by Ashley Flowers | Aug 27, 2025 | California Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases
In 1995, Marisa Patti met David Mabrito on the beach in Oceanside, California – it was love at first sight. Twenty-three years later, he would be found responsible for the brutal murder and desecration of 39-year-old Jodine Serrin in her own bedroom. In the wake of...
by Ashley Flowers | Aug 13, 2025 | Episode, Washington Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
When Lawrence was reported missing on January 10th, 2010, he didn’t exactly vanish without a trace. Between mysterious phone records and strange theories from a recluse who lived in an isolated trailer park, police had a good idea what his last movements were and with...
by Ashley Flowers | Jul 30, 2025 | Arizona Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases
Being a 13-year-old kid can be tough, to say the least. But it seemed as if Jonathan Garcia-Valladares had it figured out. He was an overachieving student. He was a chess player. And on a crisp fall day in 2010, Jonathan was trying to get in shape for the football...
by Ashley Flowers | Jul 16, 2025 | Arizona Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases
Maurice – or Melissa, as they sometimes introduced themselves – was 22 when they were shot and killed in Phoenix, Arizona. They were just starting to build a name for themselves as a performer, making it to the regional final for American Idol and acting in dozens of...
by Ashley Flowers | Jul 2, 2025 | Arizona Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases
In June 2010, 50-year-old Blanca Acevedo was navigating a life of quiet chaos when she was found murdered in a building set aflame. The brutal case of overkill quickly went cold for the detectives on the case… But could a letter found on Blanca’s bedside table have...
by Ashley Flowers | Nov 13, 2024 | Arizona Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases
It seems like more than just a coincidence that this couple is on that particular face of cards, because by all accounts, Debbie was Alfonso’s queen. They’d only been together a few years or so, but according to both families, Alfonso always took care of his people....
