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Judy Martins with Nic from True Crime Garage

Nic from the True Crime Garage podcast joins me to discuss the case of Judy Martins. On the night of May 23, 1978, Judy went out with friends for some fun. With Memorial Day Weekend approaching, she had plans to travel with her friends. According to police, Judy left her friends' dormitory at Kent State University to walk a short distance back to her own dorm. That would be the last time she was seen. Since she lived alone, she wasn't reported missing for more than a day. The investigation into her disappearance never gained traction and eventually went cold. Sadly, Judy's parents have since passed away, and the case remains unsolved to this day. However, her brother and sister are determined to see the case resolved and believe it is still possible. SOURCES: https://www.cleveland19.com/story/38274764/kent-state-student-still-missing-after-40-years-family-seeks-answers/ https://charleyproject.org/case/judy-martins https://truecrimegarage.com https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20180603/NEWS/306039782 https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/03/07/seeking-justice-kent-state-student-still-missing-after-nearly-47-years/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evelyn Colon 1976

COLD CASE: Investigators have announced that they have solved the 1976 murder of a 15-year-old girl and her unborn baby in western Pennsylvania, thanks to a DNA match found in an ancestry database. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania State Police, along with Carbon County District Attorney Michael Greek, revealed the arrest of 63-year-old Luis Sierra, who has been charged with the homicide of Evelyn Colon that occurred 45 years ago." SOURCES: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/04/15/Evelyn-Colon-Luis-Sierra-DNA-cold-case-ancestry/4891618507488/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/03/us/evelyn-colon-beth-doe-found ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_CiF0xvmew⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86600375/⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86600758/⁠⁠ https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-beth-doe-murder-solved-20210401-ngxt4d6xirbzrkzpmbv4mdfe7y-story.html ⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=1364992⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_for_Missing_and_Exploited_Children⁠⁠ https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/poconos-coal/ny-man-63-charged-in-decades-old-homicide/article_1ac00b3a-9256-11eb-8708-07b53fe6d4b5.html⁠⁠ http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-carbon-county-beth-doe-20141129-story.html#page⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Pryor & Cathy Malcolmson

Who Killed Sarah Pryor? I want to thank a listener for suggesting this story. I have done episodes on the case of Molly Bish and Holly Pirrainen, and the listener suggested I look into the case of Sarah Pryor. Another case connected loosely to the Pryor case is that of 16-year-old Cathy Malcolmson. Cathy was working at the IGA supermarket when she was abducted on her way home from work. The listener, who is from the Massachusetts area where these abductions took place, said there had been some talk that Sarah’s case may also be connected to Molly and Holly’s cases. I decided to look into the Pryor mystery and was surprised by what I found. One of the similarities I began to see was the area's geography and how close these incidents took place to one another. Sarah was taken an hour from where Holly went missing, but all three of these cases occurred just off the Massachusetts Turnpike. It may be a stretch to think these cases could be connected, but it doesn’t mean the idea should be discounted. Some books and documentaries talk about how the construction of the interstate enabled a new type of killer. Sources: ⁠Bella English⁠ ⁠Boston Globe⁠ ⁠Southcoasttoday.com⁠ ⁠Eileen Prose- YouTube⁠ ⁠Metro West Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

35th Anniversary of the Kirtland Cult Killings

On today’s episode, we will dive into the Kirtland Cult Killings that took place in Kirtland, Ohio. This small town, situated in Lake County and only a 25-minute drive east of Cleveland, became a national headline in January 1990. After moving to Kirtland, Lundgren established himself as a lay minister for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dale Luffman, the president of the northeast Ohio chapter of the Reorganized Church, confirmed that Lundgren served at the church temple in Kirtland from 1985 to 1987. During this period, he took charge of guiding tours of the church's 153-year-old temple for the public after relocating from Kansas City, Missouri. The victims were the Dennis Avery family: Dennis, Cheryl, and their three daughters—Trina (15), Rebecca (13), and Karen (7). They had moved from Missouri to join Lundgren’s group around 1987. On April 17, 1989, Lundgren invited the Averys to his farm in Kirtland for a “last supper”-type gathering. One by one, they were taken to a barn behind the house, where they were bound, gagged with duct tape, and shot to death. Reports indicate that a chainsaw was used to muffle the sound of the gunshots. SOURCES: https://www.news-herald.com/2014/12/30/kirtland-cult-killings-looking-back-at-lake-countys-worst-mass-murder-25-years-later/ https://web.archive.org/web/20080828040940/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/24/ap/national/mainD8KV5DV80.shtml https://www.news-herald.com/2014/12/30/kirtland-cult-killings-time-has-healed-the-city-of-faith-and-beauty/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14500204 https://web.archive.org/web/20061019025800/http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/18/bc.na.gen.us.cultleader.ap/index.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kirtland-cult-killings_n_7088210 https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/ohio/cleveland/kirtland-cult-cle/ https://fox8.com/news/true-crime-in-cleveland-kirtland-cult-murders/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZJso4RfdCg http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=68347 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88389254/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88389475/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88390405/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88391008/ https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/kirtland-ohio?lang=eng&abVersion=V02&abName=GLOB88 caselaw.findlaw.com https://www.news-herald.com/news/ohio/kirtland-cult-killings-timeline-of-events/article_d13876c8-f5bb-5134-8ee3-3f0df58ed99f.html https://youtu.be/OZJso4RfdCg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ted Bundy and Colorado's Unsolved Murders

On April 15, 1975, Melanie "Suzy" Cooley left Nederland High School where she was a senior. She was last seen hitchhiking in Nederland. A road maintenance worker found her body on May 2, 1975, in Coal Creek Canyon. Cooley was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue jean jacket with an embroidered eagle on the back and tan-colored boots. She had been hit over the head repeatedly with a large rock. Cold Case Investigator 303-271-5195 ⁠coldcase@jeffco.us⁠ ⁠DONATE TO THE SHOW⁠ Sources: ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/rjyno4/was_ted_bundy_responsible_for_the_murder_of/⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68610651/fort-collins-coloradoan/⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25079275/greeley-daily-tribune/⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92962363/⁠ ⁠https://www.jeffco.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=319⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92966488/⁠ ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/rjyno4/was_ted_bundy_responsible_for_the_murder_of/⁠ ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20170223172245/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2004/02/15/student-vanishes-and-questions-mount/ESRJL97tDDJd6MyiqcZvTN/story.html?p1=Article_Related_Box_Article⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93575757/⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93576940/⁠ ⁠https://www.jeffco.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=319⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Di4UcP_gxM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices