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Going West: True Crime

Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.

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The Boy in the Box // 269 Jan 10, 2023

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In February of 1957, a box containing the body of a boy was found in Pennsylvania, and for nearly 70 years, his identity remained a mystery. But in November of 2022, it was finally discovered. Although police are continuing the search for the boy’s killer now that they know the victim’s name, the identity of the murderer is still unknown. This is the story of the boy in the box.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/the-boy-in-the-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli/

2. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/boy-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli-has-living-siblings-60-years-later-1765716

3. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/boy-in-the-box-philadelphia-homicide.html#:~:text=His%20name%20is%20now%20known,case%20work%20in%20recent%20years.

4. FInd A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7207817/boy-in_the-box

5. Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/boy-in-box-philadelphia-joseph-augustus-zarelli-homicide-victim-identfiied/

6. The NetLine: https://thenetline.com/joseph-zarelli-family/

7. Republican and Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114869310/joseph-augustus-zarelli-2281957/

8. The Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114409749/boy-in-the-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli/

9. ABC 27: https://www.abc27.com/news/remains-of-boy-in-the-box-identified-by-philadelphia-police-after-65-years/

10. The Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114499080/gus-zarelli-theorized-to-be-bio-father/

11. Gus' Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131531160/augustus-john-zarelli

12. Grunge: https://www.grunge.com/901122/the-tragic-1957-murder-of-the-boy-in-the-box-explained/

13. ABC 6: https://6abc.com/boy-in-the-box-identified-dna-philadelphia-cold-case-child-killed-50s/12546104/#:~:text=The%20%22Boy%20in%20the%20Box,forensic%20genealogist%20at%20Identifiers%20International.

14. Local Today: https://localtoday.news/us/chinas-strict-zero-covid-policy-may-be-over-but-it-has-been-replaced-by-chaos-confusion-and-risk-216647.html

15. The Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/176083075/?clipping_id=114408911&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE3NjA4MzA3NSwiaWF0IjoxNjcyMjcxNDkzLCJleHAiOjE2NzIzNTc4OTN9.HjpbJDDP9n30ZQiYbXFH5bij7nGWMVyaFeY6M0s5U0U

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The Idaho 4 Part Two - Arrest & Evidence // 268 Jan 06, 2023

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Weeks after 4 college students were murdered in their Moscow, Idaho home, an arrest was made and some of the evidence that led to the arrest has been released. This is the continued story of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Maddie Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves, also known as the Idaho 4.

AFFIDAVIT:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23564628-122922-affidavit-exhibit-a-statement-of-brett-payne

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Dru Sjodin // 267 Jan 03, 2023

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In November of 2003, a 22-year-old woman was abducted from the Columbia Mall parking lot in North Dakota. As her case garnered media attention from all over the country, police meticulously examined security footage to find her killer. And when he was apprehended, they found that he had been menacing women for decades. This is the story of Dru Sjodin.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. National Sex Offender Public Website: https://www.nsopw.gov/en/About/DruSjodin

2. KIRO 7: https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/death-penalty-tossed-2003-abduction-murder-north-dakota-college-student-dru-sjodin/AU3554TNTJAIXKBLRSCBOZXX2A/

3. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/250357799/?terms=alfonso%20rodriguez%20jr

4. US vs. Alfonso Rodriguez Jr.: https://www.scribd.com/document/524152891/Alonso-Rodriguez-Death-Sentence-Overturned#

5. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=128168&page=1

6. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/250312329/?terms=alfonso%20rodriguez%20jr7.

7. Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/dru-sjodin-murder-where-is-alfonso-rodriguez-jr-now/

8. MPR News: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2007/10/16/sjodinsettle

9. Investigation Discovery: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/see-no-evil-investigation-discovery/watching-dru

10. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=127893&page=1

11. Valley News Live: https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/06/09/alfonso-rodriguez-jr-death-penalty-still-uncertain-us-attorney-general-may-withdraw-authorization-capital-punishment/

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Kevin Nguyen // 266 Dec 31, 2022

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In December of 2018, a 25-year-old man in Indiana was kicked out of a bar for acting strangely. After being seen on surveillance footage walking in the direction of his home, he disappeared. And to this day, what happened to him remains an unsettling mystery. This is the disappearance of Kevin Nguyen.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Kevin's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1634656216833940/

2. Fox 55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU7hDPEdfhM

3. WANE 15 News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1EYJ9lvCt8

4. Indy Star: https://www.indystar.com/in-depth/news/crime/2021/06/02/lauren-spierer-indiana-unsolved-missing-person-cases/5211637001/

5. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/news/crime/details-of-dismemberment-discussed-in-murder-trial/

6. Kevin's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AznPursuation

7. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/news/crime/fort-waynes-homicide-rate-falls-as-police-lock-up-gangsters-seize-guns/

8. AP: https://apnews.com/article/8ed41911b4ba4796a1d31040771df561

9. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/we-wont-stop-looking-family-and-friends-of-kevin-nguyen-organize-walk-to-raise-awareness/

10. Fox 55: https://www.wfft.com/news/top-stories/four-years-later-kevin-nguyens-father-grandmother-still-asking-for-answers-about-his-disappearance/article_fb88cf70-7a68-11ed-aef7-2749678fe2d9.html?fbclid=IwAR330q1YfGWsB8rw9udoJ0MOCQzse3MLZLSAoD06t9FSRbsdbYgpzFsvHl0

11. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/top-stories/nearly-2-and-a-half-later-missing-fort-wayne-mans-family-still-seeking-answers/

12. Tipton County Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/824134080/?terms=kevin%20nguyen&match=1

13. Studio 831: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dONbQ3Jbb8

14. Fox 55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDGrmco69VU

15. Reddit theories: https://www.reddit.com/r/fortwayne/comments/myzk2c/kevin_nguyen_disappearance_discussion/

16. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/news/crime/details-of-dismemberment-discussed-in-murder-trial/

17. JAVA: https://www.javafw.org/

18. Indiana New 1, Brian's seemingly fraudulent news site: https://www.facebook.com/IndianaJournal

19. Shane's Obituary: https://memorials.fairhavenfortwayne.com/shane-nguyen/4600399/obit.php?&printable=true

20. WTHR: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/fort-wayne-mathew-cramer-life-without-parole-dismemberment-case-shane-van-nguyen/531-a0b08211-7c8b-413f-9efb-62fea711f82d

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The Snaggletooth Killer // 265 Dec 27, 2022

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In December of 1991, a bar manager was closing up for the night when she was attacked and murdered by an unknown man. When bite marks on her chest led investigators to a local patron, he was arrested and for her first-degree murder. But would his teeth impressions be enough evidence to prove his guilt? With the re-surfacing of a mysterious note left at the bar the night after the murder, and the testing of certain DNA evidence, all would be uncovered. This is the story of Kim Ancona, a case also called The Snaggletooth Killer.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

https://www.amicus-alj.org/sites/default/files/documents/journal/ray_krone_issue_20_32-37.pdf

https://innocenceproject.org/cases/ray-krone/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223993986/kimberly-ann-ancona

https://www.forensicfilesfiles.com/ray-krone-kim-ancona-exoneration-settlement.php

https://members.tripod.com/phoenix_copwatch/mud/police-news/cw1313.html

https://members.tripod.com/phoenix_copwatch/mud/police-news/cw1313.html

http://forejustice.org/wc/ray_krone_JD_vol2_i9.htm

https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2006/apr/15/phoenix-arizona-settles-krone-wrongful-imprisonment-suit-for-3-million/

https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2006/apr/15/phoenix-arizona-settles-krone-wrongful-imprisonment-suit-for-3-million/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-uv8Wk0vW0

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/nov/19/man-wrongly-convicted-as-snaggletooth-killer-to/

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Jennifer & Abby Blagg // 264 Dec 23, 2022

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In November of 2001, a Colorado woman and her six-year-old daughter disappeared almost without a trace, leaving behind just a puddle of blood in their home. Although this small, devoutly religious family appeared perfect from the outside, all was exposed after they went missing. This is the story of Jennifer and Abby Blagg.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Abby's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14167218/abby-jo-blagg

2. Jennifer's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14167060/jennifer-jo-blagg

3. Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins: https://www.nbc.com/killer-relationship-with-faith-jenkins/video/unholy-terror/9000229733

4. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-blagg-killed-his-wife-and-maybe-his-daughter-now-he-could-get-a-second-chance-at-freedom

5. Fort Collins Coloradoan: https://www.newspapers.com/image/226615620/?terms=jennifer%20blagg&match=1

6. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/timeline-michael-blagg-murder-trials/

7. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/da-blagg-targeted-wife-in-gas-leak-plot/article_a53e5b6d-2654-53f9-84cb-4e3d83564de0.html

8. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-blagg-trial-colorado-man-convicted-of-wifes-murder-gets-a-second-shot-at-freedom/

9. 9News: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/michael-blagg-trial/days-before-disappearance-jennifer-blagg-asked-best-friend-to-pray-for-her/73-530998500

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Dana Ireland // 263 Dec 20, 2022

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On Christmas Eve, 1991, a 23-year-old woman went missing after a bike ride from her boyfriend’s house in Hawaii. When police discovered her bike, it appeared that someone had purposefully driven into her. Soon, her body was found, but with DNA from an unknown male at the scene, many are questioning whether the wrong men were put behind bars. This is the murder of Dana Ireland.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Judges for Justice: https://www.judgesforjustice.org/

2. Dana's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10547943/dana-marie-ireland

3. The Honolulu Advertiser: https://www.newspapers.com/image/265536446/?terms=%22dana%20ireland%22

4. Honolulu Star Bulletin: https://www.newspapers.com/image/273462157/?terms=%22dana%20ireland%22&match=1

5. John's Obituary: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/11/06/obituaries/c6e1bbb6-34d9-4048-b1d7-f81d18de1741/

6. Honolulu Civil Beat: https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/12/a-retired-judge-keeps-asking-who-really-killed-dana-ireland/

7. Hawaii Tribune-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/556902276/?terms=frank%20pauline%20jr&match=1

8. Honolulu Star-Bulletin: https://www.newspapers.com/image/273883408/?terms=dana%20ireland&match=1

9. Hawaii News Now: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/08/16/judges-unseals-documents-dana-ireland-murder-case-amid-exoneration-fight/

10. Hawaii News Now: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/08/18/unsealed-documents-dana-ireland-murder-case-show-no-hidden-dna-evidence/

11. The Crime Report: https://thecrimereport.org/2017/01/25/a-prisoners-death-3000-miles-from-home/

12. Honolulu Star-Bulletin: http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/08/28/news/story4.html

13. Hawaii News Now: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29107826/new-mexico-inmate-charged-with-killing-man-convicted-in-dana-ireland-murder/

14. Hawaii Tribune-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/557325640/?terms=%22dana%20ireland%22%20obituary&match=1

15. The Honolulu Advertiser: https://www.newspapers.com/image/264973822/?terms=dana%20ireland&match=1

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Shanquella Robinson // 262 Dec 16, 2022

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In October of 2022, a 25-year-old woman went to Mexico with her friends for a birthday trip. But within a day of their arrival, she would be found dead of reported alcohol poisoning. After a video of her friends assaulting her surfaced across the internet, her family uncovered her real cause of death and who was likely behind it. But they are still fighting for justice. This is the story of Shanquella Robinson.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. WCNC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK6-O5ALb-c

2. Shanquella's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245689297/shanquella-brenada-robinson

3. Medium: https://jaylencoaxum.medium.com/a-timeline-of-shanquella-robinsons-case-b3dda326728

4. Sallamondra's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sallamondra_robinson/

5. Roland S. Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7CbbiYRfYw

6. Insider: https://www.insider.com/shanquella-robinson-death-being-investigated-as-femicide-what-is-it-2022-12

7. Charge It 2 The Game: https://charge2podcast.com/products/charge-it-2-the-game-drinking-cards

8. Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/shanquella-robinson-funeral-services/topdonations

9. Radar Online: https://radaronline.com/p/shanquella-robinson-sister-raises-350000-funeral-mexico-death-investigation-homicide/

10. Time: https://time.com/6237029/shanquella-robinson-north-carolina-mexico-fbi/

11. The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/shanquella-robinson-death-mexico.html

12. Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/30/shanquella-robinson-death-mexico-cabo/

13. Villa listing: https://www.villaway.com/luxury-rentals/villa-linda-32-109741

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Suzanne Jovin // 261 Dec 13, 2022

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In December of 1998, a 21-year-old German woman studying at Yale turned in her senior essay and prepared for a pizza party. Later that night, a passerby called the police after stumbling upon Suzanne, unconscious and bleeding profusely in the street. She had been stabbed 17 times, and with a solid composite of her alleged killer, police narrowed in on someone from campus. This is the story of Suzanne Jovin.

BONUS EPISODE

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CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227444533/suzanne-nahuela-jovin

2. Hartford Courant: https://www.newspapers.com/image/177154299/?terms=suzanne%20jovin&match=1

3. Medium: https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-tragic-ivy-league-murder-of-suzanne-jovin-283811c93b6

4. Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/1999/08/yale-murder199908

5. Yale Alumni Magazine: https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/2184-new-leads-in-a-cold-case

6. New Haven Register: https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Jovin-murder-mystery-continues-20-years-later-13438017.php

7. Thomas' letter to MLK Jr.: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/17967179/to-thomas-jovin

8. IEEE Explore, Donna Arndt Bio: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/38311186000

9. Ellen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenjovin/

10. Rebecca's Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-jovin-36359a/

11. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242997/Desperate-parents-Yale-student-hoping-justice-14-years-daughter-brutally-stabbed-death.html

12. Yale Daily News: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/12/04/jovin-99-remembered/

13. New Haven Register: https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Prosecutor-James-Van-de-Velde-no-longer-a-11435141.php

14. Yale News: https://news.yale.edu/1999/05/05/suzanne-jovin-be-memorialized-yales-elm-and-ivy-ceremony

15. Best Buddies: https://www.bestbuddies.org/

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Dawna Natzke // 260 Dec 09, 2022

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In December of 2011, a 911 dispatcher went missing in Arkansas after leaving a Christmas party. When her body was found in a secluded area days later, suspicions immediately fell on someone in her inner circle. This is the story of Dawna Natzke.

BONUS EPISODE

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CASE SOURCES

1. Dawna's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nwitimes/name/dawna-natzke-obituary?id=21929865

2. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/dawna-natzke-murder-where-is-kevin-duck-now/

3. Crime Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXWpXmVmrf0

4. Medium: https://jeancampbell-25104.medium.com/a-killer-in-the-village-dae627265804

5. Arkansas Democrat: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/mar/30/officer-advised-of-baby-on-way-20170330/

6. Hot Springs Village: https://www.explorethevillage.com/

7. Doris' Obituary: https://caruth-hale.secure.tributecenteronline.com/obituaries/Doris--Marie-Smith?obId=25882119

8. Homer's Obituary: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51666021/homer-h-smith

9. The Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/309410118/?terms=dawna%20moeller&match=1

10. The Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/310354610/?terms=dawna%20moeller%20todd%20natzke&match=1

11. Times Record: https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/local/2020/10/21/villagers-death-brought-domestic-violence-awareness/114452702/

12. Arkansas Times: https://arktimes.com/news/cover-stories/2013/06/13/will-dawna-natzkes-killer-ever-be-brought-to-justice

13. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dorrell.investigations/posts/kevin-duck-files-an-appeal-in-the-murder-conviction-of-dawna-natzkekevin-filed-t/1528769410501519/

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