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Jamison Family Deaths Jan 24, 2022

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#108 - In October 2009, Bobby Jamison, his wife Sherilynn and daughter Madyson mysteriously disappeared. They left their home in Eufaula, Oklahoma to look at a 40-acre plot of land near Red Oak they considered buying. When the police were notified about their disappearance, they found the family's abandoned truck in the woods with their dog still inside. Their skeletal remains were found four years later in November 2013. After a lengthy investigation into their deaths, the police still don't know what happened to this family. The circumstances surrounding their disappearance and deaths remain a mystery.

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Niqui McCown Jan 17, 2022

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#107 - On Sunday, July 22, 2001, just three weeks before her wedding, 28-year-old Niqui McCown disappeared after doing laundry at a laundromat in Richmond, Indiana. A few months into the investigation, the police found her SUV parked at an apartment complex 40 miles away. Inside the car, they found her neatly folded laundry still inside laundry baskets.

Even with two prime suspects, her case turned cold. What happened to Niqui McCown in July 2001?

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Brian Shaffer Jan 10, 2022

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#106 - On March 31, 2006, 27-year-old medical student Brian Shaffer went out with friends to celebrate the Spring Break holiday from classes. Sometime around 2:00 am Brian was separated from his friends. Security cameras around the bar where Brian and his friends went captured Brian entering but never leaving. Brian Shaffer has not been seen or heard from since.

How did Brian manage to leave the bar without detection? Is he still alive? And what happened to him?

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Christopher Vaughn Jan 03, 2022

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#105 - One early morning in June 2007, the Vaughn family left their home to drive to a water park in Springfield, Illinois. At 5:15 am, a motorist driving on I-55 spotted Christopher Vaughn bleeding and limping away with his parked SUV. When the motorist asked if he had been in a car accident, Christopher replied, "No, I think my wife shot me."

But when the police arrived on the scene, not everything about Christopher's story added up. And once crime scene technicians arrived, they found blood inside the family's SUV where blood shouldn't have been found.

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Warren Horinek Dec 27, 2021

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#104 - In March 1995, Fort Worth Police officers responded to a 911 call about an apparent suicide. The caller, Warren Horinek, told first responders that his wife, Bonnie, shot and hilled herself. But when the police arrived at the house, he changed his story.

Although the Fort Worth police and District Attorney's office refused to charge Warren with his wife's death, a Grand Jury indicted Warren on first-degree murders charges.

At trial, the prosecution and defense shared two very different stories about what happened on the night of Bonnie's death. The trial would come down to blood spatter testimony.

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Sarah Johnson Dec 20, 2021

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#103 - In September 2003, Alan and Diane Johnson were shot in cold-blood in their Bellevue, Idaho home. The couple's 16-year-old daughter, Sarah Johnson, was the only other person inside the home when the shooting took place. Suspicions fell on Sarah's story after the police discovered key evidence inside a trash can behind the house.

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Chavis Carter Dec 13, 2021

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#102 - On July 29, 2012, two police officers from the Jonesboro, Arkansas, Police Department pulled over a vehicle containing three males. One of the passengers was 21-year-old Chavis Carter. After discovering that Chavis had a small amount of marijuana on him and he had an active warrant, the police handcuffed him and placed him in the back of the patrol car. Within minutes, Chavis was shot in the head with a stolen .38 caliber Cobra pistol. After an autopsy was performed, the forensic pathologist found multiple drugs inside his system and his case was ruled a suicide.

Even though the police searched Chavis twice, and he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back, the police believed he committed suicide. But Chavis Carter's family and supporters disagree.

What do you think happened to Chavis Carter?

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Keith Warren Dec 06, 2021

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#101 - A teenager from Silver Spring, Maryland, was found hanging from a tree in 1986. Even though the teen was only one month away from starting college and seemed to have a bright future ahead of him, the police ruled his death a suicide. On what would have been his 25th birthday, the teen's mother received a mysterious envelope on her doorstep. Inside the envelope were official crime scene photographs that showed him wearing someone else's clothing.

Why did Keith Warren commit suicide while wearing someone else's clothes?

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LaVena Johnson Nov 29, 2021

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#100 - In 2005, 19-year-old Missouri native, LaVena Johnson was deployed to serve in Iraq. Eight weeks into her tour, fellow soldiers found LaVena's body inside a contractor's tent on base. She had been shot with her own M-16 automatic rifle, which was found lying next to her on the ground. After a quick investigation, the Army ruled her death a suicide. However, her death became suspicious after the Army released her body to the Johnson family.
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Colorado Hammer Murders Nov 22, 2021

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#099 - In January 1984, murder arrived in Colorado for a 12-day stay. Over 12 long days, the cities of Aurora and Lakewood, Colorado, were terrorized by a real-life boogeyman. His M.O. was horrifying yet simple and effective. He targeted strangers. He raped women and children and then bludgeoned them to death. But just as quickly as he arrived in Colorado, the Hammer Killer mysteriously vanished.
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