Episodes

  • Justin Burgwinkel Pt. One

    Justin Burgwinkel Pt. One
    Jan 23 2025
    June 12, 1993. Santa Clara, California. 21-year old U.S. Army Private Justin Burgwinkel leaves his girlfriend’s apartment and never returns. One week earlier, Justin had gone AWOL from Fort Lewis, the post where he was stationed in Washington state, and kept hinting to his girlfriend that he was working on some sort of secret mission. Three months later, Justin’s abandoned car is found at a motel in Monterey with his military dog tags and most of his personal items inside. While the Army denies that Justin was ever involved in any secret operations, no trace of him is ever found. Did Justin Burgwinkel go missing because he became involved in something sinister? Or did he suffer some sort of mental breakdown and lose his grip on reality? On this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, we explore the unsolved disappearance of a soldier who has not been seen in three decades.If you have any information about this case, please contact the Clinton Police Department at (978) 365-4111.

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    https://unsolved.com/gallery/justin-burgwinkel/

    https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Justin_Burgwinkel

    http://charleyproject.org/case/justin-burgwinkelhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/626359358/
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    44 mins
  • Martha Jean Lambert Mystery Case Pt. Two

    Martha Jean Lambert Mystery Case Pt. Two
    Jan 16 2025
    November 27, 1985. St. Augustine, Florida. While attending a neighbourhood social gathering, 12-year old Martha Jean Lambert tells her mother that she will be taking a brief trip back to their mobile home, but Martha never returns and is eventually reported missing. Suspicion starts to fall upon on Martha’s 14-year old brother, David Lambert, after he gives conflicting stories about the last time he saw her. Over the course of the next 24 years, David makes two separate confessions about killing Martha and disposing of her body. Investigators find David’s second confession to be believable enough that they decide to close the case, but almost immediately after this news is made public, David recants his story. Was Martha’s brother actually responsible for her disappearance, or did something else happen to her? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” covers a very controversial and divisive missing persons case which has yet to find a conclusive resolution.

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    Additional Reading:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Martha_Jean_Lamber

    thttp://charleyproject.org/case/martha-jean-lamberthttps://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-girl-cold-case-solved-cops/story?id=9465748

    https://www.staugustine.com/article/20100102/NEWS/301029981https://www.staugustine.com/article/20100107/NEWS/301079953

    https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20100109/NEWS/801259468https://web.archive.org/web/20141202205242/

    http://staugustine.com/stories/112804/new_2730440.shtmlhttps://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2020/06/what-happened-to-martha-jean-lambert.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LinZik2MPtQ
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    51 mins
  • Mystery Case Statement Analysis Pt. One

    Mystery Case Statement Analysis Pt. One
    Jan 9 2025
    Here is the statement and part two the case will be revealed. This is a departure from our usual formula with Robin and I, Ash was busy with Christmas stuff. We hope you enjoy:)

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    Okay, um, basically… the truth of the matter is… me and ****** went to the old college and we got in a big argument and fight… and it was over money that she wouldn't give back to me. It was some change of a $20 bill. She hauled off and punched me. I then… not thinking… pushed her. She fell backwards and her head… when she fell backwards, her head impaled on something sharp sticking out of the ground. I then said: “Are you alright?”. I run over to her and she just mimed a little bit and… there was nothing else. I hollered out for help too cause Holmes Boulevard is right there. Nobody came, nobody yelled back or anything. I didn't want to leave her… I freaked out… I didn’t… I said I don’t know what to tell you all. I couldn’t tell you all. I just freaked. Uh, so I… not thinking… I freaked… I tripped… I just didn't know what to do… I buried her. I didn’t know what to do. It was the wrong thing to do, I agree. But I was 14 years old. I wasn’t thinking. I then… I came home after that, but she was dead. Definitely dead before I buried her. That I know because I checked her stomach and all that. Then after that, I sit therefor about 30 minutes… 30 to 45 minutes… just didn’t know what to do. I went home, I got cleaned up. I regret it, I'm sorry it did happen. I regret pushing her. I wish I could go back in time and not have done that. I wish I could turn time, if I could turn time back, I wouldn’t just… you know. It was all over money… and you know what money will do to you when you’re a kid. I don't know… you were a kid… you had a certain amount of money… the money was valuable to you then, you know. But that's the way it was with me when I was a kid. Every dime I got, I depend on. Because most stuff like that I had to work for.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Roger Dean Pt. Two

    Roger Dean Pt. Two
    Jan 3 2025
    November 21, 1985. Littleton, Colorado. A masked gunman enters the home of 51-year old businessman Roger Dean and forces him to tie up and blindfold his wife, D.J.. After an apparent dispute over money, the gunman fatally shoots Roger and flees the scene, but investigators find evidence to suggest that Roger may have hired the intruder himself in a failed attempt at a kidnapping-robbery scheme. Nearly five years later, D.J. receives an anonymous letter from a man claiming to be Roger’s killer, who threatens to murder her daughter unless she pays him $100,000. Even after he instructs D.J. to drop off the money at a specified location, he does not show up and breaks off all contact. Were the extortionist and Roger Dean’s killer actually the same person? If so, what was his motive for the crime? Did Roger have some dark secrets in his background which led to his death? On this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, we examine a very bizarre and complex case of murder and extortion.

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    Additional Reading:

    https://unsolved.com/gallery/roger-dean/

    https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/stories/cold-case-files-who-killed-roger-dean,75259

    http://blogs.denverpost.com/coldcases/2010/12/05/family-of-murdered-businessman-extorted-years-later/1830/
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    34 mins
  • Boxing Day Patreon Sampler: Tim Molnar

    Boxing Day Patreon Sampler: Tim Molnar
    Dec 26 2024
    Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays here is a bonus Patreon episode to help you fill any spare time as you may have noticed we are doing a weekly sampler for the month of December only, to show you what you get monthly over on Patreon:)

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    In this episode Robin and I (Jules)discuss the case of Tim Molnar, one that was never discussed in full on the Trail Went Cold since there wasn't enough material. This case is baffling and we go round and round (and dive down a Reddit rabbit hole) as to what we think happened.
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    50 mins
  • Roger Dean Pt. One

    Roger Dean Pt. One
    Dec 26 2024
    November 21, 1985. Littleton, Colorado. A masked gunman enters the home of 51-year old businessman Roger Dean and forces him to tie up and blindfold his wife, D.J.. After an apparent dispute over money, the gunman fatally shoots Roger and flees the scene, but investigators find evidence to suggest that Roger may have hired the intruder himself in a failed attempt at a kidnapping-robbery scheme. Nearly five years later, D.J. receives an anonymous letter from a man claiming to be Roger’s killer, who threatens to murder her daughter unless she pays him $100,000. Even after he instructs D.J. to drop off the money at a specified location, he does not show up and breaks off all contact. Were the extortionist and Roger Dean’s killer actually the same person? If so, what was his motive for the crime? Did Roger have some dark secrets in his background which led to his death? On this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, we examine a very bizarre and complex case of murder and extortion.

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    Additional Reading:

    https://unsolved.com/gallery/roger-dean/https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/stories/cold-case-files-who-killed-roger-dean,75259

    http://blogs.denverpost.com/coldcases/2010/12/05/family-of-murdered-businessman-extorted-years-later/1830/
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    36 mins
  • Kevin Showalter Pt. Two

    Kevin Showalter Pt. Two
    Dec 19 2024
    Christmas Eve, 1973. New London, Connecticut. While changing a tire, 20-year old Kevin Showalter is struck by a passing vehicle and killed in a hit-and-run. When the local police botch the investigation and make no effort to solve the case, Kevin’s mother is forced to fight for answers on her own. Years later, a grand jury investigation is launched and the town’s former mayor is named as the probable driver of the vehicle. However, further complications ensue when another man comes forward and confesses to the crime, creating debate about who was actually responsible for Kevin’s death. This week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly” will be examining what is perhaps the most extensive and controversial hit-and-run case in the history of the United States, which has still not found a conclusive resolution after four decades.

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    Additional Reading:

    http://people.com/archive/a-mothers-anguish-kept-alive-a-sons-memory-and-her-lonely-search-for-his-hit-and-run-killer-vol-10-no-3/

    http://articles.courant.com/2005-12-12/news/0512120514_1_grand-jury-mr-hansen-case

    http://cooljustice.blogspot.ca/2013/02/this-is-what-grand-jury-report-looks.html
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    http://cooljustice.blogspot.ca/2016/09/hit-and-run-chronology-grand-jury.html
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    43 mins
  • Patreon December Sampler: Patricia Meehan

    Patreon December Sampler: Patricia Meehan
    Dec 18 2024
    April 20, 1989. Circle, Montana. While driving on the wrong side of a rural highway, 37-year old Patricia Meehan gets into a collision with another car. After staring blankly at the vehicle’s driver, Patricia walks out onto the prairie and disappears. During the next few months, there would be numerous sightings of a disoriented-woman resembling Patricia. This leads to speculation that the trauma of the car crash caused Patricia to develop amnesia and forget who she was, but she is ultimately never found.

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    44 mins