Bernadette Vander Meer: The Pastor's Secret // 629

A 59-year-old woman sent her daughter a Venmo payment accompanied by a cryptic message before disappearing from a strip mall about an hour away from her Georgia home. This is the puzzling death of Debbie Collier: “They Won’t Let Me Go” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In September of 1996, a 23-year-old Illinois woman vanished from her car without a trace after landing an exciting modeling job. Just days later, a gruesome discovery found at a nearby lake proved that she had been murdered and dismembered – leaving investigators with one of the most baffling homicide cases the region had ever seen. With numerous pieces of evidence at their aid, they worked to piece together the truth, exposing a shocking motive and horrific plot… or did they? This is the story of Karyn Slover: The Murdered Model in Lake Shelbyville Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A high school girl, as well as many of her peers, began receiving cruel and even threatening messages from an anonymous source. This is the story of Lauryn Licari, and her High School Cyberstalker. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In June of 1988, a 49-year-old journalist left his life in Chicago behind to start over in a tiny mountain town in Colorado, and began working on a novel about another man’s disappearance from that very same town. But before he could finish it, he too vanished without a trace. As friends and locals searched desperately for answers, rumors swirled about his connection to secret societies and local mysteries, leaving little room for real answers in the case of his mysterious and sudden vanishing: a baffling saga that left one man missing and two dead. This is the disappearance of Keith Reinhard. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 2001, a New York woman’s husband died suddenly after what appeared to be a mysterious illness. Five years later, her next husband met a strikingly similar fate. But as investigators revisited the first death, they uncovered a web of family secrets, conflicting stories, and evidence that suggested neither case was a tragic coincidence. But on of all of that, the woman potentially behind it all began pinning everything on her own daughter. These are the deaths of Mike Wallace and David Castor... and the case of Stacey Castor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In May of 2018, a 34-year-old Florida hairstylist finished her shift at work and seemingly vanished into thin air. But inside the salon where she worked, police uncovered signs of a violent crime, and a coworker whose past was beyond mysterious. As investigators unraveled nearly two decades of stolen identities, the case transformed into something stranger than fiction. This is the murder of Joleen Cummings. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In June of 2010, a seven-year-old boy attended his elementary school’s science fair in Portland, Oregon, and then seemed to vanish without a trace while walking toward his classroom. What began as a desperate search in the vicinity of his school quickly became the largest criminal investigation in Oregon’s history, as detectives uncovered conflicting timelines, disturbing allegations, and countless unanswered questions for a suspicious person in his own family. This is the disappearance of Kyron Horman. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 2014, two abandoned suitcases were discovered along a rural Wisconsin road. But the victims were completely different. One, a teenager from the West Coast, and the other, a Midwestern mom. But through their identities, investigators uncovered a shocking situation: a former police officer had spent years cultivating a secret life under the online alias “Mr. Handcuffs.” These are the murders of Jenny Gamez and Laura Simonson… and the crimes of the Wisconsin Suitcase Murderer, otherwise known as Steven Zelich…   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In April of 2011, a 19-year-old woman left a Denver nightclub after a night out with friends, only to vanish into the night. As investigators worked to retrace her final movements, a series of unsettling clues—and one chilling text message—pointed them toward a mystery that seemed to grow more perplexing with every lead. Months later, an unrelated act of violence would change everything, revealing a shocking connection no one saw coming… This is the murder of Kenia Monge: The Woman in the White Van. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In August of 2006, a 29-year-old woman headed out for a sunrise hike at one of the most intense peaks in the country, only to "fall" to her death. But when investigators looked deeper into a youth pastor in her life, they uncovered a trove of disturbing behavior, grooming, and murder. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.