FROM THE VAULT: A True Crime Podcast
71 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 30 ratingsFROM THE VAULT: A True Crime Podcast is a new podcast that is being carried over from its predecessor, True Cold Case Files. From The Vault offers a new look into cold cases from across the nation--cases you may or may not have heard of before. We get to the story quick, no BS, and we bring a respectable discussion on each case we cover. We must remember these victims too, and with this podcast, we hope to honor them. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fromthevaultpod/support
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Singer Island Jane Doe
November 28, 2019 00:59 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBIn 1974, the unidentified human remains of a young female were found on Singer Island near the Intracoastal Waterway by a man and his teenage sons. Years have gone by and not much was known about her case. Fast forward to now, where online and newspaper research led Jason to some valuable information concerning her case. What is uncovered will have you wanting more! From serial killer connections to a possible fight gone wrong, Jason and guest host Nick will go over all the details and more i...
Abdul Rahman Al-Hamdan (MURDERED)
November 22, 2019 19:50 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBIn July of 2002, Margie Murphy was wondering why Abdul Rahman Al-Hamdan, her estranged husband, had not been picking up his phone. She discovered the reason when she went by the apartment that they had once shared: he was lying on the ground, dead by strangulation. Since his death, theories abounded about his life and what may have been the reason he was murdered; but nearly twenty years later, no definitive answer has been given. In this episode, Jason and Daisy read nothing but the facts ...
Dennis Doe (Decatur John Doe)
November 21, 2019 17:28 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBIn February of 1999, a cemetery employee with the Clifton Springs United Methodist was preparing a burial site when he saw the exposed skeletal remains of a young boy hidden in an open area of the cemetery. Investigators have little to go on other than the clothes he was wearing and what he had in his system (essentially Tylenol and Dramamine). A tip later on possibly tied this John Doe to Florida, but the tip was received as not reliable. This photo album goes through the history of the case...
UNIDENTIFIED OREGON: The Multnomah John Doe (1995) and Finley Creek Jane Doe (1978)/ERICKA HOGG CASE
November 15, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBOn this special "Oregon" episode of True Cold Case Files, Jason is joined by Gwen Barringer of "A Light For Ericka" while Daisy takes a sick day to discuss the Multnomah County John Doe from 1995, as well as the main feature on Finley Creek Jane Doe of Elgin in 1978. Both of these cases are from Oregon, and along the way, Jason and Gwen will mention cases that occurred in Oregon for reference. CASE 1: Multnomah Co. John Doe was found in the Columbia River in 1995, a self inflicted gunshot w...
In Depth with Jason: Joanne Franks
November 11, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBOn this edition of In Depth, Jason speaks with Joanne Franks, the mother of Eric Franks. Eric went missing in 2011, and has not been heard from since. As the years wane, Joanne is desperate to know where her son is and what happened; and that she highly suspects certain individuals to be responsible for his disappearance and likely death. In this hour-plus long interview, Jason and Joanne discuss Eric's life, his disappearance and what has been going after the Michigan State Police took over....
Eric Lee Franks (MISSING)
November 11, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBOn March 10th, 2011 Eric Lee Franks posted a cryptic message on Twitter and later that day spoke to his mom on the phone, sharing good news about his living situation and that he was moving out of the Miller Motel in Bridgeport Township, Michigan. He had moved there months earlier to be close to a daughter he had only recently found out about. According to people that knew Eric well, this was the last time he was heard from. Months went by before Eric's mom reported him missing. And as start...
The Henry County (Indiana) John Doe
November 08, 2019 16:57 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBOn October 3rd, 2003, two detectives with the Indianapolis Police Department along with an inmate take a break at an abandoned gas station when one of the individuals need to relieve themselves. The individual walks behind the gas station and lying unexpectedly in a weedy patch nearby is the body of a young Hispanic male. Jason and Daisy try to make sense of this case, go over the facts, and throw in some of their own thoughts and theories on the case. Also discussed is the actions one of the...
In Depth with Jason: Detective Lindsay Schultz
November 04, 2019 18:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBDetective Lindsay Schultz of the Clark County Sheriffs Office in Washington State joins Jason for a one-on-one phone interview discussing the identification of Sandra Renee "Sandy" Morden's identification as the Fly Creek Jane Doe. Though it is brief, some important questions are brought up. However, Det. Schultz encourages the public to review the Clark County Sheriffs Office official release on the case for more thorough details, and that if you have information to please come forward. --...
EPISODE 1: Fly Creek Jane Doe Update/Laurie Depies (MISSING)
November 04, 2019 16:29 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBWelcome back True Cold Case fans! This episode revolves around the case of Laurie Depies, who disappeared after arriving at her boyfriend's apartment in August of 1992. With little evidence to go on, it gives Jason and Daisy an opportunity to discuss possible motives and theories! Also discussed is an unnamed potential suspect who may have had a hand in her disappearance. BEFORE THE DISCUSSION: In the Season 2 opener, Jason welcomes everyone back, and also introduces Daisy Chains, the new...
Grundy County Jane Doe (SEASON 1 FINALE)
October 01, 2019 02:28 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this Season 1 finale, Jason takes you back to 1976, when a local Grundy County, Illinois farmer and his granddaughter discovered the body of a young black female lying nude in a ditch with a red and black sweater wrapped around her head covered in plastic. She had been shot in the head and dumped there at least a day prior. For many years, investigators attempted to find her relatives and identify her; however now they are perhaps one step closer to solving this mystery. A dedicated staff...
James Berkeley Norris Homicide
October 01, 2019 01:58 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBIn 1976 a heavy vehicle operator was clearing land near a phosphate mine in Dixie County, Florida when he noticed an object that appeared to resemble a skull hidden in the woods. The Dixie County Sheriffs Office responded to the scene and began a process of trying to identify these skeletal remains that would take thirty plus years. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country in Fairfield, California, the mother of James Berkeley Norris was searching for her son after he flew to Florida unde...
ORANGE SOCKS JANE DOE (IDENTIFIED)
September 30, 2019 21:43 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBNOTE: ORANGE SOCKS JANE DOE HAS SINCE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS DEBRA LOUISE JACKSON OF TEXAS. THIS RECORDING WAS DONE PRIOR TO HER IDENTIFICATION. On Halloween night in 1979, a motorist saw the nude body of a young woman lying in a culvert in Georgetown, Texas. She had been strangled and sexually assaulted, and was found only wearing a pair of orange socks. A number of events led investigators to believe that Henry Lee Lucas, a known serial killer, was the culprit. Lucas would confess to murderin...
Dorothy Thomas Homicide
September 30, 2019 21:24 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIn 1957, the United States was a different world compared to today's world, where news of violence has certainly desensitized people from all over. But in 1957, in the city of Tallahassee, Florida, the news of a laundry clerk's murder would devastate the people who lived and worked there. Dorothy Thomas, who was from New York, had moved to Florida with her husband, in which they also owned a small farm. Dorothy was working a shift at the New Way Cleaners in Tallahassee when someone had walke...
Jack Sharp and Fred Tate Double Homicide
September 30, 2019 21:12 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBIn October of 1983, Jack Sharp, his wife Beth and daughter Pam arrive home from a family reunion that took place in Gainesville, Florida. Their home in Bithlo was in a state of disarray, as the home had been burglarized while they were gone. A number of items were missing, including a collection of coins Jack had, and his guns. Days later, Jack called his wife at work and told her that a gun he had hidden in his room had disappeared, this being the final conversation they would have. A day l...
Regina John Doe (Canadian Files)
September 30, 2019 20:45 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBOn July 28th, 1995, a young man decided to end his life once and for all and placed his head on a rail line in front of an oncoming train. For the conductors aboard a Canadian Pacific Railroad engine, it was too late to stop. It was believed that the man may have come from the Maritimes or the Northeastern United States, fresh from a break up with a significant other. He had apparently traveled along with another wayfarer through Canada and may have had ties to British Columbia, based on clo...
The Fort Myers Eight
September 30, 2019 20:31 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIn March of 2007, a land surveyor with the City of Fort Myers, Florida located two human skulls while conducting business at a field near Rockfill and Arcadia street. Investigators would later find more skeletal remains of eight men that could have been there as long as the 1980s. The case attracted attention when John Walsh of America's Most Wanted aired it on national television, which also revealed the forensic clay busts of the men. Of the eight, three have been positively identified; bu...
Bibb County John Doe (Alabama)
September 30, 2019 20:08 - 22 minutes - 21.3 MBIn March of 1961, a young man was hitchhiking in the Centerville, Alabama night when James White, a local, gave him a ride. This would be the last ride this young man would take, as White missed a curve and drove through a wooden guardrail, landing into the Cahaba River. White escaped with minor injuries, but the young man's body would be retrieved by divers. There are few clues found that were believed to help aide in an identification for this man, but with the case nearing sixty years, no...
Josephine County Jane Doe (IDENTIFIED)
September 30, 2019 19:48 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBNOTE: IN APRIL OF 2019, THIS JANE DOE WAS IDENTIFIED AS ANNIE LEHMAN OF ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON. THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE IDENTIFICATION. In August of 1971, a father and son camping along the Redwood Highway in Josephine County, Oregon located human remains. The body had been carefully placed; however because of the length of time it had been at the location, animal activity had been present since bones were also found within a certain radius. Someone had intentionally placed her bod...
The Disappearance of Detra McGuire
September 30, 2019 19:00 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBOn a cool November evening, a truck driver is traveling west on Interstate 10 near Lake City, Florida when he sees a toddler lying lifelessly in the middle of the highway. Hurriedly, he takes the child off the road and calls 911; but by the time she arrived at the hospital, it was too late. Over twenty four hours later, her death becomes one event in a series of events that lead investigators having to deal with a death investigation, and a missing persons investigation as her mother, Detra R...
The Fly Creek Jane Doe (IDENTIFIED)
September 30, 2019 18:30 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBOn February 24th, over two months before the Pacific Northwest would be rocked by the devastating eruption of Mount Saint Helens, human skeletal remains would be found in the outer reaches of Northwest Clark County, Washington. Jack Bannister and his son were panning for gold along the Fly Creek in Chelatchie Prairie near Amboy, WA when they would make this gruesome discovery. Almost forty years have gone by and no one knows who she is. Could modern science and DNA be the key to getting the F...
True Cold Case Files Season 2 Preview
August 15, 2019 02:07 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MBSeason 2 of True Cold Case Files is coming in November of 2019! We begin fresh with a new format and twenty-five new cases! We will also have brand-new interviews with family members of the individuals we feature on TCCF, as well as professionals who are involved in some way with the featured cases. We are looking forward to rolling our new season out on multiple platforms, and are continuing our program on YouTube with visuals! SEE YOU NOVEMBER 6th! --------------------------------------...