Episodes

  • Our Yellowstone Series: Dennis Eugene Johnson

    Our Yellowstone Series: Dennis Eugene Johnson
    May 28 2025
    In this first installment of our new Yellowstone series, Scott and Heather take you deep into Yellowstone National Park to revisit the chilling and heartbreaking disappearance of 8-year-old Dennis Eugene Johnson. In April 1966, Dennis vanished while helping search for his lost sister - a moment that sparked one of the largest search efforts in the park’s history.

    Plus: a shout-out to the new video channel ThreePourDecisions and their Yellowstone Bourbon episode!

    If you have information on this case, contact the National Park Service at 307-344-2122.
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    38 mins
  • The Francine Morgan Case

    The Francine Morgan Case
    May 20 2025
    In this episode of Status: Pending, we travel to rural Wells, Vermont, where a tragic 2008 shooting left a mother dead and her teenage son accused of pulling the trigger. At just 14 years old, Christian Taylor became the youngest person in decades to be charged with murder in Vermont.

    This case is still listed with the Vermont State Police as an unsolved homicide. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Crimes Unit.
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    40 mins
  • The Disappearance of Marlena Childress

    The Disappearance of Marlena Childress
    Apr 9 2025
    In April 1987, 4-year-old Marlena Danyele Childress vanished from her front yard in Union City, Tennessee. What began as a frantic search turned into one of the most baffling and disturbing missing child cases in state history.

    Anyone with information about this case should contact the Obion County Sheriff's Office at (731) 885-5832.
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    43 mins
  • Vanished in the Smokies: The Disappearances of Trenny Gibson & Dennis Martin

    Vanished in the Smokies: The Disappearances of Trenny Gibson & Dennis Martin
    Jan 30 2025
    In this episode, we explore two of the most haunting missing persons cases in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    First, the mysterious disappearance of 16-year-old Trenny Gibson, who vanished without a trace during a school hiking trip in 1976.

    Then, we rewind to 1969 and examine the baffling case of 6-year-old Dennis Martin, whose family Father’s Day camping trip became one of the National Park's most extensive and controversial search-and-rescue efforts.
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    56 mins
  • Seeking Justice: The 30+ Year Fight for Deltrece's Memory

    Seeking Justice: The 30+ Year Fight for Deltrece's Memory
    Dec 13 2024
    In this episode, we explore the heartbreaking and unresolved case of Deltrece Benson, a 12-year-old girl whose tragic murder in 1990 has haunted her foster mother for over three decades. Despite the passing years, Deltrece's foster mom, Mary McKenna, continues to search for answers and justice.

    Mary joins us on this episode to share her story.

    Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence, child abuse, and murder.
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    39 mins
  • Doc Discussion - Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey

    Doc Discussion - Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey
    Dec 5 2024
    This week, Heather & Scott discuss the hottest new True Crime doc: Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey, which reexamines the haunting 1996 murder of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey. The three-part docuseries delves into the botched investigation, media frenzy, and legal missteps that overshadowed the case.
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    58 mins
  • The Disappearance of Derek Lueking: A Mystery in the Smoky Mountains

    The Disappearance of Derek Lueking: A Mystery in the Smoky Mountains
    Nov 27 2024
    In March 2012, 23-year-old Derek Lueking vanished without a trace after visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His car was found abandoned at Newfound Gap, packed with survival gear, but with no sign of Derek. A strange note left in his car and conflicting accounts from those closest to him raise more questions than answers. Was Derek trying to escape his life, or was something more sinister at play?
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    48 mins
  • Vanished in Plain Sight: The William Bradford Bishop Mystery

    Vanished in Plain Sight: The William Bradford Bishop Mystery
    Nov 21 2024
    On this episode of Status: Pending, we delve into the chilling case of William Bradford Bishop, a State Department official who vanished after allegedly murdering his wife, three sons, and mother in 1976. From his prestigious education at Yale to his clandestine career in counterintelligence, Bishop's life was extraordinary—but it took a horrifying turn one March evening.

    Sources for this episode include reporting by Ruth Johnson for the Fredrick, Maryland News, The Cumberland News, the Associated Press.

    The Cumberland Sunday Times.More info from the FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/murders/william-bradford-bishop-jr
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    40 mins