In Part Two, we look at the evidence, because from the first moment Morgan’s parents heard the tragic news about their daughter, they questioned everything. What they’ve learned since, despite the conclusion reached by the District Attorney on her case, has them convinced their daughter was the target of something sinister.

She was supposed to be spending the weekend with her fiancé. Instead, Morgan Patten’s life ended in a car accident with two strangers in a remote town far from where she was staying. The details just don’t add up for Morgan’s parents. What really happened to Morgan Patten?

Since February 1964, rumors have swirled across New Hampshire about the death of Rena Paquette. It has been almost sixty years and still the truth remains unknown. But Rena Paquette’s story actually begins with two other deaths — 18-year old Sandra Valade and 14-year old Pamela Mason.

Two 14-year old New Hampshire girls disappeared in 1989 and later turned up victims of homicide. The cases share striking similarities, but is it coincidence or a potential connection? These are the stories of Carrie Moss and Sonya Moore.

Police first thought Susan Taraskiewicz’s murder to be a random act of violence, but soon the investigation revealed a much deeper conspiracy. Was Susan a target? It’s been nearly 30 years since Susan’s murder and nobody has been held responsible, but investigators believe somebody out there knows what happened.

Beautiful beacons shining in the night, signaling to ships for safe passage into port, warning of treacherous rock and structure looming in the dark waters below. But as beautiful as they are, lighthouses have a dark side, too.

Evidence was scattered across the house. Boot prints in the freshly fallen snow. Suspicion was cast and stories were perpetuated throughout the small town of Fayette, but it would take over two decades to bring this cold case to a close.

In February of 2001, the calm in small town Chesterfield, New Hampshire was disrupted by an investigation carried out by New Hampshire State Police. Mother and daughter Tina and Bethany Sinclair were nowhere to be found.

A trial ended in a conviction for a man named Foster Bates, but he has long maintained his innocence and continues to file for appeals in hopes of a new trial. For some though, including Tammy's family, there is no doubt that the man in prison was rightfully convicted.

Robert "Bobby" Desmond's case is the oldest on the Maine State Police Unsolved Missing Persons case list but his story has never been told. Detective Steve Borst of the Kennebunk Police Department is reigniting the decades-old investigation for an 11-year old boy gone missing in 1964 and nearly forgotten.

In this conversation, Ashley digs into the origin story of Crime Junkie and what goes into creating ethical true crime content. She also gets personal about her experiences with pregnancy and motherhood. Plus, Ashley shares some behind the scenes details of her very first novel All Good People Here.

Would you know how to spot a scam in your life before it was too late? For years, Johnathan Walton didn’t know that the woman he called his best friend was actually a career con artist. Once he uncovered the truth, though, Johnathan made it his mission to stop her.