BONUS Episode 70: Allen and Rachelle Fischer - Monteview, ID | Three siblings, two disappearances, one cult

Two Idaho teenagers vanish after asking to spend a quiet evening watching videos online, but this case is about far more than a disappearance. It’s a story of religious control, family separation, and a mother who fears her children believed disappearing was the only way to save their souls.

Episode Summary

In June 2025, 13-year-old Allen Fischer and his 15-year-old sister, Rachelle, disappeared from their home in the tiny farming community of Monteview, Idaho. At first glance, it seems like another missing persons case but the deeper you dig, the more unsettling it becomes.

Years before the siblings vanished, their family escaped the FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), a fundamentalist sect once led by the now-imprisoned Warren Jeffs. Their mother, Elizabeth Roundy, says she endured an arranged marriage, years of family separation, and ultimately fought a lengthy custody battle to reunite with her children after leaving the church.

Just as the family appeared to be rebuilding their lives, Allen and Rachelle’s older sister, Elintra, disappeared in 2023 after leaving a note saying she intended to return to the FLDS. Two years later, Allen and Rachelle vanished under eerily similar circumstances.

Could they have left voluntarily after years of religious indoctrination? Were they helped by someone connected to their former community? Or is there another explanation entirely?

In this episode, we examine the family’s history, the lasting impact of coercive religious control, the investigation into the siblings’ disappearance, and why their mother believes someone may have been waiting for the opportunity to take them.

Anyone with information about Allen or Rachelle Fischer is urged to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at (208) 745-9210, option 7. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to their safe return.

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Episode 69: Kenneth Van Buskirk - Lusk, WY | The man on tank hill

He said people were trying to kill him. Then he disappeared. When Kenneth Van Buskirk’s body was finally found, investigators were left with a mystery that still hasn’t been solved.

Episode Summary

On the night of July 28, 2014, 54-year-old Navy veteran Kenneth "Ken" Van Buskirk made a series of alarming phone calls from his home in Lusk, Wyoming. He told family members that two men were inside his house and were trying to kill him. By the next day, Ken had vanished without a trace.

For nearly 18 months, searches involving law enforcement and cadaver dogs turned up nothing.

Then, in February 2016, Ken's remains were discovered on a hill overlooking downtown Lusk in an area that had already been searched multiple times. His cause of death was ruled undetermined, leaving investigators with more questions than answers.

Was Ken suffering from paranoia brought on by illness and addiction? Or was he trying to warn his family about a very real threat?

In this episode, we examine Ken's life, the mysterious phone calls he made before disappearing, the investigation, the unusual circumstances surrounding the discovery of his body, and why this Wyoming cold case continues to haunt investigators and his family more than a decade later.

No matter what struggles Ken faced in life, he was someone's son, father, uncle, and friend. His family still deserves answers, and his story deserves to be remembered.

If you have any information about the disappearance or death of Kenneth Van Buskirk, please contact the Lusk Police Department at (307) 344-4055.

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Episode 68: Nicole Bell Palmer - Kingston, NY | How the horrific murder of a young girl led to the discovery of a missing young mom

The summer of 1995 a young mother of 3 vanished without a trace. No leads, no suspects, no media coverage. Two months later she was found because of the tragic murder of 7 year old Rickel Knox, but what should have led to closure and answers only led to disappointment and unanswered questions.

Episode Summary

In September 1995, the quiet city of Kingston, New York, was shaken by two heartbreaking crimes that became forever linked.

Twenty-four-year-old Nicole Bell Palmer, a single mother of three described as kind and gentle, disappeared on August 12, 1995. Aside from her family reporting her missing, very little information about her case was ever made public.

Just over a month later, seven-year-old Rickel Knox disappeared while roller skating outside her home. Within days, neighbor Larry Whitehurst became the focus of the investigation. After initially denying involvement, he ultimately led investigators to Rickel’s body hidden in the woods, confessed to kidnapping and sexually assaulting her, and was convicted of her murder.

But the investigation didn’t end there.

While searching Whitehurst’s rented basement, investigators discovered a body encased in concrete. It was identified as Nicole Bell Palmer through fingerprint analysis. Despite Whitehurst being named a prime suspect and witnesses reporting they had seen Nicole with him shortly before she disappeared, no one has ever been charged with her murder.

In this episode, we examine the murder of Rickel Knox, the unanswered questions surrounding Nicole Bell Palmer’s death, and why one family is still waiting for justice nearly 30 years later.

If you have any information regarding the murder of Nicole Bell Palmer, please contact the Kingston Police Department. Her case remains open.

If you or anyone you know has information regarding the murder of Nicole Bell Palmber please contact the Kingston Police Department at (845) 331-1671

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**BONUS EPISODE** Lived To Tell: Kayleigh - "There Was Not a Single Chance I Was Coming Out Of This"

17-year-old Kayleigh White was walking to her best friend's house when she crossed paths with a strange man with a knife. What happened next would completely change the course of her life.

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Episode 66: Rose Twells - Woodbury, NJ | A Murder Between Mayors

An elderly widow murdered inside her historic mansion, rumors involving the mayor’s teenage son, and a secret that remained buried for more than two decades. When witnesses finally began talking, Woodbury’s oldest unsolved murder would end with three defendants and three very different outcomes.

Episode Summary

Rose Kathrine Twells was an independent 82-year-old widow who lived alone in a large home on Delaware Street in Woodbury, New Jersey. She was known for tending her garden, taking long walks, and lovingly caring for her late husband, John Twells, a former mayor of Woodbury.

On December 20, 1979, Rose was expected to have dinner with relatives who lived across the street. When she never arrived and did not answer her telephone, her nephew entered her home using a key Rose had given him. He discovered her body at the foot of the staircase with her ankles tied to the banister. Rose had been brutally beaten with a heavy decorative iron pot.

The house had been ransacked, but investigators found no signs of forced entry and no usable fingerprints. Rumors quickly spread that the person responsible may have known Rose. One name repeatedly surfaced: Jeffrey Bayer, the 16-year-old son of another former Woodbury mayor.

For more than two decades, police could not build a case strong enough to make an arrest. That changed when Luann Vennell-Waller, who said she had acted as a lookout during the burglary, came forward and identified Bayer, Clifford Jeffrey, and Mark English as the men involved.

According to prosecutors, the group entered Rose’s home searching for money and jewelry. When Rose recognized Bayer and attempted to call for help, the burglary turned deadly. Other witnesses testified that the men were seen afterward with blood on their clothing and later pawned Rose’s jewelry to purchase drugs.

In 2003, more than 23 years after Rose’s murder, the three men were charged. Bayer was convicted of felony murder in 2005 and sentenced to 30 years in prison, although he was acquitted of knowing or purposeful murder. Clifford Jeffrey pleaded guilty and received a 12-year sentence. Mark English’s first trial ended with a hung jury, and he was acquitted during his second trial.

This week, we’re heading to Woodbury, New Jersey, to examine the murder of Rose Twells, the rumors that haunted the community, the witnesses who waited decades to speak, and a prosecution built without physical evidence.

If you or anyone you know has any information, please contact the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at (856) 384-5500, or you can leave an anonymous tip at gcprosecutor.org/tips. You can also contact the Woodbury City Police Department at (856) 845-0065.

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Episode 65: Thomas “Duncan” Callens - Corinth, MS | Security cameras saw everything...except what happened next

On a freezing January morning in Mississippi, 38-year-old Thomas “Duncan” Callens walked away from his girlfriend’s house wearing shorts, leaving behind his truck and everything he owned. Hours later, a gas station clerk helped warm him up with clothes, coffee, and a phone charger, but after Duncan stepped back into the darkness, he was never seen again.

Episode Summary

In the early morning hours of January 7, 2025, after reportedly arguing with his girlfriend, Thomas “Duncan” Callens left a home on Mathis Road in Corinth, Mississippi, on foot despite temperatures hovering below freezing. Surveillance cameras later captured him at a convenience store along Highway 72, where a concerned cashier gave him warm clothing, a hot coffee, and briefly charged his phone after saying he appeared “lost” and like he’d “been through hell.”

Duncan then walked back out into the cold, reportedly heading east, and vanished.

Despite extensive searches involving K-9 teams, drones, law enforcement, volunteers, hunters, and family members, no trace of Duncan has ever been found. A major snowstorm arrived just days after his disappearance, complicating search efforts, and his phone and bank accounts have remained inactive ever since.

With so little physical evidence, countless theories have surfaced online, from exposure to the elements to foul play to the possibility that he simply walked away. Speculation has also surrounded the argument that reportedly occurred before he left home, but many of those claims remain unverified.

More than a year later, Duncan’s family is still searching for answers, hoping someone remembers seeing a man walking along Highway 72 on that bitterly cold January morning. Because somewhere between a convenience store and whatever destination Duncan believed he was walking toward, the trail simply ends.

If you or anyone you know has information regarding Thomas' whereabouts, please contact the Corinth Police Department at 662-286-3377.

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Episode 64: Dr. Krishan Arora - River Bluff, KY | Murder on Cherry Tree Lane

A wealthy neighborhood. A brilliant physician. Two gunshots. Zero arrests. What happened inside Dr. Krishan Arora's home on June 22, 1998?

Episode Summary

A respected kidney specialist. An affluent Kentucky neighborhood. A killer who vanished without a trace.

On the evening of June 22, 1998, 54-year-old nephrologist Dr. Krishan Kumar Arora was found shot twice in the head inside the library of his River Bluff, Kentucky home. Investigators quickly ruled out both robbery and suicide. Nothing had been stolen, and the cash in Dr. Arora's wallet remained untouched. The only potential clue was a dark SUV reportedly seen leaving the area, but more than 25 years later, no arrests have ever been made.

Dr. Arora was a highly respected physician, devoted husband, father, and senior partner at Nephrology Associates of Kentuckiana. His murder shocked the close-knit community of River Bluff and remains the only unsolved homicide in Oldham County's history.

In this episode, we examine Dr. Arora's life and career, explain the field of nephrology, reconstruct the timeline leading up to his murder, explore the crime scene and investigation, separate fact from rumor, and discuss why this case remains unsolved decades later.

Who wanted a well-respected doctor dead? Was this a targeted killing, a personal dispute, or something investigators never uncovered? Join us as we break down one of Kentucky's most enduring cold cases.

If you have information regarding the murder of Dr. Krishan Kumar Arora, please contact the Oldham County Police Department at (502) 222-1300 or submit an anonymous tip through the department's website here.

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Episode 63: Malaiyah Wickerson & Ashton Mitchell - Berkeley, MO | Cults, Murder & the Missing Six

What started as a missing child flyer at the bottom of a grocery store mailer turned into one of the strangest cases we’ve covered yet. Two mothers. Two small children. Two separate families. The same “spiritual journey.” The same house in Berkeley, Missouri. And then… they all disappeared.

Episode Summary

Today, we’re covering the disappearance of Malaiyah Wickerson and Ashton Mitchell, two little kids who vanished alongside four adults in a case that somehow spirals into allegations of cult influence, complete isolation from loved ones, and a mystery that still has more questions than answers.

In late 2022, 24-year-old Ma’Kayla Wickerson moved from St. Louis to Berkeley, Missouri, with her young daughter, Malaiyah, describing the move as a spiritual journey. Her family immediately felt something wasn’t right. Communication became less frequent… until eventually it stopped completely.

Then months later, another mother made an eerily similar choice. Twenty-seven-year-old Gerrielle German left Mississippi with her 3-year-old son, Ashton, and moved into the same house, also calling it a spiritual journey. Both women cut off contact with family. Both disappeared. And neither child has been seen since.

When investigators searched the Berkeley home, they found signs suggesting the group may have abruptly abandoned everything behind. IDs left inside. Evidence of isolation. Journals. Strange behavior reported by neighbors. Investigators later began looking into possible ties to the online group known as the University of Cosmic Intelligence (UCI), a controversial movement whose teachings centered around detachment from family, rejecting modern life, and preparing for spiritual ascension.

The last confirmed sightings happened in August of 2023. Since then, no verified digital activity. No financial trail. No confirmed sightings. No answers.

Years later, investigators continue following leads across state and international lines, including a possible 2026 lead connected to social media that remains unconfirmed.

Today, Malaiyah would be 5 years old. Ashton would be 6.

And their families are still waiting. Cases like this are why we tell stories that don’t always make national headlines, because somebody, somewhere, may hold the missing piece.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Ashton Mitchell or Malaiyah Wickerson, please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1 (800) 843-5678 or the Berkeley Police Department at (314) 524-3311.

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Episode 62: Michael Gilman - Paradise Valley, AZ | Murder in Paradise, who killed Michael Gilman?

Michael Gilman was found stabbed nearly 50 times inside his Paradise Valley home. His BMW was stolen, set on fire, and abandoned just miles away. More than a decade later, Arizona investigators are still searching for answers.

Episode Summary

Michael Gilman was a 68-year-old businessman living in an exclusive gated community in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Friends described him as generous, successful, and someone who enjoyed helping others achieve their goals. On April 29, 2014, that quiet life came to a violent end when Gilman was found murdered inside his home.

According to investigators, Gilman suffered approximately 50 stab wounds in an attack so brutal that many believe it was personal. After the murder, his silver BMW SUV was stolen from the residence. Surveillance cameras later captured the vehicle traveling through Scottsdale, followed closely by a red Dodge Intrepid believed to be connected to the crime. Roughly twenty minutes later, Gilman's BMW was discovered abandoned and engulfed in flames.

Despite years of investigation, forensic testing, surveillance evidence, and public appeals, no suspect has ever been identified. Detectives believe someone knows what happened that day, but the answers remain elusive.

In this episode, we examine Michael's life, the timeline of the murder, the evidence investigators uncovered, the theories surrounding the case, and why one of Arizona's safest communities is still searching for answers more than a decade later.

A reward of up to $20,000 remains available for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to contact Silent Witness Arizona at (480) 948-6377 or the Paradise Valley Police Department at (480) 948-7410

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Episode 61: Austin Kanuch - Cy-Fair Copperfield, TX | A bicycle ride that led to murder

A young father violently attacked in the middle of the night, a perpetrator caught on camera, and a family left shattered. Who killed Austin Kanuch?

Episode Summary

Austin Kanuch was a 39-year-old husband, father, and Houston native who had just purchased his family's "forever home" in the Cy-Fair Copperfield area. A graduate of Langham Creek High School and Sam Houston State University, Austin worked in luxury car sales and was known for his honesty, charisma, and devotion to his family.

In the early morning hours of September 22, 2023, just hours after closing on their new home, Austin's wife, Mary, called 911, reporting an intruder inside the house. Austin was found critically injured and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators determined the attack involved forced entry and an edged weapon. Nothing appeared to be stolen, leading authorities to rule out robbery as a motive. Surveillance footage captured a lone individual on a bicycle entering and leaving the neighborhood around the time of the murder, suggesting the crime was targeted and premeditated.

Despite widespread speculation, law enforcement has stated there is no evidence linking Austin's wife or ex-wife to the crime. Investigators have also said Austin had no known enemies or obvious motive for someone to target him.

More than two years later, no arrests have been made, and no suspects have been publicly identified. In 2025, the reward for information was increased to $40,000. Austin's family, particularly his mother, Celene, continues to advocate for answers and keep his case in the public eye.

If you have any information regarding the murder of Austin Kanuch, you can contact:

• Crime Stoppers of Houston at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477)
• Harris County Sheriff’s Office at (713) 755-6044.

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