Killer Destinations

Bethany Deaton grew up in Texas as one of five kids and was close with her family. At college, she found a group of friends who shared her Christian faith and dedication to helping others. And this included her boyfriend, Tyler, whose charisma and kindness made him someone the whole group admired and looked up to. Tyler and Bethany were married the same month she received her Nursing degree, but inexplicably, just three months late...

Frances Choy was just weeks away from graduating from high school when her whole world came crashing to the ground. In a matter of minutes, her parents perished in a house fire and she and her nephew barely escaped with their lives. And if that wasn't enough of a shock... within a matter of hours Frances was arrested for murder.

In 2010, family man Rusty Sneiderman had just dropped his young son off at pre-school when a stranger walked up to him and shot him at point-blank range. Eyewitness reports enabled detectives to get the make and model of the car the perpetrator used, which led them to a very unlikely suspect. Just one lingering question remained… did he act alone?

In 2009, a graduate student at Yale University was reported as missing. Her roommates alerted police – and her fiancé, who was living in New York – within hours of not hearing from her. But despite a building covered by more than 75 cameras, and key card entry required into most of the rooms, 24-year-old Annie Le seemed to just vanish into thin air. 

In 2009, for a new generation of tweens, teens and young adults, the boogeyman was given a face… sort of… and a name… Slenderman. By 2014, it was part of the public lexicon, but tragically, although it had been debunked, two young girls in Wisconsin believed this fictional horror story to be true. And the outcome was devastating for everyone involved. 

This is Part 2 of our three-part series that delves into the challenges and risks facing females in the foster care system. We continue to speak with Monique, who is the founder of Arise for Girls, a non-profit that was established to provide girls in foster care with the skills and resources needed to become successful and productive adults. We also continue speaking with Marina, who was a teenager in foster care and became a vict...

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month and this week we are releasing three special episodes about the challenges facing females in the foster care system. Abuse and trafficking are very real experiences, and we speak with two women who are bravely sharing their stories. We also talk with a woman who founded a nonprofit called Arise for Girls, which was established to provide a safe place, loving homes and promising futures fo...

In 2015, a young man arrived at his girlfriend’s house and found a horrifying scene. Allison Feldman was lying on the floor with a cloth wrapped around her head. It was obvious she was gone. After two years with no solid leads, Scottsdale PD decided to use genetic genealogy to help their case, the first time it was used by Arizona law enforcement. They got a match, but the case has been appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court....

In 1985, police responded to a 911 call to find a woman deceased in the bedroom, and a young teenage girl unconscious in the backyard doghouse after an overdose. The frantic husband of the woman was able to identify the teenage girl – and purported perpetrator of the crime – as his own daughter. And the truth was a story worthy of a Shakespearean tragedy. 

It was called the “Roaring 20s” for a reason… in 1918, Fred and Dolly Oesterreich moved to Silver Lake, CA – an upscale neighborhood in Los Angeles – for a fresh start after tragically losing their 9-year-old son. But just four years later, in 1922, another death in the family proved the adage that while home is where the heart is, home is also where our secrets are.

In late 1985, newlyweds John Ruetten and Sherri Rasmussen were looking forward to spending the rest of their lives together. But just months into their wedded bliss, Sherri’s life was tragically cut short after an intruder broke into their home and brutally ended her life. What kind of monster was behind the attack? And could detectives find them before the case went cold?

During the early 20^th century, Chester & Clara Congdon were one of the wealthiest families in Duluth, MN, and their opulent mansion reflected that status. The family was extremely generous with their money, donating to many noteworthy charities. And seven decades later, youngest daughter Elisabeth passed away at the age of 83. But it turned out, it wasn’t from natural causes. Who ended one of the last great American ...

In 2020, Huntington Beach, CA Police detectives solved the City’s oldest unsolved homicide that dated back over 5 decades. In 1968, the body of a young woman was found in a field by some boys looking for frogs. With no witnesses to the crime, and no fingerprint matches in the CA DMV or FBI databases, the case soon went cold.

In 2001, Kate Johnson had just finished her junior year at the University of Portland and was spending the summer living and working in the Mehling Hall dorm. What should have been a fun summer with friends turned into a nightmare for everyone who knew and loved her. And thanks to the diligent work of police detectives, what could’ve turned into a cold case was solved with perseverance and ingenuity.