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Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

Every day, stories unfold that have no resolution. Unresolved is an immersive look at those stories, as host Micheal Whelan tries to determine why these stories - unsolved crimes and other unexplained phenomena - have no ending.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved--3266604/support.

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68:21

William Fenzau

Unresolved ·

2022/01/23

"William stood strong in who he was. If the world didn't like that he was queer, fuck the world."On 7 June 2005, the body of William Fenzau was discovered in his Miami, Florida home. Having been stabbed dozens of times in the neck, chest, back, and arms, investigators initially theorized that more than one killer had been involved in the vicious attack.As detectives got to work trying to track down William's killer(s), producers and cameramen from A&E's "The First 48" followed closely. The program

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9:00

The Annecy Shootings & Beatriz Mota (Double Update)

Unresolved ·

2022/01/13

This week has seen significant updates for two stories previously covered on Unresolved: - The Annecy Shootings (episode #196 from December 2021)- Beatriz Mota (episode #147 from July 2020) Researched, written, hosted, and produced by Micheal WhelanMusic composed by Micheal Whelan through Amper MusicLearn more about this podcast at http://unresolved.meIf you would like to support this podcast and others, consider heading to https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron or ProducerBecome a

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45:19

The Morningside Murders

Unresolved ·

2022/01/09

"The things they were involved with at the time... their problems could have come from anywhere."On the morning of 3 December 1974, Harriet Isom stopped by her son's home along Sioux City's quiet Morningside Avenue to check in on him. Billy Isom shared the aging, two-story home with his pregnant partner, Freta Bostic, and coworker/friend Jesse Hanni. Neither Billy nor Jesse had shown up for work in several days. Inside of the home, Harriet would discover the bodies of all three, which had been

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35:17

The Annecy Shootings

Unresolved ·

2021/12/26

"I won't say it was professional, what I will say is it was tremendous savagery. And what is certain is that somebody wanted to kill."On the afternoon of 5 September 2012, an attack took place just off of the Route Forestière Domaniale de la Combe d'Ire, a quiet mountain road in southeastern France, near Lake Annecy. The attack claimed the lives of four people - Saad al-Hilli, his wife Iqbal al-Hilli, her mother Suhaila al-Allaf, and French cyclist Sylvain Mollier - and left the al-Hilli's two young

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6:59

Preview: Resolved #16

Unresolved ·

2021/12/15

This is a brief preview for the 16th episode of my Patreon-exclusive show, Resolved, which is available now for all $5+ supporters. To learn more about this series - and how you can listen - consider heading to https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpodThis episode can be found at the following link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59931087Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved--3266604/support.

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52:03

"Clay the Serial Killer"

Unresolved ·

2021/12/12

"I never sent the clues, I never left anything, you know, I wanted to add my little signature."On the morning of 13 August 1997, a mysterious man called into the syndicated radio program of popular shock-jock Howard Stern. This caller, who identified himself as "Clay," claimed to be an unidentified serial killer from the New Orleans area. Despite raising a lot of suspicions early on, this call quickly faded into relative obscurity after it happened, before being brought back to the attention of

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45:20

The San Fernando Massacres (Part Two)

Unresolved ·

2021/12/05

"(Tamaulipas) is one of the places where clearly state, federal, and local authorities are not in control. It's tragic, it's unfortunate, but it's a reality."Throughout 2010 and 2011, the Los Zetas and Gulf Cartel battled for control of Tamaulipas, while cities like San Fernando - right in the middle of this contested territory - suffered the consequences. The federal government attempted to help, but were unable to stop the unchecked violence from spreading outside of the state.As an investigation

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47:34

The San Fernando Massacres (Part One)

Unresolved ·

2021/11/21

"Now there is fear for everything you do. The fear of going out, to drive, to get out of the car, to go to a party. We no longer trust anyone."In 2010, 18-year-old Luis Freddy Lala Pomavilla began heading north from his native Ecuador, towards the United States. There, he hoped to reunite with his parents living in New Jersey, and made a deal with a notorious coyote to take him across several borders.Sadly, though, the bus that Luis Freddy was on - along with at least 72 other undocumented migrants

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43:56

RERELEASE: The Acid King

Unresolved ·

2021/11/07

In July of 1984, a story originating from Long Island, New York began to make headlines throughout the world.The body of 17-year-old Gary Lauwers was found in a shallow grave in the Aztakea Woods, just outside of the sleepy harbor village of Northport. Police would quickly narrow in on the person they believed to be responsible for this violent crime: 17-year-old Ricky Kasso, who they alleged had participated in a cult ritual during the commission of this vile act.While the story would fade from the

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40:13

The Gatton Murders

Unresolved ·

2021/10/31

"I thought they were sleeping in the sun. After I got a bit closer I saw the clothing of the girls was disarranged, and then I could see the ants crawling all over them..."On the evening of 26 December 1898 (Boxing Day) a trio of siblings departed their farmhouse in rural Queensland, headed for a dance nearby in the small town of Gatton. The following morning, their brother-in-law headed out on a horse to find them or the cart they had borrowed. He eventually found tracks from the cart, which

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48:34

The Dupont de Ligonnès Affair

Unresolved ·

2021/10/17

“He’s vain, proud. He doesn’t want to lose face. He doesn’t want his children to find out he’s got no money, that he’s ruined.”On 7 April 2011, the patriarch of the aristocratic Dupont de Ligonnès family, Xavier, packed up his car with several large bags and set off for parts unknown. His home in Nantes, France - where he lived with his wife and four children - would remain still and quiet for days after. Eventually, police were called to check in on the home, after a series of mysterious letters

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33:19

Therese Vanderheiden-Walsh

Unresolved ·

2021/10/03

"Don't look anything like yourself. We'll meet you at the station. Leave everything behind that might remind you of your past life, including pictures and credit cards and your driver's license. Forget who you are."On 22 June 1990, five-year-old Therese Vanderheiden-Walsh was abducted from a daycare center in Kaneohe, Hawaii. From the jump, authorities believed that her estranged mother, Merle Vanderheiden, was responsible. However, Merle proved elusive for authorities to track down, utilizing her

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25:01

The Burger Chef Murders

Unresolved ·

2021/09/19

1978 was a challenging year for the Indianapolis, Indiana enclave of Speedway. In a town that boasted less than two homicides in collective memory, a sudden bizarre string of crimes that year left residents shaken. First, a 65-year-old woman had been shot in the head and killed in her own garage. Then, in September, a series of small explosions known as the Speedway Bombings rocked the town for a full week, injuring two people and leaving everyone a bit twitchy. However, these incidents were nothing

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29:11

Henryk Siwiak

Unresolved ·

2021/09/12

"Bad people attacked and killed many people in New York on this day. Other bad people killed your father this same day. He wasn't alone."On the morning of September 11th, 2001, 46-year-old Henryk Siwiak fled from a construction site in lower Manhattan. The Polish immigrant made his way back to his apartment in Far Rockaway Beach, spoke to his family, and made plans to begin a second job that evening.Siwiak, a desperate father of two looking to send cash back home to his family in Poland, made plans

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37:20

The Silent Twins (June & Jennifer Gibbons)

Unresolved ·

2021/08/29

“We said we weren’t going to speak to anybody. We stopped talking altogether—only us two, in our bedroom upstairs.”Born in April of 1963, June and Jennifer Gibbons were twins born to a pair of immigrants that relocated to the U.K. during their childhood. There, however, the twins - who already suffered from a speech impediment - were treated unfairly because of the color of their skin and bullied significantly by their peers. Over the next several years, June and Jennifer would begin to close off

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49:01

The Short Family

Unresolved ·

2021/08/15

"We presume that she was kidnapped, abducted from her own home after her parents were killed and taken against her will."On 15 August 2002, the bodies of 50-year-old Michael Short and 36-year-old Mary Short were found in their southern Virginia home. Each had been shot in the head once while sleeping. However, missing from the scene entirely was the couple's 9-year-old daughter, Jennifer. Over the next several weeks, a panicked search would ensue throughout the region, hoping to uncover any trace of

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28:05

PFC LaVena Johnson

Unresolved ·

2021/08/01

“Women serving in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq.”On 19 July 2005, Private First Class LaVena Lynn Johnson was found dead in a contractor’s tent on an Army base in Balad, Iraq. The Army officially ruled her death a suicide, but when her father, Dr. John Johnson, saw LaVena’s body and spoke with the doctor who performed her autopsy, something didn’t quite add up. He started asking questions.What followed were years of administrative

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47:12

"Fallen Angel"

Unresolved ·

2021/07/25

In the waning days of 2003, a mysterious entity would begin a short-lived campaign of terror.Using the name "Fallen Angel," this mysterious group or individual sent two letters - one without a destination and the other addressed to the White House - which demanded an end to upcoming trucking regulations. Included in the two envelopes were sealed vials containing ricin, a dangerous poison created from castor beans. Months later, trace amounts of ricin would be found in the Washington D.C. mailroom of

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41:12

Robert Wone

Unresolved ·

2021/07/18

On the evening of 2 August 2006, a 32-year-old lawyer named Robert Wone was finishing up work at his office at Radio Free Asia in Washington D.C. That evening, instead of commuting back to his home in Oakton, Virginia, Robert decided to crash with a college friend of his: another young lawyer named Joseph Price, who happened to live in D.C. The two had been longtime friends, and Price was well-liked by both Robert and his wife, Kathy. However, within two hours of arriving at Joseph's $1.2 million

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35:32

The Cleveland Torso Murders

Unresolved ·

2021/07/11

Between 1934 and 1938, at least 13 men and women were murdered in or around Cleveland’s Kingsbury Run.Dubbed “the Cleveland Torso Killer,” “the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run,” and less commonly “The Headhunter,” the murderer was known for expertly decapitating and dismembering his victims before dumping their body parts in various areas around Cleveland’s eastside. As Cleveland’s Public Safety Director, famed Prohibition-era detective Eliot Ness drove an exhaustive investigation during which over

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