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After a thought-provoking question about raising your children in a world with crime, Steve and Hannah have a lengthy discussion on the unsolved 1989 random murder of Cynthia Kirk in her own driveway. Her husband married three months later, did not fit the description of the murderer, but sits in the backdrop of suspicion. Unsolved despite a partial NC license plate and a great description, listen and see if you know something.    Thanks for listening this week! Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story!   Durham family longs for closure in woman's unsolved 1989 murder (wral.com) Durham murder remains unsolved after 28 years (wral.com) https://www.wral.com/story/durham-murder-remains-unsolved-after-20-years/5843190/ Mother Stabbed To Death In Her Driveway | by Cat Leigh | True Crime by Cat Leigh | Medium WOMAN PROVIDES CLUES IN STABBING DURHAM MURDER RE-ENACTMENT JOGS MEMORY (greensboro.com)

34 years ago, Wichita Kansas police collected evidence they never through would solve a case that went cold. Listen this week as Steve and Hannah discuss the brutal murder of 20-year-old Krista Martin as it lay dormant until advances in technology aided in the identification of the suspect. Though the killer died in a 1999 car crash, investigators tracked down family members after genetic genealogy opened the case back up, obtained DNA samples, and gave Krista’s family justice. Thanks for listening this week! Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story! Krista Martin: Police solve 34-year-old cold case murder of Kansas woman | CNN SOLVING KRISTA MARTIN: Genealogy helps identify out-of-state man - KAKE Police identify suspect in woman's murder 34 years after her death (msn.com) Wichita police identify suspect in 34-year-old homicide case (kwch.com) Police resolve 34-year-old cold case in assault and death of Kansas woman | Local | kq2.com Using DNA, Wichita police solve decades old cold case murder | Wichita Eagle (kansas.com) Murdered: Krista Martin | Wichita, KS | Uncovered Krista Martin: Police solve 34-year-old cold case murder of Kansas woman | CNN Police solve 34-year-old Wichita murder case (ksn.com)

This week Steven and Hannah return to Canada and talk about the 1975 rape and murder of Sharon Prior in Montreal Quebec. The case goes cold, then in 2019 it gets reignited. DNA is sent to a laboratory in the United States and tracks the suspect all the way to West Virginia. Learn how the suspect fled to Canda to escape prosecution of a 1970s rape, get extradited, spends 10 years in jail and then return to Canadas only to commit rape and murder.    Thanks for listening this week! Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story!   DNA nails Montreal teen's killer in 1975 cold case | CBC News Sharron Prior murder: Cold case solved after Longueuil police obtain new DNA evidence | CTV News Body of suspect in 1975 Montreal teen killing exhumed in West Virginia | CBC News sharon prior case - Yahoo Video Search Results sharon prior case - Yahoo Video Search Results Sharron Prior cold case: Franklin Romine named as killer in teen's 1975 Quebec murder - CBS News A Montreal teen was killed almost 50 years ago. Now her suspected killer’s body is being exhumed | Globalnews.ca

Steve and Hannah dug into the Ontario, Canda archives and discuss the 1984 murder of Christine Jessop. Learn how Genetic Genealogy exonerated a Suspect who was wrongfully convicted in 1992 and solved the case 40 years later by using DNA experts in the wake of the Golden State Killer case that fast forwarded Genetic Genealogy as a staple of investigative inquiry. Thanks for listening this week! Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story!   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128366702/christine-marion-jessophttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/christine-jessop-killer-dna-interview-1.5903381   https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article/christine-jessops-killer-identified-solved-cold-case-raises-questions-about-genetic-privacy   https://torontolife.com/city/inside-the-hunt-for-christine-jessops-real-killer/   https://www.toronto.com/news/crime/just-pure-evil-the-downfall-of-christine-jessops-killer-calvin-hoover/article_958ebfa2-3014-5f3e-8643-036608089287.html?   https://www.yorkregion.com/news/fortuitous-probe-into-christine-jessops-killer-calvin-hoover-went-wrong-until-it-went-right/article_a965ca8e-332f-57a3-96f5-6881a83e1fa1.html?_gl=1%2Agxzfx2%2A_ga%2AMTY2MDcxODM1NC4xNzA1MzM1Njc1%2A_ga_6FZFMVVWVN%2AMTcwNTMzODM4Ny4yLjAuMTcwNTMzODM4Ny42MC4wLjA.   https://www.yorkregion.com/news/he-was-a-bit-of-a-weirdo-an-image-of-christine-jessops-killer-calvin-hoover/article_04b64fed-cb02-5458-bd2e-1d51445170c8.html?_gl=1%2Ast9cnq%2A_ga%2AMTY2MDcxODM1NC4xNzA1MzM1Njc1%2A_ga_6FZFMVVWVN%2AMTcwNTMzNTY3NS4xLjAuMTcwNTMzNTY3NS42MC4wLjA.   https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/202077E#a2-2   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaufman_Report#:~:text=Jessop%27s%20real%20murderer%20remained%20unidentified,life%20in%20Port%20Hope%2C%20Ontario.   https://globalnews.ca/news/7399152/toronto-police-christine-jessop-murder-case/   https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/calvin-hoover-family-tree-genealogy-1.5773187   AncestryDNA® | DNA Tests for Ethnicity & Genealogy DNA Test  

Steve and Hannah absorb the details of the senseless and brutal murder of Laura Kempton, who was 21 years of in 1981 when her life was cut short. Listen as Steve praises the Portsmouth, NH Police Department for great investigative work. Hannah takes Steve through the crime scene and all the evidence collected, and details witness testimony to peel back the time line. Eventually cold, it was not until 40 years later when Genetic Genealogy solved this one, enjoy! Thanks for listening this week! Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story! Resolution and Closure of the 1981 Murder of Laura Kempton in Portsmouth | News Releases |NH Department of Justice Police: Ronney James Lee killed Laura Kempton in 1981 (lawandcrime.com) Laura Kempton death: Suspect identified in 1981 killing with help of geneticgenealogy, attorney general says | CNNA New Hampshire beauty school student was found dead in 1981. Her killer has finally been identified. - CBS News Decades-old New Hampshire cold case murder solved through genetic genealogy, officials say- ABC News (go.com) Portsmouth 1981 murder of Laura Kempton at 23 'solved' thanks to DNA, authorities say | |sentinelsource.com Portsmouth NH cold cases: Laura Kempton, 1981, Tammy Little 1982 (seacoastonline.com) Portsmouth NH cold case announcement in Laura Kempton killing – NBC Boston Laura Kempton and Tammy Little: Portsmouth, NH Murders — Murder, She Told: Maine & New England True Crime murdershetold.com) Anatomy of a cold case, solved: How Portsmouth police tracked down Laura Kempton’s killer | Manchester Ink Link

What did Bill McGuire do to deserve being killed at the hands of his wife by a 38 Revolver, cut up into pieces, placed in three suitcases and thrown in the water? Listen as Steven and Hannah discuss how Melanie MacGuire, used her medical knowledge to pinpointedly cut up her husband’s body after she shot him three times, and dispose of his parts in the water. Learn how forensics traced a hospital blanket, fibers, plastic trash bags and ballistics back to her. Is there reasonable doubt, you decide.    Thanks for listening this week! Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story! 'Suitcase Killer' Melanie McGuire defends innocence from inside prison - ABC News(go.com) William"Bill" McGuire's Murder: How Did He Die? Who Killed Bill McGuire'?(thecinemaholic.com) ConvictedN.J. Wife Dubbed 'Suitcase Killer' Tells '20/20' She's Innocent (people.com) MelanieMcGuire, The 'Suitcase Killer' Who Dismembered Her Husband(allthatsinteresting.com) WhoIs Melanie McGuire, From Lifetime's 'Suitcase Killer'? | Crime News(oxygen.com) INSIDECHEATING WIFE’S GRUESOME ‘SUITCASE MURDER’ (nypost.com) TheCase and Trial of the ‘Suitcase Killer’ Melanie McGuire — It's Crime O ClockSomewhere (squarespace.com)  

This week Steven listens as Hannah details the 2001 murder of Sue Ellen Gunderson in Evanston, Wyoming by a serial rapist. Originally thought to have been the husband, investigators zeroed in on a serial rapist who confessed to being bored with sexual assault so he turned to robbery. When Sue Ellen attempted to call the police, he shot and killed her. Learn how DNA led to a conviction.   Thanks for listening this week! Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback.   Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story!   'Clearfield Rapist' avoids death penalty in new murder case, receives life in prison (fox13now.com) UintaCounty Herald | Cold case may be solved: Utah man implicated in 2001 Evanstonmurder Serialkiller & rapist lived undercover as working truck driver for 30 years - nowawaiting sentencing (cdllife.com) Utahserial rape suspect confesses to multiple murders, law enforcement sources say| Truecrimedaily.com Serialrapist sentenced to life in prison for 2001 murder of Wyoming woman | KUTV FOX13 Investigates: A serial killer’s confession (fox13now.com) Utah's'Clearfield Rapist' avoids death penalty, gets life in prison for Wyomingmurder | Truecrimedaily.com

Welcome back! This week Steve and Hannah peel back the onion on the 2012 murder of Vincent Goslyn, a Fort Cambell Kentucky active-duty Solder. Listen as they discuss how the local police team up with the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division to learn that Goslyn’s wife and her lover lured him to a secluded area where he was gunned down shortly after returning from a Deployment to Afghanistan. Steve discusses the lengthy confessions that unraveled lie after lie and ultimately secured guilty pleas 6 years later.   Thanks for listening this week! Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story!   Woman, boyfriend sentenced to prison for Fort Campbell soldier's slaying |ClarksvilleNow.com Woman, boyfriend sentenced to prison for killing soldier husband (armytimes.com) Guilty plea reached in ’12 murder | News | Kentucky New Era Dateline:Soldier Vince Goslyn’s Killer Said “Money Was Not the Reason” (2paragraphs.com) Guilty plea reached in 2012 Fidelio Road murder | Courts & Sentencing | Kentucky New Era

Steven and Hannah talk at length about the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Barbara Rowen. Drugged, raped, and murdered by the drug addicted father of the girl she babysat; the murderer elicited the help of a friend to dispose of Barab’s body on the side of the road. Listen as Hannah tells Steven how cold case detectives confident in their ability solve the case 30 years later.   Thanks for listening this week!   Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback.   Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story!   George Shaw on trial for 1984 rape, murder of Barbara Rowan, 14, in Pennsylvania - ABC7 Chicago How The Cold Case Murder of Barbara Rowan Was Solved After 33 Years | Access (accessonline.com) George Shaw on trial for 1984 rape, murder of Barbara Rowan, 14, in Pennsylvania - ABC7 Chicago Suspect in 1984 Bucks County Cold Case Rape, Murder ‘Was an Animal’: Key Witness – NBC10 Philadelphia (nbcphiladelphia.com) 1984 Cold Case Rape-Murder of Young Girl Solved in PA Crime Magazine 2 men arrested in cold-case murder and rape of 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl (nydailynews.com)  

Arizona Canal Murders – 1992 Murders of 21-year-old Angela Brosso & 17-year-old Melanie Barnas Solved! Cold Case Solved – The Senseless Murder of Schoolteacher Christy Mirack; Solved – 1996 Pricilla Lewis Murder Solved – 1996 Pricilla Lewis Murder Thanks for listening this week! Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story!

Steve and Hannah discuss the random and senseless act of killing Ron Kirby in 2013 in Alexandria, VA. Listen as they detail how the suspect cowardly targeted the city’s wealthy neighborhood where Ron Kirby sat at home awaiting a plumber to fix a faucet. Hannah outlines how police linked Kirby’s murder to other cases through firearm ballistics that ultimately led to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.     Thanks for listening this week!   Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback.   Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story!   Charles Severance Charged With Murder of Three Alexandria Residents – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com) Virginia Murder Linked To Serial Killer Who Took 10-Year Hiatus | Murders and Homicides on Crimefeed | Investigation Discovery Exploring Similarities: Three Unsolved Murders in Alexandria May Be Linked, Police Say – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com) The Alexandria Assassin: Man targets city's elite, pens disturbing manifesto | Truecrimedaily.com https://truecrimedaily.com/2018/03/29/the-alexandria-assassin-man-targets-citys-elite-pens-disturbing-manifesto/ https://truecrimedaily.com/2018/03/29/the-alexandria-assassin-man-targets-citys-elite-pens-disturbing-manifesto/ Murder trial pivots to Kirby; Severance’s relationship with son’ s mother explored - WTOP News  

Steven and Hannah lead you through this episode full of suspense when they discuss the 1993 execution style murders of Richard LeDonne and Clayton Krause. Who barged in the hotel room and shot the both numerous times? Was it the Mob? The evidence suggests it was, but there is more so tune in and see where this week’s episode goes!     Thanks for listening this week!   Stay subscribed to True Crime Archives wherever you get your Podcasts. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, we would love to hear your feedback.   Follow us on Instagram @truecrimearchivespodcast and Twitter @TCArchivesPod for regular updates, sneak peaks, and our story!   Convicted killer gets life sentences upheld | TribLIVE.com Widow, man arrested in N.J. slayings - UPI Archives STATE v. McDONOUGH (2001) | FindLaw Extreme Forensics - Season 2 - Video Detective