Ep.5: Deadly Radius

With five victims spanning across three decades, Sarah and Courtnay consider the possibility that whoever killed Angel Harris might be a serial killer. In an effort to dissect this possibility further, Sarah speaks with the original mindhunter herself, a pioneer in criminal profiling: Dr. Ann Burgess. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the potential of yet another cold case linked to Angel Harris’ murder, Sarah and Courtnay turn to other unsolved homicides in Gainesville uncovering at least three more victims who they believe could have been murdered by the same person as Angel. Is there a serial killer hunting sex workers on the loose? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On March 17, 2007, four years prior to the murder of Angel Harris, Shelley Hall Gatlin is discovered dead off a local bike trail in Gainesville. While analyzing photos from both crime scenes, Sarah and Courtnay discover eerie similarities which bring a new and dangerous suspect into their periphery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Less than one month after Angel’s body is found, her friend Cassidy Dudley is attacked in Downtown Gainesville. After escaping her assailant, and helping to put him behind bars for that assault and several others that would follow , Cassidy tells Sarah and Courtnay that she believes the man who attacked her is the man who killed Angel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While diving head first into the unsolved homicide of Angel Harris, Sarah and Courtnay highlight the 31-year-old’s complicated past as well as her path towards a brighter future. Speaking with family, close friends, and the original lead investigator, Sarah and Courtnay lock in on a lead suspect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On June 25, 2011 31-year-old Angel Harris is found murdered in the heart of downtown Gainesville, Florida. Having grown up in the town, cold case investigator Sarah Cailean teams up with the current Gainesville Police Department as well as former GPD Detective and childhood friend Courtnay Roberts to reinvestigate the case. In an effort to get answers, Sarah and Courtnay connect with the lead investigator on the case who reveals the main suspect in Angel’s murder was caught on camera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2011, 31-year old Angel Harris is found murdered in Gainesville, Florida, and the case goes cold. Fifteen years later, when investigator Sarah Cailean sets out to solve the case, a new question arises: Is Angel’s murder, the work of a serial killer? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Webby Award-winning series returns with a special update, almost a year after cold case investigator Sarah Cailean published her eight-episode investigation into the 1992 disappearance of Misty Copsey. Several major developments call Sarah back to Puyallup, Washington: a new detective is breathing fresh life into what has become a very active investigation. A previously silent witness has agreed to speak to the police. And someone that Sarah has long hoped to hear from is finally ready to tell his story: Misty’s father, Buck Copsey. Plus, a mysterious tip that has haunted Sarah since the beginning may finally have an answer.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah returns to Washington with forensic anthropologist Marion Davidson to conduct a comprehensive search of the former Schmidt family farm. Following anonymous tips about specific locations on the property, Sarah and Marion dig deeper – literally and figuratively – into potential burial sites, in search of the breakthrough this decades-old mystery desperately needs. As Sarah prepares to present her findings to authorities, she has an emotional conversation with Misty’s brother Colton and another family member who deeply loved Misty. After more than three decades, will Sarah finally answer the question that has haunted their family for years: who took Misty Copsey? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah meets with a woman connected to Rheuban Schmidt’s family who shares chilling, decades-old allegations against Rheuban, his notorious family, and a shocking rumor from the night Misty disappeared. When Sarah visits the current owners of the former Schmidt family farm, she learns of a series of mysterious break-ins at the property… in which the intruders seemed less interested in stealing valuables than in finding something specific, buried in the barn’s rafters. Back home in Philadelphia, Sarah consults with her mentor Dr. Ann Burgess, who helps her realize that a new field of forensics may help Sarah potentially locate Misty's remains and solve this 33-year-old mystery.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.