SLO Crime explores lesser-known cases of murdered and/or missing people...and the often slow nature of justice. Hosted and written by Shoney Sien.
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Send us a text Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson, a lesbian couple, were murdered and left near a dumpster in Port Bolivar, Texas in 2014. This Pride Month, let's remember them, honor their love and their names.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Barbara Holik fell in love with Taos, New Mexico. She was a German citizen, who made a modest living selling her jewelry and pottery, in the community she loved. Barbara disappeared from her Taos home in 1995 and has never been seen again. What happened to Barbara Holik?By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text "Necia Marie 'Q' Mckendrick-Mendez believed in living as loudly, authentically, and celebratory a life as possible. She was tenacious in her passion--a lover and a fighter and above all, a prolific creator...."By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Chelsea Poorman was a 24 year old Cree woman, a member of the Kawacatoose First Nation in Saskatchewan who went missing in September 2020 in Vancouver, Canada. Her remains were found two years later. Her murder remains unsolved. May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Let's do our p…
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Send us a text Tonya Yarmakov disappeared on September 4, 2024, while on a family vacation in Savanna State Park in Minnesota.Tonya was autistic and had Type 1 diabetes and required daily insulin. Tonya was last seen happily sitting on the boat dock, while her family rowed their boat out onto the lake. They witnessed Tonya suddenly jumped up and ra…
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Send us a text Laura O'Malley was classified as a Jane Doe for decades. How did she get her name back? What happened to her? We don't have all the answers, but this 13 year old girl finally has her name back and her loved ones have one piece to puzzle. Today we explore the dramatic ways advances in Forensic Science are helping solve cold cases.…
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Send us a text California Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi was killed in her home on February 17, 2025. Rebecca worked as a firefighter for three decades. She was a devoted daughter, friend and animal lover.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Lori Paige went missing from Tallahassee, Florida on June 3, 2023. In Episode 31, we talked about Lori and where she could be. This month, her remains were found and an arrest has been made.By Shoney Sien
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Reward for Information on the Grogan Family--Bonus Episode
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5:50Send us a text Tina Grogan and her two young sons, Dale Jr. and Stephon Grogan disappeared from a US Army base in Germany in 1992, where Tina's husband was stationed. This bonus episode addresses the reward offered by the US Army for information leading to the arrest and conviction for those responsible for the disappearance or death of Tina, Dale …
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Where are Tina, Dale Jr. and Stephon Grogan?
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27:39Send us a text Tina Grogan and her two young sons, Dale Jr. and Stephon Grogan disappeared from a US Army base in Germany in 1992, where her husband was stationed. She wasn't happy in her "turbulent" marriage and was considering moving back home. 26 year old Tina, 6 year old Junior and4 year old Stephon have not been seen since November 1992.…
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Send us a text In May 2001, Chandra Levy went missing from her Washington, DC apartment. She had just turned 24 years old. A dog walker found her body a year later. Have you heard about the 911 call placed from her apartment complex on the morning Chandra disappeared? Did law enforcement incompetence or collusion contribute to this case going cold?…
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Send us a text In May 2001, Chandra Levy went missing from her Washington DC apartment. She had just turned 24 years old. A dog walker found her body a year later. This case is still unsolved and there are so many questions. Who killed Chandra Levy?By Shoney Sien
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Amy Carnevale, Victim of Teen Dating Violence
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33:02Send us a text Amy Carnevale was 14 years old when she was killed by her on-again/off-again 16 year old boyfriend. This smart, kind young girl lost her life to teen dating violence.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Nancy Ng went missing in Lake Atitlan in Guatemala on October 19, 2023 where she traveled to for a yoga retreat. She was last seen kayaking on the lake with another retreat participant. What happened to Nancy? Why has it been so challenging to get answers?By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Newlyweds, Kyle Schulte and Crystal were murdered at their campsite near Moab, Utah on August 14, 2021. Family and friends remember the couple as fun-loving, kind and free-spirited. Was this attack motivated by homophobia?By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text 8-year-old Maddy Midddleton was riding her new scooter and enjoying the summer day, when she was lured away, abducted, assaulted, murdered and disposed of by her teenaged neighbor. Maddy's murder broke the heart of her family and her Santa Cruz Community. The question lingers--what does justice look like when a juvenile plans and com…
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Send us a text Lori Paige went missing from Tallahassee, Florida on June 3, 2023. Lori was an innocent, studious 12 year old Black girl. She has ties to Tallahassee, Florida, Thomasville, Georgia and Nashville, Tennessee.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text 17-year-old Maggie Long was murdered in her Bailey, Colorado on December 1, 2017. Her family's home was set on fire. Why is this horrific crime still unsolved?By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Lisa Irwin was reported missing from her Kansas City, Missouri home on October 4, 2011. She was 10 months old. Her mother, Debbie, admitted that she was very drunk that night. Who was responsible for the disappearance of Baby Lisa?By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Who killed Dana Vonde Chisholm? A beautiful, 25-year old Black woman "who sang like Whitney" was murdered in her DC home....By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Adrienne Celeste Salinas was a 19 year old student who disappeared after helping her roommates throw a birthday party for a friend in their Tempe, Arizona apartment. Her body was found months later, 30 miles away in the desert.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Jonett Wanner of West Fargo, North Dakota signed off her work computer at home at 2:30 pm, on July 11, 2023. She has not been seen or heard from since. Where is she? Where is her beloved dog? And her car?By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Julie Speerschneider was abducted in Madison, Wisconsin. Her body was found two years later near Dunn, Wisconsin. Her abduction and murder have never been solved.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Mamta Kafle Bhatt went missing in July, 2024. Like many people around the world I desperately hoped she would safely reappear, attend her toddler's birthday and join her co-workers at a job she loved. This was not be be. Today we discuss updates on Mamta's case and replay our original episode.…
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Send us a text Have you ever heard of Rosie Tapia? Some people call this Utah’s most famous unsolved homicide…and yet, I wonder how many people outside of that state have heard her story? It has been more than almost 3 decades since 6 year old Rosie Tapia was abducted from her parent’s Salt Lake City apartment....…
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Send us a text Angelika Graswald was accused of killing her fiancé by kayak. Was it a tragic accident or murder? Wisconsin man faked his kayak death and has to face the music.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Who killed Reverend Carol Daniels? 61 year old Carol Daniels was brutally murdered one Sunday morning, in her tiny church, while she prepared her sermon...By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Karlie Guse disappeared near Bishop, California in 2018. What if everything we've been told from the start about her disappearance is wrong? Let's re-examine Karlie's case from the top.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Ellen Greenberg was stabbed 20 times, including twice after she was dead....why was the manner of her death changed from homicide to suicide?By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text "Vandy Jane Doe" was found on September 8, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. Let's help identify her and give her name back.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Was Lucy Letby wrongfully convicted? Or is she a serial killer. Part 2.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Lucy Letby: wrongfully convicted or serial killer?By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Alyx was an amazing woman. She had a Phd in computational neuroscience, black belt in martial arts, she played base and was a beloved member of Santa Cruz outrigger canoe.....and lost her life to domestic violence.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Who killed this beloved 40 year old woman and her sweet dog? Don't let this case go cold.By Shoney Sien
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Where is Elizabeth "Beth" Miller? Colorado teen abducted during a run....
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43:37Send us a text 14 year old Beth Miller went out for her daily run on August 16, 1983 in Idaho Springs, Colorado and never returned home. Her sister went into law enforcement to investigate her disappearance.By Shoney Sien
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D'Lisa Kelley, could her life have been saved?
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36:13Send us a text A failed 9-1-1 system and slow Dallas Police Department response....By Shoney Sien
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Mildred "Millie" Clemenson, Unsolved Homicide in rural Iowa
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35:43Send us a text Why is 81 year old Millie Clemenson's murder still unsolved?By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Aptos, CA, 1969, shortly after the New Year, 7th grader, Debbie Lee Shelton said she was going mini bike riding....By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Harriet Elizabeth Riley was a six year old girl found wrapped in plastic in a garbage dumpster in 1975. We explore this decades old Sacramento cold case....By Shoney Sien
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SLO Crime, Episode 8, Julie Williams & Lollie Winans
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35:33Send us a text Julie Williams and Laura (Lollie) Winans were a young couple in love backpacking in the Shenandoah National Park. This episode looks at how DNA can help solve cold cases. We also discuss the now solved murder of Sara Ann Geer and Debbie Lynn Randall.By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Mamta Kafle Bhatt was last seen at UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas. She was 28 year old, mother, nurse, beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend and member of the Nepalese community. She is presumed deceased, her husband is being held without bail....By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text In 2020, Diana Davis, 50 years old, who loved her children and grandchildren disappeared from Tacoma, Washington. What happened to Diana?By Shoney Sien
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SLO Crime, Episode 5, Shilie Turner, Amy Wroe Bechtel, Karina Vetrano
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34:44Send us a text In this episode we explore the cases of Shilie Turner, Karina Vetrano and Amy Wroe Bechtel, women runners from 3 different decades who were lives were lost far too soon.By Shoney Sien
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SLO Crime, Episode 4, Arlene Kazuko Tsuji
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27:17Send us a text Arlene was last seen in the Vienna Woods neighborhood in Aptos, California on October 24, 1991. It is believed that Arlene was abducted and was the victim of homicide. She is described as Asian, 5 feet tall, 103 pounds, brown eyes and black hair.By Shoney Sien
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SLO Crime, Episode 3, Julie Speerschneider
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25:59Send us a text Julie Speerschneider disappeared from Madison , Wisconsin, March 1979. She was 20 years old...By Shoney Sien
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Send us a text Andrea Lynn Hug, 30 years old, found deceased near Spooner's Cove at Montana de Oro State Park...By Shoney Sien
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SLO Crime, Episode 1, Martha Mezo & Teresa Flores
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22:49Send us a text 4-year-old Martha Mezo and five year old, Teresa Flores, went missing from San Miguel, an unincorporated area of San Luis Obispo County, CA, in May, 1980. Their bodies were discovered 12 days later…it’s not too late to solve this cold case.By Shoney Sien
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