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Trace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast that focuses on unsolved cases, from chilling murders to missing persons. Join host Steven Pacheco as he examines each case, diving deep...
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Trace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast that focuses on unsolved cases, from chilling murders to missing persons. Join host Steven Pacheco as he examines each case, diving deep into the evidence and exploring the theories which revolve around them. For each unsolved case, there are the victims and their families, who want answers and the abductors and murders who hide the truth.
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19 SEP 2026 · In October of 2003, twenty year old Brandon Rumbaugh and his girlfriend, nineteen year old Lisa Gurrieri wanted to find a special way to celebrate their one year anniversary. When a trip to Disneyland was too costly, they decided to stay close to home. The couple decided to camp out beneath the stars in a small area north of Scottsdale, Arizona called Bumble Bee. Tucked into the Bradshaw mountains and just a few miles off I-17, it was the perfect spot to spend a romantic night.
When the couple failed to return, their families grew panicked. After more than thirty hours of silence, Brandon and Lisa were found dead, the victim of a grisly double homicide. According to police, it appeared as though someone walked up on the scene, found the couple sleeping in their sleeping bags, and opened fired with a .25 caliber pistol at close range. The killer, nor their motive, have ever been discovered.
However, new breakthroughs in DNA technology are paving a pathway forward and, according to the most recent statements from investigators, they may well be on the trail of identifying the illusive killer.....
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23 JUL 2026 · Jerry Wolking was worried, but nobody knew why. He was fidgety, pacing and didn't want to talk about what was on his mind. Days later, her mysteriously disappeared after leaving his girlfriend's house. He has never been seen again.
For decades his case grew cold, leaving behind family and friends who searched and did everything they could try and keep his story alive but the silence was all consuming. Then, more than twenty-five years later, investigators dropped a bombshell.
They identified a suspect, Cornelius Sedam, the estranged husband of Jerry's girlfriend. Though Sedam had passed away years earlier, there was more to the story, with detectives suggesting that there may be others, still alive who were involved; and they might even be members of Sedam's own family.
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9 JUN 2026 · On Friday, June 13th, 2008, just before 10 AM, an unknown assailant entered the Sundrop Bottling Company building in Concord, North Carolina. Inside were three employees including office manager Donna Barnhardt as well as Darrell Noles, a local man applying for a part-time job. During what police have called a robbery gone wrong, both Donna and Darrell were shot and killed. The shooter then walked out of the building, jogged across the road and disappeared into the tree line of a wooded area. He is alleged to have been carrying a box with him as he left the scene.
Despite exhaustive search efforts launched by local and state police within twenty minutes of the crime, the killer escaped the dragnet. For nearly two decades investigators have searched for the killer, although they believed they always knew who it was. Following a full and thorough re-examination of all available evidence and leads, detectives from Concord in conjunction with Port Angeles police arrested forty-three year old Johnny Talbert in Washington. He has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of robbery with a firearm. He is currently awaiting extradition.
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5 JUN 2026 · In part 2 we examine the greater conspiracy surrounding the Vanishing of Melanie Flynn. Lexington Police Officer Bill Canan, who claimed to be using Melanie as a confidential informant for his undercover work in the drug scene is fired from his job for a multitude of reasons related to insubordination. Canan denies any involvement in Melanie’s disappearance or in any illegal activities. However, his partner, Drew Thornton, dies while flying a plane carrying two hundred pounds of cocaine into the United States from Columbia.
In the early 1990’s, former reporter Sally Denton releases a book entitled “The Bluegrass Conspiracy.” The book goes on to expose a massive drug and arm trafficking operation being carried out between South America and the US with local police as well as several federal agents working hand-in-hand with Pablo Escobar’s Medellin cartel. In addition to trafficking, there are cases of witness intimidation, theft, assault and even murder. Canan is eventually arrested, charged and convicted of cocaine trafficking. During his trial, several witnesses claim he was directly responsible for Melanie’s disappearance and murder.
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5 JUN 2026 · On January 26th, 1977, twenty-four year old Melanie Flynn walked out from her Lexington, Kentucky job, climbed into her red, Ford Elite and drove off into the unknown. She has never been seen again. Immediately in the aftermath of her disappearance her father, former state senator Bobby Flynn, reached out a friend and police officer for help. He didn't expect the response he received.
The Police weren't all that interested or concerned. They brushed aside the family's worries and assured them that Melanie had likely gone off with friends and would come back sometime soon. It wasn't until ten days later, when the missing woman's car was found, that a detective was finally assigned to the case.
The initial investigation was described as poorly conducted and carried out by detectives who seemed indifferent to the plight of the Flynn's. When they received tips that the missing woman was seen in Florida they took that statements at face value and announced the case was closed.
It remained that way until a cop, the very one Bobby had reached out to, sat for a controversial interview where he blasted the victim, called her a slew of insults and then issued his belief that she'd run off on her own and didn't need to be found. This interview would unlock a door that revealed the dark indications of a grander conspiracy in which Melanie may have found herself caught.
Part 2 will be releasing Friday, June 5th, 2026.
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14 APR 2026 · Sixteen year old Jennifer Persia had everything going for her. She played saxophone in the school band, was on the color guard and was becoming a breakout athlete. As a freshman, she was on the varsity track team and medaled in a competition against mostly seniors.
Then one quiet, Monday night, someone stole away everything she hoped to be, shattered a family and rocked a small town. On April 4th, 1994, an unknown killer, or killers, entered Jennifer's home and brutally murdered the sixteen year old over a matter of just $200.
UPDATE
After more than 30 years, DNA has conclusively identified Jennifer's killer. Not only has her case been solved through the use of genetic genealogy, but it was also discovered that Jennifer was not the monster's only victim. Twenty-four year old Marebeth Welsh, murdered five months before Jennifer, has also been identified as the victim of thirty-nine year old Francis Schooley.
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14 MAR 2026 · On Friday, December 1st, 2017, seventeen year old Maggie Long finished up her day at school and drove home to pick up refreshments for a concert that night. She never returned. Hours later, firefighters and sheriff's deputies responded to a call about intruders and a fire at her family home. There, in the scorched husk of the home, they found Maggie's body.
Maggie was a beacon in her community, a brilliant and kind young woman who dedicated her life to helping others and doing everything she could to make the world a better place. Investigators theorized she stumbled upon a robbery in progress and was killed as a result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Evidence showed the intruders, numbering between 3 and 4, stole a large safe from the house which contained firearms, ammunition and jade figures. Neither the stolen items nor the safe has ever been found. Composite images of suspects have been released, but whether or not they are reliable has been debated by current law enforcement.
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12 FEB 2026 · In January of 1987, seventeen year old Joseph Helt mysteriously disappeared after leaving a high school party. When his close friend wasn't able to give him a ride, Joe had to hop in with three other guys and though they all made it home, he never did.
According to his companions that night, their car got stuck in a ditch and Joe, frustrated and tired, decided to walk the five miles home in 8 degree weather without a coat, gloves or boots. He has never been seen again.
Almost as quickly as Joe disappeared rumors began circulating that the teen hadn't gone missing at all, but instead was murdered by the trio he'd accepted a ride from. Nearly forty years later, Joe has never been found and the truth of his fate remains unknown.
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2 FEB 2026 · In this special Q&A episode, host Steven Pacheco answers questions submitted by listeners about the show, cases and everything in between. Following the Q&A section, we enter the 2026 preview discussing plans to return to weekly episode releases and plans beyond that. Get involved with Trace Evidence, reach out with your ideas, questions and inspirations.
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18 JAN 2026 · On Saturday, November 16, 1996, thirty-six year old Sandra Jacobson and her five year old son, John, went mysteriously missing from Bismarck, ND. After arriving late for dinner at her parents home, Sandy left to fill her gas tank and never returned. Neither she nor John have been seen again.
The following morning her car was found abandoned in a parking lot adjacent to the Missouri River, which was nearly frozen over. The initial investigation found claims that Sandy might have been suffering from a mental health crisis and may have jumped into the river with her child.
However, it was soon learned that Sandy had called the Bismarck Police Department hours before her disappearance. She informed them that there was a satanic cult operating on a farm not far from her home and she felt her son was in danger from them. She hung up shortly thereafter and her claims were never investigated.
A new investigator, nearly a decade later, would break the case open, wondering if perhaps Sandy's disappearance might have something to do with her estranged husband and several inaccurate statements he'd previously made to detectives.
Was Sandy the victim of foul play or did a loving mother, in the midst of a mental health crisis, commit an unthinkable act?
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Trace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast that focuses on unsolved cases, from chilling murders to missing persons. Join host Steven Pacheco as he examines each case, diving deep into the evidence and exploring the theories which revolve around them. For each unsolved case, there are the victims and their families, who want answers and the abductors and murders who hide the truth.
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