Coffee and Cases Podcast

The memory of Amber Hagerman has saved so many lives since the AMBER Alert system was put into place, but 25 years is a long time for a family to wait for answers. On the 25th anniversary of Amber’s death, could we finally repay her for all the lives she saved by bringing her case to a close?If you would like to start your OWN podcast on Buzzsprout, please consider using our promo code so you can earn a $20 gift card after your second month on a paid plan:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=709643 Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryce Laspisa had been worrying his roommate and girlfriend recently. But before he had a chance to reveal what was at the root of his recent odd actions, he drove his vehicle into a ravine in what seemed a suicide attempt. But, with Bryce now missing, could appearances be deceiving? Could his disappearance have been the result of foul play?If you would like to start your OWN podcast on Buzzsprout, please consider using our promo code so you can earn a $20 gift card after your second month on a paid plan: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=709643 Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paige was working on her college degree and planning a wedding when she disappeared into thin air. Can you, Sleuth Hounds, help solve one of Michigan’s longest-running missing person cases? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The sleepy town of Ina, Illinois was rocked in the aftermath of one of the most heinous family homicides in American history. The Dardeen family murder was gruesome-- brutal beatings, unimaginable crimes, and mutilation. It was a crime claimed to have been the work of serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells, but was his confession of the murders just a sadistic lie? If you would like to join Coffee and Cases Patreon to support the show and listen to bonus content, please go to ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This story may sound like a scene from a horror movie, but it was the reality of Sherri. She never would have dreamed her afternoon jog would turn into a nightmare, and after 22 days with few clues to go on, many of her friends, neighbors, and family doubted they would see her again; nor would she have ever believed that, when she was found, there would be those who doubted the validity of the horror she said she experienced. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every parent wants to keep their child safe, but when a child goes missing and turns up dead, they at least deserve answers. However, in this case, they’re still asking why and how. If you would like to start your OWN podcast on Buzzsprout, please consider using our promo code so you can earn a $20 gift card after your second month on a paid plan: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=709643 Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Durst admitted to killing before-- a killing he swears was in self-defense. But what are the odds that a missing person case and another murder, both of which have links to Durst, are also cases of misunderstanding rather than foul play?If you would like to start your OWN podcast on Buzzsprout, please consider using our promo code so you can earn a $20 gift card after your second month on a paid plan: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=709643 Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Durst admitted to killing before-- a killing he swears was in self-defense. But what are the odds that a missing person case and another murder, both of which have links to Durst, are also cases of misunderstanding rather than foul play? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roger Dean had more enemies than not. In fact, it seemed that almost everyone who knew him had a reason to kill him or want him dead. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After flying to San Francisco for the summer, 18-year-old Kristen Modafferi told her sister that she was “learning about life.” Unfortunately, life has a dark side.Link to order form for the cookbook: http://www.kristenfoundation.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=hw&report=sp&ID=009 Link to order form for the bracelet: http://www.kristenfoundation.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=hw&report=sp&ID=010 If you would like to make a donation to the Kristen Foundation, please see the link below: http://www.kristenfoundation.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=hw&report=sp&ID=107 If you would like to start your OWN podcast on Buzzsprout, please consider using our promo code so you can earn a $20 gift card after your second month on a paid plan: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=709643 Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When their once open house shutters suddenly close, mysterious letters start appearing, and a mass religious burial is unearthed in their backyard, no one can think of a single person who would want to murder an entire family. But when one member is unaccounted for, most fingers point in that direction.Buzzsprout will get your podcast listed on every major podcasting platform. So… what are you waiting for? Fulfill that dream of yours and start podcasting today. If you use our Coffee and Cases referral code 709643, not only will you help support our show, but you will receive a $20 Amazon gift card after your second month on a paid plan. It’s that easy. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learning the alphabet is one of the first things we teach children. But in Rochester, NY in the early 1970s, the alphabet was soon linked with something much more sinister. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A note containing over 30 lines of coded text, including numbers, letters, and parentheses remains unsolved by the world’s best code breakers. When a code leaves the FBI stumped, do you have the skill it takes to solve the riddle? Sign up for your own podcast through Buzzsprout using code 709643 to support our show AND to earn a $20 Amazon gift card after your second month on a paid plan. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First, she peered out windows as if afraid of some danger lurking outside. Next, the terror took over her body. Then, the young and free-spirited Emma Fillipoff was never heard from again. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the holiday season approaches, let’s make sure to remember that not everyone’s season is jolly and bright. For the Warren and Spencer family, Christmas will never be the same again. Interested in hosting your OWN podcast? Join Buzzsprout today using the Coffee and Cases Promo code: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=709643 Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Broaddus family found their dream home; then the dream morphed into a nightmare.Buzzsprout Promo Link Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premonitions about her death plague a young girl who thinks she won’t live past her 16th birthday. When she makes 3 months past her birthday, were her visions true or was the timing of her death coincidence? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Frey had already lost two of his three children. Now his only remaining child is missing. What can we do to help him find peace? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the "boys" from Yuba County have been targeted by a stranger? OR, could one of them have viciously turned on his closest "friends"? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A called-off high-speed chase into Love County, Oklahoma ended with two people-- Molly Miller and Colt Haynes-- lost and calling for help. Then their phones went dead. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rico Harris’s name has been known for many things, from rising basketball phenom to missing person. But, how could a 6’9” nearly 300-pound man simply vanish without a trace? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When potential evidence is contaminated, leaving the police little to no leads, it looks like the three women in this week’s episode vanished without a trace. When the house is in perfect order, money is still in purses, and the family dog is left untouched, what possibly could have happened to the Springfield Three? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just 8 days earlier, 16-year-old Molly Bish had begun working as a lifeguard, excited to help children learn to swim and to potentially save lives. No one realized that it was Molly’s life that would be at risk. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A night of fun turns this fairytale honeymoon into a horror story when one newlywed ends up lost at sea. Was it an accident? Or do the clues point to something more sinister? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The case of Bobby Dunbar (or is it Bruce Anderson?) is one of mistaken identity, prejudice, and divided families. Would DNA testing clear things up, or would it only serve to muddy the water even further? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a last-minute vacation turned nightmare that left two children motherless. With no fewer than seven eyewitnesses, how could Pamela Ray have just disappeared? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lighthouse represents safety and hope. It's a place where the light is never supposed to go out. So, when the light DID go out and the lighthouse keepers were nowhere to be found, instead of safety and hope, the island lived up to its reputation of danger and mystery. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrice Endres was a friend to everyone and the kind of person who wanted to build confidence in all who came into her salon. Thus, it was hard to fathom, when she disappeared on April 15th, 2004, that anyone would want to hurt her. But, that day, chance had already chosen her as its victim. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When David Lovely’s abandoned motorcycle was found by campers in rural Wyoming, his mother and sister knew something terribly wrong had occurred. Decades later, we still don’t know what happened to David nor where he might be. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every single job has a fair amount of stress, even teaching. But are those stresses enough to make a seemingly happy 27-year-old commit suicide or did the police miss something at the scene of the crime? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would you do if a mysterious man in a bar offered you the job of a lifetime? Of course you would jump at the opportunity, just like Ronald and Doreen. When everything finally seems to be going your way, nothing can go wrong...right? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A beautiful and vivacious young news reporter in the beginning stages of her bright career… disappeared. Signs of a struggle revealed her abduction, but now, 25 years later, we are still left wondering who would have taken Jodi Huisentruit? And why? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you get when you combine a cipher, an odd loss of consciousness, and two car accidents in one night? You get a case referred to as the Audubon Riddle, or the YOGTZE case. Listen to this week’s episode to see if YOU can solve the mystery. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When an underwater cavern popular with divers warns that nothing in the cave is worth dying for, most would turn around, but for some a thrill runs down their spine. With only one way in and one way out, what could have happened to an experienced diver to make him never reemerge from the cave’s depths? Was it bad luck, fate, or perhaps something more sinister? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First they came for the family dog; then they came for Candace. She was brutally executed-- but why? And by whom? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If there is one place where true, tangible evil lives, many argue it is the Devil’s Tramping Ground in Chatham County, North Carolina. Is the anomaly scientific, supernatural, yet another example of scapegoating, or perhaps a mixture of all three? Let us know YOUR theory on the barren circle in which many won’t dare to step foot. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Children should feel safe with their parents. But what happens when the woman who is supposed to guarantee your safety, your mother, may be the reason you are no longer tucked away safely in bed? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Joshua Maddux disappeared, his family and friends assumed he’d run away to begin his own independent life. Sadly, they discovered he hadn’t gone far and, due to his tragic death, his life never even had the chance to fully begin. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Lancelyn Green obsessed over detail and channeled the deductive powers of Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Could authorities use those same powers of logic to solve Green’s untimely death? Sleuthhounds, YOU decide-- was it suicide, murder, or a centuries old curse that led to his fate? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What could Facebook Lives and a missing shoe have in common? For Kenneka Jenkins’ family they could hold all the answers needed to explain why this 19-year-old was found dead in a hotel freezer. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While we do have some bad news for this week, MAKE SURE you listen to our message for some exciting news about next week! We love you and appreciate your continued support. Please reach out to us on social media this week; we'd love to hear from you!! Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of the Pollock twins has fascinated the world with the question of reincarnation. Could the spirits of Joanna and Jacqueline Pollock, taken from this world tragically and far too soon, have come back to life via their own twin sisters, Gillian and Jennifer? Or, as some believe, was it all a hoax? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a bloody shoe is left behind at the scene of a crime, we hope that justice will come quickly, especially in a quadruple homicide. But, that bloody shoe has done nothing but create more questions. Who could have killed two small children and their parents at point-blank and just walked away never to be heard from again? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alaska is known as the final frontier--where nature is the biggest threat. Our story today brings us back to reality. Man is the biggest threat, and, sadly, two kids meet their fate in that final frontier. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When three young adults go missing in the same small Kentucky town, people start asking questions. The problem is that there are too MANY answers-- all of which are plausible but none of which are fully proven-- in this story in which truth and deception are nearly indistinguishable. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He knew intimate personal details about her. He knew where she was at all times. He said he loved Dorothy Jane Scott. But, he also wanted to kill her. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was this the outcome of a sordid love triangle, a serial killer, or a calculated mob hit that resulted in the murder of a young family of three? Whatever it was, it rocked the small community of Green Township, Ohio-- whose neighborhoods changed from open windows and open conversation to barred doors and distrust. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was an average summer day for the Petit family in Cheshire, Connecticut--beach trips, golf, and a grocery store outing. Everything was well with this all-American family. However, two men with plenty of petty crimes on their records were looking for their next fix. Little did the Petit family know that their American Dream was about to become a living nightmare. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cynthia Anderson was having troubling nightmares, receiving upsetting messages, answering obscene phone calls, and worrying about being abducted. And then... she disappeared. Could the universe have been warning her of some hidden danger? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heroism and resistance take many forms-- including the use of social media. In this week’s episode, Maggie and Allison explore the tragic deaths of two teenage girls who were savvy enough to provide clues to their killer and loving enough to never leave each other’s side. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CoffeeAndCases) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices