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After being lured out of her home by four older teenage girls, Shanda Sharer, only 12 years old, was brutalized for more than 9 hours until her death the following morning on January 11, 1992. The death of a child never makes sense. The death of a child at the hands of individuals who are all still children as well, between the ages of 15 and 17, makes even less sense. In her short time on earth, Shanda brought light into this world and had an energy that attracted others to her and she was willing to be a friend to all. She was not allowed to share all that she had to offer in its full capacity because her life was cut short by the acts of four others... three that had never even met her. This case is baffling... because we all ask why? Even to this day... why? And there will never be any solid answers. All we can do is hope for some kind of positive actions by the perpetrators moving forward. References & Resources: to train dogs in Shanda's name. The film also has three interviews with Loveless. https://fox59.com/news/last-of-4-women-charged-as-teens-in-torture-slaying-released/ https://www.wave3.com/story/18573121/shanda-sharers-mother-and-murderer-form-unlikely-alliance/ https://www.counseling.org/docs/disaster-and-trauma_sexual-abuse/long-term-effects-of-childhood-sexual-abuse.pdf?sfvrsn=2#:~:text=The%20Long-Term%20Effects%20of%20Childhood%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Childhood,shame%2C%20self-blame%2C%20eating%20dis'orders%2C%20somatic%20concerns%2C%20anxiety%2C%20dissociative Cruel Sacrifice by Aphrodite Jones LINK TO OUR PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/overthefence

Today we present you with ***BEYOND THE RAINBOW PODCAST*** www.beyondtherainbowpodcast.com Alex VanDalsen was a 21 year old trans man who died in Lafayette, Indiana. Law enforcement quickly ruled his death a suicide. Yet there was no blood splatter, no bullet casings and the coroner miss marked bullet entrance/exit wounds. A gun was found under Alex, law enforcement declared it was Alex's and the weapon he used to take his life. As far as anyone in Alex's life knew...Alex didn't own a gun. Plus this may not have been the weapon used to kill Alex. No guns shot residue tests were made...nada because no investigation was done. In the episode I mention Tippecanoe Sheriff's were ranked 50% out of 100% in effectiveness, they are now 47% and Lafayette Police who were also ranked 50% out 100% are now ranked 49%...both are failing miserably! Do your f*****g jobs Indiana Sheriffs and city Police!

The Trailside Killer emptied State and National Park trails in the Northern California area in the late 1970s and early 1980s as it was no longer a safe place to be. Male or female, alone or in a group. With a dog or without one. It seemed that no one was safe even in broad daylight. With the help of a spot on profile by founding FBI profiler John Douglas and the gut instinct of a young woman that unfortunately did fall victim to this man, David Carpenter's killing spree was brought to an end and he currently sits as the oldest living inmate on death row in San Quentin.

On this episode we delve into the mysterious case of the Yuba County 5. In February of 1978, a group of five men, referred to endearingly as "The Boys" by their families, watched a basketball game at Chico State University and on their travels home, ended up traveling approximately 70 miles in the wrong direction from home. The end up on a rural gravel road in the foothills of the forest. At least, this is where the car they were traveling in ended up. None of the men would be seen alive again, and only 4 of the 5 men would be found. No parts of this case make sense and all we are left with is families left with the loss of a loved one and no real answers as to who, why, how or what... Was is supernatural? Was it foul play? Was it happenstance? There are so many theories out there and no concrete answers or evidence as to what happened to the Yuba County 5 References & Resources: UPDATE ON ALEXIS GABE CASE: Ex-boyfriend of missing California woman Alexis Gabe killed after charging officers attempting to arrest him for her murder (nbcnews.com) Episode References: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-back/f8b30b11-baeb-4351-89f3-26456a76a4fb/ The Disturbingly Mysterious Disappearance of the Yuba County Boys | The Mystery Box (medium.com) Yuba city five incident — Mysterious Stories Blog — StrangeOutdoors.com Out of Bounds: What Happened to the Yuba County Five? – Drew Beeson Books

On May 28, 1998, the famous comedic actor Phil Hartman was murdered in his Los Angeles home by his wife, Brynn, before she also took her own life. We discuss the life and career of Phil Hartman and the tragic events that seemed to unfold up until the early morning hours where he is found deceased at home. Although much is known about Phil's life, his death leaves behind many more questions than answers.

In this episode, Cody & Molly keep it California-centric and discuss the murders of 5 individuals, including 2 children at a beautiful home in the beach town of Soquel. The victims, Dr. Victor Ohta, Virgina Ohta, their 2 sons and Dr. Ohta's Personal Assistant, Dorothy Cadwallader were found when firefighters were alerted to the crime scene after the home had been set on fire. These murders and the hunt for the person or people responsible created an even larger divide in the community and fueled the anti-hippie sentiment that was already prevalent at this time. Given a threatening note found at the crime scene, did we have another Manson family on our hands? Law enforcement was working against the clock to make sure that those responsible were apprehended as quickly as possible and that the community was kept safe.

In the early morning hours of April 18, 2016 as Missy Bevers arrived at the location where her fitness class was to be held, she was unaware of the fact that there was an unknown assailant wandering the hallways of the facility waiting for her arrival. As the lone killer roamed the hallways waiting for Missy to arrive they are clearly captured on surveillance footage wearing a full tactical police uniform that appeared to be several sizes too large. However, even with this clear footage this case remains unsolved and Missy's killer remains unidentified.

John Douglas, one of the founding fathers of the profiling unit at the FBI posed a thought...What if werewolves and witches were how those from Europe and early America explained away the original serial killers? Instead of coming to terms with the atrocities that your neighbors performed, you instead blamed it on the occult or the supernatural? We take a quarter pike, so very mini history dive into the long history of werewolfery and discuss two historical cases from the late 1500's and early 1600's that will have you give John Douglas statement some extra thought. References & Resources: https://www.worldhistory.org/St_Anthony's_Fire/ https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=The+Werewolf+of+Bedburg&docid=608041857598116830&mid=5384781EA8F97BF7D7295384781EA8F97BF7D729&view=detail&FORM=VIRE https://www.liveabout.com/the-werewolf-of-bedburg-2597445 https://historyofyesterday.com/the-werewolf-of-bedburg-4352774f9804 https://thekeyinvestigator.com/2021/08/25/the-werewolf-of-bedburg/ https://www.theodysseyonline.com/werewolf-of-bedburg MonsterQuest - Legend of the American Werewold (S1, E14) - The History Channel https://historycollection.com/12-real-werewolf-cases-throughout-history/3/ https://www.history.com/news/werewolf-trials-europe-witches

In 2008, an 11 year old boy and the family's 57 year old housekeeper were found brutally murdered inside of a family home in an affluent neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. Despite multiple eyewitnesses seeing the actual person that committed the murders, because he was unknown in the area, these murders went unsolved for 5 years. In 2013, 2 more brutal murders occurred with a link to the first set of murders that would blow the case wide open and finally bring the killer to justice. References & Resources: Pathological by Henry Cordes & Todd Cooper of the Omaha World-Herald https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/full-episode-haunting-1054578755598

Today we discuss the mysterious cases of the Tamam Shud case also known as The Somerton Man case from Australia and The Boy in the Box case from the United States. Two unsolved mysteries from different continents but both with the potential of being solved with familial DNA over 50 years later.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS A SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND NEED HELP, PLEASE VISIT THE BELOW WEBSITE OR CALL THE BELOW NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE: https://rainn.org/ (800) 656-HOPE (4673) April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but we believe this is a topic that should be open for discussion everyday. When victims come forward there is an err of disbelief and negativity surrounding them and we need to do better. Let's open the conversation to make it easier for victims to get the help and justice they so deserve! In this episode we discuss Sexual Assault as a whole, but more specifically at the collegiate level by discussing the case of Brock Turner's crimes at Stanford University in 2015. Episode References & Resources: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/5-million-people-read-this-sexual-assault-survivors-letter-you-should-too_n_5755772be4b0ed593f14d2b9 https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brock-turners-stanford-rape-case-everything-you-need-to-know-w209237/ https://documents.latimes.com/people-v-brock-allen-turner-19/ https://stanforddaily.com/2016/03/30/brock-turner-found-guilty-on-three-felony-counts/ https://www.rainn.org/statistics/campus-sexual-violence https://chanel-miller.com/ https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/06/us/judge-aaron-persky-recall-results-brock-turner/index.html https://dailycampus.com/2022/02/04/lone-student-protester-amplifies-claim-that-uconn-fails-sexual-violence-survivors/ https://hotline.rainn.org/online?_ga=2.249008263.1250529376.1649735204-472268339.1649568178

In the summer of 1976 a school bus full of children seemed to disappear into thin air on the way back from a field trip. On this bus were 26 children and 1 bus driver. These victims were kidnapped and held for over 16 hours as their kidnappers had a ransom plan in mind. How do you hide that many people at once you ask? Well... you put them underground... Join us as we talk about the kidnapping of an entire school bus and the victims' brave escape!