About this episode

This episode reveals breakthroughs in a cold case involving a murdered woman and connects her to six more victims linked to a secret life.

Before she died, she scribbled a note. Her killer stripped away everything that could identify her — but missed that scrap of paper in her pocket. She was beautiful, well-dressed, seen at a glamorous Manhattan red carpet party hours before she died — then discarded on a remote stretch of highway, with a tan she couldn't have gotten in a New York winter. Forty-three years later, no mother, no sister, no daughter has ever come forward to claim her. In this episode, we reveal the breakthroughs that have this cold case closer to cracking than ever — and the new bombshell: six more women, one secret life, and the road that connects them all. Contact us if you have had an encounter with Christopher Wilder or 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 and support these not-for -profits : US  Survivors of Homicide Inc - https://www.survivorsofhomicide.com/ Yesterday Today…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Byrne, Mark Llewellyn

Topics covered

• cold case
• true crime
• murder investigation
• unsolved mystery
• victim identification

Keywords

• cold case
• murder
• Christopher Wilder
• victim
• investigation
• New York
• true crime
• unsolved

Mentioned in this episode

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

Books & works: The Pretty Girl Killer

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