Who Murdered Nick Cordova?

Who Murdered Nick Cordova?

When Nick Cordova was murdered inside his own business in Gilbert, Arizona, detectives said two masked men were responsible. But six years later, those men have never been identified, hundreds of pages of the case file remain redacted, and the victim's family is still searching for answers. Today, we're diving into one of Arizona's most frustrating unsolved murders. Sources *  Crime Junkie Podcast  *  KTAR News / Silent Witness  *  Silent Witness Arizona  *  Reddit (r/Gilbert)  *  YouTube: HCViIMwuDO0  *  YouTube: EOy0yxCuBcE  *  Gilbert Police Department records and publicly released case materials

WHO did WHAT?

This episode is a a little different. Two stories. Two victims. Two reveals you may not see coming. Story 1   * WBIR (Knoxville): Kenny Chesney’s father charged in assault  *  Knoxville News Sentinel (Claiborne County Sheriff statements)  *  WREG Memphis  *  NewsChannel 5 Nashville  *  People Magazine coverage  Story 2 * North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission case materials  *  The Assembly NC (Winston-Salem Five coverage)  *  WFMY News 2 (hearing + appeal updates)  * NC Center on Actual Innocence *  Winston-Salem Journal  *  Wake Forest OGB / UNC Media Hub

Con Turned Fatal - Lo-Letha Toland-Hall

An 81-year-old farmer.  A phone call about a loved one in danger.  And a woman in a black Acura looking for the package.  What happens next leaves two families shattered—and one question that still doesn’t have a clear answer. This is the devastating case of William Brock and Lo-Letha Toland-Hall. Thank you for supporting the show!  Sources * Court TV / Vinnie Politan Investigates — broadcast transcript + case coverage * Springfield News-Sun — pretrial filings, scam sequence detail, sentencing coverage * CNN — Lo-Letha Hall profile, Mario Hall interviews, verdict and sentencing reports * WKBN — William Brock trial testimony coverage * WDTN — trial day three, verdict report * WHIO / News Center 7 — indictment, jury selection, sentencing * Dayton 24/7 Now (WKEF/ABC6) — arrest, arraignment, dashcam release * WOSU Public Media — post-indictment case summary * CBS News — verdict and deliberation time * AP / Springfield News-Sun wire — indictment and charge details * 10TV Columbus — case coverage * Clark County Sheriff's Office — incident report, press releases * Clark County Prosecutor Daniel Driscoll — public statements * Uber — public statement re: banned account * FBI — confirmed awareness of case (no further comment per DOJ policy)

MOORHOUSE KILLING SPREE

In the fall of 1986, five women disappeared from Perth, Australia within just five weeks. With no clear connection between them, police struggled to understand what was happening—until a 17-year-old girl escaped from captivity and led investigators straight to a suburban home hiding unimaginable crimes.  This is the story of Mary Neilson, Susannah Candy, Noelene Patterson Parr, Denise Keren Brown and Kate Moir. Sources * Wikipedia — "David and Catherine Birnie" * The West Australian — "Survivor wants Birnie forgotten" * ABC News Australia — "Serial killer refused parole" * Yahoo News Australia — "'Monster' serial killer could get parole" * Yahoo News Australia — "How a young girl and rookie cop caught serial killers David and Catherine Birnie" * The Line-Up — "Moorhouse Murders: The Killers May Have Inspired 'Hounds…'"

Where Is Lars Mittank?

After a week-long vacation, Lars Mittank should have boarded a flight home to Germany. Instead, he ran. What followed was a decade-long mystery filled with paranoia, unanswered questions, and four competing theories, none of which fully explain what happened. This is the missing persons case of Lars Mittank. Sources Wikipedia — Disappearance of Lars Mittank Crime & Investigation — The Disappearance of Lars Mittank: Overview & Analysis People — All About Lars Mittank’s Mysterious Disappearance All That’s Interesting — The Disappearance of Lars Mittank And The Haunting Case Mirror — Chilling Mystery of the ‘Most Famous Missing Person’ AOL — Lars Mittank Was Last Seen Sprinting Toward a ForestDark Tales — The Disappearance of Lars Mittank True Crime Society — Lars Mittank Case Overview Reddit — Lars Mittank Disappearance Discussion (compiled timeline)