Going West: True Crime

In March of 2004, a 17-year-old girl left the late shift at a small-town Vermont inn and began her short drive home. But she never made it. The next day, her car was discovered backed into the side of an abandoned farmhouse, its headlights still on and her belongings left behind. With no clear signs of a struggle and no trace of her, her family, as well as investigators, were left to wonder: what happened to her? This is the disappearance of Brianna Maitland.

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In February of 2026, in the middle of the night, a 37-year-old woman was found shot to death in her bed after her ex-American Idol contestant husband called 911 for a rather suspicious conversation. Within days, an arrest was made, shocking the community and country at large. This is the murder of Ashley Flynn.

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In February of 1988, four members of a Minnesota family were brutally murdered in their home in the middle of a winter’s night. The shocking nature of the crime stunned a quiet, rural community and left investigators grappling with the sheer violence of the act, especially when they learned who the murders wete committed by, and what their larger plan was... These are the Brom Ax Murders.

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In February of 2024, a 13-year-old girl was reported missing in Central Florida after missing school. What began as a frantic search after a potential abduction quickly drew intense public attention as inconsistencies began to surface within her family. And as investigators dug deeper, the case unraveled into something far more sinister when investigators discovered that the girl had been abused, and there was photographic proof. This is the murder of Madeline Soto.

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In February of 1974, the body of a 25-year-old woman was found covered in snow in a roadside ditch after she headed out hitchhiking in Minnesota. Despite an eyewitness watching a man dispose of her body and drive off, decades passed without answers in the case. But eventually, DNA testing would bring closure - too late for some, but not for her remorseless killer. This is the murder of Mary Schlais.

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