In the final days of 1972, a spotlight would begin to shine upon California's Sonoma County.

That year, a handful of young women had gone missing or been murdered in the area around Sonoma's most populated city, Santa Rosa. All had reportedly been hitchhiking at the time of their disappearance or death, and a few were last seen getting into the cars of strangers.

Decades later, police believe that there might have been a killer stalking these young victims throughout the area, whose identity remains unknown nearly five decades later...



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Episode hosted, produced, and research/writing by Micheal Whelan

Original music created by Micheal Whelan through Amper Music

Theme music created and composed by Ailsa Traves

Producers: Roberta Janson, Ben Krokum, Gabriella Bromley, Peggy Belarde, Quil Carter, Laura Hannan, Travis Scsepko, Damion Moore, Brittany Norris, Amy Hampton, Steven Wilson, Scott Meesey, Marie Vanglund, Kevin McCracken, Scott Patzold, Bryan Hall, Astrid Kneier, Aimee McGregor, Sydney Scotton, Sara Moscaritolo, Sue Kirk, Jo Wong, Thomas Ahearn, Marion Welsh, Patrick Laakso, Meadow Landry, Tatum Bautista, Teunia Elzinga, Michele Watson, Ryan Green, Stephanie Joyner, Dawn Kellar, Jacinda B., Elissa Hampton-Dutro, Sharon Manetta, Ruth Durbin, Cherish Brady, and Jennifer Henshaw

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In July of 1984, a story originating from Long Island, New York began to make headlines throughout the world.

The body of 17-year-old Gary Lauwers was found in a shallow grave in the Aztakea Woods, just outside of the sleepy harbor village of Northport. Police would quickly narrow in on the person they believed to be responsible for this violent crime: 17-year-old Ricky Kasso, who they alleged had participated in a cult ritual during the commission of this vile act.

While the story would fade from the headlines, its legacy would live on, becoming an omen of the Satanic Panic craze yet to come later that decade...



Special thanks to Jesse Pollack, Dan Jones, and Anthony Zenkus for speaking with me. Jesse and Dan are co-directors on the upcoming documentary film The Acid King, which Anthony not only helped produce but experienced firsthand. I'm so glad that they were able to speak to me, and I owe a huge thanks to Jesse and Dan for not only being good friends, but for putting together such a good flick (and for contributing so much to this episode).



Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

Music courtesy of Jesse Pollack ("The Acid King")

Producers: Roberta Janson, Ben Krokum, Gabriella Bromley, Peggy Belarde, Quil Carter, Laura Hannan, Travis Scsepko, Damion Moore, Brittany Norris, Amy Hampton, Steven Wilson, Scott Meesey, Marie Vanglund, Kevin McCracken, Scott Patzold, Bryan Hall, Astrid Kneier, Aimee McGregor, Sydney Scotton, Sara Moscaritolo, Sue Kirk, Jo Wong, Thomas Ahearn, Marion Welsh, Patrick Laakso, Meadow Landry, Tatum Bautista, Teunia Elzinga, Michele Watson, Ryan Green, Stephanie Joyner, Dawn Kellar, Jacinda B., Elissa Hampton-Dutro, Sharon Manetta, Ruth Durbin, Cherish Brady, and Jennifer Henshaw

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"Did someone cut her up, piece by piece? That's what I think about."

On April 10th, 1998, 40-year-old Diane Augat walked away from her sister's home in Hudson, FL. She would be spotted in the surrounding area over the next few days, but a couple of shocking discoveries would lead investigators to believe Diane had met foul play.

First came a mysterious voicemail received by Diane's parents, which indicated the mentally ill woman was being held against her will. Then came the discovery of her severed finger, along a popular highway, just days later...



Researched, written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

Original music created by Micheal Whelan through Amper Music

Producers: Roberta Janson, Ben Krokum, Gabriella Bromley, Peggy Belarde, Quil Carter, Laura Hannan, Travis Scsepko, Damion Moore, Brittany Norris, Amy Hampton, Steven Wilson, Scott Meesey, Marie Vanglund, Scott Patzold, Bryan Hall, Astrid Kneier, Aimee McGregor, Sydney Scotton, Sara Moscaritolo, Sue Kirk, Jo Wong, Thomas Ahearn, Marion Welsh, Patrick Laakso, Meadow Landry, Kevin McCracken, Tatum Bautista, Teunia Elzinga, Michele Watson, Ryan Green, Stephanie Joyner, Dawn Kellar, Elissa Hampton-Dutro, Sharon Manetta, Ruth Durbin, and Jennifer Henshaw
Learn more about this podcast at http://unresolved.me



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There has been an update in the Hollywood Con Queen story (episode #137 of Unresolved). Hargobind Tahilramani was taken into British custody on November 26th of this year (2020), and authorities are just now releasing information about his arrest...

To learn more about this story, read or listen to "The Con Queen of Hollywood" at the following link: https://unresolved.me/the-con-queen-of-hollywood



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There has been an update in the Volga Maniac case (episode #139 of the podcast). Russian authorities have taken 38-year-old Radik Tagirov into custody, and he has reportedly confessed to more than two dozen murders...



To learn more about this story, read or listen to "The Volga Maniac" at the following link: https://unresolved.me/the-volga-maniac

Researched, written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

Music composed by Micheal Whelan through Amper Music

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"Whoever this person or persons are that killed these girls, you know, they've had to have told somebody..."

Known primarily as the seat of Bremer County, as well as the location of Wartburg College - a private Lutheran liberal arts school - Waverly is surrounded by dozens of miles of rural terrain.

Between 1971 and 1976, a trio of shocking murders would rock this small town in northeastern Iowa. Now, nearly fifty years later, very few remember the victims that have since become known as the 'Waverly Three'...

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Researched, written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

Original music created by Micheal Whelan through Amper Music

Theme music created and composed by Ailsa Traves

Producers: Roberta Janson, Ben Krokum, Gabriella Bromley, Quil Carter, Laura Hannan, Damion Moore, Amy Hampton, Scott Meesey, Steven Wilson, Travis Scsepko, Scott Patzold, Marie Vanglund, Astrid Kneier, Aimee McGregor, Bryan Hall, Sydney Scotton, Sara Moscaritolo, Sue Kirk, Thomas Ahearn, Marion Welsh, Seth Morgan, Jo Wong, Alyssa Lawton, Patrick Laakso, Kevin McCracken, Meadow Landry, Tatum Bautista, Michele Watson, Teunia Elzinga, Ryan Green, Dawn Kellar, Stephanie Joyner, gravityheadzero, Elissa Hampton-Dutro, Ruth Durbin, Sally Ranford, and Sharon Manetta

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"I turned my head for less than a minute and she was gone. Someone had to pick her up and run out the door."

On the evening of January 23rd, 1999, two-year-old Teekah Lewis was abducted from the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley in Tacoma, WA. Teekah's family had been watching the child walk back-and-forth from the arcade just feet away from them, and in the 10-15 seconds that the child was unsupervised that night, she would disappear.

Almost immediately, police suspected foul play. Within days, they had become reasonably certain that this was a rare case of stranger abduction...



Researched, written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

Original music created by Micheal Whelan through Amper Music

Theme music created and composed by Ailsa Traves

Producers: Ben Krokum, Gabriella Bromley, Quil Carter, Laura Hannan, Damion Moore, Amy Hampton, Scott Meesey, Steven Wilson, Travis Scsepko, Scott Patzold, Marie Vanglund, Astrid Kneier, Aimee McGregor, Bryan Hall, Sydney Scotton, Sara Moscaritolo, Sue Kirk, Thomas Ahearn, Marion Welsh, Seth Morgan, Jo Wong, Alyssa Lawton, Patrick Laakso, Kevin McCracken, Meadow Landry, Tatum Bautista, Michele Watson, Teunia Elzinga, Ryan Green, Dawn Kellar, Stephanie Joyner, gravityheadzero, Elissa Hampton-Dutro, Ruth Durbin, and Sally Ranford

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William Willard Langston was declared dead on Iwo Jima. His wife and son moved on without him... then a man claiming to be him appeared in his hometown. The people who knew William his entire life were certain it was him. But as soon as he had arrived, he vanished.

On this new podcast from Unresolved Productions, New York Times bestselling author Chris DeRose attempts to decipher this bizarre and perplexing mystery.

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