Find My Killer

#38 - Imagine walking into a crowded bar with your friends late at night… surrounded by hundreds of people, music blasting, drinks flowing, and security cameras everywhere.

Now imagine walking back toward the entrance just minutes before closing time.

And then… somehow disappearing without a trace.

That’s exactly what happened to 27-year-old Brian Shaffer.

On March 31st, 2006, Brian, a medical student at Ohio State University, went out for a night of drinks with friends in Columbus, Ohio to celebrate the start of spring break. Surveillance cameras captured him entering a popular campus bar called the Ugly Tuna Saloona.

But those same cameras never captured him leaving.

His friends eventually walked out. Every other patron that night was accounted for.

Everyone… except Brian.

Nearly two decades later, investigators still don’t know how a man could seemingly vanish from a crowded bar in the middle of a busy college district.

Did Brian leave the bar undetected somehow? Did he run away from his life?Or did something far more sinister happen that night?

Today, we’re looking at the mysterious disappearance of Brian Shaffer and the question that still remains unanswered.

What happened to him… and who might know the truth?

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The show is written and produced by Courtney Fretwell.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-645-8477. A reward of up to $100,000 is being offered for credible information, and tips can remain anonymous.

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Sometimes the most disturbing cases begin with a simple night out.

A young woman goes dancing with friends. She laughs, drinks, maybe stays out a little too late. And then… she disappears.

But what happened next in this case would shock an entire city.

In June of 1996, a man searching through a dumpster in Boston made a horrifying discovery: inside a trash bag was the upper half of a woman’s body. Her killer had strangled her, cut her in half, and discarded her like garbage. The rest of her body was never found.

That victim was 20-year-old Karina Holmer, a young woman from Sweden who had come to the United States only months earlier to work as an au pair and experience life in a new country.

She had dreams of travel, independence, and adventure.

Instead, her story ended in one of Boston’s most brutal and baffling unsolved murders.

Karina was last seen in the early morning hours of June 22nd, 1996, leaving a nightclub in downtown Boston after a night out with friends. What happened after that moment remains a mystery.

Nearly three decades later, investigators still don’t know who killed her.

Someone out there knows exactly what happened to Karina Holmer.

And today, we’re going to try to find them.

Find My Killer is a Rockefeller Audio Production. 

The show is written and produced by Courtney Fretwell.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Boston Police Department.

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Sources for this episode include multiple articles from the Who Killed Karina Holmer website, True Crime News, Boston 25 News, Reddit, and private blogs.

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#36 - In the early morning hours of June 7th, 1992, something happened inside a quiet home in Springfield, Missouri.

When friends arrived at the house later that day, they expected to find two recent high school graduates getting ready for a day at the water park. Instead, they found something deeply unsettling.

The three women who had been inside the house the night before were gone.

Their cars were still parked outside. Their purses and personal belongings were still inside. The family dog was wandering around the home.

Nothing appeared to be stolen. There were no obvious signs of a struggle.

But 47-year-old Sherrill Levitt, her 19-year-old daughter Suzanne Streeter, and Suzanne’s best friend Stacy McCall had seemingly vanished without a trace.

Three women… gone from the same home in the middle of the night.

No witnesses. No confirmed suspects. And more than three decades later, no answers.

This case would soon become known as one of the most baffling unsolved disappearances in American history.

This is the story of the Springfield Three.

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If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Springfield Police Department or submit a tip to the FBI.

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Sources for this episode include multiple articles from the FBI, Springfield Police Department, Medium, The Springfield Daily Citizen, and the Charley Project. 

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#35 - Imagine getting a phone call from someone looking to buy a million-dollar home. For most real estate agents, that would be the opportunity of a lifetime. A huge commission. A career-making sale.

But something about this call felt… off.

The woman on the phone spoke with an unusual accent. She wouldn’t say exactly how she got the agent’s personal number. And when the agent asked questions, the caller seemed strangely vague.

Still, the showing was scheduled. A beautiful home. A quiet cul-de-sac.Late afternoon on a winter evening.

At 5:30 p.m., the young agent arrived and greeted the couple, who said they wanted to see the house. They walked inside together.

Twenty minutes later… she was dead.

The killers vanished without leaving behind DNA, fingerprints, or any clear motive. No robbery. No sexual assault. Just a brutal stabbing inside an empty house.

Who were the mysterious buyers? Why did they choose her? And how do two people plan a murder so carefully… only to disappear without a trace?

Today, we’re diving into the unsolved murder of Lindsay Buziak — a case that continues to haunt investigators, her family, and an entire community.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the police at (250) 475-4356 or toll-free at 1-888-980-1919.

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Sources for this episode include multiple articles from the Saanish Police Department, the Lindsay Buziak Murder website, Global News, Times Colonist, and Oxygen. 

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#34 - On the night of February 19th, 2005, 34-year-old Danielle Imbo and 35-year-old Richard Petrone Jr. spent the evening with friends at a bar on South Street in Philadelphia. Just before midnight, they left together, planning to drive back to Danielle’s home in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

But they never made it.

Danielle and Richard vanished that night without a trace. And somehow, the pickup truck they were driving disappeared too.

Despite the fact that they were last seen leaving one of the busiest nightlife areas in the city, no witnesses have ever come forward to explain what happened next. No confirmed sightings. No physical evidence. No answers.

For investigators, the case quickly became one of the most baffling disappearances in the region.

Because it’s not just two people who vanished.

It’s two people… and a truck.

And to this day, no one knows where any of them went.

This is the disappearance of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone Jr.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the FBI Philadelphia Field Office at 215–418–4000 or the Philadelphia Police Department at 215–686–3013.

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Sources for this episode include multiple articles from the FBI, The Doe Network, NBC Philadelphia, Medium, and the Inquirer. 
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