The Trail Went Cold

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 446 - Scott Fosnaught and Shawn Baur


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July 17, 2002. Butler County, Pennsylvania. After spending the night partying and drinking, 15-year old Scott Fosnaught and his 15-year old best friend, Shawn Baur, leave a friend’s house in order to walk back home during the early morning hours. Shortly thereafter, their bodies are discovered by the side of a rural road and Scott’s injuries seem to indicate that he was the victim of a hit-and-run by a vehicle. However, Shawn only has some fatal head wounds and a crushed skull, but since he has no injuries beneath his shoulders, it appears that he was killed in another fashion. This makes the boys’ families suspect that their deaths were not an accident, but no suspects are ever identified and the truth about what happened remains unknown. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the baffling unexplained deaths of two teenage boys. In addition, we will also discuss the unsolved 1992 murder of David Hurley, who was shot to death in an apparent road rage incident in neighbouring Allegheny County.

If you have information about the deaths of Scott Fosnaught and Shawn Baur, please contact the Pennsylvania State Police at (724) 284-8100 or Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (1-800-472-8477). if you have information on the murder of David Hurley, please contact the Allegheny County Police Department at (412) 473-1200 or 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477).

Additional Reading:

https://archive.triblive.com/news/hit-run-driver-suspected-in-death-of-2-teens/

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/state-police-butler-county-cold-case-reward/

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/20-years-since-deaths-of-shawn-baur-and-scott-fosnaught-butler-county/

https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/mother-still-looking-answers-21-years-after-son-friend-killed-rural-butler-county-road/MA3EVNH2N5DHDOE5BMVPLBTAPQ/

https://www.butlereagle.com/20220721/mystery-still-surrounds-deaths-of-two-seneca-valley-teens/

https://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2017/07/17/shawn-baur-scott-fosnaught-cold-case-butler-county-cashdollar-road-forward-township/stories/201707170148

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/12/accident-or-murder-police-families-still-baffled-by-2002-deaths-of-boys-on-rural-western-pa-road.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/90299670/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1079296828/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/David_Hurley

https://unsolved.com/gallery/david-hurley/

https://archive.triblive.com/news/new-leads-emerge-when-old-case-featured-on-tv/

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=218248

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The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

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