Unsolved Cases

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Are you ready to confront the chilling truth behind the world's most baffling mysteries? Unsolved Cases invites you to explore the cold cases, mysterious disappearances, and unexplained phenomena that defy logic and remain open. Each episode meticulously dissects real-life true crime stories, historical enigmas, and paranormal events that have perplexed investigators and captivated the public for decades. We dive deep into the evidence, theories, and unanswered questions, separating fact from fiction and presenting every angle of these compelling whodunits. New episodes of Unsolved Cases are released daily, Monday through Sunday, at 7:00 PM EST, offering a fresh investigation into a different perplexing case. Expect detailed research, expert analysis, and a narrative that respects the gravity of each mystery. This podcast is for anyone fascinated by the unknown, for armchair detectives, and for those who believe that every secret deserves to be uncovered. If you're drawn to complex puzzles and the darker side of history, you’ve found your next obsession. Press play and join the search for answers.

  1. 3h ago

    The Dry Shoe in the Tree: Why Christine's Case Defied Rain

    The Dry Shoe in the Tree: Why Christine's Case Defied Rain A dry size-seven leather flat, wedged four feet above the waterline with a paycheck stub inside that showed no crease, appeared two days after 1.5 inches of rain soaked Calloway County - an impossible detail that held the only trail to a woman found three-quarters of a mile upstream. How could a shoe and a paper remain dry while everything around them was sodden, and what did that single clean stub finally reveal about Christine Sharp’s disappearance? In this episode, we lay out the chronological facts of the case as recorded by investigators and witnesses, from the flat tire on Alderman Creek Road to the dry shoe in the tree, and follow the small inconsistencies that refused to add up. Could the seemingly minor details - the paycheck timing, the missing right shoe, the moved body - point to what everyone missed for twenty years? Person: Christine Sharp Age: 44 Date found: May 14, 2003 Location found: pine-stand depression three-quarters of a mile upstream from Alderman Creek Road Rainfall: 1.5 inches three days earlier - The shoe was a size-seven tan leather flat wedged four feet above the waterline in a river birch fork. - The paycheck stub inside the shoe was dated May 9 and folded with no creases. - Wayne Fitzgerald discovered the shoe on the morning of May 14, 2003 and photographed it with a film camera. - Christine’s Honda Civic was found with a flat left front tire on Alderman Creek Road less than two miles from her workplace. - Dennis Pruitt, charged in September 2003, was acquitted at trial after fuel receipts placed him in Knoxville on the night in question. 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 Shoe in the Tree: Why Christine's Case Defied Rain

  2. 1d ago

    The Two Missing Shoes That Unraveled a 30-Year Secret

    The Two Missing Shoes That Unraveled a 30-Year Secret A single tan leather, size seven shoe with a cracked heel emerged from frozen gravel in March 2003 and matched a description from a 1971 cold case - but the other shoe had been missing for thirty-one years. That solitary shoe reignited two separate investigations, revealing a mislabeled evidence box and a maintenance note that changed everything; how did one small detail stay hidden for three decades? In this episode, we follow how a grader operator's radio call reached Detective Melissa Tillman and set in motion an eight-month search through old files, evidence boxes, and maintenance logs to answer the question: what links the disappearance of Marcia Chambers and the missing cashier Audrey Pelham? Person: Marcia Chambers Date: October 1971 Location: Weller County Cooperative Grain Exchange, Route Nine Person: Melissa Tillman Case: Missing shoe discovered March 2003 - A grader blade on Lester Mill Road uncovered a size seven tan leather shoe with a cracked heel in March 2003. - Marcia Chambers withdrew $4,260 in cash from First Consolidated Bank the Friday she disappeared in October 1971. - Chambers’ body was found eleven days later in a drainage ditch with blunt-force trauma to the head. - A maintenance log entry from spring 1971 noted the east-door lock cylinder had been installed backwards, allowing the door to be opened from outside. - Phyllis Horne kept one tan leather pump (size seven) of her mother’s in a shoebox on her closet shelf for thirty-two years. 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 Two Missing Shoes That Unraveled a 30-Year Secret

  3. 2d ago

    The Coffee Cup That Froze a Town - Poison, Ledger, Hidden Clients

    The Coffee Cup That Froze a Town - Poison, Ledger, Hidden Clients Cold detail, warm cup: a coffee cup that should have been a block of ice was still warm at eleven degrees Fahrenheit the morning Larry Bell was found dead, and that single note - written as "possibly irrelevant" - would sit untouched for nineteen years before a ledger turned up with an entry for "L.B." and $400. Who paid four hundred dollars, and why did a pharmacist keep a secret record that spans sixteen years? In this episode, we tell what happened from the scene on Dellwood Terrace to the discovery in a linen closet, laying out the sequence of records, conversations, and items that link a young man's death to a hidden ledger and a chemical shorthand. How does a warm coffee cup, a $400 entry, and a pharmacist's notebook fit together? Person: Larry Bell Date: February 2019 Location: Dellwood Terrace, Callum, Ohio Person: Grant Draper Document: Ledger with entries 2007-2023 - Temperature at scene: 11 degrees Fahrenheit the morning Larry was found - Time the first officer recorded the scene report: 8:22 AM - Larry Bell's age at death: 22 years old - Ledger entry for "L.B.": $400 dated February 2019 - Ledger span: 16 years with 12 entries from 2007 through 2023 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 Coffee Cup That Froze a Town - Poison, Ledger, Hidden Clients

  4. 3d ago

    The Jam Jar on the Ice: Why Someone Left It Standing

    The Jam Jar on the Ice: Why Someone Left It Standing Fear of the ordinary turning sinister: a sealed jar of raspberry jam, standing upright on river ice three feet from a dead man, baffled investigators for fifteen years. The jar's lid read R.P., the victim's initials were M.A.P., and the only way to know why someone left that jam jar there is to hear what was recorded years later - but what did that voice reveal? In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from the morning Michael Patterson was found to the surprising piece of audio that finally broke the case open, following the unanswered question of who placed the jar and why it was left upright next to his body. Person: Michael Patterson Date found: January 14, 2003 Location: Elbow Bridge, Grover Bend, Hardin County, Indiana Victim age: 38 Body condition: at least four blows to the back of the skull; estimated dead for roughly three weeks - The jar was sealed, contained raspberry jam, and its lid was stamped "R.P." - Patterson's pantry contained 41 mason jars, all labeled in his handwriting, none reading "R.P." - Patterson's wallet remained in his back pocket with $43 and a library card untouched. - Neighbor Faye Costello saw an unrecognized dark blue or black pickup at Patterson's driveway on December 22, 2002. - Richard Jensen discovered Patterson's body beside the frozen creek while running the usual route on January 14, 2003. 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 Jam Jar on the Ice: Why Someone Left It Standing

  5. 4d ago

    The Visa That Shouldn't Exist: Bones Beneath 14 Frontero Lane

    The Visa That Shouldn't Exist: Bones Beneath 14 Frontero Lane A faded travel wallet found in a garage gap in Dorado Flats contained a Mexican tourist visa dated October 1980 issued to Laura Berry, a woman who vanished from 14 Frontero Lane in December 1980 - so how did a document postdated to a disappearance end up inside a sealed garage nearly forty years later? The discovery forced investigators to reopen a cold case and question whether Laura ever left that house at all. In this episode, we follow how a meter reader's routine stop led to a cold case detective reopening a file and to forensic steps that changed a closed investigation into an active inquiry; what did the wallet, the visa, and a long-unopened garage finally reveal? Person: Laura Berry Date: December 9, 1980 (last confirmed contact) Location: 14 Frontero Lane, Dorado Flats Investigator: Deputy Frank Olvera Unit: Imperial County cold case unit - The travel wallet was found face-up on a concrete threshold, half-buried under dead leaves and uncollected mail. - The Mexican tourist visa inside the wallet was dated October 1980 and issued to Laura Berry. - Mark Rice discovered the wallet through a narrow gap in the garage door on December 4, 2019, after eleven years working the meter route. - Laura Berry was born in 1918 in Kern County and retired from the United States Postal Service in the early 1970s. - A neighbor, Agnes Whitfield, reported seeing a tan or gold American-made sedan with a dent in the rear panel in Laura's driveway on the night of December 9, 1980. 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 Visa That Shouldn't Exist: Bones Beneath 14 Frontero Lane

  6. 5d ago

    The Unburned Shoe That Blew Open a 28-Year Arson Secret

    The Unburned Shoe That Blew Open a 28-Year Arson Secret A single unburned tan leather dance shoe, size seven with its satin ribbon bow intact, survived inside a sealed 1991 evidence carton - even though the original log declared both shoes destroyed and fused by fire. How did one shoe end up preserved in a municipal archive basement and what did that contradiction hide about Angela Jones's death? In this episode, we present the sequence of events from the night the Starlight Dance Studio burned to the discovery in 2017 that reopened the case. You will hear how routine reports, a missing interview, and a misplaced evidence carton forced investigators to ask a different question about the 1991 ruling that called the fire an accident. Person: Angela Jones Date: November 9, 1991 Location: Starlight Dance Studio, 214 Fenwick Lane, Callum, Ohio Case: Ruled accidental fire; reopened after 2017 evidence discovery Investigator: Valerie Rice, Ohio State Fire Marshal's cold-case unit - The smell of smoke reached Fenwick Lane at 11:42 PM on November 9, 1991. - Angela Jones was 26 years old and practiced a daily two-mile river path walk at 6:15 AM. - Fire Marshal Bob Teague signed an evidence log on November 14, 1991 stating both of Angela’s shoes were destroyed. - A church volunteer found a sealed 1991 fire-department evidence carton in autumn 2017 containing an unburned left-footed tan leather character shoe. - Duane Doyle, a 29-year-old Station Four firefighter, was one of the first crew members through the door and had met Angela earlier that summer. 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 Unburned Shoe That Blew Open a 28-Year Arson Secret

  7. 6d ago

    The Shoe That Told a Lie: How a Single Flat Broke Sixteen Years

    The Shoe That Told a Lie: How a Single Flat Broke Sixteen Years A single tan leather flat, size seven and standing upright twelve feet below a culvert opening, sat undisturbed for sixteen years until a county surveyor found it in August 2019-why would one shoe be upright in a ring of mineral deposits if not placed there? That shoe, matched to a photo of Heather Vaughn taken the summer she vanished, reopened a missing person case that had gone cold for over a decade; how did a roadside tow ticket tie into the night she disappeared? In this episode, we retrace the facts that revived the investigation and follow the tangible clues-from a fabric shop photo to a handwritten service ticket-that connected a vanished woman to a mobile repair operator and a lonely stretch of Pryor Street Extension. What unfolded when investigators rejoined those pieces of evidence? Person: Heather Vaughn Date: August 14, 2003 Location: Pryor Street Extension; limestone shelf twelve feet below a culvert on Pennick Road Case: Missing person reopened after discovery in August 2019 Item: tan leather flat, size seven, right shoe, found standing upright - Shoe photographed in summer 2003 showed a diagonal scuff on the left heel caused by the Meadow Notions parking block. - Surveyor Steven Stroud found the right shoe in August 2019 and stood over it for roughly forty seconds before using his phone. - A geologist estimated the shoe arrived between 2001 and 2005, narrowing the window around Heather Vaughn’s 2003 disappearance. - A handwritten job ticket dated August 14, 2003 listed initials "H.V." at 6:40 p.m. for a roadside tire change and tow on Pryor Street Extension. - Carl Ramsey, registered operator of Rennick Mobile Repair with tow endorsement and flatbed registration from 1999-2004, was located in November 2019 at age sixty-one. 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 Shoe That Told a Lie: How a Single Flat Broke Sixteen Years

  8. Oct 17

    The Watch from 1997: A Confession, A Buried Body?

    The Watch from 1997: A Confession, A Buried Body? A watch buried four feet in clay since 1997 resurfaced with an engraving reading "G.Y. - twenty years - with love, Marcie," linking it to a man missing for twenty-two years and upending a file everyone had declared closed. How did a maintenance supervisor vanish without trace, only for a photograph of a backyard find to reopen a case that had been written off as a voluntary disappearance? In this episode, we lay out the sequence of discoveries and preserved items that reopened the investigation, from the ruined records and a single microcassette to the watch and a daughter who refused to stop asking questions. What does the watch, a plastic fragment, a recorded confession, and an unexpected DNA match reveal about what really happened to Gordon York? Person: Gordon York Date: July 9, 1997 Location: Caldwell Fabricating, Harlan Falls, Indiana Item: Engraved wristwatch recovered four feet underground Investigator: Detective Warren Ash - The wristwatch was engraved "G.Y. - twenty years - with love, Marcie" and had been buried since 1997. - Gordon York had been the maintenance supervisor at Caldwell Fabricating for nine years and disappeared on July 9, 1997. - Bev Colton saw Gordon walking toward the subgrade corridor at approximately 4:30 p.m. on the day he vanished. - Leon Turner signed out of the plant at 4:40 p.m. on July 9, 1997, ten minutes after Gordon was seen entering the subgrade corridor. - The evidence box contained one microcassette, a plastic evidence bag with an unidentified fragment, and a handwritten page with Turner's name that remained unmarked. 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 Watch from 1997: A Confession, A Buried Body?
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Are you ready to confront the chilling truth behind the world's most baffling mysteries? Unsolved Cases invites you to explore the cold cases, mysterious disappearances, and unexplained phenomena that defy logic and remain open. Each episode meticulously dissects real-life true crime stories, historical enigmas, and paranormal events that have perplexed investigators and captivated the public for decades. We dive deep into the evidence, theories, and unanswered questions, separating fact from fiction and presenting every angle of these compelling whodunits. New episodes of Unsolved Cases are released daily, Monday through Sunday, at 7:00 PM EST, offering a fresh investigation into a different perplexing case. Expect detailed research, expert analysis, and a narrative that respects the gravity of each mystery. This podcast is for anyone fascinated by the unknown, for armchair detectives, and for those who believe that every secret deserves to be uncovered. If you're drawn to complex puzzles and the darker side of history, you’ve found your next obsession. Press play and join the search for answers.

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  • Creator
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  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    129
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