by Ashley Flowers | Aug 9, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case
In 2001, 50-year-old Rachel was going about her nightly routine, closing the small-town liquor store, when she suddenly vanished without a trace, leaving behind no clues. A gruesome discovery 6 weeks later would answer some of the questions she left behind, but not...
by Ashley Flowers | Jul 19, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case
In part 1 of the Reker case, four agencies were two years into the homicide investigation with little to show for it. Little did they know, the twists and turns in their investigation were just beginning. Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Public Safety Episode Info...
by Ashley Flowers | Jul 12, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case
On Labor Day of 1974, less than 24 hours before 15-year-old Mary was to start her sophomore year of high school, she told her parents she needed to make a quick shopping trip to pick up some last-minute school supplies and a winter coat. Her younger sister,...
by Seth Meyer | Jun 7, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case
In the early morning hours of December 12, 1981, 81-year-old Myrtle Cole was fast asleep in her securely locked, small-town Minnesota home when someone broke in and brutally murdered her. For more than 40 years, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has dedicated...
by Ashley Flowers | Mar 8, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case
In 1982, Deana Patnode, a vibrant 23-year-old, disappeared from a Minnesota bar without a trace. Decades later, a deck of cold case playing cards would ultimately lead to some closure in her case — but leave everyone with far more questions than answers. Courtesy of...
by Ashley Flowers | Dec 14, 2022 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases, Minnesota Cold Case
On a snowy December night in 1990, 25-year-old Donna Ingersoll stormed outside and disappeared into the night after a heated argument with her boyfriend, leaving behind several important belongings and a twisted web of mysteries investigators have spent decades trying...
