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Going West: True Crime

Dark West Productions

300 episodes

Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.

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  1. Kristin Smart: New Evidence Thirty Years Later // 608

    · 1 h 07 min

    In May of 1996, a 19-year-old college freshman vanished from her San Luis Obispo university in the middle of the night. When she never returned to her dorm room, what began as a missing-person case quickly gripped…

  2. Manijeh and Fanta: The Women in the Storage Units // 607

    · 46 min

    In April of 2023, a missing Minnesota woman was last spotted on surveillance footage being forced back into her apartment building after trying to flee. And afterwards, she was never seen again. With suspicious texts,…

  3. Celeste Rivas and D4vd: Inside the Evidence (Happening Now) // 606

    · 53 min

    In April of 2026, an arrest was made in the disturbing, unfolding murder case of a 14-year-old girl who had been found in the trunk of a Tesla last September in Los Angeles. And since that arrest was made, countless…

  4. Christine Rothschild: The Campus Window Watcher // 605

    · 47 min

    In May of 1968, an 18-year-old college student's body was found brutally murdered in some bushes on the camps of her Wisconsin college. She had eaten breakfast and gotten ready for church that morning, never making it…

  5. Sara Ebersole: The Cowboys in the Truck // 604

    · 45 min

    In March of 2023, a 26-year-old woman was seen on surveillance at a convenience store in the small town of Reddick, Florida, before accepting a ride from two men she referred to as “cowboys.” Later that night, she left…

  6. Timmothy Pitzen: A Mother's Final Secret // 603

    · 52 min

    In May of 2011, a boy and his mom headed out on what seemed like a spontaneous vacation; making stops at attractions across the Midwest. But the trip would take a dark and heartbreaking turn when, a few days later, his…

  7. Kathy Page: Three Billboards Outside Vidor, Texas // 602

    · 1 h 01 min

    In May of 1991, a 34-year-old woman was found dead inside her car after it appeared to have veered into a ditch in her small Texas town. But investigators quickly zeroed in on a person of interest, believing she was…

  8. JoAnne Chambers: The Schoolhouse Stalker // 601

    · 46 min

    In 1993, a Pennsylvania teacher began receiving threatening and incriminating letters, which she believed were coming from another teacher at her elementary school. As the letters became more violent and personal,…

  9. Hall of Crime with Daphne and Heath + Q & A // 600

    · 1 h 16 min

    Join Daphne and Heath for five rounds of drafts for their true crime hall of fame and learn their most haunting disappearance case, most baffling unsolved case, biggest twist in a case, case they want solved in their…

  10. Holly Bobo: The Man in Camouflage // 599

    · 1 h 09 min

    In April of 2011, a 20-year-old nursing student was abducted from her rural Tennessee home in broad daylight, her brother as a witness. Three years later, her remains were discovered in nearby woods, leading to a…

  11. Nancy Moyer: The House on the Highway // 598

    · 1 h 00 min

    In March of 2009, a 36-year-old single mother vanished from her Washington home along a highway without a trace. Multiple men are believed to have been in contact with her on the weekend she disappeared, some even for…

  12. Randy Leach: Party at the End of the Road // 597

    · 56 min

    In April of 1988, a 17-year-old left after a graduation party in rural Kansas, and was believed to have driven away in his mom’s car. But neither he nor his car were ever seen again, leading to numerous disturbing…

  13. Kouri Richins: Killer Turned Author // 596

    · 57 min

    In March of 2022, a 39-year-old father of three was found dead in his Utah home from what originally appeared to be an aneurysm. But later, this determination would be amended to reveal that he had been murdered. After…

  14. Ann Hoover: Her Nightmare Neighbor // 595

    · 47 min

    In March of 1997, a 44-year-old Pennsylvania woman disappeared after tensions escalated with her next-door neighbor. When investigators searched the neighboring home, they uncovered a secret tunnel connecting the two…

  15. Tim Moreau: The Starry Night Slaying // 594

    · 54 min

    In January of 1990, a 21-year-old man went missing under suspicious circumstances while working at a Portland, Oregon music venue. When his car was found at the airport after he was reported missing, someone close to…

  16. Marcy West: The Fire Chief's Secret // 593

    · 48 min

    In January of 2024, a 48-year-old woman was pronounced dead in Washington after suffering a sudden seizure in the middle of the night… But when police arrived at the scene, it was clear there was more to the story than…

  17. Megan McDonald: Someone in the Backseat // 592

    · 54 min

    In March of 2003, a 20-year-old woman, who happened to be the daughter of an NYPD detective, was found brutally beaten to death in Hudson Valley, discarded on a rural dirt path. It was quickly determined that she had…

  18. Tara Grant: Secrets in Washington Township // 591

    · 52 min

    In February of 2007, a 34-year-old mother of two left in the middle of the night for a work trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, but would never make it to her destination. Her husband reported her missing, having last seen…

  19. Annie McCarrick: Ireland's Missing American // 590

    · 51 min

    In March of 1993, a 27-year-old American woman returned home to her Dublin apartment after picking up groceries to cook dinner for her friends the following evening. But when her roommates arrived home two days later,…

  20. Matthew Anfeldt: Into the Woods // 589

    · 43 min

    In February of 2019, a 20-year-old man vanished after last being seen fleeing from a store near his small, Washington town. His disappearance came just two months after a disturbing incident in which he told loved ones…

  21. Brianna Maitland: The Car in the Vermont Barn // 588

    · 59 min

    In March of 2004, a 17-year-old girl left the late shift at a small-town Vermont inn and began her short drive home. But she never made it. The next day, her car was discovered backed into the side of an abandoned…

  22. Ashley Flynn: American Idol to Murder (Happening Now) // 587

    · 46 min

    In February of 2026, in the middle of the night, a 37-year-old woman was found shot to death in her bed after her ex-American Idol contestant husband called 911 for a rather suspicious conversation. Within days, an…

  23. The Brom Ax Murders: A Suburban Nightmare // 586

    · 49 min

    In February of 1988, four members of a Minnesota family were brutally murdered in their home in the middle of a winter’s night. The shocking nature of the crime stunned a quiet, rural community and left investigators…

  24. Madeline Soto: Living With a Monster // 585

    · 50 min

    In February of 2024, a 13-year-old girl was reported missing in Central Florida after missing school. What began as a frantic search after a potential abduction quickly drew intense public attention as inconsistencies…

  25. Mary Schlais: Hitchhiker on Highway 94 // 584

    · 51 min

    In February of 1974, the body of a 25-year-old woman was found covered in snow in a roadside ditch after she headed out hitchhiking in Minnesota. Despite an eyewitness watching a man dispose of her body and drive off,…

  26. Kendy Howard: The Bathtub Murder // 583

    · 47 min

    In February of 2021, a 48-year-old Idaho woman was found dead in her own bathtub of an apparent suicide. But as troubling details emerged, suspicion fell on someone close to the investigation and her: disturbingly,…

  27. Kimberly Sullivan: Connecticut House of Horrors // 582

    · 53 min

    In February of 2025, firefighters responded to an emergency call from a Waterbury, Connecticut home. But what initially appeared to be a routine house fire became a disturbing mystery when police made a horrific…

  28. Hailey Buzbee: Lured by an Online Predator (Happening Now) // 581

    · 44 min

    In January of 2026, a 17-year-old girl left her Indiana home late at night after connecting with someone she met online. But when she suddenly stopped communicating, her family knew something was terribly wrong. Within…

  29. Sheree Magaro: Blood in the Snow // 580

    · 48 min

    In February of 1987, a 30-year-old woman left her boyfriend’s home in Maryland during the onset of a severe snowstorm, planning to beat the weather in time to make it back to her Pennsylvania home. But the next…

  30. Sarah Grace Patrick: Teen Accused of Killing Parents // 579

    · 45 min

    In February of 2025, in a quiet Georgia neighborhood, a routine night ended in unthinkable violence for one family. When authorities arrived, they discovered two parents dead from gunshot wounds, leaving a family…

  31. Anthony Urciuoli: Missing After a Mysterious Page // 578

    · 44 min

    In January of 2001, a 31-year-old man vanished when he left his family’s New York home after receiving a mysterious page. He told his parents he was heading out to play pool with a friend, but the hours ticked by, and…

  32. The American Beauty Murder // 577

    · 1 h 05 min

    In November of 2000, a 26-year-old biotech worker was found dead in his San Diego apartment, laid out on his bed with rose petals scattered around his body and a wedding photograph carefully placed nearby. His death…

  33. The Vampire of Sacramento // 576

    · 1 h 01 min

    In the late 1970s, Sacramento residents were terrified by a string of bizarre and gruesome killings committed in quick succession. The assailant seemed to have no clear connection to his victims, but his behavior at…

  34. Janet Chandler // 575

    · 52 min

    In January of 1979, a 22-year-old college senior living in Holland, Michigan, disappeared while working at a local hotel. A day later, she was found on the side of the highway in a snowbank, her body revealing a level…

  35. The Tepe Murders: Evidence and Signs of Abuse / Part 3 // 574

    · 39 min

    Since the murders of Monique and Spencer Tepe, and the arrest of their alleged killer, Michael McKee, an extradition hearing has taken place, and police and family members have released more information that gives a…

  36. The Stalking Murder of Kenneth Fandrich // 573

    · 53 min

    In January of 2023, years of stalking a Portland man turned into a horrific act of murder. Detectives in Oregon were called to the parking garage of an office building after a man was found dead inside his vehicle. At…

  37. Monique and Spencer Tepe / Part 2 (Happening Now) // 572

    · 38 min

    Today, an arrest was made for the murders of Monique and Spencer Tepe, who were killed on December 30, 2025, in their Columbus, Ohio home. Join us as we get into the new details that have since been released, as well…

  38. Monique and Spencer Tepe (Happening Now) // 571

    · 56 min

    On December 30, 2025, a 37-year-old Ohio dentist didn’t show up to work, concerning his co-workers. When friends and colleagues checked his family home, alongside police, they sound he and his wife’s bodies inside,…

  39. Joyce Chiang // 570

    · 47 min

    In January of 1999, a 28-year-old immigration attorney headed to Starbucks in Washington DC woman after seeing a movie with a friend. But when she didn’t return home that night, her brother reported her missing - a…

  40. Kristil Krug // 569

    · 47 min

    In December of 2023, police in Colorado responded to a quiet neighborhood in Denver for a welfare check after a 43-year-old woman stopped responding to messages. In the weeks prior, she had been consistently stalked,…

  41. Ana Walshe // 568

    · 54 min

    In January of 2023, a wife, mother, and real estate executive vanished from suburban Boston while heading to the airport to tend to a work emergency. What unfolded in the aftermath of her disappearance revealed a…

  42. Jocelyn Earnest // 567

    · 43 min

    In December of 2007, a 38-year-old woman was found dead in her Virginia home next to a gun and a typed letter that, at first glance, appeared to be a suicide note. But investigators began to raise questions about the…

  43. Carol Rofstad // 566

    · 46 min

    In December of 1975, a 21-year-old college student headed out for a pub drink with a friend before the Christmas holiday. That night, a year and a half after she was attacked inside her sorority by a man wearing a…

  44. Parris Hopson & Za'zell Preston // 565

    · 48 min

    In December of 2019, a young woman stepped out for a walk on Christmas Day after feeling anxious at a family gathering, and she never returned. Eerily, after she vanished, her recent email to an attorney about being…

  45. Christina Parcell: The Rose Petal Murder // 564

    · 43 min

    In October of 2021, deputies in Greer, South Carolina, responded to a chilling scene in a suburban home: a 41-year-old woman found lifeless in her living room, surrounded by rose petals, and enveloped in a chemical…

  46. Catherine Woods // 563

    · 44 min

    In November of 2005, a 21-year-old dancer was found brutally slain in her New York City apartment. She was ambitious, talented, and chasing her dream of dancing on Broadway, but few knew the obsession, jealousy, and…

  47. Rebecca Park: The Whole Story (Happening Now) // 562

    · 59 min · Episode 468

    In November of 2025, a 22-year-old pregnant Michigan woman went missing under suspicious circumstances mere days before she was set to give birth. This week, two affidavits including a slew of disturbing updates have…

  48. The Devil Made Me Do It // 561

    · 49 min

    In February of 1981, the small town of Brookfield, Connecticut became the stage for one of the strangest murder cases in American history. It began with a haunting, a possession, and a family desperate for help. When…

  49. Rebecca Park (Happening Now) // 560

    · 55 min

    In November of 2025, a 22-year-old pregnant Michigan woman went missing under suspicious circumstances while approaching labor. Within weeks of her disappearance, her body was found in the woods, leaving horrific…

  50. Theresa Fusco // 559

    · 51 min

    In November of 1984, the normally safe Long Island village of Lynbrook was gripped in fear when a 16-year-old girl vanished after leaving her job at a local roller rink. What began as a missing persons case would soon…

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