Going West: True Crime

In April of 2017, a 43-year-old woman in Pennsylvania was getting ready to take a trip to her native Poland to visit her father for his birthday. Then, just before she was set to leave on the trip, she canceled via text, simply stating that she wouldn’t be able to come. But her parents point out that the text was sent in broken Polish, despite it being her first language. When her car was found abandoned, a homicide investigation began. This is the story of Anna Maciejewska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In April of 2023, a 22-year-old woman was found dead in a burning vehicle in Arizona after being abducted from her apartment’s parking garage. As the gruesome details of her murder came to light, such as bleach being found in her throat, her family desperately wondered, who was the depraved person behind her death? And why did they do this to her? This is the murder of Mercedes Vega. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In April of 1992, a 24-year-old woman headed in to a night shift at work in Massachusetts. But when her co-worker arrived the next morning, she noticed a few unsettling things: Her car was still in the parking lot, the door was unlocked, and the OPEN sign was still on. When the woman’s body was found in the woods, police persevered to find her killer. And thanks to a shocking letter, they’d get their answer. This is the story of Lisa Ziegert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In April of 1988, an Indiana girl was abducted off the streets of her neighborhood while walking alone after hanging out with friends. After her body was found, the investigation into her murder intensified, but hundreds of suspects surfacing in the case. With the killer taunting the police and public via a scribbled message on a nearby barn about the murder, and threatening letters left for other girls in the area, detectives created a task force to hunt this monster down. And one day, a crucial movement in the investigation uncovered the person responsible. This is the story of April Tinsley. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES https://theburr.com/3058/blogs/season-of-justice/season-of-justice-april-tinsley/ https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/tinsley-detectives-reveal-new-details-about-case-suspect/ https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/tinsley-detectives-reveal-new-details-about-case-suspect/ https://www.journalgazette.net/local/neighbors-in-grabill-confront-grim-news/article_f0938507-8d51-591c-8024-9a8b3c52c3bb.html https://www.insidehook.com/culture/police-capture-alleged-april-tinsley-killer http://wpta.images.worldnow.com/library/7581442b-5128-48ef-8eb0-d581e70fb146.pdf https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/tinsley-detectives-reveal-new-details-about-case-suspect/ https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/who-is-john-miller/ https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/07/22/april-tinsley-murder-arrest-puts-end-decades-long-suspense-fort-wayne/805023002/ https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/april/tinsley_040309 https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/april/amw_041409-part-2 https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/us/cold-case-april-tinsley-dna-trnd/index.html https://www.newspapers.com/article/logansport-pharos-tribune-everett-shull/21559908/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In March of 1997, a 26-year-old woman disappeared in the middle of the night while driving home from her job as a cocktail waitress in North Carolina. First, her Jeep was found on the side of the road, still idling. Then, when her body was discovered, a shocking suspect revealed themselves. This is the story of Kim Medlin. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192213944/kimberly-jo-medlin 2. Greensboro News and Record: https://greensboro.com/murder-jury-was-split-over-sentence/article_18e44e21-82ad-5f2e-ae66-cb9c3f52466f.html 3. Star News Online: https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2005/07/22/ex-monroe-police-officer-confessed-to-murder/11056448007/ 4. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/kim-medlin-murder-where-is-josh-griffin-now/ 5. Six Degrees of Murder: https://tv.youtube.com/watch/UUmOeH9WT5A?vpp=2AEA&vp=0gEEEgIwAw%3D%3D 6. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-kim-medlins-husband-bridger-medlin-now/ 7. Greensboro News & Record: https://greensboro.com/judge-no-bond-for-officer-accused-of-killing-waitress-security-is-tight-as-joshua-griffin/article_2b093b8a-dfa4-5deb-8959-91b94a18e5c7.html 8. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly: https://nclawyersweekly.com/fulltext-opinions/1990/01/01/state-v-griffin/ 9. The Charlotte Observer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/628533912/?terms=%22kim%20medlin%22&match=1 10. The Charlotte Observer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/628779354/?terms=kim%20medlin%20murder&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In March of 2013, a 53-year-old nurse was stabbed to death by a hooded figure in broad daylight outside of her lawyer’s office in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. With the help of the attack and flee caught on multiple surveillance cameras, an intense investigation began to hunt down the culprit of her brutal murder. This is the story of Aliza Sherman. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107388328/aliza-caroline-sherman 2. Cleveland Clinic: https://give.ccf.org/event/inspiring-change-event-in-honor-of-aliza-sherman/e457398 3. Justice for Aliza Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/justiceforaliza 4. Cleveland Jewish News: https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local/ed-czinn-how-am-i-going-to-tell-mom/article_d091ea1c-2618-11e3-bfdf-0019bb2963f4.html 5. The Cincinnati Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/692774700/?terms=%22aliza%20sherman%22&match=1 6. Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeLrMcuZ5jA 7. News 5 Cleveland: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/10-years-after-mothers-murder-aliza-shermans-daughter-finds-her-voice-with-new-podcast?fbclid=IwAR0sANwrQAQm70rMNqafH5FKYfJySgFg9yZ_VGh5lMrtrdLHNPpUzo0iqeI 8. Cleveland 19: https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/03/23/10-years-later-is-aliza-shermans-murder-any-closer-being-solved/ 9. Cleveland Jewish News: https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/sherman/depositions-reveal-details-of-sherman-civil-case/article_db6cc4ce-3976-11e6-9b9b-2fcaa676d945.html 10. WKYC: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/aliza-sherman-unsolved-murder-investigation-cleveland/95-e92d9962-7ca6-42d2-ab87-fbab59ed2f4a 11. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/daughter-works-cleveland-clinic-honor-aliza-sherman-10-year-anniversar-rcna76177 12. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/11t2cft/the_2013_murder_of_aliza_sherman_cleveland_ohio/ 13. Cleveland Magazine: https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/the-read/articles/aliza-sherman 14. WKYC: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/attorney-indicted-for-tampering-with-aliza-sherman-murder-evidence/24299949 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In February of 2003, a 15-year-old girl left her Nebraska home early in the morning to deliver newspapers, and never returned home. When her body was found in the basement of an abandoned lake house, an intense local investigation uncovered her killer. This is the murder of Heather Guerrero. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Heather's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7180772/heather-guerrero 2. Find Law: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ne-supreme-court/1453206.html 3. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988890290/?terms=heather%20guerrero 4. Nebraska DOC: https://dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/InmateDisplayServlet?return=true 5. KLKN: https://www.klkntv.com/appeal-denied-for-death-row-inmate/ 6. WIS10: https://www.wistv.com/story/1128937/man-arrested-in-the-death-of-nebraska-15-year-old/ 7. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988664696/?terms=heather%20guerrero&match=1 8. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988661109/?terms=heather%20guerrero&match=1 9. Death Penalty Info: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/nebraska-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-states-capital-sentencing-procedures 10. North Platte Post: https://archive.northplattepost.com/2011/12/23/death-row-inmate-denied-christmas-wish/ 11. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988662222/?terms=heather%20guerrero%20obituary&match=1 12. Star-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/988892351/?terms=%22brent%20nemnich%22&match=1 13. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6675451 14. KLKN TV: https://www.klkntv.com/suit-filed-for-failure-to-activate-amber-alert/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In March of 1974, a 17-year-old girl in Coconut Grove, Florida, headed to her father’s workplace to collect a few dollars of lunch money. Last seen hitchhiking next to a major highway, she vanished before she made it to either of her destinations. What ensued was a relentless search by her mother, countless harassing phone calls from her alleged kidnapper, and rumors of a motorcycle gang abduction. This is the story of Amy Billig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In February of 1999, a teenage girl went missing while heading home from school in the Bronx. When her body was found days later in a dumpster behind a video rental store, police worked to find the person responsible. But after the case went cold, DNA technology would prove the devastating and shocking identity of her killer. This is the story of Minerliz Soriano. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In March of 2020, a 23-year-old Indigenous woman went missing while taking a walk outside her Haida Gwaii, BC home. Despite the fact that she had confided in loved ones about having a stalker, her case received very little attention due to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Do what really happened to her? And does someone in her community hold the key? This is the story of Shaylanna Brown. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In December of 2019, a 28-year-old realtor headed to an appointment with a prospective client and vanished. When her body was found in an alleyway, police uncovered the details of her grisly kidnapping and worked hard to put her killers behind bars. With the help of surveillance footage and the knowledge of a threat being put on her family, police narrowed in on story people for the crime. This is the story of Monique Baugh. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206097942/monique-latrice_leanna-baugh 2. StarTribune: https://www.startribune.com/parents-of-slain-minneapolis-mother-realtor-speak-out-as-one-of-four-suspects-makes-court-appearance/567971212/?refresh=true 3. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/779758895/?terms=monique%20baugh 4. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-monique-baugh-kids?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR0Fk3ixHBje5nHVhcpPqwEgWKoHLCOsB4Bqh3y0ioaYLCnWppxihzPIoCM 5. Pioneer Press: https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/03/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-minneapolis-real-estate-agent/ 6. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/convictions-reversed-in-murder-trial-over-minneapolis-real-estate-agent-court-rules/ 7. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8300649/Fugitive-arrested-Minnesota-slaying-real-estate-agent.html 8. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/737947038/?terms=jon%20mitchell%20momoh 9. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9784223/Two-men-receive-life-without-parole-kidnapping-killing-Minneapolis-Realtor.html 10. Fox 9 Minneapolis St. Paul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StHRxqRgscE 11. KARE 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg52OqLc2O0 12. KARE 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHvK1vDFoh8 13. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/monique-baugh-murder-sentencing-cedric-barry-davis-new-years-eve/ 14. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/elsa-segura-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-aiding-in-killing-of-monique-baugh/ 15. Bring Me The News: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/kris-lindahl-launches-monique-baugh-fundraiser-as-horrific-details-emerge-of-her-killing 16. Pioneer Press: https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/03/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-minneapolis-real-estate-agent/ 17. Fox9: https://www.fox9.com/news/search-warrant-murdered-minneapolis-realtor-taken-from-house-showing-put-into-back-of-u-haul-truck 18. People: https://people.com/crime/minnesota-realtor-allegedly-set-trap-shot-her-alley/ 19. AP: https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-business-kidnapping-e5e01d97d0c5adf14d1a6c763f72576b 20.. US Attorney's Office: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/minneapolis-man-sentenced-19-years-prison-fentanyl-trafficking 21. KSTP: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/third-man-convicted-of-aiding-murder-of-minneapolis-realtor-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/ 22. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/lyndon-wiggins-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murder-of-realtor/ 23. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/lyndon-wiggins-convicted-in-2019-nye-killing-of-realtor-monique-baugh/ 24. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/679286915/?terms=%22monique%20baugh%22 25. Casetext: https://casetext.com/case/state-v-segura-46 26. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/250158180/?terms=cedric%20berry%20manslaughter&match=1 27. Fox 9: https://www.fox9.com/news/family-of-monique-baugh-shares-journey-of-hurt-healing-after-supreme-court-ruling 28. KARE11: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/wife-of-suspect-in-monique-baugh-murder-charged/89-28c97b0d-359a-484e-aaa5-09816f40c685 29. KARE11: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/convictions-reversed-murder-trial-minneapolis-real-estate-agent-court-rules-elsa-segura/89-eff71162-83c1-4e6b-b496-7a3297a19e1a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In February of 2005, a couple went out for drinks with friends at a bar in Philadelphia, heading out just before midnight. But during their drive home, they vanished, seemingly into thin air, and neither they, nor their car, has been seen since. This is the story of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/danielle-imbo 2. FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/richard-petrone 3. 6ABC Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlgRUb5-IjA&t=28s 4. Philly Mag: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/04/01/without-a-trace-imbo-petrone/ 5. Tampa Bay Times: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/05/11/johnny-october-was-lead-date/ 6. NBC Philadelphia: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/imbo-richard-petrone-marge-angela-missing-persons-anniversary/116309/ 7. Disappeared: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7398826/ 8. RichardPetrone.com: https://richardpetrone.com/ 9. Main Line Times & Suburban: https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2018/08/15/viking-pastries-in-ardmore-closes-after-more-than-60-years/ 10. South Jersey Magazine: https://www.southjersey.com/article/13029/Camden-County-Man-Pleads-Guilty 11. NBC 10 Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BOyUvxvxNY 12. NBC 10 Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrC04qoCBqQ 13. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/178g3eb/the_strange_disappearance_of_danielle_imbo_and/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In February of 1987, a 15-year-old girl went missing from her Virginia home, leaving nothing behind but a ransom note from her alleged captor. But when a spotlight is shone on her inner circle, suspicions begin to fall on her parents and their potential involvement. But are they responsible? Or was it one of the other strange characters in the case? This is the story of Jennifer Pandos. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/jennifer-lynn-pandos 2. Finding Jennifer Pandos: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065268769430 3. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jun/07/burden-of-proof-hbo-docuseries 4. Burden of Proof: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8637336/ 5. New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/hbos-burden-of-proof-and-the-problem-of-the-passive-mother 6. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/ron-pandos-now/ 7. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/margie-pandos-now/ 8. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/no-answers-32-years-after-jenny-lynn-pandos-disappeared-virginia-n965906 9. Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/burden-of-proof-hbo-max-stephen-pandos-parents-killed-missing-sister-jennifer-1234765082/ 10. JenniferPandos.com: https://jenniferpandos.com/index.html 11. The Virginia Gazette: https://www.newspapers.com/image/870934741/?terms=jennifer%20pandos 12. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GSRNews/comments/143mddd/what_happened_to_jennifer_pandos_and_has_she_ever/ 13. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/cori-and-tony-tobler-now/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daphne's new scary true story podcast is out now! Links below... https://open.spotify.com/show/5h5sPetLuIB643xqwF1oZB https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/night-watch/id1728796064 Listen now everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In March of 2017, a 21-year-old woman headed back to her old West Palm Beach home to gather her belongings and move up to Buffalo, New York. But after having a conversation with her former roommate, they stabbed her to death, claiming to have been sleepwalking. But was that truly the case? Or was this premeditated murder? This is the story of Brooke Preston. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Brooke's Obituary: https://www.homerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/4173884 2. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/brooke-preston 3. Sportskeeda: https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dead-asleep-5-things-know-randy-herman-jr-sleepwalking-murder-case 4. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/07/hulu-sleepingwalking-murder-case-brooke-preston-randy-herman-jr-wants-new-trial/8890838002/ 5. Dead Asleep: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15185642/ 6. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/08/jury-finds-man-guilty-of-murder-in-alleged-sleepwalking-homicide/5208177007/ 7. WPTV: https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/pbso-investigate-death-of-woman-in-suburban-west-palm-beach 8. Alabama.com: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2015/04/pennsylvania_murder_suspect_fo.html 9. WNEP: https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/bradford-county/bradford-county-man-guilty-of-roommate-murder-in-florida/523-e3e150f9-576c-4777-831e-a2b21b1dd0c3 10. Times Leader: https://www.timesleader.com/uncategorized/10093/hanover-township-homicide-suspect-found-dead-in-alabama 11. Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-brooke-together-we-are-her-voice 12. E News: https://www.eonline.com/news/1334735/murder-victims-sister-asking-hulu-to-remove-dead-asleep-doc-done-without-familys-permission 13. Creepy Kingdom: https://www.creepykingdom.com/post/skye-borgman-interview 14. The Ledger: https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/florida-man-randy-herman-jr-gets-life-for-slaying-he-blamed-on-sleepwalking/5200132007/ 15. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386837/?terms=brooke%20preston&match=1 16. NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleepwalking/#:~:text=It%20usually%20happens%20during%20a,will%20sleepwalk%20at%20least%20once. 17. Southern California Defense Blog: https://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2022/06/is-sleepwalking-valid-criminal-defense.html#:~:text=The%20sleepwalking%20defense%20has%20been,effective%20in%20a%20few%20cases. 18. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/06/psychologist-west-palm-area-man-accused-of-murder-may-have-been-sleepwalking/5235936007/ 19. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386892/?terms=brooke%20preston 20. The Columbus Dispatch: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/killer-s-sleepwalking-defense-fails/5212432007/ 21. Justia Law: https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2021/19-1636.html 22. Miami New Times: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/randy-herman-jr-florida-man-convicted-in-murder-of-roommate-used-sleepwalking-defense-11321822 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices