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 Ashley Flowers | 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 22, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases
When James Walker III was shot to death at a house party in 2017, investigators kicked off a search for the people responsible. But despite a large number of witnesses, no one would talk and with a lack of physical evidence the case quickly hit a dead end. Courtesy of...
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 | Feb 22, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases
In December 1998, 20-year-old Cassandra disappeared from Wichita, Kansas, only for her body to be found months later on the side of a dirt road in rural Sedgwick County. For more than 20 years, investigators have struggled to make movement in the case, as the one...
by Ashley Flowers | Jan 25, 2023 | Episode, Midwest Cold Cases
In 2002, 29-year-old Jennifer vanished without a trace after getting into a heated argument with her live-in girlfriend. For nearly two decades, Jennifer’s disappearance has puzzled investigators, because even though they think they know who’s responsible, they’ve...
