Why So Cold?
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 152 ratingsA true crime podcast on a mission to keep these stories alive. Why So Cold? This podcast is a platform for the voices of the missing and murdered.Why So Cold? relies largely on police or news documents, eyewitness accounts, press conferences and interviews (some conducted by Why So Cold?). Larger and more-complex cold cases have multiple episodes, and case updates to previously aired episodes are also provided when available.Links to all source material used can be found for each episode in the show notes at www.whysocoldpodcast.com
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Episodes
The Woodyland Show - trailer
November 29, 2023 19:32 - 1 minute - 2.12 MBIt's another podcast.. listen & subscribe to The Woodyland Show for chats, interviews and some bts of the podcasts I do.. just a fun not for everyone show. follow me on X: https://twitter.com/woodygwatts subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@woodylandproductions
Cryptid Tales of Terror Book Now Available
July 18, 2023 06:30 - 2 minutes - 3.25 MBPurchase your copy of "Cryptid Tales of Terror" by Bigfoot Classified host Woody G. Watts.. light a fire, settle into a comfortable spot, and prepare yourself for a journey into the unknown. Because when the wilderness whispers, you never know what terrors you might hear... "Cryptid Tales of Terror" is a pulse-pounding anthology of fictional short horror stories, each one centering around the eerie encounters with cryptids, creatures whose existence is still shrouded in mystery and steeped ...
Christina Bennett, Rhonda Jones, and Megan Oxendine
August 02, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBApril 2017, Police were called to an abandoned home on 505 PeachTree Street. The caller reported a strong foul oder coming from the property.
Fright Chasers // Subscribe Today
August 02, 2022 09:00 - 41 seconds - 973 KBDo you enjoy listening to conspiracy theories, Bigfoot stories, ghost tales and ufo sightings? then subscribe to Fright Chasers today where you get your podcasts or visit www.frightchasers.com Have a story you'd like to tell? call their Haunted Hotline at 701-HAUNTED (701-428-6833) or visit www.frightchasers.com
Angela Whalen Hudson
July 11, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 33 MBAngela Whalen Hudson walked her two children to the bus stop in Pelham, North Carolina, on September 20th, 2001. After this, she was never seen again. Angela's aunt showed up at the house for the dinner they had planned later that day but when she arrived, she discovered a half-cooked lunch and Angela had vanished.
Terry and Alan Westerfield
June 28, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBOn a hot Saturday afternoon in September 1964, a military police officer dropped off his two young stepsons outside the Broadway Theater on Hay Street in downtown Fayetteville. As storms from a waning hurricane rumbled over Fayetteville, the stepfather said he went to the theatre after dark and waited for the boys to emerge. The never came out. In fact, they were never seen again.
Bigfoot Classified // Available Now
June 22, 2022 06:00 - 58 seconds - 1.32 MBSubscribe to BIGFOOT CLASSIFIED today.. ..as we explore what may be the biggest BIGFOOT cover-ups in history…. visit bigfootclassified.com and subscribe to BIGFOOT CLASSIFIED available where get your podcasts…
The Cold Case of Charlotte Powell
June 21, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBOn December 8, 1987, Leesburg Police Officers were notified of skeletal remains of a young woman found off Gant Lane near Sycolin Road. The discovery triggered a mystery that Loudoun County Sheriff's deputies continue to struggle with to this day.
Bigfoot Classified // Coming June 21st
June 15, 2022 09:00 - 2 minutes - 4.09 MBWhat could be the biggest cover-up in history may involved Bigfoot. Subscribe to Bigfoot Classified and listen to a true crime style investigation into the Mount St Helens eruption and potential government cover-up. Part One - Coming June 21st.
Justice for Erica Heather Smith?
June 14, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBA smiling 14-year-old girl from Ashburn leaves to a friend's house two days before starting her freshman year of high school and never returns home. Eleven days later her body was discovered near Redskins Park. The circumstances around her disappearance still remain unclear 20 years later.
Justice for Erica Heather Smith?
June 14, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBA smiling 14-year-old girl from Ashburn leaves to a friend's house two days before starting her freshman year of high school and never returns home. Eleven days later her body was discovered near Redskins Park. The circumstances around her disappearance still remain unclear 20 years later.
The Murder of Veronica Hepworth
June 07, 2022 18:52 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBThe partially-clothed body of 20-year-old Veronica Hepworth was discovered in the early hours of February 25, 1982, along a driveway in Loudoun County—50 miles from where she was last seen alive. Decades later, Veronica's case puzzles both law enforcement and the public with numerous questions which none have been answered.
Season 2 // Coming Soon
May 13, 2022 03:45 - 1 minute - 1.98 MBNew episodes, new interviews and new cases. Visit www.whysocoldpodcast.com for more information.
BE-LO Grocery Store Massacre
March 08, 2022 10:01 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBOn Sunday, June 6, 1993, an unimaginable tragedy occurred in the small town of Windsor, North Carolina. Six employees of the local Be-Lo grocery store were closing up the place for the day when an unknown man appeared with a gun and ordered them to the butcher room in the back. When the man left the store, three of the six employees were dead, two severely injured and one completely unharmed. Still, despite half of the victims surviving the attack and giving a description of the person respo...
The Bizarre Case of Debbie Wolfe
March 01, 2022 10:01 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBIn December of 1985, a 28-year-old nurse named Debbie Wolfe left her shift at the hospital and headed back to her home—a small isolated cabin in the woods just outside of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The next day, Debbie did not show up for work nor answered her phone, which was highly unusual for her. Soon after, a search for the missing woman was launched. The end result of that search still baffles the public almost 40 years later. For source material, photos and discussion boards vis...
The Murder of Olivia Thorndike
February 22, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBMore than 40 years ago, in 1981, 23-year-old Olivia Thorndike was found dead inside her own home. Straight away, the police had two suspects, and it seemed like the brutal murder was going to be an open-and-shut case. For the extensive list of source material used in this episode visit www.whysocoldpodcast.com
Local Criminal Investigator Interview
February 14, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBThis episode of Why So Cold? Will be different from the others.. Coming up in a few future episodes I will be covering several LOCAL cold cases.. Ones that took place where Watts Creative Studios are located in Bedford Virginia.. During the last few years I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with the Town of Bedford Police department and The Bedford County Sheriffs department on several video productions and live streams.. During this time we’ve chatted about cold cases and how I can help...
Local Criminal Investigator Interview
February 14, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBThis episode of Why So Cold? Will be different from the others.. Coming up in a few future episodes I will be covering several LOCAL cold cases.. Ones that took place where Watts Creative Studios are located in Bedford Virginia.. During the last few years I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with the Town of Bedford Police department and The Bedford County Sheriffs department on several video productions and live streams.. During this time we’ve chatted about cold cases and how I ca...
The Shenandoah National Park Murders
February 07, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBIn 1996, two young women and their dog set out on a hiking trip in the beautiful Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. But as they did not return home at the agreed time, a worried family member contacted the Park Rangers, who soon discovered the couple's bodies at a tranquil campsite. Straight away, it was clear the two had not died due to a freak accident or wild animal attack but in the hands of another human being. For the source material and episode information visit www.whysocoldpod...
The Murder of Cynthia Gastelle
January 31, 2022 05:03 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MBSkeletal remains of a young woman were discovered off Mountain Road in Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, on February 12th, 1982. Due to the advanced level of decomposition, for over 30 years, investigators were unable to tell who this person was or where she came from. Meanwhile, the family members of Cynthia Joan Gastelle hoped that their missing loved one would return home one day—unaware that she had already been found decades earlier. Source material: www.whysocoldpodcast.com
The Murder of Donna Hall and Michael Margaret
January 24, 2022 06:00 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBAlmost 40 years ago, on August 17th, 1984, a young couple was found brutally murdered in the Henrico County woods, just behind King's Crossing Apartments. Donna Hall and Michael Margaret had told their families they were going on a camping trip, but they were no further than .25 miles from Donna's home. Even though heavy rains had already washed away most of the evidence, police did discover something that is believed to be the key too revealing the killer's identity. And yet, decades...
The Murder of Donna Hall and Michael Margaret
January 24, 2022 06:00 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBAlmost 40 years ago, on August 17th, 1984, a young couple was found brutally murdered in the Henrico County woods, just behind King's Crossing Apartments. Donna Hall and Michael Margaret had told their families they were going on a camping trip, but they were no further than .25 miles from Donna's home. Even though heavy rains had already washed away most of the evidence, police did discover something that is believed to be the key too revealing the killer's identity. And yet, decades later...
Route 29 Stalker - Alicia Showalter Reynolds
January 17, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBBetween the years of 1996 - 2014, an unusually high number of women have fallen victim to disappearances and murders along the Route 29 corridor in Virginia calling the suspect the…Route 29 Stalker. This episode highlights Alicia Showalter Reynolds. For links to the source material used in this episode visit www.whysocold.com
The Caldwell Fields Murders
January 10, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBHeidi Childs (18) & David Metzler (19)...Two Virginia Tech students were fatally shot in a Montgomery County forest in 2009, Virginia State Police are still looking for their killer(s). For links to the source material used in this episode visit www.whysocold.com
Bonus - James "Slim" Walker - News Coverage
January 06, 2022 20:09 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MBShortly after Ep1 of Why So Cold? was released highlighting the story of James "Slim" Walker the local news channel ran a story. Here is that story.
Hill City Paranormal
February 26, 2020 05:26 - 48 seconds - 1.1 MBFrom Route 29 Stalker & Why So Cold? host Woody G. Watts and Watts Creative Studios comes a uniquely spooky podcast from the real life Hill City Paranormal team. Join Hill City Paranormal for stories from their Haunted Hotline from actual callers 434-381-0242... fictional stories with a "true crime" feel... and interviews & behind the scenes commentary from the real life investigations by Hill City Paranormal.. We don't just sit in a room and talk about the unknown, we investigate it...
James "Slim" Walker
January 12, 2019 22:39 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBOn April 7th, 2000 James D Walker aka "Slim" disappeared from a Food Lion parking lot in Bedford, Va. He was never heard or seen from again.
Why So Cold? - teaser
January 04, 2019 18:44 - 58 seconds - 1.33 MBAs we began to dive deeper into the cold cases that happened along Route 29 on the Route 29 Stalker podcast we discovered something.. That Route 29.. isn’t the only place with dark secrets.. So we’re bringing you a new series.. with longer more in depth stories...featuring new cases every episode.. there are too many families without a voice..that need closure..WE will be their voice.. Subscribe today to WHY SO COLD?..and help us keep these cases alive.