January 14, 1950. West Point, New York. 21-year old Richard Colvin Cox, a second-year cadet at the United States Military Academy, tells his roommate that he is planning to go out to dinner with a visitor, but he does not return and is eventually reported missing. During the preceding week, Cox was visited on multiple occasions by a man whose name may have been “George” and Cox is believed to have been with him when he vanished. George’s identity is never conclusively established and over the years, a number of different theories are presented about Cox’s disappearance. Did Cox have a secret relationship with the mysterious George? Did he become the victim of foul play? Or was Cox recruited to work for the CIA and given a new identity? We shall attempt to answer these questions on this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, which chronicles one of the most baffling military-themed mysteries of all time. Special thanks to listener Charles Cage for narrating the opening of this episode.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Richard_Colvin_Cox

“Oblivion: The Mystery of West Point Cadet Richard Cox” by Harry J. Maihafer

Life Magazine (April 14, 1952)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/12/05/lost-found-a-cadets-tale/0f4340dd-a04f-43d1-8e1c-f889d5976304

West Point Magazine (Summer 2016)

https://web.archive.org/web/20100122140458/http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20100117/NEWS01/1170314

https://web.archive.org/web/20130817084438/http://articles.philly.com/1988-02-28/news/26242967_1_cadet-west-point-fbi-files

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/22/Shipboard-killing-suspect-arrested/9641493531200/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/635987330

https://www.newspapers.com/image/635987344

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295974590/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295974725/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295980094/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295980343/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295981998/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295983211/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295985840/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295987347/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295990105/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/295991028/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/296002329/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/296005338/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/296006520/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/296010425/

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May 6, 1975. Pocatello, Idaho. After leaving her school on her lunch break, 12-year old Lynette Culver vanishes without a trace and is subsequently reported missing. Nearly 14 years later, prior to his execution, notorious serial killer Ted Bundy confesses to being responsible for Lynette’s murder. While Bundy provides specific details to make many people believe his confession was genuine, Lynette’s body is never found, and in the years following her disappearance, four other girls from Pocatello wind up becoming victims of unsolved murders. Could all of these crimes somehow be connected? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be exploring the story of Lynette Culver and a number of different cold cases involving missing and murdered females, some of whom are believed to be unconfirmed victims of Ted Bundy.

If you have any information about any featured cases from Pocatello, please contact the Pocatello Police Department at (208) 234-1600.

Additional Reading:

https://charleyproject.org/case/lynette-dawn-culver

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/pocatello-police-looking-for-cold-case-connections-including-girl-supposedly-killed-by-ted-bundy/article_b64f57e7-f5eb-50a5-95b9-8de1de8308eb.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/16084165/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/19122435/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/394754911/

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1989-01-25-8901250256-story.html

https://www.deseret.com/1989/2/10/18794734/detectives-seek-missing-link-in-bundy-admission-he-killed-idahoan

https://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/memorial-in-the-works-for-pocatello-serial-killer-victim-lynnette-culver/article_87dfb774-2e26-11e9-824e-0b1b63f11354.html

https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/idaho/pocatellans-hope-to-memorialize-girl-allegedly-killed-by-ted-bundy/article_f6d2f47a-ed6f-5455-a432-216a53e84e23.html

https://www.idahopress.com/news/state/bench-dedicated-in-memory-of-local-girl-who-went-missing-in-1975/article_e3582b30-e784-5f74-af4d-f32181eec2d4.html

“The Bundy Secrets: Hidden Files on America’s Worst Serial Killer” by Kevin Sullivan

“The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History” (2nd Edition) by Kevin Sullivan

“The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories” by Kevin Sullivan

http://idahostatejournal.com/news/local/cold-case-growing-hot/article_f6c9e687-350a-5c56-806b-41d7e7f360d2.html

https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/police-id-remains-of-girl-found-in-81/article_9552203c-8c34-58ae-ae31-688da4cfac04.html

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/may/16/evidence-found-at-skeletons-site/

https://www.argusobserver.com/news/family-frustrated-regarding-murder-probe/article_64ea62d2-8568-5222-b5e9-ed12911505bb.html

https://www.kpvi.com/news/oneida-co-sheriff-s-office-says-tina-anderson-and-patricia/article_cc8af20e-eb07-11e5-b742-3b6be166e0b6.html

http://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/oneida-county-prosecutors-hands-cold-murder-case-back-to-sheriff/article_9cfe601c-3443-11e7-9869-cb4151d961f1.html

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/east-idaho-cold-cases-pocatello-teen-vanished-while-babysitting/article_0140dcc6-c67e-11e3-9baa-001a4bcf887a.html

https://www.deseret.com/2007/4/8/20011853/police-make-renewed-attempt-to-solve-e-idaho-cold-cases

https://www.deseret.com/2007/4/23/20014676/pocatello-looks-into-81-killing-of-a-teen#lori-thomas-and-ben-smith-believe-that-linda-smith-their-older-sister-was-kidnapped-and-murdered-in-1981

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/partial-skull-lost-by-local-law-enforcement-has-now-been-found/article_89a12fd4-fbe9-582d-8c8f-38173e703109.html

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1330ufid.html

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April 6, 1986. Gallup, New Mexico. The mother of nine-year old Anthonette Cayedito wakes up to discover that her daughter is missing from their home and she cannot be found anywhere. Anthonette’s sister would later claim she was abducted by two men after answering the door in the middle of the night, though she does not reveal this information until years later. There are a number of strange developments in the investigation, including a frantic phone call to the police from a girl claiming to be Anthonette and a sighting of her with a couple at a diner in Nevada, but there is also suspicion that Anthonette’s family might have known about her disappearance than they revealed. Was Anthonette Cayedito the victim of an abduction or did something else actually happen? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a controversial missing children’s case which has gone without conclusive answers for the past 35 years.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Gallup Police Department at (505) 863-9365.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Anthonette_Cayedito

https://charleyproject.org/case/anthonette-christine-cayedito

https://unsolved.com/gallery/anthonette-cayedito/

https://www.abqjournal.com/752146/holding-out-hope-for-girl-who-vanished-in-gallup-30-years-ago.html?amp=1

http://www.gallupsun.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=8777:30-years-later-abduction-of-gallup-girl-continues-to-intrigue-local-residents

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/31-years-ago-anthonette-cayedito-disappeared-n743951

https://www.newspapers.com/image/158399133/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/158350542/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/158492871/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/158546265/

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May 25, 2003. Luanda, Angola. 50-year old Ben Charles Padilla, an American citizen overseeing a rebuilding project on a Boeing 727 at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, is reportedly seen boarding the plane alongside a Congolese mechanic named John Mikel Mutantu. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft takes off without clearance before it vanishes without a trac and an extensive search effort fails to find it. Since neither Padilla or Mutantu seemed to have the necessary training required to fly a 727 on their own, there is speculation that they may have been hijacked or another person was behind the controls when it took off. But if so, what actually happened to the two men and the missing aircraft? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a truly bizarre aviation mystery that has left everyone puzzled for the past two decades.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the FBI at (202) 324-3000.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Angola_727_disappearance

https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-727-that-vanished-2371187/

https://charleyproject.org/case/ben-charles-padilla-jr

http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Security_Issues/missingpadilla.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96757&page=1

https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/mystery-of-the-missing-727-plane/3471561/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/08/23/case-of-missing-jetliner-unsolved/26a09cae-fae8-4811-8a52-65555fd5c8b6/

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2003-06-21-0306200610-story.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3861595

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3003058.stm

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/05/29/867049.htm

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/14/1060588523649.html

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0306/24/ltm.15.html

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-01-03-angola-benin-mystery_x.htm

http://www.iasa-intl.com/folders/belfast/220903/padilla.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20060310060514/https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seekinfo/padilla.htm

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September 20, 1994. Oak Grove, Kentucky. 22-year old Candy Belt and 18-year old Gloria Ross are found dead at the massage parlour where they work, as they have both been shot in the head and had their throats slashed. It turns out the business was a front for a brothel and suspicion is directed towards a local police officer named Ed Carter, who is alleged to have been involved in a dispute with the massage parlour’s owner. Nineteen years later, Carter and two other suspects are charged for their roles in the murders, but since DNA evidence from the crime scene does not match any of them, they all wind up being acquitted at trial. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a brutal double homicide surrounded by scandal and allegations of police corruption which is often referred to as “The Kentucky Bordello Murders”. Special thanks to listener Samantha Hope Cannon for narrating the opening of this episode.

Additional Reading:

https://unsolved.com/gallery/candy-belt-gloria-ross/

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

http://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1106-a-town-under-trial

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/08/31/kentucky-soap-opera-unleashed-after-double-slaying-at-brothel/2d0b9d30-bddd-42e2-80ff-c5a5f5c6e61a/?utm_term=.8f32871c91dc

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/21/justice/kentucky-prostitute-murders-cold-case/

http://wkms.org/post/jury-acquits-3-men-1994-west-kentucky-brothel-murder-trial

http://www.kentuckynewera.com/web/article_998c8520-7536-11e6-837f-ff6be70258b9.html

http://www.kentuckynewera.com/web/news/article_c4f5a69a-24af-11e3-a451-0019bb2963f4.html

https://www.kentuckynewera.com/ep/news/article_e71cdd80-92a4-11e7-b33e-37e40271aa58.html

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June 16, 2009. Rosses Point, Ireland. The body of a man who appears to be in his late fifties or early sixties is found washed up on a beach and his cause of death is believed to be acute cardiac arrest. Four days earlier, the man had arrived in the nearby town of Sligo and checked into a hotel under the name “Peter Bergmann”, but it turns out this name was fake and he carries no identification. Investigators believe that he travelled to Ireland from another country and use CCTV footage to track his movements in the days prior to his death. They theorize that he spent time gradually disposing of items which might have provided a clue to his identity, but no one ever comes forward who recognizes this man. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a unique mystery involving an unidentified decent known as “Peter Bergmann”.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bergmann_case

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-unsolved-mystery-of-peter-bergmann-1.3923308

https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xwkdg/peter-bergmann-case-crime-sligo

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/The-man-who-went-to-Ireland-to-disappear-VIDEO.html

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/2410021/north-forensic-artist-provides-assistance-in-bid-to-solve-11-year-mystery-of-peter-bergmann/

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/mystery-mans-last-surprise-27570679.html

https://www.lemonde.fr/m-moyen-format/article/2015/03/12/l-homme-qui-voulait-effacer-sa-vie_4592522_4497271.html

“The Last Days of Peter Bergmann” Documentary

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May 10, 1941. Carolina Beach, North Carolina. 36-year old Leila Bryan and her three-year old daughter, Mary Rachel Bryan, leave their home in the family car in order to drive to a nearby store, but never return. After they are reported missing, an extensive search fails to turn up any trace of them or their car, but Leila’s family suspects that her husband, E.C. Bryan, might be responsible for the disappearances. Decades later, investigators perform a dig under the concrete foundation of E.C.’s former residence, but fail to turn up anything, so Leila and Mary Rachel remain missing persons. At the request of Leila’s great grand-niece, this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” will be commemorating the 80th anniversary of the baffling unsolved disappearance of a mother and daughter.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation at (919) 662-4500.

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Additional Reading:

https://charleyproject.org/case/lelia-lewis-bryan

https://charleyproject.org/case/mary-rachel-bryan

https://ncmissingpersons.org/mary-rachel-bryan/

https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081113/News/605097408

https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090106/News/605093045

https://www.wral.com/nc-wanted-75-years-later-questions-remain-in-case-of-missing-mother-daughter/15890760/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/kp4k2j/left_to_buy_a_bra_and_was_never_seen_or_heard/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/3uv7si/left_to_buy_a_bra_and_was_never_seen_or_heard/

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March 18, 2000. Whatcom County, Washington. A damaged Jeep belonging to 23-year old Leah Roberts is found at the bottom of an embankment next to a remote highway. Nine days earlier, Leah had left her home in North Carolina to take a cross-country road trip, but even though all of her personal possessions are left behind at the accident scene, Leah herself is missing. The investigation eventually uncovers evidence to suggest that the accident might have been staged and the Jeep was unoccupied when it went down the embankment. Further complications are also caused by strange anonymous phone call, as well as a reported eyewitness sighting of Leah with an unidentified man at a shopping mall restaurant. Was Leah Roberts actually inside her vehicle when it crashed or did she fall victim to an unknown third party? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores an unsolved missing persons case involving a road trip which turned into a baffling mystery.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office at (360) 676-6650.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Leah_Roberts

http://unsolved.com/archives/leah-roberts

http://charleyproject.org/case/leah-toby-roberts

https://www.whatcomcounty.us/292/Missing-Leah-Roberts

https://people.com/archive/the-searcher-vol-64-no-5/

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0511/25/lkl.01.html

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May 31, 1995. Goderich, Ontario. After leaving her school, 16-year old Mistie Murray fails to return home and is subsequently reported missing. Even though there are several eyewitness sightings placing Mistie at numerous locations in the weeks following her disappearance, police focus their attention on her adoptive father, Steve Murray. Over three months later, Steve is arrested for Mistie’s murder after he is accused using his boat to dump her body in Lake Huron. However, since there is virtually no evidence against Steve, he winds up being acquitted when he goes on trial. Did Steve suffer the dubious distinction of being prosecuted for a nonexistent murder? If Mistie was not a victim of foul play and ran away of her own accord, what ultimately happened to her? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore one of the most bizarre and controversial missing persons cases in Canadian history.

If you have any information about this case, please contact ChildFind at 1-800-387-7962.

Additional Reading:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1221dfon.html

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lfp-archives-the-enduring-mistie-murray-mystery

https://everything2.com/title/Mistie+Murray

https://www.newspapers.com/image/514104024/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/505921065/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/504440201/

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/dad-once-accused-in-teen-daughter-mistie-murrays-vanishing-dies-at-68

http://www.fact.on.ca/news/news0006/np000606.htm

“Damaged Angels” by Bonnie Buxton

https://www.opp.ca/index.php?id=115&entryid=56bc805a8f94ac2b21c4fe0e

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