Method & Madness
Seeking truth in true crime? Whether it’s challenging what you think you know about a case, pushing for answers on an unsolved murder, or highlighting injustice, you'll find it here with your host, Dawn. Method and Madness will take you on a journey of immersive storytelling, insight, and advocacy as we dive into mostly lesser-known cases. You'll hear from survivors, family members, investigators, and more. REACH OUT: methodandmadnesspod@gmail.com CONNECT: https://www.instagram.com/methodandmadnesspod/ https://twitter.com/MethodPod DIVE INTO MORE: MethodandMadnessPodcast.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/method-madness--6241524/support.
Episodes
In July 1968, 13-year-old Jackie Harp left drum corps practice in Midland Park, New Jersey, and began the short walk home. She never arrived. Hours later, a quiet suburban town was turned upside down when Jackie was found murdered in the woods less than half a mile from her house. The case would go unsolved ...
29-year-old Nancy Vogel went missing on her way to play Bingo in October of 1967. Diane Cusick never made it home after a shopping trip in February of 1968.
Nancy and Diane never knew each other, but were both victims of murder at the hands of one man.
In this episode, we retrace Nancy’s and Diane’s final days, the impact that their murders had on their children and loved ones, and how i...
A single diary entry, buried inside a police file, may have held the key to stopping a killer.
In 1967, 17-year-old Mary Ann Della Salla vanished while walking home from work in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Seventy-six days later, she was found nine miles away.
Her case went cold, and her name faded, until decades later when a confession brought it all back.
In this episode, we retrace Mary Ann’...
In September of 1965, 18-year-old nursing student Alys Eberhardt was murdered inside her family’s home in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Despite an extensive investigation, the case remained unsolved for decades. More than sixty years later, serial killer Richard Cottingham, known as the “Torso Killer”, confessed to the crime, providing details on...
In this mini-series, we will continue to honor the victims whose lives were taken by a serial killer who terrorized New York and New Jersey for 15 years.
Featured on today’s episode: Deedeh Goodarzi, Manhattan Jane Doe, Jean Reyner, Valerie Ann Street, Mary Ann Carr, Nancy Vogel, Mary Ann Pryor, and Lorraine Kelly.
Richard Cottingham has been behind bars for 46 years, but some of his cri...
On August 9th, 1974, 2 teenagers on their way to a New Jersey mall went missing.
17-year-old Mary Ann Pryor and 16-year-old Lorraine Kelly were best friends, savoring the last days of summer break. They should have been heading into their senior year; older, sunburned, and full of plans.They never got that chance.
Five days after they went missing, their bodies were discovered miles from...
It started as a simple night out; 2 friends going to see a movie. Afterward, the pair boarded a bus headed for home. What they encountered on that ride would be described in the following days as “barbaric”, “shocking”, and “horrific”.
This is the story of 23-year-old Jyoti Singh. She had completed her finals and was preparing for an internship to become a doctor of physiotherapy. She told her p...
For more than 30 years, Tina’s family has lived with unanswered questions and growing doubts about the investi...
From the strange theories surrounding industrial theft and espionage to potential connections with other New Jersey cold cases, we exami...
”Read Sarbjit Kaur Athwal’s Boo...
In this episode, we explore how a series of missteps, overlooked safety protocols, and human error led to her death. We delve into the history of on-set accidents, the role of unions and armorers, and the legal battles that followed - including the trials of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and Alec Baldwin...
In January 2005, 16-year-old Adrianne Reynolds was...
This week’s episode tells the story of Jeremy Waggoner, a gentle soul and hairstylist murdered in Detroit in 2008. And Lauri Carleton, a California shop owner shot in front of her store in 2023 for flying a Pride flag.
One case is unsolved. The other, shockingly recent. Both are reminders of how deadly hate can be, and ...
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Priscilla was kind, funny, full of life, and part of a close-knit Puerto Rican family. She was also a queer woman living independently in New York City, chasing her dreams and always staying connected to her roo...
In May 2020, Fort Bragg Paratrooper SPC Enrique Roman-Martinez was reported missing at Cape Lookout on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Days later, his decapitated head washed onto shore. Many questions about the circumstances surrounding Enrique’s murder have gone unanswere...
In October 1978, 23-year-old Wilma June Nissen was found discarded on the side of a road in rural Iowa. For nearly 3 decades, she was known only as Jane Doe. This week on Method & Madness, we sit down with Wilma’s daughter, Krissi, who has found purpose ...
Join Dawn and special guest Eric Carter-Landin as t...
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It was the day after Thanksgiving, 2022, when 14-year-old Samantha went missing in Schenectady, NY. For 3 months, New York State Police worked with various search & rescue organizations to look for the child in and around the last area she was seen - Riverside Park & The Mohawk River.
Meanwhile, a heartbroken fami...
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