Chapter 8: Keeping the Case Alive

As the walls begin closing in on a primary suspect in the disappearance of Niqui McCown, secrets from his past will come back to haunt him. This as cold case detectives pay him a surprise visit. But it’s his final move that will cause more heartache for the McCown family. Dayton 24/7 Now journalists Nathan Edwards, Elyse Coulter, and Becky Gulden also update you on where the case stands now, and the tools police are still using to try to solve the case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the years after Niqui’s disappearance, police begin to shift their focus away from two of the men in Niqui’s life after learning disturbing information about a third man. Their prime suspect is now wearing a badge of his own but not for long. How one suspect’s fight to clear his name backfires as police begin investigating a cold-case murder that could blow Niqui’s case wide open.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s now five months since Niqui disappeared and police get their first big break in the case. The car Niqui was driving was found in a Dayton apartment complex. Detectives give Dayton 24/7 Now journalists Nathan Edwards, Elyse Coulter, and Becky Gulden a look at the SUV and what was found inside. However, it was where the car was found that would really heat this case up!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the days after Niqui McCown vanished, the man closest to her sat down for a recorded interview with police. Niqui’s fiancé, Bobby Webster, is the first name on their list to talk with but he wouldn’t be their last. As the suspect pool widens, journalists Nathan Edwards, Elyse Coulter, and Becky Gulden uncover a concerning story from her past that comes back into focus.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It was the summer of 2001 and bride-to-be Niqui McCown was living the dream. She had a job that she loved at a nearby prison, she had a large and loving family, and she was getting ready to marry the man of her dreams, but all of that changed just three weeks before her wedding when she vanished from an Indiana laundromat. Dayton 24/7 Now journalists Nathan Edwards, Elyse Coulter, and Becky Gulden talk to Niqui’s family about their memories of that day and what was going on in Niqui’s life leading up to her disappearance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More than 20 years ago a bride-to-be vanished without a trace and to-date no one knows exactly what happened to Niqui McCown. Niqui's final known moments were captured on surveillance video in a laundromat in Richmond, Indiana. However, despite plenty of leads and no shortage of suspects, detectives have spent 23 years trying to piece together what happened next.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Erica’s family grapples with 25 years without her, police get a major break in the case. Hosts Nathan Edwards and Becky Gulden go along as police conduct an extensive search in a new location. This as we uncover what Christian Gabriel has been up to in Oregon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Nathan Edwards and Becky Gulden update listeners on the outcomes of new searches for Erica Baker's body and introduce you to a new detective on the case. For the first time we're also talking to a woman who police say was with Christian Gabriel the day Erica went missing. What she remembers from that day as Erica's father is forced to spend another somber anniversary without answers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Based on a hunch from Dayton 24/7 Now News Director Becky Gulden, state and city law enforcement conduct a new search for Erica Baker at a local park that's never been examined before. Becky realized that a different location south of Kettering more accurately matches the driving directions Christian Gabriel described in his confession letter two decades ago. Tensions and emotions rise as a discovery is made during the search, but will it lead to a breakthrough in the case?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For the season finale, we take a sentimental deep dive into where this case is headed next; not only on the ground but in the hearts of Erica Baker’s loved ones. To close, our hosts Nathan and Bryn join their News Director, Becky, to share their personal thoughts, findings and closing remarks on the entirety of the case— including a hunch that could even lead to a season 2!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.