Going West: True Crime

Dark West Productions

Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.

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Jennifer Harris // 203

Going West: True Crime

05/24/22 • 37 min

In May of 2002, a 28-year-old woman returned to her hometown in Texas to start anew. But, after spending the evening with an anonymous person, she disappeared. The next day, her Jeep was found, followed by her body floating in the Red River days later. Rumors circled the town regarding love triangles and a potential pregnancy, but who murdered her? This is the story of Jennifer Harris.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Fort Worth Star Telegram: https://www.newspapers.com/image/646260695/?terms=jennifer%20harris&match=1

2. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dfw/name/jennifer-harris-obituary?id=16593696

3. Red Rabbit Justice: https://redrabbitjustice.com/#5d51d2ce-1d06-464b-99d5-9cea5afc45b5

4. 48 Hours Episode: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/k0pgF5gA2oV1XK09IE9ZXKWSUgvwCQNo/

5. KXIIi: https://www.kxii.com/video/2022/05/12/we-want-answers-remembering-jennifer-harris-years-after-her-unsolved-murder/

6. Barry's website: https://www.wernickfordallas.com/

6 Listeners

Brandon Embry // 338

Going West: True Crime

09/08/23 • 44 min

In September of 2019, a 33-year-old man was found dead in his North Carolina apartment. Despite the scene suggesting a brutal attack and murder, his death was ultimately ruled a case of pneumonia. But considering his girlfriend was known for her obsessive, violent behavior, his family is pushing to have his case reopened. This is the story of Brandon Embry.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Brandon's obituary: https://everloved.com/life-of/brandon-embry/obituary/

2. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/brandon-embrys-death-how-did-he-die-who-killed-him/

3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/14crdpk/in_2019_brandon_embry_was_discovered_in_his/

4. Justice for Brandon Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/brandonwembry

5. Still A Mystery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8241514/

6. True Crime Diva: https://truecrimediva.com/brandon-embry/?expand_article=1

7. Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/asheboro-police-department-to-get-brandon-embry-s-case-reopened

8. Timeline: https://www.facebook.com/brandonwembry/posts/231609071871304

4 Listeners

Savanna Greywind // 331

Going West: True Crime

08/15/23 • 39 min

In August of 2017, a 22-year-old North Dakota woman headed to a neighbor’s apartment to help with a sewing project, and never returned home. When her body was discovered in a river days later, her loved ones were horrified to learn why. This is the murder of Savanna Greywind.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183207843/savanna-marie-lafontaine-greywind

2. Inforum: https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/crews-prison-confidant-gives-explosive-testimony-in-murder-conspiracy-trial

3. Valley News Live: https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Brooke-Crews-testifies-gruesome-details--494276921.html

4. Twin Cities Pioneer Press: https://www.twincities.com/2017/08/24/newborn-found-2-questioned-in-fargo-womans-disappearance/

5. Valley News Live: https://www.valleynewslive.com/2021/08/20/remembering-savanna-greywind-four-years-later/

6. Lies, Crimes, and Video: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14156990/

7. HPR: https://hpr1.com/index.php/feature/news/this-was-a-play-straight-from-hell/

8. Everipedia: https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/william-hoehn

9. The Florida Times-Union: https://www.jacksonville.com/story/special/special-sections/2018/09/26/woman-who-cut-fetus-from-victims-womb-said-boyfriend-pressured-her-to-produce-baby/10007845007/

10. New Zealand Herald: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/creepy-past-of-baby-obsessed-brooke-crews/Q7KLX44555L6VGVKKDLW2HZEJE/#:~:text=After%20Crews%20returned%20from%20Australia,two%20children%20with%20Carl%20Crews.

11. Daily Star: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/savanna-greywind-brooke-crew-haisley-18678268

12. The Dickinson Press: https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/we-are-treating-it-as-a-criminal-investigation-fargo-police-say-about-missing-pregnant-woman

13. KVRR: https://www.kvrr.com/2018/02/02/55469/

4 Listeners

Christopher Thompkins // 372

Going West: True Crime

01/12/24 • 37 min

In January of 2002, a 20-year-old man was working a surveying job in a Georgia forest when he vanished without a trace. When his co-workers realized he was no longer standing in the line, they began their search for him, only to find one of his boots hanging from a barbed wire fence, with his work tools, his work pants, and twelve cents laying in the grass next to it. So where did he go, and what happened to him? This is the story of Christopher Thompkins.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. The Crime Wire: https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Mysterious-Disappearance-of-Christopher-Thompkins

2. WTVM: https://www.wtvm.com/2023/07/19/20-years-later-family-officials-continue-search-answers-disappearance-harris-co-man/

3. Ledger-Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/860192725/?terms=christopher%20thompkins&match=1

4. US Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/surveyors.htm#:~:text=Boundary%20or%20land%20surveyors%20determine,proper%20depths%20for%20building%20foundations.

5. Exit 9: https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232151/http://exit9.news/2019/03/14/christopher-thompkins-part-ii-following-the-clues/

6. The End of Summer: https://the-end-of-summer.blogspot.com/2015/01/missing.html

7. Ledger-Enquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/860307726/?terms=christopher%20thompkins&match=18.

9. Ledger-Enquirer: https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article28986784.html

10. WRBL: https://www.wrbl.com/news/vigil-for-man-missing-since-2002/

11. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ovx5x7/anyone_familiar_with_this_case_the_bizarre/

4 Listeners

Gilgo Beach Murders Update / L.I.S.K // 322

Going West: True Crime

07/15/23 • 52 min

On July 13, 2023, a 59-year-old Long Island architect was arrested in connection to three of the Gilgo Beach Murders. With the release of an indictment document today, a slew of evidence has become available, including cell phone activity and DNA connections. This is the update to episode 313 of Going West on the Gilgo Beach Murders, also known, as the Long Island Serial Killings.

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/14/us/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-court-document.html

4 Listeners

Monique Baugh // 384

Going West: True Crime

02/23/24 • 38 min

In December of 2019, a 28-year-old realtor headed to an appointment with a prospective client and vanished. When her body was found in an alleyway, police uncovered the details of her grisly kidnapping and worked hard to put her killers behind bars. With the help of surveillance footage and the knowledge of a threat being put on her family, police narrowed in on story people for the crime. This is the story of Monique Baugh.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206097942/monique-latrice_leanna-baugh

2. StarTribune: https://www.startribune.com/parents-of-slain-minneapolis-mother-realtor-speak-out-as-one-of-four-suspects-makes-court-appearance/567971212/?refresh=true

3. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/779758895/?terms=monique%20baugh

4. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-monique-baugh-kids?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR0Fk3ixHBje5nHVhcpPqwEgWKoHLCOsB4Bqh3y0ioaYLCnWppxihzPIoCM

5. Pioneer Press: https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/03/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-minneapolis-real-estate-agent/

6. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/convictions-reversed-in-murder-trial-over-minneapolis-real-estate-agent-court-rules/

7. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8300649/Fugitive-arrested-Minnesota-slaying-real-estate-agent.html

8. Star Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/737947038/?terms=jon%20mitchell%20momoh

9. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9784223/Two-men-receive-life-without-parole-kidnapping-killing-Minneapolis-Realtor.html

10. Fox 9 Minneapolis St. Paul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StHRxqRgscE

11. KARE 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg52OqLc2O0

12. KARE 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHvK1vDFoh8

13. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/monique-baugh-murder-sentencing-cedric-barry-davis-new-years-eve/

14. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/elsa-segura-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-aiding-in-killing-of-monique-baugh/

15. Bring Me The News: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/kris-lindahl-launches-monique-baugh-fundraiser-as-horrific-details-emerge-of-her-killing

16. Pioneer Press: https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/03/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-minneapolis-real-estate-agent/

17. Fox9: https://www.fox9.com/news/search-warrant-murdered-minneapolis-realtor-t...

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Suzanne Morphew // 323

Going West: True Crime

07/18/23 • 49 min

In May of 2020, a Colorado woman went missing after she allegedly left her home alone for a Sunday bike ride. That same day, police discovered her bike abandoned in a local ravine, but suspicions led police to believe that the scene may have been staged. But with text, surveillance, and phone ping evidence, police were led to believe that someone in her life was behind what happened to her. This is the story of Suzanne Morphew.

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Humboldt Missing Five // 220

Going West: True Crime

07/22/22 • 54 min

Between 1993 and 2014, five women with similar appearances and backgrounds vanished under comparably suspicious circumstances in the same small area of California. As an area that is already nicknamed “The Black Hole” for its large number of disappearances, many locals believe that there is a serial killer stalking the area. These are the stories of Jennifer Wilmer, Karen Mitchell, Christine Walters, Sheila Franks, and Danielle Bertolini. Also known, as the Humboldt Missing Five.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Missing Women Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HUMBOLDTMISSINGWOMEN/?fref=ts

2. Sheila's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HELPFINDSHEILASHERRELLFRANKS

3. Danielle's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DanielleBertoliniBrooks/photos/?ref=page_internal

4. Christine Lindsey Walters: https://www.facebook.com/HelpFindChristineLindseyWalters/

5. Kym Kemp: https://kymkemp.com/2015/04/01/the-humboldt-five-so-many-missing-from-such-a-small-area/

6. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/femur-bone-found-near-eel-river-fortuna-california-identified-belonging-n1062376

7. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231693990/danielle-nicole-bertolini#

8. Web Sleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ca-james-eugene-jones-43-humboldt-county-poi-serial-murders.376261/

9. Murder, She Told: https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/danielle-bertolini

10. Newsday: https://www.newspapers.com/image/725427854/?terms=jennifer%20wilmer&match=1

11. Long Island's Lost Girls: http://billyjensen.com/wp-content/themes/billjensen/pdfs/crime_stories/dark_star.pdf

12. Times Standard: https://www.times-standard.com/2017/11/19/missing-but-not-forgotten-family-friends-share-memories-of-karen-mitchell-20-years-after-her-disappearance/#:~:text=Every%20year%2C%20Karen%20Mitchell's%20family,30.

13. What Happened to Christine Walters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&feature=youtu.be&v=NfGGFVjOaUg&fbclid=IwAR0fnjxpnXyZyp2F8jqwHCLhs7iJcvXuRYezeuiE2V-VHNw45Hmm1Nx9LLM

14. Chip Chick: https://www.chipchick.com/2021/10/23-year-old-goes-on-vacation-ends-up-naked-and-covered-in-cuts-on-a-strangers-doorstep-saying-someone-was-out-to-get-her-before-disappearing-just-days-later-and-its-been-over-10-years-since-she-w.html?ccmBTags=true

15. Times Standard: https://www.times-standard.com/2013/11/14/without-a-trace-a-familys-search-for-their-daughter-young-wisconsin-woman-disappeared-in-eureka-five-years-ago-today/

16. The Capital Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/522545327

17. KMUD: https://soundcloud.com/kmudnews/families-of-two-missing-girls-say-cases-are-connected-by-one-man

18. Crime Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HKq7el7APs

19. Kym K...

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Cynthia Anderson // 222

Going West: True Crime

07/29/22 • 41 min

In August of 1981, a 20-year-old woman in Ohio disappeared in broad daylight from her office. When her boss arrived to find her car still in the parking lot, and signs that she had been there that day, but no trace of her, she was reported missing. Weeks before her disappearance, she had been receiving threatening phone calls, had numerous dreams about being abducted and murdered, and was concerned about a stalker at work. To this day, she has never been found. This is the disappearance of Cynthia Anderson.

BONUS EPISODES

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CASE SOURCES

1. Unsolved Mysteries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X11R90OOiEc&t=469s

2. Michael's Obituary: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74405918/michael-winger-anderson

3. The News-Messenger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/304106254/?terms=cynthia%20anderson&match=1

4. The News-Messenger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/304809711/?terms=cynthia%20anderson&match=1

5. The Newark Advocate: https://www.newspapers.com/image/289536995/?terms=cynthia%20anderson%20disappeared&match=1

6. Justia Law: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/50/717/2332708/

7. Buzzfeed Unsolved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLIUkk6Esr0

2 Listeners

Storm & Adagio Talifero // 325

Going West: True Crime

07/25/23 • 42 min

In June of 2018, a vegan blogger and his son allegedly set sail from California, bound for Hawaii on a three month excursion. After they failed to contact family, it seemed as if they had both vanished at sea. But when one of their bodies washed ashore, their family began to suspect that there was never a boating trip after all. As the father’s complicated history came to light, far more sinister theories came into play. These are the disappearances of Gerald “Storm” Talifero, and his son, Adagio Talifero.

BONUS EPISODES

Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398

Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES

1. News Break: https://original.newsbreak.com/@the-vivid-faces-of-the-vanished-1590506/2657658843029-his-father-said-he-took-his-son-sailing-with-some-friends-but-he-never-returned

2. Find Adagio Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/findadagio

3. Storm's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stormtalifero

4. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/n8i83n/storm_and_adagio_talifero_a_raw_vegan_guru_and/

5. NBC San Diego: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/father-and-son-go-missing-on-sailing-trip/172135/

6. Jinjee's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jinjee.garrick

7. Storm's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@stormtalifero/featured

8. Sarah Best: https://www.sarahbest.com/raw-gurus-can-you-trust-them/?cid=11436