In January 1967, Lois Williams and her 17-year-old daughter Karen disappeared from their apartment on East 21st Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. Inside, everything appeared untouched: coats hanging in the closet, a lamp left burning, and Karen’s schoolbook still open where she had been studying the night before.

Neither woman was ever seen again.

Years later, investigators would begin to suspect local service station owner Melvin Chelcie Carr — a man accused of violence against women and girls spanning decades, including rape, coercion, kidnapping, and sexual assault. After Carr’s shocking death in 1977 alongside the bodies of three murder victims, authorities reopened older disappearances connected to him, including the case of Lois and Karen Williams.

Police excavated Carr’s garage and backyard searching for evidence. They never found Lois or Karen.

In this episode, we examine the disappearance of Lois and Karen Williams alongside the disturbing pattern of violence surrounding Melvin Chelcie Carr, a man some investigators feared may have been responsible for far more crimes than were ever proven.

More importantly, we remember Lois and Karen themselves: a mother and daughter whose lives were interrupted, whose absence was deeply felt, and whose story deserves to be told with care.

This episode contains discussions of sexual violence, coercion, violence against women and children, and suspected serial violence.

📍 Indianapolis, Indiana | January 25, 1967

📖 Featuring an original poem written in her honor, read by Megan Storm, host of the podcast A Simpler Time.

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More about Megan Storm: Megan is the creator and host of A Simpler Time True Crime, a podcast that revisits unsolved cases from decades past and challenges the idea that a simpler time was necessarily a safer one. Through thorough research and a victim and survivor-centered approach, Megan explores forgotten mysteries, overlooked victims, and the lasting impact these cases have on families and communities.

Her interest in true crime began long before she ever picked up a microphone. Growing up, Megan spent evenings watching true crime shows with her mom while her dad worked night shifts, an experience that sparked a lifelong fascination with criminal investigations, unsolved mysteries, and the pursuit of justice.

One of Megan's favorite parts of podcasting is partnering with victims' families, survivors, and advocates to help tell stories with care and accuracy. She is passionate about amplifying voices that might otherwise go unheard and working alongside those closest to a case to support their shared goal of keeping stories alive and answers within reach.

In addition to hosting the podcast, Megan has spent more than 15 years working in human services leadership. Her background in advocacy, investigation, and problem-solving informs her approach to storytelling, helping her examine cases with both curiosity and compassion.

When she's not researching a case, Megan can usually be found training for a race, trying a new recipe, planning her next trip, cheering on Buffalo sports teams, or driving her two kids from one activity to the next.

In June 1975, investigators followed serial killer Richard Marquette into the woods near Oregon’s Clackamas River. There, buried beneath the soil of a popular campground, they uncovered the remains of an unidentified woman—a victim Marquette reportedly claimed no one would ever look for.
More than fifty years later, she is still known only as Clackamas County Jane Doe.
In this episode, we examine women whose lives were taken by Richard Marquette, one of Oregon’s lesser-known serial killers, who was once added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List after the murder of 23-year-old mother Joan Caudle. We also examine the story of Betty Wilson, a woman who traveled across the country hoping to build a safer life before becoming one of Marquette’s victims.
But at the center of this story is the unidentified woman buried near the Clackamas River in 1975—a woman whose name, family, and history remain unknown.
This episode explores violence against women, institutional failures, parole decisions, unidentified homicide victims, and what it means for a woman to remain unnamed for more than half a century.

📍 Oregon | 1961-1975

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Patricia Weeks, Cynthia Jabour, and Carol Ann Riley disappeared years apart after ending relationships with the same man: Robert Weeks, whose case would later be featured on Unsolved Mysteries.

In 1979, Patricia Weeks vanished from Las Vegas shortly after divorcing Robert Weeks and gaining custody of their four children. More than a decade later, Arizona real estate agent Cynthia Jabour disappeared after telling friends she planned to leave him as well. Then, in 1986, it happened again. Nurse Carola Ann Riley went missing after trying to end her relationship with Robert.

Their cases shared disturbing similarities: planned dinner dates, abandoned vehicles, missing personal belongings, and a man who repeatedly claimed the women had disappeared on their own.

Their stories are about coercive control, violence against women, and what it means when justice arrives long after someone is gone.

If you have information related to these cases, please contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at (702) 828-2907.

📍 Las Vegas, Nevada | 1968 and 1980

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More about Ruby Wilde and Melissa Mae:
Bloody Besties is your true crime podcast with best friends who have known each other since elementary school.

Hosts are Forensic Scientist Ruby Wilde presenting little known cases to Melissa Mae, the daughter of police officers and true crime addict who will be the one to bring you fun facts about our episode.

When Toni Bachman disappeared from White Bear Township, Minnesota in April 1997, investigators initially faced uncertainty. Some believed she may have left on her own. But as police searched the family home, disturbing evidence began to emerge—evidence that challenged the idea that Toni had simply walked away.

In Part 2 of this two-part series, we follow the investigation into Toni Bachman’s disappearance as it shifted from a missing persons case to something far darker. Inside the Bachman home, authorities uncovered blood, tissue, and signs of violence. Yet despite mounting evidence, no arrest came for years.

This episode explores the long aftermath of Toni’s disappearance: the changing explanations, the pressure placed on Norman Bachman’s children to recount what they witnessed, allegations of violence that followed, and the decades-long wait before charges were finally filed.

Nearly eighteen years after Toni vanished, a confession would offer answers—but not closure.

Because Toni Bachman has never been found.

If you have information about the disappearance of Toni Bachman, please contact the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office at 651-266-9670.

📍 White Bear Township, Minnesota | April 25, 1997

📖 Featuring an original poem written in her honor, read by actress Astrid Rotenberry.

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Astrid Rotenberry is a New York–based actress best known for her role as Catherine Kelly in Netflix’s His & Hers. Other credits include The Four Seasons, Law & Order: SVU, and the upcoming Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed on Apple TV+. Originally from Tennessee, she holds a BFA in Theatre Performance and is passionate about making the arts accessible and encouraging young artists to pursue their dreams.

In 1997, as the internet connected strangers across state lines, Minnesota-native Toni Bachman formed a close bond with a man in West Virginia. Friends say she was thinking seriously about change. About leaving. About building a future that looked different from the life she had.

Then she disappeared.

At first, there were questions no one could answer. Did Toni leave her marriage behind? Did she run away to begin a new life? Or did something happen inside the home she shared with her husband and stepchildren?

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we explore Toni’s life before she vanished: her marriage, devastating personal losses, career instability, and the online relationships that became a source of comfort during one of the hardest periods of her life.

If you have information about the disappearance of Toni Bachman, please contact the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office at 651-266-9670.

📍 White Bear Township, Minnesota | April 25, 1997

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More about Astrid Rotenberry:

Astrid Rotenberry is a New York–based actress best known for her role as Catherine Kelly in Netflix’s His & Hers. Other credits include The Four Seasons, Law & Order: SVU, and the upcoming Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed on Apple TV+. Originally from Tennessee, she holds a BFA in Theatre Performance and is passionate about making the arts accessible and encouraging young artists to pursue their dreams.

An unidentified woman found living in Honolulu in 2004 remains without a name—exploring the rare and overlooked reality of living Jane Doe cases in the U.S.

In 2004, an unidentified woman was found living in a beach park in Honolulu, Hawaii—alive, but unable to say who she was.

Known as the Honolulu Jane Doe, she was diagnosed with dementia and schizophrenia, leaving her without a name, a history, or a way to return to whatever life she once had.

In this episode of She Goes by Jane, we examine her case and the broader, often overlooked reality of living Jane Does in the United States. What happens when someone is found alive but cannot identify themselves? Why are these cases so difficult to resolve? And what does it reveal about the systems meant to protect the most vulnerable?

We situate her story within larger conversations around mental health, identity, and the gaps in investigative processes that leave some women unnamed, even in life.

📍 Honolulu, Hawaii | 2004

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About Louise Penny:
Louise Penny is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of the Inspector Gamache series, adapted into the television series Three Pines. Her work has received numerous awards and is internationally acclaimed.

If you grew up in the 1980s, you may have seen Tammy Lynn Leppert without ever knowing her name.

A model, aspiring actress, and rising presence in Hollywood, Tammy appeared in films like Scarface and Spring Break. With her striking look and growing momentum, 1983 was supposed to be the year everything changed.

Instead, it became the year she disappeared.

On July 6, 1983, Tammy left her home, telling her mother she would be back shortly. She was last seen in Cocoa Beach after an argument with a friend. She has never been seen again.

In this episode of She Goes By Jane, we look beyond the headlines and theories to focus on who Tammy was—her ambitions, her discipline, and the life she was building before it was abruptly interrupted.

We explore the days leading up to her disappearance, the unanswered questions that remain, and the ways her case was shaped by early assumptions and missed opportunities.

This is a story about visibility, vulnerability, and what happens when someone can be seen by so many and still vanish without a trace.

📍 Cocoa Beach, Florida | July 6, 1983

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More about Kathy: KATHY GARVER is most fondly remembered for her starring role as “Cissy” in the long-running CBS international television hit, Family Affair, Kathy Garver has also garnered critical acclaim in movies, stage, radio, voice-over animation, speaking and audio book narration.

To add to her long list of credits and accolades, Kathy was nominated for a 2026 Grammy Award for the Best Audiobook, Narration, Storytelling Recording for Elvis, Rocky and Me. She also received the Golden Era Award in March of 2026 and will receive the Margaret O’Brien legacy award in December of 2026.

In addition, Ms. Garver added author to her long list of accomplishments. Her first book, The Family Affair Cookbook, published by Bear Manor Media is a tasty trip down memory lane with anecdotes and photos. Her memoir, Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood was released next and sold out in three months -- a reprint was ordered and now is also available in the paperback version. X-Child Stars: Where Are They Now was launched in 2016 and is already planned for a reprint. Holiday Recipes for a Family Affair was next in 2019 . The Family Affair Scrapbook was released in 2022 to critical claim. Her newest book released appropriately on St. Valentine’s Day is Romancing with the Stars, a tome about long term relationships in Hollywood along with a travel guide in each of the 27 chapters to recreate romantic moments and places the stars now made famous.

The talented Ms. Garver has also won acting accolades such as Best Actress from the Family Television Awards, and continues her award-winning presence by securing recognition from the entertainment world. Recent awards include two more Audie Awards, one for her narration of The World’s Best Short Stories, the other for her direction of Amy Tan in The Opposite of Fate, read by the author. She was also recognized by the Young Artists Foundation with the “Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award” and the Emerald Award from the Southern California Motion Picture Council. In 2013, this prestigious organization also bestowed on Ms. Garver the highly-esteemed Golden Halo Lifetime Achievement Award previously given to Mickey Rooney and Margaret O’Brien.

In this update episode, we return to the Texas Killing Fields—specifically the 25-acre stretch of land off Calder Road in League City, Texas, where four women were found murdered over the course of years: Heide Fye, Laura Miller, Audrey Cook, and Donna Prudhomme.

For decades, their cases remained unsolved.

Investigators pursued multiple leads and named several persons of interest, but one name continued to surface: Clyde Hedrick—a local man later convicted in the 1984 death of Ellen Beason.

In March 2026, investigators finally questioned Hedrick about the Calder Road murders.

Hours later, he was dead.

But the case did not end there.

In the weeks that followed, authorities arrested Hedrick’s associate, James Elmore, charging him with manslaughter in the death of Laura Miller, as well as tampering with evidence in both Laura’s and Audrey Cook’s cases.

In this episode, we revisit the history of the Texas Killing Fields, the failures that allowed these cases to go unsolved for so long, and the lives of the women at the center of it all—particularly Audrey Cook and Donna Prudhomme, who remained unidentified for decades before finally being named.

We also examine the long-standing suspicions surrounding Clyde Hedrick, the investigative threads that tied him to multiple victims, and what these new developments could mean for long-awaited answers.

This is not a resolution.

But for the first time in years, it is movement.

📍 League City, Texas | 1984-1991

📖 Featuring an original poem written in her honor, read by actor and advocate Briana Evigan.

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Briana Evigan has been on a quest to give a voice to the voiceless, shine a light on darkness and create a positive impact. She co-founded MoveMe Studio, a woman-led production company creating inspiring media that compels action. Briana has a successful career in film, TV, music, and dance. Her first foray into Hollywood was everyone’s favorite dance film Step Up 2: The Streets and the reinstalment Step Up 5: All In. Her TV career includes starring in From Dusk Till Dawn, Trooper, and Longmire. To follow Briana’s incredible advocacy work, follow her on Instagram and Facebook.