In this episode, the students apply the teachings of renowned FBI Profiler Jim Clemente to Janette's case.  They analyze Janette's victimology and the crime scene behaviors.  All of this information is used to develop a profile that suggests the original investigators were looking in the wrong direction from the very beginning.

Furthering our investigation, we talk about connections that were made, unheard interviews from investigators and evidence that we have been able to collect.

If you have any information regarding the murder of Chelsea Small or the suspect seen in the surveillance video, please email us at [email protected] or contact the Taylor Police Department directly.

On November 12 2013, 30 year old Chelsea Small was Fatally Shot at her place of work, In this episode we will go through Chelsea's background and the events that had occurred on that November day.

Finding any information on Steven's case was a long and arduous process. Missing information along with the speculation of the public left us with little to go off of. With only our gathered knowledge and what we were able to find through FOIAs, interviews, and news stories it was finally able to lead us to somewhere new. 

In this episode we will go over the commonly discussed theories. From mysterious cars, suspicious storm drains, Israel Keyes, and intoxicated men, we cover it all. Then, we will discuss our personal opinions and how we are feeling about the case.   

On February 15th, 2001 a 12 year old boy named Steven Kraft went missing from his neighborhood in the Benton Harbor Neighborhood of Benton Heights. Steven was supposed to only be out for a couple hours at most, but he never returned home. The search for Steven hasn’t ended but with the case becoming 24 years old the story has been pushed aside and we have picked it up once again. This episode tells the story of that night 

Our investigation reveals that Jerry Libertowski was not only a suspect in Janis Sanders' disappearance . . . but he was also the main suspect in the disappearance of one of his other ex-girlfriends, Janeice Langs.  In this episode we compare the circumstances of the two cases, and how Janis' case overshadowed Janeice's in the media.

In this episode, we explore Janis Sanders’ early life, her complicated family history, and the events leading up to her mysterious disappearance. From discovering she once walked the same halls as us to piecing together her final moments at Pete’s Patio, our team uncovers haunting clues and conflicting accounts. As the investigation deepens, so does our connection to Janis—and our determination to find the truth.

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On July 20, 1975, 24 year old Janis Sanders vanished without a trace, after clocking out of her shift at a local restaurant in Niles, Michigan.  Nearly 50 years later a group of high school Investigative Journalism students dive deep into her cold case, uncovering disturbing details, lost connections and new questions.  In this first episode we take you through the beginning of our journey:  how we found Janis' story, why we chose to tell it, and what we've uncovered so far.

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Connie Lynn Royce was a 24 year old woman who went missing from the Hayloft Bar, in Mount Clemens Michigan on June 1st, 1990.

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