A package from Ohio: S4 Ep5

A package from Ohio: S4 Ep5

Author: USA TODAY and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 31, 2023 Duration: 28:12
Fourteen years after Alexis Patterson disappeared, a man from Ohio comes forward to say he believes his estranged wife might be the missing girl. For more information on the true crime series Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast, visit http://usatoday.com/unsolved. For more reporting on cold cases, unsolved cases and true crime detectives, as well as additional true crime stories and investigative journalism visit witness.usatoday.com. Crime reporter and investigative reporter Gina Barton is also host of Untested: A true crime podcast, in which Annie Harrison joins the rank of true crime detectives as she solves the cold case of a possible serial rapist. Subscribe to Untested: A true crime podcast at https://art19.com/shows/untested See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Behind every cold case file is a story that hasn't ended-a lingering question for families and a quiet frustration for investigators. Unsolved: A true crime podcast leans into that frustration, picking up where original inquiries left off. This series is built on the deep, local reporting of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the national reach of USA TODAY, applying persistent investigative journalism to mysteries that have faded from headlines. Each episode guides you through a single, real-life case where justice remains elusive, often because witnesses have passed, evidence has been lost, or detectives have moved on. You’ll hear not just a recounting of facts, but a proactive search for new angles and overlooked details, treating each story as if it were still an active investigation. The podcast delivers a careful examination of these unfinished narratives, offering a sobering yet compelling look at the gaps in our justice system. It’s for those who understand that true crime is more than suspense; it’s about the weight of unanswered questions and the dedicated work that strives, even years later, to find some resolution.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 45

Unsolved: A true crime podcast
Podcast Episodes
Cults and witchcraft: S2 Ep6 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:34
Tipster Sharon Blasing gives police some of her ex-husband James Dunn’s books, which discuss black magic and the practice of baptizing Satanists with water in which un-baptized children have drowned. Police eliminate Dun…
The girl in the café: S2 Ep5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:04
Private investigator Norbert Kurczewski hires a police artist to come up with a sketch of the couple who was with the little girl in the Black Earth Café. One of the waitresses is hypnotized, but she can’t come up with a…
Missing mom: S2 Ep4 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:40
Jan Manders can’t accept the finding that her daughter’s death was an accident. She walks away on her daughter Jennifer’s fifth birthday and declines into substance abuse and mental illness. Jennifer and her older brothe…
Where's Michelle? S2 Ep 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:43
A couple of months before Michelle Manders disappeared, her mother Jan befriended a woman named Teri Mueller. Teri stayed at the Manders’ house one night when her husband failed to pick her up at 10 p.m. The next morning…
The shadow man: S2 Ep2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:15
Watertown police investigate Michelle’s death on their own for 24 hours and find her mother’s purse about a block away. Police and her family search for the free-spirited little girl. Meanwhile, Michelle’s 4-year-old sis…
'Not my baby': S2 Ep1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:53
Two-and-a-half-year-old Michelle Manders disappears from her Watertown home in the middle of the night in October 1981. About three weeks later, her body is found in the Rock River, which winds through town. Hers was the…
Season Two: A toddler’s death, a tangled trail [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:47
Coming Aug. 30: Authorities quickly ruled the death of 2 ½-year-old Michelle Manders an accident. But there were shortcomings in the investigation. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigates: Did Michelle wander off in…
A new beginning: S1 Ep 7 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:46
A new detective takes over the John Zera homicide investigation and discovers a serial killer with Wisconsin ties. For more information on the true crime series Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast, visit http://usatoday.c…
Blinded by science: S1 Ep 6 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:48
By 2009, Detective Kent Schoonover fears the chance to solve John Zera's murder has slipped away, in part because the eccentric medical examiner who did the autopsy made a mess of it. For more information on the true cri…
What did we miss? S1 Ep5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:28
Two years after John Zera was murdered, an anonymous tip about a Franklin High substitute teacher with an unusual interest in boys' feet would generate a new prime suspect. For more information on the true crime series U…