Dying Words

Dying Words

Author: NonStop Local September 21, 2020 Duration: 24:07
In July of 2015, 76-year-old John Sevy went outside of his Kettle Falls home to investigate a strange noise. He crawled back to his front door covered in blood 30 minutes later. Initially, they suspected the injuries were the result of a terrible accident. His own dying words set the record straight. The family believes he interrupted a burglary in progress and attacked as the suspects got away. Deputies also believe this was a murder. So why does the medical examiner have the case listed as undetermined?

Beyond the headlines of the daily news cycle lie stories that have lingered for years, sometimes decades, in the shadows of the Inland Northwest. Help Me Hayley: Cold Case Files is a podcast that brings those stories back into the light. Guided by NonStop Local journalist Hayley Guenthner, this series digs into the details of Spokane's most notorious and often forgotten unsolved crimes. Hayley's experience isn't just from a script; when she's not anchoring weekend newscasts, she's on the ground producing investigative pieces and covering crime across the region. That firsthand perspective shapes every episode. Listeners will hear a careful examination of the facts, the timelines that don't add up, and the lingering questions that haunt families and investigators alike. This isn't about sensationalism; it's about a persistent search for clarity. Each case is presented with a journalist's rigor and a local's understanding, piecing together historical records, past reporting, and the human impact that remains fresh. The goal is to give voice to stories that deserve answers, exploring the complexities of investigations that have grown cold and remembering the lives at the center of them all. Tune in for a thoughtful, deep dive into the region's past, one unresolved mystery at a time.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 56

Help Me Hayley: Cold Case Files
Podcast Episodes
The Last Block [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:05
It was February of 1974. Five-year-old Siobhan McGuinness was walking home from playing with a neighbor friend. The distance was very short, but just long enough for a killer to find her. Two days after the little girl w…
The Girl in the Lilac Dress [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:04
Marsi Belez was just 12 years old when she was raped and stabbed to death in Spokane. Her case has gone cold. Someone out there has gotten away with her murder. KHQ's Hayley Guenthner digs into the final day of little Ma…
Where is the Justice? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:37
Convicted killer and child abductor Arbie Williams could be released well before completing his prison sentence. Deputies call his crimes as bad as it gets. Will the sentence review board agree?
Overkill [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:07
Closing Time [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:59
It was September 30th, 1992. Richard "Rick" Goodsall, 39, was closing up the bar where he worked. He was viciously stabbed to the death in the kitchen he was trying to clean."I personally have never set foot in that tave…
An Open Window [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:59
23-year-old Steven Delay was fresh out of the military, working at a local car dealership while chasing dreams of becoming a deputy. He was dead. Their mother heard the shot.
Almost Home [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:41
It was November of 2014. Twenty-six-year-old Zachary Lamb was driving his pregnant fiancé home after a night out together. Many believe during that short drive, they encountered the ultimate evil following some sort of r…
Vanished [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:07
It's been roughly 18 months since a 26-year-old Spokane Valley man traveled to Montana for work, never to be seen again. The many loved ones of Corey Flannigan try to stay optimistic that one day, answers about what happ…
Somebody was watching [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:40
It was one horrible crime, but two very different beliefs of how it went down. Police suspect the victim, 13-year-old Russell Evans, was run over by a hit and run driver. His body was found in the middle of the road.