Missing – Karla Rodriguez – a special episode from Sins & Survivors

This week, we have a presentation from the Sins and Survivors Podcast hosted by the talented Shaun and John. I’m sharing this episode about the disappearance of Karla Rodriguez – this is a case that needs more attention. 

Karla Rodriguez, whom her family called “Karlita” was like any other 7-year-old little girl living in the Las Vegas Valley in the late 1990s. Her parents moved here to give their kids a better life and to pursue more opportunities.

Karla disappeared on the evening of Wednesday, October 20th, 1999, and hasn’t been seen since, but her family has never given up hope that she’s out there somewhere, that she had the opportunity to grow up somehow.

Police drew strong connections to serial killer Curtis Dean Anderson who was known to be in Las Vegas around that time.

http://sinspod.co/episode27sources

Bonus Crossover with Anngelle Wood from Crime of the Truest Kind

Anngelle Wood from a small town outside of Boston in Massachusetts. She hosts  an advocacy focused podcast about Massachusetts & New England true crime stories, & regional history.

She spent two decades on-air in Boston and New England at stations to include WFNX (it became FXN Radio Network heard across New England), WBCN, WZLX, WGIR-FM, and the long-running independent radio show, Boston Emissions. She also is a huge dog foster and adoption advocate.

You can find her & her podcast on social media @Crimeofthetruestkind.

Also on her website linked below!

Oscoda’s Halloween Disappearance

On October 31, 1969 Pamela Hobley and Patricia Spencer vanished from Oscoda MI.

The teenagers would never be seen again. Here we are, 55 years later and Pamela’s sister, Mary is carrying the torch for this case.

If you have information on the disappearance of Pam and Patty, please call Lt. Richards with the Michigan State Police at 989-402-7190

The Murder of Maria Caleel

Maria Caleel, a 21-year-old veterinary student at the University of Illinois, was tragically murdered on March 6, 1988, in her apartment near campus. Despite extensive investigations, her case remains unsolved.

Anyone with information about Maria Caleel’s death is encouraged to contact Urbana Police at (217) 384-2320. Urbana police have set up an email account devoted solely to solving the 1988 murder of Maria Caleel. caleelcase@urbanaillinois.us

Talfrieda (Frieda) Covington

In the early summer of 1991, the 28-year-old Muskegon Heights High School graduate was taking adult education classes and wanted to attend Muskegon Community College in the fall, hoping to get secretarial or medical work.

“Frieda” didn’t drink, do drugs or go to clubs. She had no criminal involvement. No gang affiliations. No street life.

None of that insulated her from a cruel, early death that remains unsolved after 21 years.

Covington was found around 6:45 a.m. June 30, 1991, on the sidewalk in front of her home.

A grisly Muskegon police photograph of the crime scene, not shared with the public, tells the tale. Six weeks pregnant, Covington had been stabbed more than 20 times in the abdomen, chest and back.

“It was brutal, heinous,” said Muskegon Police Det. Matt Kolkema, currently assigned to the long-cold case. “It was a crime of passion.”

Lesser known stories from the Great Lakes Region