This episode was originally released on our sister podcast Vanished Voices, where we focus on under-reported cases and victims who too often go unheard — including Indigenous women, LGBTQ+ victims, and other marginalized communities. For crossover week, we’re sharing it here on the Crime Clueless feed so our listeners don’t miss this powerful story.

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In August of 2003, nineteen-year-old Sonya Ivanoff walked home through the quiet streets of Nome, Alaska — a college student, basketball player, and proud Inupiaq woman with her whole life ahead of her. Two days later, her body was found on the edge of town.

The man responsible wasn’t a stranger. He was one sworn to protect.
In this episode, we share Sonya’s story — who she was before that night, what happened in the investigation that followed, and how her murder exposed a painful truth about the vulnerability of Indigenous women in Alaska.

Through her family’s words, community outrage, and the lasting impact of her case, we examine how trust in law enforcement was shattered, and what it revealed about the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Her name was Sonya Ivanoff. And her story deserves to be remembered.

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On a sunny morning in June 1991, Penny Bell left her beautiful home in Buckinghamshire and told the builders she was late for an appointment. She never came back. Just a couple of hours later, she was found brutally stabbed more than fifty times inside her powder blue Jaguar — parked in broad daylight, in a busy West London car park.

No weapon found. Purse left in the car. No witnesses who could stop it. And the £8,500 Penny withdrew just days before? Gone, without a trace.

This week, we dig into one of Britain’s most baffling unsolved murders — a case so public, so frenzied, and yet somehow still unsolved over thirty years later.

Who was the man seen sitting in the passenger seat? What was that mysterious “appointment” she was rushing to? And how does someone commit a daylight murder in a crowded car park and vanish into thin air?

Get ready to question everything you thought you knew about “safe places,” as we peel back the layers of the Penny Bell mystery — one clue, one contradiction, and one unanswered question at a time.

If you know something about Penny’s case, you can contact the Metropolitan Police – specifically the cold case team handling Penny Bell’s murder – at 0208 785 8267. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can reach out to Crimestoppers in the UK at 0800 555 111. They will take your information confidentially.

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A respected attorney in Texas sets his VCR to record the Super Bowl… and vanishes.

A day later, a John Doe is found dead over 1,600 miles away on a desolate Washington highway—no ID, no car, and dressed in clothes that weren’t his. For eleven years, no one connects the two.

In this episode, we dive into the bizarre disappearance of David Glenn Lewis, a man whose story defies logic at every turn. From the eerie timeline in Amarillo, Texas, to the chilling clues found in Yakima County, nothing about this case adds up.

Was it foul play, a breakdown, or something stranger? And what happened to the missing case files from a lawsuit he was involved in at the time?

Join us as we unpack one of the most puzzling true crime mysteries you’ve never heard of—because once you do, you’ll be as obsessed as we are.

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