Hell and Gone
124 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 7K ratingsHell And Gone is a true crime podcast from iHeartPodcasts and School of Humans that follows journalist and private investigator Catherine Townsend as she investigates unsolved deaths.
Now in its fifth season, Hell and Gone is going weekly.
Over the past five years of making true crime podcast Hell and Gone, host Catherine Townsend has received hundreds of messages from people all around the country asking for help with an unsolved murder that’s affected them, their families and their communities.
In past seasons of the show, she’s only been able to focus on one case. But now, she’s hosting a new weekly show called Hell and Gone Murder Line. Every Thursday, Catherine features a new case, adds updates to old ones, and helps as much as she can to get the word out about unsolved murders.
If you have a case you’d like Catherine and her team to look into, you can call the Hell and Gone Murder Line at 678-744-6145.
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Episodes
Introducing: What Happen to Sandy Beal?
March 09, 2022 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MBHi, Hell and Gone fans! The newest iHeart Original podcast, Sandy Beal: A true-crime show that investigates the murder of Sandy Beal. The mysterious death of a woman who dreamed of a career in law enforcement. Melissa Jeltsen uncovers a troubling pattern of behavior by local police. A shocking thriller and mystery that will keep you guessing but don't just take our word for it. Check out the trailer to decide for yourself! About Sandy Beal: What Happened to Sandy Beal investigates the violen...
Introducing: The MLK Tapes
January 10, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutesHi, Hell and Gone fans! iHeartPodcasts and TenderfootTV are excited to announce The MLK Tapes - a brand new podcast that takes a second look at the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We think you'll enjoy the thrilling storytelling, but don't just take our word for it. Check out the trailer to decide for yourself! About The MLK Tapes: According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee...
Introducing: Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps
October 19, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutesFrom the team that brought you Paper Ghosts, Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps is a weekly true crime podcast that dives deep into cases that have rarely been covered. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Introducing: Murder in Illinois
July 12, 2021 07:00 - 3 minutesHi, Hell and Gone fans! We know you value great podcasts and think you'll also enjoy Murder in Illinois - a brand-new true-crime podcast from iHeartMedia and hosted by Lauren Bright Pacheco. Show description: In 2007, Chris Vaughn was arrested during a funeral for his wife and three children. He would be tried and convicted of their murders. To this day he maintains no memory of what occurred that tragic day 14 years ago. Murder in Illinois follows the complicated circumstances that led to Va...
Introducing: Paper Ghosts Season 2
June 30, 2021 07:00 - 2 minutesDeep in America’s heartland, on a scorching July 4th weekend in 1981, an alarm went out––the massive farmhouse of an Ohio family was engulfed in flames. All four residents were found dead. But was it the fire that killed them? In season 2 of PAPER GHOSTS, investigative journalist and bestselling true crime author M. William Phelps' search for answers takes a turn after the discovery of declassified documents and a cache of never-before-heard audio tapes help expose the dark truth behind what ...
Introducing: Missing On 9/11
May 26, 2021 06:00 - 1 minuteHey, Hell and Gone fans! We already know you love great podcasts, so we think you'll also like Missing On 9/11. Take a listen to the trailer and decide for yourself. About Missing on 9/11: Sept. 10, 2001. One block from the World Trade Center. Security cameras capture the last known images of Dr. Sneha Anne Philip, shopping. The next day, chaos. What happened to Sneha? Listen and subscribe to Missing On 9/11 on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad-c...
Introducing: The Piketon Massacre Season 2
May 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 minuteIn 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family were viciously murdered in their homes. Two years later, four members of the Wagner family, were charged with the largest massacre in Ohio’s history. As justice plays out in the courtroom, the KT Studios team revisits Pike County to examine: crime-scene forensics, upcoming legal proceedings, and the ties that bind the victims and the accused. Starting Wednesday, May 12th listen to The Piketon Massacre: Return to PIke County, a production of KT Studi...
Introducing Good Assassins: Hunting The Butcher
April 02, 2021 04:00 - 1 minutePart spy thriller, part detective case, part Holocaust history. This is the untold story of the epic Israeli spy mission to hunt down a savage, escaped Nazi murderer. Led by a brilliant Mossad agent who lost his entire family in the Holocaust, the hunt for the infamous Butcher of Latvia was a secretive espionage operation that forever altered the fates of all ex-Nazis. Bestselling author and journalist Stephan Talty brings the story to life using interviews with the Butcher’s victims, the rel...
Introducing: Cadaver Gals
December 29, 2020 07:05 - 1 minuteCadaver Gals is a weekly podcast hosted by three fun and flirty friends, who discuss all the bizarre ways people have died throughout history to cope with their own mortality! Listen and subscribe to Cadaver Gals on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Buried Secrets
December 16, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBCatherine follows the trails at the back of the Malibu Canyon Ranch. As season three comes to an end, we reflect on a tumultuous year in Los Angeles and what could have happened to Mitrice. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E8 Buried Secrets
December 16, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutesCatherine follows the trails at the back of the Malibu Canyon Ranch. As season three comes to an end, we reflect on a tumultuous year in Los Angeles and what could have happened to Mitrice. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Dark Creek
December 09, 2020 05:01 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBCatherine goes back to the trail to look for more access points to Dark Canyon. Catherine also discusses Mitrice’s family’s legal battle against the LASD, Los Angeles County, and the officers on duty the night Mitrice was arrested. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3S7 Dark Creek
December 09, 2020 05:01 - 35 minutesCatherine goes back to the trail to look for more access points to Dark Canyon. Catherine also discusses Mitrice’s family’s legal battle against the LASD, Los Angeles County, and the officers on duty the night Mitrice was arrested. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Murders in the Mountains
December 02, 2020 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBWith the pandemic in mind, Catherine does some cyber sleuthing. She discovers that the area where Mitrice's remains were found has seen a variety of other murders and deaths. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3S6 Murders in the Mountains
December 02, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutesWith the pandemic in mind, Catherine does some cyber sleuthing. She discovers that the area where Mitrice's remains were found has seen a variety of other murders and deaths. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
LA Confidential
November 25, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBIn an attempt to find out what happened to Mitrice while she was at the police station, the team attempts to track down one of the most crucial pieces of physical evidence...the surveillance videotape. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E5 LA Confidential
November 25, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutesIn an attempt to find out what happened to Mitrice while she was at the police station, the team attempts to track down one of the most crucial pieces of physical evidence...the surveillance videotape. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
S1 Bonus: Case Update - Arrest Made
November 20, 2020 17:18 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MBAn arrest has been made in the season one case of Rebekah Gould. Catherine has an update. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E4 5150
November 18, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutesShould police have released Mitrice from the police station on the night she disappeared? Her friends and family say she should have been taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, which is known in California as a “5150”. But the police said that she was fine. So, which is it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
5150
November 18, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBShould police have released Mitrice from the police station on the night she disappeared? Her friends and family say she should have been taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, which is known in California as a “5150”. But the police said that she was fine. So, which is it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E3 The Remains
November 11, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutesAfter Mitrice's remains were found, miscommunication between police and personnel from the coroner's office led to a huge misstep in the extraction of the body. And once her remains were analyzed, there were more questions than answers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Dark Canyon
November 11, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBAfter Mitrice's remains were found, miscommunication between police and personnel from the coroner's office led to a huge misstep in the extraction of the body. And once her remains were analyzed, there were more questions than answers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E3 5150
November 11, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutesMuch of the controversy around Mitrice's death centers on whether or not she should have been released from the police station the night she went missing. Her friends and family say she should have been taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. The police maintained there was no reason to hold her despite observing some odd behavior. So, which is it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
S3E3 Dark Canyon
November 11, 2020 08:00 - 55 minutesAfter Mitrice's remains were found, miscommunication between police and personnel from the coroner's office led to a huge misstep in the extraction of the body. And once her remains were analyzed, there were more questions than answers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Where is Mitrice?
November 04, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBAs Mitrice's family and friends pressure the police to invigorate their search efforts, Dr. Ronda Hampton works with Tashaka Starwell of REACT LA and documentary filmmaker Chip Croft to follow all leads to track down Mitrice. The police receive a call that Mitrice has been spotted in the bucolic neighborhood of Monte Nido. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E2 Where is Mitrice?
November 04, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutesAs Mitrice's family and friends pressure the police to invigorate their search efforts, Dr. Ronda Hampton works with Tashaka Starwell of REACT LA and documentary filmmaker Chip Croft to follow all leads to track down Mitrice. The police receive a call that Mitrice has been spotted in the bucolic neighborhood of Monte Nido. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
S3E1 Lost in Lost Hills
October 28, 2020 10:00 - 44 minutesThis season, private investigator Catherine Townsend and her team investigate the mysterious disappearance and death of Mitrice Richardson. Mitrice was arrested at a seaside restaurant in Malibu, California on September 16, 2009. Later that night, she was released but never seen alive again. Catherine talks with Mitrice’s mentor and family friend Dr. Ronda Hampton and begins to retrace Mitrice’s steps the night she went missing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn...
Lost in Lost Hills
October 28, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBThis season, private investigator Catherine Townsend and her team investigate the mysterious disappearance and death of Mitrice Richardson. Mitrice was arrested at a seaside restaurant in Malibu, California on September 16, 2009. Later that night, she was released but never seen alive again. Catherine talks with Mitrice’s mentor and family friend Dr. Ronda Hampton and begins to retrace Mitrice’s steps the night she went missing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcas...
Hell and Gone Season 3 Trailer
October 21, 2020 16:30 - 2 minutes - 2.53 MBLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: Racket: Inside the Gold Club
September 01, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutesRacket: Inside the Gold Club dives into the world of the Gold Club, untangling the web of players, in an immersive, character-driven drama. Subscribe to Racket: Inside the Gold Club on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Introducing Forgotten: The Women of Juárez
June 03, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 3.32 MBIn the famous border city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, hundreds of women go missing. The ones that are found have strange symbols carved on their bodies. Some have their wrists bound with shoelaces. All are discarded like garbage. The story of Forgotten investigates what or who is responsible — a serial killer, organ traffickers, a Satanic Cult? — and pursues an investigation with law enforcement on both sides of the border, terrified witnesses, and corrupt authorities. Learn more about your ad...
Introducing The Missionary, A Brand New iHeartRadio Original Podcast
May 15, 2020 06:30 - 2 minutes - 3.43 MBHey Hell and Gone listeners, we wanted to introduce you to a brand new podcast we think you'd like. It's called The Missionary and we're including the trailer in your feed today so you can get a sneak preview. Once you've heard the trailer, don't forget to visit that feed and listen to the first three episodes, which are available now! A young missionary named Renee Bach left her comfortable life in America to start a malnutrition program in rural Uganda. Folks back home and in Uganda praised...
Introducing Monster: DC Sniper - Official Trailer
January 08, 2020 08:01 - 2 minutesFrom the creators of 'Atlanta Monster' and 'Monster: The Zodiac Killer,' iHeartRadio and Tenderfoot TV present 'Monster: DC Sniper.' This true crime podcast, hosted by Tony Harris, reinvestigates the beltway sniper attacks of 2002. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Introducing Solve: Episode 2 - The Real Killer
December 23, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 73.4 MBWhen Julia Harris’ cheating boyfriend is found dead on the side of the road, she’s quickly convicted. But two years into her sentence, she maintains that her boyfriend's true killer is still at large. Can you solve if Julia’s a master manipulator, or the fall woman in this complicated crime? Listen now everywhere podcasts are found: https://megaphone.link/solve Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Disorganized Crime - Episode 1: A Long Strange Trip
December 18, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 41.1 MBRainbow Valentine grew up on a beautiful hillside in Mill Valley, California, in a comfortable home filled with plenitude and love. But now, as an adult, she's discovered that her idyllic childhood was supported by her dad's career as a big-time pot smuggler. In this first episode of "Disorganized Crime," her parents break their silence for the first time about their lives as illegal pot smugglers. Special thanks to Rita Abrams for her song "Mill Valley," included in this episode. Learn mor...
Introducing: Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter
November 20, 2019 19:30 - 2 minutes - 2.62 MBHost Rainbow Valentine discovers her artist mom and 'businessman' dad were deeply involved in the illegal drug trade and unknowingly spent her childhood among a massive pot distribution operation. As she talks with her father in intimate interviews, Rainbow Valentine uncovers a history of her childhood that causes her to reassess everything — and gives us a unique personal window into the infamous counter-culture of Marin County in the 70s and 80s -- from Ken Kesey's acid tests and the birth ...
Introducing Murder in Oregon
October 24, 2019 04:05 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBIn January of 1989 the director of Oregon’s Department of Corrections, Michael Francke, was brutally stabbed to death outside his office in Salem. The murder was quickly ruled a “car burglary gone wrong” and pinned on a low-level drug dealer named Frank Gable, a man who Francke's own brother, Kevin, along with storied Oregon reporter Phil Stanford, believe has been wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 30 years. They contend Francke had uncovered a trail of corruption in the prison system— one tha...
Bonus: Case Update
September 25, 2019 04:01 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBWhile Catherine and the team investigated the death of Janie Ward for season two, they spent some time looking back into the murder of Rebekah Gould from season one. All of the updates for season one are consolidated in this bonus episodes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Bonus: Case Update
September 25, 2019 04:01 - 22 minutes - 20 MBWhile Catherine and the team investigated the death of Janie Ward for season two, they spent some time looking back into the murder of Rebekah Gould from season one. All of the updates for season one are consolidated in this bonus episodes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
30 Years Gone
September 11, 2019 04:01 - 40 minutes - 37 MBIn the final episode of season two, Catherine talks with former a FBI agent, who worked as a consultant on ABC's program about Janie's case. She also explores one last theory of how Janie could have died: rubbing alcohol poisoning. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2E8: 30 Years Gone
September 11, 2019 04:01 - 48 minutes - 43.2 MBIn the final episode of season two, Catherine talks with former a FBI agent, who worked as a consultant on ABC's program about Janie's case. She also explores one last theory of how Janie could have died: rubbing alcohol poisoning. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
S2E7:The Final Autopsy
September 04, 2019 04:01 - 48 minutes - 42.9 MBIn 2007, a third autopsy is performed on Janie, which comes to yet another conclusion that doesn't make sense to the Ward family. Catherine talks with a pathologist and a neurosurgeon about the results. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
The Final Autopsy
September 04, 2019 04:01 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn 2007, a third autopsy is performed on Janie, which comes to yet another conclusion that doesn't make sense to the Ward family. Catherine talks with a pathologist and a neurosurgeon about the results. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2E6: Time Opens All Wounds
August 28, 2019 04:01 - 47 minutes - 36.1 MBIn 2004, a new investigation into Janie's death is opened. Catherine reviews the investigation and tries to piece together the route from the cabin to the bank parking lot. She talks with the Ward's lawyer and with the special prosecutor on the new investigation. Catherine also gets a call from a woman named Sylvia, who says she witnessed Janie getting hit in the face. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Time Opens All Wounds
August 28, 2019 04:01 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBIn 2004, a new investigation into Janie's death is opened. Catherine reviews the investigation and tries to piece together the route from the cabin to the bank parking lot. She talks with the Ward's lawyer and with the special prosecutor on the new investigation. Catherine also gets a call from a woman named Sylvia, who says she witnessed Janie getting hit in the face. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...
S2E5: From the Party to the Parking Lot
August 21, 2019 04:01 - 35 minutes - 25.5 MBCatherine considers whether or not Janie even died at the party. She also talks with a forensic psychologist, who investigated Janie's death and also concluded it was a homicide. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
From the Party to the Parking Lot
August 21, 2019 04:01 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBCatherine considers whether or not Janie even died at the party. She also talks with a forensic psychologist, who investigated Janie's death and also concluded it was a homicide. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2E4: Arkancide
August 14, 2019 04:01 - 45 minutes - 34.1 MBCatherine dives into the most talked about theory of all in the Janie Ward case: that someone killed Janie at the party with a baseball bat. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Arkancide
August 14, 2019 04:01 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBCatherine dives into the most talked about theory of all in the Janie Ward case: that someone killed Janie at the party with a baseball bat. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Botched
August 07, 2019 04:01 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBCatherine dives into Janie's autopsy report and takes a look at the controversies surrounding the Arkansas State Crime Lab. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.