Out of the Cold

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True crime reporter Deanna Boyd takes a monthly look at one of the hundreds of cold cases in North Texas, unsolved crimes that have been filed away and do nothing but gather dust.

By Fort Worth Star-Telegram


    • Jun 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Episode 16: "There's no joy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 39:51


    The complex investigation into Margarette Ann Cuauhtli's disappearance leads to an arrest and a conviction, but no sign of the missing teen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 15: A runaway report takes a twisted turn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 59:36


    Margarette Ann Cuauhtli was weeks away from turning 17 when she was reported as a runway to Arlington police by her adoptive father in October 2001. But as the months go by, changing stories and a series of emails lead investigators to suspect something more sinister occurred. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 14: Suspicions and a quest for answers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019 28:51


    As Irving police continue their search for Megan Beth Johns' killer, friends and family members' suspicions are cast in various directions, including within. But investigators believe a bloody palm print holds the key. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 13: A tragic end to a life turned around

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019 22:12


    Megan Beth Johns had a passion for helping others struggling in life but could it have led someone to fatally stab the 29-year-old woman inside her Irving apartment on Oct. 5, 1994? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Update - A long-awaited cold case trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 15:37


    Twelve years after the fatal shooting of Martin Munoz, an auto shop owner and married father of three (Ep. 4), a suspect goes on trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 12: A call for help, a search for a killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 44:08


    On the morning of March 12, 1984, Dana Bowman was working alone inside a south Fort Worth slipcover shop when a man stabbed her repeatedly with a screwdriver, then ran. The 29-year-old seamstress called for help, but died hours later at a hospital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 11: A short jog home ends in murder mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 50:12


    When her car stalled one April 1986 evening, Teresa Branch, 18, set off to jog the few blocks back to her parents' Arlington home for help. She never made it and was later found raped and murdered in a nearby church parking lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 10: From troubled youth mentor to murder victim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 33:34


    Dallas County juvenile probation officer Ray Hernandez was compassionate yet cautious. Yet, in 2008, police say someone he knew stabbed him 46 times, then set his Grand Prairie house on fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 9: From life of the party to a brutal death

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018 34:11


    She let a late-night visitor into her Arlington apartment in January 2012. By morning, Irasema Chavez was found dead, stabbed more than 100 times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 8: A young mother's addiction and disappearance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 34:12


    The dark shadow of crack cocaine followed her every step, but was her addiction the reason Felecia Johnson disappeared 24 years ago? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 7: A savage beating and pleas for justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2018 33:53


    More than 30 years later, family members are still haunted by the unsolved murder of Milton Hatchell, who was found beaten to death in a north Fort Worth neighborhood, a vicious attack that police said left his face "virtually unrecognizable." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 6: A suspect’s history of violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 23:46


    Since Cheryl Springfield was murdered on Christmas Day 1980, one man remains as a suspect. But Barry Dean Kelly, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of another woman, insists he had nothing to do with Cheryl’s death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 5: Murder under the Christmas tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 40:51


    With her young son and a niece sleeping nearby, Cheryl Springfield was killed on Dec. 25, 1980 and left near the Christmas tree in her home, the cord of an iron wrapped around her neck. Her case remains unsolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Update - Arrest made in father's murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2017 11:45


    A Mexican national imprisoned three times for illegally entering the U.S. is accused in the 2007 fatal shooting of Martin Munoz, a beloved husband and father of three. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 4: A father's murder, a family's enduring pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 20:59


    Martin Muñoz, an auto shop owner, worked hard so that his three children could have opportunities that he didn't. But a dispute over a tire rim left him dead and his family still heartbroken more than a decade later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 3: A grandmother’s mysterious murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 19:26


    Margarett Terry had endured a life filled with heartache, burying two children and a husband. If life was fair, she would have died peacefully. Instead, she was murdered inside her home, a crime that remains unsolved — 28 years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 2: A Shot in the Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2017 40:47


    More than four decades after 14-year-old Donald Rodger's death, a cold case detective seeks out new evidence to finally move the case forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 1: Melvin Knox's secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 36:06


    Melvin Knox killed his friend Donald Rogers in 1973, and while a suspect in the case from day one, it wasn't until July of this year that Knox stood before a judge and publicly admitted his guilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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