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- 1. Anita Carlson (10 of Spades, Minnesota) · 8 Jul 2026
- 2. Beverly Logan (10 of Clubs, Kansas) · 15 Jul 2026
- 3. Terrance “Konomi” Plummer (Ace of Spades, North Carolina) · 22 Jul 2026
Daniel Traina (8 of Diamonds, Florida)
12 Aug 2026 · 39 min
49-year-old Daniel Traina was hard to miss. The Six-foot-four happy-go-lucky guy was always bopping around the West Palm Beach suburb of Lake Park. … well known to bartenders, store clerks, and neighbors. So it was mind-boggling when, in May of 2021, Daniel wa
Ilene Misheloff (Ace of Hearts, California)
5 Aug 2026 · 42 min
Thirteen-year-old Ilene Misheloff normally walked the same path home from school most days. And on January 30, 1989, all signs indicate she took that same route… and ALMOST made it home. But something… or someone intervened. And somehow, with all the traffic a
Benjamin Rosario (Wild Card, Connecticut)
29 Jul 2026 · 31 min
Most cold case investigators will tell you that murder is a dirty business. But once in a while, there’s a murder so horrific that it could be mistaken for an urban legend. The unsolved homicide of Benjamin is one of those cases. It began on a summer evening m
Terrance “Konomi” Plummer (Ace of Spades, North Carolina)
22 Jul 2026 · 32 min
It was Memorial Day weekend in 2010, and hot as hades in North Carolina, when 22-year-old Terrance “Konomi” Plummer Junior was found murdered in a crime so brutal—and so deliberate—that it stayed with everyone who touched the case—especially Lt. Jeff Locklear.
Beverly Logan (10 of Clubs, Kansas)
15 Jul 2026 · 30 min
When Beverly Logan, a gentle, 56-year-old certified nurse’s aide, was found murdered in her kitchen, the Salina, Kansas Police Department found themselves on the hunt for her killer. They believe it might have been someone she knew. But over 18 years later, wh
Anita Carlson (10 of Spades, Minnesota)
8 Jul 2026 · 34 min
In late June 1987, the town of Bemidji, Minnesota, was gearing up for Independence Day weekend. Celebrations quickly turned to panic when Anita Carlson, a college graduate with hopes of working in TV production, went missing from her nighttime job at Pete’s Pl
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