A Unsolved Case of Human Trafficking - Danica Childs - December 21 2025

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December 21st: Danica Childs Disappeared (2007) When a child disappears a parent, through their crippling grief, has to find a way to rally and fight to do what they can to find their loved one. On December 21st 2007 a teenager vanished and her mother, through it all, did what she needed to do to make sure she never let her daughter’s case disappear from the public eye. https://people.com/crime/danica-childs-missing-washington-sex-trafficking/, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/danica-childs-missing-washington-teen-human-trafficking-victim-case-update, https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/blog/danica-childs, https://charleyproject.org/case/danica-dianne-childs, https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Danica_Childs, https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news/beautiful-missing-teen-vanished-heartbreaking-29186663, https://www.koin.com/am-extra/true-crime-tuesday-danica-dianne-childs/, https://www.yourtango.com/2018318872/what-happened-danica-childs-details-missing-washington-teen-unsolved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 20th: Brian Carrick Goes Missing (2002) When a case has no body, it becomes incredibly difficult to find closure. On December 20th 2002 a young man went missing. A case that, though there is one prevailing theory, the lack of body made closure seem impossible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 19th: Christopher Foster's Family Laid to Rest (2008) The desire for money and to appear wealthy can, for some, override other emotions. On December 19th 2008 a family was laid to rest. Deaths that, in the opinions of many, were caused by that desire to have and achieve wealth. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/my-brother-shot-killed-wife-27574577, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1167196/Revealed-Why-millionaire-Christopher-Foster-slaughtered-family.html, https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/christopher-foster, https://medium.com/@natasha.leigh/the-nauseating-case-of-the-foster-family-christopher-foster-4bf36c4021e2, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3549392/Aftermath-murder-spree-Pictures-remains-1-2million-home-gutted-fire-millionaire-businessman-shot-dead-wife-daughter-horses-dogs.html, https://www.the-sun.com/news/1760617/christopher-foster-murder-mansion-tycoon-cursed-home/, https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/nov/22/christopher-foster-news-crime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 18th: Margaret Rudin Kills? (1994) Everyone deserves a fair trial. On December 18th 1994 a man disappeared and, with the start of his case came a clear suspect. One who spent decades fighting to prove she did not receive a fair trial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Rudin, https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/i-team-im-not-bitter-black-widow-margaret-rudin-speaks-after-judge-clears-her-name-in-infamous-las-vegas-murder/, https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/margaret-rudins-las-vegas-murder-case-is-finally-over-2591302/, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/murder-conviction-vacated-margaret-rudin-millionaire-husbands-death-rcna29396, https://www.oxygen.com/blood-money/crime-news/did-black-widow-margaret-rudin-kill-husband-ron-rudin, https://sports.yahoo.com/convicted-black-widow-responsible-murder-020002668.html, https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/judge-vacates-murder-conviction-for-margaret-rudin-also-known-as-las-vegas-black-widow/, https://news3lv.com/news/local/federal-judge-vacates-murder-conviction-of-margaret-rudin-las-vegas-black-widow-killing-husband-ron-rudin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 17th: Marty Theer Killed (2000) Love can make you do crazy things. On December 17th 2000 a man was killed. A murder committed at the behest of a someone in love. https://www.osi.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/2311497/the-murder-of-capt-marty-theer/, https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nc-court-of-appeals/1201672.html, https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125624&page=1, https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/115834/, https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/122418/, https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7616559/, https://www.wral.com/court-denies-appeal-of-wife-convicted-of-killing-air-force-officer/8296979/, https://www.wral.com/convicted-killer-wants-prison-to-stop-censoring-his-racy-letters/8755197/, https://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/the-implications-of-attachment-theory-for-military-wives-effects-during-a-post-deployment-period/, http://www.fact.on.ca/news/news0208/ap020806.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 16th: Lynsey Wilson-Quy Disappeared (1998) Leaving the cycle of abuse is incredibly difficult. And, in some cases, it can be incredibly dangerous as well. On December 16th 1998 a young mother disappeared around the same time she finally decided to take the steps to leave her abusive husband. https://ceeblacuud.medium.com/he-welcomed-the-media-into-his-home-appeared-on-talk-shows-and-called-in-radio-stations-in-search-2abeb927f10d, https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/sadistic-wife-killer-come-back-20837825, https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Our+boy+never+got+over+his+sister%27s+murder%3B+Inquest+told+Lynsey%27s...-a080557275, https://allthatsinteresting.com/mitchell-quy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Stay Safe - A Morning Cup of Murder Podcast Coming Soon! Have a close call with something horrifying? A dark family story you've been needing to share? What about an unexplained encounter? Share your stories with us by emailing them to [email protected] and they could be read on a future episode! Information on today’s episode:December 14th: Krystal Beslanowitch Killed (1995) DNA technology has come a long way. And, with it, so has a long list of cold cases. On December 14th 1995 a young woman was killed. A case that would have remained unsolved had it not been for an advance in DNA testing that led to her killer decades later. https://forensictales.com/the-murder-of-krystal-beslanowitch/, https://magazine.byu.edu/article/the-crime-solver/, ,https://www.m-vac.com/news/press-releases/m-vac-systems-DNA-collection-device-helps-solve-18-yr-old-beslanowitch-case https://medium.com/@yasminscherrer/she-was-violently-bludgeoned-case-finally-solved-two-decades-later-the-murder-of-krystal-8c6f047f03b5, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104829658/krystal-lynn-beslanowitch, https://www.deseret.com/2013/9/19/20525918/18-years-later-police-say-a-murder-mystery-is-solved/, https://dnasu.com/1464-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 13th: William "Action" Jackson Born  (1920) Associating with a dangerous group of people can, one day, come back to haunt you. On December 13th 1920 a man who worked for a mob made one misstep and, because of that, became the victim of a truly horrific murder.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jackson_(gangster), https://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infliebling.html, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77121929/william-jackson, https://www.newspapers.com/article/redlands-daily-facts-upi-story-on-the-mu/845538/, https://www.bitchute.com/video/QqDomcyuAQL8/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices