In April of 2024, an incredibly bright and beloved 19-year-old woman went missing after going on a first date with a man in Milwaukee. When her dismembered leg was found off a bluff of Lake Michigan and her car ablaze on the other side of town, security footage and phone pings helped police uncover her killer quickly - only to discover what they described as a sex dungeon in his basement, with blood leading down the stairs. This is the story of Sade Robinson.
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Sade Robinson // 400 (Happening Now)

Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.

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In August of 2020, a 33-year-old woman headed out for the day in Tacoma, Washington, but never returned home. An investigation quickly began in hopes of tracking her down, but instead, police uncovered unsettling surveillance footage showing a man clad in a black fedora hat and face coverings leaving her abandoned vehicle. With this man dubbed “The Hat Man”, her phone being found on the floor of the Puget Sound, and a devastating motive, investigators quickly zeroed in on her killer. This is the story of Kassanndra Cantrell. 

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Kassanndra Cantrell // 403

In August of 2015, a 28-year-old woman was enjoying a summer evening out on a boat when she supposedly jumped into the dangerous waters below and disappeared. When her body was found floating in the same Florida river the following morning, police compiled numerous 911 calls and questioned the last person who had seen her, uncovering the tragic details that unfolded. This is the story of Crystal Pifer.

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Crystal Pifer // 402

In March of 1990, a 14-year-old girl went missing while walking alone through a wooded area near the beach in Jupiter, Florida. Just hours after her disappearance, her body was found in those very woods, murdered and assaulted, just weeks after a Ouija board told her and her friends that she would be the first of them to die. This is the story of Rachel Hurley.
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Rachel Hurley // 401

In March of 2009, a California girl headed out of her house to play with friends in her neighborhood, and was captured on surveillance footage skipping down the street. When she failed to return home for dinner, her family reported her missing. As the days ticked by with no sign of her, the FBI created a profile of their suspect. But this profile would prove to be completely incorrect, and the real suspect would stun the police, the community, and anyone who was following the case. This is the story of Sandra Cantu.

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CASE SOURCES
1. Searching for Sandra: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Sandra-Story-Behind-Disappearance-ebook/dp/B00B156DXG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
2. Tracy Press: https://www.ttownmedia.com/tracy_press/archives/huckaby-sentenced-speaks-about-murder/article_0fc915dd-bbd2-5f85-9ff5-b1e80b5b28f7.html
3. The Sacramento Bee: https://www.newspapers.com/image/648581959/
4. NBC: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/new-documents-give-gruesome-details-on-cantus-death/2091727/
5. See No Evil: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22055174/
6. The Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/05/24/huckabys-high-school-friend-saw-signs-of-trouble-in-accused-killer-a-decade-ago/
7. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35610698/sandra_renee-cantu
8. Tracy Press: https://www.ttownmedia.com/tracy_press/archives/father-gets-custody-of-melissa-huckabys-daughter/article_a26eb2d4-8ba4-5b1c-8157-4e0dee9db41b.html
9. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/melissa-huckaby-confessed-murderer-year-girl-sentenced-life/story?id=10910285
10. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/melissa-huckaby-why-did-she-murder-sandra-cantu
11. People: https://people.com/crime/inside-story-clues-to-why-melissa-huckaby-murdered-an-8-year-old-girl/
12. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/22/california.slain.girl/index.html
13. The People of CA v. Melissa Huckaby: https://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/05/22/Amended.complaint.pdf
14. The Interrogation Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_GOOCa43zM
15. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30116232
16. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7356264&page=1
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Sade Robinson // 400 (Happening Now)

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