About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious cases of two girls named Mary who went missing at the same mall, highlighting the investigation into serial killer Christopher Wilder.

Two girls named Mary. The same mall. Four weeks apart. One found stabbed in a ditch — the other still missing, forty years on. Three years before his rampage, serial killer Christopher Wilder was hunting in plain sight. Catching Evil has uncovered the pattern police never saw. And at the heart of it, a mother of eighty-seven, still keeping a hope chest, still waiting for her daughter to walk through the door. We need your help with this investigation. Email us if you knew Shari Lynne or had an encounter with Christopher Wilder yourself. Or you have information about him or any of his crimes: info@catchingevil.com Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catchingevil/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61582973930611 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@catchingevil Website: https://www.catchingevil.com/post/the-mystery-of-tina-risico-the-stunning-courage-of-dawnette-wilt Join us, make a difference and support these not-for -profits : US  Survivors of Homicide Inc - https://www.survivorsofhomicide.com/ Yesterday Today Tomorrow Women Inc - https://www.yttwomen.org/ Aus Mary’s House 1800 002 111 https://www.maryshouse.org.au/about/ Credits: Hosts Andy…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Byrne, Mark Llewellyn

Topics covered

• murder
• missing persons
• true crime
• serial killers
• investigation

Keywords

• murder
• missing
• Christopher Wilder
• true crime
• investigation
• serial killer
• hope chest

Sponsors

US Survivors of Homicide Inc, Yesterday Today Tomorrow Women Inc, Aus Mary’s House

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