At the Edge of Town: The Murder of Linda Gibson and Cody Garrett

03/22/22 • 53 min

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On July 3, 1994, 21 year old Linda Gibson and her 4 year old half-brother Cody Garrett left their apartment to walk to the local convenience store. The siblings never returned home. Four days later their mother and step-father were driven to a vacant field at the edge town where the bodies of her two children were subsequently found. It has been nearly 28 years since this brutal double homicide rocked the small town of Somerset, KY and the family of these victims is stills searching for answers.
** In this episode, I inadvertently mispronounced the last name of the Somerset Sheriff Sam Catron. I only learned of this after recording the entire episode. I wanted to apologize for this error. In any future episodes this mistake will be corrected.**

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Where are Kandi and Krista?

Kandi Green Gonzalez was last seen on June 1, 2021 in the Abbott Creek Road area of Prestonsburg, KY. On the day she vanished she was caught on a video that has gone viral pleading for a neighbor to call her mother. Two years before Kandi disappeared another young woman, Krista Garrett disappeared without a trace. This episode explores the mysterious disappearances of these two women and whether or not they may be connected by more than geography.

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Loss of Innocence: The Murder of Vanissa Waford

**NOTE: I inadvertently mispronounced Vanissa’s name in both episodes. It is pronounced slightly different than the traditional Vanessa name. I am so sorry for this error and it will be corrected with a recorded introduction to both episodes. **
On June 25, 1989, beloved seventeen year old Vanissa "Nissy" Waford was working her shift at Maxie's Shoe Store in Shelbyville, Kentucky. "Nissy" had just graduated at the top of her class at Shelby County High School and was headed off to college in the fall. On that fateful day, just as the store closed the beautiful teenager was brutally beaten to death in a robbery gone wrong. The senseless murder rocked the small town and police were desperate for answers. The investigation took months but in March 1991, William Ray Stark, Jr. was arrested for the crime. The arrest and indictment brought some degree of relief to the community but justice would not come for the crime. What followed the indictment was a legal nightmare and a failed prosecution. The failures mean that there has been no justice for Vanissa, her family or the community.