Trace Evidence

By Steven Pacheco

Society & Culture History

What's Trace Evidence about?

Trace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast that focuses on unsolved cases, from chilling murders to missing persons. Join host Steven Pacheco as he examines each case, diving deep into the evidence and exploring the theories which revolve around them. For each unsolved case, there are the victims and their families, who want answers and the abductors and murders who hide the truth.Learn More

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230 - The Murder of Trisha ...

09.16.2023

On an unseasonably warm night in Northwest Indianapolis, nineteen year old Trisha Meredith made the two minute walk from her new apartment to the laundry room. Accompanied by her boyfriend, he went back to make a call while Trisha stayed ...

Trace Evidence episodes:

09.16.2023 230 - The Murder of Trisha Meredith On an unseasonably warm night in Northwest Indianapolis, nineteen year old Trisha Meredith made the two minute walk from her new apartment to the laundry room. Accompanied by her boyfriend, he went back to make a call while Trisha stayed ...
08.19.2023 229 - The Vanishing of Colleen Perris Eighteen year old Colleen Perris had the world at her fingertips and couldn't wait to chase down her dreams whether they led to Hollywood or American Idol, she was game. Then, on a lazy Saturday afternoon her cell phone rang ...
08.12.2023 228 - The Murder of Mandi Alexander & Mary Drake On a hot and humid tuesday night in September of 2002, Great Bend, Kansas was rocked by a brutal and senseless double murder. Twenty-four year old Mandi Alexander was working her third day in her new job at the Dolly ...
07.21.2023 227 - 3 Case Updates & LISK In this week's special update episode we'll address three cases previously covered on Trace Evidence.First we'll begin with the arrest and conviction of Isaac Moye in the murder of Unique Harris, previously covered in Episode 30. Then we'll turn our ...
07.15.2023 226 - The Vanishing of Charles David Hope Social Media and Subscription Link TreeOn a humid, Florida night in March of 1982, forty-one year old Charles David Hope walked out of a popular seafood restaurant and mysteriously vanished. His truck was later found parked at his real estate ...
06.30.2023 225 - The Disappearance of Kristen Charbonneau Sponsored by: Nom Nom! Visit TryNom.com/Trace for 50% off your no-risk, two week trial today!On a hot and humid summer afternoon in North Texas, a twenty-four year old woman seemingly vanished in broad daylight. Just before 4 PM, Kristen Charbonneau ...
06.17.2023 224 - The Disappearance of Karen Denise Wells Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace to download the app FREE!In early April of 1994, twenty-three year old Karen Denise Wells received an urgent call from a dear friend. This friend was in a bad place and was really struggling so ...
06.04.2023 223 - The Vanishing of Anthony Urciuoli Jr On a cold winter night in January of 2001, thirty-one year old Anthony Guy Urciuoli Jr left his family's Poughkeepsie home to go play pool with a friend. He never made it back. His family reported him missing the next ...
05.26.2023 222 - UPDATES - Ylva Hagner & Diamond Bradley Sponsored by: Nom Nom! Visit TryNom.com/Trace to save 50% on your no-risk two week trial!In this week's special update episode, we look back on two cases previously covered that have seen developments inside of the last month.First, we begin with ...
05.13.2023 221 - The Disappearance of Susan Wolff Cappel Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the App today for FREE! \| Use promo code "TRACE" to save 10% on your pass at CrimeCon.comNineteen year old Susan Wolff Cappel was in the middle of a divorce and custody battle, ...
04.28.2023 220 - The Vanishing of Ann Riffin Sponsored by: HelloFresh! Visit HelloFresh.com/Trace50 and use promo code Trace50 to save 50% and your first box ships free!Thirty-three year old Ann Riffin was searching for something. She'd never found a place where she felt she truly belonged, and after ...
04.15.2023 219 - UPDATE - Anthonette Cayedito Sponsored by ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and find the right doctor today!Thirty-seven years ago, nine year old Anthonette Cayedito mysteriously vanished from her family's Gallup, NM apartment. Initially it was reported that the child went to answer a knock at the ...
04.06.2023 218 - The Murder of Leslie Zaret Visit CrimeCon.com and use promo code "Trace" to save 10% today!On the evening of Friday, August 16th, 1974, seventeen year old Leslie Zaret set off on a walk she'd made many times before. Leaving her best friend's home, the Queens, ...
03.31.2023 217 - UPDATES - Robert Baron & Danielle Stislicki Visit CrimeCon.com and use promo code "Trace" to save 10% today!In this special update episode we examine new information revolving around two cases previously covered on Trace Evidence.BREAKING NEWS: Episode 210 - The Disappearance of Robert Baron: This week there ...
03.11.2023 216 - The Disappearance of Barbara Holik Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the app for FREE! \| Visit CrimeCon.com and use promo code "Trace" to save 10% today!Barbara Holik fell in love with the American west. Drawn to New Mexico, she emigrated to the states ...
03.02.2023 215 - The Vanishing of Chief Mel Wiley Visit CrimeCon.com and use promo code TRACE to save 10% on your pass today!In January of 1982, Melvin Wiley was appointed Chief of Police in Hinckley Township, Ohio. With a law enforcement career spanning nearly twenty years and a background ...
02.11.2023 214 - The Murder of Tom Roche Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the app for FREE!On a cool, September afternoon in Burbank, California, thirty-six year old Tom Roche dropped off his girlfriend, Barbara Rondeau, at her office. Promising to return for lunch later that afternoon, ...
02.04.2023 213 - The Disappearance of Dori Ann Myers Sponsored by: Daily Harvest! get up to $40 off your first box! \| Magic Mind! Visit and get up to 56% off your subscription! \| NomNom! Visit and get 50% off today!Listen to Donajean's interview on UnfoundOn a cool Tuesday ...
01.21.2023 212 - Who is Victim Number 5? Sponsored by: Suspect Season 2, available wherever you listen to podcasts!Between 1990 and 1991, four unsolved homicides occurred in and around the city of St. Louis. Robyn Mihan, Brenda Pruitt, Sandy Little and Donna Reitmeyer had been murdered, kept for ...
01.13.2023 211 - The Disappearance of Diana Braungardt Sponsored by: Magic Mind! Visit https://www.magicmind.co/traceevidence and get 56% off your subscription with my code TRACEEVIDENCE \| ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/TRACE and download the app for FREE! \| Suspect Season 2, available wherever you listen to podcasts!Eighteen year old Diana Braungardt ...
01.07.2023 2022 Wrap Up Q&A Sponsored by: Magic Mind! Visit MagicMind.co/TraceEvidence for 56% off your subscription using the code TRACEEVIDENCE \| Nom Nom Now! Visit TryNom.com/Trace for 50% off your no-risk two week trial!In this week's episode, we kick of a new year of Trace ...
12.24.2022 210 - The Disappearance of Robert Baron Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the ZocDoc app for FREE! \| MasterClass! Visit Masterclass.com/Trace today and get a free annual membership when you gift one! \| Exhibit C - join now by following Wondery Exhibit C on Facebook ...
12.09.2022 209 - The Vanishing of Syble Brumley Sponsored by: NextEvo! Visit NextEvo.com/podcast and use code "trace" for 25% off your subscription of $40 or more! \| Shopify! Visit Shopify.com/trace to signup for a free trial!Seventy-six year old Syble Brumley was a kind, caring and beloved member of ...
11.19.2022 208 - The Disappearance of Leichia Reilly Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the ZocDoc app for FREE! \| Talkspace! Visit Talkspace.com and use code "TRACE" to get $100 off your first month! \| Masterclass! Visit Masterclass.com/trace to give one annual membership and get one free!*On ...
11.12.2022 207 - New Hope Jane Doe *Sponsored by: Shopify! Visit Shopify.com/trace to signup for a free trial! \| NextEvo! Visit NextEvo.com and use promo code trace for 25% off subscription orders of $40 or more! *Who is New Hope Jane Doe Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WhoIs1990OrangeCountyNCJaneDoe/On a cool ...
10.28.2022 206 - The Vanishing of Richard Bendele *Sponsored by: ZocDoc.com/Trace \| Everlywell.com/trace \| Talkspace.com code Trace \| The End Up Podcast \| MasterClass.com/trace *On a cold, November afternoon in 1996, twenty-nine year old Richard Bendele left his mother's home to do a little hunting where his recently ...
10.07.2022 205 - The Disappearance of Kelly Wright Sims ***Sponsored by: Canva Pro! Visit Canva.me/trace for FREE 45 day extended trial! \| Everylywell! Visit Everlywell.com/trace for 20% off your next at-home lab test! \| Shopify! Visit Shopify.com/trace to sign up for a FREE trial! \| The End Up Podcast ...
09.23.2022 UPDATE - The Fort Myers 8 - New Identification *Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/trace and download the FREE app today!*In Episode 129, Trace Evidence features the case of the Fort Myers 8. In March of 2007, the skeletal remains of 8 unidentified men were found in a wooded lot ...
09.16.2022 204 - The Disappearance of Paresh Patel *Sponsored by: Everlywell! Visit Everlywell.com/trace to save 20% on an at home test today!*Thirty-six year old Paresh Patel was on top of the world. Smart, rich and powerful, Patel was the owner of three separate clubs on Austin's famous Sixth ...
09.09.2022 203 - The Vanishing of Peggy Reaves Mock *Sponsored by: Canva! Visit Canva.me/trace for a FREE 45 Day Extended trial! \| Shopify! Visit Shopify.com/trace for a FREE 14 day trial! \| The End Up Podcast, available where you listen to podcasts! *On Christmas night, 1992, Boaz, Alabama resident ...
08.26.2022 202 - Update - The Murder of Irina Yarmolenko *Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the app FREE! \| The End Up podcast. Subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts! \| Talkspace! Visit Talkspace.com and use code Trace to get $100 off your first month!*In May of 2008, ...
08.19.2022 201 - The Disappearance of Angela Gray Hamby *Sponsored by: The End Up podcast. Subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.*October 29th, 1982 -- Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Twenty year old Angela Gray Hamby had a big day planned with her mother. Together, the two women were set to ...
08.12.2022 200 - The Shocking Murder of Betty Williams *Sponsored by: Shopify! Visit shopify.com/trace for a free 14 day trial and full access to the entire suite of features! \| TalkSpace! Visit Talkspace.com and use promo code Trace to get $100 off your first month!*In episode 200 of Trace ...
07.22.2022 Special Q&A Episode Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the ZocDoc App for FREE! \| Gobble! Visit gobble.com/trace to get your first 6 Gobble meals for just $36!***Episode 200 - Q&A; Special. In this week's episode, as we prepare for the release ...
07.16.2022 199 - The Disappearance of Jie Zhao Li ***Sponsored by: Gobble! Visit gobble.com/trace to get your first 6 Gobble meals for just $36! \| Upside! Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code tracepod to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 ...
07.08.2022 3 Major Case Updates *Sponsored by: Canva Pro! Visit Canva.me/trace to get your FREE 45 day extended trial! \| Shopify! Visit Shopify.com/trace for a FREE 14 day trial! \| Talkspace! Visit Talkspace.com and use promo code TRACE for $100 off your first month!*This weeks ...
06.17.2022 198 - The Murder of Laura Ann Parker ***Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/TRACE and download the ZocDoc app for FREE! \| CanvaPro! Visit Canva.me/trace to get your FREE 45 day extended trial! \| AcornTV! Visit Acorn.tv and use promo code trace to ger your first 30 days for ...
06.10.2022 197 - The Vanishing of Barbara Barkley *Sponsored by: Canva Pro! Visit Canva.me/trace to get your FREE 45 day extended trial today! \| Shopify! Visit Shopify.com/trace for a FREE 14 day trial and full access to Shopify's entire suite of features!*Nineteen year old Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Barkley ...
05.21.2022 196 - The Disappearance of Pamela Tinsley ***Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the App FREE! \| Shopify! Visit Shopify.com/trace for a FREE 14 day trial and full access to Shopify's entire suite of features! \| AcornTV! Visit Acorn.tv and use promo code trace to get ...
05.13.2022 195 - The Mysterious Death of Robert Hamrick On a cold winter morning in March of 1970, Rock Creek, Ohio Police Chief Robert Hamrick radioed in that he was involved in a high speed pursuit. He never called in again. Hours later a deputy moving through the area ...
04.28.2022 Special Q&A This week I'm crisscrossing the country, making my way to CrimeCon in Last Vegas. Taking a break from our usually scheduled episode releases, Trace Evidence brings to you an episode driven by you, the listener. Host Steven Pacheco answers questions ...
04.14.2022 194 - The Disappearance of Irina Malezhik - Part 2 On a cool October afternoon in 2007, forty-seven year old Irina Malezhik walked out of her Brighton Beach apartment and mysteriously vanished. Nearly two years later, the FBI finally identified the prime suspect: Dmitriy Yakovlev. However, what they believed was ...
04.08.2022 193 - The Disappearance of Irina Malezhik - Part 1 Forty-seven year old Irina Malezhik mysteriously disappeared from Brooklyn after leaving her Brighton Beach apartment in October of 2007. Employed at the time as a Russian translator for the Federal Court system, tackling cases involving the Russian mafia, many were ...
03.25.2022 192 - The Disappearance of Sandra Prince - Part 2 Sandra Prince was well known throughout Florida's Bay Avenue for her dedication to the community, her craft real estate acquisitions and for being one of the nicest and kindest friends and neighbors you could ever want. For much of Sandra's ...
03.18.2022 191 - The Disappearance of Sandra Prince - Part 1 In late December of 2005, fifty-nine year old Sandra Prince went missing from Temple Terrace, Florida. For several days, friends and neighbors assumed she had gone out of town to celebrate the New Year but when January rolled around and ...
03.11.2022 190 - The Murder of Walter Page Seventy-six year old Walter Page was a pillar of the community in Manchester, New Hampshire. A resident for nearly fifty years, he and his wife Fae had built their home, raised a family and were now slowing down to enjoy ...
03.04.2022 189 - The Vanishing of Lynn Burdick - Part 2 Eighteen year old Lynn Burdick mysteriously vanished from her evening shift at the Barefoot Peddlar, a small convenience store in her hometown of Florida, Massachusetts. After weeks of grueling searches headed up by law enforcement and Lynn's family, no trace ...
02.25.2022 188 - The Vanishing of Lynn Burdick - Part 1 Eighteen year old Lynn Burdick was born and raised in the small Massachusetts town of Florida. Throughout her life she worked hard in school earning high marks, dedicated her free time to volunteering for different fundraisers and charitable organizations and ...
02.12.2022 187 - The Disappearance of Naomi Wilson On a warm Sunday afternoon in April of 1981, thirty-two year old Naomi Wilson walked out of her Cedar Rapids home, climbed in to her Ford Fairmont and drove off never to return. Two days later, her car was found ...
01.27.2022 Four Major Case Updates In this Special Update Episode we will revisit four cases previously covered on Trace Evidence which have had major breakthroughs in the past few months. In September of 2021, Chapel Hill police announced they had arrested and charged a suspect ...

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What's Trace Evidence about?

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Trace Evidence episodes:

230 - The Murder of Trisha Meredith

229 - The Vanishing of Colleen Perris

228 - The Murder of Mandi Alexander & Mary Drake

227 - 3 Case Updates & LISK

226 - The Vanishing of Charles David Hope

225 - The Disappearance of Kristen Charbonneau

224 - The Disappearance of Karen Denise Wells

223 - The Vanishing of Anthony Urciuoli Jr

222 - UPDATES - Ylva Hagner & Diamond Bradley

221 - The Disappearance of Susan Wolff Cappel

220 - The Vanishing of Ann Riffin

219 - UPDATE - Anthonette Cayedito

218 - The Murder of Leslie Zaret

217 - UPDATES - Robert Baron & Danielle Stislicki

216 - The Disappearance of Barbara Holik

215 - The Vanishing of Chief Mel Wiley

214 - The Murder of Tom Roche

213 - The Disappearance of Dori Ann Myers

212 - Who is Victim Number 5?

211 - The Disappearance of Diana Braungardt

2022 Wrap Up Q&A

210 - The Disappearance of Robert Baron

209 - The Vanishing of Syble Brumley

208 - The Disappearance of Leichia Reilly

207 - New Hope Jane Doe

206 - The Vanishing of Richard Bendele

205 - The Disappearance of Kelly Wright Sims

UPDATE - The Fort Myers 8 - New Identification

204 - The Disappearance of Paresh Patel

203 - The Vanishing of Peggy Reaves Mock

202 - Update - The Murder of Irina Yarmolenko

201 - The Disappearance of Angela Gray Hamby

200 - The Shocking Murder of Betty Williams

Special Q&A Episode

199 - The Disappearance of Jie Zhao Li

3 Major Case Updates

198 - The Murder of Laura Ann Parker

197 - The Vanishing of Barbara Barkley

196 - The Disappearance of Pamela Tinsley

195 - The Mysterious Death of Robert Hamrick

Special Q&A

194 - The Disappearance of Irina Malezhik - Part 2

193 - The Disappearance of Irina Malezhik - Part 1

192 - The Disappearance of Sandra Prince - Part 2

191 - The Disappearance of Sandra Prince - Part 1

190 - The Murder of Walter Page

189 - The Vanishing of Lynn Burdick - Part 2

188 - The Vanishing of Lynn Burdick - Part 1

187 - The Disappearance of Naomi Wilson

Four Major Case Updates

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