TheColdCases.com Podcast | True Crime & Cold Cases

By Dustin Terry | True Crime Journalist

TheColdCases.com Podcast | True Crime & Cold Cases was founded by Dustin Terry, who also serves as its host. The show takes listeners on a deep dive into the chilling world of true crime and cold cases that have left communities searching for answers. Each episode uncovers mysteries ranging from haunting murder stories to puzzling disappearances, exploring the evidence and unraveling the threads of cases that have long remained unsolved.

Through careful investigative journalism, the podcast del

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John Hartenfeld’s Cold Case and His Son’s Long Search for Truth

Send us Fan Mail In August 1996, John Hartenfeld drove into the mountains of northern New Mexico for a solo fly fishing trip and never came home. His Toyota 4-Runner was found two months later on remote ranch land — every fingerprint wiped from the v

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15 Year Old Shaylee Snyder Was Lured & Murdered

Send us Fan Mail #JusticeForShaylee: She Was Not a Runaway Fifteen-year-old Shaylee Snyder disappeared from Indianapolis on February 10, 2025. Her family went to police with burner phones, medical records, and eyewitness accounts — and were told, "Sh

14:05

People Know Gary Butler's Killer But Won't Say

Send us Fan Mail On the morning of February 26, 1996, 25-year-old Gary Butler was found dead in a retention pond in Manville, New Jersey. Police initially called it a hit-and-run. The evidence said otherwise. Nearly thirty years later, no one has bee

16:44

Was Jack Morgan Killed by his Dad for Being Gay?

Send us Fan Mail In December 1996, fifteen-year-old Jack Morgan vanished from his San Diego home after an argument with his father. No clothes taken. No money. No note. Nothing. Authorities called it a runaway case. His father called it closed — thro

15:41

Jimmie Retha Brown and a Suspect Who "Allegedly" Got Away With Murder

Send us Fan Mail In the summer of 1977, sixteen-year-old Jimmie Retha Brown got into a van with a man her friend said she could trust. She was never seen alive again. Found bound and strangled in the New Mexico desert days later, Jimmie's murder set

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Pacific Atrocities Education Discusses WWII War Crimes in Asia

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode, we sit down with Jenny Chan, founder of Pacific Atrocities Education ( https://www.pacificatrocities.org ), to explore the hidden history of Imperial Japan's systematic atrocities during World War II—a chapt

18:39

Tulsa Race Riots & Rev. Stephenson’s Film

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful and deeply reflective episode, I sit down with Kevin Stephenson, Reverend and President of Faith Based Films LLC, to discuss his upcoming film project, 1921, which explores the Tulsa Race Riots of 1921—one of the mos

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Family of Arash Nikoonejad Seek Justice for 2019 Gainesville Murder

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of The Cold Cases Podcast, host Dustin Terry sits down with Zahra Abyazenjad, the mother of Arash Nikoonejad, a 27-year-old Gainesville man whose life was tragically cut short in November 2019. Arash was foun

18:58

David Charles Matte & Lingering Questions in Lafayette | Unsolved

Send us Fan Mail In this emotional and revealing episode of TheColdCases.com Podcast, host Dustin Terry sits down with Lori Matte, the sister of 45-year-old David Charles Matte, who was brutally attacked and left for dead on the side of a Louisiana r

11:41

Maeve McGoran & Shipwreck - A Fascinating Interview | True Crime

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of The Cold Cases, host Dustin Terry sits down with Maeve McGoran, creator of the gripping true-crime podcast ShipWreck, to explore the depths of human tragedy, resilience, and justice. Maeve opens up about t

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Lidia Jean Kott & Chinatown Sting | True Crime

Send us Fan Mail Journalist and podcast host Lidia Jean Kott joins TheColdCases.com Podcast to take us inside The Chinatown Sting—an investigative series that follows an undercover operation, a web of heroin shipments hidden in everyday objects, and

21:51

Eric Franks: A Case Lost to Time | Cold Cases

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Podcast Episode: The Disappearance of Eric Lee Franks 🕵️‍♂️🛻 In this gripping episode of The Cold Cases Podcast, we speak with Eric Lee Franks' brother-in-law, who opens up about the heartbreak, the unanswered questions, and the c

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Flight Attendant Killed in Philly Airport Hotel | Cold Cases

Send us Fan Mail Flight Attendant Diana Ramos Dies in Philly Airport Hotel Under Mysterious Circumstances In this deeply emotional episode of TheColdCases.com, we delve into the haunting case of Diana Ramos, a missing flight attendant whose disappear

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Was Cruz Cordova Sr. Death Staged for Money | Cold Cases

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode, we uncover the troubling details surrounding the death of Cruz Cordova Sr., a South Texas man whose passing was ruled a suicide — despite glaring inconsistencies and a forensic expert’s conclusion that the c