Texas' Lost Girls – The Unsolved Case of the Fort Worth Trio

03/13/25 • 31 min

Three girls. One holiday shopping trip. A mystery that has haunted Texas for half a century.

On December 23, 1974, seventeen-year-old Rachel Trlica, fourteen-year-old Lisa Renee
Wilson, and nine-year-old Julie Ann Moseley set off on what should have been a routine trip to the mall. With Christmas just two days away, the air was filled with holiday cheer, the sound of festive music, and the rush of last-minute shoppers.

But before the day ended, the three girls vanished without a trace.

Their car—a 1972 Oldsmobile 98—was found abandoned in the upper-level Sears parking lot, its doors locked. No sign of a struggle. No clues to where they had gone. Then, on Christmas Eve, a letter arrived, allegedly from Rachel, claiming they had run away.

But something about the letter was wrong.

Over the years, the case twisted and turned with chilling developments—cryptic sightings, ominous leads, and a private investigator who took his secrets to the grave. Witnesses reported seeing the girls with an unknown individual before they disappeared. Who was this person? Did they leave willingly? Were they taken?

Now, 50 years later, the truth remains elusive. Their families refuse to give up. Investigators still search for answers. And somewhere out there, someone knows what really happened.

Texas' Lost Girls is a gripping true crime investigation that dives deep into one of the Lone Star State’s most enduring mysteries—a case that remains unsolved, a tragedy that refuses to be forgotten.

The past never stays buried. Will the truth finally come to light?

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Texas' Lost Girls – The Unsolved Case of the Fort Worth Trio

Three girls. One holiday shopping trip. A mystery that has haunted Texas for half a century.

But before the day ended, the three girls vanished without a trace.

But something about the letter was wrong.

Now, 50 years later, the truth remains elusive. Their families refuse to give up. Investigators still search for answers. And somewhere out there, someone knows what really happened.

The past never stays buried. Will the truth finally come to light?

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The Case of the Two Timelines

The Case of the Two Timelines - A Mick & Mack Mystery

Time is a tricky thing—especially when it comes to crime.

When smooth-talking conman Simon Ralston tries to swindle the wrong widow, private detectives Johnny Chandler and Vicky Langford step in to retrieve what’s been stolen. But just as they close in on Ralston, he offers them something much more valuable than a stolen heirloom—a name: Theodore Calloway.

Hours later, Calloway is found dead in his Yorkville townhouse, and detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely are on the case. The crime scene is pristine, but something doesn’t add up. A business card from Ralston’s shop is left in plain sight. Too plain. Too convenient.

As Johnny and Vicky follow Ralston’s trail of past marks, Mick and Mack dig deeper into Calloway’s life, uncovering a tangled web of high-society deception, counterfeit jewelry, and a deadly game of revenge.

With sharp wit, relentless determination, and just a little luck, these four detectives must unravel two overlapping timelines—the crimes of the past and the murder in the present—before an innocent man takes the fall.

And as the dust settles, a shadowy figure remains: a master forger with a history too dangerous to ignore. He’s not done yet. The question isn’t if he’ll resurface... but when.

A fast-paced, witty detective mystery in 1950s Toronto, The Case of the Two Timelines delivers sharp banter, clever twists, and a noir atmosphere where nothing is quite as it seems.

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Vanished & Forgotten: The Lost Women of Hamilton - Susan Gourley, Felicia Floriani and Project Advocate (Trailer)

Coming This Sunday, March 16 – Only on Ontario Cold Cases: Canada’s True Crime Podcast

🔎 Three women vanished. One was found murdered. One was lost for a decade before her bones were uncovered in a farmer’s field. The third? Still missing. And the killer? Never brought to justice.

Last week, we explored the chilling murder of Kimlyn Tolgyes, a 19-year-old sex worker found decomposing near a Burlington park in 2002. Police believed she wasn’t the first victim.

This week, we take you deeper into the darkness.

🕵️‍♂️ Susan Gourley disappeared in 2001. She was never seen again.
💀 Felicia Floriani was just 15 years old when she vanished in 2002. Her remains were discovered a decade later in a remote field.
🚨 Project Advocate—the police task force dedicated to catching a predator—followed 800 tips, investigated 150 suspects, and made two key arrests.

But no one was ever charged with murder of these three ladies.

Did Hamilton’s most vulnerable women fall victim to a lone serial killer? Or were there multiple predators hunting the city’s streets?

And the biggest question of all—
Did the killing stop? Or is the murderer still out there?

🎙️ Join us this Sunday, March 16, as we unravel one of Ontario’s most chilling cold cases.

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Because some cases may go cold—but they are never forgotten.

🔎 Justice delayed does not have to mean justice denied. Stay tuned.

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