Mabel Kretshmar was a 59-year-old widow who had recently returned to her hometown for a fresh start. On the bitterly cold night of February 13, 1959, she walked nearly a mile through the snow to attend a church prayer service, determined not to let the weather stop her. Somewhere along the way, she was targeted. A man dragged her from view, beat her brutally, and left her for dead. Somehow, Mabel managed to stumble—shoeless—to a nearby gas station. Police responded quickly, b

In the early morning hours of March 7, 2012, 27 year old mother of 3, Amy Ellison was shot and killed inside her trailer home on Brigham Landing Road. She was pregnant with her fourth child. Around 5:30 a.m., her eldest daughter called 911, telling dispatch that her mother was “laying on the floor, bloody,” and pleading, “Just get here fast because we’re here alone.” Deputies arrived to find Amy dead from a gunshot wound to her abdomen. The heartbreaking discovery by her own

In the summer of 1978, someone got away with murder in Norristown, Pennsylvania. A carnival lit up the night. Music, laughter, bright lights—and by morning, a 17-year-old girl was found murdered, her body left in a local park. Investigators have long believed her death may be connected to the carnival she attended just hours before she was killed. Telling her story keeps her name alive. It ensures she is more than a headline, more than a cold case. This is the story of Norris

The murder of Jessica Freeman remains a haunting reminder of a life taken too soon. Years later, her case still raises painful questions and a call for justice that has yet to be answered. Remembering Jess means continuing to speak her name and hope for the truth to come to light. Jessica Freeman Birth: 01/31/1977 – Death: 07/26/1992 Ethnicity: Sex: Female Height: Weight: (if available Other pertinent information (ex: for missing persons, last seen wearing…) Ho

Some stories refuse to stay quiet, not because they’re unsolved, but because too many pieces still feel painfully loud. On a cold, fog-heavy February morning in 2002, a burning Jeep on Pittsburgh’s North Side revealed something far worse than a vehicle fire. Inside was Jamie Lynn Stickle, a woman whose life had been built on connection, community, and visibility, and whose death would be labeled with a word that still haunts the people who loved her: undetermined. This is not

Christmas 1991 should have been joyful — instead, Lancaster was shaken to its core by a senseless murder. Join Chelsea as she unravels the shocking story of Laurie Show and the horrifying events that lead to her death. Laurie Show Birth: 01/27/1975 – Death: 12/20/1991 Ethnicity: Caucasian Sex: Female Height: Weight: (if available Other pertinent information (ex: for missing persons, last seen wearing…) Hometown: Lancaster, PA – Lancaster County Crime Scene: Laur

On Christmas Day 1986, 79-year-old Ivan Darling was found brutally murdered inside his York Street home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His death — ruled a homicide — resulted from “massive hemorrhaging from numerous puncture wounds,” likely inflicted by a knife, and investigators believed robbery was the motive. In 2022, authorities reopened the case, hoping modern forensic methods will finally bring justice for Ivan Darling and his family. Ivan Darling Birth: 03/07/1907 – Deat

This week, Chelsea covers a solved case that occurred close to a few of the KCC team. In 1995, 29-year-old Lisa Manderach and her toddler daughter, Devon, vanished after leaving their home in Limerick Township, Pennsylvania for a quick trip to a local children’s clothing store. What began as a routine errand quickly became a nightmare investigation. Lisa and Devon Manderach Lisa Birth Date: 09/30/1965 Death: 09/10/1995 Devon Birth Date: 02/04/1994 Death: 09/10/1995 Lisa

In September 1997, 26-year-old Sandra L. Morgan was found dead in her Pittsburgh apartment—stabbed multiple times in a brutal attack that stunned the community. Despite the violent nature of her death, the case quickly faded from headlines, leaving more questions than answers. In this episode, we look back at the unsolved murder of Sandra Morgan, the fragments of information that remain, and how stories like hers risk being forgotten with time. Sandra Morgan Birth Date: Could

In Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the Valley Creek Road Twin Tunnels were long known for eerie local legends and ghost stories. But in 1995, the folklore turned frighteningly real when a body was discovered there. The chilling find linked the tunnels to an actual, gruesome crime—and more than 30 years later, the case remains unsolved. Suitcase Jane Doe - Identity Still Unknown Age estimated between 18-40 years Ethnicity: Caucasian Sex: Female Height: 4 ft

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