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  • Jean Spangler Pt. Two

    Jean Spangler Pt. Two
    2026/04/30
    October 7, 1949. Los Angeles, California. 26-year old actress Jean Spangler leaves her home and asks her sister-in-law to watch over her daughter. Jean says she is planning to meet with her ex-husband and spend the night working on a film shoot, but she soon vanishes without a trace. Two days later, Jean’s purse is discovered in Griffith Park, containing a cryptic note addressed to someone named “Kirk”. Since Jean had recently worked on a film starring actor Kirk Douglas, there is speculation that the note might be addressed to him, but he denies any knowledge of what happened. There are numerous theories surrounding Jean’s disappearance, including speculation about a botched abortion, rumours about her becoming involved with organized crime figures, and even a potential connection to the “Black Dahlia” murder. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we shall cover an unsolved missing persons case which has remained one of Hollywood’s most baffling mysteries.

    Support the Show:

    Patreon.com/julesandashley

    Patreon.com/thetrailwentcold

    Additional Reading:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Spangler

    http://charleyproject.org/case/jean-elizabeth-spangler

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-20-me-then20-story.html

    https://www.palmspringslife.com/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-jean-spangler/

    https://welkerlots.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/the-jean-spangler-premonition/“Hard Boiled Hollywood: Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles” by Jon Lewis“Black Dahlia Avenger: The True Story” by Steve Hodel
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    51 分
  • Jean Spangler Pt. One

    Jean Spangler Pt. One
    2026/04/23
    October 7, 1949. Los Angeles, California. 26-year old actress Jean Spangler leaves her home and asks her sister-in-law to watch over her daughter. Jean says she is planning to meet with her ex-husband and spend the night working on a film shoot, but she soon vanishes without a trace. Two days later, Jean’s purse is discovered in Griffith Park, containing a cryptic note addressed to someone named “Kirk”. Since Jean had recently worked on a film starring actor Kirk Douglas, there is speculation that the note might be addressed to him, but he denies any knowledge of what happened. There are numerous theories surrounding Jean’s disappearance, including speculation about a botched abortion, rumours about her becoming involved with organized crime figures, and even a potential connection to the “Black Dahlia” murder. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we shall cover an unsolved missing persons case which has remained one of Hollywood’s most baffling mysteries.

    Support the Show:

    Patreon.com/julesandashley

    Patreon.com/thetrailwentcold

    Additional Reading:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Spangler

    http://charleyproject.org/case/jean-elizabeth-spangler

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-20-me-then20-story.html

    https://www.palmspringslife.com/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-jean-spangler/

    https://welkerlots.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/the-jean-spangler-premonition/“Hard Boiled Hollywood: Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles” by Jon Lewis“Black Dahlia Avenger: The True Story” by Steve Hodel
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    43 分
  • Misty Murray Pt. Two

    Misty Murray Pt. Two
    2026/04/16
    May 31, 1995. Goderich, Ontario. After leaving her school, 16-year old Mistie Murray fails to return home and is subsequently reported missing. Even though there are several eyewitness sightings placing Mistie at numerous locations in the weeks following her disappearance, police focus their attention on her adoptive father, Steve Murray. Over three months later, Steve is arrested for Mistie’s murder after he is accused using his boat to dump her body in Lake Huron. However, since there is virtually no evidence against Steve, he winds up being acquitted when he goes on trial. Did Steve suffer the dubious distinction of being prosecuted for a nonexistent murder? If Mistie was not a victim of foul play and ran away of her own accord, what ultimately happened to her? On this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, we explore one of the most bizarre and controversial missing persons cases in Canadian history.If you have any information about this case, please contact ChildFind at 1-800-387-7962.

    Support the Show:

    Patreon.com/thetrailwentcold

    Patreon.com/julesandashley

    Additional Reading:

    http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1221dfon.html

    https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lfp-archives-the-enduring-mistie-murray-mystery

    https://everything2.com/title/Mistie+Murrayhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/514104024/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/505921065/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/504440201/

    https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/dad-once-accused-in-teen-daughter-mistie-murrays-vanishing-dies-at-68

    http://www.fact.on.ca/news/news0006/np000606.htm“Damaged Angels” by Bonnie Buxton

    https://www.opp.ca/index.php?id=115&entryid=56bc805a8f94ac2b21c4fe0e
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    43 分
  • Misty Murray Pt. One

    Misty Murray Pt. One
    2026/04/09
    May 31, 1995. Goderich, Ontario. After leaving her school, 16-year old Mistie Murray fails to return home and is subsequently reported missing. Even though there are several eyewitness sightings placing Mistie at numerous locations in the weeks following her disappearance, police focus their attention on her adoptive father, Steve Murray. Over three months later, Steve is arrested for Mistie’s murder after he is accused using his boat to dump her body in Lake Huron. However, since there is virtually no evidence against Steve, he winds up being acquitted when he goes on trial. Did Steve suffer the dubious distinction of being prosecuted for a nonexistent murder? If Mistie was not a victim of foul play and ran away of her own accord, what ultimately happened to her? On this week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, we explore one of the most bizarre and controversial missing persons cases in Canadian history.If you have any information about this case, please contact ChildFind at 1-800-387-7962.

    Support the Show:

    Patreon.com/thetrailwentcold

    Patreon.com/julesandashley

    Additional Reading:

    http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1221dfon.html

    https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lfp-archives-the-enduring-mistie-murray-mystery

    https://everything2.com/title/Mistie+Murrayhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/514104024/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/505921065/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/504440201/

    https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/dad-once-accused-in-teen-daughter-mistie-murrays-vanishing-dies-at-68

    http://www.fact.on.ca/news/news0006/np000606.htm“Damaged Angels” by Bonnie Buxton

    https://www.opp.ca/index.php?id=115&entryid=56bc805a8f94ac2b21c4fe0e
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    48 分
  • Patrick Mullins Pt. Two

    Patrick Mullins Pt. Two
    2026/04/02
    January 27, 2013. Bradenton, Florida. After taking his boat out onto the Braden River, 52-year old Patrick Mullins fails to return home and the abandoned boat is discovered several miles away in Egmont Channel the following day. Nine days after he vanished, Pat is found floating in Tampa Bay and it turns out he was fatally shot through the head and weighed down in the water with an anchor tied to a rope wrapped around his body. His official cause of death is listed as “undetermined”, but while law enforcement leans towards suicide, Pat’s loved ones notice some odd discrepancies to make them believe he was murdered. A family friend displays some suspicious behavior to suggest he might have knowledge of what happened, but there is not enough evidence to implicate him. Was Patrick Mullins the victim of foul play or was his death actually an elaborate suicide? Today on 'The Path Went Chilly', we shall explore a controversial case which was featured on the Netflix reboot of “Unsolved Mysteries”.If you have any information about the death of Patrick Mullins, please contact the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at (941) 747-3011 or Manatee County Crimestoppers at (866) 634-TIPS (8477).

    Support the show:

    Patreon.com/julesandashley

    Patreon.com/thetrailwentcold

    Additional Reading:

    https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Pat_Mullinshttps://unsolved.com/gallery/body-in-the-bay/

    https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/09/01/in-boaters-death-a-river-keeps-its-secrets-close/64255908007/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/669317870/https://www.newspapers.com/image/669317973/

    https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/09/25/pat-mullins-death-investigation-under-review/29201496007/

    https://www.bradenton.com/living/article129187884.htmlhttps://www.yourobserver.com/news/2018/feb/07/manatee-county-murder-patrick-mullins-reward/

    https://www.mysuncoast.com/2020/01/14/cold-case-family-still-searching-answers-patrick-mullins-homicide/https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article267853552.html
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    55 分
  • Patrick Mullins Pt. One

    Patrick Mullins Pt. One
    2026/03/26
    January 27, 2013. Bradenton, Florida. After taking his boat out onto the Braden River, 52-year old Patrick Mullins fails to return home and the abandoned boat is discovered several miles away in Egmont Channel the following day. Nine days after he vanished, Pat is found floating in Tampa Bay and it turns out he was fatally shot through the head and weighed down in the water with an anchor tied to a rope wrapped around his body. His official cause of death is listed as “undetermined”, but while law enforcement leans towards suicide, Pat’s loved ones notice some odd discrepancies to make them believe he was murdered. A family friend displays some suspicious behavior to suggest he might have knowledge of what happened, but there is not enough evidence to implicate him. Was Patrick Mullins the victim of foul play or was his death actually an elaborate suicide? Today on 'The Path Went Chilly', we shall explore a controversial case which was featured on the Netflix reboot of “Unsolved Mysteries”.If you have any information about the death of Patrick Mullins, please contact the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at (941) 747-3011 or Manatee County Crimestoppers at (866) 634-TIPS (8477).

    Support the show:

    Patreon.com/julesandashley

    Patreon.com/thetrailwentcold

    Additional Reading:

    https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Pat_Mullinshttps://unsolved.com/gallery/body-in-the-bay/

    https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/09/01/in-boaters-death-a-river-keeps-its-secrets-close/64255908007/

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/669317870/https://www.newspapers.com/image/669317973/

    https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/09/25/pat-mullins-death-investigation-under-review/29201496007/

    https://www.bradenton.com/living/article129187884.htmlhttps://www.yourobserver.com/news/2018/feb/07/manatee-county-murder-patrick-mullins-reward/

    https://www.mysuncoast.com/2020/01/14/cold-case-family-still-searching-answers-patrick-mullins-homicide/https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article267853552.html
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    55 分
  • Cherita Thomas Pt. Two

    Cherita Thomas Pt. Two
    2026/03/19
    August 3, 1980. AuSable Township, Michigan. 20-year old Cherita Thomas borrows her friend’s car in order to pick up her daughter from a babysitter, but the vehicle breaks down before she arrives. Witnesses see Cherita climbing into a blue pick-up truck driven by a white male, but she is never heard from again. Jimmie Allen Nelson, the babysitter’s brother-in-law, is suspected of harming Cherita in a racially motivated hate crime, and even though Cherita’s body is not found, Nelson is charged and convicted of her murder three decades later. However, Nelson’s conviction is overturned when newly discovered evidence surfaces which reportedly implicates another suspect, so the murder charge against him is dismissed in 2014. Was Jimmie Allen Nelson actually responsible for Cherita Thomas’ disappearance? If not, then what actually happened to her? This week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly” chronicles a convoluted missing persons case which has had a number of surprising twists and turns over the past 40 years.

    Support the Show:

    Patreon.com/julesandashley

    Patreon.com/thetrailwentcold

    Additional Reading:

    http://charleyproject.org/case/cherita-janice-thomas

    http://www.iosconews.com/news/article_165d5202-3706-5394-8298-92de7a5a7925.html

    https://www.macombdaily.com/news/nation-world-news/michigan-court-strikes-murder-conviction-in-case/article_d03714a2-e37b-5665-8ca4-00f7e736789c.html

    https://abc7news.com/archive/7771114/

    http://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2012/082312/52533.pdfhttp://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2014/022514/56526.pdf

    https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2008/20081223-c271768-41-271768-opn.html

    https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4394“True Police Stories of the Strange & Unexplained” by Ingrid P. Dean
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    51 分
  • Cherita Thomas Pt. One

    Cherita Thomas Pt. One
    2026/03/12
    August 3, 1980. AuSable Township, Michigan. 20-year old Cherita Thomas borrows her friend’s car in order to pick up her daughter from a babysitter, but the vehicle breaks down before she arrives. Witnesses see Cherita climbing into a blue pick-up truck driven by a white male, but she is never heard from again. Jimmie Allen Nelson, the babysitter’s brother-in-law, is suspected of harming Cherita in a racially motivated hate crime, and even though Cherita’s body is not found, Nelson is charged and convicted of her murder three decades later. However, Nelson’s conviction is overturned when newly discovered evidence surfaces which reportedly implicates another suspect, so the murder charge against him is dismissed in 2014. Was Jimmie Allen Nelson actually responsible for Cherita Thomas’ disappearance? If not, then what actually happened to her? This week’s episode of “The Path Went Chilly” chronicles a convoluted missing persons case which has had a number of surprising twists and turns over the past 40 years.

    Support the Show:

    Patreon.com/julesandashley

    Patreon.com/thetrailwentcold

    Additional Reading:

    http://charleyproject.org/case/cherita-janice-thomas

    http://www.iosconews.com/news/article_165d5202-3706-5394-8298-92de7a5a7925.html

    https://www.macombdaily.com/news/nation-world-news/michigan-court-strikes-murder-conviction-in-case/article_d03714a2-e37b-5665-8ca4-00f7e736789c.html

    https://abc7news.com/archive/7771114/

    http://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2012/082312/52533.pdfhttp://www.michbar.org/file/opinions/appeals/2014/022514/56526.pdf

    https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2008/20081223-c271768-41-271768-opn.html

    https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4394“True Police Stories of the Strange & Unexplained” by Ingrid P. Dean
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    41 分