137: MURDER: Tom Roche

About this episode

The episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of Tom Roche in 1991.

On September 13, 1991, 36-year-old Tom Roche dropped his longtime girlfriend off at work in Burbank, California. He told her he was heading home to work on his motorcycle, and the two made plans to meet for lunch later that day. But Tom never showed up. Editor: Shannon Keirce Research/Writing: Haley Gray SUBMIT A CASE HERE: Cases@DetectivePerspectivePod.com SOCIAL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/detperspective/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/detperspective FIND DERRICK HERE Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerrickL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DerrickLevasseur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerrickVLevasseur CRIME WEEKLY AND COFFEE Criminal Coffee Company: https://www.CriminalCoffeeCo.com Crime Weekly: https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shop ADS: 1. https://www.Rula.com/Detective - Get started on your mental health journey today! 2. https://www.TryFUM.com - Use code DETECTIVE to get a FREE Gift with your Journey Pack! 3. Pocket Hose - Text DETECTIVE to 64000 to get a FREE 360 Degree Rotating Pocket Pivot AND a Thumb Drive Nozzle with the purchase of ANY Pocket Hose Ballistic Hose!

People in this episode

Host: Derrick Levasseur

Topics covered

• murder
• true crime
• disappearance
• investigation
• California

Keywords

• Tom Roche
• murder
• disappearance
• Burbank
• true crime

Sponsors

Rula, FUM, Pocket Hose

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shannon Keirce, Haley Gray

Places: Burbank, California

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