Keystone Cold Cases

Episode #195: Beyond the Keystone - Georgia

In the early morning hours of March 7, 2012, 27 year old mother of 3, Amy Ellison was shot and killed inside her trailer home on Brigham Landing Road. She was pregnant with her fourth child.

Around 5:30 a.m., her eldest daughter called 911, telling dispatch that her mother was “laying on the floor, bloody,” and pleading, “Just get here fast because we’re here alone.” Deputies arrived to find Amy dead from a gunshot wound to her abdomen.

The heartbreaking discovery by her own child and the loss of both Amy and her unborn baby devastated the family and sparked an investigation into who entered the home before dawn and why.

Episode #194: Michele Evanik - Murdered (1978)

In the summer of 1978, someone got away with murder in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

A carnival lit up the night. Music, laughter, bright lights—and by morning, a 17-year-old girl was found murdered, her body left in a local park.

Investigators have long believed her death may be connected to the carnival she attended just hours before she was killed.

Telling her story keeps her name alive. It ensures she is more than a headline, more than a cold case.

This is the story of Norristown Area High School senior, Michele Evanik.

Episode #193: Monthly Mood - Trampoline Parks

For the past two decades, trampoline parks have been a go-to spot for family fun — affordable, energetic, and perfect for wearing out the kiddos. But have you ever stopped to wonder what’s hiding beneath the surface of all that jumping joy?  Today, we’re taking a closer look at the real dangers that may be lurking at your local trampoline park. Some of the most serious cases may never see the light of day due to confidentiality agreements, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t happening.

Episode #192: Jessica Freeman - Murdered (1992)

The murder of Jessica Freeman remains a haunting reminder of a life taken too soon. Years later, her case still raises painful questions and a call for justice that has yet to be answered. Remembering Jess means continuing to speak her name and hope for the truth to come to light. 

Episode #191: Beyond the Keystone - Florida

In April 1993, 18-year-old Bonnie Lee Dages vanished from Lithia, Florida—along with her four-month-old son, Jeremy. Bonnie left home to meet someone at a local shopping center, but neither she nor her baby was ever seen again. Her van was later found abandoned, locked, with her purse and personal belongings still inside. With a recent inheritance, unanswered questions, and signs of possible foul play, this heartbreaking case remains one of Florida’s most haunting unsolved disappearances.

Episode #190: Jamie Stickle - Murdered (2002)

Some stories refuse to stay quiet, not because they’re unsolved, but because too many pieces still feel painfully loud. On a cold, fog-heavy February morning in 2002, a burning Jeep on Pittsburgh’s North Side revealed something far worse than a vehicle fire. Inside was Jamie Lynn Stickle, a woman whose life had been built on connection, community, and visibility, and whose death would be labeled with a word that still haunts the people who loved her: undetermined. This is not just the story of how Jamie died. It’s the story of how someone so present could vanish into ambiguity, how evidence can speak while systems hesitate, and how a community has spent more than twenty years asking the same questions…. who did this, and why has no one been held accountable?

Episode #189: Monthly Mood - Spicy Foods

This month’s mood is all about heat—because sometimes life needs a little kick. We’re leaning into bold flavors, fiery challenges, and that exhilarating rush you get when things get just a bit too spicy. Whether it’s pushing past your comfort zone, embracing intensity, or simply enjoying the thrill of something with a little burn, this month is about turning up the temperature and savoring the spark it brings.

Episode #188: Ada Jane Groomes - Missing (1998) & Jamie Peterson - Missing (2011)

This week on KCC, we’re covering two heartbreaking and unrelated cases with one haunting similarity: both involve mothers who disappeared and were never seen again. We’ll be taking a closer look at the stories of Ada Jane Groomes and Jamie Peterson, and the mysteries that surround their disappearances.

Episode #187: Beyond the Keystone - Delaware

John “Jack” Parsons Wheeler III, was a decorated veteran, Washington power player, and Vietnam Memorial architect whose body turned up in a Wilmington landfill on New Year’s Eve 2010, beaten to death in a way that screamed foul play. His death was ruled a homicide by blunt force trauma with no suspects, no clear motive, and a trail of erratic behavior that leaves you questioning everything.

Episode #186: Melissa Ortiz-Rodriguez - Missing (2013)

Melissa Ortiz-Rodriguez was a 31-year-old mother of two from Collingdale, Pennsylvania, whose sudden disappearance in April 2013 left her family searching for answers. She was last seen preparing for a trip to visit a friend in New Jersey—but she never made it. As the days turned into years, troubling details emerged about her troubled marriage. Despite multiple investigations and public pleas for information, Melissa’s case remains unsolved, casting a long shadow over those still hoping for closure.