by Ashley Flowers | Oct 23, 2024 | Arizona Cold Case, Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases
At just 30 years old, Elisa had already lived a lifetime of ups and downs. She often found herself experiencing homelessness while battling her own personal demons. All the while struggling to be a mother to five children. Despite her difficulties, Elisa’s family felt...
by Ashley Flowers | Oct 9, 2024 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
When Patricia “Patti” Barrett got on a bus from Dallas to Salt Lake City in 1978, her family had no way of knowing they’d never see her again. For over 30 years they were left wondering what happened to Patti, until 2012, when, with the help of Patti’s daughter and...
by Ashley Flowers | Sep 25, 2024 | Episode, Utah Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
Back in October of 2023, we were contacted by one of Alice Griego’s son, Frankie, about covering his mother’s case. He was a listener of The Deck and had previously heard us cover cases in Utah. Unknown to him, our reporting team had already flagged his mother’s case...
by Ashley Flowers | Aug 21, 2024 | Episode, Washington Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
For 18 years, no one has been able to figure out who killed Mary Cooper and her daughter Susanna Stodden while they were out for a scenic mother-daughter hike in the beautiful mountains of Washington state. No one understands why either. Their deaths and the evidence...
by Ashley Flowers | Apr 24, 2024 | Episode, Oregon Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases
Loni Kai Okaruru made several stops on the morning of August 26, 2001, and interacted with several people, before she was beaten to death, her body left on a farm in Washington County, Oregon. Loni Kai’s murder was quickly labeled by police as a hate crime, but...
by Ashley Flowers | Apr 17, 2024 | Episode, Western U.S. Cold Cases
A while back, our team at audiochuck received an email from Kirsten Leonard’s family asking us if we would cover her case. Specifically, the email was sent by her nephew, Karsten, who’s named in memory of his aunt… an aunt he never got the chance to meet. That’s...
