Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share The chilling truth behind Bethany Decker's disappearance revealed.
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
The chilling truth behind Bethany Decker's disappearance revealed.
The chilling truth behind Bethany Decker's disappearance revealed.
At two minutes past two in the afternoon, a 21-year-old college student and new mother made a routine call to confirm her work shift. Two hours later she was gone, and no trace of her body has ever been found. That phone call became the last confirmed proof she existed. What happened in the silence that followed?
In this episode, we analyze the disappearance of Bethany Decker in Virginia. We examine the controlling boyfriend who moved in while her husband was deployed, the texts and ATM withdrawal that mapped the afternoon, the Facebook activity after she vanished, and the confession that came eleven years later. When the only account of a death belongs to the man who caused it, what is left unanswered?
Victim: Bethany Ann Decker
Age: 21 years old
Date: January 29, 2011
Location: Ashburn, Virginia
Perpetrator: Ronald Roldan
Outcome: Pleaded guilty to second-degree murder; effective 12.5 years
- Bethany Ann Decker, a 21-year-old college student and new mother, made a routine call to confirm her work schedule on January 29, 2011, then vanished.
- Her husband was deployed to Afghanistan, and a controlling boyfriend, Ronald Roldan, had moved into her apartment despite a friend's warnings.
- After her disappearance, her Facebook account showed activity Roldan denied generating — a denial the investigation disproved.
- Years later, Roldan confessed that he pushed her during an argument, she struck her head and died, and he disposed of her body in a waste compactor.
- He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2022 and received an effective sentence of 12.5 years; Bethany's remains were never recovered.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
At two minutes past two in the afternoon, a 21-year-old college student and new mother made a routine call to confirm her work shift. Two hours later she was gone, and no trace of her body has ever been found. That phone call became the last confirmed proof she existed. What happened in the silence that followed?
In this episode, we analyze the disappearance of Bethany Decker in Virginia. We examine the controlling boyfriend who moved in while her husband was deployed, the texts and ATM withdrawal that mapped the afternoon, the Facebook activity after she vanished, and the confession that came eleven years later. When the only account of a death belongs to the man who caused it, what is left unanswered?
Victim: Bethany Ann Decker
Age: 21 years old
Date: January 29, 2011
Location: Ashburn, Virginia
Perpetrator: Ronald Roldan
Outcome: Pleaded guilty to second-degree murder; effective 12.5 years
- Bethany Ann Decker, a 21-year-old college student and new mother, made a routine call to confirm her work schedule on January 29, 2011, then vanished.
- Her husband was deployed to Afghanistan, and a controlling boyfriend, Ronald Roldan, had moved into her apartment despite a friend's warnings.
- After her disappearance, her Facebook account showed activity Roldan denied generating — a denial the investigation disproved.
- Years later, Roldan confessed that he pushed her during an argument, she struck her head and died, and he disposed of her body in a waste compactor.
- He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2022 and received an effective sentence of 12.5 years; Bethany's remains were never recovered.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
View all episodes
By Creator at ObomediaThe chilling truth behind Bethany Decker's disappearance revealed.
At two minutes past two in the afternoon, a 21-year-old college student and new mother made a routine call to confirm her work shift. Two hours later she was gone, and no trace of her body has ever been found. That phone call became the last confirmed proof she existed. What happened in the silence that followed?
In this episode, we analyze the disappearance of Bethany Decker in Virginia. We examine the controlling boyfriend who moved in while her husband was deployed, the texts and ATM withdrawal that mapped the afternoon, the Facebook activity after she vanished, and the confession that came eleven years later. When the only account of a death belongs to the man who caused it, what is left unanswered?
Victim: Bethany Ann Decker
Age: 21 years old
Date: January 29, 2011
Location: Ashburn, Virginia
Perpetrator: Ronald Roldan
Outcome: Pleaded guilty to second-degree murder; effective 12.5 years
- Bethany Ann Decker, a 21-year-old college student and new mother, made a routine call to confirm her work schedule on January 29, 2011, then vanished.
- Her husband was deployed to Afghanistan, and a controlling boyfriend, Ronald Roldan, had moved into her apartment despite a friend's warnings.
- After her disappearance, her Facebook account showed activity Roldan denied generating — a denial the investigation disproved.
- Years later, Roldan confessed that he pushed her during an argument, she struck her head and died, and he disposed of her body in a waste compactor.
- He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2022 and received an effective sentence of 12.5 years; Bethany's remains were never recovered.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
At two minutes past two in the afternoon, a 21-year-old college student and new mother made a routine call to confirm her work shift. Two hours later she was gone, and no trace of her body has ever been found. That phone call became the last confirmed proof she existed. What happened in the silence that followed?
In this episode, we analyze the disappearance of Bethany Decker in Virginia. We examine the controlling boyfriend who moved in while her husband was deployed, the texts and ATM withdrawal that mapped the afternoon, the Facebook activity after she vanished, and the confession that came eleven years later. When the only account of a death belongs to the man who caused it, what is left unanswered?
Victim: Bethany Ann Decker
Age: 21 years old
Date: January 29, 2011
Location: Ashburn, Virginia
Perpetrator: Ronald Roldan
Outcome: Pleaded guilty to second-degree murder; effective 12.5 years
- Bethany Ann Decker, a 21-year-old college student and new mother, made a routine call to confirm her work schedule on January 29, 2011, then vanished.
- Her husband was deployed to Afghanistan, and a controlling boyfriend, Ronald Roldan, had moved into her apartment despite a friend's warnings.
- After her disappearance, her Facebook account showed activity Roldan denied generating — a denial the investigation disproved.
- Years later, Roldan confessed that he pushed her during an argument, she struck her head and died, and he disposed of her body in a waste compactor.
- He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2022 and received an effective sentence of 12.5 years; Bethany's remains were never recovered.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie