Murder on the Map

The MacLennan family was no stranger to tragedy. After matriarch Betty died from cancer, Ken was murdered in his home just a few short years later. What happened to Ken MacLennan? Is the killer coming from inside the house? Find out on today's episode. 

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Murder on the Map turns 1 today! Thank you for all the support! 

Macin Smith disappeared on September 1, 2015 without a trace. His parents are sketchy, police are silent, and it's been 5 years. What happened to Macin and why have there been no leads? Find out more about this case on today's episode. 

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Rebecca Coriam was a 24 year old Disney Cruise Line employee. One minute, she's seen captured on camera, having a seemingly heated phone call. The next minute, she's vanished.

Some think she fell overboard, some say Disney covered it up, some even say it was suicide. Listen to today's episode and let me know what you think happened to Rebecca Coriam.

The Yoga Twins were identical twins who's relationship took a dark turn. One twin was killed, the other was charged with her murder. What really happened between Alexandria and Anastasia Dadow? Find out on today's episode. 

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Alexis Camry Scott is a young mom who has been missing for almost 4 years and is thought to have been abducted into sex trafficking. Police need help to solve this case. Please listen to her story and share with your friends.

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Iowa news anchorwoman Jodi Huisentruit just didn't show up for work one morning. When police got to her apartment, it was obvious something had gone horribly wrong. 

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Horror core is an obscure genre of music covering all things dark. If your kid was constantly listening to songs about murder, torture and a slew of other morbid and deplorable topics, would you grow concerned? Or would you just write it off as a harmless phase that would pass in due time?

16 year old Emma's parents would only find out once it's too late. Find out what happened to Emma and her family in today's episode. 

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Tania Head rose to "fame" for being a 911 survivor....or was she? Find out about this insane case of fraud on today's episode. 

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Paige Birgfeld appeared to be the perfect wife and mother. The suburban soccer mom of three was working hard, running her own business and living for her family when she disappeared in 2008. There's ex husband drama, MLM drama, sex worker drama. What happened to Paige? Find out on today's episode.

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Selena Not Afraid attended a New Year's party with friends and went missing from a rest stop on the way home. What happened to her? Why do Indigenous women keep going missing and what can we do to help? Find out on today's episode.

On January 2, 1999, Mikelle Biggs disappeared while waiting for the ice cream man. She's never been seen since. Do you know what happened to Mikelle? 

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It was an unseasonably warm day and an unexpected day off from school on February 13, 2017 when 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams decided to visit the trails near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana and take some photographs. Libby’s older sister, Kelsi dropped the girls off at 1:30pm with a plan to pick them up a few hours later.

At 2:07pm, Libby posted a photo on her Snapchat account showing Abby walking across the old railroad bridge. This was the last time anyone heard from the girls.

What happened to Libby and Abby? 

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On February 1, 1947, four days before the full moon Joseph Curry was out for a Saturday afternoon walk beside the Ten Mile River near his home in Pawtucket, when, along a path known to locals as “Lover’s Lane,” he saw what looked like a strange gray boulder among the bushes.

But when Joseph strolled over to investigate, he didn’t find a boulder; instead he found the blood-soaked body of Rita Bouchard, a 17-year-old mill worker from North Providence.

On today's episode, I'll tell you what happened to Rita and about the bizarre confession from her friend. 

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Happy new year, true crime fans! Today starts Season 2 of Murder on the Map. 

Today I'm telling you the stories of two chilling murders that happened in my hometown and the town I live in now. These are the stories of Heather Uffelman and Connie Beard. 

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The Lewis Clark Valley murders refer to a cluster of unsolved murders and disappearances that occurred in the Lewiston-Clarkston metropolitan area of northern Idaho between 1979 and 1982. Law enforcement investigators have identified four victims and possibly a fifth that are connected to a single, unnamed suspect.

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In July 2019, 25-year-old Chance Englebert, his wife Baylee and their infant son, Banks, were visiting Baylee’s family in Gering, Nebraska – four hours from their home in Moorcroft, Wyoming.

On Saturday, July 6th, 2019, Chance, his father-in-law, and brother-in-law decided to go golfing at Chimney Rock Golf Course in Baynard, Nebraska. The group was drinking and something was said that upset Chance to the point where he called his wife to pick him up, requesting to go home. He disappeared later that night & hasn't been seen since. 

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On April 13, 2011, in Darden, Tennessee, 20-year-old nursing student Holly Bobo woke up at 4:30 am to study for an exam she had later that morning.

Holly’s mom, Karen Bobo, woke up a bit later and got her a muffin before packing a lunch Holly could bring to school with her. Karen then left for work at the local elementary school where she taught.

Around 7:30 am, Holly’s boyfriend, Drew Scott, called her to check in. He was hunting turkeys on her grandmother’s property nearby.

From there, Holly got ready for school as she usually did on Wednesdays and walked out to the garage around 8 am.

What happened next would remain a mystery for almost 6 years.

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Halloween crimes are usually thought of as the thoughtless mayhem of demented strangers who enjoy poisoning candy or putting razor blades in apples. But crimes committed on Halloween are much more serious - and more real - than those urban legends. There have been numerous murders, kidnappings, and assaults that have taken place on October 31, and many are directly related to the festivities of the holiday. While it remains debatable as to whether or not there's a spike in crime on Halloween, there's no debate that all that these particular assaults happened in connection with the holiday.

On this episode, I'll tell you about 13 true crimes that have happened on Halloween.

On Thursday, May 23rd, 1985 Jody Lee Ledkins was last seen walking down a Kansas City street. And then she was gone. 35 years later, the mystery of what happened to the 14-year-old girl remains unsolved.

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In a world before online shopping and cell phones, 3 girls ventured off to the Seminary South Shopping Center in Fort Worth, Texas on December 23, 1974. Rachel Trlica, Renee Wilson, and Julie Ann Moseley vanished from that shopping center just 2 days shy of Christmas, and have not been seen since.

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On September 23, 1992, 23 year old college student Dail Dinwiddie attended a U2 concert with her friends in Columbia, South Carolina. After the concert ended at around 11:15PM, Dail and her friends headed to the Five Points’ area of Columbia and went to Jungle Jim’s, a popular nightclub at the time. After being separated from Dail, her friends left at approximately 1:00AM on September 24th. They told authorities they thought she had found another ride home or called her parents to pick her up.

This, however, was not the case; Dail was still in the nightclub. Around 15 minutes after her friends had left, she asked the bouncer at Jungle Jim’s if he had seen them. At 1:30AM after chatting with the bouncer for a while, Dail walked north on Harden Street wearing a forest green pullover, faded jeans and a blue L.L. Bean jacket tied around her waist.

Dail has never been seen or heard from since.

On August 3rd, 2020, 27-year-old Michael Bryson, stopped at his parent’s house in Harrisburg, Oregon. He informed them he would be going up to a week long party/camping trip with some friends at Hobo Campground near Dorena, Oregon. They didn’t realize that they would be speaking to their son for the last time.

Reports state that Michael was at the renagade on Monday and Tuesday. If you’re like me and didn’t know what a renegade is, it’s basically a rave with no insurance and is held off the beaten path so drugs can be freely passed around with no police involvement. By very early Wednesday morning, Michael Bryson had disappeared.

Detective Richard Smith of The Lane County Sheriff’s Office states that at around 4 am that Wednesday, Michael wandered away from his group of friends in an unknown direction. Left behind was his camping gear, his phone powered off, and he has not accessed his bank account since.

I got to talk to Michael’s parents, Parrish and Tina Bryson by phone this week. They were incredibly gracious and while talking to them, you can feel the emotions they’re going through, but also their resilence. Give that they’re in Oregon, our interview was conducted by phone, so the audio can get a little fuzzy in spots, but I tried cleaning it up the best I could. Now, here’s the interview.

A.J. Breaux had lived in Houma, Louisiana, his entire life, raised three daughters, and worked in the same clothing store for more than three decades. For years, A.J. had also battled a drinking problem, which led to an arrest for drunk driving. But A.J. seemed to have conquered his demons and had been sober for eight years

Almost every evening, he could be found at The Easy Does It Club, a support group for people with drinking problems. According to his daughter, Melissa Tardo, A.J. prided himself on being available at any hour of the day or night to assist those in need.

On August 28, 1991, AJ left a meeting of the Easy Does It Club and has never been heard from again.

On today’s episode, we go through the sightings of AJ since his disappearance, and discuss the hope his daughters still hold almost 30 years later.

Welcome back to Murder on the Map! Today we're covering Florida and the two bizarre cases of Diane T. Francis and George J. Contos. 

For a more in depth look at Diane's case, check out the Sippin' on Some Crime Podcast or sippingonsomecrime.com. Erin's podcast is fantastic! 

The Finding Diane Francis Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FindingDianeFrancis/

Sherri's GoFundMe to get to Florida: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-find-diane?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet

The Justice of George Contos Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HelpFindGeorgeContos/

When 19-year-old Jade Williams’ dad was away working on a fishing boat and her grandmother was out of town in August 2017, she used it as an excuse to throw a party at her home in Kake, Alaska with some of her friends, sort of a belated birthday party as she had turned 19 only three days previously. By 9:30 that night, the neighbors were calling Alaska State Troopers because Williams was unresponsive.

On this episode, I also talk about the staggering number of missing and murdered Native Women throughout the US. You can find resources for this episode below.

Lakira Goldsmith went missing on November 27, 2018 & hasn’t been seen or heard from since. It’s been two years and virtually no press coverage. In today’s show, we talk about what could have possibly happened to Lakira & hope to bring awareness to her case. For resources, photos, or to become a show sponsor, please visit murderonthemap.com