Going West: True Crime Real Crime by Going West

In August of 2020, a 33-year-old woman headed out for the day in Tacoma, Washington, but never returned home. An investigation quickly began in hopes of tracking her down, but instead, police uncovered unsettling surveillance footage showing a man clad in a black fedora hat and face coverings leaving her abandoned vehicle. With this man dubbed “The Hat Man”, her phone being found on the floor of the Puget Sound, and a devastating motive, investigators quickly zeroed in on her killer. This is the story of Kassanndra Cantrell. 

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In August of 2015, a 28-year-old woman was enjoying a summer evening out on a boat when she supposedly jumped into the dangerous waters below and disappeared. When her body was found floating in the same Florida river the following morning, police compiled numerous 911 calls and questioned the last person who had seen her, uncovering the tragic details that unfolded. This is the story of Crystal Pifer.

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In March of 1990, a 14-year-old girl went missing while walking alone through a wooded area near the beach in Jupiter, Florida. Just hours after her disappearance, her body was found in those very woods, murdered and assaulted, just weeks after a Ouija board told her and her friends that she would be the first of them to die. This is the story of Rachel Hurley.
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In May of 2016, newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Kim were happy and living in beautiful Busan, South Korea with their dog. But out of nowhere, after being captured on surveillance footage hours apart heading up in the elevator to their apartment, they both vanished - with NEITHER of them seen leaving on any of the 22 cameras in the building. Yet when police checked on them days later, their dog was still inside with most of their belongings, and their groceries were on the counter. What would make the case even stranger is the phone pings and texts that would follow. This is the story of the Missing Busan Newlyweds.

In April of 2024, an incredibly bright and beloved 19-year-old woman went missing after going on a first date with a man in Milwaukee. When her dismembered leg was found off a bluff of Lake Michigan and her car ablaze on the other side of town, security footage and phone pings helped police uncover her killer quickly - only to discover what they described as a sex dungeon in his basement, with blood leading down the stairs. This is the story of Sade Robinson.
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In March of 1996, a 19-year-old Swedish au pair went missing after a night out with friends in Boston. When only part of her body was uncovered in a nearby dumpster, and investigation began to find the rest of her, along with her killer. But with suspicions falling on various people - from her host, to various men in her company on her final evening, police had all but a smoking gun. As the search continued, suspicious letters began to emerge from her friends back home, with police learning that just weeks before her murder, something bad had happened to her that she didn’t feel comfortable explaining in the letter - saying that she was cutting her trip short, and returning home to Sweden in the coming weeks. This is the story of Karina Holmer.