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On Sunday, June 26th, 2004, a 17-year-old rising High School senior named Craig Frear left his friend's house and went home and grabbed his shirt for his shift at the Price Chopper, a local grocery store in Glenville, New York. Craig had been working at the Price Chopper for two years and had recently been promoted from bagger to working at the dairy counter. But when Craig's mom stopped in to say hello to Craig that afternoon, she was told Craig was not there. When Craig's dad stopped in an hour later, he was told that Craig had been fired five weeks prior because he had not been showing up for work. Craig's dad tracked him down to a girlfriends' apartment complex and saw his car was in the parking lot. But right as his dad arrived to talk to Craig, Craig had set out on foot along a walking path that ran along some train tracks that also led him directly to his backyard, about a mile or a mile and a half away. He had told his mother that he was coming home to explain about the Price Chopper situation. But Craig never made it home that day and has never been seen since. He simply vanished. During the more than two decade search for him, some strange things would come to light in the days before Craig's disappearance. What had happened to this popular, smart and well-liked young man? What happened to Craig Frear? Show Notes: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/11683771-59b0-406f-ab5b-25f994ce82b0/wicked-deeds Craig Frear tips: NY State Police: 518-457-6811 or 518-630-1700 or [email protected]

The cases of Sarah Beard and Tara Calico are discussed Show Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/cr/podcast/unresolved-sarah-beard/id1484748807?i=1000538808554 https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tara_Calico https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Case-Detective/dp/B09RJTPKMC

On May 5th, 2004, a fisherman named Chris Henkle and his buddy Don took their kids out of school for the day to go fishing on Chesapeake Bay by the Bay Bridge Tunnel, an 18-mile long bridge that connects Eastern Virginia to Virginia Beach. In the water, they spotted a Kenneth Cole suitcase floating by. Opening the case, they found a set of human male legs cut off from the knee wrapped in a black trash bag. Over the next few days, on Virginia Beach, the man's torso and pelvis washed up, preserved in the same set of Kenneth Cole luggage. The man was Bill McGuire and he and his wife Melanie lived in Woodbridge, New Jersey with their two young children. Over the next few months, police would investigate Bill's wife Melanie and uncover a life of lies, deception, affairs and most tragically of all...murder.  Show Notes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12425806/

The crimes of Emily Long and Julianne McCrery are discussed Show Notes: https://wondery.com/lawandcrime/?lg=en https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/truecrimene/episodes/Episode-93-Julianne-McCrery-e245v20

The case of Ash Armand is discussed Show Notes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35708730/

In the early morning hours of February 5th, 1985 a 68-year-old grandmother named Helen Wilson was raped and murdered in her apartment in the 600 block of North 6th Street in Beatrice Nebraska. No one could solve the case until a girl named Lisa Puttendorf went to the cops and told them that a friend of hers, JoAnn Taylor had confessed to the crime along with her boyfriend Joseph "Lobo" White and Tom Winslow. The case would spiral and spiral until six people were in prison for the crime. But years later, DNA evidence would point the case in a whole different direction and things were not what they seemed. Show Notes: https://www.hbomax.com/shows/mind-over-murder/e698d8bb-9e3a-4d7c-b4cb-148dfecc5edc

The Episodes of Patricia Meehan and Nicole Waller are discussed Show Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jDYnrLUBgQ https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/missing-america-nicole-waller-n307146 https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/full-episode-under-the-prairie-sky-1127895619573

On October 6, 2002, 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck asked his mom if he could go bike riding in his hometown of Richwoods, Missouri. His mom said yes, because Shawn had ridden his bike alone hundreds of times before. She told him to be home by dinner. But, when he wasn't, and it got dark out, the Hornbecks were extremely worried. Shawn was always home for dinner and was deathly afraid of the dark. Turned out it was something much worse than the dark. Shawn had been kidnapped just a mile from his home.  Years went by and there was no trace of Shawn. Until January of 2007, almost 5 years later, another boy named Ben Ownby disappeared after he got off the school bus and never made it home in Beuford, Missouri. That set off a chain of events in which an exceptional 15-year-old eyewitness, a pizza restaurant owner and the FBI would do something remarkable. Something still referred to as "The Missouri Miracle." Show Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/kidnapped-shawn-hornbecks-incredible-story/id965818306?i=1000630276030

Mississippi: The Murder of Presh Campbell Show Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devil-in-the-ditch/id1715007204

Christy and Steve, an interfaith couple are interviewed

Christmas Around the World: The United States of America Show Notes: WhyXmas.com History.com/articles of Christmas RottenTomatoes100BestXmas What is Hannukah GoodHousekeeping.com

Christmas Around the World: Latin America Show Notes: Spanishacademy.com JourneyMexico.com Weareconcina.com History.com/LA Holiday Traditions NatGeo.com SpanishPanic.com

At the time of his disappearance on November 10, 2002, Joshua Guimond was a sophomore at St. John's College in Collegeville, Minnesota. Even though he had broken up with his girlfriend, Katie, of five years only two months before, Josh was thriving at his school. He had lots of friends and was involved with many extracurricular activities and academic clubs. His plan after college was to go to law school and then go into politics. But late on Saturday night, November 9th, 2002, Joshua left a poker party at a dorm on campus and seemingly made the walk back to his own dorm, less than 10 minutes away. He was seen passing a female friend on a bridge and then simply vanished. No one has seen or heard from Josh Guimond since then.  Show Notes: https://www.simplyvanished.com/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22000942/

Christmas Around the World: Asia Show Notes: Japanesefoodguide.com Japanguide.com ChinaHighlights.com China-admissions.com TheWorldofChinese.com

Christmas Around the World: The Middle East Show Notes: The Three Wise Men: The History and Legacy of the Biblical Magi by Charles River Editors Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saud The Magi: Who They Were, How They've Been Remembered and Why They Still Fascinate by Eric Vanden Eykel Embraceme.org Natakallamblog.com