The Trail Went Cold

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 490 - Eric Haider

May 24, 2012. Dickinson, North Dakota. After making a 100-mile commute to a worksite alongside a construction crew from Cofell’s Plumbing & Heating, 30-year old Eric Haider disappears in the middle of his shift and his crew returns back home without him. Nearly three years later, Eric’s remains are found buried at the former construction site in Dickinson inside a trench where he had last been seen working on a pipeline during his final shift. While it is suspected that Eric’s co-workers buried him alive and orchestrated a cover-up, the authorities do not believe they have the necessary evidence to file charges against anyone, so Eric’s death remains shrouded in mystery. At the direct request of the victim’s family, this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” will explore the suspicious death of Eric Haider. Additional Reading: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-demands-answers-2012-death-eric-haider-whose-body-was-n1269124 [https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-demands-answers-2012-death-eric-haider-whose-body-was-n1269124] https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Disappearance-of-Eric-Haider-Family-searches-for-answers-402765666.html [https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Disappearance-of-Eric-Haider-Family-searches-for-answers-402765666.html] https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/4-years-after-man-disappeared-his-family-still-seeks-closure [https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/4-years-after-man-disappeared-his-family-still-seeks-closure] https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/crime/2016/01/26/case-man-killed-at-work/32644489007/ [https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/crime/2016/01/26/case-man-killed-at-work/32644489007/] https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Disappearance-of-Eric-Haider-A-workplace-mystery-402538096.html [https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Disappearance-of-Eric-Haider-A-workplace-mystery-402538096.html] https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/body-found-confirmed-as-haider-private-investigators-helped-find-man-who-went-missing-may-2012-in-dickinson [https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/body-found-confirmed-as-haider-private-investigators-helped-find-man-who-went-missing-may-2012-in-dickinson] https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/body-found-at-dickinson-construction-site-confirmed-as-man-missing-more-than-three-years [https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/body-found-at-dickinson-construction-site-confirmed-as-man-missing-more-than-three-years] https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/family-friends-protest-closing-of-case-on-eric-haider [https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/family-friends-protest-closing-of-case-on-eric-haider] https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/search-continues-in-dickinson-for-missing-bismarck-man [https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/search-continues-in-dickinson-for-missing-bismarck-man] https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/still-no-sign-of-bismarck-man-missing-near-dickinson [https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/still-no-sign-of-bismarck-man-missing-near-dickinson] https://hot975fm.com/north-dakota-where-is-the-justice-for-eric-haider/ [https://hot975fm.com/north-dakota-where-is-the-justice-for-eric-haider/] https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/no-new-leads-in-eric-haider-disappearance/article_7919fd8e-ab66-11e1-914e-001a4bcf887a.html [https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/no-new-leads-in-eric-haider-disappearance/article_7919fd8e-ab66-11e1-914e-001a4bcf887a.html] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1187401719/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1187401719/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1153874733/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1153874733/] “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at AdvocacyCon, which is taking place at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 11-13, 2026. To get a 10 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAILCOLD10”, by visiting https://www.advocacycon.com/ [https://www.advocacycon.com/]. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold [https://www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold/] to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote [http://www.magillfoote.com/]. All music is composed by Vince Nitro [https://soundcloud.com/vincenitro].

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 489 - The Jack Family

August 1, 1989. Prince George, British Columbia. After meeting an unidentified bearded man at a local pub, 26-year old Ronnie Jack is supposedly offered a temporary job at a remote logging camp located about 40 kilometres away. Later that night, Ronnie, his 26-year old spouse Doreen Jack, and their two children – nine-year old Russell and four-year old Ryan – are seen climbing into this man’s pick-up truck, but after they drive away, the family is never heard from again. Over the years, investigators explore some leads, including an anonymous phone tip about the victims’ remains being buried on a ranch, but no trace of the Jack family is ever found. To commemorate Canada Day, this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” explores the unsolved disappearance of an Indigenous family, which is considered to be one of the most baffling mysteries in the history of the country. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Prince George detachment of the RCMP at (250) 561-3300 or Northern B.C. Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_family_disappearance [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_family_disappearance] https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/mystery-remains-around-disappearance-of-jack-family-3737801 [https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/mystery-remains-around-disappearance-of-jack-family-3737801] https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/missing-jack-family-age-progressed-photos-1.5702888 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/missing-jack-family-age-progressed-photos-1.5702888] https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/tragic-and-haunting-memory-bc-family-has-been-missing-for-30-years/ [https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/tragic-and-haunting-memory-bc-family-has-been-missing-for-30-years/] https://globalnews.ca/news/2326515/old-wounds-open-as-missing-women-inquiry-looms/ [https://globalnews.ca/news/2326515/old-wounds-open-as-missing-women-inquiry-looms/] https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/deleted-emails-on-b-c-s-highway-of-tears-reopen-old-wounds/article_832715e1-e3d5-5c0b-ac3d-0f71fc336a76.html [https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/deleted-emails-on-b-c-s-highway-of-tears-reopen-old-wounds/article_832715e1-e3d5-5c0b-ac3d-0f71fc336a76.html] https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20170926_MMIWG_Smithers_M._Jack_Statement_Vol_9_Public-15.pdf [https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20170926_MMIWG_Smithers_M._Jack_Statement_Vol_9_Public-15.pdf] https://www.newspapers.com/image/502873677/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/502873677/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/503323920/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/503323920/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/905432716/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/905432716/] http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1989-09-07/-/Prince%20George%20Citizen%20-%20September%2007,%201989 [http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1989-09-07/-/Prince%20George%20Citizen%20-%20September%2007,%201989] http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1995-04-18/-/Prince%20George%20Citizen%20-%20April%2018,%201995 [http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1995-04-18/-/Prince%20George%20Citizen%20-%20April%2018,%201995] http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgfp:1999-08-29-05 [http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgfp:1999-08-29-05] https://www.newspapers.com/image/324125839/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/324125839/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/899196080/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/899196080/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/899191299/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/899191299/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/904801053/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/904801053/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/904785136/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/904785136/] “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at AdvocacyCon, which is taking place at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 11-13, 2026. To get a 10 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAILCOLD10”, by visiting https://www.advocacycon.com/ [https://www.advocacycon.com/]. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold [https://www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold/] to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote [http://www.magillfoote.com/]. All music is composed by Vince Nitro [https://soundcloud.com/vincenitro].

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 488 - April Pitzer

June 28, 2004. Newberry Springs, California. After experiencing a rough six months living in California, 30-year old April Pitzer makes plans to return to her home state of Arkansas to live with her mother, but before she can make the trip, she vanishes without explanation. Shortly before she went missing, April had crossed paths with the wife of a man who had gone to prison years earlier after she testified as an informant in a federal drug case, leading April to fear that her life might be in danger. A year-and-a-half later, some of April’s personal belongings are found scattered in a remote mining area of the Mojave Desert, but even though a number of abandoned mine shafts are searched and some sketchy local residents are looked at as potential suspects, no trace of April is ever found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the tragic story of April Pitzer, who went missing after finding herself trapped in a dangerous situation. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/april-beth-pitzer [https://charleyproject.org/case/april-beth-pitzer] https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/april-beth-pitzer [https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/april-beth-pitzer] https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/family-still-struggles-10-years-after-disappearance-of-daughter/91-287109683 [https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/family-still-struggles-10-years-after-disappearance-of-daughter/91-287109683] https://www.4029tv.com/article/clarksville-april-pitzer-missing/28234648 [https://www.4029tv.com/article/clarksville-april-pitzer-missing/28234648] https://disappearedblog.com/april-pitzer/ [https://disappearedblog.com/april-pitzer/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/749698824/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/749698824/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/750159395/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/750159395/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1234363678/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1234363678/] https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/unfoundpodcast/episodes/2017-07-21T10_43_21-07_00 [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/unfoundpodcast/episodes/2017-07-21T10_43_21-07_00] “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at AdvocacyCon, which is taking place at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 11-13, 2026. To get a 10 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAILCOLD10”, by visiting https://www.advocacycon.com/ [https://www.advocacycon.com/]. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold [https://www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold/] to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote [http://www.magillfoote.com/]. All music is composed by Vince Nitro [https://soundcloud.com/vincenitro].

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 487 - Dawn Glanz and Bettina Richmond

May 9, 2013. Bowling Green, Ohio. The body of 66-year old Dawn Glanz, a retired art professor from Bowling Green State University, is discovered inside her bathroom by her husband, Bob Brown, and the authorities initially believe that she suffered a fatal stroke and died of natural causes. However, before Dawn’s body can be cremated, police receive an anonymous tip expressing concern that Bob may have killed Dawn in order to inherit her $2 million estate and a new autopsy reveals that she received a stab wound to the head and the shock caused her to succumb to a heart attack. After Dawn’s death is reclassified as a homicide, investigators uncover some troubling holes in Bob’s original story, but there is not enough evidence to file charges and her murder officially remains unsolved.  November 22, 2009. Bowling Green, Kentucky. 54-year old Bettina Richmond, a mathematics professor at Western Kentucky University, leaves her home to play racquetball at the Bowling Green Parks and Recreation facility. When she fails to return home, Bettina’s husband goes to check the facility’s parking lot and discovers that Bettina has been fatally stabbed in the driver’s seat of her van. Bettina’s university identification badge is later found in a mailbox over two miles away and it is suspected that she was the victim of a robbery gone wrong, but no potential suspects are found for her murder.  On this week’s episode of the “Trail Went Cold”, we explore a pair of unsolved murders involving female university professors from Bowling Green in both Ohio and Kentucky. Special thanks to listener Rachel Adams for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://www.wtol.com/article/news/bowling-green-cold-case-gets-national-attention/512-a2b34840-1737-45af-b2d3-0e9b77b9d12b [https://www.wtol.com/article/news/bowling-green-cold-case-gets-national-attention/512-a2b34840-1737-45af-b2d3-0e9b77b9d12b] https://bgindependentmedia.org/investigation-into-dawn-glanzs-murder-continues/ [https://bgindependentmedia.org/investigation-into-dawn-glanzs-murder-continues/] https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Who-Murdered-Dawn-Glanz-A-Cold-Case-Murder--561465061.html [https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Who-Murdered-Dawn-Glanz-A-Cold-Case-Murder--561465061.html] https://www.13abc.com/2022/02/15/case-files-murder-dawn-glanz/ [https://www.13abc.com/2022/02/15/case-files-murder-dawn-glanz/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1193897273/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1193897273/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettina_Richmond [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettina_Richmond] https://www.kentuckynewera.com/web/news/article_6f58493e-1577-11e1-9853-001cc4c03286.html [https://www.kentuckynewera.com/web/news/article_6f58493e-1577-11e1-9853-001cc4c03286.html] https://bgdailynews.com/2011/11/22/richmonds-death-remains-mystery/ [https://bgdailynews.com/2011/11/22/richmonds-death-remains-mystery/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/664533225/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/664533225/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/663825900/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/663825900/] “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at AdvocacyCon, which is taking place at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 11-13, 2026. To get a 10 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAILCOLD10”, by visiting https://www.advocacycon.com/ [https://www.advocacycon.com/]. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold [https://www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold/] to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote [http://www.magillfoote.com/]. All music is composed by Vince Nitro [https://soundcloud.com/vincenitro].

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 486 - Garth Rector

March 21, 2008. Cowan, Indiana. After leaving his job at Ball State University, 48-year old Garth Rector returns to his rented farmhouse before he is shot five times inside the kitchen by an intruder who presumably broke into the residence. While there is initial speculation that the crime was a burglary gone wrong, the only item which appears to be stolen is Garth’s wedding ring. At the time of the murder, Garth was separated from his wife and had conducted affairs with some other women who had spouses of their own, but while there are a number of persons of interest, investigators do not have enough evidence to implicate any of them. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved murder of Garth Rector. So if you happen to have any information about this case, please contact the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office at (765) 747-7878. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Garth_Rector [https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Garth_Rector] https://unsolved.com/podcasts/silent-witness/ [https://unsolved.com/podcasts/silent-witness/] https://cdn.unsolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/122-Silent-Witness.pdf?x36184 [https://cdn.unsolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/122-Silent-Witness.pdf?x36184] "Cold Case Muncie" by Keith Roysdon & Douglas Walker [https://www.amazon.ca/Cold-Case-Muncie-Keith-Roysdon/dp/1540258017] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-4-q-spades-garth-rector-in-deck/id1504742935?i=1000485156322 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-4-q-spades-garth-rector-in-deck/id1504742935?i=1000485156322] https://www.wishtv.com/news/who-killed-garth-rector/ [https://www.wishtv.com/news/who-killed-garth-rector/] https://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/victim-s-family-organizes-walk/article_7ac14a43-f260-56ee-931d-62acb979f0fb.html [https://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/victim-s-family-organizes-walk/article_7ac14a43-f260-56ee-931d-62acb979f0fb.html] https://truecrimenews.com/2017/02/09/unsolved-beloved-high-school-wrestling-coach-killed-in-kitchen/ [https://truecrimenews.com/2017/02/09/unsolved-beloved-high-school-wrestling-coach-killed-in-kitchen/] https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2016/05/21/cold-case-muncie-who-killed-garth-rector/84132360/ [https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2016/05/21/cold-case-muncie-who-killed-garth-rector/84132360/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/254346620/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/254346620/] “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at AdvocacyCon, which is taking place at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 11-13, 2026. To get a 10 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAILCOLD10”, by visiting https://www.advocacycon.com/ [https://www.advocacycon.com/]. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold [https://www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold/] to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote [http://www.magillfoote.com/]. All music is composed by Vince Nitro [https://soundcloud.com/vincenitro].