Cold Case: True Crime

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Unresolved DNA leads, fading witness memories, and legal blind spots are where Cold Case True Crime starts. Each episode pulls apart forensic records, genealogical breakthroughs and investigative detail to reopen files that time nearly closed. This show focuses on cold-cases-adn: how DNA evidence, genetic genealogy and modern lab work change what was once unsolvable into a path toward answers. Expect methodical narration, primary-source documents explained in plain language, and the procedural context that separates speculation from evidence. New installments arrive every day — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday — at 9:00 AM, so you can follow breakthroughs as investigations evolve. Episodes vary in length but consistently deliver case background, DNA analysis walkthroughs, and the legal and ethical implications that follow new identifications. Cold Case True Crime is for listeners who want more than headlines: family members seeking clarity, armchair investigators who value forensic accuracy, and true crime fans fascinated by genetic genealogy and laboratory methods. If you want clear, evidence-centered storytelling about cold cases where ADN plays a decisive role, subscribe and listen at 9:00 AM daily to stay updated. Follow now to get notified when a dormant file gets new life.

  1. 7h ago

    Surveyor Opens a Freezer and Solves a 36-Year Murder: The Scott Nelson Case

    Surveyor Opens a Freezer and Solves a 36-Year Murder: The Scott Nelson Case A rust-free padlock on a derelict freezer led a county surveyor to an evidence bag labeled "NELSON - MAY 14, 1983 - DO NOT DISCARD," the only physical trace from a murder that went cold for thirty-six years. How did a detective come to hide two pieces of evidence on a falling-down property, and what finally let them solve the crime? In this episode, we follow the chain of discovery from a surveyor's curiosity to a sheriff's office call and a logged evidence bag, tracing how preserved items and a genetic genealogist reopened a decades-old death. What did the shirt and its DNA reveal about what happened on Parish Road 7? Person: Scott Nelson Date: May 14, 1983 Location: Parish Road 7, Brackett Parish, Louisiana Person: Kenneth Stein Person: Detective Carl Pittman - The freezer bag label read exactly: NELSON - MAY 14, 1983 - DO NOT DISCARD. - The evidence sat on a warped shelf for about four hours before a deputy arrived. - Scott Nelson was estimated to be fifty-six years old at death and had worked eleven years as a fuel oil delivery driver. - The delivery log showed his last delivery at 11:47 a.m.; a witness recalled seeing his truck around 10:30-10:45 a.m., creating nearly a one-hour gap. - A dark blue size large work shirt was found snagged on a fence post forty yards from Nelson's truck with a faint smear of O-positive blood. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    Surveyor Opens a Freezer and Solves a 36-Year Murder: The Scott Nelson Case

  2. 1d ago

    Card Buried Nine Feet Deep: The Disappearance of Sharon Richardson

    Card Buried Nine Feet Deep: The Disappearance of Sharon Richardson A laminated library card dated 1996 surfaced in a septic trench on April 14, 2022, after spending nearly three decades nine feet underground - and it led to the discovery that Sharon Richardson had been buried four feet down on the same property the whole time. How did evidence collected in 1994 sit in a garage for over twenty years, and what exactly connected that degraded card to the name investigators would eventually focus on? In this episode, we tell how a routine septic check, a consumer DNA kit, and a retired detective's self-taught forensic genealogy converged to reopen a two-decade-old missing person case. We trace Sharon's last known movements, the early evidence found along the creek, and the chain of events that finally produced the name Carl West - but why did critical biological evidence never reach a laboratory in 1994? Person: Sharon Richardson Date: April 9, 1994 (last seen); April 14, 2022 (card found) Location: Kelso Falls, Carver County, Indiana Status: Remains discovered four feet down on the vacant property Evidence: three hairs on fence barb, partial male shoeprint size 10-11, laminated library card dated 1996 found in plastic bag - The laminated library card recovered on April 14, 2022, bore Sharon Richardson's name and an expiry date of 1996. - Sharon was twenty-three years old in spring 1994 and worked as a teacher's aide at Pinewood Elementary. - Initial scene evidence in 1994 included three dark-brown hairs (one with a follicular tag) and a partial male shoeprint in clay. - The 1994 biological material was bagged, logged, placed in a brown paper envelope, and later stored in a garage inside a fireproof box for over twenty years. - The breakthrough involved a septic contractor finding the card, ground-penetrating radar confirming remains four feet down, a Tennessee consumer DNA kit, and a retired detective using forensic genealogy to identify the name Carl West. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    Card Buried Nine Feet Deep: The Disappearance of Sharon Richardson

  3. 2d ago

    The Dry Badge: How a Freezer Solved a 28-Year Murder Mystery

    The Dry Badge: How a Freezer Solved a 28-Year Murder Mystery Fear and curiosity collide at the first sentence: a laminated badge labeled "FACILITIES - GUEST" lay completely dry on Beverly Ramsey’s chest while her clothes and hair were soaked in three to four inches of standing water. How could a piece of evidence sealed in an evidence freezer for nearly three decades finally unravel the mystery of where she was found and who placed that badge? In this episode, we lay out the facts of Beverly Ramsey’s death and the long, stalled investigation that followed. You’ll hear how the scene details, a missing morning routine, and a car parked in the wrong direction added up to decades of uncertainty - and what question remained unanswered until that frozen badge was reexamined. Person: Beverly Ramsey Date: March 14, 1991 Location: Copperhead Slough Nature Preserve, Dellard, Indiana Status: Evidence file sealed for 28 years Case: Unresolved at time of original investigation - Body found in three to four inches of standing water at the south access of Copperhead Slough. - Laminated badge with blue border and “FACILITIES - GUEST” found dry on her chest. - Beverly was 38 years old and worked as a programming coordinator at Dellard Regional Medical Center. - Her maroon Pontiac was found on a gravel turnout on Fenner Road, 0.4 miles from the trailhead, pointed south. - Neighbor Ed Piatkowski noted he did not hear Beverly’s usual cabinet squeak on the morning of March 13. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Dry Badge: How a Freezer Solved a 28-Year Murder Mystery

  4. 3d ago

    The Milk Carton, the Fake Technician, and a 37-Year-Old Secret

    The Milk Carton, the Fake Technician, and a 37-Year-Old Secret Fear and bafflement: a cold, unbroken school milk carton sat in a running truck beside a strangled overnight dispatcher, and for 37 years the same man walked free. What did a Meadow Bell school-issue chocolate milk carton and a fake telephone technician have to do with Amy Osborne’s death-and who put that sealed carton there? In this episode, we tell the story of the night dispatcher Amy Osborne, the stranger who posed as a technician six days before her death, the abandoned white Ford pickup found running at 6:15 a.m. on February 9, 1987, and the preserved evidence that refused to be ignored. How did a distribution code, a freezer, and decades of small details finally begin to answer that question? Person: Amy Osborne Date: February 9, 1987 Location: Sunridge Truck Stop lot, State Route 41, Dellard, Ohio Item: Meadow Bell single-serve chocolate milk carton, foil seal unbroken Event: Fake telephone equipment technician visited Tri-State Freight on February 3, 1987 - Amy Osborne was 31 years old and worked 10 p.m, to 6 a.m. as a night dispatcher since 1982. - The white Ford pickup was found at 6:15 a.m.; police confirmed the scene at 6:22 a.m. - The Meadow Bell carton expiration date was February 13, 1987, and the distribution run traced to February 2, 1987. - The truck’s dashboard VIN had been filed off; the frame rail VIN traced the truck to a salvage auction in Lorain County in fall 1985. - A man posing as a technician stayed about 40 minutes on February 3, 1987; no carrier work order or matching employee was found. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Milk Carton, the Fake Technician, and a 37-Year-Old Secret

  5. 4d ago

    The Turquoise Ring: How Frozen DNA Finally Caught Her Killer

    The Turquoise Ring: How Frozen DNA Finally Caught Her Killer Cold and silent at -11°F with wind chill, a county grader blade unearthed Kathleen Dempsey beneath eighteen inches of packed snow on January 14, 1991 - and a turquoise ring on her left index finger that no family member had ever seen. That ring and a frozen collar swab sat untouched in a sheriff’s freezer for 31 years until degraded male DNA from that swab yielded familial matches within seven days of upload - but who did that DNA lead to? In this episode, we lay out the facts of the case from the night she disappeared to the forensic breakthrough three decades later, following how investigators turned two distant GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA hits into a family tree and narrowed suspects - who did the partial profile identify? Person: Kathleen Dempsey Date: January 14, 1991 Location: Depot Road (body found); Vander Avenue (abandoned Pontiac) Status: Cold case reopened; partial male DNA profile uploaded to GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA Event: Turquoise ring found on left index finger; collar swab produced degraded but usable DNA - Kathleen Dempsey was 24 years old and missing for 11 days before her body was found. - The grader blade struck her body at 4:15 AM after a night at -11°F with wind chill and 18 inches of packed snow and frozen clay. - The turquoise ring was sized for the left index finger and was unknown to her mother, sister, and bowling teammate. - The evidence envelope and collar swab remained sealed in the Harwick County Sheriff’s Office freezer for 31 years. - After a private lab processed the swab in spring 2022, two familial matches appeared within seven days on GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Turquoise Ring: How Frozen DNA Finally Caught Her Killer

  6. 5d ago

    The Frozen Vial That Exposed a Killer After Thirty-One Years

    The Frozen Vial That Exposed a Killer After Thirty-One Years A single vial of blood sat frozen at minus eighty degrees Celsius for thirty-one years under a donor name while its owner lived freely in a suburb of Erie; that vial, a cream linen tablecloth, and a receipt dated November 12, 1992 would eventually close a case that stalled for decades. How did a blood sample catalogued under Position 44, Drawer 7 become the thread that tied a technician’s cash receipt to a strangulation on Crestfield Avenue? In this episode, we trace the sequence of discoveries from the December 3, 1992 welfare check to the late-breaking genealogical lead, showing how preserved evidence, routine records, and family-tree DNA work converged to answer the question: who was C. Keller and how did that receipt link him to Kimberly Callahan’s death? Person: Kimberly Callahan Date: November 19-23, 1992 (time-of-death range) Location: Crestfield Avenue, Veramont Event: Manual strangulation; body found December 3, 1992 Item: Receipt dated November 12, 1992 - Dexter and Sons, technician "C. Keller", $42 paid in cash - The body was discovered on December 3, 1992 after eleven consecutive days below freezing. - Medical examiner Irene Cho narrowed time of death to November 19 through November 23, 1992. - Crime-scene lab testing in 1992 consumed the only biological sample, leaving a partial STR profile. - Lead Detective Stewart Palk worked the case through 1996, retired in 2009, and died in 2017 with the case still open. - A receipt dated November 12, 1992 listed service by "C. Keller" for Dexter and Sons, $42 paid in Kimberly’s handwriting. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Frozen Vial That Exposed a Killer After Thirty-One Years

  7. 6d ago

    The Postmark That Hid a Killer: 31 Years to Confess

    The Postmark That Hid a Killer: 31 Years to Confess Fear tightens when a single postage stamp holds the answer: a postmark dated November 4, 1991 matched a typed draft that sat thirty-one years in a rented storage unit, and a fragment of DNA smaller than the eye finally broke the case. Who kept that draft, and why did a harmless-looking envelope hide the trail to a killer for three decades? In this episode, we trace the timeline from Tracy Cole's last confirmed sighting to the discovery that reopened the investigation, following the evidence that linked a postmarked envelope, a drainage canal at Sutter Field, and a storage unit to the confession. How did forensic advances and a genealogist’s list of eleven names turn a cold file into a solved case? Person: Tracy Cole Date: November 4-5, 1991 Location: Sutter Field drainage canal, Millhaven County Cause of death: Strangulation Evidence item: Envelope postmarked November 4, 1991 - Tracy Cole was thirty-two years old and worked as a paralegal on Clement Street, a twelve-minute walk from her apartment. - Tracy was last seen returning library books on Thursday, October 31, 1991, by librarian Frances Ott. - Tracy’s body was found November 7, 1991, four miles into Paula Bauer’s morning run at the drainage canal; rings and wallet were intact. - The envelope arrived at Tracy’s apartment a few days before her body was found and was postmarked November 4, 1991, from the Owens Mill Road drop box. - A typed draft matching the envelope’s wording survived thirty-one years in a metal safe inside a rented storage unit outside Birch Falls. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Postmark That Hid a Killer: 31 Years to Confess

  8. Oct 18

    The Locksmith's Secret Shoe: How a Single Sneaker Broke Silence

    The Locksmith's Secret Shoe: How a Single Sneaker Broke Silence A single clean canvas sneaker - left foot, size seven, double-knotted - sat on a rotting back porch at 9:15 AM on a Thursday in June 2019, untouched by thirty years of weather. Inside its compressed pocket was an answer sealed for three decades; what happened to Paula Weaver, whose disappearance left a locked house, a missing nurse, and a file that quietly waited? In this episode, we tell what the shoe revealed and how a forgotten work order and a locksmith’s routines connect to a thirty-year missing persons file. How did a technician’s visits and a mismatched chain of records hide evidence that might rewrite the case? Person: Paula Weaver Date: October 11, 1989 Location: Osborn Terrace Detective: Frank Odell Technician: George Reynolds - The sneaker found was a canvas left-foot shoe, size seven, double-knotted, placed on the top back porch step at 9:15 AM on a Thursday in June 2019. - Paula Weaver was 52 years old in October 1989 and missed her shift two days after a brief call to her daughter on October 11, 1989. - Detective Frank Odell, 41 years old with 20 years on the force, began the case on October 13, 1989 and focused on suspect Donald Fitch for the next 15 years. - Boot prints photographed at the scene measured size eleven to twelve, tracking from the alley gate to the porch and back again. - Locksmith George Reynolds made 11 documented service calls to Millhaven Memorial Hospital in the 1980s, with three visits to the long-term care floor, the last logged on September 22, 1989. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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Unresolved DNA leads, fading witness memories, and legal blind spots are where Cold Case True Crime starts. Each episode pulls apart forensic records, genealogical breakthroughs and investigative detail to reopen files that time nearly closed. This show focuses on cold-cases-adn: how DNA evidence, genetic genealogy and modern lab work change what was once unsolvable into a path toward answers. Expect methodical narration, primary-source documents explained in plain language, and the procedural context that separates speculation from evidence. New installments arrive every day — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday — at 9:00 AM, so you can follow breakthroughs as investigations evolve. Episodes vary in length but consistently deliver case background, DNA analysis walkthroughs, and the legal and ethical implications that follow new identifications. Cold Case True Crime is for listeners who want more than headlines: family members seeking clarity, armchair investigators who value forensic accuracy, and true crime fans fascinated by genetic genealogy and laboratory methods. If you want clear, evidence-centered storytelling about cold cases where ADN plays a decisive role, subscribe and listen at 9:00 AM daily to stay updated. Follow now to get notified when a dormant file gets new life.

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    2026
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    138
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