Going West: True Crime

In March of 2022, a 39-year-old father of three was found dead in his Utah home from what originally appeared to be an aneurysm. But later, this determination would be amended to reveal that he had been murdered. After a shocking arrest that took over a year to secure, it was up to the court to decide if this business owner and devoted husband and dad had been living a secret life steeped in drug addiction or if he was merely the unsuspecting victim. This is the murder of Eric Richins, and the explosive trial that just concluded in March of this year for his wife, Kouri Richins. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In March of 1997, a 44-year-old Pennsylvania woman disappeared after tensions escalated with her next-door neighbor. When investigators searched the neighboring home, they uncovered a secret tunnel connecting the two properties, and a gruesome scene in the basement that would traumatize them for life. This is the murder of Ann Hoover. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In January of 1990, a 21-year-old man went missing under suspicious circumstances while working at a Portland, Oregon music venue. When his car was found at the airport after he was reported missing, someone close to him tried to paint a sinister image of what happened to him. But police would soon realize that they had it all wrong… This is the murder of Tim Moreau, and the Starry Night Killer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In January of 2024, a 48-year-old woman was pronounced dead in Washington after suffering a sudden seizure in the middle of the night… But when police arrived at the scene, it was clear there was more to the story than what the witness was telling them, and that she may have been murdered by someone they’d least expect to commit the crime: one of their own. This is the murder of Marcy West. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In March of 2003, a 20-year-old woman, who happened to be the daughter of an NYPD detective, was found brutally beaten to death in Hudson Valley, discarded on a rural dirt path. It was quickly determined that she had been killed in her car, by someone sitting in the backseat behind her. But despite having multiple persons of interest in her case, an arrest wasn’t made for YEARS, and even then - many were on the fence about his involvement. This is the murder of Megan McDonald. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In February of 2007, a 34-year-old mother of two left in the middle of the night for a work trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, but would never make it to her destination. Her husband reported her missing, having last seen her getting into a black town car bound for the airport. It would take weeks of media speculation and community suspicion to bring her home, and the chilling truth was finally revealed: she had never made it past her open garage. This is the murder of Tara Grant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In March of 1993, a 27-year-old American woman returned home to her Dublin apartment after picking up groceries to cook dinner for her friends the following evening. But when her roommates arrived home two days later, they found the apartment empty, and her spoiled groceries still in their shopping bag. Concern quickly turned to panic as sightings of her in an Irish mountain town surfaced, leading investigators down many fruitless paths, which all culminated in an arrest in June of 2025, 32 years after she vanished. This is the disappearance of Annie McCarrick. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In February of 2019, a 20-year-old man vanished after last being seen fleeing from a store near his small, Washington town. His disappearance came just two months after a disturbing incident in which he told loved ones that three people had attacked him and carved the word “kill” into his chest. After telling multiple people that he was concerned that his family was in danger, he vanished into the night… This is the strange disappearance of Matthew Anfeldt. GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/matthew-anfeldt Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In March of 2004, a 17-year-old girl left the late shift at a small-town Vermont inn and began her short drive home. But she never made it. The next day, her car was discovered backed into the side of an abandoned farmhouse, its headlights still on and her belongings left behind. With no clear signs of a struggle and no trace of her, her family, as well as investigators, were left to wonder: what happened to her? This is the disappearance of Brianna Maitland. https://www.investigationsforthemissing.org/news Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.