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Kerry Krueger went missing in December of 1989 after telling her husband that she was going on a business trip with a coworker. Kerry has not been seen or heard from since the day she left. At the time of her disappearance, she had a 3-year-old daughter at home. Did she leave on her own accord or did something terrible happen to her? Listen to this episode to hear the story of Kerry and see if you know of any helpful information to bring answers to the family.  To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers of Racine County at 1-262-636-9330 or 1-888-636-9330 or through its website: Racine.crimestoppersweb.com.  Sources: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPWSLGRW2V/?img_index=10https://www.fox6now.com/news/burlington-missing-person-new-clueshttps://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/35-years-later-the-mysterious-disappearance-of-kerry-obrien-krueger-in-wisconsin/https://www.wisn.com/article/cold-case-racine-county-woman-missing-since-late-1980s/69596910https://charleyproject.org/case/kerry-aileen-obrien-kruegerhttps://www.facebook.com/RacineCountySheriffsOffice/posts/pfbid036Gb4KLtvigr8jpgdE1FzK2xuspYRVGr6dfVdd1fWKicoPJSpvkwzDf6PwWhUCEktlhttps://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=671dfwihttps://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/cold-case-spotlight-kerry-obrien-krueger-n263451https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/library/reports-and-statistics

Join Abby and Ericka for a holly jolly (mostly) episode to celebrate the Christmas season! Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays! Enjoy time with your family and we will be back next year with more episodes!  Sources: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/conan-obrien-holiday-party-nick-reiner-rob-reiner-1236452447/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/carl-reiner-nick-conan-obrien-party-deaths-rcna249396 https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/Walmart-thief-fakes-heart-attack-786543 https://legalclarity.org/what-is-considered-grand-theft-in-florida/ https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/looking-back-at-san-franciscos-santacon-bank-bandit/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/bad-behavior/man-high-on-bath-salts-breaks-into-house-puts-up-christmas-decorations https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-brief-history-of-bizarre-christmas-crimes/ https://commonplacefacts.com/2024/12/16/santa-claus-crimes/

After Philip Shue crashed his car off of highway 10 in Texas, officials were quick to rule his death a suicide. However, evidence such as severed body parts and duct tape on his wrists and ankles lead many others to believe there may be more to the story.  Sources: https://militaryjusticeforall.com/2003/04/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/colonel-philip-shue_b_1424756 https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/?view=21364 https://www.militaryfamiliesforjustice.org/colonel-philip-shue-usaf https://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/first_warning_note.pdf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-curious-case-of-col-shue-26-03-2009/

Listen to this episode to hear Ericka tell us two different stories of solved missing person cases in Indiana. Ralph Stutzmen went missing in 1952 from a family farm in Lagrange, IN and Brittany Gard went missing in 2025 from her home in Putnam County, IN. What happened to both individuals and how were the missing person cases solved? Ralph Stutzman Sources: https://www.wndu.com/2023/06/16/71-year-old-cold-case-solved-lagrange-county/https://charleyproject.org/case/ralph-stutzmanhttps://www.21alivenews.com/2023/06/16/70-year-old-lagrange-county-cold-case-solved-uncovers-secret-family/https://wsbt.com/news/local/dna-testing-genealogy-missing-persons-cold-case-august-1952-ralph-stutzman-delbert-schrock-ancestry-com-closure-relief-investigation-state-police-florida-lagrange-county-indianaBrittany Gard Sources: https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/putnam-county/it-makes-no-sense-missing-putnam-county-womans-family-shares-details-about-troubling-disappearancehttps://people.com/mom-called-911-from-woods-week-after-vanishing-suspicious-house-fire-11827997https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/indiana-mom-missing-suspicious-fire-home-officials-say-rcna236323https://abcnews.go.com/US/indiana-woman-missing-suspicious-fire-house/story?id=126306764https://fox59.com/indiana-news/missing-putnam-county-woman-found-alive-more-than-a-week-after-suspicious-fire/https://www.suncommercial.com/banner_graphic/article_adcb46cb-0ed2-5d5c-b890-db1733ffdb0d.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2025/10/07/us-news/mom-of-2-missing-since-mysterious-fire-at-her-indiana-home/

In this episode Abby and Ericka tell you some Halloween related stories that range from corpses, to the Exorcist, to clowns. Listen in to hear these stories and more! Have a safe and fun Halloween!  Sources: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-halloween/9-halloween-attractions-that-went-too-far.htm https://abc13.com/post/dead-womans-body-mistaken-for-halloween-decoration/1035630/ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/14/chillicothe-man-acquitted-woman-s/21370642007/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/bad-behavior/boo-actual-crimes-committed-in-haunted-house-attractions https://www.grunge.com/245113/disturbing-things-that-actually-happened-at-haunted-houses/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38348167/ https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/was-the-exorcist-cursed https://libblogs.luc.edu/wla/2023/04/25/mercy-for-the-devil-the-later-career-of-mercedes-mccambridge/

Happy Fall/Halloween! In this episode, Abby and Ericka go off script and talk about some of their favorite fall acitivities. Then they discuss some horrible accidents that have happened in and around haunted house attractions.  Sources: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/bad-behavior/boo-actual-crimes-committed-in-haunted-house-attractions https://www.grunge.com/245113/disturbing-things-that-actually-happened-at-haunted-houses/ https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-halloween/9-halloween-attractions-that-went-too-far.htm

Tune in as Abby shares some of the current true crime tv shows she has been watching. Ranging from good content, spooky season related to goofy instances, there is a recommendation for everyone.  Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4189570/episodes/?season=7&ref_=ttep https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33343774/episodes/?season=1&ref_=tt_eps_sn_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33349065/episodes/?season=2&ref_=ttep https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37724480/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30195843/reviews/?featured=rw10351775&ref_=tt_ururv_c_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1934673/?ref_=tturv_rvi_i_6

15-year-old Kayla Berg went missing in August of 2009. The person she was last seen with became a prime suspect, but there wasn't enough evidence to try him and her dissapearance is still unsolved.  If you have information you can:  Call the Antigo Police Department at 715-627-6411 Submit a tip on-line at www.marathoncountycrimestoppers.org Sources: https://www.wsaw.com/2025/08/11/kayla-berg-case-marks-16-years-since-antigo-teen-last-seen/ https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1129610/1 https://www.antigojournal.com/news/bench-in-memory-of-kayla-berg-completed/article_5c6a6454-51b1-11ef-a3cf-2b6f14ad1da5.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/101461496568847/ https://www.wsaw.com/2025/08/11/i-miss-her-every-day-16-year-search-kayla-berg-continues/ https://www.wsaw.com/content/news/10-years-later-questions-remain-in-search-for-kayla-berg-530974721.html http://marathoncounty.crimestoppersweb.com/sitemenu.aspx?P=MissingPersons&ID=505&SID=556

In 1980, Teresa was found murdered on a beach near Los Angeles. Decades later a break in the cold case leads to answers the family never thought they would have. Sources: ttps://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/press/102819_Man_Sentenced_for_1980_Murder_of_Woman_Found_on_Palos_Verdes_Estates_Beach.pdf https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31556143/ https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-pedro-robert-yniguez-murder-charge-20190618-story.html https://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/press/102819_Man_Sentenced_for_1980_Murder_of_Woman_Found_on_Palos_Verdes_Estates_Beach.pdf https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/teresa-broudreaux-robert-yniguez-murder-conviction/2061821/

32-year-old Mary and her two daughters 2-year-old Fannie, and 1-year-old Jessie Stuart, went missing in December of 1977. Did they leave on their own accord? Or did something awful happen to them? The case is still unsolved and the prime suspect passed away in 1996 Sources: https://kymkemp.com/2022/11/14/if-the-trees-could-talk-the-cold-case-of-missing-honeydew-woman-mary-stuart-and-her-two-daughters/ https://charleyproject.org/case/fannie-fawn-stuart https://charleyproject.org/case/jessie-flo-stuart https://charleyproject.org/case/mary-elizabeth-stuart https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/mary-elizabeth-stuart https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP6698 https://www.times-standard.com/2009/08/19/cold-disappearance-case-reopened-by-das-office/ https://www.usinflationcalculator.com https://www.ultimate70s.com/seventies_history/19771210/weather

Davohnte Morgan went missing in the infamous Mount Shasta in 2020 while visiting the area with his current girlfriend. Join in as Abby and Ericka discuss the mysteries of the area and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.  Sources: https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=d5607e184b7308aafc29d01c837416e04b47b66dac21dba0ac606c17b0fb0d53JmltdHM9MTc1MzE0MjQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=14a9f704-a3d2-6447-3edf-e113a2ca65f8&psq=davonte+morgan&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVjaW5lbWFob2xpYy5jb20vZGF2b2hudGUtbW9yZ2FuLWZvdW5kLW9yLW1pc3NpbmctaXMtaGUtZGVhZC1vci1hbGl2ZS8&ntb=1 https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=9ada0a148bf5b36438328e3a9f12890ada49655be49f04c5fdad6f812fcfbe92JmltdHM9MTc1MzE0MjQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=14a9f704-a3d2-6447-3edf-e113a2ca65f8&psq=davonte+morgan&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9rb2JpNS5jb20vbmV3cy8zLXllYXJzLWxhdGVyLWRhdm9obnRlLW1vcmdhbi1zdGlsbC1taXNzaW5nLTIwNzg5Mi8&ntb=1 https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=96238c0ea9174e1afd5975e19566547ec35e9551b11c4acf44ec0f5bb9529f09JmltdHM9MTc1MzE0MjQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=14a9f704-a3d2-6447-3edf-e113a2ca65f8&psq=davonte+morgan&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9jaGFybGV5cHJvamVjdC5vcmcvY2FzZS9kYXZvaG50ZS12YW4tbW9yZ2Fu&ntb=1 https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=df7f26b367db38798eeaa632a2dc96d27bea12c5352ee7e4f9d094572306682aJmltdHM9MTc1MzE0MjQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=14a9f704-a3d2-6447-3edf-e113a2ca65f8&psq=davonte+morgan&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9kaXNhcHBlYXJlZGJsb2cuY29tL2Rhdm9obnRlLXZhbi1tb3JnYW4v&ntb=1 https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=0d976058d3cbc55ac12c1bbe6d0be900c632edbc4135da16e92cb94dce3a21bbJmltdHM9MTc1MzE0MjQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=14a9f704-a3d2-6447-3edf-e113a2ca65f8&psq=davonte+morgan&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbmRpc2NvdmVyeS5jb20vY3JpbWVmZWVkL2lkLXNob3dzL2Rpc2FwcGVhcmVkL3Nhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28tbWFuLXZhbmlzaGVzLXdoaWxlLW9uLXZhY2F0aW9uLXdpdGgtaGlzLWdpcmxmcmllbmQtaW4tbm9ydGhlcm4tY2FsaWZvcm5pYQ&ntb=1

Join Abby and Ericka for a lighthearted episode with some funnier true crime stories and some true crime trivia! Happy 4th of July!! Sources: https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/true-crime-quiz https://www.murdermysteryco.com/true-crime-trivia-quiz-party-ideas/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelicaamartinez/clever-true-crime https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2016/12/20/anthony-curcio-idaho-bank-robbery/95672860/ https://people.howstuffworks.com/10-of-the-stupidest-criminals-of-all-time.htm https://www.ketv.com/article/accused-carjacker-to-stand-trial/7645843 https://omaha.com/news/crime/article_6e99aa18-9b40-11e4-abb5-035fd216c4d3.html https://www.clevescene.com/news/burglar-i-thought-you-could-only-be-arrested-for-burglary-at-night-3594877

Join Abby and Ericka as they chat about Abby's new show obsession. Today's episode discusses some of the stories from the show "Chaos in the Courthouse" and how intense these situations can be. http://apps.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL/Details/460782https://globalnews.ca/news/3095003/kentucky-man-faces-6-new-charges-after-flipping-out-threatening-judge-during-court-appearance/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13113556/

In this episode, Ericka tells us about 2 different missing person cases from Fort Wayne, Indiana. The first one is the disappearance of Kevin Nguyen who disappeared in December of 2018 from a downtown bar. The second is the disappearance of Wanda Elaine Washington who disappeared after getting into a car with someone she presumably knew. Listen to this episode to get the word out and try to bring closer to the families.  Anyone with information about the disappearance of Kevin Nguyen is asked to call Detective Brian Martin of the Fort Wayne Police Department at (260) 427-1369 or email [email protected].  Anyone with information about the disappearance of Wanda Elaine Washington is asked to call the Fort Wayne Police Department at 219-427-1230 Sources: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/kevin-nguyen https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/kevin-nguyen-missing-fort-wayne-indiana-rcna184890 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1634656216833940/ https://www.fwpd.org/missing-persons/3156-kevin-nguyen https://www.wane.com/top-stories/6-years-later-grandmother-still-searching-for-missing-fort-wayne-man/ https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/54509 https://charleyproject.org/case/wanda-elaine-washington https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP5697 https://www.fwpd.org/missing-persons/3165-wanda-elaine-washington https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/879dfin.html https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/missing-persons-by-state

In this episode, Ericka tells us about Amelia Earhart and her 1937 disappearance. Listen to this episode to hear about Amelia Earhart's career as a pilot and the theories as to what happened to her and her aircraft.  Sources: http://100.26.43.141/biography/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amelia-Earharthttps://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/amelia-earharthttps://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/did-they-find-amelia-earharts-plane.htmhttps://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/did-amelia-earhart-assume-another-identityhttps://www.businessinsider.com/amelia-earhart-conspiracy-theories-2018-5