When a young mother is murdered in her Michigan home, the brutality of the crime is unprecedented in her small community. An enduring mystery remains unsolved despite a wealth of evidence in this episode of Last Seen Alive. MAY 2023 UPDATE: On April 30, 2023, investigators arrested 53-year-old Robert Odell Waters of Beaufort, South Carolina in relation to the brutal 1988 murder of young mother Cathy Swartz. Waters was charged with Open Murder, and taken into custody. A week later, on May 6th, 2023, he was found deceased in his jail cell. For information on the investigation and how Waters was identified as a suspect, see our update episode which aired on May 4th, 2023. See photos and our information sources for this episode here:  https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2022/02/14/unsolved-homicide-cathy-swartz/

Unsolved Homicide: Cathy Swartz

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When a mom-of-four moves halfway around the world to a remote corner of northern Maine, she soon disappears from her new home. State investigators assume control of a case originally handled by a criminally corrupt small-town police department in this episode of Last Seen Alive.   If you know anything about the disappearance of Attiin Shaw, please call the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit at (207)532-5400.    And if you’re experiencing intimate partner violence, please know that help is available. In the US, you can call the domestic violence hotline 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233.   Help is also available if you’re experiencing thoughts of self-harm. You can call 988 anytime of day or night in the US.   See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:    https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/05/06/unsolved-disappearance-attiin-shaw/     Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store: https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products

Unsolved Disappearance: Attiin Shaw

When a teenage trafficking victim agrees to testify against her traffickers in criminal court, she goes missing before the case makes it to trial. The disappearance and probable murder of a vulnerable child shed light on the harsh realities of hidden in plain sight sex trafficking in this episode of Last Seen Alive. If you know anything about the disappearance of Kelsey Emily Collins, please contact the FBI’s Seattle Field Office at 206-622-0460.  Additionally, in the US, the National Human Trafficking Hotline is available 24/7, and they’re able to provide help in more than 200 languages. They can provide callers with information on resources specific to their state or city, and be called at 888-373-7888, or text at 233733.   See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:      https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/04/22/unsolved-disappearance-kelsey-emily-collins/    Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store:   https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products

Unsolved Disappearance: Kelsey Emily Collins

Beloved family man and avid hunter Chong Moua Yang was murdered on public land in Michigan on November 16th, 2018. On February 22nd, 2024, Thomas Olson (age 35, and also of Michigan) was convicted of his murder. Olson was one of two suspects originally charged with Chong’s murder. This case update episode covers Olson’s trial and sentencing. See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:    https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/04/16/case-update-3-chong-moua-yangs-killer-convicted/  Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store: https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products  

LSA Case Closed: Chong Moua Yang, The Final Update?

 When a hardworking Washington woman is abducted from a remote job site, a massive search is launched. Investigators explore the possibility that her case may be related to those of several other women who also vanished from the area and were never found in this episode of Last Seen Alive.   If you know anything about the disappearance of Julie Weflin, please contact the Spokane County Sheriff's Office at 509-456-2233.  See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:     https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/04/08/unsolved-disappearance-julie-weflen/   Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store:  https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products   

Unsolved Disappearance: Julie Weflin

When a young Spokane, Washington woman goes missing, it’s not reported until more than a year later. Investigators unravel the story of a vanished woman whose adopted family called her their real-life “Cinderella” in this episode of Last Seen Alive. If you know anything about the disappearance of Courtney Holden, please call the Spokane Police Department’s tipline at: 509-242-8477. See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:   https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/03/25/unsolved-disappearance-courtney-holden/ Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store: https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products  

Unsolved Homicide: Cathy Swartz

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