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172 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 168 ratingsA true crime podcast that examines cases which are unsolved, unresolved, or have lingering questions. Hosted by Heather Wright and Scott Fuller.
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Dossier 4: The Disappearance of Jade Humble
June 06, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBThis month’s case is the disappearance of a young woman in suburban Cincinnati who disappeared when she was 21 years-old. Typically, a case like this can receive widespread local, state, and even national news coverage. But the Jade Humble disappearance wasn’t covered at all. Partly because nobody knew she was missing for a period of time, but also the type of victim she was, meaning: parts of her life which are less appealing and that the public see as high risk. In this dossier, we explore ...
Dossier 3: The Shooting Death of Bernita White
April 30, 2019 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBPrior to June, 2001, a newsworthy event at Potter Park outside of Lansing, Michigan would be music being played too loud from a car stereo. Occasionally, police would be called on a report of kids drinking alcohol in the parking lot after dark. That changed in the middle of a perfect summer afternoon, when a shot rang out, and a 41-year-old mother of two fell to the ground. The shot had come from a high-powered rifle, and the sniper hadn’t been seen by any witnesses. Bernita White had been wa...
Dossier 1 Update: David Josiah Lawson (w/Jessa)
March 19, 2019 20:00 - 29 minutes - 67.9 MBOur first Dossier episode covered the 2017 homicide of David Josiah Lawson outside a college party in Arcata, California. David Josiah Lawson was studying Criminology at Humboldt State University when he was killed. Lawson was the president of the Brothers United, a group that formed as a result of the unsolved murder of another black student at the college. A grand jury convened on the last day of February to decide if charges could be warranted in his death. This week, it’s been reported t...
Chapter Updates (Ch. 1-5 & Dossier 1-2)
March 14, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBChapter 1https://www.change.org/p/please-sign-this-petition-in-a-effort-to-get-a-known-murderer-in-front-of-a-grand-jury-read-the-evidence-and-decide-for-yourself-the-truth-speaks-for-itself https://www.facebook.com/groups/111926779427988/ https://twitter.com/JusticeForDj88 https://justicefordj.com/ Chapter 2Anybody with any information regarding this case should call the Garfield Heights Police Department at (216) 475-5686.Chapter 3You can also contact the Maricopa County Attorney’s Offic...
Chapter 5: Missing in Montana (Tammy Salle)
January 31, 2019 20:02 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBEpisode 3 41-year-old Tammy Salle was reported missing to Anaconda police by her adult daughter on the day after Christmas in 2012. An associated vehicle that Tammy was believed to have been driving at the time - a blueish-gray 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix - was released to the public in connection with Tammy’s disappearance. Unlike the cases in Episodes 1 and 2, Tammy Salle's case is not a missing person’s case. But it was, for three months in 2012 and 2013, the small town of Anaconda, Montana - ...
Chapter 5: Missing in Montana (Helen Gracia)
January 31, 2019 20:01 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBEpisode 2 On May 23, 2008, Helen Gracia left her home to buy groceries and fill a prescription for her mother. She was reportedly seen later the same day at a local hotel with a male companion in Anaconda, Montana. After this witness report of Helen Gracia on the night of May 23, 2008, she apparently was never seen again. The first two episodes of this chapter discuss cases with reasonable suspicion that a homicide has occurred. However, in both cases, the body of the victim has not yet been...
Chapter 5: Missing in Montana (Brandy Christiansen)
January 31, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBEpisode 1 46-year-old Brandy Christiansen was last seen on November 2nd, 2007, before she seemingly vanished from Butte-Silver Bow County, Montana. Police found her abandoned car 12 days later. Brandy’s 1991 Toyota Tercel was found abandoned on the road between Homestake Lake and Delmoe Lake, just east of Butte. Brandy’s car was found parked alongside the road. Snow covered the back and front windshields. More snow had piled up on the car’s rear bumper, obscuring the car’s license plate. Th...
Addendum: Jayme Closs FOUND
January 12, 2019 00:26 - 1 hour - 137 MBHere is a raw, unedited update episode about the Jayme Closs case. SHE HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE. Heather & Scott discuss the press conferences held regarding the arrest of suspect James Thomas Patterson and the details released.
Dossier 2 - Jayme Closs
December 31, 2018 01:02 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBA case, a double murder, a mystery ripped from the national headlines. In our second dossier episode, we’ll examine a brutal double murder, and an apparent abduction which occurred mere months ago in a small town in Wisconsin. This is our second dossier episode: the murders of Denise and James Closs, and the apparent abduction of their teenage daughter Jayme. In this Dossier, we discuss the abstract theories as well as the more popular theories among the public. We bring you the facts as we...
Chapter 4: Episode 3 (Elizabeth Andes)
November 29, 2018 21:45 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBPlease listen to episode 3 for more information on the persons of interest in the case as well as some observations we made along the way. There are some eerie similarities between Beth’s case and a previous unsolved case that we've covered here on Status Pending. Additionally, we will discuss investigative processes/procedures, what makes a case turn cold, false confessions, and lost evidence. You will also hear from Steven David Lampley in this episode as we discuss lost evidence. He is...
Chapter 4: Episode 2 (Elizabeth Andes)
November 29, 2018 21:44 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBIn episode 2 of Chapter 4; Scott and Heather interview the one and only Amber Hunt of the Cincinnati Enquirer and the "Accused" podcast. We discuss the case with her as well as what it was like for her to put together the podcast as her investigation continued. If you haven't already, we encourage you to go back and listen to Season 1 of "Accused" and then come back to this episode. Amber lets us in on her thoughts/feelings about the case, the evidence, the state government, and more. We ...
Chapter 4: Episode 1 (Elizabeth Andes)
November 29, 2018 21:43 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBElizabeth Andes was found murdered in her Ohio apartment on December 28, 1978; just a week after her college graduation. She was described as outspoken, feisty, and fireball by her friends. Her boyfriend, a stand-out college football player, was immediately arrested for the brutal crime. Just 15 hours later, Bob Young signed a confession and was charged. This case gained national notoriety recently after being featured on the "Accused" podcast and remains unsolved to this day. After all ...
Dossier 1 - David Josiah Lawson
October 25, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBHe was supposed to be a force for good in the system. A criminal justice major who went to one party off campus.It was the last thing he ever did. This is one case among many. But some who listen to this month’s episode will say it’s many cases explained by one. So far, our cases have stopped at the borders of American law enforcement; the failures of agencies, the era and date in time of the case, and sometimes just plain bad luck. This month, unavoidably, features an added dimension; one th...
Chapter 3: Episode 3 (Alissa Turney)
September 30, 2018 20:47 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBEpisode 3 of Chapter 3 is formatted a bit differently than previous chapters in the sense that we have a guest in this episode as well. Moxie was an incredible asset to us and for this chapter as she researched and provided us with a tremendous amount of information about the likelihood and statistics surrounding missing person cases. Scott and Heather added Moxie’s information into episode 3 since this is how the entire case began; Alissa was a missing person. So, we go through the timelin...
Chapter 3: Episode 2 (Alissa Turney)
September 30, 2018 20:46 - 49 minutes - 45 MBEpisode 2 of Chapter 3 provides interviews from two experts on the case. We hear from Alissa’s sister, Sarah and Ottavia (who produced the Missing Alissa podcast) on the case. We delve deeper into the timeline from Sarah’s perspective as well as Michael’s mental state. We learn what it was like for Sarah growing up in a home with Michael and what he made them (Sarah & Alissa) believe was “normal”. We learn about the surveillance methods and phone tapping that Michael used within the home....
Chapter 3: Episode 1 (Alissa Turney)
September 30, 2018 20:45 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBChapter 3 delves into the Alissa Turney case. Alissa Turney was a fee-spirited, precocious 17-year-old who disappeared on May 17, 2001 from Phoenix, Arizona. She left early on the last day of school and was picked up by her stepfather. According to Alissa’s stepfather, Michael, they first ate lunch together and then had an argument over Alissa wanting more freedom that summer. From all accounts, arguing was pretty common between the two. What made this argument different though, was the fac...
Chapter 2: Episode 3 (Beverly Jarosz)
September 02, 2018 02:02 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBEpisode 3 of Chapter 2 provides statistics and interesting information about strangulation, the accuracy as well as the admissibility of the polygraph test, and key points about the handling of the crime scene and investigation in 1964 compared to modern day techniques. Additionally, Scott and Heather discuss the rabbit holes, roadblocks, journalism etiquette and our thoughts about the case. We have a strong feeling that this case CAN be solved. We just hope that the investigators obtain th...
Chapter 2: Episode 2 (Beverly Jarosz)
September 02, 2018 02:01 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBEpisode 2 of Chapter 2 provides interviews from three professionals/experts on the case. We delve deeper into the timeline as well as the suspect’s potential mental state, potential motive, and the possibility/probability of Beverly having more than one attacker. Additionally, we were given some information that was quite interesting regarding a potential suspect who is still alive. Furthermore, we learn key details about the case that many have twisted or confused over the years. We lear...
Chapter 2: Episode 1 (Beverly Jarosz)
September 02, 2018 02:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBChapter 2 delves into the Beverly Jarosz case. Beverly Jarosz was a beautiful 16-year-old girl who lived in the Garfield Heights neighborhood located in Cleveland, Ohio. From all accounts, Beverly had everything going for her. She was well-liked in the community as well as at school. She had a close relationship with her younger sister and loved spending time with her grandmother. She loved writing poetry and began writing her poems in a notebook that her parents bought her in the hopes o...
Chapter 1: Episode 3 (Donald Edward Fickey, Jr.)
July 17, 2018 03:30 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB“Death investigation requires strict adherence to guidelines. Investigators must search for clues that identify a death as natural, suicide or homicide. In the case of homicide, investigators must carefully collect evidence to help identify suspects and convict murderers.” The DJ Fickey death scene was not properly processed. The coroner’s decision to declare the death a suicide - apparently only after about 30 minutes of his arriving at the scene - forever made impossible the collection, pro...
Chapter 1: Episode 1 (Donald Edward Fickey, Jr.)
July 16, 2018 22:30 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBOctober, 2016. North Georgia. Several people occupy a known drug home; which is actually a plot of land with a trailer, a shed, and a camper. The trailer is known as Old Man’s house; this is the meth house. Among those inside the meth house is Don “DJ” Fickey, and DJ’s wife Brandy. Also inside the home is a gun. Several other people are inside the trailer with Brandy and DJ. As mentioned, there is a gun in the home as well. But it’s not your average “self-protecting” gun. It is a 12 gauge saw...
Chapter 1: Episode 2 (Donald Edward Fickey, Jr.)
July 16, 2018 22:30 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBIn Episode 2 of Chapter 1, we complied interviews with experts and people close to the case. We were given the opportunity to interview a former 911 dispatcher to gain a different perspective on the 911 calls that we were privy to in DJ’s case. Suzanne was a 911 dispatcher for 6 years in the state of Arkansas. After asking Suzanne to listen to the 911 calls; we asked for her take on the way the calls were handled. If you would like to hear more from Suzanne, it’s actually quite simple! You ca...