Going West: True Crime

In 2014, two abandoned suitcases were discovered along a rural Wisconsin road. But the victims were completely different. One, a teenager from the West Coast, and the other, a Midwestern mom. But through their identities, investigators uncovered a shocking situation: a former police officer had spent years cultivating a secret life under the online alias “Mr. Handcuffs.” These are the murders of Jenny Gamez and Laura Simonson… and the crimes of the Wisconsin Suitcase Murderer, otherwise known as Steven Zelich…

 

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In April of 2011, a 19-year-old woman left a Denver nightclub after a night out with friends, only to vanish into the night. As investigators worked to retrace her final movements, a series of unsettling clues—and one chilling text message—pointed them toward a mystery that seemed to grow more perplexing with every lead. Months later, an unrelated act of violence would change everything, revealing a shocking connection no one saw coming… This is the murder of Kenia Monge: The Woman in the White Van.

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In August of 2006, a 29-year-old woman headed out for a sunrise hike at one of the most intense peaks in the country, only to "fall" to her death. But when investigators looked deeper into a youth pastor in her life, they uncovered a trove of disturbing behavior, grooming, and murder.

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In the summer of 2004, two young bible camp counselors set out on a peaceful trip along California’s northern coastline. But when they failed to return home, a search led authorities to a heartbreaking discovery that devastated their families and baffled investigators for over a decade…until another murder brought the answers they so desperately sought. These are the murders of Lindsay Cutshall and Jason Allen

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In June of 2021, a 42-year-old father running a successful farm in Iowa was found dead inside his home in what initially appeared to be a break-in gone wrong... But when investigators began poking around and asking questions, disturbing clues emerged in the form of Snapchat messages and texts – painting a horrifically detailed picture. This is the murder of Ryan Cooper.

 

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