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When Steven Cook set off on holiday with his friends, it was supposed to be the time of their lives. But when he decided to walk a friend back to the hotel after a night out, it would be the last time anyone saw him.What happened next became one of the most haunting missing person cases in the UK. For years, the mystery of Steven’s disappearance remained unsolved, and the search for answers consumed the lives of those who loved him most.Just when it seemed hope was fading, news broke that stunned everyone.Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

Dylan Redwine was just 13 when he went missing from his dad's house. Searches went on for months in the wilderness and freezing cold of Colorado. But the truth, which would only come to light years later, was darker than anyone thought...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/3e91b6e5Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

For this week's case, we're in New York, home to Karina Vetrano. Karina was an avid runner, and when she decided to go for a run in Spring Creek Park in August 2016, it was supposed to be a day like any other. But when she failed to answer her phone to her dad, this day would turn into a nightmare for the Vetrano family, and the hunt for a killer would be on.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/7725c0a2Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238Merchandise 👕https://trulycriminal.shop

21 year old Kristi excitedly left her home to meet a casting director in Beverly Hills. He had offered her the role of a lifetime in a James Bond movie. But when she didn't come home that night, people worried...whoever had spoken to her, was not who they claimed to be...Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/4b682b9cPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When a woman was found brutally murdered in a small village convenience store, it would be the beginning of a complex and traumatic case, one that would take nearly 40 years to solve.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1Use code TRULY10 for tickets to CrimeCon UKhttps://www.crimecon.co.uk/ticket-options357d58a5

October 2021. Dawn Walker had just got married and set off on her honeymoon, but when she failed to meet her daughter upon her return, people quickly knew that something was very wrong. As the lies surrounding her disappearance began to unravel, the truth about what had happened to her would be revealed, and it would be more horrendous than anyone could have thought.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/733de53dPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238Further Resources ⬇️ Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.ukNational Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Refuge (UK): http://www.refuge.org.uk/Men's Advice Line (UK): https://mensadviceline.org.ukManKind Initiative (UK): http://new.mankind.org.uk/Everyman Project (UK): http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA): https://ncadv.orgRizeUp (Australia): https://www.rizeup.com.auhttps://www.thehotline.org/stakeholde...Ending Violence Association Of Canada (Canada): https://endingviolencecanada.org/gett...United Nations Domestic Abuse Resources: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/wha...

In March 2013, Aliza Sherman was waiting on a sidewalk in downtown Cleveland. She had a meeting with her divorce attorney scheduled, but this would never happened after she was brutally attacked and killed in broad daylight.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/507d1e74Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When the parole board makes the decision to release someone, there are many factors that come into play. In April 2012, one prisoner would be released, and it would spark a chain of events so devastating that many would never be the same again.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/28bf7725Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238Further Resources ⬇️ Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.ukNational Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Refuge (UK): http://www.refuge.org.uk/Men's Advice Line (UK): https://mensadviceline.org.ukManKind Initiative (UK): http://new.mankind.org.uk/Everyman Project (UK): http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA): https://ncadv.orgRizeUp (Australia): https://www.rizeup.com.auhttps://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/Ending Violence Association Of Canada (Canada): https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help-2/United Nations Domestic Abuse Resources: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/what-is-domestic-abuse

Sheila traveled to Bali with her daughter Heather in hopes of reconnecting and repairing their fractured relationship. But this was not to be… as everything took the darkest turn imaginable.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/efb78908Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When 19 year old Morgan got on a flight to Atlanta, it was supposed to be a new start and a new chapter for her. But 2 weeks after landing she stopped replying to people and soon a search was underway. A search that would last 7 years.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/0c48c731Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When the body of a man was found buried in a shallow grave in Hatfield, England, it was clear from the outset that there was more to this crime. As police dug deeper, the investigation brushed against the unresolved murder of his close friend. As the cases went cold, they left behind the unsettling sense that some secrets stayed buried by design.This episode was researched and written by Stephen J. Golds:https://twitter.com/stevegone58?s=11&t=GM-gVxeYRGwHHMy-BlCU_wPatreon 🖤https://www.patreon.com/TrulyCriminal1Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminalThank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1

A family wedding should be a moment of joy and togetherness. Instead, it became the starting point for a chain of events that would leave three people dead and one man with no chance of parole.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/1238f1efPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

Carla Stefaniak was an avid traveller, and a trip to Costa Rica to celebrate her birthday was the perfect plan. But when the power went out on her last night there, and no-one heard from her after that, it quickly turned into a nightmare in paradise.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/4ba46e7fPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

When Deanna Cook failed to show up to church and return any calls, her family rushed to her house. They knew something was wrong. What they found inside was a nightmare, and the investigation that followed would leave everyone shocked, angry and ready for change.Our email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/2c2c888eFurther Resources ⬇️ Women's Aid UK: https://www.womensaid.org.ukNational Domestic Abuse Hotline (UK): http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/https://www.thehotline.orgMen's Advice Line (UK): https://mensadviceline.org.ukEveryman Project (UK): http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA): https://ncadv.orgRizeUp (Australia): https://www.rizeup.com.auhttps://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb/programs/family-violence-prevention-services/programs/ndvhEnding Violence Association Of Canada (Canada): https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help-2/Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.orgUnited Nations Domestic Abuse Resources: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/what-is-domestic-abusePatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

For years, two untimely deaths were accepted as a tragic suicide pact; a closed chapter in a grieving community. But the real story, revealed only after a shocking confession, exposed a darkness no one saw coming.

On 23 December 1993, delivery driver Paul Logan left a Chinese takeaway with an order to deliver. It was to a remote house that he vaguely knew of. When he didn’t return home, a quiet North East community was thrust into a mystery that has more questions than answers.

Jessie returned from a cast party in the early hours of the morning. She went to bed and slept in. But when her mother returned at noon she walked into a harrowing scene in her daughter's bedroom.https://www.theloveisgreaterthanhateproject.comOur email is for business enquiries only.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/2fddfb95Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

As the sun beat down on a perfect summer afternoon, Ann Heron was doing what she often did: sunbathing in the quiet isolation of her house. She had no idea that the day would end in tragedy, or that her murder would become one of Britain’s most haunting unsolved cases.

When Katie Locke failed to turn up after going on a date, her friends and family knew straight away something was wrong. When the truth about what had happened came to light, it would be more disturbing than anyone could have imagined.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/8d5ec47aPatreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238

July 2002. California. As 5-year-old Samantha Runnion played outside her apartment complex with her friend, a man drove by and parked up. He asked them if they had seen his missing dog. Within just a few seconds, a kidnapping investigation was underway, and the race to find Samantha was on.https://linktr.ee/trulycriminal1Sources 📝https://controlc.com/e99bb740Patreon 🖤https://patreon.com/trulycriminal1 Buy Me A Coffee ☕️https://www.buymeacoffee.com/trulycriminal Thank you to Jupiter Productions for making all of our original music 🎵https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rLqqXDTFrqOC1zbA2KMJ1 https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/jupiter-productions/1566649238Further Resources ⬇️ https://www.thejoyfulchild.org