Field Trip - The Mystery of The Mary Celeste

In this episode we tell the story of the mysterious disappearance of the passengers and crew of the ship The Mary Celeste in 1872.

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The Mary Celeste

The Mary Celeste

Captain Benjamin Briggs

Captain Benjamin Briggs

Sarah and Sophia Briggs

Sarah and Sophia Briggs

Arthur Briggs

Arthur Briggs

1861 Painting of The Mary Celeste, at the time Amazon

1861 Painting of The Mary Celeste, at the time Amazon

Episode 34 - The Story of Beale's Treasure

This week we tell the story of the mysterious Beale's Treasure which is purported to be buried in the mountains near Bedford, Virginia. Is it real or is it just a clever hoax? You decide!

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James Ward’s 1885 Pamphlet

James Ward’s 1885 Pamphlet

Mental Floss Image

Mental Floss Image

Mental Floss Image

Mental Floss Image

Mental Floss Image

Mental Floss Image

Episode 33 - The Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp

Field Trip - Oyster Bay, New York

Episode 32 - The Story of the Driveway Murders - EXTRA CONTENT - The Disappearance of Christopher Douthat

In this episode we tell the story of James Bryant Hudson, murderer of Stanley, Wesley, and Patsy Cole.

EXTRA CONTENT - The Disappearance of Chrisotpher Douthat from Vinton on October 25th, 2013

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF CHRISTOPHER DOUTHAT PLEASE CONTACT VIRGINIA STATE POLICE AT 1-540-375-9589 AND ASK FOR SPECIAL AGENT DOUGLAS HUBERT.

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James Bryant Hudson

James Bryant Hudson

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Episode 31 - The Story of Teresa Lewis and the Walmart Hitmen

Episode 30 - The Story of Virginia Christian - The Girl in the Electric Chair

Episode 29 - The Story of Joe Savino

Episode 28 - The Story of Nat Turner's Rebellion

Episode 27 - The Story of Wallace Thrasher, The Drug Pilot of Fancy Gap

In this episode we tell the story of Wallace Thrasher who flew planes loaded with drugs into the mountains of Virginia until a plane crash killed a man and he himself disappeared. Did he die in his own plane crash or did he fake his death and escape to freedom? Listen to the episode and decide for yourself.

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Wallace Thrasher

Wallace Thrasher

Newspaper Coverage of the Fancy Gap Crash

Newspaper Coverage of the Fancy Gap Crash

Reports of Wallace Thrasher’s Death in Belize

Reports of Wallace Thrasher’s Death in Belize

Fancy Gap Plane Crash

Fancy Gap Plane Crash

Wanted - Wallace Thrasher

Wanted - Wallace Thrasher

Episode 26 - The Story of The Sugar Daddy Killer

Episode 25 - The Story of Killer Earl Conrad Bramblett

Episode 24 - The Story of Melvin David Rees AKA "The Sex Beast"

In this episode we tell the story of serial killer Melvin David Rees and his murders of Margaret Harold and the Jackson Family.

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Margaret Harold

Margaret Harold

The Jackson Family

The Jackson Family

Newspaper Coverage of Trial Evidence

Newspaper Coverage of Trial Evidence

Melvin David Rees and Unidentified Woman

Melvin David Rees and Unidentified Woman

Melvin David Rees

Melvin David Rees

Melvin David Rees

Melvin David Rees

Episode 23 - The Story of Serial Killer Richard Marc Evonitz

In this episode we tell the story of serial killer Marc Evonitz and the girls he abducted and murdered: Sofia Silva, and Kristin and Kati Lisk.

TO DONATE TO THE SOFIA SILVA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND PLEASE CLICK HERE

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Kara Robinson, Sheriff’s Deputy

Kara Robinson, Sheriff’s Deputy

Sofia Silva

Sofia Silva

Kati and Kristin Lisk

Kati and Kristin Lisk

Richard Marc Evonitz

Richard Marc Evonitz

SOURCES

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/08/14/slain-girls-cases-closed/d3a1d1ac-76dc-447d-ba08-5c4c5f269172/

https://apnews.com/0a2cd85c1d3258f1af723ef944a8e956

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

https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/LK/20020706/News/605231070/SH

https://www.fredericksburg.com/local/keeping-a-dark-side-under-lock-and-key/article_ca6d7704-8643-501f-917a-56a9d6d0d76b.html

https://www.fredericksburg.com/local/end-came-with-love-fear-horror/article_24624905-2159-5c21-9d3b-27f78b33e8c7.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/06/17/charges-dropped-in-96-slaying-of-virginia-girl/a11bed11-475a-4a9b-a106-cc40cb903e01/

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/serial-killer-meets-match-15-year-old-article-1.2384136

https://www.fredericksburg.com/local/the-making-of-a-murderer/article_3a2cbf42-0568-5789-a396-e1fc60dcbb9c.html

https://www.fredericksburg.com/local/discovering-deadly-secrets/article_22361671-de71-577e-aec2-3e43939e6311.html

http://www.readthehook.com/92455/news-heros-reward-surviving-teen-gets-150000-nabbing-evonitz

http://www.readthehook.com/95583/news-evonitz-revealed-serial-killer-story-reveals-tale-terrors

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125152

https://www.fredericksburg.com/news/crime/fbi-uses-sofia-silva-s-slaying-to-launch-series-on/article_db3534f7-a261-50f9-bbbd-4afdf22ae322.html

https://www.wistv.com/story/841310/7-2-2002-va-residents-look-for-slaying-clues/

https://books.google.com/books/about/Into_the_Water.html?id=hyawmAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description

Episode 22 - The Story of Alicia Reynolds and the Route 29 Stalker

In this episode we cover the Route 29 Stalker and the 1996 abduction and murder of Alicia Reynolds.

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Alicia Reynolds

Alicia Reynolds

Alicia Reynolds

Alicia Reynolds

Missing Poster

Missing Poster

29 Stalker Detail Map

29 Stalker Detail Map

Darrell David Rice

Darrell David Rice

SOURCES

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

https://unsolved.com/gallery/alicia-showalter/

http://www.readthehook.com/81209/news-unwanted-neighbor-island-reels-rices-arrival

http://www.readthehook.com/93612/news-rice-trial-hiker-can-testify-park-murders

http://www.readthehook.com/85806/cover-murder-park-rice-release-revives-memories

http://www.readthehook.com/85777/cover-cold-case-alicia-showalter-reynolds-fall-and-rise-darrell-rice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_persons_cases_along_U.S._Route_29_in_Virginia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_persons_cases_along_U.S._Route_29_in_Virginia#Anne_Carolyn_McDaniel

https://medium.com/@ashleyhorsfall/the-disappearance-murder-of-alicia-showalter-reynolds-a914809bdfa5

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/police-still-hunting-rt-29-stalker-after-21-years/418785268

https://wina.com/news/064460-state-police-have-not-forgotten-the-alicia-reynolds-case/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/04/14/troubled-man-was-mending-family-says/2a621869-1999-4d40-8c28-f34fd7055bb8/

https://durangoherald.com/articles/47562

http://www.readthehook.com/category/tags/darrell-rice

https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/stalker-case-still-open-years-later/article_1b29de33-43ef-539a-9645-557fea6a92e1.html

https://fredericksburg.today/2019/03/06/state-police-still-pursuing-culpeper-homicide-of-alicia-showalter-reynolds/

https://www.roanoke.com/archive/rice-some-victims-misidentified-him/article_fe9b5b27-1107-5457-8063-f637043422a2.html

https://www.fredericksburg.com/news/evidence-in-stalker-to-get-new-look/article_3cb08dbf-54b1-5fcd-b086-5356ee95ed60.html

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

https://www.fredericksburg.com/news/crime_courts/after-years-shenandoah-national-park-double-murder-still-unsolved-but/article_c161cfe5-156e-50e7-8b76-0761f186ae79.html

Episode 21 - The Story of Gina Renee Hall

 

In this episode we tell the story of Gina Hall who was murdered by Stephen Epperly on June 28th, 1980.

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Gina Renee Hall

Gina Renee Hall

Gina Renee Hall

Gina Renee Hall

Stephen Epperly 1972

Stephen Epperly 1972

Stephen Epperly 2018

Stephen Epperly 2018

Bill King

Bill King

The House at Claytor Lake

The House at Claytor Lake

Episode 20 - The Story of the Two Marions

In this episode we talk about the murders of Marion Marshall and Marion Newman in Springfield, VA in 2006 and how new DNA techniques may help find their killer.

THIS CASE IS UNSOLVED IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONTACT:

  • Call 703-246-7800, option 8

  • Submit an anonymous tip through Fairfax Crime Solvers.

  • Text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

If your anonymous tip leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

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Composite Sketch Derived from Suspect DNA

Composite Sketch Derived from Suspect DNA

Marion Newman’s Missing Ring

Marion Newman’s Missing Ring

Episode 19 - The Story of the Stolen Girl

On this episode we talk about the disappearance of Katie Worsky in 1982 and other crimes Glenn Barker got away with.

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Katie Worsky

Katie Worsky

House where Katie Worsky was taken from

House where Katie Worsky was taken from

Cynthia and Heather Johnson

Cynthia and Heather Johnson

Cynthia Johnson’s House

Cynthia Johnson’s House

Glenn Barker

Glenn Barker

Episode 18 - The Story of the Jamestown Colony Starving Time

On this Thanksgiving week episode we take a field trip to the earliest days of the Jamestown Colony where starving settlers resorted to cannibalism for survival.

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Facial reconstruction of 14 year old cannibal victim

Facial reconstruction of 14 year old cannibal victim

Cannibal victim’s skull showing butchering marks

Cannibal victim’s skull showing butchering marks

Jamestown Colony graves

Jamestown Colony graves

Artist reconstruction of Jamestown Colony

Artist reconstruction of Jamestown Colony

Archaeological excavation and reconstruction at Jamestown Colony

Archaeological excavation and reconstruction at Jamestown Colony

Jamestown Crosses

Jamestown Crosses

Episode 17 - The Story of Syco Sam