From the Dark Side: Podcast

January 30th 2002. Tragedy struck a quiet Alabama neighborhood when an elderly couple was found murdered in their home. Just weeks later, a father and son were kidnapped from their home, with one victim buried alive. In this episode, we discuss the story behind these shocking attacks and how justice was ultimately served.

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▫️https://www.cbsnews.com/news/buried-alive-he-survives/

▫️https://www.investigationdiscover...

June 21st 2012. 25-year old Ashley Biggs was in the middle of a messy custody battle over her 6-year old daughter. She took a late night pizza order while working her shift as a Dominos delivery driver. Ashley was lured to a dark location only to be ambushed and murdered in a vicious attack. What seemed like a routine delivery turned out to be a deadly trap. 

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▫️https://www.courttv.com/news/oh-v-erica-stefanko-pizza-del...

June 8 2007. A quiet Friday turns deadly when 48-year-old car insurance salesman Bob Eidman is shot and killed in his office in St. Charles, Missouri in the middle of his workday. Bob was known as friendly, but as detectives dig deeper, they uncover secrets that show a more complicated picture. One person quickly emerges as the prime suspect… but is the case really that simple? Who wanted Bob Eidman dead?

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▫️https://abc...

June 21st 2020. 14-year old Noah Donohoe set out on his bike to meet up with some friends. He never returned home and was quickly reported missing. He was found dead six days later. Noah was captured on surveillance on 22 cameras over a period of less than 30 minutes leading to his death. However, this footage provided more questions than answers. 

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▫️https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y8jpqgdn9o.amp

▫️https://ww...

July 16 2011. 43-year old Roberto Ayala was the trusted foreman of Moores Farm in Colusa, California. While inspecting the electric panel box that controlled the irrigation pumps in the rice fields, a powerful blast killed Roberto instantly. Was it a tragic industrial accident or something far more sinister? 

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▫️https://www.appeal-democrat.com/corning_observer/news/good-man-in-grimes-remembered/article_39b69902-faa6-50a...

February 20 2016. 45-year old Jason Dalton was a seemingly normal, married Dad and insurance adjuster. Recently, he took a side job as an Uber driver as a way to earn extra cash. One night during his shift behind the wheel, he decided to reign terror over the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan leaving several dead in his 8-hour rampage. 

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▫️https://www.fox17online.com/2016/06/21/documents-detail-police-interview-with-kalamazoo...

November 18th 1987. 18-year old Tanya Van Cuylenborg and her boyfriend, 20-year old Jay Cook set out on an overnight road trip from British Columbia to Seattle. After failing to return home, their families worst fears became a reality. The young couple had been brutally murdered. For more than 30 years their killer remained a mystery, eluding police at every turn. Until DNA evidence left behind in 1987 would finally prove who their...

August 9th  2013. 26-year old Brandon Lawson runs out of gas in the middle of the night while on a desolate highway in Coke County, Texas. He places a distressing call to 911 that has been widely analyzed by the true crime community. What exactly was happening to Brandon at that moment has become a decade long mystery. 

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▫️https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2018/07/12/five-years-gone-disappearance-brandon-laws...

August 3rd 2013. 17-year old Alexis Murphy is excited to get some items needed for her upcoming senior portraits. She stopped into the local gas station during her travels and had a brief encounter with a stranger who held the door for her. When she fails to come home by her curfew, she is reported missing. A clue would surface pointing right to this stranger. 

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▫️https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailyprogress/name/...

July 8th 2014. After a week-long holiday with friends in Bulgaria, 28-year-old Lars Mittank arrived at Varna Airport to head home. But what started as a routine trip quickly turned strange. Lars began exhibiting erratic behavior before suddenly sprinting out of the airport. He scaled a barbed wire fence and disappeared into a nearby sunflower field, never to be seen again. His disappearance has since earned him the title of “the mo...

November 22 2018. A young Colorado mom goes missing on Thanksgiving after picking up some last minute items at the grocery store. It would take 10 days until she is reported missing. Suspicion quickly falls on her fiancé and his ex-girlfriend. What was uncovered was truly horrific. 

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▫️https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/patrick-frazee-kelsey-berreth-brother-testifies/#

▫️https://abcnews.go.com/US/star-witness-expected-pa...

January 16th 2004. 34-year-old Michelle Nyce was discovered deceased in her car which was still running. Investigators realized this wasn’t just a typical car accident. In the snow, a single set of footprints led away from the vehicle, hinting at something more sinister. What seemed like a tragic crash soon unraveled a chilling mystery.

November 6th 2011, Scott Davis found what seemed like the perfect opportunity on Craigslist: a job in Caldwell, Ohio offering $300 a week to live and work on a farm, complete with free housing and utilities. Eager to secure the position, Scott responded to the ad and a week later received a response. He arranged to meet the employer for breakfast at Shoney’s. But what began as a promising encounter soon spiraled into a nightmare. S...

May 2002. 30-year old Bison Dele walked away from the NBA and the 36 million dollars remaining on his contract to embrace a life of adventure. He set off to sail around the world on his boat, taking his girlfriend, his brother and an experienced sea captain with him. But when the trip took a mysterious and deadly turn, only one of the four returned. 💀SOURCES💀 ▫️http://www.espn.com/nba/columns/misc/1430757.html ▫️https://vault.s...

May 14th 2015. Firefighters respond to a large mansion on fire in Washington DC. Inside was a horrifying scene. Three family members and their housekeeper were found dead, victims of a brutal hostage situation. Investigators launched a desperate manhunt to catch their killer.

November 9th 2002. It was a chilly fall night when 20-year old Joshua Guimond walked out of a college party without a word. His friends thought he’d stepped out for a moment to use the restroom, but he never returned. More than two decades have passed since that night and Josh’s disappearance remains a mystery. In the absence of answers, countless theories have arisen.

June 30th 2016. A beloved co-owner of a legendary New York pizza shop was fatally shot outside of his home. Was this a calculated mafia hit? Could the motive be tied to a feud over a stolen sauce recipe? Or was it something else entirely? 

December 7th 1973. 22-year old Lester Eubanks was convicted of murdering 14-year-old Mary Ellen Deener in Mansfield, Ohio. He confessed and was sentenced to the death penalty, but later commuted to life in prison. Lester was allowed to go Christmas shopping unsupervised as part of a prison good behavior program. He never returned. Lester remains one of the U.S. Marshals’ most wanted fugitives.

June 22 1991. 70-year-old Dorothy Donovan is found brutally murdered in her farm home in Harrington, Delaware. Suspicion immediately falls on her son. But his story is as bizarre as it is compelling, leading investigators to a dead end. For years, the case remains shrouded in mystery. Until a breakthrough in 2005 finally uncovers the truth.