Episode 80 - Angela Samota

In August 2023, 21-year-old Saria Hildabrand vanished from Anchorage, Alaska, after a night of celebrating with friends. As her family desperately searched for answers, detectives uncovered troubling inconsistencies in the story of her disappearance. But a mysterious sound report ...  Show more

In May 2018, 34-year-old Joleen Cummings vanished from Fernandina Beach, Florida, just before Mother's Day. As investigators searched for answers, they uncovered troubling details about a coworker Joleen had grown suspicious of. But the deeper they dug, the more they realized thi ...  Show more

In 1984, Angela Samota was a 20-year-old college student studying computer science and engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Angela lit up every room she walked into and she was extremely intelligent, hard-working, and driven. But, in October of that year, Angie ...  Show more

In 1984, Sheila Wysocki found herself helping the police investigate the murder of her college roommate, Angela Samota. Detectives asked her to help gather information, and even sent her out to dinner with the main suspect, a man named Russell Buchanan. But the case remained unso ...  Show more

Cold Cases is the latest Spotify Original from Parcast to hit the scene... Here’s an exclusive clip from their episode on “The Murder of Angela Samota.” It’s the story of a college student brutally murdered in her own home — and the lengths her friend would go to find answers. If ...  Show more