Joan Risch

Over a span of about 5 years in the mid-1990s, at least 7 women went missing within an 80-mile radius of Dublin. Media speculated about a possible serial killer in the area. But were these cases actually connected? Or are we looking for patterns where none exist?  Learn more about your ad choices…

Nada Fronk was a 24-year-old Indigenous woman who first ran away from home when she was 12. In a cruel twist of fate, it was only when she stopped running that her life was cut short.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Something interesting happens when you start digging into Roanoke. Yes, you find fantastical conspiracy theories on the ultimate fate of the colonists who vanished 400 years ago. But you also learn that — at the time — virtually no one was bothered. It took centuries for Roanoke to hold the mysteri…