Case 232: Jo, Michelle & Christe Rogers

*** Content Warning: Child sexual abuse, child abduction, murder of a child ***In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Melbourne was gripped by fear when a masked assailant began breaking into suburban family homes and abducting young children. The attacks were particularly callous, e ...  Show more

When 20-year-old newlywed Elena Milagro Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis in the spring of 1930, her family took her to the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida, for treatment.There, they met a German-born scientist named Carl Tanzler, who promised that he – and he alone – co ...  Show more

In 1989, Joan Rogers and her two daughters Michelle and Christe, decided to take a well earned vacation to Disney World in Florida. They lived on a farm in a small town in Ohio and this would be the first family vacation that they would take outside of the state. Hal Rogers, the ...  Show more

For weeks, 36-year-old Joan Rogers and her two teenage daughters, Michelle and Christe, had eagerly awaited summer break so that they could embark on their first vacation outside their home state of Ohio. The trio set out to enjoy the sandy beaches of Florida, but the trip soon t ...  Show more

3 girls from a dairy farm in Ohio go to Florida for their first ever vacation. It was going to be the trip of their dreams. Disney World. Beaches. Boat Rides. They documented everything on their camera. 



Then they were found floating attached to concre ...

We listen to a StoryCorps story of a family and their growing up story, read about some true crime destinations, and listen to me read a poem that I wrote on the beach dream vacation! StoryCorps: https://storycorps.org/stories/two-sisters-on-enjoying-life-instead-of-a-drama-or-a- ...  Show more