31-year-old Joan Risch was educated, successful, and by all accounts a loving wife and mother. She seemed to have everything together. But sometimes things are not always as they seem. Something sinister happened to Joan on the afternoon of October 24, 1961. Her young daughter stumbled upon a troubling scene, and investigation would reveal puzzling clues including some strange items in the trash, a questionable collection of library books, and some sightings of a woman thought to be Joan...

A tragic suicide in a motel bathroom, a man on a beach in Ireland, and the victim of a violent crime in a dark alleyway in Chicago--what do they all share in common? The fact that the deceased in each case has sadly not been identified. As of 2023, there were around 14,000 unidentified remains in the United States alone--all people with pasts, with names, with stories waiting to be told. In today's episode, Amber, Elaine and I highlight three compelling cases of John/Jane Does--join...

Two women named Mary Morris, both in the Houston, Texas area are murdered in a violent way--both of their bodies being found in their cars. They share similar physical features. And these events while separate, occur within four days of each other.Mary Lou Henderson Morris left for work on the morning of October 12, 2000 as she typically did. For reasons unknown, she never showed up at work. It wasn't until her husband called her place of employment that he found out she had never arrived, an...

It was September 11, 2001 in New York City. Americans everywhere woke up that Tuesday morning and went about their day. It was business as usual for the thousands of New Yorkers who made their way into lower Manattan to go to work at the World Trade Center. Then, as we all know, the world changed.Between the purposeful attacks on the two towers, the Pentagon, and the downed flight in Pennsylvania, 2,977 lives were officially claimed that day to terrorism. But as the smoke continued ...

This episode is a little different than most, and unlike most mysteries we cover. While much has been done to understand and trace the origin of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, there is still some uncertainty and misinformation about the once mysterious and (if untreated) deadly disease.Many people likely know HIV/AIDS to have begun in the early 1980's in the United States among homosexual men in large cities, but data shows that the virus was already making its' way around the world in the ...

Tamla Horsford, loving wife and mother of five, was excited to spend some time with some of the Moms from her sons' school on the night of November 3, 2018. She was celebrating a birthday for one of these Moms, and although she didn't know the other women at the gathering well, she was happy to join in on the festivities.But what was supposed to be a joyful celebration in the form of an adult slumber party ended in absolute horror when Tamla was discovered deceased in the backyard the next mo...

Have you ever pondered about the chilling mysteries that remain unsolved? The ones that make your spine tingle and your hairs stand on end? This episode is dedicated to exploring two such enigmatic cases - the disappearances of Larisha Deanna Walker and her mother, Wanda Faye Walker. The unsettling circumstances - locked doors, lights left on, and stereos left blaring – only deepen the mystery around Deanna's disappearance. Even more intriguing is the untraceable car that she was supposed to ...

Who knew that a discarded rental application and a burner phone could hold the key to a gruesome murder investigation? Join Elaine, Amber and I as we pull back the curtain on the chilling case of Oakey "Al" Kite's murder in 2004. A riveting tale of a man's life and work, a move to Aurora, Colorado, and a gruesome murder that would leave even seasoned crime buffs restless. The details we reveal are not for the faint-hearted, as we recount the horrifying discovery of Al, who was tortured in the...

30-year old Ben McDaniel was an avid scuba diver and had enjoyed partaking in the underwater activity since he was a teenager, so when he disappeared 13 years ago today after going on an evening dive, most people assumed that he drowned. But Ben's disappearance would prove to be anything but straightforward. At the time of his disappearance, Ben was working on overcoming some rough circumstances: He had just lost his younger brother at the young age of 22, he was in debt after a business...

In this episode, Amber, Elaine and I continue our discussion on the disappearance of Center County, PA attorney Ray Gricar in 2005. We explore the theories and all the conflicting clues that may or may not have been a factor in him going missing. Part 2 of 2. Please refer to prior episode for part 1 of our discussion.Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@143mysteriesFor sources and episode information: http://143mysteries.comFor photos: https://www.instagram.com/143mysteries/...