Dog With A Bone
Welcome to Dog With A Bone, where our host Melissa Sandberg works to solve a cold-case each season. Melissa focuses on cases that have not received a lot of media attention. She has also worked jointly with various law e...
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500 to 4.5K🎙 Sporadic cadence·39 episodes·Last published 3w ago - Monthly Reach
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 10/9/26 | Season 03 Announcement | An announcement about the status of Season 03 and a sneak listen to the intro for Episode 01. | 8m 34s | ||||||
| 7/3/26 | Episode 02.17: No One's Puppet | A member of the Potter family, who was in the home that night, reaches out to Melissa. | 31m 04s | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | Unleashed 02.01 - Jillian Miles | Melissa digs into the unsolved homicide of Jillian Miles. Jillian was 27 years-old and shot twice, while in her home with her two young children. | 34m 00s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 | Episode 02.16: Deep-Seated Corruption | Melissa speaks to Teresa and Cindy regarding the certified letter sent to Fayette County. | 36m 02s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | Episode 02.15: Mystery Writer | Melissa talks to one of Mackenzie's classmates about her final day at school and then has a discussion with the writer of mysterious letter that was dropped off at the fire station. | 45m 30s | ||||||
| 12/25/25 | Episode 02.14: A Letter to Mackenzie | In the season finale, Melissa digs into a purported confession, reviews the Murder Board, and Donald reads a letter he wrote to Mackenzie. | 43m 12s | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | Episode 02.13: Exhumation | Melissa digs into the 2017 exhumation of Mackenzie's body. | 58m 04s | ||||||
| 12/11/25 | Episode 02.12: Deception | Melissa digs into the lie detector tests given following the fire that took Mackenzie's life. | 45m 34s | ||||||
| 12/4/25 | Episode 02.11: Pool Party | Melissa digs into the immediate events following the fire and continues her conversation with Sheriff Vernon Stanforth. | 39m 10s | ||||||
| 11/20/25 | Bonus Episode 02.04: South Dakota | Melissa learns more about the incident that got Kenny banned from South Dakota. | 36m 30s | ||||||
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| 11/13/25 | Episode 02.10: The Sleepover | Melissa digs into Mackenzie's final days leading up to the fire that took her life. | 44m 33s | ||||||
| 11/6/25 | Episode 02.09: Photographs | Melissa digs into William and Jamie, who were both in the home the night of the fire. | 38m 46s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 | Bonus Episode 02.02: Donald's Turn, Part 2 | This episode is a revamp of Episode 02.05, in which Melissa interviews Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth. However, this time, Melissa has Donald interjects his thoughts as he listens to the episode. This is Part 2 of 2. | 59m 32s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 | Episode 02.08: Run! | Melissa digs into Kenny's past of abusing children. | 50m 50s | ||||||
| 10/23/25 | Bonus Episode 02.01: Donald's Turn, Part 1 | This episode is a revamp of Episode 02.05, in which Melissa interviews Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth. However, this time, Melissa has Donald interjects his thoughts as he listens to the episode. This is Part 1 of 2. | 1h 17m 58s | ||||||
| 10/16/25 | Episode 02.07: A Father's Fight | Melissa discusses the custody fight with Donald and then talks to Harrison about what life was like living with Mary Ann and Kenny. | 47m 54s | ||||||
| 10/9/25 | Episode 02.06: Revelations | Melissa finishes her discussion with Sheriff Vernon Stanforth and then digs into the arson investigation. | 43m 38s | ||||||
| 10/2/25 | Episode 02.05: Six Years | Melissa looks into Mackenzie's autopsy and then sits down to discuss the case with Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth. | 43m 12s | ||||||
| 9/18/25 | Episode 02.04: Exposed | Melissa speaks with the neighbors who were present on the night of the fire. | 37m 24s | ||||||
| 9/11/25 | Episode 02.03: The Mary Ann Tapes | Melissa hears Mary Ann's side of the story. | 41m 26s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 | Episode 02.02: Risk a Lot to Save a Lot | Melissa speaks with the first responders to the fire that broke out the night that Mackenzie died. | 33m 46s | ||||||
| 8/28/25 | Episode 02.01: Mackenzie | Melissa kicks off Season 2, investigating the 2006 cold case murder of Mackenzie Branham, out of Jeffersonville, Ohio. | 42m 43s | ||||||
| 6/19/25 | Season 02 Trailer | Dog With A Bone - Season 02 - Coming Fall 2025Newsclip Source: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/fayette-county-investigators-exhume-8-year-olds-body-killed-in-2006-unsolved-arson-case | 2m 58s | ||||||
| 4/3/25 | Unleashed 01.05 - Kimberly Sue Jones | Melissa digs into the missing person case of Kimberly Sue Jones, out of Parkersburg, West Virginia. | 24m 43s | ||||||
| 3/4/25 | Unleashed 01.04 - Suzanne Garden & Cynthia Leslie | Melissa discusses the 1974 New Jersey murders of Suzanne Garden and Cynthia Leslie, and interviews a witness who escaped from their killers. | 50m 14s | ||||||
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Chart history for Dog With A Bone
Peaked at #167 in Norway, currently #167 in Norway.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | — | #167 | #167 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.