Going West: True Crime Real Crime by Going West

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.

In March of 2009, a California girl headed out of her house to play with friends in her neighborhood, and was captured on surveillance footage skipping down the street. When she failed to return home for dinner, her family reported her missing. As the days ticked by with no sign of her, the FBI created a profile of their suspect. But this profile would prove to be completely incorrect, and the real suspect would stun the police, the community, and anyone who was following the case. This is the story of Sandra Cantu.

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CASE SOURCES
1. Searching for Sandra: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Sandra-Story-Behind-Disappearance-ebook/dp/B00B156DXG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
2. Tracy Press: https://www.ttownmedia.com/tracy_press/archives/huckaby-sentenced-speaks-about-murder/article_0fc915dd-bbd2-5f85-9ff5-b1e80b5b28f7.html
3. The Sacramento Bee: https://www.newspapers.com/image/648581959/
4. NBC: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/new-documents-give-gruesome-details-on-cantus-death/2091727/
5. See No Evil: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22055174/
6. The Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/05/24/huckabys-high-school-friend-saw-signs-of-trouble-in-accused-killer-a-decade-ago/
7. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35610698/sandra_renee-cantu
8. Tracy Press: https://www.ttownmedia.com/tracy_press/archives/father-gets-custody-of-melissa-huckabys-daughter/article_a26eb2d4-8ba4-5b1c-8157-4e0dee9db41b.html
9. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/melissa-huckaby-confessed-murderer-year-girl-sentenced-life/story?id=10910285
10. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/melissa-huckaby-why-did-she-murder-sandra-cantu
11. People: https://people.com/crime/inside-story-clues-to-why-melissa-huckaby-murdered-an-8-year-old-girl/
12. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/22/california.slain.girl/index.html
13. The People of CA v. Melissa Huckaby: https://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/05/22/Amended.complaint.pdf
14. The Interrogation Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_GOOCa43zM
15. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30116232
16. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7356264&page=1
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In August of 2014, a 38-year-old California man was shot at work in what appeared to be a robbery gone wrong. But as detectives dug deeper into his personal life, a clear suspect emerged in the form of violent Bible analogies and poisoned pudding. This is the murder of Robert Limon.

BONUS EPISODES
Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398
Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES
1. Rob's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/vvdailypress/name/robert-limon-obituary?id=17435762
2. KGET: https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/sabrina-limons-conviction-upheld-in-love-triangle-murder/#:~:text=Limon%2C%2042%2C%20is%20serving%2026,Institution%20for%20Women%20in%20Corona.
3. The Sun: https://www.sbsun.com/2017/11/16/former-redlands-firefighter-who-killed-ex-girlfriends-husband-sentenced-to-25-years/
4. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-robert-and-sabrina-limons-kids-now/5. 20/20: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27256504/?ref_=tt_mv_close
6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2723810/
7. People: https://people.com/crime/sabrina-limon-robert-husband-murder-friends-speak-dateline/
8. ABC 7: https://abc7chicago.com/unholy-matrimony-2020-sabrina-and-robert-limon-murder-love-triangle/13100648/
9. Desert Dispatch: https://www.newspapers.com/image/749557864/?match=1&terms=%22rob%20limon%22%20
10. Tehachapi News: https://www.tehachapinews.com/news/murder-defendant-sabrina-limon-repeatedly-denies-knowledge-of-husbands-shooting-in-recording-played-tuesday/article_a752798c-a328-11e7-8429-637d846bac1f.html
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In November of 2002, a married New York research scientist found herself embroiled in a workplace love triangle. But when a 911 call was made to alert authorities of an attack, an obsession would lead to murder. Months later, a similar attack would help detectives pinpoint their culprit and unravel a tangled web of lies.
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In the small town of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a 14-year-old girl went missing after leaving home. In a case where it seemed no attention was paid and no real investigation took place, an unbelievable story unfolded in front of everyone’s eyes years later regarding what really happened to her. With the discovery of a predatory security guard, the bodies of two other missing girls in the area, and a grocery store confession, the truth prevailed. This is the shocking story of Tanya Kach.
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In April of 2017, a 43-year-old woman in Pennsylvania was getting ready to take a trip to her native Poland to visit her father for his birthday. Then, just before she was set to leave on the trip, she canceled via text, simply stating that she wouldn’t be able to come. But her parents point out that the text was sent in broken Polish, despite it being her first language. When her car was found abandoned, a homicide investigation began. This is the story of Anna Maciejewska.
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