She Goes by Jane: A True Crime Podcast

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104: The Disappearance of Diane Van Reeth and the Woman in His Wallet with guest reader Taylor Blackwell Oct 07, 2025

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In August 1995, Diane Van Reeth left her Tucson home for work and never arrived. Two days later, her minivan was found abandoned with the keys still inside.

Her husband soon became the focus of the investigation. Detectives discovered he was living under an alias and was a fugitive with a violent history — including a prior manslaughter conviction and an attempted murder charge in Massachusetts. By 1999, he had pleaded no contest to Diane’s murder, but her remains have never been found.

Years later, his name surfaced again — this time in connection with a woman once known only as Pima County Jane Doe. When police arrested him for Diane’s disappearance, they found a photograph of a young woman in his wallet. In 2015, DNA confirmed what many had long suspected: that woman was Brenda Gerow, missing from New Hampshire since 1980.

This episode tells the intertwined stories of Diane Van Reeth and Brenda Gerow — two women whose lives ended in violence, but whose names and stories now endure.

📖 Featuring an original poem written in her honor, read by Taylor Blackwell. Taylor is an actor, musician, visual artist, writer, director, and creator of The Infinite Possibilities Oracle Deck. Taylor is a member of bubblegum punk band "the tenth", which they co-founded with actress Harley Quinn Smith. In addition Taylor released their own solo album, "In Memory of Haroldine”.

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Unsolved: The 1995 Disappearance of Robin Murphy | Part 2 with guest reader Nora McLellan Sep 30, 2025

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Nearly thirty years after her disappearance, Robin Murphy’s case remains unsolved. In Part 2, She Goes By Jane examines the lingering questions: Was Robin’s disappearance connected to the murder of 12-year-old Josette Wright? Did investigators overlook critical evidence? And why does her story still haunt the Hudson Valley today?

📖 Featuring an original poem written in Robin’s honor, read by Canadian actor Nora McLellan.

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More About Nora McLellan:

Nora is a Canadian actor with an extensive career across theatre, television, and film.

A veteran of both the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, she has earned two Dora Mavor Moore Awards, a Jessie Award, and multiple nominations recognizing her versatility and craft. On stage, McLellan has starred in productions ranging from classics to contemporary hits, including Shirley Valentine (Grand Theatre), Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown Festival), Hello Dolly (Citadel Theatre), and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Vancouver Playhouse). At Stratford and Shaw, she has played leading roles in Cabaret, Gypsy, Saint Joan, The House of Bernarda Alba, and The Trojan Women, among dozens of others. Her screen work includes recurring and guest roles on Son of a Critch (Lionsgate/Project 10), Revival (SyFy), Killjoys (SyFy/Temple Street), Cardinal (CTV), Orphan Black (BBC America), and Saving Hope (CTV). Film credits include Sometimes the Good Kill, Tart, My Own Country (Showtime, directed by Mira Nair), and Double, Double, Toil and Trouble.

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Unsolved: The 1995 Disappearance of Robin Murphy | Part 1 with guest reader Nora McLellan Sep 23, 2025

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In the spring of 1995, seventeen-year-old Robin Murphy vanished after borrowing her mother’s car to visit her boyfriend in New York’s Hudson Valley. The car was found abandoned the next day — but Robin was gone. Just months earlier, 12-year-old Josette Wright disappeared in the same community. When Josette’s body was discovered, two men were convicted of her murder, but authorities insisted the cases weren’t connected.

This episode of She Goes By Jane examines Robin’s unsolved disappearance, the questions that still haunt her community, and why many believe her case may be linked to other crimes against women and girls.

📖 Featuring an original poem written in Robin’s honor, read by Canadian actor Nora McLellan.

✨ She Goes By Jane is a true crime podcast about missing women and unidentified women. Each episode combines deep research with original poetry and compassionate storytelling — no gore, no gimmicks.

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More about Nora McLellan: A veteran of both the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, she has earned two Dora Mavor Moore Awards, a Jessie Award, and multiple nominations recognizing her versatility and craft. On stage, McLellan has starred in productions ranging from classics to contemporary hits, including Shirley Valentine (Grand Theatre), Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown Festival), Hello Dolly (Citadel Theatre), and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Vancouver Playhouse). At Stratford and Shaw, she has played leading roles in Cabaret, Gypsy, Saint Joan, The House of Bernarda Alba, and The Trojan Women, among dozens of others. Her screen work includes recurring and guest roles on Son of a Critch (Lionsgate/Project 10), Revival (SyFy), Killjoys (SyFy/Temple Street), Cardinal (CTV), Orphan Black (BBC America), and Saving Hope (CTV). Film credits include Sometimes the Good Kill, Tart, My Own Country (Showtime, directed by Mira Nair), and Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

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The Disappearance of Merrian Carver (2004) – Cruise Ship Disappearance Sep 16, 2025

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In August 2004, 40-year-old Merrian Carver vanished from a Celebrity Cruise ship traveling from Seattle to Alaska. She was last seen the next day—and then she disappeared without explanation. For a week, no one reported her missing. Her belongings were given away, her absence ignored, and her family left in the dark until they began their own search for answers.

Like the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley, Merrian’s case is more than a mystery at sea. It exposed the cruise industry’s troubling lack of accountability and sparked a fight for justice led by her father, Kendall Carver. His relentless advocacy brought international attention to missing persons on cruise ships and pushed for landmark changes in maritime law.

In this episode of She Goes By Jane, we look at Merrian’s life, her disappearance, the failures that followed, and the legacy of a family who refused to let her be forgotten.

✨ She Goes By Jane is a true crime podcast about missing and unidentified women. We share the stories of women who vanish—no gore, no sensationalism, just careful, compassionate storytelling.

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Unsolved: Angela Allen’s Disappearance | Syracuse, 1979 with guest reader Chioma Umeala Sep 09, 2025

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In December 1979, 28-year-old Angela Allen vanished from Syracuse, New York, the day after Christmas. That morning, she called her mother — sounding tired, but otherwise fine. Hours later, she was gone. Her last paycheck sat unclaimed, until her husband tried to pick it up. Investigators believe Angela was killed that day, possibly buried in one of two places she had once visited on dates.

Decades later, Angela’s body has never been found. Her disappearance left behind unanswered questions, suspicions of betrayal, and two daughters still searching for truth.

📖 Featuring an original poem written in Angela’s honor, read by actor Chioma Umeala (Netflix’s One Piece, The Woman King).

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More About Chioma Umeala:

Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, Chioma Umeala is South African-Nigerian actor, which has allowed her to bring a unique look and a fresh, intercontinental perspective to the industry.

Chioma is most notably known as Nojiko in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of ‘One Piece’. Her other works include her role in the SONY film ‘The Woman King’ appearing on BET’s first African series, ‘Isono’ as Ayo. Additional credits in CBS’s “Shaka: King of the Zulu Nation” and on Novocaine, a comedic film with Jack Quaid at the helm.

Due to her work, Chioma has built many relationships in the film industry including with her now mentors, Julius Tennon and Viola Davis. She is also known as championing varied stories and characters due to her casting on One Piece. Nojiko’s race was initially non-descript and so being the only black woman in season one, that opened the stage for conversation and integration in the niche anime community. Chioma has been recognized and invited by many global events, such as Comic Con, to speak on her experiences. Chioma is a steadily rising global talent.

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Episode 99: Cynthia and Jackie Leslie with special guest Catherine McKenzie Sep 02, 2025

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They said they were going to go babysit, but secretly had other plans to meet up with a friend. When teenagers Cynthia and Jackie Leslie left their Mesa, Arizona home in 1974, no one was worried. After all, everyone assumed they were exactly where they said: babysitting. When they didn’t return home, though, their family was plunged into a mystery now almost 50 years old. In this episode we cover both what was reported by the media and what was contained in their over 200 page police file.

This week, we’re joined by writer Catherine McKenzie. A graduate of McGill in History and Law, Catherine practiced law for twenty years before leaving the practice to write full time. She’s the author of numerous bestsellers including HIDDEN, FRACTURED, THE GOOD LIAR and I’LL NEVER TELL. Her works have been translated into multiple languages and PLEASE JOIN US and I’LL NEVER TELL have all been optioned for development into television series. You can find Catherine on ⁠Instagram ⁠and ⁠TikTok⁠.

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Episode 98: Pah Pow with guest Reader Rainbow Dickerson Aug 27, 2025

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When 30-year-old Pah Pow leaves her apartment, the only witness is her young son who says she left with a man he recognized but whose name he didn’t know. Her family thought she was with family, her family thought she was with friends. This mistake meant nearly a week passed before anyone realized Pah was missing. An immigrant from Thailand, Pah lived with her husband and children in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She has been missing since April 2016.

This week, we’re joined by Rainbow Dickerson, the proud daughter of a brave Thai mother who came to the United States during the first small wave of Thai immigrants in the 1960’s. Rainbow is also of Rappahannock and Caucasian descent and is honored to lend her voice to this project. She became a TIFF Rising Star for her work in the feature, BEANS, for which she also received other awards and nominations. She can be seen next in Netflix’s live-action, Avatar: The Last Airbender, premiering February 22nd, 2024. Other selected screen credits include Gone, Chicago Fire, and Banshee. In addition, Rainbow has performed on Broadway and at many of the country’s top theatres, recently closing an Off-Broadway run of Manahatta at The Public Theatre in NYC. Other favorites include the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, American Players Theatre, and Native Voices. Rainbow currently resides on unceded Tongva/Gabrieleno territory, also known as Los Angeles, CA. Represented by Liberman Zerman Management.

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The Unsolved Kidnapping of Carrie Lawson--Missing from Alabama with guest reader Kristin Minter Aug 19, 2025

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In September 1991, 25-year-old attorney Carolyn “Carrie” Lawson was living the life she had worked so hard to build—newly married, just admitted to the bar, and settling into her first home in Jasper, Alabama. But one late-night phone call changed everything.

A masked gunman abducted Carrie from her driveway, and within hours, her family received a ransom demand. The money was paid—but Carrie was never returned. More than three decades later, her abduction remains one of Alabama’s most haunting unsolved kidnappings.

This episode examines the disappearance of Carrie Lawson, the unanswered questions surrounding her case, and the devastating impact on her family and community.

📖 Featuring an original poem written in Carrie Lawson's honor, read by actress Kristin Minter (Home Alone, ER, Ray Donovan).

✨ She Goes By Jane is a true crime podcast about missing women and unidentified women. We tell their stories with deep research, poetry, and care — no gore, no sensationalism. ➡️ Help bring attention to story's like Carrie's—subscribe and share this episode.

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More About Kristin Minter:

Kristin Minter is best known as Heather, Kevin McCallister’s oldest cousin in Home Alone, the holiday classic that raked in nearly $500 million worldwide. She also starred opposite Vanilla Ice in Cool as Ice (1991).

TV fans know her as feisty desk clerk Randi on ER, appearing in 78 episodes. Minter's credits span hit shows like Ray Donovan, Poker Face, Hightown, Nip/Tuck, and Highlander (as Rachel MacLeod).

Still acting, she’s also breaking ground as a mature model with Elite NYC. She laughingly says, “It is confronting at this age.”

You can see most her work on Minter’s website ⁠kristinminter.com⁠ or on her instagram @Kristin_minter

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Unsolved in Georgia: The Disappearances of Twyla Mickey & Belinda Norred, and the Murder of Rita Creasman Aug 12, 2025

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In 1986, 28-year-old Rita Eubanks Creasman was found strangled in a Georgia creek. Just three years later, Twyla Mickey left a chilling message for her parents: “I’ve got to get out of here.” Hours later, she vanished. Then, in 1992, Belinda Norred disappeared after an argument with the same man tied to both Rita and Twyla.

Three women. Three families. One name that threads through them all.

This episode examines the murder of Rita Creasman and the unsolved disappearances of Twyla Mickey and Belinda Norred—cases bound by love, betrayal, and decades of unanswered questions.

📖 Featuring an original poem written in their honor.

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Case Update: Bitter Creek Betty & I-90 Jane Doe Identified as Irene Vasquez and Cindi Estrada Aug 05, 2025

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For more than 30 years, they had no names. One was known only as Bitter Creek Betty, found murdered near a Wyoming highway in 1992. The other was called the Sheridan County / I-90 Jane Doe, discovered the same year on the opposite end of the state. Both were young. Both were forgotten—until forensic DNA finally gave them back their identities.

Now we know who they were: Irene Vasquez and Cindi Arleen Estrada. This episode explores how investigators solved their cases, the tragic connection between them, and what justice looks like when the killer dies before facing trial.

For decades, their voices were silenced. Today, we say their names.

📖 Featuring an original poem in their honor, read by Ginger Strand. Ginger is the author of Killer on the Road: Violence and the American Interstate and several other works of narrative nonfiction. ✨ She Goes By Jane is a true crime podcast about missing and unidentified women. Each episode combines deep research with original poetry and victim-centered storytelling — no gore, no sensationalism.

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