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In May of 2005, a quiet part of rural Ohio woke up to something no one was prepared for. By the time most people finished their morning coffee, six people were dead, one teenage girl was barely alive, and a town that thought it understood itself was now living inside a nightmare. Answers came fast. Too fast. And once they did, people were told the story was over—it was solved, wrapped up, and explained. But that is not how it felt then. And for a lot of people, it still does not feel that way now. Join us for One Night, Too Many Questions. This is not just a story about a violent night on a farm. It is about what happens after—when a community wants peace so badly it is willing to grab onto the first explanation that lets everyone breathe again. It is about the questions that never really went away, even when the official story said they should have. So we are slowing things down— taking a closer look at what happened, what was said, and the questions that still haven’t gone away. Sources Former detective sentenced for endangering teenage witness, The Columbus Dispatch, 5/29/2008. Massacre’s survivor yet to receive inheritance, The Columbus Dispatch, 2/5/2009. Saving Stacy by Rob St. Clair Teen suspected in slayings of 5, NBCnews.com, 5/29/2005. Subscribe for ad-free, early, and bonus episodes Record a voicemail for a future show Contact Us Shop TCB Merch

It was during a snowstorm, on a snow day in Philadelphia, when a young teacher was found dead in her apartment under very bizarre circumstances. Her name was Ellen Greenberg. She was 27 years old. She was engaged and she lived with her fiancé. Ellen’s fiancé called 911, and almost right away, investigators said they knew what happened. But then the story changed. And then it changed again. Join us today as we talk about what should have been a straightforward investigation that, over time. turned into something far more complicated. For years now, Ellen’s parents have been asking the same thing everyone else eventually starts asking when they look closely at this case: Does any of this make sense?  We’re starting with who Ellen was, who the people in her life were, what is known about the day she died, and what has never been adequately explained. Because, more than a decade later, the core question is still hanging in the air: What Really Happened to Ellen Greenberg? Sources Ellen Rae Greenberg, https://gavinfish.com/cases/ellen-greenberg/ Family of teacher who died from 20 stab wounds sues Philadelphia medical examiner to have suicide ruling changed, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Stephanie Farr, 10/16/2019. Retrieved 3/15/2026. Medical Examiner’s Office Investigation Report, Ellen Greenberg Case Docs, 3/18/2022. Retrieved 2/20/2026. Suicide or homicide? Parents’ anguished search for answers lasts years after daughter dies of 20 stab wounds, PennLive.com, Steve Marroni, 5/13/2019. What Happened to Ellen? by Nancy Grace & Benee Knauer. Subscribe for ad-free, early, and bonus episodes Record a voicemail for a future show Contact Us Shop TCB Merch    

Please enjoy this re-release of a premium episode from 2023! You can get all of your episodes ad-free plus all of our bonus episodes by subscribing to TCB Premium at tiegrabber.com/subscribe! On March 22, 1989, 15-year-old Ann Harrison went outside of her house to wait for the school bus. Nothing seemed different than any other morning, but Ann would never make it to school that day. As she waited by the mailbox, two men in a car pulled up and asked her for directions. Another girl waiting for the bus down the road saw the car speed past moments later. Back at Ann’s house, the school bus arrived and honked its horn, but no one was there. Join us at the quiet end for Just Seven Minutes: The Abduction of Ann Harrison. The school bus driver noticed that Ann’s books, purse, and flute were still by the mailbox. Ann’s mother heard the horn and came outside. After a search of the house, she reported her daughter missing. What happened to Ann was every parent’s worst nightmare. Today we’re discussing the search for Ann, the monstrous crimes of her abductors, and a family’s enduring pain.

Please enjoy this classic premium episode from 2017! On a cold, sunny morning in January 1957, Leonard Prescott, a 39-year old construction worker, was driving into the town of Willow Springs, Illinois, when he noticed two strange-looking objects underneath a bridge railing. He stopped to get a better look and told himself they must be department store mannequins. He drove off, but his mind kept returning to the flesh-colored figures. Were they naked, dead girls? He wasn’t entirely convinced, so he drove home and got his wife Marie. They returned to the bridge and got out of the car. The two bodies had a blue hue against the whiteness of the snow. One of the girls was on her side with her legs drawn up in a fetal position. The other girl was on her back, apparently tossed on top of her. Joseph Grimes’ daughters Barbara,15, and Patricia, 13, had been missing for nearly a month. They were big Elvis Presley Fans and had gone together to see his film “Love Me Tender” on the night they disappeared, 3 days after Christmas. Joseph was called to the station and escorted to the scene where he had the heartbreaking task of identifying his murdered daughters.The heartbreaking disappearance and unexplained deaths of Barbara and Patricia Grimes shattered the innocence of the Chicago area forever. Things like this just hadn’t happened before. The case launched one of the biggest investigations in history. Over the years, there have been numerous leads but the case remains unsolved. Join us today for End to Innocence: The Abduction and Murders of the Grimes Sisters

In the fall of 2003, a life ended in a way no one saw coming—and for years, the truth stayed buried beneath rumor, silence, and unanswered questions. Florence “Flo” Unger was someone’s daughter, someone’s friend, someone who mattered. Yet when she was killed, the story of what really happened to her was fragmented, distorted, and, in many ways, forgotten. Join us at the quiet end for Pushed: Florence Unger. In this episode, we take a closer look at Flo’s murder: the last known moments of her life, the people who crossed her path, and the investigation that followed. We’ll examine what was known, what was assumed, and what may have been deliberately ignored. This story teaches us about how fear, secrecy, and power can shape the narrative of a murder case long after the violence is over. Sources Afraid of the Dark by Tom Henderson Florence Unger: The Last Resort, Forensic Files, https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2021/09/30/drowning-sorrows/ Lady of the Lake, Dark Waters: Murder in the Deep, S2E6, 8/21/2019. Lady in the Lake, NBCNews.com, 1/2/2007. Michigan man who pushed wife off roof, dragged her into lake, loses bid for new trial, MLive, 7/18/2018, https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/07/michigan_man_who_pushed_wife_o.html Subscribe for ad-free, early, and bonus episodes Record a voicemail for a future show Contact Us Shop TCB Merch