The Mysterious, Missing, and Murdered

In the 1970’s a small manufacturing town in Ohio started to be plagued by an upsetting and mysterious series of letters. On this episode, we talk about the well known case of the Circleville Letters and the story of a man who went to prison for a crime he may not have committed.

In the finale of this two-part serie, we take a look at the disappearance of the Cowden family. On Labor Day weekend in 1974, Richard and Belinda June Cowden and their two young children went camping in the Pacific Northwest and were never seen alive again. This case has been described as one of Oregon’s most haunting and baffling mysteries in the state’s history. What happened to the Cowden family? Sources: Eugene Register-Guard, Feb 11, 1966 The Bulletin, Jul 9, 1975 Eugene Register-Guard, Nov 2, 1980 Find A Case - Oregon v. Little Mail Tribune, May 4, 2003 WikiMili Phantoms and Monsters James Donahue Wikipedia Reddit Strange Outdoors Find A Grave - Orla Fay Fipps Find A Grave - David James Phillips Find A Grade - Melissa Dawn Cowden Newspapers Archive Google Maps The Trail Went Cold - Episode 113 But I Trusted You and Other True Cases by Ann Rule Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/

In this two-part series, we take a look at the disappearance of the Cowden family. On Labor Day weekend in 1974, Richard and Belinda June Cowden and their two young children went camping in the Pacific Northwest and were never seen alive again. This case has been described as one of Oregon’s most haunting and baffling mysteries in the state’s history. What happened to the Cowden family? Sources: Note: Sources contain information also discussed in Episode Two of this two-part series. Eugene Register-Guard, Feb 11, 1966 The Bulletin, Jul 9, 1975 Eugene Register-Guard, Nov 2, 1980 Find A Case - Oregon v. Little Mail Tribune, May 4, 2003 WikiMili Phantoms and Monsters James Donahue Wikipedia Reddit Strange Outdoors Find A Grave - Orla Fay Fipps Find A Grave - David James Phillips Find A Grade - Melissa Dawn Cowden Newspapers Archive Google Maps The Trail Went Cold - Episode 113 But I Trusted You and Other True Cases by Ann Rule Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/

In early 2016, Nicole Fitts and her 2-year old daughter Arianna went missing in the San Francisco. In this episode, we discuss the tragic disappearance of these two and what’s known about the fate of Arianna and her mother. Sources: The Charley Project @TheBestNuala SF Weekly Finding Nicole and Arianna Fitts Facebook Page CBS SF BayArea Wikipedia FBI ABC News Oxygen Reddit Unsolved Mysteries Thread True Crime Daily Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/

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This week on The Mysterious, Missing, and Murdered we divert from our usual formula and take a deep dive into the life and achievements of one of the early 1900's most influential physicists. Sources: Wikipedia Via Panisperna Boys U-235 The Line Up: Naval Mysteries The Mysterious Disappearance of Ettore Majorana Panorama Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/

In 1972, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is burgled under the cover of night by three mysterious vandals. How did they know how to circumvent the Museum’s security and, more importantly, what happened to all of that stolen art? Sources: Wikipedia CBC Art Crime Blogspot Mona Lisa Thief Mona Lisa Facts Alain Lacoursière Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

A couple finds something strange on their property in the gold country of sunny Southern California. Will this be the conclusion to a century-old of mystery larceny and theft, or a lucky break for a couple in need? Sources: Wikipedia Mashable CNN Knights of the Golden Circle US Mint American Cowboy Chronicles Inflation Calculator Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

The conclusion to last week’s episode: With the killer’s DNA on hand, the police begin the arduous and difficult task of tracking down the suspect now referred to as "Unknown 1”. A girl goes missing. Her family, her community, and eventually the nation want answers. This week we dive into the missing persons case of Yara Gambirasio: a multi-year case that would captivate a nation and take many twists and turns before reaching its conclusion. Sources: Reddit Bossettiade Casefile Episode Wikipedia: Carabinieri Wikipedia: Murder of Yara Gamirasio NYTimes Google Search The Guardian The Guardian: DNA Evidence Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

A girl goes missing. Her family, her community, and eventually the nation want answers. This week we dive into the missing persons case of Yara Gambirasio: a multi-year case that would captivate a nation and take many twists and turns before reaching its conclusion. Sources: To avoid spoilers and ensure that no information is left out, please check Part 2 for all sources and additional information. Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

Gloria Ramirez was a 31 year-old woman with terminal cervical cancer. Her final trip to the ER eventually got her labeled as “The Toxic Lady” after the incident surrounding her death affected 23 people and seriously injured six. What could have possibly caused a normal woman to affect so many people so severely? Sources: Wikipedia List of Mass Hysteria Incidents Cheyne-Stokes Respiration Curiosity Discover Magazine X-Files Desert Sun - Riverside Drug Pipeline Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

In mid 1989, mother of two, Jackie Hernandez experienced a horrific, unexplainable series of hauntings in her new San Pedro home. When a team of paranormal investigators visit to help find the source of these events, one of the most dangerous and incredible ghost encounters ever caught on film puts cameraman Jeff Wheatcraft in a fight for his life. Sources: The San Pedro Haunting The Occult Museum Scarepop SAN PEDRO HAUNTING FEATURED ON NATIONAL TV MEDIA (1993-94) Documentary: The haunting of Jackie Hernandez, a true paranormal story IMDB: California’s Most Haunted IMDB: Dr. Barry Taff Weird Brown Liquid on Walls Curse of the Weggy Board Information and Resources on Domestic Violence: Domestic Abuse Hotline The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) US Support Organizations Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

On Thanksgiving Day, 1985, the Blount family opened a briefcase that was left on the doorstep of their Lake Worth family home. The case contained a bomb which went off, killing three people instantly. Michael Toney was convicted and sentenced to death for this crime, but did he actually bomb this innocent family? Sources: Muderpedia Chron McClatchy True Crime Google Group National Registry of Exonerations Information and Resources on Domestic Violence: Domestic Abuse Hotline The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) US Support Organizations Star Telegram Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

On December 21, 2017, a body is found in an almost-abandoned mall in Duluth, Georgia. The body is later identified as nineteen year old Silling Man. What lead to her being found in that mall? Sources: myAJC AJC Reddit Followup Reddit u/alco89 “is in the know” People Websleuths ibtimes Everipedia Mall Image Search myAJC pre-ID Dead Mall Series myAJC post-arrest WSBTV Information and Resources on Domestic Violence: Domestic Abuse Hotline The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) US Support Organizations Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

In 2004 on Halloween night, roommates Lauren, Leslie, and Adriane head to bed after handing out candy to the neighborhood children. All three go to bed, but only one will make it to the next morning. What happened? Sources: Napa Valley Register Napa Valley Register #2 Sward and Scale ABC News People My Life of Crime CBS News Information and Resources on Domestic Violence: Domestic Abuse Hotline The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) US Support Organizations Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

The tragic death of Timothy O’Bryan is perhaps the source of one of the most widely believed Halloween myths. One that strikes fear into the heart of the parents of every trick-or-treater. Join us on this Halloween Spook-tacular to find out what happened to Timothy… and his killer. Sources: Wikipedia Vice Daily News, Bowling Green Statesman UPI Archive Executed Today Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

Richard Klinkhamer's wife, Hannie, disappeared at the end of January, 1991. In 1992, Richard approached his publisher with a new book, which detailed several ways to kill a spouse. Would someone really write a book about the murder they had committed? Stay tuned to find out! Sources: Wikipedia Dutch Wikipedia Wikipedia Meotje NRC Handelsblad Archive The Guardian Interview with the Murderer De Paradijsgier Preview Academic 9types Razor Reel Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

On November 17, 1961, Rockefeller's pontoon boat was overturned three miles from shore. His two local guides swam for help, leaving Rockefeller and an anthropologist, Rene Wassing, behind. On November 19th, Rockefeller said his last recorded words: “I think I can make it.” He swam for shore, and hasn't been since. Or has he? Sources: Daily Mail All That's Interesting Wikipedia Smithsonian Mag Vox The Search for Michael Rockefeller Documentary Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

On June 13th, 1965, two-year-old Beth was playing in her yard with her siblings. That same day, she vanished from her yard without a trace, and hasn't been seen since. What happened to Elizabeth Ann Gill? Where is she? Sources: CBS News New Lead in 48 Year Old Case Semissourian Article St. Louis Today Article Namus Missing Children Charley Project Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal

Sources: Vice Video How Stuff Works Article Samuel Zug Zug Island The Detroit News Zug Island Documentary Zug Island Doc Trailer Ars Technica Article Michigan Radio Post Google Maps Reviews Wikipedia Also Check out: Zug Island: A Detroit Riot Novel Windsor Hum Related to... Aliens? Art: Elou Carroll's work can be found at the following: https://www.instagram.com/eloucarrollcreative/ https://www.instagram.com/eloucarroll/ https://eloucarroll.com/ https://www.eloucarrollcreative.com/ Music: ♫ Track: [Electro Swing] Ritorikal- Jive [No Copyright Music] ♫ Watch: https://youtu.be/gPBzBJ75kgs [Support Ritorikal] - Patreon: http://patreon.com/ritorikal - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ritorikal - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/ritorikal - SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ritorikal