Zachary Michael Bernhardt (4 of Diamonds, Florida)

by Alex Smith | Sep 2, 2026 | Episode, Florida Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

Our card this week is Zachary Michael Bernhardt, the 4 of Diamonds from Florida. Nearly 26 years after the eight-year-old vanished from his second-floor apartment in Clearwater, Florida, his whereabouts remain a mystery. Zachary’s case is Florida’s longest-running...

Daniel Traina (8 of Diamonds, Florida)

by Ashley Flowers | Aug 12, 2026 | Episode, Florida Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

49-year-old Daniel Traina was hard to miss.  The Six-foot-four happy-go-lucky guy was always bopping around the West Palm Beach suburb of Lake Park. … well known to bartenders, store clerks, and neighbors.   So it was mind-boggling when, in May of 2021, Daniel walked...

REMEMBERING: Marjorie “Christy” Luna – 4 of Spades, Florida

by Ashley Flowers | Apr 8, 2026 | Episode, Florida Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we are sharing the story of Marjorie “Christy” Luna to honor her life and amplify the voices of survivors. From the outside, Greenacres seemed like a picture-perfect place to grow up — where kids roamed barefoot...

Ronda Taylor and Bonnie Ryther – King of Clubs and 9 of Diamonds, Florida

by Ashley Flowers | Feb 11, 2026 | Episode, Florida Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

There is a man serving a life sentence in a Florida prison for his part in the 1989 murder of a 29-year-old pregnant woman named Donna Callahan. Two brothers were ultimately convicted for her abduction – and each of them pointed to the other as the ultimate...

Theresa Dusevitch -Queen of Diamonds, Florida

by Ashley Flowers | Jan 7, 2026 | Episode, Florida Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

For 50 years, Theresa Dusevitch’s case was intrinsically tied to Debra Espey’s murder. Both women were 19 years old when they were killed back in 1973, just eight months apart. There were other similarities, too: Both women were found nude from the waist down, their...

REMEMBERING: Debra Elizabeth Espey – 6 of Clubs, Florida

by Ashley Flowers | Dec 31, 2025 | Episode, Florida Cold Case, Southern U.S. Cold Cases

Debra Espey was the 6 of Clubs from Florida. We first reported on her case in 2024, and left you all on the precipice of hope that new DNA testing would finally shed light on what happened to a young girl in Niceville over 50 years ago. Well, the results are in! And...