Moni was missing, but it didn't make any sense. She would never have left her young daughters. Her family hadn't seen her for months. But she had been posting on social media, texting them, and had even called her landlord. Or had she? Monica Moynan actually wasn't behind any of these communications. It was the man who killed her, the father of her children, the man that disposed of her body so expertly that investigators couldn't find Moni. Police and prosecutors built a meticulous case against Brian Sluss—they had evidence, evidence that he had pretended to be her in digital communications, Moni's blood beneath the floor tiles in her home, and sudden, unexplained changes to the furnishings in her home. But they still didn't have one important thing—Moni's body. In this episode, Kathryn Pomeroy and Melanie Shekita walk us through how they built a murder case without a body against Brian Sluss and put him behind bars for life.

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47-year-old Teresa Richardson was found dead in her home on Bluebird Lane in New London, North Carolina exactly 21 years ago this week. She lived alone in the mobile home park. Her neighbor found her with multiple stab wounds on the floor of her home when she failed to show up for a planned social gathering. Immediately, investigators in Montgomery County had boots on the ground interviewing people who knew Teresa and taking DNA samples from anyone who would consent. More than 75 samples were taken. Family, friends, and acquaintances were eliminated through DNA and interviews. The case went cold. Now, the State Bureau of Investigation is relooking at the cold case hoping advancements in DNA technology or a tip could be the key to getting justice for Teresa. In this episode, we go behind the scenes of this cold case with an investigator from the State Bureau of Investigation.

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In this episode, we're going to be talking about a national crisis that's happening right under our noses, in our backyards—human trafficking. What exactly is human trafficking? Well, many people still think of it as women being smuggled in a van across the border and forced into sexual servitude in a modern-day brothel. To be clear, this still happens. But what's more common is a business that's operating in plain sight, massage parlors that seem legitimate, but they're not. In most cases, the only way to disband these businesses and free these women, because most of the victims are women, is to catch the people who are operating them.

It's estimated that there are 13,000 illegal massage businesses operating across the country, in every single state. They generate an estimated 5 billion dollars a year in revenue. So, whose is responsible for stopping these businesses from operating? Police departments don't usually have the manpower or the time to handle these cases because there are so many. In addition, the business owners usually face light penalties and often reopen their illegal establishments quickly even after they've been charged. Plus, the ugly truth is that the employees often face penalties for prostitution even in this day and age when we know they are victims of sex trafficking. And even if employees aren't charged, they're reluctant to testify against the business owners for fear of retribution making these cases very difficult to prosecute.

Our guest for this episode has dedicated much of his attention and energy to shining a light on human trafficking and sharing the information with law enforcement partners so they can properly charge people, prosecute them, and disband these businesses for good. Mike Longmire says these businesses represent organized crime and require community outrage to run them out of town.