The first portion of this episode deals with the multiple suspicious fires that have plagued Jacksonville since March 2022. More than two dozen suspicious fires have hit the city during that time span. The Illinois State Fire Marshal and the Jacksonville Police & Fire Departments need help solving the cases. There was recently a suspicious fire in the Village of Meredosia, as well.

The second part of the episode deals with the recent disappearance of Britney Hoffman-Kelly from Quincy. Her husband Chadwick Kelly died in a shootout with the Missouri Highway Patrol days before Christmas, but she has not been found. She was last seen in St. Charles, MO on Dec. 14. Authorities have turned the case from a missing persons case to a homicide investigation.

The last part of the episode deals with the mysterious disappearance of Jeremy Register from Springfield. Register hasn't been seen or heard from by his family or friends since May. His girlfriend was last seen with him. She says she doesn't know where he is or where he went. Confrontations on social media have gotten ugly. Police are looking for any clues to go on. 

This episode tackles 3 missing persons cases connected to the surrounding area.

1. Kaila Vincent Vatole

2. Ronald Turner

3. Beverly J. Logan

Crime Stoppers not only helps find and capture suspects for law enforcement and reunite owners with their missing property, but also helps bring closure to families in missing persons cases with the hope of reuniting them with their lost loved ones.

This episode features the unsolved murder of Cardell Eugene "Gene Gene" McGee, Sr. who was shot and killed in broad daylight on the afternoon of March 12, 2011.

McGee's brother was murdered in Jacksonville in April 2005.

This cold case can be read about Here. 

Part two just re-hashes Season 1 Episode 1 on how to leave a tip and the history of Crime Stoppers. 

This episode is the official come back of the Morgan-Scott-Cass Crime Stoppers Podcast. It's been awhile. 

In this episode, we visit the long-time cold case file of "The Man In the Green Pajamas" or the disappearance of Bruce Campbell, Sr. from the Sandman Motel in 1959 from the north side of Jacksonville, Illinois.

This cast features a previously aired interview on WLDS AM1180 with Ben Cox and Troy Taylor for their What's On Your Mind Program. Troy did extensive research on the case and included it as a part of the American Hauntings podcast. 

Suspicious Fires in Jacksonville, the Olen Randall Homicide Investigation, and the arrest of Charles L. Story in Missouri in possible connection to the disappearance to 32 year old Beverly Logan of Belleville.

This episode features the 2019 disappearance of 21 year old Christina Whittaker from Hannibal, Missouri.

Whittaker's case has a connection to a Morgan County Most Wanted individual Glen "Glennie" Ledbetter, Jr. formerly of Louisiana, Missouri.

Sources for the story of Whittaker's disappearance can be found at the following links:

Movie Maker  and The Daily Mail UK - Documents the Relentless docuseries directed by Christina Fontana on Whittaker. Fontana did 11 years of investigation on the case
Grunge.com - Lays out the details of Whittaker's disappearance from multiple sources
My True Crime Stories, Las Vegas World News
Quincy's KHQA - local TV Station who has followed the Whittaker Case from the beginning

Help Find Christina Whittaker's Facebook Page - This page is ran by Whittaker's Mother Cindy Young

Another feature to this story is Morgan-Cass Most Wanted Individual Charles L. "Chaz" Story of Beardstown. Story is believed to be on the run under an alias in Missouri.

Last but not least is our crime tip of the month, lost pet scams. WBGZ in Alton and RFD Illinois originally aired this story.

This episode features the unsolved murder of Tony Craigmiles in Kampsville from 1993, the ongoing case of Abigail L. Martin across 5 counties in West Central, Illinois and 3 theft incidents and 2 arsons in Jacksonville over the last two months. 

An interview with new Morgan-Scott-Cass Crimestoppers President Brad Fellhauer on the Jan. 8 Trivia Night and a recent pilot program with Crimestoppers USA and the U.S. Marshal's Service are also featured.

Thank you to the Winchester and Beardstown communities for our recent community outreach events, our 2021 sponsors, and all of those who left tips in the past year. Our statistics were up in most all categories this year. 

This episode covers the following:

1. Denise D. Phillips death investigation in Rushville from November 1st.

2. Polaris side-by-side theft in Murrayville from the weekend of October 2nd.

3. FBI & Carbondale Police investigation into the murder of Keeshanna Jackson.

4. Disappearance of Norma Crutchfield in Decatur from November 1, 2020. 

Special Thanks to our sponsors WRMS in Beardstown and CassComm.

Thank you to our new sponsors Cass Communications and 94.3FM WRMS in Beardstown.

This episode provides tips on a safe Halloween and doing Facebook Marketplace Transactions.

It features an interview between WLDS-WEAI News Anchor Jeremy Coumbes and Crime Stoppers' Loren Hamilton about recent statistics and future developments, as well as Hamilton's recent visit to the national Crime Stoppers convention.

Crimes and Cold Cases featured include the 2016 disappearance of Ronald Turner, a recent shots fired incident involving a Crime Stoppers fugitive on the 600 block of South Prairie Street in Jacksonville, and two recent burglaries.