The Trail Went Cold - Episode 486 - Garth Rector

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].

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 485 - Brandy Hanna

May 20, 2005. North Charleston, South Carolina. After returning to her apartment from work, 32-year old Brandy Hanna vanishes without a trace and after she fails to answer repeated calls to her cell phone over the course of the weekend, she is officially reported missing. One of Brandy’s neighbours report having seen her climbing into a red truck on the night she vanished and while it happens to match the description of trucks which are owned by two of Brandy’s ex-boyfriends, there is no evidence to implicate either of them. Eleven years later, one of Brandy’s former boyfriends is charged with obstruction of justice for having lied to police during the original investigation, but she continues to remain a missing person. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearance of Brandy Hanna, who went missing after being involved in a love triangle with two men. If you have any information about this cae, please contact the North Charleston Police Department at (843) 740-2800. Join us on Saturday, June 6 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link [https://cytu.be/r/TheTrailWentCold]. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/brandy-renee-hanna [https://charleyproject.org/case/brandy-renee-hanna] https://disappearedblog.com/brandy-hanna/ [https://disappearedblog.com/brandy-hanna/] https://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/brandy-hannas-ex-boyfriend-arrested-charged-in-connection-with-her-disappearance [https://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/brandy-hannas-ex-boyfriend-arrested-charged-in-connection-with-her-disappearance] https://www.wyff4.com/article/police-new-developments-in-womans-2005-disappearance/8525078 [https://www.wyff4.com/article/police-new-developments-in-womans-2005-disappearance/8525078] https://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/man-charged-in-hanna-disappearance-also-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-minor [https://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/man-charged-in-hanna-disappearance-also-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-minor] https://www.live5news.com/story/34107069/police-investigating-tip-missing-woman-was-sold-to-pay-drug-debt/ [https://www.live5news.com/story/34107069/police-investigating-tip-missing-woman-was-sold-to-pay-drug-debt/] “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 484 - Josh Warneke

February 26, 2010. Broome, Australia. After spending the night out drinking with friends, 21-year old Josh Warneke starts to walk home, but he is soon found dead by the side of the road with a fatal head injury. Two-and-a-half years later, a young Aboriginal man named Gene Gibson is charged with Josh’s murder after confessing that he bludgeoned him to death with a metal pole, but since his confession is thrown out before trial, Gene winds up pleading guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter and is sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison. However, since the police used a number of questionable tactics, the Western Australia Court of Appeal quashes Gene’s conviction in 2017 and he is released from prison, but there are no conclusive answers about who was responsible for Josh’s death. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel down under to Australia to explore one of their most controversial cases in recent memory. Special thanks to listener Kristy Ward for narrating the opening of this episode. Additional Reading: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/man-charged-over-josh-warneke-murder-in-wa/news-story/dc8a3f18b1a52a5bee11377b7cdaad82 [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/man-charged-over-josh-warneke-murder-in-wa/news-story/dc8a3f18b1a52a5bee11377b7cdaad82] https://ausit.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CCC-Report-on-Operation-AvieMore.pdf [https://ausit.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CCC-Report-on-Operation-AvieMore.pdf] https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/josh-warneke-murder-charge-dropped-after-police-bungle-20140709-zt195.html [https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/josh-warneke-murder-charge-dropped-after-police-bungle-20140709-zt195.html] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/apr/12/gene-gibson-indigenous-man-jailed-over-josh-warnekes-death-has-conviction-overturned [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/apr/12/gene-gibson-indigenous-man-jailed-over-josh-warnekes-death-has-conviction-overturned] https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/josh-warneke-murder-wrong-man-claims-in-botched-broome-probe-ng-768a62bb2b7fae75f05716b616861c0f [https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/josh-warneke-murder-wrong-man-claims-in-botched-broome-probe-ng-768a62bb2b7fae75f05716b616861c0f] https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/john-warneke-case-gene-gibson-awarded-15m-over-wrongful-josh-warneke-conviction-ng-b88810298z [https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/john-warneke-case-gene-gibson-awarded-15m-over-wrongful-josh-warneke-conviction-ng-b88810298z] https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/review-uncovers-crucial-error-in-josh-warneke-case-20200220-p542vt.html [https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/review-uncovers-crucial-error-in-josh-warneke-case-20200220-p542vt.html] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-29/josh-warneke-inquest-broome-tradie-death-explainer-wrap/104374868 [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-29/josh-warneke-inquest-broome-tradie-death-explainer-wrap/104374868] https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/they-never-met-but-their-lives-are-now-intertwined-aboriginal-man-cleared-of-killing/rgzxutodr [https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/they-never-met-but-their-lives-are-now-intertwined-aboriginal-man-cleared-of-killing/rgzxutodr] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-30/warneke-inquest-end-aboriginal-interpreters-want-more-engagement/104409326 [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-30/warneke-inquest-end-aboriginal-interpreters-want-more-engagement/104409326] https://www.9news.com.au/national/josh-warneke-inquest-hearings-begin-in-broome-almost-15-years-after-wa-tradies-death/c8aa9ee0-ea02-4827-9567-d0f94ef744b7 [https://www.9news.com.au/national/josh-warneke-inquest-hearings-begin-in-broome-almost-15-years-after-wa-tradies-death/c8aa9ee0-ea02-4827-9567-d0f94ef744b7] https://thewest.com.au/news/regional/josh-warneke-inquest-broome-ambulance-officer-says-injuries-scene-not-consistent-with-hit-and-run-c-16080660 [https://thewest.com.au/news/regional/josh-warneke-inquest-broome-ambulance-officer-says-injuries-scene-not-consistent-with-hit-and-run-c-16080660] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-19/highly-unlikely-josh-warneke-hit-by-car-coronial-inquest-told/104367098 [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-19/highly-unlikely-josh-warneke-hit-by-car-coronial-inquest-told/104367098] https://www.smh.com.au/national/coroner-s-initial-findings-at-josh-warneke-inquest-20240927-p5ke5m.html [https://www.smh.com.au/national/coroner-s-initial-findings-at-josh-warneke-inquest-20240927-p5ke5m.html] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEQx80Typfs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEQx80Typfs] “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 483 - Scott Hilbert and Steven Mylan

March 14, 1988. Union Township, Ohio. 18-year old Scott Hilbert leaves a note on his parents’ refrigerator to say that he is borrowing the family car to go visit a friend at Ohio State University, but he never returns and vanishes without a trace. Three-and-a-half weeks later, the abandoned car is discovered 1,700 miles away on the slope of a remote canyon in Mohave County, Arizona and while some of Scott’s belongings are missing, others are scattered outside the vehicle. The odometer shows an additional 2,000 miles which cannot be accounted for and while it seems apparent that someone made a failed attempt to dispose of the car, no one knows why it wound up at this location and Scott is never found.  February 13, 1998. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 20-year old Steven Mylan drives away from his family’s residence and never returns, but while there is a record of his car crossing the border into New York state the following day, no one can be certain if Steven was actually driving it. Nearly four months later, the stripped-down car is found over 3,400 kilometres away by the side of a road in Coconino County, Arizona, but there is no trace of Steven anywhere. The evidence seems to indicate that the car was abandoned at an overlook at the Grand Canyon shortly after Steven missing until some local residents stole it and drove it around for a few months, but there is no explanation for why the vehicle wound up there to begin with. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we cover a pair of baffling unsolved missing persons cases in which the victim’s car was inexplicably found over a great distance away from their home in a remote section of Arizona. If you have any information about the disappearance of Scott Hilbert, please contact the Union Township Police Department at (513) 752-1230. If you have any information on the disappearance of Steven Mylan, please contact the Peel Regional Police in Ontario at (905) 453-2121. Additional Reading: https://charleyproject.org/case/scott-allen-hilbert [https://charleyproject.org/case/scott-allen-hilbert] https://www.cincinnati.com/story/accused/2020/05/10/morehead-state-student-scott-hilbert-vanished-1988-murder-suspected/3046938001/?gca-cat=p&gnt-cfr=1 [https://www.cincinnati.com/story/accused/2020/05/10/morehead-state-student-scott-hilbert-vanished-1988-murder-suspected/3046938001/?gca-cat=p&gnt-cfr=1] https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/where-was-scott-hilbert-when-someone-pushed-his-car-cliff-n390281 [https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/where-was-scott-hilbert-when-someone-pushed-his-car-cliff-n390281] https://www.fox19.com/2024/03/13/union-township-police-ask-help-solving-36-year-old-cold-case/ [https://www.fox19.com/2024/03/13/union-township-police-ask-help-solving-36-year-old-cold-case/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/285799751/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/285799751/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1068971343/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1068971343/] https://charleyproject.org/case/steven-vincent-mylan [https://charleyproject.org/case/steven-vincent-mylan] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1179136035/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1179136035/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1180198295/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1180198295/] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1244679682/ [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1244679682/] https://azdailysun.com/file-steven-mylan-1998/article_ddd44460-1799-59e3-9522-cb9fe3014dbc.html [https://azdailysun.com/file-steven-mylan-1998/article_ddd44460-1799-59e3-9522-cb9fe3014dbc.html] “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].