Crime in the Coalfields Podcast
1) Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather
On this week's Crime in the Coalfields, Julia, Brandi, and Humera dive into the disturbing case involving Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather, adoptive parents who perpetuated horrific abuse on the c...Show More
2) The Wolf of West Virginia
One man, yet so many victims: how did he manage to swindle people with his fraudulent scheme? In this episode, Julia and Brandi explore the story of the Wolf of West Virginia, a crime that came to pro...Show More
3) Gavin Smith
A sixteen-year-old boy allegedly murdered his family in 2020, and was convicted of the crime in 2022. However, an order was issued earlier this year, vacating the verdict, putting the tragedy in the s...Show More
4) Monica Hartwell Fires Back
On this episode of Crime in the Coalfields, Julia and Brandi dive once more into the case of Monica Hartwell, a woman serving 40 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Michael Walker. This ti...Show More
5) The Mysterious Case of Rosa White
In the early 1900s, the brutal murder of 18-year-old Rosa White rocked Logan County. The crime was surrounded by mystery and intrigue, nearly working the local community into a frenzy, calling for jus...Show More
6) Monica Hartwell
In a case that began 5 years ago this month - we return both in coverage and in reality.This year, an appeal was made in April - the same appeal made when the case was originally happening in July of ...Show More
7) Anita Price
The story of Anita Price remains unfinished. She disappeared in 1974, and the case went cold until the 2000s. Her car was abandoned, and a cursory investigation left her children unsatisfied and looki...Show More
8) Searching for the Missing
Some missing people are never found - but others are found too late.The recent case of Christa Merrill, whose body is found at the home of a known sex offender after being missing since August of 2024...Show More
9) The Life and Death of Wanda Palmer
A woman named Wanda Palmer - beaten and left inches from death in her mobile home - is left in a coma for two years. Left in a comatose state from 2020 to 2022, she had enough strength to wake up aft...Show More
10) Murders at Maybeury Mansion
Three people shot multiple times on a day that was supposed to be full of love. Instead, Valentine's day 1998 ended with a family dead in a mansion on a hill. This is the case of David, Janette Hend...Show More