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Tom Roche Pt. Two Oct 13, 2022

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September 13, 1991. Burbank, California. 37-year old Tom Roche makes plans to meet his spouse, Barbara Rondeau, for lunch, but never shows up. When Barbara returns to their apartment, she discovers that the front door is unlocked and Tom is missing. Six days later, Barbara receives an envelope containing some of Tom’s personal items, along with an anonymous confession letter to his murder. While there is some speculation that Tom could have staged his own disappearance, some of his skeletal remains and personal possessions are eventually discovered in a remote area 500 miles away. Tom’s cause of death is determined to be a gunshot wound, but the circumstances of how he wound up dead remain unclear. Was Tom Roche abducted and murdered? Was the anonymous confession letter actually written by his killer? We will explore a number of these unanswered questions as we cover a very baffling case on this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/tom-roche/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-19-me-4840-story.html

Tom Roche Pt. One Oct 06, 2022

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Eric Tamiyasu Pt. Two Sep 29, 2022

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June 25, 2001. Hood River, Oregon. During a date with a friend, 41-year old Eric Tamiyasu hears strange noises outside his home and discovers an unidentified shoeprint. After his friend leaves for the night, Eric is not heard from for five days. His decomposing body is eventually discovered in his bed and it turns out he has been shot three times in the head. The investigation would uncover a number of intriguing suspects: the local sheriff, who made the odd decision to destroy a crucial piece of evidence; a close friend and business partner who allegedly had a dispute with Eric over money; and the person who discovered Eric’s body and displayed some very strange behavior. Did any these of suspects murder Eric Tamiyasu, or was someone else responsible? We explore a true whodunit on this week’s edition of “The Path Went Chilly”.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/eric-tamiyasu/
https://www.koin.com/archives/somebody-came-for-sole-purpose-of-killing-eric_20171130085922738/870127444
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2002/feb/06/tamiyasu-case-rumors-swirl-around-murder/
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2002/mar/06/tamiyasu-murder-draws-national-attention/
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2002/jul/02/local-murder-draws-new-exposure/
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2003/sep/24/family-turns-up-heat-on-cold-case/

Eric Tamiyasu Pt. One Sep 22, 2022

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June 25, 2001. Hood River, Oregon. During a date with a friend, 41-year old Eric Tamiyasu hears strange noises outside his home and discovers an unidentified shoeprint. After his friend leaves for the night, Eric is not heard from for five days. His decomposing body is eventually discovered in his bed and it turns out he has been shot three times in the head. The investigation would uncover a number of intriguing suspects: the local sheriff, who made the odd decision to destroy a crucial piece of evidence; a close friend and business partner who allegedly had a dispute with Eric over money; and the person who discovered Eric’s body and displayed some very strange behavior. Did any these of suspects murder Eric Tamiyasu, or was someone else responsible? We explore a true whodunit on this week’s edition of “The Path Went Chilly”.
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Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/eric-tamiyasu/
https://www.koin.com/archives/somebody-came-for-sole-purpose-of-killing-eric_20171130085922738/870127444
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2002/feb/06/tamiyasu-case-rumors-swirl-around-murder/
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2002/mar/06/tamiyasu-murder-draws-national-attention/
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2002/jul/02/local-murder-draws-new-exposure/
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2003/sep/24/family-turns-up-heat-on-cold-case/

Jean Moore Pt. Two Sep 15, 2022

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April 9, 1992. 59-year old Jean Moore and her 70-year old fiancee, Al Henderson, have traveled from their hometown of Apple Valley, California for a vacation in Laughlin, Nevada. On the morning they were planning to return home, Al claims he dropped Jean off at a casino before she vanished without explanation. However, Jean does not show up on the casino’s surveillance footage, which contradicts many aspects of Al’s story. Investigators wonder if Jean even arrived in Laughlin to begin with and suspect her fiancee might be withholding information. Was Al responsible for what happened to Jean? We attempt to answer that question as we examine a baffling spousal disappearance in this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”.
Additional Reading:
http://unsolved.com/archives/jean-moore
http://charleyproject.org/case/jean-marie-moore
http://www.vvdailypress.com/article/20120410/NEWS/304109985

Jean Moore Pt. One Sep 08, 2022

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Lulu Courchesne Pt. Two Sep 01, 2022

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(Part 2/2) October 18, 1987. Rochester, New Hampshire. 34-year old Alene “Lulu” Courchesne is found strangled to death next to a turnpike outside of town. Even though Lulu is engaged to someone else, she had gone out on a date the previous night with a man named Rick McCue. Rick is eventually charged with Lulu’s murder and found guilty at trial, even though compelling evidence seems to point to the brother of Lulu’s fiancée. After allegations of jury misconduct cause his conviction to be overturned, Rick receives a new trial and is acquitted in 1993, but no one else is ever charged with Lulu Courchesne’s murder. Did Rick McCue actually commit this crime, or did the real perpetrator get away with it? This week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly” examines a controversial murder case which has yet to find a complete resolution after 30 years.
Additional Reading:
http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Rick_McCue
http://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions/96/96SM067.pdf
https://www.leagle.com/decision/1991228134nh941215

Lulu Courchesne Pt. One Aug 25, 2022

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October 18, 1987. Rochester, New Hampshire. 34-year old Alene “Lulu” Courchesne is found strangled to death next to a turnpike outside of town. Even though Lulu is engaged to someone else, she had gone out on a date the previous night with a man named Rick McCue. Rick is eventually charged with Lulu’s murder and found guilty at trial, even though compelling evidence seems to point to the brother of Lulu’s fiancée. After allegations of jury misconduct cause his conviction to be overturned, Rick receives a new trial and is acquitted in 1993, but no one else is ever charged with Lulu Courchesne’s murder. Did Rick McCue actually commit this crime, or did the real perpetrator get away with it? This week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly” examines a controversial murder case which has yet to find a complete resolution after 30 years.
Additional Reading:
http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Rick_McCue
http://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions/96/96SM067.pdf
https://www.leagle.com/decision/1991228134nh941215

Indiana Dunes Women Pt. 2 Aug 18, 2022

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(Part 2/2) July 2, 1966. Porter County, Indiana. 21-year old Ann Miller, 19-year old Patricia Blough and 19-year old Renee Bruhl leave their homes in Illinois in order to travel to the Indiana Dunes State Park. After taking a spot on the beach next to Lake Michigan, the three women venture into the water, leaving all of their belongings behind. Eyewitnesses would recall seeing them climb into a boat with an unidentified man before they vanished without a trace and there would be a number of different theories about why they went missing. Did the women take off voluntarily? Were they murdered over possible connections to notorious criminal Silas Jayne and his “horse syndicate”? Could their disappearance have been the result of an illegal abortion gone wrong? On this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, we shall explore the truly baffling disappearance of the “Indiana Dunes Women”.
Additional Reading:
http://charleyproject.org/case/ann-miller
http://charleyproject.org/case/patricia-blough
http://charleyproject.org/case/renee-bruhl
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-21-8702170368-story.html
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/3-girls-beach-found-article-1.1216303
“Silas Jayne: Chicago’s Suburban Gangster” by Bryan Alaspa

Indiana Dunes Women Pt. One Aug 11, 2022

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July 2, 1966. Porter County, Indiana. 21-year old Ann Miller, 19-year old Patricia Blough and 19-year old Renee Bruhl leave their homes in Illinois in order to travel to the Indiana Dunes State Park. After taking a spot on the beach next to Lake Michigan, the three women venture into the water, leaving all of their belongings behind. Eyewitnesses would recall seeing them climb into a boat with an unidentified man before they vanished without a trace and there would be a number of different theories about why they went missing. Did the women take off voluntarily? Were they murdered over possible connections to notorious criminal Silas Jayne and his “horse syndicate”? Could their disappearance have been the result of an illegal abortion gone wrong? On this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, we shall explore the truly baffling disappearance of the “Indiana Dunes Women”.
Additional Reading:
http://charleyproject.org/case/ann-miller
http://charleyproject.org/case/patricia-blough
http://charleyproject.org/case/renee-bruhl
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-21-8702170368-story.html
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/3-girls-beach-found-article-1.1216303
“Silas Jayne: Chicago’s Suburban Gangster” by Bryan Alaspa

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