Danielle Bell Part 1

In Part 1, we learned about fourteen-year-old Danielle Bell, the dangers surrounding her in the weeks before her disappearance, and the September 2001 night when she vanished from Cantonment, Florida. But what happens when the people who may hold the answers begin telling stories that don't match? In Part 2, we examine shifting alibis, contradictory witness statements, disturbing allegations, and the troubling questions surrounding the people closest to Danielle. We'll also hear more from Danielle's sister, Bonnie, whose twenty-five-year fight for answers has uncovered information that raises even more questions. Could someone have known the truth all along? If you have information about Danielle's disappearance, please contact Private Investigations for the Missing at 850-758-0004 or email Bonnie at [email protected]. Help support the ongoing search for Danielle: 1) Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/move-missing-child-danielle-bell-s-case-to-state-jurisdiction 2) Contribute to the GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/b0442a9b1 And Sleuthhounds, if you're all caught up on our regular cases and want an additional solved case each month while supporting Coffee and Cases, join us on Patreon! Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On September 28, 2001, 14-year-old Danielle Bell attended a party in Cantonment, Florida. By the following morning, she had vanished. More than 25 years later, her family is still searching for answers. But what if Danielle's disappearance wasn't as mysterious as it first appeared? What if the warning signs had been there all along? And what happens when the people who should have the answers tell very different stories? In Part 1 of this two-part series, we'll explore the troubling circumstances leading up to Danielle's disappearance, the questions surrounding her final known hours, and the heartbreaking memories shared by her older sister, Bonnie Bell. To support the search for Danielle, including the family's GoFundMe and petition, visit https://linktr.ee/missingchilddaniellebell. And if you're all caught up on our regular episodes and want even more Coffee and Cases, join us on Patreon! Each month, we cover a solved case, and your membership helps support the podcast and the work we do. Visit patreon.com/coffeeandcases to join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Halloween approaches we often wonder if those haunted houses we walk through and scary movies we watch could turn into a reality. On October 30, 1975, a  fun night spent with friends turned into the plot of a scary movie as one teen is left bludgeoned to death in her backyard.  Please also consider supporting Coffee and Cases by joining us over on our Patreon page! Are you up-to-date on all our regular content?! Be a part of the C & C Fam by going to ⁠https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases⁠ to register! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kurt Sova was the 17-year-old who could always make people smile, either by being his responsible, caring self or by cracking a joke. But on October 23rd, 1981, Kurt was doing something out of character; he was skipping school and drinking the day away. That night, the drinking continued at a local party in Newburgh Heights, Ohio-- a party from which Kurt never made it home. Then, five days later, his body was discovered in a ravine only 500 yards awar from where he was last seen. With odd occurrences and recollections added to a faulty investigation, Kurt’s family was left wondering what really happened? And who can they trust is telling the truth? Please also consider supporting Coffee and Cases by joining us over on our Patreon page! Are you up-to-date on all our regular content?! Be a part of the C & C Fam by going to https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases to register! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Maggie and Allison explore the mysterious deaths of 44-year-old Bobby, 40-year-old Sherilyn, and 6-year-old Madyson. From angry letters to missing weapons, hidden money, and a witch’s bible, the details of this case are both creepy and confounding. If you would like to hear bonus content because once a week just isn’t enough, head on over to patreon.com/coffeeandcases to join. Any level from $5 up gets you bonus content. So make sure to check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On April 20, 1989, 37-year-old Patricia Meehan walked away from a head-on collision on a remote Montana highway and vanished into the darkness. What followed was one of the strangest missing persons cases we’ve covered: more than 5,000 reported sightings, possible memory loss, cross-country leads, and a family desperate to bring Patricia home. More than 37 years later, the question remains: what happened after Patricia climbed over that fence? Listen now, and (if you are caught up on all regular content) join us on Patreon for more Coffee and Cases content: https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cathy Moulton had just experienced a long summer of travel across the country with her family and had returned only days before the start of her junior year at Deering High School in Portland, Maine. On September 24th, 1971, hours before a dance she was excited about attending, she disappeared. In what is now one of Maine’s oldest cold cases, Cathy Moulton’s case is one in which the discovery of clues (and there are many) has spanned decades and countries. For more information concerning Cathy Moulton’s case, please consider purchasing Det. Kevin Cady’s book on the case from Amazon as it served as the main source for today’s episode. ⁠Here is the link⁠ for download. Please consider supporting the pod by joining us over on our Patreon page! Are you up-to-date on all our regular content? Get access to a monthly solved case by joining today! Be a part of the C & C Fam by going to ⁠https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases⁠ to register! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was this the outcome of a sordid love triangle, a serial killer, or a calculated mob hit that resulted in the murder of a young family of three? Whatever it was, it rocked the small community of Green Township, Ohio-- whose neighborhoods changed from open windows and open conversation to barred d⁠⁠⁠oors and distrust. Please also consider supporting Coffee and Cases by joining us over on our Patreon page! Are you up-to-date on all our regular content?! Be a part of the C & C Fam by going to ⁠https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases⁠ to register! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before the Kunz name became tied to one of Wisconsin’s most unsettling murder cases, another family tragedy had already left its mark. In this episode, we trace the Kunz family from a shocking 1905 murder to their isolated life on a rural Marathon County farm. Then came July 4, 1987 — a small-town holiday that ended with four family members dead and one missing. Rumors, shifting stories, legal twists, and lingering doubts would follow for decades. This is the case of the Kunz Family Murders. If you are all caught up on our regular episodes, for more Coffee and Cases, join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Henry McCabe’s case is filled with theories ranging from the supernatural, to ritual sacrifice, to suicide, or to the Smiley Face Killers. But no theory seems to fully explain all of the details of his bizarre death nor do they come close to revealing the cause behind the horrific phone call recording. Please also consider supporting Coffee and Cases by joining us over on our Patreon page! Are you up-to-date on all our regular content?! Be a part of the C & C Fam by going to ⁠https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases⁠ to register! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices