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Coffee and Cases Podcast

249 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 554 ratings

Coffee and Cases is a true crime podcast where we like our coffee hot and our cases cold. Join us (Allison and Maggie) weekly to dive into the unknown and the unsolved.

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Episodes

E048: Fauna Frey

October 15, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB

John Frey had already lost two of his three children. Now his only remaining child is missing. What can we do to help him find peace? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E047: The Yuba County Five

October 08, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 87.4 MB

Could the "boys" from Yuba County have been targeted by a stranger? OR, could one of them have viciously turned on his closest "friends"? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E046: Molly Miller and Colt Haynes

October 01, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 112 MB

A called-off high-speed chase into Love County, Oklahoma ended with two people-- Molly Miller and Colt Haynes-- lost and calling for help. Then their phones went dead. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E045: Rico Harris

September 24, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Rico Harris’s name has been known for many things, from rising basketball phenom to missing person. But, how could a 6’9” nearly 300-pound man simply vanish without a trace? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E044: The Springfield Three

September 17, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MB

When potential evidence is contaminated, leaving the police little to no leads, it looks like the three women in this week’s episode vanished without a trace. When the house is in perfect order, money is still in purses, and the family dog is left untouched, what possibly could have happened to the Springfield Three? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E043 Molly Bish

September 10, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

Just 8 days earlier, 16-year-old Molly Bish had begun working as a lifeguard, excited to help children learn to swim and to potentially save lives. No one realized that it was Molly’s life that would be at risk. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E042: George Smith IV

September 03, 2020 05:00 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MB

A night of fun turns this fairytale honeymoon into a horror story when one newlywed ends up lost at sea. Was it an accident? Or do the clues point to something more sinister? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E041: Bobby Dunbar

August 27, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MB

The case of Bobby Dunbar (or is it Bruce Anderson?) is one of mistaken identity, prejudice, and divided families. Would DNA testing clear things up, or would it only serve to muddy the water even further? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E040: Pamela Ray

August 20, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MB

It was a last-minute vacation turned nightmare that left two children motherless. With no fewer than seven eyewitnesses, how could Pamela Ray have just disappeared? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E039: Mystery of the Missing Lighthouse Keepers

August 13, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MB

A lighthouse represents safety and hope. It's a place where the light is never supposed to go out. So, when the light DID go out and the lighthouse keepers were nowhere to be found, instead of safety and hope, the island lived up to its reputation of danger and mystery. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E038:Patrice Endres

August 06, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MB

Patrice Endres was a friend to everyone and the kind of person who wanted to build confidence in all who came into her salon. Thus, it was hard to fathom, when she disappeared on April 15th, 2004, that anyone would want to hurt her. But, that day, chance had already chosen her as its victim. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E037: David Vernon Lovely

July 30, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MB

When David Lovely’s abandoned motorcycle was found by campers in rural Wyoming, his mother and sister knew something terribly wrong had occurred. Decades later, we still don’t know what happened to David nor where he might be. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E036: Ellen Greenberg

July 23, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MB

Every single job has a fair amount of stress, even teaching. But are those stresses enough to make a seemingly happy 27-year-old commit suicide or did the police miss something at the scene of the crime?  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E035: The Jack Family

July 16, 2020 05:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MB

What would you do if a mysterious man in a bar offered you the job of a lifetime? Of course you would jump at the opportunity, just like Ronald and Doreen. When everything finally seems to be going your way, nothing can go wrong...right?    Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E034: Jodi Huisentruit

July 09, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MB

A beautiful and vivacious young news reporter in the beginning stages of her bright career… disappeared. Signs of a struggle revealed her abduction, but now, 25 years later, we are still left wondering who would have taken Jodi Huisentruit? And why? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E033: YOGTZE

July 02, 2020 05:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

What do you get when you combine a cipher, an odd loss of consciousness, and two car accidents in one night? You get a case referred to as the Audubon Riddle, or the YOGTZE case. Listen to this week’s episode to see if YOU can solve the mystery. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E032: Ben McDaniel

June 25, 2020 05:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MB

When an underwater cavern popular with divers warns that nothing in the cave is worth dying for, most would turn around, but for some a thrill runs down their spine. With only one way in and one way out, what could have happened to an experienced diver to make him never reemerge from the cave’s depths? Was it bad luck, fate, or perhaps something more sinister?    Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E031: Candace Hiltz

June 18, 2020 05:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MB

First they came for the family dog; then they came for Candace. She was brutally executed-- but why? And by whom? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E030: The Devil's Tramping Ground

June 11, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MB

If there is one place where true, tangible evil lives, many argue it is the Devil’s Tramping Ground in Chatham County, North Carolina. Is the anomaly scientific, supernatural, yet another example of scapegoating, or perhaps a mixture of all three? Let us know YOUR theory on the barren circle in which many won’t dare to step foot. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E030: The Devil’s Tramping Ground

June 11, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MB

If there is one place where true, tangible evil lives, many argue it is the Devil’s Tramping Ground in Chatham County, North Carolina. Is the anomaly scientific, supernatural, yet another example of scapegoating, or perhaps a mixture of all three? Let us know YOUR theory on the barren circle in which many won’t dare to step foot. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E029: Trenton Duckett

June 04, 2020 05:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MB

Children should feel safe with their parents. But what happens when the woman who is supposed to guarantee your safety, your mother, may be the reason you are no longer tucked away safely in bed? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E028: The Boy In The Chimney

May 28, 2020 05:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MB

When Joshua Maddux disappeared, his family and friends assumed he’d run away to begin his own independent life. Sadly, they discovered he hadn’t gone far and, due to his tragic death,  his life never even had the chance to fully begin. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E027: Richard Lancelyn Green

May 21, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MB

Richard Lancelyn Green obsessed over detail and channeled the deductive powers of Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Could authorities use those same powers of logic to solve Green’s untimely death? Sleuthhounds, YOU decide-- was it suicide, murder, or a centuries old curse that led to his fate? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E026: Kenneka Jenkins

May 19, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

What could Facebook Lives and a missing shoe have in common? For Kenneka Jenkins’ family they could hold all the answers needed to explain why this 19-year-old was found dead in a hotel freezer.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E025: Message to Our Listeners

May 14, 2020 06:00 - 3 minutes - 5.42 MB

While we do have some bad news for this week, MAKE SURE you listen to our message for some exciting news about next week! We love you and appreciate your continued support. Please reach out to us on social media this week; we'd love to hear from you!! Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E024 The Pollock Twins

May 07, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MB

The story of the Pollock twins has fascinated the world with the question of reincarnation. Could the spirits of Joanna and Jacqueline Pollock, taken from this world tragically and far too soon, have come back to life via their own twin sisters, Gillian and Jennifer? Or, as some believe, was it all a hoax? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E023: The Walker Family

April 30, 2020 05:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MB

When a bloody shoe is left behind at the scene of a crime, we hope that justice will come quickly, especially in a quadruple homicide. But, that bloody shoe has done nothing but create more questions. Who could have killed two small children and their parents at point-blank and just walked away never to be heard from again? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E022: The Boy of Somosierra

April 23, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MB

A grandmother’s concern led to a full-scale investigation into a missing 10-year-old boy whose parents had just been involved in a deadly, and inexplicable, accident. In a case that involves corrosive acid, drug trafficking rumors, extra-terrestrial-looking strangers, and kidnapping speculations, truth is as elusive as information concerning young Juan Pedro’s fate.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E021: The Fandel Children

April 16, 2020 05:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MB

 Alaska is known as the final frontier--where nature is the biggest threat. Our story today brings us back to reality. Man is the biggest threat, and, sadly, two kids meet their fate in that final frontier. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E020 Owensboro Mystery

April 09, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MB

When three young adults go missing in the same small Kentucky town, people start asking questions. The problem is that there are too MANY answers-- all of which are plausible but none of which are fully proven-- in this story in which truth and deception are nearly indistinguishable. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E019: Dorothy Jane Scott

April 02, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MB

He knew intimate personal details about her. He knew where she was at all times. He said he loved Dorothy Jane Scott. But, he also wanted to kill her.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E018 The Bricca Family Murders

March 26, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MB

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. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E017: The Cheshire Murders

March 19, 2020 05:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MB

It was an average summer day for the Petit family in Cheshire, Connecticut--beach trips, golf, and a grocery store outing. Everything was well with this all-American family. However, two men with plenty of petty crimes on their records were looking for their next fix. Little did the Petit family know that their American Dream was about to become a living nightmare.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E016 Cynthia Anderson

March 12, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MB

Cynthia Anderson was having troubling nightmares, receiving upsetting messages, answering obscene phone calls, and worrying about being abducted. And then... she disappeared. Could the universe have been warning her of some hidden danger? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E015 Abby Williams and Libby German

March 05, 2020 06:00 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MB

Heroism and resistance take many forms-- including the use of social media. In this week’s episode, Maggie and Allison explore the tragic deaths of two teenage girls who were savvy enough to provide clues to their killer and loving enough to never leave each other’s side. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E014 Gary Grant, Jr.

February 27, 2020 06:00 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MB

Gary Grant, Jr. was only seven years old when his life was tragically taken. Thrown out confessions, haunting messages, and peculiar 911 calls are all pieces to the complex puzzle of the case Maggie and Allison bring you this week. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E013 Blair Adams

February 20, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MB

Blair was seeking protection from… something. It was a trip that would take many false starts and lead to unexplainable situations. Ultimately, while gold and wealth were left behind, a life was tragically taken. This is the story of Blair Adams. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E012 The Jamison Family

February 13, 2020 06:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MB

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. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E011 Elisa Lam

February 06, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MB

College student Elisa Lam left for a west coast trip to unwind, but her disappearance (in addition to the bizarre final sighting of her caught on an elevator camera at the Cecil Hotel) has led to too many theories to count. Maggie and Allison explore several of those mind-boggling theories in this week's episode. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E010 Diane Augat

February 03, 2020 06:00 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MB

In this episode, Allison and Maggie bring you the story of Diane Augat, a woman who is still missing 22 years after her disappearance. And, listeners, be warned; this case is heart-breaking, bizarre… and chilling. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E009 Brandon Lawson

January 30, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 92 MB

What happens when the father of your children disappears? What do you tell them to explain why even Santa isn’t magical enough to bring him home? This week, Maggie and Allison explore the missing person case of Brandon Lawson-- the case of a missing father, of an unclear 911 call, and… as always… of an ending that leads to more questions than answers. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E008 The USS Cyclops

January 23, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MB

German captains, added sailors, and electronic fog--oh my! The case Maggie and Allison bring you this week explores the mystery-- from the realistic to the bizarre-- surrounding a still missing ship, the USS Cyclops. Has the Devil's Triangle claimed another victim? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E007 Virginia Douglas

January 16, 2020 06:00 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MB

The case of Virginia Douglas is an odd one. Not only do we not know where she is nor what happened to her, we don't even know from which town she disappeared. Her husband, Frank, it seems, was the only one who could provide the truth. Unfortunately, he could also have been the very one trying to hide it from the world. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E006 Laureen Rahn

January 09, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB

A New Hampshire teen's Spring Break transformed from what could have been a fun-filled week to one of horror for her mother, Judith. Perhaps the key to this mystery is whatever... or whoever ... plunged this case into darkness. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E005 The Keddie Murders

January 02, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Keddie had represented hope for the Sharp family (a single mother and her five children)-- hope that they could escape the evils already inflicted upon them in this world. So, when 14-year-old Sheila walked into the front door of her home after staying the night with a friend to find her mother, brother, and her brother's friend brutally murdered, she knew that the escape had only been temporary. Evil, worse than they had ever known, had come knocking again. Support the show (https://www.buy...

E004 Amy Mihaljevic

December 26, 2019 08:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MB

Amy Mihaljevic loved her family very much. It was that very love, specifically for her mother, that someone sinister preyed upon. That sinister perpetrator is likely still out there. In this episode, Allison and Maggie delve into the details that could spark a memory with a listener which could possibly lead to justice.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

E003 Dyatlov Pass Part 2

December 19, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 93.3 MB

When a group of highly-educated, highly-dedicated friends decided to hike Kholat Syakhl they never would have guessed the turn their well-thought-out plan would take. What the Russian Government would label as death due to "hypothermia" has been in question for some time. What in those mountains could have caused their strange and violent injuries, which could lie beyond human understanding? Part 2 of this episode focuses on the sometimes natural and sometimes outlandish theories used to exp...

E002 Dyatlov Pass Part 1

December 12, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB

When a group of highly-educated, highly-dedicated friends decided to hike Kholat Syakhl they never would have guessed the turn their well-thought-out plan would take. What the Russian Government would label as death due to "hypothermia" has been in question for some time. What in those mountains could have caused their strange and violent injuries, which could lie beyond human understanding? Part 1 of this episode focuses on the people and why this group of friends never made it home.  Suppo...

E001 Brookelyn Farthing

December 05, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 96 MB

Brookelyn Farthing was a recent high school graduate who was a trusting, vivacious young woman ready to tackle the world. However, circumstances unfolded at what should have been a celebratory field party that makes her the focus of this episode. It was, unfortunately, Brooke's trusting nature that led her to an empty, dark house, which would be the last place she would be seen alive.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases)

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