In 1985 two men left the Detroit area to spend a weekend hunting in northern Michigan. David Tyll and Brian Ognjan would never return and no sight or sign of them was ever found.
In 2003 Michigan prosecutors opened a case against two men for the murders. They had no bodies, no crime scene and no murder weapon.
One of our most requested cases….the missing hunters
Rosie was an active and spirited teenager, just 18 years old at the time of her murder.
Sources for this episode include court documents and this excellent piece by the Lansing State Journal
researched by Haley Gray, audio editing by Bill Bert, Olivia Homsley is our production assistant.
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On October 15, 2018 13 year old Jayme Closs vanished from her home near Barron Wisconsin. Left behind were the brutally murdered bodies of her parents.
Researched by Haley Gray, Audio production by Bill Bert.
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While not as well known as his contemporaries, Spanbauer was a terrifying and violent predator whose crimes spanned decades. #murder #assault #children #Wisconsin
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On a hot, August day, heavily pregnant Savanna Greywind was in her family’s apartment in Fargo, North Dakota. Her neighbor, Brooke Crews, came down to ask Savanna to help her with a sewing project, which Savanna agreed to. Savanna followed her neighbor upstairs and entered her apartment, expecting to spend a few minutes helping before returning to her own apartment for a quiet afternoon. Savanna would never return home, and it would be a week before her body was found.
Written by Jessica Ann
Researched by Haley Gray
Audio Engineering by Chaesare Gray of Gray Multimedia
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When she was just a young teen Kelsey Emily Collins was trafficked by her much older boyfriend. After an arrest for prostitution, she agreed to testify against her “boyfriend” but it wasn’t long before she vanished.
Caution, this episode discusses child abuse and murder.
In July of 2005 Ricky vanished from his home in Williamston Michigan. An intensive search was performed with assistance from hundreds of volunteers and multiple police agencies. Ricky would finally be found when his “father” revealed what actually happened to the little boy at the hands of his “mother”
January 3, 1997, 18 year old Karen King leaves the family home in Saginaw, Michigan to pick something up from the local market. She won’t be seen alive again.
In May of 1998 Lisa Putman was a newly engaged 28-year-old with a bright future. Unfortunately, her work for the Family Independence Agency as a CPS worker led her to the Dirty House, where she met the women who would rather murder an innocent woman than do what was needed to regain custody of their children. Support the podcast by visiting our sponsor, Better Help, visit better help.com and use code gone at checkout for a special savings on your first month.