A Simpler Time True Crime Podcast
1) Steps From Home: The Unsolved Abduction of Rachel Louise Cooke
In January of 2002, a college student is home in Texas for winter break, just days away from returning to school. Like she does nearly every morning, the avid runner laces up her shoes, grabs her Walk...Show More
2) Payphone Call at 1:58 AM: The Unsolved Disappearance of Dr. Cherryl Lamont Pearson
A treasured pediatrician from Tennessee spends the night out at an NBA basketball game. She calls her mom from the game and mentions to her that she isn’t feeling well. After she gets home, she hosts ...Show More
3) Special Updated Episode: Judy Lord's Case Is Solved
UPDATED EPISODE: When I first covered this case in October 2025 the case was unsolved. As of November 24th, 2025 a suspect was confirmed in the case with advanced DNA evidence and NHSP Closed the case...Show More
4) Wedding Dress For Sale: The Unsolved Murder of Patricia "Denise" Palmer
On a Tuesday morning in late November of 1981, a newlywed met up with a man she thought was purchasing her wedding dress from her. She was scraping together any cash she could for a down payment on a ...Show More
5) "If It Is A Joke It Is A Very Poor One" : The Unsolved Murders of Andrew and Patricia Puskas
“I don’t know if it is a joke or not. The timer is not ticking or anything, but if it is a joke, it is a very poor one. I would like someone to come over and look at it please.” Those were some of the...Show More
6) Murder at Cloverleaf Mall: The Unsolved Double Homicide of Charlita Singleton and Cheryl Edwards
In November of 1996, two co-workers are closing up their retail store in large mall outside of Richmond, Virginia. Their closing routine is like clockwork so when they don’t return to their homes, ala...Show More
7) Prime and Only Suspect Part 2: The Unsolved Disappearance of Kip Hess, Keith Fleming, and Charles Collingwood
In Part 2, we pick back up on what happens after John Rodney McRae is released from prison. In this episode, we leave off after discussing Kip Hess's disappearance and the early conviction of McRae in...Show More
8) Prime and Only Suspect Part 1 : The Unsolved Disappearances of Kip Hess, Keith Fleming, and Charles Collingwood
When a young teen vanishes on his way to school, a single note left behind pushes police toward the idea that he was a runaway. But the people who knew him best never believed that. As the days stretc...Show More
9) The Motorcycle Gang: The Unsolved Murder of the Deal Family
A family of three is brutally murdered in their rural New Jersey home in 1978. Police dismissed early rumors of connections to a violent motorcycle gang, but as the years went on they began to lean in...Show More
10) Her Last Customer: The Unsolved Murder of Gale Green
In 1987, the owner of a small lingerie shop was closing up for the night, looking forward to a busy evening of plans ahead. Plans she would never make it to.When her brother came by later, he found he...Show More