Going West: True Crime Real Crime by Going West

In July of 1997, a 24-year-old woman went missing during a solo jog in the Wyoming mountains. Last spotted at a local photo shop in her new town, employees remember her being in a hurry to get somewhere. But after that, she was never seen again. This is the story of Amy Bechtel.
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CASE SOURCES
1. Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-09-28-9709280174-story.html
2. Runner's World: https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20817705/long-gone-girl/
3. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/27/sports/othersports/27skinner.html
4. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110865762/amy-joy-bechtel
5. Disappeared: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.1ea9f733-7a10-615b-b52e-fc5efc996f31?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv&workflowType=Commerce-TVOD&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv-20&
6. Wyoming News: https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/opinion/columnists/uden-murder-mystery-solved-some-day-we-will-learn-about-amy-bechtel/article_ddf496f5-c86e-587c-94a7-4ed26400dac7.html
7. Stone Cold Project: https://stonecoldproject.com/cases/amy-wroe-bechtel/
8. Cody Enterprise: https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_30080774-86aa-11e2-a987-0019bb2963f4.html
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In March of 2022, a 39-year-old father was found dead in his Utah home from a suspected fentanyl overdose. But in the midst of the investigation, and after his wife published a book about her grieving process, police uncovered suspicious information that led them to a May 2023 arrest. This is the murder of Eric Richins.
BONUS EPISODES
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CASE SOURCES
1. Eric's Obituary: https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/eric-richins
2. The Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/15/eric-richins-whose-wife-is-accused/
3. Julie's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/julie-jorgenson-obituary?id=27135508
4. Good Things Utah: https://www.abc4.com/gtu/a-childrens-book-to-aid-in-coping-with-grief/
5. Walker Mortuary: https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/eric-richins
6. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12068471/Eric-Richins-killer-wife-believed-3-6million-death.html
7. Kouri's Arrest Warrant: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23808108/kouri-richins-warrant.pdf
8. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2023/05/12/kouri-richins-slain-husband-suspected-she-had-an-affair/
9. The US Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/8084131/kouri-richins-bizarre-facebook-post-husband-murdered/
10. Linda's Obituary: https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/linda-richins
11. Fox 13 Now: https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/kouri-richins-changed-life-insurance-policies-prosecutors-say
12. Law & Crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVUc8l47dk
13. People: https://people.com/crime/kouri-richins-threw-party-day-after-allegedly-murderin-husband/
14. ABC4: https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/who-was-eric-richins-the-fallen-man-behind-the-grieving-wife-turned-author/
15. KPCW: https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2023-05-09/the-grand-home-kouri-richins-plywood-mansion-in-midway-could-have-buyer
16. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2023/05/12/kouri-richins-signaled-she-was-single-and-available-on-tv-show-expert/
17. Good Things Utah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTgMPcR8-CU&t=82s
18. KUTV: https://kutv.com/news/2news-investigates/family-friends-shocked-by-utah-authors-arrest-for-husbands-murder-kouri-eric-richins-home-depot-march-2022-linda-king-fentanyl-poisoning-amazon-childrens-book-shocked
19. The Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/11/utah-author-argued-with-husband/
20. Dr. G Explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW0vIHjk-qQ
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BONUS EPISODE. In May of 2010, a 38-year-old woman disappeared during her walk to work, despite almost making it to the front door of the building. As police reviewed CCTV and her cell phone records, a certain suspect came into play. And when they learned this suspect had driven to a rural area after her disappearance and turned his phone off, they pursued justice for the case. This is the story of Suzanne Pilley.

In 2018, a San Francisco man was found dismembered in a fish tank inside his own home. After strange reports from the neighbors, investigators began searching for the culprit of his grisly murder. But with multiple calls to 911, and a large gap of time before the investigation began, did they lose the opportunity to catch the perpetrator? This is the story of Brian Egg.
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CASE SOURCES
1. San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Missing-SF-man-Brian-Egg-remembered-by-friends-13222505.php
2. San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Headless-body-found-in-SF-fish-tank-ruled-a-13829458.php
3. ABC: https://abc7news.com/headless-body-timeline-found-sf-no-head/5467636/
4. ABC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5w3-kPxRZs
5. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=crime&id=280374
6. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/15/brian-egg-san-francisco-fish-tank-murder
7. Medium: https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-police-had-ample-time-to-catch-offenders-at-the-crime-scene-but-did-not-da08dd222770
8. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?296425
9. Patch: https://patch.com/california/dublin/person-interest-headless-body-case-held-santa-rita-jail
10. Eugene's Obituary: https://www.degusipefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Eugene-Charles-43246/#!/Obituary
11. Jan's Obituary: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/05/03/pinellas-obituaries/
12. Mark H. Freeman: https://markhfreeman.wordpress.com/the-stud-decade-by-decade/
13. The Bay Area Reporter: 
https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=crime&id=275609
14. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?276315
15. ABC: https://abc7news.com/sf-murder-case-person-of-interest-brian-egg-lance-silva/5271840/
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BONUS EPISODE. In May of 2008, a 13-year-old girl was found murdered in her bed in India. With incredibly bizarre evidence being found at the scene and a severely contaminated crime scene, police originally didn’t know where the point the blame. But when another body was found and the investigation progressed, all signs pointed to the crime being committed by those inside the house. But did police get it right? These are the stories of Aarushi Talwar, and Hemraj Banjade.

In June of 2007, a newly single mother of three vanished from her Colorado home. Shortly after, her car was found burned out, but it would take years for her body to be uncovered. Once police learned she was living what they referred to as a double-life, many potential suspects added themselves to her story, with one person standing out among the rest. This is the story of Paige Birgfeld.

BONUS EPISODES
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CASE SOURCES
1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89397721/paige-meredith-birgfeld
2. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-secret-life-of-paige-birgfeld/
3. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-an-arrest-7-years-in-the-making/
4. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trials-killer-colorado-mom-secret-life-appeals-conviction/story?id=77812059#:~:text=Lester%20Jones%20is%20arrested%2C%20stands,nine%20years%20after%20her%20disappearance.
5. Paige's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/denverpost/name/paige-birgfeld-obituary?id=19482076
6. A Candy Rose blog: http://www.acandyrose.com/paige_birgfeld_photo5a.jpg
7. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/friends-family-gather-in-memory-of-paige-birgfeld/article_4137e35d-d5c4-5a54-9300-89ffb5148465.html
8. Paige's House: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2512-Oleaster-Ct-Grand-Junction-CO-81505/13945131_zpid/?
9. KJCT8: https://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Hear-the-audio-and-the-transcript-389125841.html
10. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89397721/paige-meredith-birgfeld
11. George's Obituary: https://ronefuneralservice.com/tribute/details/201/George-Coralluzzo/obituary.html
12. NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/cumberland/2011/08/man_visited_2_taverns_before_t.html
13. People: https://people.com/crime/lester-jones-guilty-paige-birgfeld-murder/
14. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/appeals-court-vacates-part-of-jones-conviction/article_e300b670-e292-11ec-9f82-2b7308fdde7e.html
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