Born addicted to crack.
6 different foster homes by the age of 7.
An attempt to reverse his adoption at 12.

Jaliek was failed repeatedly by the system designed to protect him. 

And then, he vanished on November 1, 2007.

The last person to see him was the adoptive father who had called a helpline and asked to reverse his adoption just a week earlier. 

Where is Jaliek Rainwalker? Did he runaway? Or did something more sinister happen to him at the hands of the people who were supposed to love and protect him?

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(TRIGGER WARNING: We will be discussing the events of September 11th and how they relate, or don't, to this case. Listener discretion is advised.)
What if the last day anyone saw you was the day before the worst terrorist attack the country had ever seen?
What if the last place you were seen was just a few blocks from the World Trade Center?
Sneha Philip had September 10, 2001 off from her internship. She cleaned the apartment, repotted a few orchids, then headed for Century 21 where she bought a dress, pantyhose, lingerie and bed linens. Afterward, she would purchase three pairs of shoes from the shoe annex.
Then, she disappeared forever.
Her family believes her fate was tied to the World Trade Center. After all, Sneha was interning to be a doctor.
But friends and co-workers say Sneha didn't want to be a doctor. They believe she's still alive somewhere living the life she wanted. Others believe she met with foul play.
We dive into her story, go over the last few hours we can track her, before she vanishes without a trace. 

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In our final episode of The Delphi Murders, we talk about evidence:
What we have
What we want

And what it's going to take to solve this murder.

It is solvable. 

Maybe YOU hold the key. 

Don't disregard the audio and video because you live in another state, thousands of miles of away. Look harder. Listen again. Then, share, share, share. Widely. Because you never know who will hear it or see it and know immediately the identity of Bridge Guy. 

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This week, we resume the timeline of the Delphi murders.
We add a word to the audio.
We have a new sketch.
We still don't have a killer.
Someone out there knows this monster. He is your brother, your husband, your uncle, your son, your best friend your co-worker, your neighbor. He does not live in a bubble. He lives among us, moving in the shadows. It's time to bring this murderer into the light. 
It's time for him to pay for what he's done.
Listen to his voice. Watch his walk. Look at his face. And then, call your tip in. 
Libby was a hero for recording that day.
Abby was a hero for not leaving Libby.
You can be their hero by bringing them justice. 

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On February 13, 2017, two best friends went for a walk on the Monon High Bridge. They never made it home. But they had the instinct to do something to help catch their murderer. Libby started recording on her phone.
We have audio.
We have video.
Yet, four years after that horrible afternoon, we still don't have the killer.
Abby Williams and Libby German deserve justice. Their families deserve answers.
You can help them. Share their story. Share the video. Share the suspect sketches. 
If you know something, say something.

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What happened? That question resonates at every level with this case. What happened that night? What happened with the investigation? What happened with the court case? We have a defense attorney weighing in with her perspective (and some advice for everyone) in our first Post Mortem episode. 

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Imagine waking up in the morning to find your back door open, a hastily scribbled promise on a piece of paper from your 14 year old daughter that she will be back soon. Imagine that was in September 2019 and she still isn't back. Worse, there is no trace of her. Jessica Nunez has been living this waking nightmare for two years. 

Alicia Navarro was only 14 years old when she disappeared into the night. She took her phone and her laptop, but no chargers. Even Alicia thought she was coming right back. She had generalized anxiety disorder and high functioning autism. Her mother is her safe person. Alicia is extremely attached to her. We need to reunite them, but to find Alicia, we must first solve the mystery of her disappearance.

If you have any information regarding Alicia, please contact the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000.

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Black.

Trans.

Poor.

Three reasons Sage Smith did not get the police focus and the media attention she deserved. 

Sage was just beginning her adult life, her true life. She was coming into her own. Sage was openly identifying as transgender. She had her own apartment, shared with two friends. She was taking Cosmetology classes and dreamed of becoming a Stylist. She swept floors in a salon and braided hair in her home for extra money. Sage also knew how to have fun. She loved to go dancing and host parties. 

All of this was cut far too short. Sage Smith disappeared on November 20, 2012. She was meeting Erik McFadden that evening. He claimed she never showed. Then, his story changed. All the time, he was on the run from police.

But others close to her also cast suspicion on themselves. 

Was it a stranger? Or someone she knew? We need to find Sage and bring her family justice. 
Because #blacktranslivesmatter 

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TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE (we aren't saying that's what happened, but the medical examiner concluded it was suicide and the police ruled it that twice so we have to discuss that possibility)

Hands bound behind her back. Feet bound. Shirt stuffed into her mouth as a gag. Naked. 

Two days after her boyfriend's son had a tragic fall from the staircase of their mansion, Rebecca Zahau was dead. 

Was it an elaborate suicide? Or was it murder? 

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Dorothy Jane Scott began receiving phone calls from a voice she recognized but couldn't identify. As the weeks progressed, the caller ranged from professing his love to threatening to cut her to pieces. She disappeared from a hospital parking lot on May 28, 1980. Her car was later found burning in an alley. On August 6, 1984, her remains would be found by a construction worker off Santa Ana Canyon Road. 

Who stalked, kidnapped, and murdered Dorothy Jane Scott? 

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