Three murders. Decades of silence. One breakthrough.

Tonight on Daily Scaries After Dark, we revisit three cold cases that sat unsolved for years — until modern forensic science changed everything.

The Lady of the Dunes — Ruth Marie Terry

She was found on a Cape Cod beach in 1974, hands severed, face beaten beyond recognition. For 48 years, no one knew her name. Then, in 2022, forensic genealogy finally gave her one.

Christine Jessop — Ontario, 1984

A nine-year-old girl vanished on her way home from school. An innocent man spent years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The real killer wasn't confirmed until 2020 — long after he had died.

The Golden State Killer — California, 1974–1986

Fifty assaults. Thirteen murders. Then he simply disappeared into the suburbs. In 2018, a genealogist and a DNA database gave him a name: Joseph James DeAngelo.

Dim the lights. Get comfortable. These stories are now just whispers in the night.

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June 2026- Seven cases. Seven investigations that left seasoned detectives stunned. Narrated in a calm, measured voice — designed for nighttime listening.

A Wingstop cup that solved a 40-year-old murder. A sentence spoken on a neighbor's porch in Iowa that preceded the unthinkable. An 11-year-old girl in France whose disappearance ignited a national reckoning. A serial killer in Oregon now facing his fifth murder charge. A Jane Doe who finally got her name back after 26 years. A Hollywood actor whose death came from inside his own home. And the final collapse of a conviction that captivated the world.

No jump scares. No loud music. No sudden sounds.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 — Intro

1:17 — The Wingstop Cup: How a Fast-Food Cup Solved a 40-Year Cold Case

6:06— The Muscatine Six: "Don't Worry About Money"

9:29 — Lyhanna: The Case That Shook France

13:22 — The Oregon Shadows: 5 Women, 1 Accused Killer

16:55 — Tiffany: A Jane Doe Gets Her Name Back

21:06 — The Actor: James Handy's Final Scene

23:39 — The Fall of Murdaugh: A Conviction Overturned

27:06— Outro

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Three cases. Decades apart. None fully explained.

Hinterkaifeck (1922) — A family murdered on a remote Bavarian farm. Footprints leading into the house — none leading out. Someone had been living in the attic for days before the killings began.

Dyatlov Pass (1959) — Nine experienced hikers fled their tent in the dead of a Soviet winter. Barefoot. Half-dressed. Most were found dead from causes no one can explain.

The Watts Family (2018) — Chris Watts confessed to murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. What the evidence showed, and what he said happened, didn't always match.

Three true crime stories narrated softly for nighttime listening. No jump scares. No loud music. Just the cases that still haunt us.

— Narrated by Brian Scott. Part of Daily Scaries: After Dark, a true crime podcast for nighttime listening.