The Trail Went Cold

June 16, 1991. Denver, Colorado. An armed gunman commits a robbery from the underground vault at the United Bank Tower on Father’s Day and makes off with $197,000 in cash. While the six employees from the vault are allowed to live, the assailant fatally shoots four guards: 41-year old Phillip Mankoff, 21-year old Todd Wilson, 33-year old William McCullom Jr. and 21-year old Scott McCarthy. Two-and-a-half weeks later, a 54-year old retired police officer named James King, who once worked as a guard at United Bank, is arrested and charged with the robbery and the murders. However, since the stolen money is never recovered and no physical evidence links King to the crime, the case against him is very circumstantial and King is acquitted of all charges at trial. Was James King actually responsible for this crime or did law enforcement allow the real perpetrator to get away with it? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a controversial unsolved bank robbery/quadruple homicide which has become known as “The Father’s Day Bank Massacre”.
Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day_Bank_Massacre
“Murders in the Bank Vault: The Father’s Day Massacre and the Trial of James King” by Walter Gerash and Phil Goodstein
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/17/Murderous-robber-had-detailed-knowledge-of-bank/5477677131200/
http://blogs.denverpost.com/crime/2011/06/29/denvers-fathers-day-massacre-20-years-later/307/
https://www.denverpost.com/2013/06/10/james-king-key-figure-in-mystery-of-denver-fathers-day-massacre-dies/
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/denver7-archive-inside-the-investigation-into-the-colorado-fathers-day-bank-massacre
https://torontosun.com/news/world/crime-hunter-fathers-day-massacre-still-vexes-cops
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the Berkshire Podcast Festival, taking place in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 18-20, 2024. To get a 30 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD2024”, by visiting https://www.berkshirepodcastfestival.com/.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 23, 2009. Anadarko, Oklahoma. 61-year old pastor Carol Daniels drives from her home in Oklahoma City to the Worthy Temple Christ Holy Sanctified Church in order to perform her Sunday morning duties there, but less than two hours after her arrival, Carol is murdered. She has been stripped naked, stabbed several times, and had a dissolving chemical sprayed over her body in an apparent attempt to destroy DNA evidence, but no one can figure out the motive for this crime. Nearly eight years later, investigators announce that a deceased criminal named Denise Kay Cooper and another suspect may have been responsible for Carol’s murder, but even though evidence is presented to a grand jury, no charges are filed. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved murder of Reverend Carol Daniels, one of the most shocking and brutal crimes ever featured on this podcast.
Additional Reading:
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32566988
https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/oklahoma.pastor.killing/index.html
https://www.news9.com/story/5e35b63d83eff40362bf1103/man-claims-he-saw-murder-suspect-fleeing-anadarko-church
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/columns/2017/03/30/the-morning-brew-anadarko-cold-case-under-grand-jury-scrutiny/60609650007/
https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3461176/completed-autopsy-report-released-in-anadarko-pastors-death
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/gods-razor-of-judgment
https://www.news9.com/story/5e3349b71290151d52141e1a/9-years-later-evidence-revealed-in-the-murder-of-pastor-carol-daniels
https://kfor.com/news/grand-jury-looking-into-brutal-unsolved-murder-of-anadarko-pastor/
https://www.swoknews.com/news/11-years-a-mystery-the-violent-murder-of-rev-carol-daniels/article_5b9896ad-5eef-5d45-899b-19a981056d6f.html
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

September 20, 1994. Los Angeles, California. Alfredo Newball returns to his apartment and discovers that his 32-year old pregnant wife, Cecilia Newball, and his six-year old stepson, Rene Perez, have vanished without a trace and Cecilia’s Jeep and all of their personal possessions have been left behind. Even though Cecilia is only two weeks away from giving birth, Alfredo is soon mailed a typewritten note in which Cecilia reveals that she and Rene have run off with a doctor from Honduras. Prior to her disappearance, Cecilia had been contacted by a woman who wanted to arrange a meeting to show her some baby furniture on the day she went missing, but she cannot be identified and Cecilia and Rene are never found.
February 21, 1991. Las Cruces, New Mexico. 35-year old Edyth Warner, an art student at New Mexico State University, leaves her class and does not return, and 11-year old Nicholas Smith, Edyth’s son from a previous marriage, also seems to go missing at the same time. According to Edyth’s current husband, Henry Warner, Edyth took Nicholas and went to stay at a friend’s house and never came back, but she inexplicably left behind the couple’s three-year son, Andrew. Investigators eventually come to believe that Edyth and Nicholas were the victims of foul play, but no suspects are named and the case is never solved.
On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two unsolved missing persons cases in which a mother and son disappeared together.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/cecilia-newball-rene-perez/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Cecilia_Newball_and_Rene_Perez_Jr.
https://charleyproject.org/case/cecilia-elizabeth-newball
https://charleyproject.org/case/rene-perez-jr
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-29-me-44410-story.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20130718060712/http://www.lacountymurders.com/wanted/099-00062-3199-011.pdf
https://charleyproject.org/case/edyth-ann-warner
https://charleyproject.org/case/nicholas-vincent-smith
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-30-vw-653-story.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/431536244/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/997619150/
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

July 29, 2012. Palmyra, Pennsylvania. After spending the evening at a bar, 21-year old Kortne Stouffer returns to her apartment building alongside a male friend named Cody Pruett, but gets into a confrontation with her neighbours. The police are called to the scene and manage to de-escalate the situation, so Kortne goes into her apartment with Cody. When Cody wakes up later that morning, he claims that Kortne has vanished without explanation and she has left her car and all of her personal belongings behind. Investigators explore a number of different leads, but can find no evidence of foul play or any strong suspects, so Kortne’s disappearance remains unsolved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a bizarre case about a young woman who seemingly vanished from her apartment in the middle of the night. Special thanks to listener Becki Routsong for narrating the opening of this episode.
Additional Reading:
https://charleyproject.org/case/kortne-ciera-stouffer
https://www.pennlive.com/topic/kortne-stouffer/posts.html
https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2012/08/kortne_stouffer_disappeared_am.html
https://www.wgal.com/article/disappearance-of-kortne-stouffer-palmyra-pennsylvania/40680399
https://www.wgal.com/article/timeline-for-disappearance-of-kortne-stouffer-palmyra-pennsylvania/40690263
https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/kortne-stouffer/
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lebanon-county/family-of-kortne-stouffer-look-for-answers-11-years-cold-case/521-0f80fc96-c646-42aa-99f7-c5dc8c12c98b
https://www.abc27.com/local-news/kortne-stouffer-remains-missing-after-11-years-family-hosts-annual-float-event/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/995947179/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/995947204/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/995958181/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/995958172/
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 25, 1983. Jefferson County, Montana. While attending a picnic with her family in Helena National Forest, four-year old Nyleen Kay Marshall goes off to play with some other children until she vanishes without a trace. An extensive search of the forest fails to find her, but other kids report having seen an unidentified man in a jogging suit speaking to Nyleen shortly before she went missing. Over two years later, the authorities receive a series of anonymous letters and phone calls from a man who claims to be raising Nyleen, but he is never identified and Nyleen cannot be found. Was Nyleen Kay Marshall actually the victim of a stranger abduction and, if so, who was responsible? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a disturbing unsolved missing children’s case which has featured a number of surprising twists and turns these past four decades. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at (406) 225-4075.
Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Nyleen_Marshall
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Nyleen_Marshall
https://charleyproject.org/case/nyleen-kay-marshall
https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/nyleen-kay-marshall-statistic-or-sadistic
https://www.newspapers.com/image/393478114/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/393478143/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/405882338/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/394181486/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/526972062/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/526972802/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/409663551/
https://www.kxlh.com/news/2017/02/07/cold-case-what-happened-to-nyleen-marshall/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Monica_Bonilla
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 19, 2005. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 34-year old Danielle Imbo meets up with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, 35-year old Richard Petrone, and they spend the evening hanging out at a downtown bar. Richard says that he is planning to drive Danielle home, but after leaving together in Richard’s pick-up truck, they vanish without a trace. Three years later, the FBI announces they are investigating the possibility that the couple were the victims of a murder-for-hire plot, but they do not name any potential suspects and no trace of Danielle, Richard or the truck are ever found. Could the couple have disappeared when they accidentally drove into a body of water, or did foul play actually take place? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearances of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, one of the most perplexing missing persons cases of the modern era.
Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Danielle_Imbo_and_Richard_Petrone_Jr.
https://charleyproject.org/case/danielle-imbo
https://charleyproject.org/case/richard-petrone-jr
https://www.newspapers.com/image/183910934/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/183910944/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/198019191/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/198019273/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/198021057/
https://abc7chicago.com/archive/5940410/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/were-long-missing-couple-victims-of-a-murder-plot/
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/fbi-danielle-imbo-richard-petrone-cold-case-missing-persons/2006689/
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/richard-petrone-danielle-imbo-doug-bishop-adventures-with-purpose-philadelphia-missing-couple/
https://patch.com/new-jersey/moorestown/new-details-danielle-imbo-richard-petrone-jr-case
https://abc7chicago.com/danielle-imbo-richard-petrone-missing-person-cold-case/14446145/
If you have any information about this case, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department at (215) 686-3013, the Mount Laurel Township Police Department at (856) 234-1414, or the Camden County Sheriff’s Office at (856) 225-5470
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

February 22, 1996. Nashville, Tennessee. 18-year old Melissa Chilton and 18-year Tiffany Campbell show up for work at Exotic Tan for Men, a tanning salon which doubles as an adult entertainment establishment. At some point during their shift, an assailant murders the two women in the salon’s laundry room and they are stabbed a combined total of over 100 times. Seventeen years later, a suspect named Patrick Streater, who happens to be Tiffany’s former boyfriend, is charged with both murders. However, in 2018, the authorities announce that new DNA testing has significantly weakened their case against Streater, making it impossible to take him to trial, so the murder charges are dropped. Did Patrick Streater actually kill Melissa Chilton and Tiffany Campbell or was someone else responsible? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a horrific double homicide which is often referred to as the “Tanning Bed Murders”.
Additional Reading:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/113504770/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/112002499/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/113512260/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/113465555/
https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/a-17-year-ordeal-ends-for-two-murder-victims-mothers-as-a-grisly-unsolved-crime/article_c0eb8d97-2035-5eb0-b1f1-db90856f8dd2.html
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2018/06/29/1996-nashville-tanning-bed-killings-charges-dropped-against-suspect-patrick-streater/745475002/
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2017/03/13/charged-1996-tanning-bed-killings-man-argues-dismiss-case/99135074/
https://www.wkrn.com/news/during-hearing-inmate-testifies-his-cousin-committed-tanning-bed-murders/
https://fox17.com/fox-17-investigates/unsolved-27-years-later-can-justice-be-found-in-double-homicide-of-two-nashville-teens
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/mother-urges-police-to-retest-evidence-in-unsolved-nashville-double-murder/
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/14/just-askin-what-happened-to-melissa-chilton-tiffany-campbell-nashville/69879683007/
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/90-year-old-grandmother-speaks-for-the-first-time-about-a-murder-that-rocked-nashville-and-her-family/
https://fox17.com/news/local/former-suspect-in-nashville-tanning-bed-murders-charged-with-attempted-rape-in-washington-state-king-county-patrick-streater
If you have any information about this case, please contact the Metro Nashville Police Department’s Cold Case Unit at (615) 862-7329.
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 19, 2001. Anchorage Alaska. While staying at a motel, 52-year old registered nurse Thomas Nuzzi fails to check out and does not show up for his next scheduled work assignment in the town of Bethel. Six days later, Thomas’ abandoned Jeep is found at a remote ski lodge in Chugach State Park, but an extensive search of the area fails to find him. In the days prior to his disappearance, Thomas was seen with an unidentified man and woman. The couple continued to occupy Thomas’ motel room after he vanished, but they are never tracked down and it’s unclear if they had any involvement in what happened to Thomas. Was Thomas Nuzzi the victim of foul play or did he orchestrate his own disappearance? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a puzzling unsolved missing persons case from Alaska. Special thanks to listener Wendy Murray for narrating the opening of this episode.
If you have any information about this case, please contact the Anchorage Police Department at (907) 786-8900.
Additional Reading:
https://charleyproject.org/case/thomas-anthony-nuzzi
https://dps.alaska.gov/getmedia/046fc990-4d0c-48e0-a7c0-3e58c9de1a41/Nuzzi
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/usedtobedoe/nuzzi-thomas-june-2001-t4565.html
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 24, 1991. Widnes, England. After receiving a phone call from an unknown person, 42-year old Vera Anderson asks a neighbour to watch over her son while she steps out, but even though Vera says she will only be gone for ten minutes, she never returns. Hours later, Vera’s body is discovered inside her parked car at the Old Tannery Complex in Penketh over four miles away and she has been strangled and had her throat slashed. Since witnesses recall seeing Vera at a pub with a man that night, investigators look into the possibility that he might be her killer, but this man is never identified. In 2022, an unnamed man and woman are arrested on suspicion of Vera’s murder, but released without charge without any further details being released to the public. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel back to the United Kingdom to explore the unsolved murder of Vera Anderson, a truly perplexing cold case in which the motive for the crime remains unknown.
Additional Reading:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/vera-anderson-unsolved-murder-warrington-28645677
https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/24027454.cheshire-police-latest-vera-anderson-murder-investigation/
https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/23741849.vera-anderson-murder-probe-latest-32nd-anniversary-death/
https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2024/02/27/detectives-release-new-cctv-image-in-investigation-into-the-murder-of-vera-anderson-32-years-ago/
https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/24147608.police-launch-cctv-appeal-32-years-murder-vera-anderson/
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/suspect-still-under-investigation-18-27637063
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-60848263
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/suspects-vera-anderson-murder-case-23498674
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/thirty-one-years-ago-today-24854452
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

May 30, 1968. Mead, Colorado. After leaving a party being held at his fiancee’s residence, 18-year old Leroy Drieth is killed when his car crashes into a tree. Prior to the crash, Leon had reportedly made a statement that he was going to kill himself, so his death is ruled to be a suicide. Decades later, Leroy’s sister learns some incriminating information about an altercation which supposedly took place at the party between Leroy and some of Patty’s family members. After Leroy’s body is exhumed, an autopsy uncovers a pair of knife wounds on his neck and while his cause of death is officially changed from “suicide” to “undetermined”, there are still no conclusive answers about how Leroy was killed.
October 18, 1992. Fauquier County, Virginia. While horseback riding with a friend, 37-year old Shelly Malone is supposedly thrown to the ground before her horse stomps on her chest with such force that it ruptures her heart. While Shelly’s death is ruled to be an accident, her family notices suspicious behaviour from her friends, as well as alleged discrepancies in their story about how she was killed. After discovering small traces of blood inside her truck, Shelly’s family becomes convinced that she was murdered and that the so-called horseback riding accident was staged, but are unable to convince the authorities to reclassify her death.
On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a pair of suspicious unexplained deaths in which the victim’s loved ones were certain that foul play took place.
If you have any information about the death of Leroy Drieth, please contact the Weld County Sheriff’s Office at (970) 356-4015. If you have any information about the death of Shelly Malone, please contact the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office at (540) 347-3300.
Additional Reading:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/leroy-drieth/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Leroy_Drieth
https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/blame/foul-play-investigated-in-deaths-years-later/73-409298773
https://unsolved.com/gallery/shelly-malone/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Shelly_Malone
Washingtonian Article (July 1993)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/02/the-horse-whisperers/789e4be9-ff80-4487-9524-60c4630574a2/
“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content.
“The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. To get a 10 % discount on the purchase of tickets to either event, please use our specialized promo code, “COLD24”, by visiting Crimecon.com or Crimecon.co.uk.
“The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. To get a 15 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAIL”, by visiting https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com.
The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.
All music is composed by Vince Nitro.