Status: Pending

Status: Pending

A true crime podcast that examines cases which are unsolved, unresolved, or have lingering questions. Hosted by Heather Wright and Scott Fuller.

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January 14, 2026 40 mins
After a too-long break, Status Pending is back! First: Leroy R. Piper, 36, an Ohio guest at the long-gone Fountain Hotel in the Lower Geyser Basin. On July 30, 1900, he eats dinner, buys a cigar, steps into the night… and is never seen again.

And as a bonus case, we jump to 1974: Larry Marvin Morris, a 24-year-old college student working in Riverton, Wyoming, vanishes while planning a quick Yellowstone detour on his way back to Okla...
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In July 2019, 25-year-old rodeo cowboy named Chance Englebert walked away from a family gathering in Gering, Nebraska, and disappeared into a summer storm.

For more than six years, his family has searched the plains of Wyoming and Nebraska, refusing to give up hope.

This episode features updated reporting from Cowboy State Daily, NewsNation, The Charley Project, NamUs, and Scott’s earlier coverage on Dead & Gone in Wyoming.

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In this first installment of our new Yellowstone series, Scott and Heather take you deep into Yellowstone National Park to revisit the chilling and heartbreaking disappearance of 8-year-old Dennis Eugene Johnson. In April 1966, Dennis vanished while helping search for his lost sister - a moment that sparked one of the largest search efforts in the park’s history.

Plus: a shout-out to the new video channel ThreePourDecisions and thei...
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May 19, 2025 39 mins
In this episode of Status: Pending, we travel to rural Wells, Vermont, where a tragic 2008 shooting left a mother dead and her teenage son accused of pulling the trigger. At just 14 years old, Christian Taylor became the youngest person in decades to be charged with murder in Vermont.

This case is still listed with the Vermont State Police as an unsolved homicide. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Crimes Unit.
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In April 1987, 4-year-old Marlena Danyele Childress vanished from her front yard in Union City, Tennessee. What began as a frantic search turned into one of the most baffling and disturbing missing child cases in state history.

Anyone with information about this case should contact the Obion County Sheriff's Office at (731) 885-5832.
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In this episode, we explore two of the most haunting missing persons cases in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

First, the mysterious disappearance of 16-year-old Trenny Gibson, who vanished without a trace during a school hiking trip in 1976.

Then, we rewind to 1969 and examine the baffling case of 6-year-old Dennis Martin, whose family Father’s Day camping trip became one of the National Park's most extensive and controversi...
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In this episode, we explore the heartbreaking and unresolved case of Deltrece Benson, a 12-year-old girl whose tragic murder in 1990 has haunted her foster mother for over three decades. Despite the passing years, Deltrece's foster mom, Mary McKenna, continues to search for answers and justice.

Mary joins us on this episode to share her story.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence, child abuse, and murder.
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This week, Heather & Scott discuss the hottest new True Crime doc: Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey, which reexamines the haunting 1996 murder of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey. The three-part docuseries delves into the botched investigation, media frenzy, and legal missteps that overshadowed the case.
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In March 2012, 23-year-old Derek Lueking vanished without a trace after visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His car was found abandoned at Newfound Gap, packed with survival gear, but with no sign of Derek. A strange note left in his car and conflicting accounts from those closest to him raise more questions than answers. Was Derek trying to escape his life, or was something more sinister at play?
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On this episode of Status: Pending, we delve into the chilling case of William Bradford Bishop, a State Department official who vanished after allegedly murdering his wife, three sons, and mother in 1976. From his prestigious education at Yale to his clandestine career in counterintelligence, Bishop's life was extraordinary—but it took a horrifying turn one March evening.

Sources for this episode include reporting by Ruth Johnson fo...
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November 7, 2024 50 mins
In this episode, we dive into the haunting case of Leona Sharon Kinsey, a woman of Puyallup Native American heritage who vanished under mysterious circumstances in LaGrande, Oregon on October 25, 1999. Leona, a 46-year-old mother and small business owner, was last seen in her home, leaving behind her purse, belongings, and pets.

Just days later, her car was discovered abandoned in the parking lot of an Albertson’s store, but she was...
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September 18, 2024 53 mins
In this episode, we discuss the heartbreaking case of an El Dorado mother who is urgently seeking answers after her daughter, Ieshia Jackson, went missing in 2020. Despite extensive efforts and ongoing investigations, the family continues to face uncertainty and emotional turmoil. Join us as we shed light on this important story and the hope for resolution.

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There was a $3,000 reward through El Dorado Crime Stoppers is up for grab...
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A quick update from Status: Pending, and then Heather & Scott discuss the latest Netflix true crime release: "American Nightmare"
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We have some 'splaining to do... here's what we've been up to this summer.
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Randy Michaels has been missing since May 15, 2021.

He was last seen leaving the Steel City Bar on East Midlothian Boulevard in Youngstown, Ohio at about 1:30 a.m.

STILL UNSOLVED INVESTIGATION

Youngstown Police Department @ (330) 747-7911
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9-year-old Asha Degree appears to have left her home in the early hours of Valentine's Day, February 14, 2000.

What happened to Asha after she was seen walking along Highway 18 in Shelby, North Carolina has remained a mystery every since.

Anyone with information in the Cleveland County area specifically can call the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office at 704-484-4822 or the FBI at 704-672- 6100, nationwide, 1-800-CALL-FBI is the FBI’s ...
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Denise left her home in rural Indiana on March 28, 1986. She's never been found, and her case remains unsolved.

If you have any additional information on Denise’s case, please call the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department at (765) 825-1110 Ext. 604 or Indiana State Police at (765) 778-2121.
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March 31, 2023 37 mins
Davante Richardson, 28, went missing from a rural area near Greybull, Wyoming in July 2020.

He'd been living with his mother in south Washington, D.C., about a mile from the nation's capital.

In late July, Davante embarked on a cross-country road trip from the urban streets of D.C., to the remote expanse of Wyoming's high desert.

He hasn't been seen since, and his disappearance remains unsolved.

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There is a $50,000.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

If you have a tip, please call the Crime Stoppers of Houston Tip Line at 1-713-222-TIPS
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March 10, 2023 51 mins
Scott presents a hometown case: the 1983 disappearance of 14-year-old Beth Miller.

Beth went for a jog in the small mountain town of Idaho Springs, Colorado, and was never seen again.
Her case remains unsolved today.

Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Idaho Springs Police Department, or the CBI at 303-239-4244.

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