Trace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast that focuses on unsolved cases, from chilling murders to missing persons. Join host Steven Pacheco as he examines each case, diving deep into the evidence and exploring the theories which revolve around them. For each unsolved case, there are the victims and their families, who want answers and the abductors and murders who hide the truth.Follow Us on Social Media | Learn More Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/trace-evidence--3207798/support.
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Sep 29, 2026 · 24:38
In September of 1982, seven people in the Chicago area died after ingesting over-the-counter Tylenol capsules that had been laced with lethal doses of potassium cyanide before…
Sep 19, 2026 · 1:33:39
In October of 2003, twenty year old Brandon Rumbaugh and his girlfriend, nineteen year old Lisa Gurrieri wanted to find a special way to celebrate their one year anniversary.…
Jul 23, 2026 · 1:21:29
Jerry Wolking was worried, but nobody knew why. He was fidgety, pacing and didn't want to talk about what was on his mind. Days later, her mysteriously disappeared after leaving…
Jun 9, 2026 · 22:35
On Friday, June 13th, 2008, just before 10 AM, an unknown assailant entered the Sundrop Bottling Company building in Concord, North Carolina. Inside were three employees…
Jun 5, 2026 · 1:16:14
In part 2 we examine the greater conspiracy surrounding the Vanishing of Melanie Flynn. Lexington Police Officer Bill Canan, who claimed to be using Melanie as a confidential…
Jun 5, 2026 · 1:25:13
On January 26th, 1977, twenty-four year old Melanie Flynn walked out from her Lexington, Kentucky job, climbed into her red, Ford Elite and drove off into the unknown. She has…
Apr 14, 2026 · 25:55
Sixteen year old Jennifer Persia had everything going for her. She played saxophone in the school band, was on the color guard and was becoming a breakout athlete. As a freshman,…
Mar 14, 2026 · 1:50:44
On Friday, December 1st, 2017, seventeen year old Maggie Long finished up her day at school and drove home to pick up refreshments for a concert that night. She never returned.…
Feb 12, 2026 · 1:22:55
In January of 1987, seventeen year old Joseph Helt mysteriously disappeared after leaving a high school party. When his close friend wasn't able to give him a ride, Joe had to…
Feb 2, 2026 · 1:02:37
In this special Q&A episode, host Steven Pacheco answers questions submitted by listeners about the show, cases and everything in between. Following the Q&A section, we enter the…
Jan 18, 2026 · 1:46:03
On Saturday, November 16, 1996, thirty-six year old Sandra Jacobson and her five year old son, John, went mysteriously missing from Bismarck, ND. After arriving late for dinner…
Dec 20, 2025 · 1:45:23
On Friday, May 8th, 1981, nineteen year old Long Island native Tammy Mahoney left her Oneida, New York apartment to visit friends twenty miles away in the town of Hamilton. She…
Nov 5, 2025 · 1:30:10
Trace Evidence relaunches with the story of Judy Martins. Twenty-two year old Judy Martins was a bright and talented student attending Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. During…
Aug 29, 2025 · 1:18:56
Sunday, May 25th, 1980 -- Kokomo, Indiana. Twenty-nine year old special education teacher Janet Shirar doesn't show up for a pre-planned family gathering and birthday party for…
Jul 25, 2025 · 50:34
In this week's Case Updates, we look back on five cases previously covered which have had significant updates. We will also cover three smaller updates in which reward money for…
Jun 25, 2025 · 1:43:21
As Christmas of 1995 drew near, many families in rural Ohio drew closer and felt themselves caught up in the joy and pageantry of the holiday season. Unfortunately, for one…
May 24, 2025 · 1:26:43
When thirty-four year old Sherri Holland never arrived at her north Atlanta home after a drive up from Florida, her family knew something was wrong. More than a week later, her…
Apr 24, 2025 · 1:43:43
Twenty-eight year old Peggy Anne McGuire was last seen dropping her son off for school in Canadian, Oklahoma on the morning of Monday, November 16th, 2015. Within hours of…
Feb 20, 2025 · 2:56:01
Mary "Bobo" Shinn was a well liked, friendly and talented artist and teacher living in her native Magnolia, Arkansas. Teaching classes out of a small art studio she purchased…
Jan 29, 2025 · 51:41
In this Special Episode, we take a look back at 2024 and answer listener submitted questions about the show, specific cases and anything that you want to know. Following the Q&A…
Dec 20, 2024 · 1:14:50
In this special Update episode, we look back on six cases previously featured on Trace Evidence which have had major updates. We begin with the case of Charles and Catherine…
Dec 3, 2024 · 2:01:51
On a cold, rainy spring night in April of 1987, seventeen year old Martha Leanne Green mysteriously vanished. After the car she and her brother were driving ran out of gas,…
Sep 6, 2024 · 1:38:15
When twenty-nine year old Loy Evitts failed to return to her Kansas City, MO office job after taking a late lunch, her co-workers were concerned. When they found her car, parked…
Aug 10, 2024 · 1:14:51
When thirty-two year old Shirley McAvoy didn't show up for her youngest daughter's birthday everyone knew something was wrong. After being unable to reach her, Shirley's…
Jul 19, 2024 · 1:13:52
Twenty-three year old Randy Church was a bright, talented and driven student attending Montana State University. Majoring in electrical engineering, Randy was excited for what…
Jun 16, 2024 · 1:10:51
Ten year old Amber Barker was riding her bike home from a friend's house. It wasn't a long distance, just over half a mile through neighborhood roads she was highly familiar…
May 5, 2024 · 1:22:51
Two days after Christmas of 1993, thirty-eight year old nurse and mother of two, Latricia White failed to show up for work. Hours later, her father went to her home and was…
Apr 8, 2024 · 1:18:51
On a warm spring night in March of 1975, thirty-two year old John Harden completed an emergency call for a client and returned home. Less than an hour later, he'd be shot dead in…
Mar 25, 2024 · 1:27:24
On November 13th, 1993, twenty-eight year old Lola Katherine Fry attended a party at a northeastside Indianapolis apartment owned by a friend. She has never been seen again and…
Feb 21, 2024 · 1:28:39
On Friday, September 24th, 1971, sixteen year old Cathy Moulton disappeared while walking home in downtown Portland, Maine. Despite the desperate pleas of her family, local law…
Feb 5, 2024 · 1:11:17
Forty-seven year old Bill Dwayne Shipley was making final preparations for a multi-state trip for work. Operating as a contract painter, Bill would leave his home in Goldsby,…
Jan 22, 2024 · 53:27
In today's special update episode we cover breaking news revolving around two infamous cases. First we look into the announcement that the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office has…
Jan 15, 2024 · 1:29:00
Twenty-five year old Sigrid Stevenson left her home in California to attend one of the country's most prestigious and respected music programs at Trenton State College in Ewing…
Dec 17, 2023 · 1:48:03
On the morning of Monday, December 13, 2004, twenty-six year old Stephan Adams mysteriously vanished while driving south from Tahlequah to Keys in eastern Oklahoma. The divorced,…
Nov 14, 2023 · 57:56
On December 21st, 1988, in rural Ware County, Georgia, investigators were called to a disturbing scene. Down a dirt road, in a dusty turn around utilized as a makeshift, illegal…
Nov 3, 2023 · 1:19:55
On the morning of May 5th, 1983, a horrified mother entered the home shared by her daughter and son-in-law and came upon a grisly scene. Her son-in-law, twenty year old Paul…
Oct 21, 2023 · 1:01:35
On Wednesday, December 21st, 1988, a timber truck driver making his way through rural Georgia made a horrifying discovery. Just off US Route 82, down at the end of a long dirt…
Oct 8, 2023 · 41:55
In this special update episode we examine major breaking news that the previously unidentified victim found adjacent to I-40 in Orange County, NC in September of 1990 has finally…
Oct 2, 2023 · 50:18
The last time anyone spoke to LaTonya Roberts was the last night she was ever seen alive. Around 11 PM on Friday, December 16th, 1994, she called her sister and asked if she…
Sep 16, 2023 · 1:08:41
On an unseasonably warm night in Northwest Indianapolis, nineteen year old Trisha Meredith made the two minute walk from her new apartment to the laundry room. Accompanied by her…
Aug 19, 2023 · 1:04:25
Eighteen year old Colleen Perris had the world at her fingertips and couldn't wait to chase down her dreams whether they led to Hollywood or American Idol, she was game. Then, on…
Aug 12, 2023 · 1:28:07
On a hot and humid tuesday night in September of 2002, Great Bend, Kansas was rocked by a brutal and senseless double murder. Twenty-four year old Mandi Alexander was working her…
Jul 21, 2023 · 42:01
In this week's special update episode we'll address three cases previously covered on Trace Evidence. First we'll begin with the arrest and conviction of Isaac Moye in the murder…
Jul 15, 2023 · 1:28:35
Social Media and Subscription Link Tree On a humid, Florida night in March of 1982, forty-one year old Charles David Hope walked out of a popular seafood restaurant and…
Jun 30, 2023 · 1:23:41
On a hot and humid summer afternoon in North Texas, a twenty-four year old woman seemingly vanished in broad daylight. Just before 4 PM, Kristen Charbonneau stepped out from…
Jun 17, 2023 · 1:48:55
In early April of 1994, twenty-three year old Karen Denise Wells received an urgent call from a dear friend. This friend was in a bad place and was really struggling so Denise…
Jun 4, 2023 · 1:03:21
On a cold winter night in January of 2001, thirty-one year old Anthony Guy Urciuoli Jr left his family's Poughkeepsie home to go play pool with a friend. He never made it back.…
May 26, 2023 · 43:07
In this week's special update episode, we look back on two cases previously covered that have seen developments inside of the last month. First, we begin with the Disappearance…
May 13, 2023 · 1:37:17
Nineteen year old Susan Wolff Cappel was in the middle of a divorce and custody battle, but she wasn't going to let that slow her down. After moving back in with her parents she…
Apr 28, 2023 · 1:02:58
Thirty-three year old Ann Riffin was searching for something. She'd never found a place where she felt she truly belonged, and after so many years, she believed she may have…
Apr 15, 2023 · 39:40
Thirty-seven years ago, nine year old Anthonette Cayedito mysteriously vanished from her family's Gallup, NM apartment. Initially it was reported that the child went to answer a…
Apr 6, 2023 · 1:09:07
On the evening of Friday, August 16th, 1974, seventeen year old Leslie Zaret set off on a walk she'd made many times before. Leaving her best friend's home, the Queens, NY native…
Mar 31, 2023 · 40:08
In this special update episode we examine new information revolving around two cases previously covered on Trace Evidence. BREAKING NEWS: Episode 210 - The Disappearance of…
Mar 11, 2023 · 1:06:39
Barbara Holik fell in love with the American west. Drawn to New Mexico, she emigrated to the states in late 1989 and ultimately settled in Taos. There she established herself as…
Mar 2, 2023 · 1:50:41
In January of 1982, Melvin Wiley was appointed Chief of Police in Hinckley Township, Ohio. With a law enforcement career spanning nearly twenty years and a background in military…
Feb 11, 2023 · 1:19:23
On a cool, September afternoon in Burbank, California, thirty-six year old Tom Roche dropped off his girlfriend, Barbara Rondeau, at her office. Promising to return for lunch…
Feb 4, 2023 · 1:38:22
On a cool Tuesday night in January of 2006, forty-three year old Dori Ann Myers left her Fort Pierce, FL home to play poker in a local tournament. Arriving late, she missed her…
Jan 21, 2023 · 1:27:07
Between 1990 and 1991, four unsolved homicides occurred in and around the city of St. Louis. Robyn Mihan, Brenda Pruitt, Sandy Little and Donna Reitmeyer had been murdered, kept…
Jan 13, 2023 · 1:38:41
Eighteen year old Diana Braungardt was smart, funny, caring and popular. She performed well in school, worked a part time job and had just enrolled in modeling classes as high…
Jan 7, 2023 · 1:20:03
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Dec 24, 2022 · 1:20:29
On a cold winter morning in January of 2017, fifty-eight year old Robert Baron was reported missing from Old Forge, Pennsylvania. A lifelong resident and pillar of the community,…
Dec 9, 2022 · 1:05:17
Seventy-six year old Syble Brumley was a kind, caring and beloved member of her community. A widow for more than twenty-years, she continued living in the home she'd shared with…
Nov 19, 2022 · 1:16:27
On a bitterly cold winter night in January of 1985, twenty-one year old Leichia M. Reilly left her family home to visit a popular, local nightspot. She never made it home and…
Nov 12, 2022 · 1:25:02
On a cool Wednesday morning in September of 1990, three roadside workers discovered the badly decomposed remains of an unidentified female. Murdered via strangulation, her body…
Oct 28, 2022 · 1:04:57
On a cold, November afternoon in 1996, twenty-nine year old Richard Bendele left his mother's home to do a little hunting where his recently deceased father used to take him.…
Oct 7, 2022 · 1:28:42
Twenty-seven year old mother of three, Kelly Wright Sims was heading out for a night on the town. Alongside her boyfriend, Sims planned to participate in a darts tournament at a…
Sep 23, 2022 · 43:03
In Episode 129, Trace Evidence features the case of the Fort Myers 8. In March of 2007, the skeletal remains of 8 unidentified men were found in a wooded lot in southwest,…
Sep 16, 2022 · 1:10:13
Thirty-six year old Paresh Patel was on top of the world. Smart, rich and powerful, Patel was the owner of three separate clubs on Austin's famous Sixth Street. Outside of his…
Sep 9, 2022 · 1:02:59
On Christmas night, 1992, Boaz, Alabama resident Peggy Reaves Mock left the home she shared with her mother for a night of drinks and celebration with friends. She never made it…
Aug 26, 2022 · 58:21
In May of 2008, the body of twenty year old Irina Yarmolenko was discovered along the shore of the Catawba River, in North Carolina. Initially, investigators were baffled as they…
Aug 19, 2022 · 1:12:27
October 29th, 1982 -- Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Twenty year old Angela Gray Hamby had a big day planned with her mother. Together, the two women were set to head out on an all…
Aug 12, 2022 · 3:30:27
In episode 200 of Trace Evidence we examine one of the most shocking, disturbing and haunting murders in Texas history -- The Shocking Murder of Betty Williams. Odessa Texas,…
Jul 22, 2022 · 1:11:39
Episode 200 - Q&A Special. In this week's episode, as we prepare for the release of episode 200, host Steven Pacheco answers listener submitted questions covering everything you…
Jul 16, 2022 · 1:10:45
February 11th, 1988 - twelve year old Jie Zhao Li walks out of her family's Honolulu home to sell tickets for a school fundraiser. She never makes it back home. Within hours…
Jul 8, 2022 · 1:01:58
This weeks episode takes a look at three major updates regarding cases previously covered on Trace Evidence. First we examine the details surrounding Annandale Jane Doe who,…
Jun 17, 2022 · 1:28:47
On a cool spring morning in May of 1984, fourteen year old Laura Ann Parker went off to Lindenhurst High School and never came home. While her parents pressed the police, and…
Jun 10, 2022 · 1:10:20
Nineteen year old Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Barkley arrived for a normal day of work at the pipe furniture store in Pinellas Park, Florida on Friday, May 29th, 1981. Less than three…
May 21, 2022 · 1:10:15
On a warm, lazy Sunday afternoon, nineteen year old Pamela Tinsley decided to take a ride down to one of her favorite Oklahoma City spots -- Lake Overholser. She'd had a rough…
May 13, 2022 · 1:38:15
On a cold winter morning in March of 1970, Rock Creek, Ohio Police Chief Robert Hamrick radioed in that he was involved in a high speed pursuit. He never called in again. Hours…
Apr 28, 2022 · 1:19:04
This week I'm crisscrossing the country, making my way to CrimeCon in Last Vegas. Taking a break from our usually scheduled episode releases, Trace Evidence brings to you an…
Apr 14, 2022 · 55:36
On a cool October afternoon in 2007, forty-seven year old Irina Malezhik walked out of her Brighton Beach apartment and mysteriously vanished. Nearly two years later, the FBI…
Apr 8, 2022 · 54:23
Forty-seven year old Irina Malezhik mysteriously disappeared from Brooklyn after leaving her Brighton Beach apartment in October of 2007. Employed at the time as a Russian…
Mar 25, 2022 · 1:21:19
Sandra Prince was well known throughout Florida's Bay Avenue for her dedication to the community, her craft real estate acquisitions and for being one of the nicest and kindest…
Mar 18, 2022 · 1:06:59
In late December of 2005, fifty-nine year old Sandra Prince went missing from Temple Terrace, Florida. For several days, friends and neighbors assumed she had gone out of town to…
Mar 11, 2022 · 1:41:53
Seventy-six year old Walter Page was a pillar of the community in Manchester, New Hampshire. A resident for nearly fifty years, he and his wife Fae had built their home, raised a…
Mar 4, 2022 · 1:10:15
Eighteen year old Lynn Burdick mysteriously vanished from her evening shift at the Barefoot Peddlar, a small convenience store in her hometown of Florida, Massachusetts. After…
Feb 25, 2022 · 1:04:41
Eighteen year old Lynn Burdick was born and raised in the small Massachusetts town of Florida. Throughout her life she worked hard in school earning high marks, dedicated her…
Feb 12, 2022 · 53:41
On a warm Sunday afternoon in April of 1981, thirty-two year old Naomi Wilson walked out of her Cedar Rapids home, climbed in to her Ford Fairmont and drove off never to return.…
Jan 27, 2022 · 1:13:49
In this Special Update Episode we will revisit four cases previously covered on Trace Evidence which have had major breakthroughs in the past few months. In September of 2021,…
Jan 21, 2022 · 1:18:19
On the first day of Fall in 1972, thirteen year old Gail Joiner rushed home from school to her parents house in Thonotosassa, Florida. An hour later, the teen attached a leash to…
Jan 8, 2022 · 1:20:55
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Dec 24, 2021 · 53:57
On August 7th, 1962, nine year old Paula Ream passed away following complications from Cerebral Palsy. Her mother, father and three sisters were devasted by her death and…
Dec 16, 2021 · 1:52:53
Twenty year old Chad Langford had been working as a Military Police officer at the Redstone Arsenal, just outside Huntsville, Alabama. A bright, driven and accomplished soldier,…
Dec 3, 2021 · 1:23:45
Thirty-nine year old Star Boomer was turning over a new leaf. In the midst of a divorce, she was studying to obtain her GED to put herself on the path to fulfilling her dream of…
Nov 27, 2021 · 1:28:57
Twenty-one year old Bruce Falconer had finally gotten his life on track. Enlisting in the Marine Corps at the age of sixteen, Bruce returned home to his native North Dakota on…
Nov 19, 2021 · 1:44:19
Teresa Marie Gilcrease walked out of an Alexandria, LA bar with an unknown man and was never seen alive again. Five hours later her body was found off a rural road southwest of…
Nov 13, 2021 · 1:00:39
June, 2002 - At the tail end of a month long trip to visit family in Louisiana, forty-four year old Teresa Marie Gilcrease went missing. She had driven a friend of her daughter's…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1:21:55
On Monday, October 14th, 1996, forty-two year old Ylva Hagner was working late at her Belmont, California office. Waving goodbye to her boss at 9:30 this would be the last time…
Oct 30, 2021 · 1:03:13
While children from coast to coast donned masks of ghosts and monsters for a night of trick or treating, a real life monster was walking the streets of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Arriving…
Oct 21, 2021 · 1:49:13
While most people were celebrating Valentine's day with the one they love, forty-one year old Maureen Fields was scared for her life. Throughout her day at work, she told…
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