small town that had and still would make headlines for violent and senseless murder, one twenty year old would be gone without ever making a sound. This is Midwest Mystery Files: Episode 16, The Strange Disappearance of Branson Perry.

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On a chilly January night in 1968 in the college town of Ames, Iowa, a young Iowa State college student would leave her dorm, headed for the corner of Lincoln Way and Beach St. She had just received a call in response to a post she’d made on a campus bulletin board, she had been looking for someone to take her to the Chicago area so that she could visit her family for the weekend. Sources would report that Sheila was seen waiting at the intersection for the male caller who had agreed to take her, but unfortunately, that would be the last time she’d be seen alive. This is Midwest Mystery Files, Episode 15, the Murder of Sheila Jean Collins.

In August of 2009, a 15 year old girl would leave her home in Antigo, Wisconsin, getting into a vehicle with her friend with plans to spend the night driving around. She would be seen a short time later at a local McDonalds before allegedly being dropped off at a house 34 miles away. She would never be seen again. This is Midwest Mystery Files, Episode 14, The Disappearance of Kayla Berg.