Unsolved Mysteries

They went for a hike and never came home. Strangers find Mary Cooper, 56, and her daughter, Susanna Stodden, 27, dead on Pinnacle Lake Trail in Washington State. They’ve been shot in the back of the head. Was this a random attack or were they targeted? The investigation can’t identify a single suspect and the case has grown cold, leaving their family grieving, with no answers. Can you help solve this mystery?

Joey LaBute, 26, disappears after leaving a bar in Columbus, Ohio. Three weeks later, fishermen find his body in a local river. But he didn’t drown. He was dead before he went into the water. And he left behind two cryptic clues: In a call, he told a friend he was “driving” but he wasn’t in his car. And his final text was a string of strange letters that could have been a clue to who killed him. Can you make sense of the text?

Loraine “Lori” Lynn is found slumped over a farm tractor with her head submerged in a pond on the family farm. Police say it was a tragic drowning accident. Lori’s family believes she was murdered and the death scene was staged. And they set out to prove it. The medical examiner eventually supports their theory, and the case is ruled a homicide. Who staged Lori’s death to look like a tragic accident and why?

Nick Cordova, 40, is at work, FaceTiming with his kids when two men suddenly burst in and execute him at point blank range. Nick’s wife, Alysha, frantically calls 911, but it’s too late. It doesn’t look like it was a robbery gone wrong. Nick’s business partner is an eyewitness to the murder. And there’s a clear video of one of the killers at a gas station within minutes of the murder. So why hasn’t this murder been solved? Nick’s family wants answers. Maybe you can help.

The Unsolved Mysteries podcast is back with all-new original episodes! Join host Jordan Murphy each week as he explores mysterious murders, strange disappearances, wanted fugitives, unexplained deaths, and updates on past cases. From the original creators of the iconic television series, presented by Audacy. Because someone knows the truth.

There has been a new development in Season 1: Episode 35, Recruiter on the Run, regarding fugitive John Blauvelt.

There has been a new development in Season 2: Episode 75 regarding the arrests of Amy and Ross Vilardi.

There has been a new development in Season 1: Episode 15, regarding fugitive Eric Arceneaux.

There have been new developments in two of our episodes: Adam Doe (Season 1, Episode 11) has been identified, and Alicia Navarro (Season 2, Episode 69) has come forward.

What started out as the cross-country road trip of a lifetime for 29-year-old Philip Reagan and his 39-year-old brother Matthew ended in tragedy just a day later when their bodies were discovered on a remote road on the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Authorities believe it was a tragic case of “wrong place, wrong time,” but a vicious killer is on the loose and justice needs to be served.

Just before Mother’s Day 2018, 62-year-old Ana Del Valle is found in her Brooklyn apartment with her hands bound and a gunshot wound in her head. A few days later, her next-door neighbor Basil Gray, 54, is also discovered dead inside his apartment with multiple gunshot wounds. Police say the same gun was used in both murders, but who killed the neighbors and what was the motive?

On the evening of March 31, 2010, 31-year-old Jacob Cabinaw suddenly disappears from Traverse City, Michigan, after playing a game of frisbee golf with friends. Police trace the single father and Army National Guardsman’s route across several states to Sweetwater, Texas, where he vanishes completely, along with his car. Twelve years later, his disappearance remains a mystery.

Brittany Stykes and her 14-month-old daughter, Aubree, are on their way to her family’s farm in Ripley, Ohio on August 28, 2013, when someone fires five shots into her vehicle. The 22-year-old mother, who is four-months pregnant, is killed, and Aubree is critically injured. Investigators believe Brittany was targeted, but who would want her dead?

Amber Jackson is living her dream life on Kauai when she suddenly disappears. Nine days later, a wild hog hunter discovers her body in a ravine on a remote part of the island — she has been brutally murdered. Twelve years after the tragedy, Amber’s loved ones still demand justice for the woman they say was a free spirit and guiding light.

On November 2, 2015, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responds to a 911 call and walks into a horrific scene. The bodies of Mike and Cathy Scott, and their two elderly mothers, are sprawled across the blood-soaked floor of their Pendleton, SC home. Seven years later, the brutal quadruple homicide remains unsolved, and the family fears their killer will strike again.

Kanika Powell is a hard-working, young military vet with a top-secret government job in Washington, D.C. After a week-long series of strange, anonymous visitors knocking on her front door – including a man claiming to be with the FBI – she’s gunned down at her doorstep in broad daylight. Who wanted Kanika dead and why?

On April 15, 2004, Ronli Ratliff’s body is discovered in a burning house in Mooresville, IN. Investigators quickly realize that the 24-year-old woman was brutally murdered before the fire was set. Eighteen years later Ronli’s killer remains at large, and the community is left to wonder if her killer was a cold-blooded stranger or one of their own.

On July 27, 2020, Diana Davis texts her boyfriend a photo of a tomato from her Tacoma community garden and says she’s bringing it home for dinner, but Diana is never heard from again. Two days later her car is torched in Tacoma and eight days after that, her body is located in a wooded area near Seattle. Diana’s killer, who she might have met on a dating site, is still at large, and police warn he could strike again.

A motorcycle accident turns into a homicide investigation when Robert Kope is found strangled to death on a rural road in LaGrange, California. The murder weapon — a zip tie — is strange enough, but the crime scene is inexplicable. Who murdered Robert and why was his body found a quarter of a mile from his motorcycle?

Tyler Smith is just weeks away from realizing his dream of becoming a police officer when he is found dead, face down in a drainage ditch in Galesburg, IL. Local police say the 23-year-old National Guardsman passed out and drowned, but his parents believe Tyler was murdered, and have spent hundreds of hours investigating the case themselves.