Lena Chapin // 379

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Lena Chapin // 379

FromGoing West: True Crime

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Feb 7, 2024

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In 1999, a Missouri teenager’s stepfather disappeared. Four years later, in February of 2003, she told her uncle that her mother had murdered him and burned his body. Then, she disappeared herself. This is the story of Lena Chapin, and Gary McCullough.
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Feb 7, 2024

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Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday afternoon at 2pm PST!

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Leah Roberts // 26: Most of us have thought about escaping our everyday lives in search of adventure. But after a young woman from North Carolina takes off on a road trip by herself without telling anyone her plans, her car is found wrecked on a backroad in Washington... by Going West: True Crime
54 min listen
Alissa Turney // 8: Plenty of people have gone missing in the desert. But was this Arizona teen just another runaway, or did her stepfather's obsessive control finally seal her fate? This is the disappearance of 17-year-old Alissa Turney.**GOING WEST DOES NOT OWN ANY OF... by Going West: True Crime
56 min listen
The Stayner Brothers // 17: In 1972, a 7-year-old boy was abducted while walking home from school in Northern California. 7 years later, he finally broke free of his captor and reunited with his family- but his new life was far from normal. In 1999, 4 women were murdered in... by Going West: True Crime
52 min listen
The Jamison Family // 14: When a family of three disappears in Oklahoma while in search of a fresh start, investigators desperately seek clues to find them. Days and years go by and the circumstances grow stranger as police unravel the bizarre puzzle. This is the mysterious... by Going West: True Crime
48 min listen
Amy Bishop // 19: In 2010, a professor opened fire in a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and, when police catch the woman behind it all, they realize that she has a dark past. In 1986, she had "accidentally" shot her brother in their... by Going West: True Crime
48 min listen
Daniel LaPlante // 11: In 1987, a small New England town is terrorized by a young man who has a penchant for messing with people’s heads. Between burglary, stalking, and even murder, he leaves no stone unturned. This is the story of Daniel LaPlante.**GOING WEST DOES NOT... by Going West: True Crime
45 min listen
Thomas Brown // 35: In Fall 2016, a high school senior doesn't come home by curfew and his mom reports him missing. The small Texas town immediately starts looking for him, and within a few hours, they find his car abandoned on a dirt road. The contents of his car raise... by Going West: True Crime
57 min listen
Rodney Alcala // 21: In the late 1960's, a Los Angeles-native with multiple mental health diagnoses is caught in the midst of murdering a young girl. When he vanishes without a trace, the FBI adds him to their 10 Most Wanted List. After a few years of actively searching,... by Going West: True Crime
49 min listen
The Bayou Killer // 13: When 23 men are found strangled to death between 1998 and 2006, Louisiana police begin a seemingly endless search for their killer. This is the story of Ronald Dominique, the Bayou Killer. by Going West: True Crime
47 min listen
Jessica Ridgeway // 20: In October 2012, a 10-year-old girl disappears on her way to school in Westminster, Colorado. Investigators are starting to lose hope until a mother makes a phone call and the gruesome details come to light. This is the case of Jessica Ridgeway.... by Going West: True Crime
47 min listen
Mackenzie Cowell // 16: When a 17-year-old girl goes missing in 2010, her small town in Washington is flipped upside down. Surveillance footage of her leaving her beauty school is quickly discovered and it leads police to an interesting suspect. But when they put him behind... by Going West: True Crime
49 min listen
Ward Weaver III // 67: A West Coast man with a rough upbringing abused everyone that was close to him as he went from child to teen to adult. Between sexual abuse and murder, he left no stone unturned. But in 2002, when his daughters best friends disappeared under... by Going West: True Crime
53 min listen
Steven Koecher // 18: When a 30-year-old Utah native vanishes just outside of Las Vegas in a quiet, suburban neighborhood, investigators and family search tirelessly for answers. They quickly find some peculiar surveillance footage and discover he went on some puzzling... by Going West: True Crime
48 min listen
The Hillside Stranglers // 9: In the late 1970's, Los Angeles was in a panic due to an unknown perpetrator killing young women and leaving their strangled, naked bodies on hillsides across the city. It wasn't until over a year and a half into the murders that police finally got a... by Going West: True Crime
47 min listen
Laci Peterson // 45: On December 24, 2002, a pregnant woman disappeared after a normal morning at home while her husband was supposedly out fishing. 4 months later, her body is found in the same area her husband went fishing he day she disappeared. But is he guilty of her... by Going West: True Crime
66 min listen
Greg Holman // 15: In the fall of 1978 in Scottsdale, Arizona, a kind-hearted and beloved high school freshman disappears under strange circumstances. When police begin to search for what happened to him, they quickly find their prime suspect. However, their immense... by Going West: True Crime
49 min listen
Amy Mihaljevic // 12: When a predator starts making phone calls to young girls across Northeast Ohio in 1989, an innocent life is lost. The town becomes ridden with fear while police search tirelessly to find her killer, leading them to a 30 year investigation. This is the... by Going West: True Crime
48 min listen
Kenia Monge // 31: On March 31, 2011, a 19-year-old girl goes to a night club with her friends. But before the night is over, she gets kicked out for being too intoxicated, leaving her alone on the streets of Denver, Colorado without her purse and phone. When the... by Going West: True Crime
54 min listen
Glen Rogers // 29: In the 1990's, an undistinguished man sets out on a killing spree across the United States attacking multiple women, but no one knows the crimes are connected. When Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are murdered in Brentwood and OJ Simpson is tried... by Going West: True Crime
50 min listen
Jody LeCornu // 24: One snowy night in 1996, a 23-year-old women was enjoying drinks at a bar with friends after a long day at work and a fight with her boyfriend. At 3:40am, she sat in her car in a deserted parking lot since her boyfriend had told her not to come home... by Going West: True Crime
48 min listen
Eric Tamiyasu // 37: In Summer of 2001, a 41-year-old man is found murdered in his house alone on his family's orchard in Oregon. Police quickly discover that the night he was killed, someone had been lurking outside his house, taunting him. This is the case of Eric... by Going West: True Crime
43 min listen
John Albert Gardner // 41: When two girls go missing within just one year in San Diego County, California, the entire community bands together to find them. In 2010, police discover that a local sex offender could be behind it all. This is the case of Amber Dubois, Chelsea... by Going West: True Crime
52 min listen
Faith Hedgepeth // 43: In Fall 2012, a 19-year-old college student went out with her friend/roommate in their town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina before returning home in the early morning. Her friend left so she could get some sleep but returned home hours later to find... by Going West: True Crime
46 min listen
Susan Powell // 10: In 2009, a family of 4 decided to go on a last minute camping trip near their home in Utah... in the beginning of winter. When the young and faithful mother & wife didn’t show up for work the next day, police began to question her husband Josh, and if... by Going West: True Crime
55 min listen
Nicholas Barclay // 22: In 1994, a troubled 13-year-old goes missing while walking home from a basketball game. The police chalk it up to a runaway case, but he doesn't return home. 3 years later, he's found in Spain claiming that he was kidnapped in Texas and had just... by Going West: True Crime
51 min listen
Kyron Horman // 28: When a 7-year-old boy doesn't show up to class after his Portland Elementary school's science fair in June 2010, police set out on the largest search in Oregon history. But law enforcement quickly set their sights on the last person who saw Kyron that... by Going West: True Crime
61 min listen
Bryce Laspisa // 30: In August 2013, a 19-year-old boy takes an unexpected road trip away from college down the I-5 to visit his parents in Southern California at the same time his friends reported him having incredibly strange behavior. The (what should have been) 6-hour... by Going West: True Crime
51 min listen
Jaycee Lee Dugard // 49: In 1991, an 11-year-old girl was on her way to school in South Lake Tahoe, California when a car pulled up and snatched her. 18 years later, she would finally be reunited with her family. This is the abduction of Jaycee Lee Dugard.___________... by Going West: True Crime
52 min listen
Noura Jackson // 27: June 4, 2005 started out as a normal Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee. But sometime after midnight, tragedy struck when a teenager found her mother brutally murdered in their home. Within months of the attack, the teenage daughter is charged with her... by Going West: True Crime
64 min listen
Bart Whitaker // 33: When a desperate neighbor calls 911 in hopes of saving the beloved family next door from a shooting, only 2 out of 4 survive. But after the eldest son is questioned in the hospital, police become incredibly suspicious. Then, an important tip comes... by Going West: True Crime
45 min listen

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Lena Chapin // 379

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