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Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur & Square Mile Studios

Join former police detective and private investigator, Derrick Levasseur as he covers a new unsolved case every week. He"ll discuss the facts of the case, give you his perspective on the investigation, and leave you with contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any tips, you contact them directly and maybe help solve a case...

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137: MURDER: Tom Roche

Detective Perspective ·

2026/05/18

On September 13, 1991, 36-year-old Tom Roche dropped his longtime girlfriend off at work in Burbank, California. He told her he was heading home to work on his motorcycle, and the two made plans to meet for lunch later that day. But Tom never showed up.Editor: Shannon KeirceResearch/Writing: Haley GraySUBMIT A CASE HERE: Cases@DetectivePerspectivePod.com SOCIALInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/detperspective/Twitter: https://twitter.com/detperspectiveFIND DERRICK HERETwitter:

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136: MISSING: Paula and Brandon Wade

Detective Perspective ·

2026/05/11

On October 12, 2002, 25-year-old Paula Wade and her 3-year-old son, Brandon, were last seen in Valdosta, Georgia, just days before they were supposed to move to Florida for a fresh start. Paula had been packing up their apartment and was looking forward to being closer to family, but they never made that move.When Paula missed a scheduled call with her parents on the 13th and failed to show up for work on the 14th, they were reported missing. Their apartment was searched, and all of their

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135: MURDER: Dr. Geetha Angara

Detective Perspective ·

2026/05/04

On February 8, 2005, 43-year-old Dr. Geetha Angara went to work at a water treatment facility in Totowa, New Jersey, where she worked as a senior chemist. She was last seen heading to the plant’s basement to complete a routine task.But Geetha was never seen again, and hours after her shift ended, her car was still in the employee lot and her coat was at her desk. No one could explain where she had gone.After an extensive search, her body was eventually found inside one of the facility’s massive

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134: MISSING: April Pitzer

Detective Perspective ·

2026/04/27

On June 27, 2004, 30 year old April Pitzer was last seen in Newberry Springs, California, after telling loved ones she was preparing to come back home to Arkansas. She had been terrified for her life and was desperate to return, but she never made it back.In the months that followed, investigators received a series of strange and unsettling tips, including one involving a message written on a truck stop bathroom wall hundreds of miles away that appeared to reference her disappearance.Investigators

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133: MURDER: The Fisher Family

Detective Perspective ·

2026/04/20

On April 10, 2001, an explosion tore through a Scottsdale, Arizona home, sending flames into the air and shaking the surrounding neighborhood.Inside, investigators discovered a devastating scene. 38-year-old Mary Fisher and her two children, Brittney and Bobby, had been killed in their own beds, and the evidence showed they were murdered before the fire ever began.The scene had been carefully staged, with accelerants, a disconnected gas line, and ignition devices used in an attempt to destroy

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53:26

132: MURDER: Oakey "Al" Kite Jr.

Detective Perspective ·

2026/04/13

On May 24, 2004, co-workers of 53 year old Oakey Albert Kite Jr., who went by Al, drove to his house to check on him after he failed to show up to work - something he had never done before.Inside his Aurora, Colorado townhome, officers discovered a horrific scene. Al had been bound, tortured for hours, and killed in his own basement.The killer cleaned up, removed key evidence, and disappeared - leaving behind only a small amount of DNA and a trail that pointed to a man who wasn’t who he claimed to

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131: MISSING: Lori Bova

Detective Perspective ·

2026/04/06

On the evening of June 7, 1997, 26-year-old Lori Bova had dinner with her husband and sister at the Red Lobster in Lakewood, New York. Around 12 hours later, her husband reported her missing, claiming she left their apartment in the middle of the night to go for a walk and smoke a cigarette.She was never seen or heard from again.Nearly 30 years later, Lori’s disappearance remains unsolved, and her family is still searching for answers.Anyone with information regarding Lori’s disappearance is asked

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130: MURDER: Heidi Childs and David Metzler

Detective Perspective ·

2026/03/30

On the morning of August 27, 2009, a man walking his dog made a devastating discovery at Caldwell Fields, a campground in the Jefferson National Forest near Blacksburg, Virginia.In a parking area, two Virginia Tech students - 18-year-old Heidi Childs and 19-year-old David Metzler - had been shot and killed.Just 12 hours earlier, the couple had gone to the campground to talk and spend time together. They were expected to return home that night, but they never did.More than 15 years later, the

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129: MISSING: HaLeigh Cummings

Detective Perspective ·

2026/03/23

In the early morning hours of February 10, 2009, Ron Cummings returned to his home in Satsuma, Florida after work and learned that his five-year-old daughter, HaLeigh, was missing.The side door was propped open with a dirty cinder block he had never seen before, and the babysitter told him she had no idea what happened.A massive search for HaLeigh began, but there was no sign of her anywhere. More than 17 years later, her disappearance remains unsolved, and detectives are still searching for

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128: MURDER: The Blue Ridge Savings Bank

Detective Perspective ·

2026/03/16

On May 16, 2003, a silent alarm was triggered inside Blue Ridge Savings Bank in Greer, South Carolina. When officers arrived just minutes later, they found the bank empty and the cash drawer cleared out.In a small utility room at the back of the building, they made a devastating discovery. Head teller Sylvia Holtzclaw, along with customers Dr. Eb Barnes and his wife Maggie Barnes, had all been shot and killed.Surveillance footage from inside the bank was missing. Grainy video from nearby gas

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127: POSSIBLE MURDER: Erica Alonso

Detective Perspective ·

2026/03/09

On Valentine’s Day 2015, 27-year-old Erica Alonso went out with her ex-boyfriend in Orange County, California. She told her sister she would be home later that night.But Erica never came home.Weeks later, she was found deceased in a remote area of Orange County. Her body had been wrapped in plastic bags and secured with duct tape. Despite those circumstances, detectives said they did not believe Erica had been murdered.That statement has been questioned by many. And more than 10 years later,

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126: MISSING: Deanna Merryfield

Detective Perspective ·

2026/03/02

On July 22, 1990, 13-year-old Deanna Merryfield was last seen in Killeen, Texas. In the early morning hours, she left her grandmother’s house to visit her twin sister and was later seen getting into a dark sedan with two older teenage boys.She was never seen or heard from again.More than three decades later, Deanna’s disappearance remains unsolved. Her family is still searching for answers and working to bring her home.Anyone who knew Deanna in 1990 or earlier is asked to come forward, even if they

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125: MURDER: Jason Marous

Detective Perspective ·

2026/02/16

In the early morning hours of January 6, 2023, 36-year-old Jason Marous was found unresponsive inside his vehicle parked in the lot of his Fort Lauderdale, Florida condo. The driver’s door was slightly open. Jason was slumped over, covered in blood. He had been shot one time.Detectives later located surveillance footage showing a masked man walking in the area around the time of the murder, but he has never been identified.Three years later, Jason’s case is still unsolved and the question remains:

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124: MISSING: Amber Arnett

Detective Perspective ·

2026/02/09

On June 25, 2023, 39-year-old Amber Arnett was last seen in Lansing, Michigan. Surveillance footage captured her shopping with a friend, before she was dropped off at the gated property where she had been staying.After that, Amber was never seen or heard from again.More than two and a half years later, her disappearance remains an open case. Amber has not been found, and her family and community are still waiting for answers.Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 517-483-STOP

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123: DISAPPEARANCE and DEATH: Chuck Rutherford and...

Detective Perspective ·

2026/02/07

On the morning of August 12, 2005, a boater on Lake Huron came across a cabin cruiser drifting alone in the water, struggling against the wind and waves. When the Coast Guard arrived, they found the boat in neutral, with the radio still playing, and no one on board. The boat belonged to attorneys Lana Stempien and Chuck Rutherford, who had set out days earlier on a planned trip to Mackinac Island. There was no sign of them anywhere. Police quickly opened a missing persons investigation, and

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122: MURDER: Amy Mihaljevic

Detective Perspective ·

2026/01/26

On October 27, 1989, 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic vanished after school from a shopping center in Bay Village, Ohio. Detectives would later learn she had been lured there by a man pretending to know her family.For months, Amy’s parents, investigators, and an entire community searched for answers, hoping she would be found alive.Then, in February 1990, Amy’s body was discovered in a remote field in Ashland County, Ohio. Her death was ruled a homicide, but more than three decades later, Amy’s murder

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121: MURDER: Stacey Colbert

Detective Perspective ·

2026/01/19

On March 24, 1998, 23-year-old Stacey Colbert was reported missing from her apartment in Columbus, Ohio. Inside, detectives found signs that she had been abducted.For more than six years, Stacey’s family searched for answers, with no idea what had happened to her or where she might be.Then, in November 2004, her remains were discovered in a remote area of Delaware County, Ohio. Her death was ruled a homicide, but more than two decades later, no one has been arrested, and Stacey’s murder remains

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120: MURDER & MISSING: Bill and Kay Wood

Detective Perspective ·

2026/01/12

At around 11:35 p.m. on July 30, 2011, neighbors near a home in Norwalk, Iowa, stepped outside after smelling smoke and saw flames rising high above the trees. Within minutes, firefighters arrived to find the house fully engulfed.Once the fire was extinguished, a body was discovered inside the burned remains of the home. That victim was later identified as Bill Wood. An autopsy revealed he had been murdered.Bill’s wife, Kay Wood, was not found at the scene and has never been located. More than a

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119: MISSING: Angela Hammond

Detective Perspective ·

2026/01/05

On April 4, 1991, 20-year-old Angela Hammond, who was four months pregnant, stopped at a payphone outside a grocery store in Clinton, Missouri to call her fiancé.During the call, she told him a strange pickup truck had been circling the block. Moments later, he heard her scream and then the line went dead. More than 34 years later, she has never been found. Detectives believe she was abducted, but without answers, her family and community are left wondering: what happened to Angela Hammond? **On

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118: 2025 Case Updates

Detective Perspective ·

2025/12/29

Recent developments and renewed attention are being examined in several ongoing and unresolved cases, including Kristina Branum and Christopher Mittendorf, Brandy Hutchins, Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain, Trudy Appleby, Blake Chappell, Lonene “Lonnie” Rogers, Oakley Carlson, and Danielle Bell. This week, we're revisiting those cases, and discussing the latest.Editor: Shannon Keirce Research/Writing: Haley Gray SUBMIT A CASE HERE: Cases@DetectivePerspectivePod.com SOCIAL Instagram:

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