הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-Simpler (2025)

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Breaking New Roots with Olivia Schoentrup 23:39

3d ago23:39

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Send us a text In this episode, we talk with Olivia, founder of Breaking New Roots, about growing more than just food—she's cultivating connection, healing, and a passion for helping others reclaim their wellness through homesteading. From farm life realities to embracing personal growth, Olivia shares her honest journey of starting from scratch an…

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A Mountain Town's Code of Silence: The Murders of Earl and Clarissa Gonzales 31:00

6d ago31:00

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High in the mountains of northern New Mexico, overlooking the village of Questa, a father and his young daughter lived in the dream home he built with his own hands. Friends and neighbors knew him as the kind of man who always offered help and kept his door open to anyone in need. But that open door would one day invite in evil. In early September …

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The CHLOE Report- What the Future of Online Education Means for Business Schools 4:47

29d ago4:47

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A new report, the CHLOE 10 Report, was just released, and its findings are a wake-up call for our higher education institutions. The report, which is a collaboration between Quality Matters, Eduventures, and EDUCAUSE, tracks 10 years of online learning growth and reveals a boom in short-term credentials and uneven progress on AI across higher educa…

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Disappeared from the Dorms: The Unsolved Case of Michael Negrete 40:33

13d ago40:33

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It was the end of the semester at UCLA. Students were finishing exams, celebrating, and preparing to head home for the holidays. A freshman named Michael joined friends at a dorm party before winding down with a late-night computer game with another friend in the building. In the early morning hours, he stepped out to congratulate his friend on the…

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Abducted From The Playground: The Kidnapping of Megan Garner 32:54

20d ago32:54

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In the spring of 1991, a three-year-old girl was playing outside with her siblings and cousins while her mother and aunt were inside. She knew the rules her mom had set—especially not to cross the parking lot alone. That simple rule left her briefly apart from the older children, and in those few unguarded moments on the apartment playground, she d…

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Nothing Is What It Seems: The Unsolved Murder of Donna Emmel 1:04:19

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If you look up this case online, you’ll see one version of events repeated over and over: A young girl leaves a hangout spot to walk home, takes a cut-through trail, and never makes it back. Her body is later found in a nearby ditch, and a witness claims they saw a man follow her into the woods. That’s the story I first read, and it’s the one most …

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I'll Be Right Back: The Unsolved Murder of Sharon Thor 22:10

1M ago22:10

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Sharon was a talented high school dancer with a bright future in ballet. One afternoon, a phone call pulled her from the safety of home. She told her mom she’d be right back, then stepped outside and into a waiting vehicle. She was never seen alive again. Days later her body was found, leaving her family and the small New Jersey community reeling. …

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Homesteading with Heart - Ann Accetta-Scott 32:47

1M ago32:47

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Send us a text In this episode, we sit down with Ann Accetta-Scott—homesteader, educator, and founder of A Farm Girl in the Making. Ann shares her journey from suburban life to self-sufficiency, the importance of preserving traditional skills, and why building community is key to modern homesteading. Tune in for real talk, helpful tips, and a whole…

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Navigating Challenges and Planning for the Future at the University of Rochester 6:02

1M ago6:02

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I applaud the University of Rochester for their forward thinking, planning, and action. Navigating the chaos being created by the current administration is not going to be easy. However, I think working together as a united campus and community will make it a survivable situation. I hope this episode of the GME News Digest podcast offers valuable i…

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House of Horrors: The Disappearance of Martha Martinez Maxwell 33:23

1M ago33:23

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A 41-year-old Texas woman is trapped in a violent marriage. After barely surviving a previous attack, she gains distance and the hope of a fresh start. But slowly he lures her back into his web. And then one day, she vanishes. Her family receives a letter from her stating she’s leaving her husband, but they grow suspicious when they don’t hear from…

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A Frightening Chain of Events: The Unsolved Murders of Julie and Terry Dade 32:59

2M ago32:59

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In scary movies, there’s always that moment—the chase, the panic, the victim just steps away from help when they’re suddenly pulled back into danger. It’s a trope meant to shock us and keep us on the edge of our seats. But in 1970, in a quiet Oregon town, that moment wasn’t fiction. It was real. A young woman, terrified and desperate, made it all t…

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He Walked Into The Night and Vanished: The Disappearance of Ellis Faison Sr. 28:29

2M ago28:29

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People in the midst of a mental health crisis are at a much higher risk of going missing. In the late summer of 1989, a 64-year-old man from North Carolina became part of that troubling reality. That evening, police had been called to his home multiple times in response to what seemed like episodes of paranoia. But later that night, he stepped outs…

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An Empty Bed and Unending Mystery: The Unsolved Disappearance of Zachary Bernhardt 36:38

2M ago36:38

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An 8-year-old boy in Clearwater, Florida spends the evening with his mother and asks if he can sleep in her bed. After putting him to sleep, his mother struggles to fall asleep due to typically working the overnight shift. As the hours tick on, she finally decides to leave Zach alone to get some fresh air. When she returns, he is nowhere to be foun…

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The Classified Ad: The Murder of Linda Sue Dearth 39:32

2M ago39:32

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It was late January of 1973. Across the country, people were mourning the passing of former President Lyndon B. Johnson. His funeral was set to be broadcast on national television, and schools across the U.S. closed for the day so families could watch. In a quiet neighborhood near Dayton, Ohio, that unexpected day off meant a teenage girl was home …

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The Answering Machine Message: The Unsolved Murder of Jennifer Clemmings 47:59

3M ago47:59

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A beautiful and vivacious 32-year-old woman had hit a sweet-spot of success in her life. She was a high-ranking sales consultant for the beauty company Mary Kay and on pace to be one of the top ranks in the company. But one evening in 2002, all of her momentum would be halted when her life was snuffed out by a violent sexual predator. When she real…

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Overcoming the Fear of Finance and Accounting in Executive MBA Programs 7:17

3M ago7:17

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Welcome to the GME News Digest podcast series—your source for insights, strategies, and inspiration in graduate program management. Whether you're an experienced program leader, part of an administrative team, or a dedicated academic faculty member, this is the space where I explore pressing challenges in GME and uncover actionable solutions. I’m R…

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Darkness of the St Charles Trails: The Disappearance of Scott Kleeschulte 42:58

3M ago42:58

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It was the last day of school, and 9-year-old Scott from St. Charles, Missouri, was ready to dive into summer. He started the season like so many other kids—riding his bike and exploring a nearby wooded area popular with local children. But in a single moment, Scott vanished. That same afternoon, a powerful thunderstorm swept through the area, trig…

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Mystery at the Lake Superior Shoreline: The Unsolved Murder of Dale Wheeler 37:06

3M ago37:06

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Send us a textOn an unseasonably beautiful fall day in Duluth, Minnesota, a 33-year-old mother decides to take time for herself to bike the beautiful scenic Highway 61 along the shoreline of Lake Superior. After pulling off to take a breather and enjoy the sunshine along the shore, she is brutally attacked in broad daylight. Even though there were …

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Trailer: A Simpler Time True Crime 0:58

3M ago0:58

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על ידי Megan Storm

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The Fishing Trip: The Unsolved Disappearance of Walter "Greg" Fowler 39:07

3M ago39:07

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Send us a textOn this podcast, I often share cases filled with mystery — where there are multiple suspects, possible outcomes, and unanswered questions about what happened or who was responsible. But for every one of those cases, there are just as many where both the loved ones of the missing or murdered person and law enforcement feel certain they…

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Lured Away At The Park: The Abduction of Hattie Jackson 39:53

3M ago39:53

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Send us a textFriday July 21st, 1961 was ranked the fourth hottest day in Washington DC that year, coming in at 93 degrees. And so, the children on their summer school break were trying to keep cool. Amongst those was a young girl named Hattie, who went to play at Rock Creek Park with some friends and her older brother. But the water at Rock Creek …

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While The Children Played Outside: The Unsolved Murder of Leota Camp 40:58

4M ago40:58

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Send us a textIt was a Monday afternoon in July. Leota, a mother of three, was home with her kids, doing the most ordinary of tasks — hanging laundry on the clothesline. But while she was outside, someone is believed to have slipped into her home and waited. What happened next shattered her family’s world — and left behind a mystery that’s remained…

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The Punctured Tire: The Unsolved Cases of Arrilla Vaul and Dodie Gay 38:36

4M ago38:36

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Send us a textIn 1979, a woman drops her husband off to his shift at K-Mart in a shopping plaza in Shreveport, Louisiana. She doesn’t make it too far back towards home when she realizes her tire is flat. She pulls over to the side of the road and vanishes. While her husband was immediately fearful of foul play, some recent odd behavior led others t…

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Abducted While She Slept: The Murder of Dannarriah Finley 38:52

4M ago38:52

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Send us a textThere is something so eerie about a case like the one I’m about to tell you about today. I think its because, sleeping in your bed in the comfort of your home is where you’re supposed to feel most safe. Ironically, its often the place small children feel most afraid and vulnerable. In the early morning hours of the fourth of July in 2…

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Last Seen Alive With A Serial Predator: The Unsolved Disappearance of Robin Murphy 38:11

5M ago38:11

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Send us a textIf you’ve found this episode, you may have been pulled in by the title. And if you’ve listened to my show for a while, you know I try to avoid dramatic headlines and writing. But the fact of the matter is, no matter how many titles I tossed around for this episode, I kept coming back to the urgency of telling this story and how danger…

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The Favorite Teacher: The Unsolved Murder of Cliff Nelson 40:41

5M ago40:41

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Send us a textThe Montana Teacher of the Year was known for his words of wisdom, volunteering his time, coaching, mentoring, helping students in need, and leaving lasting impact on everyone he taught. So when he was gunned down in the early morning hours of September 30th, 1996 the community was shook. Within days, focus shifted on two former stude…

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The Cards Stacked Against Her: The Unsolved Disappearance of Deanna Merryfield 41:46

5M ago41:46

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Send us a textIts summer of 1990, a thirteen-year-old Texas girl named Deanna is doing her best, living in a difficult situation but also trying to just be a regular teenage girl. One night, she sneaks out of the house to visit her twin sister, who is staying with a relative. They chat for a bit before the relative wakes up and tells her to head ba…

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Corruption, Cover-Up, and The Blue Wall: The Suspicious Death of Keith Warren 1:15:53

5M ago1:15:53

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Send us a textJuly 1986 - Silver Spring, Maryland. – A nineteen-year-old black man named Keith Warren heads out for an evening and never returns home. Two days later, he is found hanging from a tree in a wooded area behind a townhome complex. From the moment law enforcement arrived at the scene, everything was egregiously mishandled, and Keith’s ca…

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The Birthday Murder: The Unsolved Homicide of Tracey Neilson 34:13

6M ago34:13

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Send us a textIn January of 1981, an Oklahoma woman is celebrating her 21st birthday. She kisses her husband goodbye that morning as he heads to school, and she tells him that she plans to run errands, have lunch with a friend, and have a quiet dinner in with him that evening. She talks to friends and family that morning who call to wish her a Happ…

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She Is Not In The Confines Of This Park: The Bizarre Disappearance of Gloria White Moore 28:28

6M ago28:28

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Send us a textOn an ordinary winter day in January of 2001, a sixty-eight year old woman set off on a hike with three others. Shortly into the trail, she decided she wasn’t up for the hike and turned around to go back to the park’s lodge area while the other’s carried on to the destination. When the others returned, there was no sign of her, and th…

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Did A Threat Become Reality? The Kidnapping of Louis Mackerley 33:32

6M ago33:32

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Send us a textTW: Mention of sexual abuse towards a minor If you walked around the Jordan Heights Neighborhood of Allentown, PA in early 1984, you might bump into a cute little seven-year-old boy. If you did, the 44 lb elementary school student with light brown hair and sweet blue eyes would likely say to you something like this: “Hi, I’m Louis. Le…

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Vanished in the Woods: The Strange Disappearance of Christopher Thompkins 29:24

6M ago29:24

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Send us a textIn January of 2002, a group of four land surveyors were working in a lightly wooded area in Harris County Georgia. According to the crew, they were all walking in the same direction about 50 feet apart and carrying on conversation. A 20 year old named Christopher was last in the vertical line and the third person in line asked Christo…

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A Tiny Witness: The Unsolved Murder of Elena Sanchez Hawkins 33:28

6M ago33:28

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Send us a textOn an early Wednesday morning in 1992, a husband and father called home to check in on his family. His wife was typically on her own in the morning, managing the routine of caring for their preschooler while getting their elementary-aged son up and moving and out the door while he was at work. Appreciating that she had her hands full,…

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So Close I Can Feel It: The Unsolved Murder of Wilma June Nissen 44:53

7M ago44:53

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Send us a textIt was an ordinary October day in 1978, and a utility worker named Steve was laying cable on a remote highway in Lyon County, Iowa. Just a short distance off the road he spotted what he thought was a mannequin. But as he got closer, he soon realized that he had come across something far worse. It was the partially clothed body of a de…

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Chasing the Ice Cream Truck: The Abductions of Equilla Hodrick and Mikelle Biggs 36:42

7M ago36:42

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Send us a textTwo young girls, opposite sides of the country, thirteen years apart, with one thing in common: they chased after the ice cream truck and vanished without a trace. Join me as I discuss the cases of Equilla Hodrick, an 8-year-old from the Bronx in 1985 and Mikelle Biggs, an 11-year-old from Mesa, Az. I'll share their stories, the possi…

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The Boy Scout Campout Murder: The Case of Terrence Bowers Jr. 44:15

7M ago44:15

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Send us a textOn a spring weekend in 1970, a group of boy scouts went camping on a church property in Pennsylvania and spent the weekend having fun and doing typical outdoor activities. But on the morning they were to leave, the scouts would wake up to find on of their own dead in his sleeping bag. Despite two dozen people being at the campsite and…

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35th Anniversary: The Unsolved Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre 51:59

7M ago51:59

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Send us a text The release of this episode, on February 10th, 2025 will mark a devastating milestone. The 35th Anniversary of possibly the most horrific crime the state of New Mexico has ever seen. Early on a Saturday morning, the community of Las Cruces New Mexico would have its sense of safety and serenity shattered forever, when two gunman enter…

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Murdered at Work: The Unsolved Case of Lisa Wallace Geise 36:57

8M ago36:57

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Send us a textA computer programmer is running month end inventory at an empty office park on her day off. At least, she thought it was empty. The next morning her colleagues reported to work and found the building flooded and signs that a fire had been started around the woman's desk. Further examination would reveal blood at her workspace and the…

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The Unsolved Murder of Renee Welka 27:40

8M ago27:40

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Send us a textAnn Arbor Michigan, 1994. College junior Renee Welka and a friend are returning home to her apartment complex after a night out. Shortly after parking her car, a man emerges from the shadows and pulls a gun, shooting Renee once in the back through the window. Renee tries to drive away but doesn't make it out of the parking lot, dying …

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The Disappearance of Kurt Newton 34:49

8M ago34:49

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Send us a textA family of four is camping with their friends at a remote campground in Maine near the Canadian border. On a Sunday morning after a hearty camping breakfast next to the fire, the moms went to the boathouse to wash dirty shoes, the Dads went to get more firewood and the kids played. Amongst them was four-year-old Kurt, who was riding …

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The Abduction and Murder of Gracie Nash 38:45

8M ago38:45

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Send us a textAustin Texas, 1983. A close-knit family is experiencing a wave of terror and domestic violence connected to a recent break-up. By the time everything played out, there would be burglary, threats, stalking, arson, false allegations to a workplace, attempted shootings, assault, and eventually there would be murder. So much of this heart…

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The Disappearance of Mary, Fannie, and Jessie Stuart 29:56

9M ago29:56

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Send us a textA young family living off the grid in a rugged part of Northern California in late 1977. The mother and her two toddlers set out to do a host of errands never to return. Nobody in the city of Eureka saw the family complete their errands, but when the vehicle is later found, there's evidence that they did. The mystery of this finding c…

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A Deadly Secret Admirer? The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Jarosz 48:18

9M ago48:18

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Send us a textJust three days after Christmas of 1964, in the quiet town of Garfield Heights, Ohio a sixteen-year-old girl was getting ready to meet up with friends. When her friend shows up at their agreed upon time, she does not answer the door. Later that afternoon, the teen's father would come home to a horrific discovery – his oldest daughter …

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The Abduction of Vinyette Teague 26:31

9M ago26:31

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Send us a textOn a hot summer night, a toddler is spending time with her grandmother and other neighbors on the breezeway of her high-rise apartment complex in Chicago. She is left alone in the busy hallway for just minutes, but in that time she disappears. Nearly fifty people were present at the time she was abducted, but nobody claims to have see…

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The Unsolved Murder of Judy Weichert 39:10

9M ago39:10

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Send us a textA woman training for a marathon leaves her house early on a Saturday morning to jog a country road on the outskirts of Oklahoma City. An hour into her run, she is brutally attacked and left for dead. She managed to get to the roadside and eventually a car stopped to help. Her last words were describing her attacker: white guy, blue ca…

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The Disappearance of Darwin Vest 33:10

10M ago33:10

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Send us a textDarwin Vest was a bit of a local celebrity in Idaho Falls. He was known locally as Spider Man because of his passion for studying spiders (and snakes, and other creatures that many of us run away from). His biggest claim to fame was identifying and naming the Hobo Spider that had made its way into homes all over the Pacific Northwest.…

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The Babysitter Murder: The Unsolved Case of Janett Christman 46:20

10M ago46:20

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Send us a textA teen is babysitting a young boy on a stormy March night in 1950. All is going according to plan until a frantic call comes in to police with a woman screaming, only able to yell "come quick!" Unable to trace the call, police have to hope she just calls back. But she wouldn't. The next call would be from the parents of the little boy…

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The Abduction of Leanne Green 46:18

10M ago46:18

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Send us a textA Tennessee teen is picked up by her twin brother from work, but they run out of gas just a half mile up the road. A kind family pulls over and offers to take them to get gas. Her brother goes with them, but she decides to stay in the locked car and wait for him to return. In the nine minutes he was gone, she would vanish. A sexual pr…

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The Disappearance of Jerry Lee Armstrong 23:19

10M ago23:19

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Send us a textA teen borrows his brother's sports car to take his date to the school dance in 1977. After dropping her off, both he and his brother's sports car disappear forever. Did Jerry suffer a tragic accident and drive his car into a body of water, or was he the victim of a racially motivated hate crime on those back roads of rural Mississipp…

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Embracing Skills-Based Hiring in Graduate Programs 5:49

10M ago5:49

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Welcome back to the GME News Digest Podcast Series. Hi, I’m Rodney Alsup, your host for this episode, “Embracing Skills-Based Hiring in Graduate Programs.” Ashley Mowreader’s insightful Inside Higher Ed article inspired this episode. Her title, “What Skills-Based Hiring Means for Higher Ed” caught my attention, so I thought I would explore its sign…

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