Inhuman: A True Crime Podcast

Nancy Grunwaldt was a German tourist visiting Tasmania, Australia in March 1993 when she, and her red rental bike, seemingly vanished into thin air. After an inquest into her disappearance, it was presumed she was killed either due to foul play or as the result of a tragic accident, but she has never been found and her case remains unsolved. Two years later, in October 1995, Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso was her cousin in Tasmania when she was found stabbed to death on a beach in Beaumaris. Despite happening in broad daylight, her murder remains unsolved to this day. It is...

Tanner Lane Barton was a college student and athlete who tragically passed away on April 22, 2012, at the age of 19. His unexpected passing at a friend’s house in Kokomo, Indiana led to years of investigation, with authorities ultimately ruling his death accidental due to positional asphyxia, an enlarged heart, and substance use. His mother, Michele Barton, has continued to advocate for answers regarding the circumstances of his death.

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Stuart Lubbock died in the home of UK television personality Michael Barrymore in March 2001. The death was initially ruled an accident but later classified as an undetermined manner and cause of death. While there have been arrests and inquiries into the case over the years, Stuart’s case remains open and unsolved, with his family still fighting to see justice. 

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Susan Walsh was a freelance journalist and writer who mysteriously disappeared on July 16, 1996, outside her home in Nutley, New Jersey. She had been investigating topics such as the Russian mafia and New York City's underground vampire community, which led to speculation about her disappearance. Suasan had a complex life—she worked as an exotic dancer to support herself while pursuing a degree in English at New York University. She had also struggled with substance abuse, though she had maintained 11 years of sobrietybefore her disappearance. To this day Susan’s case remains unsolved, and theories range from foul play to volu...

Dorothea Puente is one of the most prolific female serial killers. Using her grandmotherly demeanor and image, she used the boarding house she ran to murder her residents and cash in on their social security checks. A search of her backyard led to the discovery of seven bodies, but Puente was able to slip out of investigators’ grasp by going out “for a cup of coffee”. Thankfully she was found in Southern California just days later and was charged with 9 murders in all. Her true victim count is unknown, as she maintained her innocence for her entire life. But the tr...

Twenty-one year old Reagan Tokes, an Ohio State University student, tragically lost her life on February 8, 2017. She was abducted after leaving her job at a restaurant in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Her attacker, Brian Golsby, forced her to withdraw money from ATMs, sexually assaulted her, and ultimately murdered her in Scioto Grove Metro Park. Reagan was shot twice and left in a field, where her body was discovered the next day. Her case led to significant changes in Ohio's criminal justice system, including the implementation of the Reagan Tokes Act. This law introduced reforms to better monitor violent offenders after...

Three young girls were murdered in Rochester, New York in the early 1970s. Carmen Colon, Wanda Walkowicz, and Michelle Maenza were out running errands when they were abducted - and witnesses saw various parts of the incidents, they were all found murdered within days of their disappearances. Despite evidence being found and multiple suspects being investigated, their cases went cold. They became known as the Alphabet Murders due to each victims’ first and last names starting with the same letter. But was this intentional by the killer, or just a coincidence?

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Nicole Morin was an 8-year-old girl who disappeared on July 30, 1985, in Toronto, Canada. She lived with her mother in a 20th-floor penthouse apartment in Etobicoke. That morning, Nicole left her apartment to meet a friend in the lobby for a swim date but never arrived. She was last seen wearing a peach-colored bathing suit, green hairband, and red canvas shoes, carrying a bag with her swim essentials.Her disappearance sparked the largest missing-person investigation in Toronto's history. Police formed a 20-member task force and conducted extensive searches, but no physical evidence or leads ever surfaced. Over the years, age-progressed...

Stay vigilant. Be aware. Trust your gut. All good reminders from some of the stories in Volume 39 of Inhuman Listener Stories, with some heartwarming and spooky stories thrown in as well!

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Lauren Agee was a 21-year-old college student whose death in July 2015 remains a mystery. She was attending WakeFest, a wakeboarding festival at Center Hill Lake in Tennessee, with friends. Her body was discovered in the lake by fishermen after she had been camping on a cliff near the festival. Authorities initially ruled her death an accident, suggesting she fell from the cliff, but her family has raised concerns about possible foul play… what do you think?

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David Emery Misch started getting into trouble at just 16 years old and was in and out of prison in California for various crimes throughout his 20s. In 1989, he was caught and convicted for the murder of Margaret Ball. Little did investigators know, Misch had committed at least 3 other murders prior to this between jail sentences - but it took decades before he was connected to those cases with DNA evidence. In 2024, he was convicted of the double murder of Michelle Xavier and Jennifer Duey from 1986. And now, Misch is awaiting trial for the 1988 abduction and murder of Michaela Garecht.<...

Audrey May Herron was a 31-year-old nurse and mother of three who disappeared on August 29, 2002, in Catskill, New York. She was last seen leaving her workplace, the Columbia-Greene Long Term Care Facility, after her evening shift. Audrey was driving her black 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which also vanished without a trace. Despite extensive searches and investigations, her case remains unsolved. If anyone has any information about Audrey’s disappearance, please call the New York State Police at (518) 622-8600 or e-mail the information to: nysvicap@troopers.ny.gov

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Michaela Garecht was enjoying the start to her Thanksgiving break in November 1988 when she and her best friend rode their scooters to the market in Hayward, California. As they left, the 9 year old girls noticed that Michaela’s scooter was not at the entrance, but had been moved to the parking lot. As she went to grab her scooter, a man jumped out of the van next to her and in one fell swoop, threw her into the van and drove off. Unfortunately, Michaela has never been found, but after over three decades as a cold case, in 2020 a ma...

Gage Jackson was a 19-year-old from Punta Gorda, Florida, who was reported missing in March 2019. Eleven days later, his body was discovered in Prairie Creek by fishermen.  Despite years of investigation, no arrests have been made in connection with his death. Authorities believe that individuals close to Gage may have critical information but have not come forward. A reward for information leading to an arrest has grown significantly over the years, reflecting the community's determination to seek justice. Anyone with information on the death of Gage Jackson is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477). Or you c...

Ana Kriégel was so excited that her crush wanted to meet up with her in May 2018. The victim of relentless bullies, 14-year-old Ana felt like an outcast. She just wanted to fit in, and when one of her classmates said his friend – her crush – wanted to see her, she was ecstatic. What the teenage boys truly had planned was one of Ireland’s most horrific murders that ended with the youngest perpetrators to ever be convicted of this level of crime in country.

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Jody Fern Howard disappeared on October 7, 1991, from a gas station in Wolf Point, Montana, located on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. She was 28 years old at the time and a member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes. Her case remains unsolved, and she was not reported missing until November 10, 1991, over a month later. Jody’s disappearance is one of many unresolved missing person cases in Montana, highlighting the broader issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the United States. Something has to change….

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Rachel Hurley’s friends remember her spinning on her heel, flipping her hair, and sprinting down the path away from them to go meet her mother on March 17th, 1990. But she never made it to the park less than a mile away. That night, Rachel’s body was found, but what happened to her remains a mystery 35 years later. 

If you were in the area of Jupiter, Florida on March 17th, 1990 and have any information about Rachel’s case, you can contact call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 1-800-458-TIPS (8477) or Detecti...

Victorian ghosts, creepy intruders, and (literal) bears, oh my! We thoroughly enjoyed this installment of listener stories and we hope you do too!

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On July 1st, 2013, on a residential street in Saginaw, Texas, the body of a young girl was discovered under a tarp. The body belonged  to 6-year-old Alanna Gallagher, who had been missing for just hours. Just over two weeks later, the car belonging to Alanna’s parents was set on fire, as was a memorial for Alanna. What happened to this young girl shook the small town of Saginaw, a tragedy that would be exacerbated when it was determined what happened to the young girl.

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Jack O'Sullivan is a 23-year-old student who went missing on March 2, 2024, after attending a house party in the Hotwells area of Bristol, England. He was last seen on CCTV walking near the Cumberland Basin and Bennett Way slip road in the early hours of the morning. Despite extensive searches and investigations, his disappearance remains a mystery, and his family continues to seek answers. If you have any information about Jack’s disappearance or whereabouts, please call the Avon and Somerset Police at 101 and referencing case: 5224055172 or you can email findjack23@gmail.com.

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On July 1st, 2005, Noel Miller returned home from work to the apartment she shared with her boyfriend, Casey Frederiksen, to find that her daughter, 5 year old Evelyn, was missing. Evelyn’s body was found 5 days later, but what happened to her would not be discovered until nearly 10 years later.

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On November 13, 2016, 18 year old Zac Barnes went missing, after getting out of a friend's car and walking into bushland near Thornton train station. Zac was an apprentice bricklayer from the Hunter Valley region in New South Wales, Australia. Despite extensive searches and investigations, he has not been seen or heard from since. Zac’s disappearance remains a mystery, and his family is desperate to find out what happened to him and continues to seek answers. If you have any information about Zac’s disappearance, please reach out to Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 or online at https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au

Elizabeth “Lizzi” Marriott was just starting to pursue her dream of studying marine biology at the University of New Hampshire in October 2012 when she went over to watch a movie with a friend, Kat McDonough, and was never seen again. Kat lived with her boyfriend who was over a decade older than her. Upon questioning, Seth Mazzaglia admitted that Lizzi had died by accident and they had disposed of her body… but at his trial, the truth came out. Lizzi was “like a ray of sunshine” and cared deeply for animals and others. 

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Jean Spangler, an aspiring actress in Hollywood, vanished on the evening of October 7, 1949. She was last seen leaving her home in Los Angeles, telling her sister-in-law she was going to meet her ex-husband, Dexter Benner, to discuss a child support payment before heading to a film set. However, she never returned home. Despite extensive investigations, no conclusive evidence was found, and Jean's fate remains a mystery. Various theories have been proposed, including a botched abortion, involvement with gangsters, and connections to the infamous Black Dahlia case, but none have been substantiated and to this day, her case remains unsolved.<...

In part 2 of our coverage of Alcatraz, we discuss some of the most notorious inmates that spent time on the island, the escape attempts (including the Battle of Alcatraz and the 1962 Escape from Alcatraz), and the ghosts that haunt the halls of the abandoned prison today.

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Alcatraz was the home to some of America’s most notorious criminals including Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly Barnes, but in 1962, three inmates attempted to escape, and to this day, their results remain unknown. Today we are going to deep dive into everything Alcatraz: the history and how it became one of the most infamous prisons in America, the living and working conditions of the prison, some of the notorious prisoners who were housed there, the escape attempts, and the ghosts that are said to haunt the halls of the now-closed prison today.

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In todays listener stories episode we're visited by a few sweet grandpa's as well as a black cat and we share a great reminder to always be kind... even if its a ghost!

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Danny Masterson is an American actor best known for his role as Steven Hyde on the TV show That '70s Show. In addition to That '70s Show, Masterson has appeared in other TV series and movies such as Men at Work, The Ranch, and Beethoven's 2nd. Unfortunately, Masterson's career took a dark turn when in 2017 he was accused of sexually assaulting at least 3 women.

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27-year-old Jodi Huisentruit never showed up for her job work as a news anchor in Mason City, Iowa on June 27th, 1995. It was quickly discovered that she had been abducted – with no witnesses and no evidence being left behind. To this day, she remains missing and as we approach the 30-year anniversary in June 2025, her case remains unsolved.

Anyone with any information on Jodi’s case should contact the Mason City Police Department at (641) 421-3636 or email Iowa DCI Special Agent Ryan Herman at rherman@dps.state.ia.us. You can also report an anon...

Abbie Flynn is a woman from Gloucester, Massachusetts, who went missing on February 2, 2020. She was last seen by her son around 4:00 PM that day, when she mentioned she would be going for a walk. Abbie was preparing to host a Super Bowl party at her vacation home the day she went missing. Unfortunately, Abbie never returned, and her disappearance remains a mystery to this day. If you have any information about Abbie’s case, you are urged to call the Gloucester Police Department at 978-283-1212.

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17 year old Valerie Tindall and her family trusted their neighbor in their small town of Arlington, Indiana, where they had moved to escape the violence of the big city. Unfortunately, Patrick Scott took advantage of their trust and when Valerie went missing in June 2023, he became a person of interest. It took 6 months, but what happened to Valerie was eventually discovered and the monster who killed her is now paying for what he did.

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Christopher Kerze was a 17-year-old high school student from Eagan, Minnesota, who disappeared on April 20, 1990. He stayed home from school that day, claiming he was not feeling well. When his parents returned home from work, they found a note from Christopher saying he had something important to do and would be back by 6 p.m. Christopher took the family's blue 1988 Dodge Caravan, which was found abandoned two days later near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Despite extensive searches, no concrete leads have been found, and Christopher's whereabouts remain unknown. Anyone with any information about his disappearance is urged to call the...

25 year old Taylour Young disappeared from Houston, Texas on December 9th, 2021. Other than surveillance video of his car driving near a bank in Houston on the 9th, his whereabouts remained unknown until nearly a month later when his car was found 250 miles away in Dallas. Unfortunately, Taylour’s body was found in the trunk of his car. Officially, his cause of death remains “undetermined”, but his family is sure he met with foul play. Today, 3 years later, his murder remains unsolved with the case classified as ongoing - with no motive or suspects identified.

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A crinkly old witch hand, some ghostly visitors, and many stories from midwestern towns haunt volume 36 of Listener Stories! Keep it human (and not ghostly), friends!

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When Rebecca Coriam was 24-years-old, she disappeared from the Disney Wonder cruise ship, where she was working as a crew member. She was last seen on March 22, 2011 around 5:45 am on CCTV footage in the crew lounge, appearing visibly distressed during a phone call. Despite searches by the ship's crew, the United States Coast Guard, and the Mexican Navy, her whereabouts remain unknown to this day.

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Amber Tuccaro disappeared in Edmonton, Canada in August 2010. Despite her family being worried, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were reluctant to call her a missing person. Unfortunately, the investigation was botched from the beginning with several missteps by the RCMP leading to Amber’s case going cold. 2 years later, Amber’s body was found in Leduc County, and her case became a homicide investigation. An audio recording from a phone call Amber made while she was in the car with the suspect was released, but the man could not be identified. Amber’s family is sure that the fact that s...

Walter B. Collins was a nine-year-old boy who disappeared on March 10, 1928, in Los Angeles, California. His disappearance received nationwide attention and led to a scandal involving the Los Angeles Police Department. Walter's mother, Christine Collins, gave him money to go to the cinema, but he never returned home. Five months later, a boy claiming to be Walter was found in Illinois, but Christine insisted that he was not her son. The case took a darker turn when it was later revealed that Walter had likely been murdered by a serial killer in Wineville, California. To this day, no one...

Walter B. Collins was a nine-year-old boy who disappeared on March 10, 1928, in Los Angeles, California. His disappearance received nationwide attention and led to a scandal involving the Los Angeles Police Department. Walter's mother, Christine Collins, gave him money to go to the cinema, but he never returned home. Five months later, a boy claiming to be Walter was found in Illinois, but Christine insisted that he was not her son. The case took a darker turn when it was later revealed that Walter had likely been murdered by a serial killer in Wineville, California. To this day, no one...

On December 8th, 2013, a fire broke out at the home of the Klaus family in Castor, Alberta, Canada. The remains of three members of the Klaus Family - Gordon, Sandra, and Monica - were discovered once the fire was put out. While at first, the fire was believed to be a tragic accident, investigators uncovered evidence pointing to something more sinister. After a successful “Mr. Big” sting operation by the Royal Canadian Mountain Police were able to arrest two perpetrators with their confessions.

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Melissa Brannen was a five-year-old girl who disappeared on December 3, 1989, from a Christmas party at her apartment complex in Lorton, Virginia. She was last seen heading back into the apartment to get some potato chips and never returned. Despite extensive search efforts, Melissa has never been found, and her case remains unsolved. If anyone has any information about Melissa whereabouts, they should contact the Fairfax County Police Department Major Crimes Bureau at (703) 246-7800, option #8. Additionally, they can reach out to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).

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