The Trail Went Cold

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The Trail Went Cold - Episode 434 - Katherine Korzilius Jun 04, 2025

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August 7, 1996. Travis County, Texas. After running errands with her family, six-year old Katherine Korzilius is dropped off at a community mailbox in her neighbourhood and is last seen walking in the direction of her home. Fifteen minutes later, Katherine’s mother discovers her body lying in the road about a quarter-mile away from their residence. An autopsy reveals that she has a fractured skull, so the medical examiner concludes that Katherine was likely thrown or fell from a moving vehicle. While investigators suspect that Katherine may have grabbed onto the back of her mother’s SUV as it drove away before she fell off, her family believes she was murdered by an unknown party in a botched abduction attempt. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the tragic unexplained death of Katherine Korzilius.

Additional Reading:

https://unsolved.com/gallery/katherine-korzilius/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Katherine_Korzilius

https://www.newspapers.com/image/356835619/

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/273592307/

"The Trail Went Cold" will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18-20, 2025. To get a 20 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “ROBIN20”, by visiting https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/.

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 433 - Jodi Henrickson May 28, 2025

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June 20, 2009. Bowen Island, British Columbia. While attending a house party, 17-year old Jodi Henrickson leaves during the early morning hours with her estranged 20-year old boyfriend, Gavin Arnott. Numerous witnesses report seeing them walking down the road together and Gavin claims that after they got into an argument, he and Jodi went their separate ways before she vanished without a trace. Since Gavin had a history of violence against Jodi and a no-contact order at that time, he becomes a person of interest in her disappearance, but there is no evidence to implicate him and Jodi is never found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a missing persons case from Canada which has gone unsolved for nearly 16 years. Special thanks to listener Katie Hyde for narrating the opening of this episode.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team at 1-877-551-4448.

Additional Reading:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/court-ordered-ex-boyfriend-of-missing-teen-to-stay-away-from-her-1.834790

https://www.newspapers.com/image/505992846/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/505981770/

https://www.vanmag.com/city/people/wheres-jodi-henrickson/

https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/sea-to-sky/family-and-friends-remember-missing-teen-jodi-henrickson-2491436

https://theprovince.com/news/july-3-2009-girlfriend-was-trouble-mom-says-lynne-fedorick-said-she-banned-manipulative-girl-from-her-home

ht tps://www.squamishreporter.com/2 024/05/27/vancouver-based-studio-making-documentary-about-jodi-henrickson/

https://www.squamishchief.com/local-news/cousin-of-missing-squamish-woman-seeks-closure-3345716

https://www.squamishchief.com/local-news/finding-jodi-documentary-shines-new-light-on-case-of-missing-squamish-teen-9137252

https://www.staysafevancouver.com/post/jodi-henrickson-documentary

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/homicide-team-jodi-henrickson-1.7395313

https://globalnews.ca/news/10893417/bc-podcast-credited-tipster-teen-cold-case/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/jodi-henricksons-ex-boyfriend-gavin-arnott-charged-with-assaulting-woman-in-alta/

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 432 - Corey Scherbey May 21, 2025

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August 22, 2011. Chilliwack, British Columbia. After not hearing from him for three days, the parents of 38-year old Corey Scherbey enter his residence and discover his body in a kneeling position in front of his couch and there is a large pool of fluids on the floor. The police conclude that Corey died of an accidental drug overdose and started decomposing before he was found. However, since Corey’s father had seen an unidentified woman in his house with him prior to his death and there is other suspicious evidence pointing towards foul play – including an anonymous cryptic letter - the Scherbeys believe that Corey was killed by an outside party. In 2020, a coroner’s inquest is held in which a jury agrees with the original ruling that Corey’s death was accidental, but his family continues to maintain he was murdered. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel back to our home country of Canada to explore a suspicious death which is still surrounded by unanswered questions.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Chilliwack detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at (604) 792-4611.

Additional Reading:

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Corey_Scherbey

https://unsolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/133-Body-of-Evidence-Transcript.pdf

https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/chilliwack-parents-cant-accept-police-findings-in-death-of-son/

https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/family-of-murder-victims-suffer-a-unique-kind-of-grief/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/corey-scherbey-chilliwack-death-2011-solicitor-general-orders-inquest-1.5160130

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/corey-scherbey-death-inquest-2011-1.5363850

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coroner-inquest-corey-scherbey-chilliwack-death-2011-1.5787734

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/inquest-begins-nearly-a-decade-after-the-sudden-death-of-a-chilliwack-man/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/verdict-upholds-ruling-coroner-inquest-corey-scherbey-chilliwack-death-2011-1.5792449

https://www.theprogress.com/news/coroners-inquest-rules-chilliwack-mans-mysterious-death-accidental-overdose-1910102

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/inquest/2020/scherbey_verdict_with_coroner_comments.pdf

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1112883733/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/899181687/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/899180311/

https://www.pauljhenderson.com/murder-or-accident-the-curious-case-of-corey-scherbey/

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 431 - The Bolney Torso May 14, 2025

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October 11, 1991. Bolney, England. The dismembered torso of a male homicide victim which has been rolled up in some carpet is discovered in a wooded area next to a bridle path. His head and both of his hands have been removed and since the victim cannot be identified, he is buried under the name “Unknown Male”. Investigators explore a number of different leads, including a wanted German fraudster who was living in the area at the time the torso was discovered, as well as the possibility that the victim’s death was a gangland killing, but the crime is never solved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel back to the United Kingdom to explore the bizarre story of an unidentified decedent known only as “The Bolney Torso”.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bolney_Torso

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4735827.Sussex_Police_still_trying_to_solve_riddle_of_headless_body/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-15256742

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8403522.stm

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9298428.New_clues_in_Bolney_Torso_mystery/

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/6712688._Bolney_torso__riddle_still_baffles_police/

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/8151356.Three_men_ruled_out_of_Bolney_torso_case/

https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/crime/why-the-bolney-torso-killing-is-still-unsolved-27-years-later-122359

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-58862567

https://news.sky.com/story/west-sussex-unidentified-headless-torso-murder-remains-unsolved-30-years-on-12431156

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14220947/Unsolved-execution-couple-1989-linked-headless-man-mystery.html

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“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 430 - Kristine Kupka May 07, 2025

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October 24, 1998. Brooklyn, New York. 28-year old Kristine Kupka, who happens to be five months’ pregnant, is seen leaving her residence alongside the father of her child, Darshanand “Rudy” Persaud. Kristine never returns, but even though Rudy claims that he took her to a shopping mall and dropped her off a few blocks from her home, his story cannot be corroborated. It turns out that Rudy was married to another woman and had asked Kristine to get an abortion for fear that the revelation about her pregnancy would ruin his life. Even though a cloud of suspicion surrounds Rudy, there is no evidence to implicate him in Kristine’s disappearance and no trace of her is ever found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a missing persons case involving a pregnant woman which has gone unsolved for over 26 years.

Join us on Saturday, May 10 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link.

If you have information about this case, please contact the New York Police Department’s Missing Persons Squad at (212) 694-7781.

Additional Reading:

https://charleyproject.org/case/kristine-kupka

https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/1032/

https://www.kristinekupka.com/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristines-story/

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/31/nyregion/pregnant-honor-student-is-missing-family-says.html

https://nypost.com/1999/01/03/missing-womans-ex-love-faced-ostracism-report/

https://www.nydailynews.com/2010/03/06/a-break-in-kristine-kupka-case-is-a-ray-of-hope-for-sister-of-missing-college-student/

https://www.wtsp.com/article/home/tampa-dentist-a-suspect-in-12-year-old-cold-case/67-390710770

https://www.newspapers.com/image/522621310/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/479369403/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/410123826

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 429 - Teekah Lewis Apr 30, 2025

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January 23, 1999. Tacoma, Washington. Two-year old Teekah Lewis accompanies her family to the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley, but while playing inside the arcade, she vanishes without a trace. It seems apparent that Teekah was the victim of a stranger abduction and there is speculation that her disappearance might be connected to a recent series of incidents in which other children from the area were preyed upon by an unidentified white male. Twenty-five years later, investigators announce they have been looking into a person of interest who seems like a compelling potential suspect, but there is no conclusive evidence to implicate him and Teekah is never found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a heartbreaking missing children’s case which has remained unsolved for over a quarter of a century. Special thanks to listener Rey Hettrick for narrating the opening of this episode.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Tacoma Police Department at (253) 591-5950.

Additional Reading:

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/teekah-lewis-disappearance-tacoma-washington-1999-rcna190347

https://komonews.com/news/local/tacoma-police-person-of-interest-in1999-disappearance-of-2-year-old-teekah-lewis-is-dead-baby-toddler-missing-abduction-safety-stranger-interview-seattle-washington-children-crime-investigation-update-kidnapping

https://komonews.com/news/local/tacoma-marks-26-years-since-2-year-old-girl-vanished-from-bowling-alley-crime-abduction-missing-girl-toddler-washington

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/25-years-after-disappearance-in-tacoma-its-time-to-bring-teekah-home/

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/us/tacoma-washington-teekah-lewis-missing-reaj/index.html

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/missing-girls-mother-hopes-solve-1999-case/281-383caa31-efb6-43cf-8945-8722cbbdf95c

https://www.fox13seattle.com/washingtons-most-wanted/teekah-lewis-21-years-later-witness-account-could-be-key-to-solving-case-of-missing-girl

https://charleyproject.org/case/teekah-latres-lewis

https://apbcoldcase.substack.com/p/taken-in-tacoma-where-is-teekah-lewis

https://www.newspapers.com/image/740752057/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/740752264/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/740769868/

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 428 - Johnny Bowman Apr 23, 2025

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August 19, 1984. Manassas, Virginia. At around 4:15 AM, the doorbell rings at the residence of Johnny Bowman, a 31-year old trooper with the Virginia State Police. When Johnny answers the door, he is viciously attacked by an assailant who stabs him over 40 times before fleeing the scene and they leave behind a wig, glasses and hardhat which were possibly used as a disguise. Years later, investigators announce that their prime suspect is Perry Worrell, a former state trooper who happened to be one of Johnny’s closest friends, and they believe the murder was committed over some sort of personal dispute. However, there is not enough evidence to make an arrest and the crime continues to be surrounded by unanswered questions. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the murder of a Virginia state trooper which has gone unsolved for over 40 years.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Virginia State Police at (703) 803-2676 or the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).

Additional Reading:

https://www.odmp.org/officer/2106-trooper-johnny-rush-bowman

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/seeking-info-in-1984-murder-of-virgina-trooper-johnny-bowman-092418

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/trooper-johnny-rush-bowman

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/washingtondc/news/press-releases/advancements-in-forensic-technology-renew-investigation-into-30-year-old-murder-of-virginia-trooper

https://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-solve-1984-murder-virginia-state-trooper-stabbed/story?id=58091478

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/northern-virginia/decades-old-of-virginia-state-trooper-remains-unsolved-vsp-continues-to-pursue-leads/

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/murder-of-virginia-state-police-trooper-still-unsolved-35-years-later/65-83929bda-2a59-40b6-b038-3f9ca43c7363

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/08/20/20-years-later-still-tracking-a-killer-of-one-of-their-own/41c88673-53e1-4b7e-b529-023e74f6d117/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/renewed-push-to-solve-virginia-state-troopers-1984-murder/2012/08/15/6ed57874-e6ff-11e1-936a-b801f1abab19_story.html

https://wjla.com/news/local/johnny-bowman-murder-fbi-police-step-up-investigation-into-1984-murder-78848

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1142213702/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/917727554/

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https://www.newspapers.com/image/985892491/

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 427 - The Kuria Family Murders Apr 16, 2025

Show notes

August 1, 2007. Powder Springs, Georgia. After not being heard from for over 30 hours, 46-year old Jane Kuria and her two daughters - 19-year old Isabella and 16-year old Annabelle - are found bludgeoned to death inside their home. Jane’s eight-year old son, Jeremy, and her eleven-year old nephew, P.K. Thande, are also severely beaten and left comatose, but while they wind up surviving their injuries, they are unable to provide much information about who attacked them. Since the Kurias originally hailed from Kenya and had been seeking asylum in the United States, investigators explore a number of different scenarios, including the possibility of some family friends being responsible for the murders, but the case is never solved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a horrific and baffling crime known as the Kuria family murders.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Unit Tip-Line at (770) 528-3032.

Additional Reading:

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Kuria_Family

https://unsolved.com/podcasts/the-kuria-family-murders/

https://unsolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/108-The-Kuria-Family-Murders-Web-Final.pdf

https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/police-question-survivor-of-attack-that-killed-3-in-georgia-home/article_aa17ad8f-fd8d-5827-b222-886708c23c60.html

https://www.wave3.com/story/6875529/police-searching-for-suspect-in-attack-that-killed-3-in-georgia-home/

https://mshale.com/2007/09/06/detectives-progress-on-murders-of-kenyan-mother-daughters/

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/us/02attack.html

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/gone-cold/gone-cold-a-family-massacred-a-case-left-cold/85-511736512

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/powder-springs-community-rallies-around-teen

"The Trail Went Cold" will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18-20, 2025. To get a 20 % discount on tickets, please our specialized promo code, “ROBIN20”, by visiting https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/.

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 426 - Christine Schultz, Part 2 Apr 09, 2025

Show notes

May 28, 1981. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 30-year old Christine Schultz, the ex-wife of police officer Fred Schultz, is shot to death inside her home and Fred’s current spouse, Laurie “Bambi” Bembenek, is soon charged with the crime. Even though Laurie insists that she was framed by the police and the evidence against her was planted and fabricated, she is convicted of first-degree murder and receives a sentence of life imprisonment. In 1990, Laurie manages to escape from prison with the assistance of her new spouse before they are recaptured in Canada, but even though Laurie continues to maintain her innocence, she is allowed to walk free after agreeing to enter a plea of “no contest” to the crime. Was Laurie “Bambi” Bembenek actually responsible for the murder of Christine Schultz or was she the victim of an elaborate frame-up job? Last week, in Part One of our series, we chronicled the events in this case leading up to Laurie Bembenek’s prison break. This week, we will share the rest of the story and provide our theories and analysis about this very controversial and sensationalistic case.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Bembenek

"Run Bambi, Run" by Kris Radish

https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1991/10/was-bambi-framed

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-trouble-for-dr-phil-guest/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/01/18/bembenek-case-takes-new-turns-with-dna-and-dr-phil/

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/us/22bembenek.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20141019065121/http://www.milwaukeemag.com/article/6212011-laurieslastdays

https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/2023/09/12/lawrencia-laurie-bembenek-run-bambi-run-facts-murder-escape-from-prison-cause-of-death/70794066007/

https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/life/2023/09/07/laurie-bembenek-tried-for-murder-in-1982/70791199007/

"Run Bambi Run" Podcast

"The Trail Went Cold" will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18-20, 2025. To get a 20 % discount on tickets, please our specialized promo code, “ROBIN20”, by visiting https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/.

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 425 - Christine Schultz, Part 1 Apr 02, 2025

Show notes

May 28, 1981. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 30-year old Christine Schultz, the ex-wife of police officer Fred Schultz, is shot to death inside her home and Fred’s current spouse, Laurie “Bambi” Bembenek, is soon charged with the crime. Even though Laurie insists that she was framed by the police and the evidence against her was planted and fabricated, she is convicted of first-degree murder and receives a sentence of life imprisonment. In 1990, Laurie manages to escape from prison with the assistance of her new spouse before they are recaptured in Canada, but even though Laurie continues to maintain her innocence, she is allowed to walk free after agreeing to enter a plea of “no contest” to the crime. Was Laurie “Bambi” Bembenek actually responsible for the murder of Christine Schultz or was she the victim of an elaborate frame-up job? This week, “The Trail Went Cold” releases the first part of a special two-part episode about one of the most controversial and sensationalistic murder cases of all time. Special thanks to listener Brent Amelingmeier for narrating the opening of this episode.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Bembenek

"Run Bambi, Run" by Kris Radish

https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1991/10/was-bambi-framed

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-trouble-for-dr-phil-guest/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/01/18/bembenek-case-takes-new-turns-with-dna-and-dr-phil/

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/us/22bembenek.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20141019065121/http://www.milwaukeemag.com/article/6212011-laurieslastdays

https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/2023/09/12/lawrencia-laurie-bembenek-run-bambi-run-facts-murder-escape-from-prison-cause-of-death/70794066007/

https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/life/2023/09/07/laurie-bembenek-tried-for-murder-in-1982/70791199007/

"Run Bambi Run" Podcast

"The Trail Went Cold" will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18-20, 2025. To get a 20 % discount on tickets, please our specialized promo code, “ROBIN20”, by visiting https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/.

“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.