Already Gone

In this bonus “mini-sode” we discuss the dig for the bodies of up to seven women happening in northern Macomb County. The life and crimes of convicted murderer Arthur Ream, touch on the Oakland County Child Killer and review the cases of missing women from the metro area that could be uncovered in the search. Visit our website – www.alreadygonepodcast.com Find us on Twitter – @AlreadyGonePod

On a sunny, summer Saturday in 1990 all hell broke lose inside the Osco Store in South Bend Indiana. The store was robbed, leaving three dead and a mystery that lasted more than a decade before former employee, Charles Allen, was put on trial. Was Allen responsible for the horrific robbery/murder? Or did South Bend police develop tunnel vision? Families would wait more than 10 years for an arrest and trial.  

  Update - 11-13-23 he's still missing  On Earth Day (April 22) 1990, 17 year old Chris Temple went with friends for a bonfire at Rose Lake Research Area in Bath Township Michigan. Around 9 p.m. Chris walked away from the bonfire, never to be seen again. In the almost 30 years since he vanished, there have been rumors, stories and speculation, but no evidence leading to the whereabouts of Chris Temple. If you have information about the disappearance of Chris Temple, please contact the Bath Township Police department at (517) 641-6271  

Content warning – murder, sexual assault, harm to animals. In 1987 Barbara Blackstone was 30 years old, happily married and enjoying a successful career as a high school teacher. Someone snatched her from her home, murdered her and dumped her body in the woods.  Also that summer, two other young women were murdered and left in the woods, 18 year old Angela Hackl and 29 year old Linda Nachreiner. While arrests were made in Hackl and Nachreiner’s cases, no charges were ever brought forward in Blackstone’s case. Enjoy a preview from the Yours in Murder podcast. Special thanks to the Juneau Messenger.  

On a spring day in 1996 Debra Iverson disappeared from Birmingham, Michigan after leaving a doctor’s appointment. Leaving her husband, family and two young sons behind. When her body was discovered the next morning, strangled in her vehicle in a remote lot near Stoney Creek Metro Park, all eyes turned to her husband. It would be seven months without a single lead before the case broke open. A young couple, desperate for money kidnapped Iverson, but money wasn’t enough. Anitra Coomer and McConnell Adams would be sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing her.   #Michigan #Murder #Birmingham

Between September of 2009 and December of 2018 ten women have vanished from Flint and the surrounding area. While some of these cases have limited information available, I’ve tried to put as much out there as possible in the hope that they can find their way back home. This episode was created because in November of 2017 the partial remains of two women were found in Broome Park. MLive story  Elizabeth Land 2009 Sylvia Galvan 2011 Jina Collins 2013 Laquandra “Shay V” Slater 2016 Teresa Towne Woolard 2016 Misty Kerrison/Steiber 2017 Brianna Vibert 2017 Presley “Amy Jo” Rau 2017 Claudia Wilson 2017 Erica Toins 2017 Update - 11-13-23 Misty, Jina and Claudia were found deceased. Erica was located safely. We are still looking for justice in all of these cases!   

Between 1981 and 1983 three young women, aged 20, 16 and 19 were murdered. The first victim was left in a ditch in western Oakland County, the final two bodies concealed in wooded areas of Livingston County. Today we cover the unresolved murders of Anne Marie Doroghazi, Kimberly Louiselle and Christina Castiglione. The cases are being handled by Milford Police Detective Bureau – Doroghazi, Michigan State Police Brighton Post – Louiselle and Livingston County Sheriff – Castiglione. UPDATE - the cases of Kimberly and Christine are now SOLVED. They were killed by the same man. 

In 1847 Michigan became the first English speaking territory in the world to abolish the death penalty. In 2002 Marvin Gabrion was sentenced to death for the murder of Rachel Timmerman in Newaygo County, Michigan. This story starts in the early part of the 1800’s, visits Michigan’s last execution in 1938 and asks the heartbreaking question, where is Rachel Timmerman’s 11 month old daughter?  

The morning of May 3, 1992 Ted and Gina Hollman left their 21 year old son, Eddie Hollman, at the house while they attended Sunday services at Sacred Heart Church in Dearborn. When they return, Gina discovers the body of her son on the floor in the basement. Who murdered Eddie Hollman and why? He had no enemies and no legal troubles. If you have information about the murder of Eddie Hollman, please contact Detective Sergeant Pawlus of the Dearborn Heights Police Department at 313 277 6770 Special thanks to Roseanne of  Killafornia Dreaming and Erica of Southern Fried True Crime.  

Donnie Martin III, a hard-working young man from a good family. Donnie battled addiction and his family fears that his demons put him in a dangerous situation. Donnie Martin was last seen midday on Thursday August 3, 2017. If you have information contact CrimeStoppers or Detective Hartunian of the Madison Heights Police Department.   UPDATE - 11-13-23 Donnie is still missing.   

Twenty-year-old Deborah Polinsky was murdered in her Port Sheldon Twp. home in July of 1977. Her case was aggressively pursued and investigated, but no arrests were made Today, detectives from the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department continue to work her case and see your assistance in learning the truth behind her murder. Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department: https://www.miottawa.org/Sheriff/ Silent Observer: http://mosotips.com/ Follow Deborah’s case on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justicefordebpolinsky/  

October 1994, bow hunters in a remote area of Alcona County Michigan discover human remains. In the last 23 years her remains have been tested against the DNA of dozens of missing persons, including Laura Lee Alber who was last seen in Lansing, Michigan in 1990. Despite improvements in forensic testing, the victim is identified only as Alcona County Doe. This is the last episode of 2017 and the first time that Already Gone has explored a case involving unidentified remains. During this episode we discuss the NAMUS program and the work being done by the Alcona County Sheriff to give a name to this victim. Special thanks to Alcona County Sheriff’s Deputy Nathanael Leeseburg for the interview. Thanks also to Tim Flutur and Luke Superior for their musical contributions to this and other episodes. Update - 11-13-2023 she remains unidentified. 

As the year winds down we perk things up with a True Crime Broad Cast, interviewing Michigan author Karen Dybis about her new book:  The Witch of Delray: Rose Veres & Detroit's Infamous 1930's Murder Mystery. We also talk history, landmarks and Detroit. I hope you'll join us.  Check out Karen's Amazon store: http://amzn.to/2AUQjNZ  

January 1998, Sudbury, Ontario. 23 year old Renee Sweeney is working by herself at the Adults Only Video Store on Walford Road.  Around 11:15 a.m. a man enters the store and attacks Renee, stabbing her repeatedly. He flees the store and is never seen again.  ARREST MADE IN THE CASE - 2018! GUILTY    #Canada, #Murder,  #Ontario  

In December of 2002 Marco Pesce was a father of three children and the owner of Italia Jewelers in Livonia Michigan.  The night of December 21 two men attacked and robbed the family, leaving five dead and a community in terror.  Within days the killers were turned in by their own family members who were horrified at the brutality of the murders. #Murder, #Michigan, #Livonia,  

22 year old Kelly Nolan would disappear after a night out with friends in Madison, Wisconsin. Her remains would be discovered July 9 in a remote wooded area south of town. Includes an interview with Joel DeSpain of the Madison Police department. #murder, #unsolved, #Wisconsin  

January 8, 1982 Thomas Randolph and his wife Sharron enjoy a meal at their favorite Chinese restaurant in Southfield. The couple is assaulted after leaving the restaurant, leaving Thomas injured and his wife dead. It's an 18 year journey to solving the murder, with an ending that no one saw coming. #Michigan, #murder, #coldcase Supplemental audio - Fatal Attraction S4 E16  

In September 1979 Kim King slipped away from her friend's house, made a late night call to her sister, and was never seen or heard from again.  Could her case be related to the Oakland County Child Killer?  #unsolved, #Michigan, #missing, #OCCK 2023 Update - Kim's case remains open and unsolved. She is still missing.  2024 Update - Art Ream, a suspect in Kim's case, died in prison. 

In 1977 Carson McDowell was a 43 year old married father of two. An executive at General Motors. A family man, friend and neighbor.  So why did he end up tortured and murdered by the side of the railroad tracks in Ferndale? Why is his case so hard to solve?  #murder #unsolved #generalmotors #Dearborn #Detroit 

May, 1975, two cousins, Scott Hardy and Mark Mellendorf walk from Mellendorf's home in Lapeer County Michigan to Tody Lake for some fishing. When the boys don't return home, their parents raise the alarm and searchers scour the woods for hours trying to find the young boys. The next morning, a tracking dog makes a horrific discovery on the southern end of the lake. Both boys are dead and there is a killer on the loose in this idyllic community. Days later a second boy, Willie Walters, takes his fishing gear to Kearsley Creek, he too doesn't return. His battered body is discovered the next morning. These horrific crimes happened just a few miles north of the hunting grounds favored by the Oakland County Child Killer in 1976-1977. #Michigan, #Murder, #OCCK