In this episode Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna and Jennifer Amell discuss the disappearance of Thelma Pauline Melton from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
On an idyllic summer afternoon while hiking with her friends in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, Polly Melton disappeared into thin air. Polly was 58 at the time of her disappearance and would be 99 today.
If you have any information in Polly's case please call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 615-744-4000.
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Thank you to Laura Riste for her help on this episode. Please check out her site about Trenny Gibson at https://www.canadiangurl77.com/ and check out the new FB page for Trenny's case: https://www.facebook.com/searching.for.trenny.
Sources/Links
https://www.canadiangurl77.com/
https://charleyproject.org/case/thelma-pauline-melton
https://unsolvedappalachia.org/thelma-pauline-melton/
https://www.amazon.com/Unsolved-Disappearances-Great-Smoky-Mountains/dp/1880308134/
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372 // Polly Melton

Missing is a true crime podcast that tells stories of missing people, homicides, and injustices. Starting in 2015 with the disappearance of Maura Murray, Missing has covered the vanishings of Brianna Maitland, Brandon Lawson, Phoenix Coldon, Trenny Gibson, Daniel Robinson, Jessica Stacks, Erica Franolich, Cieha Taylor, Calvin Johnny Hunt, Abbie Flynn, Tabitha Queen, Raymond Green, Alicia Markovich, Niqui McCown, Samantha Tapp, Archer Ray Johnson, Dale Williams, Morgan Bauer, Pepita Redhair and more mysteries in depth. Due to their close affiliation with the non-profit organization, Private Investigations For the Missing, the team features stories sourced from their case files when appropriate. 

While Missing primarily focuses on unsolved cases, they also highlight solved murders, doe’s, DNA updates, cold cases and serial killers like Christopher Wilder as a way to explore all the factors. Whether it’s psychological, socioeconomic, or something deeper that plays a part in a person’s disappearance, Missing does not shy away.

Missing also has an impressive guest list with names like Jon Ronson, Maggie Freleng, Todd Matthews, Sarah Turney, John Lordan, Danelle Hallan, Julie Murray, James Renner, the Generation Why, Nancy Grace, True Crime Garage, Patrick Hinds, Ellyn Marsh, Jim Clemente, Art Roderick, David & Kristen Mittelman of Othram Labs as well as current law enforcement and licensed private investigators.

Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna were also featured in Oxygen's The Disappearance of Maura Murray 6 part documentary.

Missing is hosted and produced by Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna and Jennifer Amell of Crawlspace Media.

True crime

Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by good friend and colleague, Bill Thomas. Bill, along with Kristin Dilley, hosts the excellent podcast, Mind Over Murder. 
Bill is the brother of Cathleen Thomas who, along with her girlfriend Rebecca Ann Dowski, were the first victims of the serial killer that terrorized couples in the region of the Colonial Parkway in Virginia between 1986 and 1989. In January of 2024, a man named Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. was named as the prime suspect in connection to the murders of David Knobling and Robin Edwards, Teresa Lynn Howell and Cassandra Hailey and Richard Call. Wilmer Sr. passed away in 2017 but developments continue to emerge every day.
This episode was originally published on Crawlspace on January 31st, 2024.
Check out the official Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com/
Listen to Bill & Kristin on Mind Over Murder:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-over-murder/id1494058129
https://open.spotify.com/show/2jl4P567AGYJkg8XHkuw32?si=9970242379044ddf
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https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZFcJwpvCBc&list=PL8sH7zLcqqz4HncGEdGIvDlhu0nLxMa4a.
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446 // Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. & The Colonial Parkway Murders w/ Bill Thomas

In this new interview Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with documentary director Patricia E. Gillespie about her excellent new film They Called Him Mostly Harmless, now available to stream on Max.
When an unidentified hiker is found deceased in the Florida wilderness, authorities release a sketch. Multiple hikers call in claiming to have met the man. There's only one problem – he never told them his name. It would take two years, thousands of devoted internet sleuths, and a miracle of science to identify him, and that's when the trouble really starts. A character-centric reimagining of a classic true crime genre, THEY CALLED HIM MOSTLY HARMLESS is about finding yourself when you’re looking for someone else.
Watch They Called Him Mostly Harmless: https://play.max.com/movie/36619087-40d1-4558-87d7-43945f6bc0cf. 
Follow Patricia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p.e.gillespie/.
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445 // Mostly Harmless w/ Patricia E. Gillespie

In this new interview Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Eric Carter-Landin of True Consequences about his continuing battle for justice for his brother Jacob Landin.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justice_4jacob/.
FB group: https://www.facebook.com/justiceforjacoblandin/.
Article written by Eric: https://trueconsequences.medium.com/justice-deferred-for-new-mexicos-forgotten-children-f0a14a11e511.
True Consequences podcast: https://www.trueconsequences.com/.
Listen to True Consequences: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-consequences-true-crime/id1484748807
Petition: https://www.change.org/p/da-clint-wellborn-please-reopen-the-case-of-the-murder-of-jacob-landin.
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444 // Justice For Jacob w/ Eric Carter-Landin

In this episode Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Mandy & Melissa Moms & Mysteries about the disappearance of Bryan "Vladek" Hasel from East Orlando, Florida in November of 2021.
If you have any information about Bryan's disappearance please call the Orange County Sheriff's Dept at 407-254-7000.
Family site and timeline: https://findvladekhasel.wixsite.com/find-vladek/timeline.
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/findvladek.
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https://www.instagram.com/momsandmysteriespodcast/.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moms-and-mysteries-a-true-crime-podcast/id1261679921.
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443 // Bryan "Vladek" Hasel w/ Moms & Mysteries

In this episode Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with private investigator and former police chief Lou Barry about his role in helping Christina reunite with her dog Da Vinci. Then we speak with Christina about her experiences being missing and trafficked as well as her reunion with her furry friend Da Vinci.
Check out Private Investigations For the Missing: investigationsforthemissing.org
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372 // Polly Melton

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