The Denver Strangler

A killer in the 1890s left a trail of murdered women, and a terrifying question.  Did American have it's own Jack the Ripper, OR did the actual Ripper cross the Atlantic? This is the story of The Denver Strangler.Thank you The Indiana State Sentinel, The Gleaner, The San Francisco Examiner, The Los Angeles Times, The Buffalo Post, The St. Joseph Herald, The San Francisco Call Bulletin, Lincoln Journal Star, k99.com, lawweekcolorado.com, revisitdenver.com and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2OFXb8LDo you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

In 2004, Yolanda Bindics vanished into thin air. Her remains were found years later in a remote forest. Who killed her and left four daughters without their mother?Call the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office tip line for Yolanda’s case at 716-703-5955.Thank you to Margaret Queen, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, The Post-Journal, WKBW 7 News, WGRZ 2, WNY News Now, ABC News, Buffalo Toronto Public Media, Observer Today, Fox 13 Tampa Bay, WRFA, The Buffalo News, The Post-Star, and the Democrat and Chronicle for information that contributed to today’s episode. Original BrainScratch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9gGHnCDgS0This episode was written by Kira McQueen, edited by John Lordan, and produced by LordanArts.Do you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

On a quiet summer night in 1912, an entire family and two young guests were brutally murdered in the small town of Villisca, Iowa. Was the killer never found... or just never found guilty?Thank you The Courier, The Evening Nonpariel, The Rockford Register Star, The Daily Review, Rockford Daily Republic, St Louis Post Dispatch, The Casual Criminalist, Scott on Tape and Bedtime Stories YouTube Channels, Smithsonianmag.com, factualamerica.com, notesfromthefrontier.com and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2OFXb8LDo you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

A car veers into the highway median. Witnesses watch a man leap out and vanish into the woods, but the runner looks nothing like the missing 19-year-old driver, Logan Schiendelman. Who was behind the wheel, and where is Logan?Thank you to Dateline and NBC News, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol, NamUs, The Olympian, True Crime News, FOX 13 Seattle, KING 5, Trace Evidence, The Charley Project, Stories of the Unsolved, the Facebook group “Logan Schiendelman Is Missing,” and Eli Sports Network for information contributing to today’s case.This episode was written by Kira McQueen, edited by John Lordan, and produced by LordanArts. You can help Kira’s work on missing person cases in the Washington area on instagram by following @missinginwa and sharing her posts.Do you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

Years after Clayton Quayle disappeared, wild theories tried to fill the void, but today we cover the recent updates that are pulling this case away from the supernatural explanations.. and back to reality.  Clayton Quayle is a victim of homicide.If you have any information please contact the Madison County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (406) 843-5369.Thank you KBZK, Great Falls Tribune, The Montana Standard, The Billings Gazette, The Spokesman Review, The Charley Project, Uncovered.com, TributeArchive.com, MontanaRightNow.com, findagrave.com, Gemini and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.This episode was written by John Lordan and produced by LordanArts.Do you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

Lyn Bryant was brutally stabbed while walking her dog, but months later when the investigation stalled, the killer seemingly came back to the scene to leave another clue.  Now decades later, investigators have DNA, but strict UK legal restrictions may keep this case from being solved, and a killer on the streets.You can contact Devon and Cornwall Police directly by calling 101 or by submitting a report online through the UK’s Major Incident Public Portal. If you wish to remain  anonymous, call Crimestoppers UK at 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org. A reward of up to £20,000 is available for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the person responsible.Thank you BBC News, CrimeStoppers UK, The West Briton, The Northwich Chronicle, Evening Post, The Dark Curiousities and Crimes That Haunt Us YouTube Channels, Gemini and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.Thank you BBC News, CrimeStoppers UK, The West Briton, The Northwich Chronicle, Evening Post, The Dark Curiousities and Crimes That Haunt Us YouTube Channels, Gemini and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.Do you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

Five cases. One region. Zero closure. We’re piecing together the baffling disappearances of Tami Kowalchuk, Helen Tucker, Jennifer Enyart, Debra Honey-Hooks, and Danielle Mouton, known as the Tacoma Five.  Were they the victims of a single predator, and is it a name we've heard before?If you have information contact Washington State Patrol’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit at 1-800-543-5678. Thank you to Fox 13, Crime Stoppers, The Charley Project, NCMEC, The Doe Network, The King County Sheriff's Office, The FBI, State v. Yates, HistoryLink, People, Wikipedia, and Reddit (specifically users -lemon-pepper- and quirky_motor) for information contributing to today’s case.  This episode was written by Kira McQueen, edited by John Lordan, and produced by LordanArts. You can help Kira’s work on missing person cases in the Washington area on instagram by following @missinginwa and sharing her posts.Do you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

Did the city of Austin create a single boogeyman to explain a series of brutal crimes, or was a lone killer truly walking their streets in 1885?  Let's dive into this historical mystery together.Thank you The History Guy, The Austin Weekly Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, historicmysteries.com, austinmonthly.com, jack-the-ripper.org and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2OFXb8LDo you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

Her friends thought it was a storybook marriage, but the public thinks her husband is responsible for her death.  With new info released in June of 2026 I ask again.. will justice ever be served for Anne Barber Dunlap?If you have information that can help, please call 612-673-2941.Thank you to CrookstonTimes.com, WCCO Channel 4, Minnesota CBS Local, MPR News, and especially the investigative team at KARE 11 for the unsealed records and information contributing to today’s story. Original episode “BRAINSCRATCH Opening the Trunk” available HERE.Do you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026

When a woman vanishes from a blood-stained kitchen, investigators wonder was she the victim of a brutal attack, or did she plan her own disappearance?TIPS: 781-259-8111Thank you The Boston Globe, Staten Island Advance, The Rutland Daily Herald, The Dark Curiosities and gabulosis YouTube Channels, findagrave.com and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2OFXb8LDo you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com.This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation.  It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed.  Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LordanArts 2026