About this episode

The episode discusses the baffling cases of two young girls who were murdered and a mother who disappeared on Christmas Eve, leaving detectives with few clues.

Detectives are baffled when two young girls are raped, murdered, and dumped in an abandoned house in Akron, Ohio. And a 26-year-old mother of three disappears on Christmas Eve in 1995, but the missing persons case goes cold when police can find few clues to her whereabouts. Hers: Start your free online visit at forhers.com/CCF for your personalized weight loss treatment options. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone - Cold Case Files listeners can get for 20% off their Rosetta Stone Sapphire subscription when you go to RosettaStone.com/coldcase Thrive Market: Go to ThriveMarket.com/coldcase for $30 off your first two orders! Vinted - See what’s hiding in your closet. Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• murder
• disappearance
• cold case
• investigation
• true crime

Keywords

• cold case
• murder
• disappearance
• Akron
• true crime

Sponsors

forhers, Progressive, Rosetta Stone, Thrive Market, Vinted

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Akron, Ohio

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