# 3 Unsolved True Crimes Fully Explained

An episode of [Lazy Chill True Crime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1815534472), 12 Dec 2025, 28 min.

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## Transcript

[0:00] Hey friends, it's Jimmy with a quick reminder to hit the like
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[0:13] Imagine walking into your home 1 morning to find an empty room,
[0:16] realizing that a loved 1A vulnerable person who can't
[0:20] navigate the world alone has slipped away into the night.
[0:24] That startling discovery marked the beginning of an agonizing
[0:27] mystery that continues to define the disappearance of Jonathan
[0:31] Hoang. On Sunday evening, March 30th,
[0:35] 2025, in Arlington, WA, 21 year old Jonathan Hoang's life
[0:42] appeared stable and routine. He reportedly said goodnight to
[0:46] his father at approximately 7:30 that night.
[0:50] An ordinary end to an ordinary day, his family believed that he
[0:54] would simply be spending his night in his room before falling
[0:57] asleep as usual. However, sometime between that
[1:01] evening exchange and the following morning at 6:40, when
[1:05] his mother attempted to wake him for school, Jonathan vanished.
[1:09] The immediate mystery surrounding his departure was
[1:12] characterized by a profound contradiction.
[1:15] He abandoned items essential for his comfort and survival, yet
[1:19] took an item that implied preparation or outside contact.
[1:25] When authorities were called to report him missing on Monday
[1:28] morning, March 31st, they quickly established the weird
[1:32] circumstances of his exit. Jonathan left behind his cell
[1:37] phone, his money, his wallet, and his medication.
[1:42] Most critically, he left his preferred hooded jacket and his
[1:45] shoes. Jonathan, who is autistic, had a
[1:49] strict personal routine, and his family noted he never left home
[1:53] without this specific jacket. Curiously, though, he took his
[1:57] Airpods and his iPad, items that he only ever took on long car
[2:01] trips or plane rides. These details immediately
[2:05] presented a complex picture. Leaving essential comfort items
[2:10] suggested a hurried, unplanned exit where he expected a quick
[2:14] return, but taking a device he used for a digital connection to
[2:19] the world suggested he may have been communicating with someone.
[2:23] This inherent conflict meant the investigation needed to
[2:26] immediately prioritize the possibility of third party
[2:29] involvement rather than merely treating the event as a
[2:32] self-directed departure. Jonathan is a vulnerable young
[2:38] adult whose life and capabilities were central to
[2:41] assessing the urgency of his disappearance.
[2:44] Though 21 years old, he had significant cognitive issues due
[2:48] to autism, requiring assistance and supervision.
[2:53] Notably, his family describes him as having an extremely
[2:56] trusting personality and, in essence, believing that everyone
[3:00] is good. Disturbingly, someone may have
[3:03] taken advantage of this fact to abduct him.
[3:06] According to his parents, he isn't capable of independent
[3:10] travel or navigating his way back home.
[3:14] Until his disappearance, he had been enrolled in an extended
[3:17] high school transition program, further illustrating his
[3:21] dependence on structure and established support systems.
[3:25] Jonathan's life was defined by rigid structure and habitual
[3:28] routines. He maintained extremely strict
[3:31] and rigid hygiene patterns and meticulously followed typical
[3:35] known paths when taking walks. Though he did indeed like going
[3:39] for walks, he never did so in the evening hours.
[3:43] His sudden late night deviation from his routine was a
[3:47] definitive red flag. These immediate facts concerning
[3:51] his complex medical needs and uncharacteristic departure
[3:55] should have signaled instant danger.
[3:59] Following the missing persons report, the Snohomish County
[4:02] Sheriff's Office immediately launched an intensive search and
[4:05] rescue operation. This initial search, spanning 6
[4:09] days and involving a massive mobilization of resources,
[4:13] demonstrated a significant commitment to locating Jonathan
[4:17] in the immediate area. The scale of the effort was
[4:21] extensive, deploying over 150 searchers, professional
[4:26] trackers, and scent dogs drawn from multiple counties.
[4:30] They also called in specialized crews experienced in difficult
[4:33] Alpine terrain. The agency's air assets were
[4:37] also utilized, including drones and helicopters equipped with
[4:40] infrared cameras. Over the six day period,
[4:44] authorities amassed thousands of man hours dedicated entirely to
[4:49] combing the immediate vicinity of his home and the surrounding
[4:53] areas. On April 7th, after determining
[4:56] the search had exhausted all immediate leads in the area, the
[5:00] authorities suspended the on the ground operations.
[5:04] Specialized canines were brought back into the neighborhood on
[5:07] April 10th, but they too gave no indications.
[5:12] The intensive nature of the search, resulting in zero
[5:15] physical evidence found in the Arlington area, strongly
[5:19] suggests Jonathan didn't simply wander off and become lost
[5:22] locally. This outcome instead bolstered
[5:25] the hypothesis that Jonathan was quickly relocated, possibly
[5:30] picked up by a vehicle soon after leaving his house.
[5:34] This abduction may have looked entirely routine to anyone who
[5:37] witnessed it, especially given Jonathan's extremely trusting
[5:41] nature. This would explain why there was
[5:44] no evidence of him whatsoever found within the search and
[5:47] rescue perimeter. Detectives reported performing a
[5:50] thorough digital analysis of Jonathan's known electronic
[5:54] devices, including his computer and cell phone.
[5:59] They worked with major technology companies like
[6:01] Google, Microsoft, and Apple to trace his digital whereabouts.
[6:06] Disturbingly, their conclusion was that no electronic activity
[6:10] on Jonathan's accounts had been detected since the time he was
[6:13] reported missing. Upon completing their digital
[6:17] investigation, they determined that there was no evidence of
[6:20] foul play whatsoever, though the nature of the findings weren't
[6:24] released. This finding drew criticism from
[6:28] his family, who questioned how thorough the digital portion of
[6:31] the investigation had been. This may also be a good time to
[6:36] mention that the authorities seem to take a different view of
[6:39] Jonathan's functional capabilities than his family.
[6:43] While his family describes him as having the abilities of a 10
[6:46] year old, the authorities seem to view him as much more highly
[6:50] functioning. This naturally could be
[6:53] problematic if they found evidence that he was in essence,
[6:57] groomed into leaving. Months after the comprehensive
[7:02] search had been suspended and the official investigation
[7:05] appeared to stall, a major development occurred that
[7:08] challenged the initial findings. There was a highly significant
[7:12] potential sighting 40 miles away from Arlington.
[7:15] The family was alerted to security footage, which they
[7:19] validated as likely showing Jonathan in the South Juanita
[7:22] neighborhood of Kirkland, WA. This alleged sighting occurred
[7:28] late on the evening of June 23rd, months after he had
[7:31] vanished. Footage captured from three
[7:34] different homes in the same general area, taken between
[7:38] 11:00 PM and midnight, appeared to show the missing man.
[7:43] While the individual in the footage seemed disoriented, the
[7:46] most consequential observation was that he appeared clean and
[7:51] well. Put together, this detail became
[7:54] the linchpin of the family's ongoing abduction theory.
[7:58] They argue compellingly that an autistic adult with Jonathan's
[8:02] cognitive abilities and complex needs couldn't have maintained
[8:06] such a neat appearance if he had merely wandered off the
[8:10] elements. Lack of proper hygiene and lack
[8:14] of routine care would have left him visibly deteriorated.
[8:19] Consequently, the visual evidence of the Kirkland
[8:22] sighting strongly reinforces the hypothesis that Jonathan wasn't
[8:26] alone during those months. In my view, the most troubling
[8:32] element of this case is the growing likelihood that Jonathan
[8:35] is being held in captivity by someone.
[8:38] The clean and well kept appearance of the person
[8:41] believed to be him in the Kirkland footage directly
[8:44] contradicts every reasonable expectation for a vulnerable
[8:48] adult. It suggests shelter and a
[8:51] certain base level of care being provided, but not the kind given
[8:55] by his loving family. Instead, it points toward an
[8:59] environment where someone else is controlling access to
[9:02] resources and monitoring his movements.
[9:06] That possibility makes me question whether the digital
[9:09] forensic work in this investigation was truly as
[9:12] exhaustive as authorities claimed.
[9:14] We're told that detectives analyzed his devices and worked
[9:17] with major tech companies, yet their conclusion was that no
[9:21] digital activity existed and no foul play could be inferred.
[9:26] But absence of activity isn't proof of absence of a digital
[9:30] trail, and there may have been more that wasn't covered.
[9:34] For instance, he may have met his abductor through an online
[9:37] game, and the conversations may have taken place there rather
[9:41] than through text messages or something like Discord.
[9:45] At any rate, I personally believe that on the night he was
[9:47] seen on surveillance, he may have briefly escaped from his
[9:50] captor or captors. This is pure speculation on my
[9:54] part, but I personally believe that he's likely still alive and
[9:58] in the hands of these people. The only way to ensure his safe
[10:02] return, if that's still possible, is by putting
[10:06] overwhelming attention on this case so that the authorities
[10:10] don't let Jonathan slip through the cracks.
[10:14] Anyway, I hope to have a meaningful update on Jonathan's
[10:16] case at some point in the near future.
[10:22] There's a long stretch of asphalt traversing the Hungarian
[10:26] plains, connecting cities and economies.
[10:29] It's called Main Road 4, but between 2007 and 2010, this
[10:35] ordinary National Highway became something else entirely.
[10:40] The chilling reality is that a lone predator turned this
[10:43] critical transportation corridor into a systematic hunting
[10:47] ground, targeting vulnerable women who sought a living on the
[10:51] outskirts of society. The case of the Main Road Four
[10:54] killer represents 1 of Hungary's most perplexing modern cold
[10:58] cases, involving multiple confirmed killings and at least
[11:02] one disappearance. Also, apologies in advance to
[11:06] anyone who speaks Hungarian, because I can assure you I'll be
[11:10] mispronouncing every name to some degree despite my best
[11:14] efforts. The victims associated with the
[11:18] Route 4 series share a common denominator.
[11:22] They were women engaged in illicit work along the highway,
[11:25] placing them squarely in a high risk demographic.
[11:29] This inherent vulnerability played directly into the
[11:31] perpetrators operational strategy, allowing him to select
[11:35] targets whose movements might not be immediately tracked.
[11:39] This also allowed him to easily get the victims into his vehicle
[11:43] without raising too much suspicion of a truly serious
[11:46] crime. The earliest known case involved
[11:49] a 34 year old woman identified only by her last name, Zoltan.
[11:56] She vanished in late summer 2007.
[12:00] As she was estranged from her family.
[12:02] Her disappearance went unreported for several months
[12:06] and her remains were eventually recovered in 2011.
[12:10] The violence intensified in 2010.
[12:14] A woman identified as Paraska, 24 years old, was slain on June
[12:19] 19th, 2010. Disturbingly, she was a known
[12:24] regular along the highway and someone had seen her alive just
[12:27] 15 minutes prior to the discovery of her body.
[12:31] Two months later, on August 20th, 2010, 24 year old Erzabeth
[12:37] was killed after leaving a local bar or nightclub.
[12:41] Her body was found the next day in a water ditch along the
[12:44] highway. The final known incident
[12:47] involved an 18 year old named Angela who disappeared on May
[12:51] 22nd, 2010 near Karkag, also along the highway.
[12:58] A witness saw her entering a vehicle described as red or
[13:01] maroon heading toward the city of De Brecon.
[13:05] Notably, all the attacks are believed to have occurred on a
[13:07] weekend, which suggested to the cops that the predator was
[13:11] constrained by his job duties. From Monday to Friday, Hungarian
[13:16] criminal profilers were brought in to create a psychological
[13:19] portrait of the serial predator. Their findings suggested the
[13:23] victims were symbolic, serving as proxies on to whom the killer
[13:27] displaced Rage stemming from rejection experienced with women
[13:31] in his life. The analysis indicated the
[13:35] violence was intrinsically about the desire for dominance and
[13:39] revenge. According to this profile, he
[13:42] likely had the appearance of a normal life despite the
[13:45] disturbing acts he routinely committed.
[13:49] They also agreed that he was almost certainly gainfully
[13:51] employed and likely wouldn't have any meaningful gaps in his
[13:55] employment history. He was also believed to live
[13:59] somewhere close to the highway and may have traveled along this
[14:03] route during his Monday to Friday commute.
[14:06] This may have been the time when he singled out the women he
[14:09] would ultimately target, and he may also have engaged in
[14:13] stalking behaviors on the weekend before striking.
[14:16] Despite the completion of this profile, this would ultimately
[14:20] bring the authorities no closer to cracking the case.
[14:25] Perhaps the most telling and frustrating piece of evidence in
[14:28] the case is the sudden stop after August 2010.
[14:32] Since a serial predator's actions are driven by
[14:35] overwhelming, constant psychological needs, it's highly
[14:39] improbable that the individual voluntarily stopped.
[14:42] An offender driven by such intense and deranged pathology
[14:47] rarely ceases activity unless they find a replacement behavior
[14:51] or are externally blocked. The abrupt end to the series of
[14:56] attacks strongly suggested an external involuntary situation
[15:00] prevented the continuation of his predatory behavior, at least
[15:04] according to officials. Investigators generated 4
[15:09] primary theories to account for this silence, which are honestly
[15:12] just a list of everything that could have possibly happened.
[15:15] They speculated that he died, suffered A debilitating injury
[15:19] or serious illness, was incarcerated for an unrelated
[15:23] crime, or left the region or country permanently.
[15:27] That said, I do think it's possible that he stopped, and my
[15:30] evidence for this is that his attack on Angela was his last
[15:33] known crime. During that attack, someone saw
[15:37] his vehicle and got a description, which may have
[15:40] spooked the predator. His self preservation instincts
[15:44] may have caused him to be one of the rare cases where a predator
[15:47] can simply stop his deranged spree.
[15:52] Despite the detailed behavioral profile and extensive efforts,
[15:56] the case of the main Road Four killer remains unsolved with no
[16:00] suspects having been named. Unfortunately, it appears that
[16:04] no forensic evidence tied to the perpetrator was discovered at
[16:08] any of the crime scenes, which further complicates solving this
[16:13] crime. But even if his genetic material
[16:16] was discovered, cutting edge techniques like forensic genetic
[16:19] genealogy just generally don't work in Europe for a variety of
[16:23] reasons. The primary one is European
[16:26] Union privacy laws. But also, there's just much less
[16:29] reason for a Hungarian to seek out an ancestry test.
[16:33] After all, if all your Hungarian great grandparents came from
[16:37] your Hungarian village, you're going to be much less inclined
[16:40] to pay a few 100 bucks to find out your Hungarian.
[16:45] Or maybe I'm totally misreading the situation and Hungarians are
[16:48] desperate to know that they're an eighth German or something.
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[17:14] On a brisk October night in 2722, year old Charlie Allen, a
[17:19] senior at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,
[17:23] vanished without a trace. In the days leading up to his
[17:26] disappearance, Charlie's behavior grew increasingly
[17:30] erratic. He had stopped taking his
[17:32] bipolar disorder medication over the summer and began expressing
[17:36] paranoid fears that people were out to get him.
[17:40] On October 11th, 2007, he called his sister Brittany in a panic,
[17:46] insisting that he wasn't safe and that she needed to leave
[17:49] school because people were after both of them.
[17:53] That same night, he left his parents strange, breathless
[17:55] voicemails saying he planned to flee to Texas or Florida.
[17:59] These were the last communications anyone received
[18:02] from Charlie Allen, and by the next morning he had disappeared.
[18:09] That Thursday had begun unremarkably.
[18:12] Earlier on October 11th, Charlie had lunch plans with his father
[18:16] and played a routine afternoon tennis match with a friend, even
[18:20] inviting him to a party planned for later that night.
[18:23] But Charlie never showed up for that 8:30 PM meet up.
[18:27] In the wake of his panicked phone calls and the sudden
[18:30] silence of his cell phone, his family grew alarmed and alerted
[18:34] the university and police that he was missing.
[18:38] Then in the pre dawn hours of October 13th, 2007, a possible
[18:43] sighting provided a chilling clue at roughly 3 AMA Dartmouth
[18:49] resident reported that a young man had tried to climb into her
[18:52] second story bedroom window. The intruder matched Charlie's
[18:56] description and when confronted, he apologized, claimed he was
[19:01] looking for a friend, and then jumped out the window and ran
[19:05] into the nearby woods. Despite the weird and inherently
[19:09] threatening circumstances, the young man was extremely polite
[19:13] and as non threatening as he could be given the situation.
[19:19] Police responding to the scene later discovered Charlie's
[19:22] backpack discarded in the woods near campus, filled with his
[19:26] school notebooks and personal items.
[19:29] They also found a pair of sneakers, believed to be his
[19:33] left behind near the house where the break in occurred.
[19:37] Soon afterward, Charlie's 1999 Ford Expedition was located
[19:42] parked on the UMass Dartmouth campus.
[19:45] It appeared he had been sleeping in the vehicle in the days
[19:47] prior. However, there was no sign of
[19:52] Charlie himself. His keys, wallet, and cell phone
[19:55] were missing and have never been recovered.
[19:58] Further, it wasn't clear if he had injured himself when he
[20:01] jumped out of that second story window, assuming it was in fact
[20:05] him. Authorities launched an
[20:08] intensive search of the area. Sniffer dogs traced Charlie's
[20:12] sent through the woods, and police teams combed the campus,
[20:16] nearby forests, and local homeless shelters and hotels for
[20:20] any trace of the 22 year old. After two weeks of exhaustive
[20:25] efforts with no new evidence to follow, the official local
[20:30] search was suspended on October 27th, 2007.
[20:35] Investigators believe that Charlie's disappearance was
[20:38] likely the result of a mental health crisis rather than foul
[20:41] play. 1 investigator came out early in the case and advised
[20:46] that it was being treated as a vulnerable missing person
[20:49] situation rather than a crime. Indeed, a review of Charlie's
[20:53] computer and records turned up no indications of any threats or
[20:57] conflicts that might explain his fearful statements before he
[21:00] vanished. In the immediate aftermath of
[21:06] Charlie's disappearance, police followed every lead they could
[21:09] find. Dozens of reported sightings
[21:12] poured in from the public. Some people even claim to have
[21:15] spotted a young man matching Charlie's description talking to
[21:18] a truck driver. This particular tip fueled
[21:22] speculation that Charlie might have hitchhiked out of New
[21:25] England, perhaps heading South toward the warm climates he
[21:28] mentioned in his voicemails. This was investigated, but it
[21:32] proved nearly impossible to verify the supposed truck ride
[21:36] without more specific evidence. The authorities periodically
[21:43] researched the woods where he was last seen, returning even
[21:46] years later to examine the swampy area.
[21:49] Yet every search effort turned up empty.
[21:52] Over time, as leads grew cold, active ground searches tapered
[21:56] off. Still, the case was never
[22:00] closed, and the mystery continued to haunt both
[22:03] Charlie's family and the investigators who had hit a
[22:06] wall. Then there was a sudden
[22:08] potential break in the case. In January 2021, a fragment of a
[22:15] human skull was discovered on a Dartmouth beach, and it appeared
[22:19] to have been there for some time.
[22:21] Investigators collected DNA from Charlie's parents to check
[22:25] against the remains. But despite hopes, this was
[22:28] confirmed not to be from him. In 202215 years after Charlie's
[22:35] disappearance, law enforcement renewed their focus on the case.
[22:40] The Bristol County District Attorney's Office added Charlie
[22:43] Allen's file to a newly expanded Cold Case Unit project aimed at
[22:48] re examining long term missing persons cases.
[22:51] The DA expressed hope that advances in forensic DNA
[22:54] technology and genetic genealogy could provide a fresh lead where
[22:59] earlier efforts had failed. However, as yet, there have been
[23:03] no further updates on the case, suggesting that no John Doe has
[23:07] matched to the Allen family. Over the years, several theories
[23:14] have emerged to explain what might have happened to Charlie
[23:17] Allen. One straightforward possibility
[23:20] is that Charlie, in the throes of a psychotic episode, simply
[23:25] ran until he could go no further and tragically succumbed to the
[23:29] elements. Perhaps disoriented and half
[23:33] dressed on that chilly night, he wandered into a remote spot and
[23:37] perished from exposure not long after disappearing.
[23:42] Under this theory, he may have seriously injured himself after
[23:45] the 2nd floor jump, complicating his ability to survive in the
[23:49] woods. This theory would align with the
[23:53] absence of any contact or confirmed sightings after the
[23:56] initial incident. Indeed, many believe he may have
[23:59] perished somewhere in the woods around campus, with his remains
[24:03] just never found in the difficult terrain.
[24:06] Investigators conducted multiple searches over the years to test
[24:10] this hypothesis, even revisiting swampy areas as conditions
[24:14] changed, but they found no trace of Charlie's body.
[24:21] Another theory suggests that Charlie intentionally vanished
[24:24] to start a new life. His former roommate noted that
[24:27] Charlie was well connected to friends online and spent a lot
[24:31] of time chatting with these friends.
[24:34] As it turns out, Charlie had been a fairly major figure in
[24:37] the early days of competitive Half Life and had a network of
[24:41] friends across North America and the world.
[24:46] If he truly believed powerful people were after him, it's
[24:49] conceivable he went into hiding deliberately.
[24:52] Supporters of this theory point to the numerous unconfirmed
[24:55] sightings of Charlie reported in various states over the years.
[25:00] They also note that just a month before, Charlie had legally
[25:03] changed his name to the unusual moniker Neo Babson Maximus,
[25:09] ostensibly so he would stand out in the pro tennis world.
[25:13] In hindsight, that decision made while he was off his medication
[25:17] could hint at grandiose plans or an attempt at reinventing
[25:21] himself. However, a little digging
[25:24] revealed that this was the gamertag he used back in the
[25:27] day, so the choice perhaps isn't as odd as is usually portrayed.
[25:32] That said, of course, the fact that he made the decision while
[25:35] off his medication unfortunately doesn't bode well at all.
[25:41] Under the voluntary disappearance scenario, Charlie
[25:44] might still be alive today, living off the grid or under an
[25:48] assumed identity. However, if that's the case,
[25:52] it's unclear why he never resurfaced or contacted his
[25:56] family in the many years since. Charlie had a strong
[25:59] relationship with his family, and they were the people he
[26:03] reached out to when he believed his life was in danger.
[26:08] It remains a real possibility that Charlie may still be alive
[26:11] and homeless, having never gotten the mental health help he
[26:14] desperately needed. That said, this is generally
[26:19] viewed as unlikely since bipolar mania eventually fades out.
[26:25] Put simply, it's generally not a permanent state, and when he
[26:29] came down, he would have likely attempted to reach out to his
[26:32] family. Charlie's family members have
[26:37] wrestled with these possibilities and tend to
[26:39] suspect that something more nefarious might have occurred.
[26:43] They find it hard to imagine him willingly cutting off all
[26:45] contact unless he felt he had no other choice.
[26:49] In this theory, Charlie may have encountered foul play, whether
[26:54] at the hands of someone he knew or a stranger he crossed paths
[26:58] with while vulnerable. 1 angle that was explored was Charlie's
[27:02] involvement in the online gaming community.
[27:05] There was talk that he might have gotten quote UN quote in
[27:09] over his head with another gamer or provoked the wrong person.
[27:13] There are documented cases of such things happening, though
[27:17] generally this has occurred as the result of disputes over
[27:20] items and Mmos. And as a quick aside, for non
[27:23] gamers, these are massively multiplayer online role-playing
[27:28] games with persistent worlds. Basically think World of
[27:32] Warcraft. When police dug into the online
[27:37] gaming dispute possibility, they found no evidence of any grudges
[27:41] or dangerous feuds in his life at the time or at any other
[27:44] point. Investigators couldn't confirm
[27:48] that any of the adversaries Charlie thought existed were
[27:51] real. In the absence of evidence, most
[27:54] believe these ideas were the result of his then untreated
[27:57] mental health issues.

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