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Sandy Melgar Episode starts at 13:47

In December of 2012, Sandy and Jim Melgar were celebrating their anniversary when the unthinkable happened, Jim was brutally murdered and Sandy was tied up and had seemingly suffered a seizure and had no recollection of what had happened. Soon enough Sandy found herself charged and was found guilty of killing her husband. Sandy Melgar was wrongfully convicted and I’m here to tell you why, and how important it is to find the person or persons who killed Jim and attacked Sandy. Free Sandy Melgar.

Sources for episode:
https://innocencetexas.org/cases/sandra-melgar/
https://www.khou.com/amp/article/news/crime/sandra-melgar-new-dna-evidence/285-30850e86-6336-4ae9-92e7-3e23aaf14711

https://www.freesandymelgar.com/the-melgar-murder-case

https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dateline-secrets-uncovered-where-sandra-melgar-now
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/amateur-sleuths-case-woman-prison-stabbing-bludgeoning-husband/story?id=59477363

Changing it up this week and covering a few different unrelated cases that don’t have a lot of info associated with them! Today we are talking about the murder of Tristan Smart that remains unsolved. Along with the disappearance of Erica Fraysure from Kentucky in 1997. We’ll also talk about missing best friends Stacie Madison and Susan Smalley who went missing in 1998. Lastly we’ll discuss the disappearance of Deborah Poe who went missing after working a shift at the local convenience store. These cases are all unrelated, but related in the way that they are all unsolved still. Let’s talk about them and unpack it all together!! 
Sources for episode:

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/tristan-smart-shooting-suspects-crime-stoppers-harris-county-wanted/285-fe24bad8-6142-4529-8757-10df6f2ed398?fbclid=IwAR0Ot9-Vk1j4nW2cGivPr7FmiLysgjDVaPJepTH90f8uIa_xzYbBoUyz0Cs_aem_AVYHlJ2SdZCfiKlJayaFtv5yHudnv9ts5F9W-_Dns-W7tuNgNPoCvOsmJ_JfUx15SBg#lrilix8qwmzodxmpfh

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/what-happened-to-high-school-senior-erica-fraysure?

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/two-texas-teens-left-after-curfew-in-1988-and-never-returned?

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/store-clerk-deborah-deann-poe-disappeared-during-overnight-shift-at-an-orlando-gas-station?

In 2020 while on a FaceTime call with his kids, Nick Cordova was attacked at his place of business in Gilbert Arizona and murdered. Let’s talk specifics on this case as well as any leads, suspects and where the case stands today .

Sources for episode:

https://thehilltoponline.com/2024/01/16/hundreds-of-bodies-found-behind-a-mississippi-prison-spark-community-wide-outrage/

https://www.tuko.co.ke/427118-what-happened-nick-cordova-everything-far.html

https://original.newsbreak.com/@nik-1590556/2849119862514-who-murdered-nick-cordova-while-he-was-on-facetime-with-his-kids

https://www.12news.com/article/news/investigations/still-no-answers-for-family-of-nick-cordova/75-e003aba0-8c04-4a8f-a616-398bfd768a6c

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/murdered-gilbert-man-described-as-having-a-heart-as-big-as-his-smile-suspects-still-outstanding

https://www.complaintsboard.com/monster-impound-and-recovery-monster-towing-c739613

Dr. Cherryl Pearson went missing from Bartlett Tennessee in 2002. The night she went missing she went to a basketball game and had spent some time with friends, only to vanish. Her friends, family and co workers knew this was very out of the ordinary for Cherryl, she was a type 1 insulin dependent diabetic and had left behind all of her necessary medications. Her car would later turn up abandoned in an apartment complex nearby Cherryls home. Let’s unpack this one together, talk about the one and only suspect in this case and where it stands today.


Sources for episode:

https://rajexperts.com/tennessee-cold-case-the-disappearance-of-dr-cherryl-pearson/

https://uncovered.com/cases/cherryl-pearson#timelinet

Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064468758920&mibextid=LQQJ4d

On December 6th of 2023, 22 year old Khadija Derry was sitting in her car outside of her home when she was ambushed by multiple people who pulled up and got out of the car and shot over 20 rounds into Khadijas car, killing her instantly. This case hasn’t gotten much media coverage and her case deserves to be solved. We’ll talk about the circumstances that led up to her death and possible suspects. Let’s bring Khadijas killers to justice.

Sources for episode:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/5kmNXqXhg6VrN9gL/?mibextid=K35XfP

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/joe-yanez-charged-separate-shootings-khadija-derry-18552420.php

Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/share/x6F7qKkN7tKNvz6p/?mibextid=K35XfP

In June of 2011, 36 year old Shane Fell was in a single car accident on a stretch of winding road in Louisiana. The car flipped and Shane was able to crawl out of the window and touched based with his brother, Brett. Brett made his way to the accident site only to find no sign of Shane. Shane literally vanished into thin air. Let’s discuss the breakdown of this one, possible sightings and where the case stands today.


Sources for episode:

https://rajexperts.com/man-vanished-from-scene-of-a-ccident-where-is-shane-fell/?fbclid=IwAR1M1XlAK4GLHHWxPVfTk-ozI-hqXInWiC5eiDTc8rr5pP3MdO7x7hBqO3I_aem_AfjaJmTZth1iXAVfpT-7A8hwmc_T8UD-3zRbWa718IuS1IiWNAi4uqLRt-ISH7PLcsk

https://charleyproject.org/case/shane-michael-fell

Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/HelpFindShaneFell1?mibextid=LQQJ4d

as of January 26th 2024, Jaydon was found SAFE in the Bay Area after a sighting led his mom there. Jaydon is safe.

In September of 2023, Alec Jaydon Fischmann was on his way to California from Las Vegas with a layover in Denver Colorado. Between his flight from Colorado to California, Jaydon left the airport, checked into a hotel and hasn’t been seen since he left the hotel on 9/28/2023 on foot. His phone ended up in the possession of some gang members in California, who used it to threaten his family and Jaydon’s life. This case leaves us with more questions than answers and with little to no help from the Las Vegas police department. Jaydon’s family is searching tirelessly for him. Please help spread the word about Jaydon.

Sources for episode:
https://www.the-sun.com/news/us-news/9874739/jaydon-fischmann-missing-las-vegas-colorado-cops-mystery/?fbclid=IwAR09SAI6lYiKCpn8z4ikD8qOMNZUkqkJEupwNdigA7wlTZ0i2TgNWVU6kaA_aem_AZ7qS55JUCY1YYo_2etroacd2LtDxkkZT8-ZKJWKqvUJud4N0unpTga9dnTPBn_03Fs

https://texasequusearch.org/cases/alec-jaydon-fischmann-28-henderson-nevada-9-28-2023/

Fb Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/wQzjriZofKgqc56o/?mibextid=K35XfP

It was Election Day in Illinois in 1983 when David Hendricks would leave his family for a business trip to try and market his new patented back brace. Then everything changed when he had trouble getting in touch with his wife Susan. After a few phone calls to neighbors and authorities, they would find David’s wife Susan and their 3 children brutally murdered. Soon enough David found himself thrust into a murder investigation where he was the number 1 suspect. Let’s discuss the case and where everything ended up and where the case stands today.


Sources for episode:

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/david-hendricks-7-years-in-prison-for-slaughtering-family-released

http://www.stevevogelauthor.com/by-steve-vogel/the-hendricks-phone-calls/

https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/449027-the-hendricks-family-murder-case-what-happened-latest-updates/

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Murders-Close-to-Home

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/09/14/murdered-family-follows-him-for-life/?outputType=amp

https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/bill-flick-remembering-the-1983-hendricks-murders/article_b112707e-7a8d-11ee-a322-9b0d6233212a.html

In 1996 in New Jersey, 12 year old and 9 months pregnant Celina Mays went missing from her home that she shared with her father and their extended family. Celina still remains missing till this day and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance leave more questions than answers. From questions as to the paternity of the baby’s father to controversy surrounding the family church. Let’s chat about it all and talk about some possibly sighting and leads into Celina’s disappearance.
Sources for episode:

https://www.phillyvoice.com/celina-mays-missing-person-new-jersey-in-pursuit-john-walsh-willingboro-cold-case/amp/

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1577dfnj.html

https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Celina_Mays

https://charleyproject.org/case/celina-janette-mays

In August of 1990, Cheryl and Andy were brutally attacked and murdered in Houston, Texas. The scene was brutal and although some clues were left behind it remained unsolved. A break came in the case years later when DNA from another crime matched the DNA from Cheryl’s body. Let’s talk about it and why it still isn’t solved current day 2023.

Sources for episode: https://questersite.wordpress.com/2019/01/27/the-houston-stalker-a-silent-and-careful-serial/

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/lovers-lane-murders-cheryl-henry-andy-atkinson/285-f7a1d731-1d3c-44bc-a95e-7b5dfb1513d1

https://forensictales.com/lovers-lane-murders/

https://omny.fm/shows/stuff-they-dont-want-you-to-know/the-houston-texas-lovers-lane-murders