The Trail Went Cold - Episode 442 - Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Lueth, Brandon Rumbaugh and Lisa Gurrieri

November 10, 1951. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Three brothers from the Klein family – eight-year old Kenneth, six-year old David and four-year old Danny – leave their residence to go play in nearby Farview Park, but they never return home. When a search effort is launched, the brothers’ scents are tracked to a bank of the Mississippi River about a mile away. After two woollen caps are found on a layer of ice, the Minneapolis Police Department concludes that all three boys fell into the water and drowned. However, there are a number of suspicious details to make the boys’ family suspect they were kidnapped and harmed, but even though the case is reinvestigated decades later, no trace of the Kenneth, David or Danny is ever found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearance of the Klein brothers, a rare case where three siblings went missing simultaneously. Special thanks to listener to Thomas Crow for narrating the opening of this episode. If you happen to have any information about this case, please contact the Minneapolis Police Department tip line at 612-692-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: "The Lost Brothers: A Family's Decades-Long Search" by Jack El-Hai "Long Lost: An Investigative History Series" Podcast by Twin Cities PBS https://charleyproject.org/case/kenneth-thomas-klein-jr https://charleyproject.org/case/daniel-james-klein https://charleyproject.org/case/david-john-klein https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/the-lost-brothers-jack-el-hai/ https://racketmn.com/klein-brothers-missing-minnesota-cold-case https://www.inforum.com/news/the-vault/minnesotas-oldest-listed-missing-persons-case-what-happened-to-the-three-klein-brothers https://www.the-sun.com/news/us-news/7929332/missing-klein-brothers-murdered-detective/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

December 14, 2011. Andover, Massachusetts. 69-year old John “Jack” Magee and his 67-year old wife, Geraldine “Jeri” Magee, are found shot to death inside their mansion in what appears to be a professional hit. There are no signs of robbery or forced entry at the scene, though it turns out that the couple’s SUV was stolen and driven 20 miles to the North End of Boston before it was set on fire. Even though the Magees are wealthy and Jack owned a successful construction company, they do not appear to have any known enemies and investigators are unable to find anything in the couple’s backgrounds to shed any light on potential motives for their murders. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a perplexing double homicide from New England which has remained unsolved for nearly 14 years. Additional Reading: https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/essex-county/new-englands-unsolved-new-information-murder-john-geraldine-magee/GNYSELA4PZAGLFMUKGZAWUUZCI/ https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/essex-county/new-englands-unsolved-new-information-murder-john-geraldine-magee/GNYSELA4PZAGLFMUKGZAWUUZCI/ https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/andover-double-murder-remains-unsolved-10-years-later-story-disappeared/2581519/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/20/metro/andover-couple-found-murdered-2011/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/09/metro/people-who-committed-this-act-are-still-large-family-andover-couple-slain-ten-years-ago-home-implores-tipsters-come-forward/ https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/12/ten-years-after-killings-of-john-and-geraldine-magee-in-andover-family-hopes-someone-will-come-forward-our-family-has-lost-ten-years-of-love.html https://abcnews.go.com/US/massachusetts-mansion-murders-couple-gunned-home/story?id=15159796 https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/12/09/they-need-to-be-brought-to-justice-andover-slay-victims-children-seek-answers-10-years-later/ https://www.wcvb.com/article/da-renews-appeal-for-information-into-murders-of-andover-couple/25583792 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massachusetts-married-couple-killed-in-mansion-murder/ https://www.mass.gov/news/magee-family-statement-on-10th-anniversary-of-andover-murders https://coldcasene.org/f/john-and-geraldine-magee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiGkC10tlI4 https://www.truecrimeconsult.com/62-the-mansion-murders/ "The Trail Went Cold" will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18-20, 2025. To get a 20 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “ROBIN20”, by visiting https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/.  “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

June 24, 1991. Boarhills, Scotland. The body of 33-year old Sandy Drummond is found on a farm track across the road from his cottage and it is determined that he was choked to death with what is described as a “ju-jitsu stranglehold”. In the days prior to his death, Sandy had suddenly quit his job without notice and withdrew nearly all of his money from his accounts, leading to speculation that someone may have been bullying or blackmailing him. Investigators explore a number of different leads, including eyewitness sightings of an orange car parked outside Sandy’s cottage before he was killed, but are unable to determine a clear-cut motive for the crime. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel to Scotland to explore one of their most perplexing unsolved murders. Additional Reading: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scotlands-unsolved-murders-mystery-devoted-22208850 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12741252.claim-of-cover-up-over-murder-report/ https://archive.news.stv.tv/archive/1358421-victim-of-unsolved-murder-killed-by-ju-jitsu-stranglehold.html https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/past-times/2161078/unsolved-murder-sandy-drummonds-tragic-death-still-remains-one-of-fifes-most-notorious-cold-cases/ https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/scottish-cold-case-murders-investigated-25187417 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/inside-unsolved-murder-sandy-drummond-28272182 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MIRROR+CRIMEBUSTERS%3A+Distraught+mum+died+in+torment+while+son%27s...-a072972920 "The Trail Went Cold" will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18-20, 2025. To get a 20 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “ROBIN20”, by visiting https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/.  “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

August 23, 2008. Blount County, Tennessee. After leaving his condo in Maryville, 51-year old Mike Hearon drives to his rural farm with plans to mow the lawn and some neighbours see him driving away from his residence on his ATV. Mike vanishes without a trace and the abandoned ATV is eventually found on a steep hill located a mile from his property. Mike’s family suspects that he may have stumbled upon something he wasn’t supposed to see and became the victim of foul play, but there is no evidence to work with and Mike is never found.  July 18, 2007. Ravalli County, Montana. 55-year old Barbara Bolick goes hiking in the Bitterroot Mountains on the Bear Creek Overlook Trail alongside a friend named Jim Ramaker. According to Jim, they were headed back down the trail together when he stopped at a scenic overview, but even though he only took his eyes off Barbara for about a minute, Jim claims that she vanished without a trace and he was unable to find her. A massive search effort fails to turn up any trace of Barbara and while Jim is not considered to be a suspect in her disappearance, there is no evidence to explain what happened. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two baffling missing persons cases involving victims who seemingly vanished into thin air in remote areas. if you have any information on the disappearance of Mike Hearon, please contact the Blount County Sheriff’s Office at (865) 273-5000. If you have any information about the disappearance of Barbara Bolick, please contact the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office at (406) 375-4005. Join us on Saturday, July 5 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/michael-edwin-hearon https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/50-volunteers-join-search-for-missing-maryville-man-ep-411119166-359796801.html/?page=1 https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/family-of-missing-man-still-searching/article_26118160-9967-54c5-8f13-1aed52c1a285.html https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/aug/27/missing-man-still-mystery-4-years-after/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/128530073/ https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/mike-hearon-man-missing-in-the-mountains/51-354008626 https://www.wbir.com/article/news/special-reports/the-vanished/vanished-mike-hearon-missing-in-the-moutains/51-d4855ea8-13ba-4710-a534-0ce8f1dc8441 https://parkpredators.com/the-local/ https://charleyproject.org/case/barbara-assunta-bolick https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/ground-search-for-missing-woman-suspendedposted-on-aug/article_623e4d47-a337-5984-bfa5-aa64697c3439.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/411502280/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/352194122/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/352194127/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/352194122/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/352194127/ https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/missing-bitterroot-woman-still-a-mystery "The Trail Went Cold" will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18-20, 2025. To get a 20 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “ROBIN20”, by visiting https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/.  “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 19, 2001. Leverett’s Chapel, Texas. After leaving her house to go for a walk on a nearby trail, 15-year old Jessica Sadler never returns home and her body is discovered underneath a trash pile at a dumpsite in a wooded area four days later. Jessica’s cause of death is determined to be blunt force trauma and suspicion is directed towards her 18-year old friend, Curtis DeWayne Howard, who confesses to having had sex with Jessica on the day she disappeared. Since Jessica was underage, Curtis is charged with sexual assault, but winds up being acquitted at trial and there is not enough evidence to link him or anyone else to Jessica’s death. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the tragic unsolved murder of Jessica Sadler, which has remained unsolved for over two decades. if you have any information about this case, please contact the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office at (903) 657-3581. Additional Reading: https://www.newspapers.com/image/590725885/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590726079/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590726108/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/211114868/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590726314/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/612144132/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/612144146/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590730807/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590730820/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590726893/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590726926/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590733068/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590733086/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590756837/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590756864/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590757231/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590757254/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590758209/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/590758280/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/612157810/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/612157845/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/215598940/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/215599148/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/215600984/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/215601117/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/215437032/ https://www.kltv.com/story/1251895/suspect-found-not-guilty-in-murder-sexual-assault-case/ https://www.kltv.com/story/1511109/anniversary-of-teenagers-mysterious-murder/ For our podcast recommendation of the week, be sure to check out "Evil Lies - The Boy in the Mat: Kendrick 'KJ' Johnson". "The Trail Went Cold" will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18-20, 2025. To get a 20 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “ROBIN20”, by visiting https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/.  “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.