Cold Case Chronicles

The Cold Case Chronicles are the findings of a group of women dedicated to researching, investigating, and reporting on Cold Cases. Follow along, as the Cold Case Crew learns, researches, build suspect lists, and even assist police. Learn about Cold Cases, have some laughs, and enjoy the ride.

Sullivan county 03/14/2022

Sullivan county With the ladies of the Crew back together for once, they stick close to home. It's hard to believe there are so many cases that have become cold. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/22436687

Viola Findley 03/07/2022

Viola Findley Missing since 1983, Viola Marie Findley left her 3 children with a sitter in Iowa to visit family in Florida and never returned. Nearly 40 years have passed and there are more questions than answers. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/22360718

Catrina Mowrey 02/28/2022

Catrina Mowrey Catherine Diane "Catrina" Mowrey moved to Dallas, Texas for an exciting new life. How could she have known only six years later, she would be murdered, wrapped in a sheet, and stuffed in the trunk of a car as if her life meant nothing? To make things worse... the Dallas Police Department chose to treat her case as if she never mattered, causing a ripple effect of damage through an entire family. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/22275881

Unidentified Female - The Wilma June Nissen Story 03/01/2021

Unidentified Female - The Wilma June Nissen Story Far removed from the Free Love and Peace of the late 1960s, the late 19970s were pay to play. In 1978 a body was found in rural Iowa. She would be Jane Doe for three decades. This is Unidentified Female – The Story or Wilma June Nissen. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/18132821

Calab Luckett 02/08/2021

Calab Luckett Sometimes when a case is researched, very little information is found. In the case of 18-year-old Calab Luckett who was found shot in an abandoned apartment, is no different. While the crew found little information about his killer, they found a lot of information about a systemic problem of violence among youth. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/17859641

Ricky Lane Thomas Jr. 02/01/2021

Ricky Lane Thomas Jr. In November 1997, 13 year old Ricky Lane Thomas vanished into thin air. Speculation surrounded a step father and the rural background makes a random abduction unlikely. Will we ever know where Ricky is? /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/17765498

Sarah Gibbs 01/25/2021

Sarah Gibbs It takes a special kind of evil to prey on the weak. Sarah Gibbs had autism spectrum disorder and was the target of someone heinous. In December of 2014, in Warsaw, Indiana she was murdered and a fire was started to cover it up. Her case remains cold. Or does it? /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/17672315

Why Mary? Part 4 - Blame and Forgiveness 11/16/2020

Why Mary? Part 4 - Blame and Forgiveness The 1988 Murder of Mary Plummer is nothing short of a travesty. Taken before her time, her family still suffers. In cold cases like these, that are still entirely solvable, justice is still to be served. The prime suspect may be long dead, but the preponderance of evidence suggests he likely did not act alone. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/16821080

Why Mary? Part 3 - The Alibi 11/09/2020

Why Mary? Part 3 - The Alibi The murder of Mary Plummer is not without suspects. But what do you do when all the people who have motive and opportunity also have alibis? As we learn this week, no alibi is airtight. We just have to find the leaks. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/16732853

Why Mary? Part 2 - What about Steve? 11/02/2020

Why Mary? Part 2 - What about Steve? Of course, a spouse will always be the first suspect in a homicide. Some will have doubts, especially when a case goes cold. As we ask who and why would anyone want to kill Mary Plummer, we have to look at everyone, starting with those closest to her. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/16643564

Why Mary? Part 1 10/26/2020

Why Mary? Part 1 Avon, Indiana was a small town back in November of 1988 when a young mother of three was found shot to death in her running car, just a half of a mile from her home. Mary Plummer was murdered without witness. 32 years later, her case remains unsolved. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/16543103

Case UPDATE! Part 1 - Don't Give Up 10/19/2020

Case UPDATE! Part 1 - Don't Give Up In the last 18 months the Cold Case Chronicles team has covered 17 cases in over 70 episodes. Inevitably, some of these cases become very personal to the team. We have built many relationships and are grateful for every single one of them. Just like the families of victims we don’t stop seeking justice and truth. We still follow up, dig for more answers, and every so often we see motion in the cases. Here are the latest updates from a few of our cases. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/16451771

Trisha Meredith - LIVE at Ash&Elm 10/12/2020

Trisha Meredith - LIVE at Ash&Elm Live from from Indianapolis’ Ash and Elm Cider Company, the Cold Case Chronicles Crew delivers the case of Trisha Meredith to live audience. On April 7th, 1986, 19 year old Trisha was brutally murdered in an apartment laundry room on the Indianapolis west side. Her live in boyfriend found her, but was he guilty? Or was it a crime of opportunity? /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/16361822

David Koenig - The Missing Giant 10/05/2020

David Koenig - The Missing Giant These days, most of our cases come from listeners, or family members who want desperately to solve a case close to them. The family of a missing Missouri MMA fighter wants answers before the case becomes cold. This is the story of David Koenig, The Missing Giant. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/16271570

Who killed Marcie Part 4 - Appraisal 09/28/2020

Who killed Marcie Part 4 - Appraisal Marcie Fuller Swinford deserves justice. As do many missing and murdered victims. Surely, in a free society adults have a right to be missing, to run away, or start over. But where does that right end as the families and loved ones fear for their well being? /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/16173977

Who Killed Marcie Part 3 - Common Goals 09/21/2020

Who Killed Marcie Part 3 - Common Goals This week, we hear from family: Marcie’s niece, Courtney tell us what the case means to her. We’ll update our relationship with the Sheriff’s Department and give a special insight from Marcie’s youngest son. Why contrast sides of a story when we all have a common goal? /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/16069352

Who Killed Marcie Part 2 - Vigo County 09/14/2020

Who Killed Marcie Part 2 - Vigo County In the 1985 murder of Marcie Fuller Swinford there is no shortage of suspects. Each with his own opportunity, but the motives raise eyebrows. That's not all of Vigo County's secrets. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15996833

Who Killed Marcie? Part 1 09/07/2020

Who Killed Marcie? Part 1 On August 2nd, 1985 Marcie Fuller Swinford went missing while out running errands. The young mother's remains were found nine days later in a wooded area, miles from where the car she was driving was found. More than 35 years later, the case remains unsolved. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15909413

Tawnya Knight Part 3 - Someone Knows 08/31/2020

Tawnya Knight Part 3 - Someone Knows Tawnya's Mother, Lori shares her thoughts and knowledge on her daughter's murder. Time and lies have marred the case over the years. Almost as much as police treating her like a runaway instead of a victim. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15812837

Tawnya Knight Part 2 - When Lies Collide 08/24/2020

Tawnya Knight Part 2 - When Lies Collide Sara's own words contradicted themselves in her recorded statement to police. The timeline was further muddied by Steve's statements to Tawnya's mother. The only thing clear, is that someone is lying. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15726644

Tawnya Knight Part 1 - The Walk Home 08/17/2020

Tawnya Knight Part 1 - The Walk Home On December 7th, 1996 Tawnya Knight was supposed to be spending the night with a friend. After attempting to walk home around midnight, she disappeared. Her remains were found 6 months later near a cemetery. 23 years, no arrests, and no suspects. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15635348

LIVE from the VOGUE - July 18, 2020 08/10/2020

LIVE from the VOGUE - July 18, 2020 Scheduled in April, then postponed (Thanks COVID!), using social distancing, masks, and limiting audience size, the Cold Case Chronicles were LIVE from the Vogue Theatre in Indianapolis. Here's the show! /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15546089

Justice for Joseph Part 6 08/03/2020

Justice for Joseph Part 6 There are facts and there are theories. Without police help, we are limited in facts but. there are no shortage of theories. Not many of them come to a conclusion of suicide. We give a special, "Thank You," to those who have helped share Joseph's story. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15452147

Justice for Joseph Part 5 - Confidential Informant 07/27/2020

Justice for Joseph Part 5 - Confidential Informant Between truth and mystery are the fringe theories. Some theories are plausible while others are far fetched. This week Joseph's father shares some theories while the crew pieces them together. Andrew Sadek comes to mind. Are there secret reasons the police don't want to share the information with the family? /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15362867

Justice for Joseph Part 4 - Circumstances 07/20/2020

Justice for Joseph Part 4 - Circumstances This week we dive deeper into the seemingly odd differences between Joseph’s case and other cases at Indiana University. Was it racial? Was is circumstantial? We hear from Andrea Stirling on the reaction of his disappearance and death, and the campus handling of racial issues. His neighbor has something to say and Vivianne is far from giving up. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15267824

Justice for Joseph Part 3 - No Foul Play Suspected 07/13/2020

Justice for Joseph Part 3 - No Foul Play Suspected Vivianne joins the crew to talk about her brother as they take a look at Greek life and student safety on campus. If fraternities are a brotherhood, why do they distance themselves from tragedy? Are the schools held accountable? Do they hold others accountable? /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15181076

Justice for Joseph Part 2 - The Science 07/06/2020

Justice for Joseph Part 2 - The Science The crew works with Forensic Toxicologist Andrea Tully to cover Josephs labs after death. Science doesn't lie. Exactly what evidence suggests suicide?1 /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/15093635

Justice for Joseph Part 1 - 66lbs 06/29/2020

Justice for Joseph Part 1 - 66lbs Somewhere in the grey hours of September 28th, 2015 Joseph Smedley disappeared from society. Leaving random and odd clues, his body would be recovered from a nearby lake some 5 days later. His death was quickly ruled a suicide. Uncooperative police, and piles of circumstantial evidence leads many to believe it wasn't suicide at all. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/14999882

The Search for Molly Dattilo Part 5 - Never Forgotten 06/26/2020

The Search for Molly Dattilo Part 5 - Never Forgotten In this final chapter in the Search for Molly Dattilo, Amy has an interview with Derek VanLuchene. Derek is the CEO of Ryan United, a non-profit organization specializing in family and victim advocacy for those effected by horrible crimes like these. Derek also provides training to law enforcement agencies on the actions they should take when investigating these crimes. He was involved with Molly’s case and even worked with Indianapolis Police Department. She may be gone, but she is never forgotte /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/14970980

The Search for Molly Dattilo Part 4 - Family Ties 06/19/2020

The Search for Molly Dattilo Part 4 - Family Ties Molly's family fought so hard to invigorate a police investigation and find answers. Years later, legislation for Molly's Law. Molly's cousin Keri has been in the driver's seat since she first heard Molly was missing. /episode/index/show/coldcasechronicles/id/14883260

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