Complicated True Crime Cases We Can't Stop Thinking About

Karen and Mike Laspisa received a call around 2 am on August 30, 2013, regarding their son, Bryce, whose car was found on its side in a ravine.Karen and Mike Laspisa received a phone call.Their son, Bryce, called them. The 19-year-old was driving to their home in Laguna Niguel, CA, somewhere between Los Angeles and San Diego.

In recent weeks, Bryce began drinking heavily and using Vyvanse, an amphetamine derivative sometimes prescribed for ADHD, which Bryce lacked, according to his roommate and girlfriend.His parents worried. They asked Bryce to come home. That morning, he called, saying he was on his way but too tired to keep going. He planned to pull over to a rest stop for a nap. This was the last time his parents heard from him.Bryce did not have Vyvanse, an amphetamine derivative sometimes used for ADHD. Concerned, his parents asked him to come home. Bryce called that morning. He said he was too tired to continue and would pull over for a nap. His parents never heard from him again.

Six hours later, the Laspisas' doorbell rang. It was not Bryce. Police arrived at the door. They told the Laspisas their son's car was found abandoned and on its side in a ravine near Castaic Lake. His phone, wallet, and laptop remained inside. No sign of Bryce existed.

Laspisa told his parents he was pulling over to sleep at 2:09 am. Surveillance footage showed him driving down the access road to Castaic Lake at 2:30 am. Two hours later, at 4:29 am, the same camera photographed Laspisa's car again.The camera photographed Laspisa's car again.His crashed Toyota Highlander was found only an hour later. Laspisa was nowhere in sight.

Police dogs tracked his scent to a nearby truck stop. Authorities dragged the lake, but no body appeared. Bryce's parents did not give up hope.On May 16, 2008, Aarushi's parents found her body in her bedroom. She lay covered in a white sheet in a pool of blood. Police did not call until about 7:15 am, an hour after the discovery.Initially, Aarushi's parents and law enforcement thought the family's live-in employee, Hemraj Banjade, killed her. No one saw him since the discovery. Before police arrived, the Talwars accused him of the act in front of their maid, Bharati. Rajesh reportedly offered the police 25,000 rupees to stop searching the house and go to Hemraj’s village in Nepal instead.

On May 17, Hemraj was found dead on one of the home's terraces, covered in much blood. The terrace door was locked from the inside. One of Hemraj's friends officially identified his remains.Orrin GreyInvestigators found that Aarushi and Hemraj both died from similar injuries.Patrick Thornton

In May 2008,Aarushi TalwarAarushi was 13 years old. She studied at Delhi Public School. Her family lived in Jalvayu Vihar, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her parents, Dr. Rajesh and Dr. Nupur, both practiced dentistry and partially owned a dental practice in Noida.

Early on,May 16, 2008Aarushi's parents found her body in her bedroom. She lay covered in a white sheet, in a pool of blood. Police called around 7:15 am, about an hour after Aarushi's discovery.

Initially, Aarushi's parents and law enforcement thought the family's live-in employee, Hemraj Banjade, killed her.Hemraj BanjadeNo one saw Hemraj since Aarushi's parents found her body. Before police arrived, the Talwars accused him of the deed in front of their maid, Bharati. Rajesh offered the police 25,000 rupees to stop searching the house and go to Hemraj’s village in Nepal.

On May 17,Hemraj was found dead on one of the home's terraces, covered in large amounts of blood. The terrace door was locked from the inside. One of Hemraj's friends officially identified his remains.One of Hemraj's friendsofficially identified his remainsRajesh Talwar was allegedly unable to do so.

Investigators found Aarushi and Hemraj both died from similar injuries.similar injuriesVictims first suffered blunt-force trauma to the head from an unknown object, leaving a U- or V-shaped scar. Aarushi's injury hit the front of her skull; Hemraj was hit in the back. Medical exams showed these initial injuries caused death.

The public quickly grew suspicious of the Talwars. Rumors spread. Some claimed Aarushi's parents killed both her and Hemraj.Some claimed Aarushi's parents killed both her and Hemraj.Others believed the parents killed them after catching them in a “compromising” position.Hemraj blackmailed Rajesh about an alleged affair, causing Rajesh to kill him. These theories remain unconfirmed.Rajesh killed Hemraj over an alleged affair. Neither theory has been confirmed.

Five years later, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar faced separate arrests on various charges. Both parents expressed devastation regarding their daughter's loss and the media's slander of her memory.

Nupur told the BBC.Rajesh shared, “The dignity of my 14-year-old has been shattered. She cannot defend herself. Every day, I apologize to her for what people have done to her.” Rajesh also feared the killer would escape punishment: “All I wanted [was for] the people who have done this to her to be punished. I don’t know if they ever will be punished.”

Original text by Aspen Stevens

The story behind the three-part docuseries Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet KillerThe story centers on Luka Magnotta, a 30-year-old German man, and Jun Lin, a 33-year-old engineering student. They met at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

On May 25, 2012, a janitor took out trash behind an apartment complex.A putrid smell caught his attention and directed him to a suitcase.Inside the suitcase lay a dismembered torso lacking legs, arms, and head. Bloodstained bedding also filled the suitcase, along with a Casablanca poster, a yellow T-shirt, and a dead black-and-white dog.CasablancaA yellow T-shirt and a deceased black-and-white dog.

Police found a screwdriver modified like an icepick and paperwork bearing Magnotta's name among the trash. This paperwork first made police think Luka Magnotta was the victim. Then, police linked the crime to snuff films Magnotta posted online where he tortured and killed kittens. In the final video, posted an hour before the janitor found the body, Magnotta fatally stabbed a bound and blindfolded Jun Lin before dismembering him.

Videos angered those who found them. Online sleuths worked to find Magnotta's identity as the police investigation into Jun Lin's murder began.

At 6 pm on May 29, 2012, the Conservative Party of Canada headquarters in Ottawa met.Received a package.The Liberal Party Headquarters got a hand and a note. The packages were two of four gruesome deliveries spreading Lin’s remains across government buildings and schools.

These deliveries started an international hunt. Hundreds of witnesses placed Magnotta in cities worldwide. Sightings grew credible; hotel workers saw him.Hotel workers found his belongings.Surveillance video showed him entering Germany in Paris. Authorities caught Magnotta at a cyber café, where he Googled himself right before arrest.

Magnotta wasHe was found guilty of first-degree murder.He got a 25-year sentence without parole. He received an extra 19 years for harming a body, publishing obscene material, and harassing officials by mailing them body parts.

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Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, wereThey were dropped offat the Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi, IN, togo for a walkThey went in the early afternoon of February 13, 2017. A family member was set to pick them upan hour laterThe girls did not arrive at the spot. Police then reported them missing.

Around noon the next day, two bodies appeared near the trail, half a mile from the Monon High Bridge. The following day, authorities officially named them Abby and Libby. The sheriff's department confirmed foul play killed the girls.

Police got audio and video from Libby's phone showing the man they suspected attacked. Initially, the audio wasonly a short clipThe media got the audio clip and a video screenshot. A male voice in the audio said, "Down the hill."

A long investigation followed. Many suspects were considered and dropped. One suspect was 29-year-old Kegan Kline, an Indiana resident who allegedlywas one of the last peopleto talk to Libby German online using his chat account, "anthony_shots." Police suspected Kline (or his father) caused the girls' deaths based on suspicious movements in February 2017, but Kline claimed heshared the passwordthe anthony_shots account with "a lot of people" and denied involvement.

On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, authorities arrested 50-year-old Indiana residentRichard M. AllenTwo days later, October 28, he faced charges for killing both Abby Williams and Libby German. Allen pleaded not guilty initially and is held in White County Jail without bail.

The probable cause for Allen's arrest remains unpublicized; the affidavit and charging documents are sealed. Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland stated a court will review sealing the documents later.

Original text byMegan Summers

An Oxygen documentary series.The Disappearance of Maura Murray.This covers the mysterious 2004 vanishing of the 21-year-old New Hampshire nursing student.This is the first crime mystery of the social media age..

Maura Murray vanished on February 9, just five days after Facebook launched. The name doesn't center on social media causing the disappearance. It centers on how social media and the changing internet drew amateur sleuths to the case, even though Murray's location remains unknown decades later.

On the day she vanished, Murray emailed her University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing professors. She said she would be out for a week due to a family death, though her family later stated no tragedy occurred. She packed her things and got into her car.

After 7 pm, her car hit a tree in Woodsville, NH. A bus driver in the area stopped to help. He said the young woman in the car did not look hurt but asked him—some reports say she 'pleaded' with him not to call the police.He called the police after arriving home. Nine minutes later, they found Maura Murray gone.

Police searched her dorm room and found Murray had packed most of her belongings. She also had—searched the previous day.Police found directions to Burlington, VT, in her car. She had called about lodging in Stowe, VT, but had not booked anything.

Some people think Murray met foul play and became a victim of a criminal after the car crash. Others believe she fled and walked into the woods where she died from the weather. Police dogs could not track her scent. Still, some think a second car followed Murray, picked her up, and she left to start a new life.

She has not reappeared in years, despite the work of many detectives, both amateur and professional, and severalpotentially promising leads.Maura Murray disappeared after crashing her car into a snowbank.

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Bethany Anne Decker was a 21-year-old college senior studying global and economic change when she disappeared in early 2011. Bethany Decker's last call went to the Carrabba's Grill in Centreville, VA, where she worked as a server. She called at 2:08 pm on January 29, 2011, for her schedule and an extra shift that night. Decker never showed up.This absence was unusual for her. Decker also stopped attending classes at George Mason University.Bethany Decker was three months pregnant, which was highly unusual for her. Decker also stopped attending classes at George Mason University.

Messages continued sending from Decker's Facebook account. Later, authorities and the public learned Ronald Roldan, Decker's boyfriend whom she claimed was abusive, wrote these messages.writing these messagesThis made Decker's friends and family think she was safe.

Police searched Bethany Decker's apartment on Orchard Grass Terrace in Ashburn, VA. They found Decker's car in the complex parking lot and no forced entry. Investigators found Decker's cellphone, wallet, passport, credit cards, and other items inside. Everything looked normal; there was no sign of a struggle. Investigators later found Decker's car keys at Roldan's mother's home after getting a search warrant.

In 2014, a few years after Bethany Decker went missing, Roldan faced charges.Roldan faced charges of attempted murder against his then-girlfriend, Vickey Willoughby, at her North Carolina home. Roldan was accused of beating Willoughby, then shooting her three times. She ended up with a broken neck and lost an eye.Roldan beat Vickey Willoughby, his then-girlfriend, at her North Carolina home, then shot her three times. This caused Willoughby a broken neck and lost one eye.

Willoughby stated that Roldan told her, “I better be quiet and I better not go to the police.”Decker disappeared.In November 2020, Ronald Roldan finished his sentence for attacking Vickey Willoughby.

In November 2020, Ronald Roldan finished his sentence for attacking Vickey Willoughby and was extradited from North Carolina to Virginia.Roldan was extradited from North Carolina to Virginia.Virginia charges Roldan with abducting Decker. A guilty verdict for abduction in Virginia means up to ten years in prison.

Only a month later, Roldan faced second-degree murder charges in Decker's case. Although Roldan's lawyers asked for bail while his trial started, a Virginia judge ruled Roldan was...Patrick Thornton.In 1981, 43-year-old Natalie Wood was a successful actress. She acted in West Side Story and Rebel Without a Cause.

Wood was married to actor Robert Wagner at the time of her death. They had a long, intense relationship; they divorced in 1957 and remarried in 1972.Patrick Thornton.

In 1981, 43-year-old Natalie Wood was a successful actress. She starred in...For 30 years, authorities called Natalie Wood an accidental drowning victim. The LAPD reopened Wood's case in November 2011. Davern stated then that he lied to authorities.andRebel Without a Cause.Wood was married to actor Robert Wagner.at the time of her death. The two shared a long, intense relationship; they divorced in 1957 and remarried in 1972.At the time of her death. The two had a long, intense relationship; they divorced in 1957 and remarried in 1972.

On November 28, 1981, Wood's body surfaced in a Catalina Island cove. The night before, Wood was on a yacht with her husband, Robert Wagner, and actor Christopher Walken.

After her death, authorities thought Wood went out at night to take a dinghy to the dock and slipped in. However, Wood and Wagner fought the night she vanished, possibly over her closeness to Walken. Wood feared water; Wagner argued it was hard to believe she took a small boat alone. The boat's captain, Dennis Davern,...wrote in a 2010 bookbelieved Wagner caused Wood's death and that Wagner did not search for Wood when she went missing.

For 30 years, authorities called Natalie Wood an accidental drowning victim. The LAPD reopened Wood's case in November 2011. Davern stated then that he...lied to authoritiesDuring the original investigation, police found neither Walken nor Wagner were suspects in their renewed effort.

Description of 'Actress Natalie Wood's Drowning Was Ruled An Accident, But The Public Still Has Doubts' in the list 'Complicated True Crime Cases We Can't Stop Thinking About'William Neckard

Madeleine McCannMadeleine McCann was a three-year-old British girl. Someone took her from her bed in a Portuguese resort town. This case is called “one of the biggest missing-child cases in history.”

On the night Madeleine disappeared, her parents and friends ate at a nearby restaurant, 180 feet from where the children slept. An hour and a half after they left, Madeleine's mother, Kate, checked on the children and found Madeleine missing.

The investigation started that night and continues now. Scotland Yard and Portuguese authorities search for answers. Madeleine's DNA appeared during a room sweep, but the scene became tainted after extra guests stayed in the suite before authorities fully investigated.

Theories about Madeleine's vanishing include parental involvement or child trafficking. No one knows where she went or why her siblings stayed behind. Thousands of sightings occurred in over 100 countries, adding confusion to the child's story.Over 100 countries.This adds confusion and mystery to the child's story.

In June 2020, the UK's Metropolitan Police announced they officially had a prime suspect.Prime suspect.This suspect remains unnamed. He is reportedly a 43-year-old German man incarcerated in Germany for an unrelated issue. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cranwell stated, “The Met received information about a German man known to be near [the resort]. We work with colleagues in Germany and Portugal, and this man is a suspect in Madeleine's disappearance.”

Cranwell revealed details about two cars linked to the suspect then. “The first vehicle is a distinctive VW T3 Westfalia campervan. It is an early 1980s model, with two-tone markings, a white upper body, and a yellow skirting. It had a Portuguese registration plate... The second vehicle is a 1993 British Jaguar, model XJR 6, with a German number plate and registered in Germany.”

The police offer a $25,000 (£20,000) reward for information about the case.

Original text by Rayven CrawfordandCheryl Adams Richkoff

On September 17, 1982, Diane Copsey dropped off her 14-year-old daughter, Misty, and Misty's friend, Trina Bevard, at theWashington State Fairin Puyallup, WA. Police later described this area as having at least six active sexual predators.Six active sexual predators.. Puyallup was a small town with about 26,000 people. The fair caused the population to grow four times that number.

Misty called her mother that evening about missing the bus. She told her she could get a ride from Rheuban Schmidt, an 18-year-old high school dropout Misty knew. Copsey arrived home and found Misty gone. She called 911 and reported her daughter missing. Police said Misty probably ran away and ignored Copsey's worries. They did not start looking for Misty until a month later.

Copsey immediately thought of Schmidt. The teenager told her that though Misty called him, he lacked the gas to drive her. Later, Schmidt told a coworker...He knew the exact location...Police confronted him about Misty's remains. He claimed he fabricated the story.He fabricated the story.He also claimed he had a blackout the night Misty disappeared and could not recall anything after Misty's call.He could not remember anything after Misty's call.He could not remember anything after Misty's call.

Trina Bevard, who first told police she walked home after the fair and left Misty at the bus stop, later revealed her 23-year-old boyfriend,...Michael J. Rhyner.Rhyner picked her up, but she did not know where he went after dropping her off at home. Investigators looked into Rhyner but never named him a suspect.

Puyallup resident Cory Bober...Bober became involved with Misty's case.Bober told police he suspected Misty was a victim of the unknown Green River Killer. Bober insisted this killer was another local, Dan Achziger. Bober showed an obsession with the serial killer (later named Gary Ridgway). This led him to help search for Misty.Gary Ridgway.Bober helped search for Misty.

In late 1992, Bober organized a search group to confirm his suspicion that Misty was the third young girl murdered and dumped along Highway 401.The previous victims were 15-year-old Kim Delange and 14-year-old Anna Chebetnoy.He was murdered and dumped along Highway 401. Previous victims included 15-year-old Kim Delange and 14-year-old Anna Chebetnoy. On February 7, 1993, Bober's search party searched.Bober's search party located some of Misty's clothing.Some people grew suspicious of Bober's motives and the seeming luck of his find. Bober never named a suspect in Misty's case.Bober never named a suspect in Misty's case.Several other theories and suspects emerged over the following years, but none proved certain. In 2000, the Pierce County Medical Examiner declared Misty, who would have been 22 then, legally dead.

Other theories and suspects appeared over the years. No suspect has proven the case.The Pierce County Medical Examiner.The Medical Examiner declared Misty, who was 22 at the time, legally dead.

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Bobbie Jo Stinnett bred rat terrier dogs and visited an online chat forum called “Ratter Chatter” for dog lovers.An online chat forum called “Ratter Chatter.”The 23-year-old expectant mother met Lisa Montgomery on the forum. They began talking. Stinnett and Montgomery became friends through the forum; Stinnett shared her pregnancy news, and Montgomery claimed she was expecting too. The pair even met in person at least once.The pair met in person at least one time..

To get close enough to Stinnett to steal her fetus, Montgomery pretended to be a woman named...Montgomery pretended to be a woman named...Darlene FischerDarlene Fischer.Montgomery sought a rat terrier. After planning on the “Ratter Chatter” forum, Montgomery drove from Melvern, KS, to the Stinnett home in Skidmore, MO, on a Thursday in December 2004.

Police think Montgomery entered the house, strangled Stinnett, and performed a quick C-section on the eight-month-pregnant woman. Miraculously, the child lived.Back in her Kansas home, Montgomery called her husband, Kevin, and her children to tell them she had given birth at a clinic near Topeka. She said she was shopping when she went into labor, and her family believed her. Police tracked Montgomery to her home. They used emails and her computer's IP address the day after Stinnett died. They found Victoria Jo in Montgomery's arms, and she claimed the girl was hers. Calls to the Topeka women's clinic showed no one gave birth the day before.

Once in custody, Montgomery admitted her role in Stinnett's death and the kidnapping.Montgomery went to trial for Stinnett's murder and Victoria Jo's kidnapping in 2007. The court sentenced her to death for her crimes. This ruling made her the first woman sentenced to die by the federal government since 1953, when Bonnie Heady died by lethal injection in Missouri.Emails and the computer's IP address from the day after Stinnett's death showed the truth. When they arrived, they found Victoria Jo in Montgomery's arms; she claimed the little girl was hers. Calls to the Topeka women's clinic proved no one had given birth the day before.Original text by Montgomery admitted she was involved in Stinnett's death and the kidnapping.

Montgomery went to trial for Stinnett's murder and Victoria Jo's kidnapping in 2007. The court sentenced her to death for these crimes. This decision made her the first woman the federal government sent to die.This happened since 1953.Bonnie Heady died by lethal injection in Missouri.

Montgomery stayed in a Texas federal prison for special needs inmates. There, she got mental health care from 2008 until her death by lethal injection in January 2021.

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Kenneth and Barbara Martin left their Portland, OR, home on December 7, 1958. They took their three daughters: Virginia, Susan, and Barbie. They planned to go to the country to collect holiday greenery for Christmas decorations. They never came back home.

Investigators started an investigation when Kenneth missed work repeatedly. Investigators knew the Martins did not return from their trip because nothing in the house was touched. Three months after the family vanished, Susan and Virginia's bodies surfaced in the Columbia River. The other bodies remained undiscovered.

Investigators and the public propose several theories about what happened to the family. Some suggest Kenneth lost control of the car and drove into the river. However, they never found their car, even with at least one alleged sightingTwo people were found in a gravel pit the day after the disappearance.Police arrested two individuals for car theft.Police first thought the two cases connected. No real links ever appeared.

The only real paper trail for the Martins' December 7 trip shows a gas receipt for five gallons from a Cascade Locks, OR station. They also ate at a café in Hood River, OR. Roy Light and Lester Kenneth Price were seen eating there that same day. The owner said they were there with the Martin family and left around the same time. Witnesses claim they saw the Martins head further east.toward The DallesThe two men could possibly have followed them.

Original text byMike BedardandStephen Morin

George Reeves acted as Superman in the 1950s TV show Adventures of SupermanReeves died from a gunshot wound to the head on June 16, 1959. He was George Reeves died in his Benedict Canyon homeat the time, his fiancée Leonore Lemmon, and three other guests were there.

Reeves's death was He ruled a suicide.The fact that the others in the house waited to call the police and stray bullet cases near the body made some think Reeves was murdered. He had beenhaving an affairToni Mannix, the wife of an MGM executive, had an affair with Reeves. One theory suggests a jilted Mannix killed Reeves; another claims her husband, Eddie Mannix, used underworld contacts to arrange the murder.

In 1999, Hollywood publicist Edward Lozzi claimed Toni Mannix confessed to killing Reeves. No proof emerged, so the case remains officially a suicide.

Original text byWilliam Neckard

Betty Biscegliamarried Daniel Broderick IIIin 1969, and Betty became pregnant with their first child during their honeymoon. Betty provided for the family until Daniel finished law school. After graduating, Daniel quickly advanced in his career, and the family moved to San Diego, CA, near Daniel's law firm.

Linda Kolkena was aformer flight attendant and paralegalKolkena landed a job as a receptionist at Daniel's law firm. Kolkena did not stay as a receptionist long before Daniel noticed her, and he soon asked her to be his legal assistant.

This request reportedly alerted other law firm members and Daniel's wife, Betty. Kolkena never finished college and could not type—skills usually required of a legal assistant. Still, Daniel and Kolkena started spending a lot of time together.

Eventually,Daniel and Betty's relationship soured, and Betty's suspicion became true: Daniel and Kolkena were a couple, and Daniel prepared to ask Betty for a divorce. Betty started lashing out and attempted to trashDaniel's home on several occasions. Daniel filed many police reports and even a restraining orderBetty Broderick haunted Daniel and his new wife with aggressive tendencies. She drove her car through Daniel's new home using a large knife. This action caused Betty to lose custody of their children.Betty Broderick lost custody of their children.Betty Broderick lost custody of their children.

Around 5 am on November 5, 1989, Betty used a house key from her daughter to enter Daniel and Kolkena’s home.Betty entered Daniel and Kolkena’s home.Betty fatally shot them. Two bullets hit Kolkena in the neck and chest. A third bullet hit Daniel in the back. Kolkena died right away. Betty later claimed Daniel said, “Okay, you shot me,” before dying from his wounds.

Betty turned herself in, claiming she did not intend to kill Daniel and Kolkena.Betty allegedly did not intend to kill Daniel and Kolkena.Betty Broderick killed Daniel and Kolkena. Betty claimed spousal abuse, both physical and emotional, pushed her to a breaking point.

After a mistrial, Betty received two 15-year terms. She appealed for parole in 2010, 2011, and 2017 but was denied each time due to her lack of remorse.She was denied parole each time due to her lack of remorse.The denial came because of her lack of remorse.

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Lauren SpiererLauren Spierer was born January 17, 1991, in Scarsdale, NY. She vanished on June 3, 2011, in Bloomington, IN, at age 20. Spierer attended Indiana University for textile merchandising and went to Kilroy’s Sports Bar that night.

Spierer's friends at the sports bar claimed she was very drunk. She met David Rohn around 12:30 am before going to another friend Jay Rosenbaum's apartment for pre-game. Corey Rossman, Rosenbaum's neighbor, then joined the group. Surveillance footage shows Spierer entering the sports bar around 1:45 am, despite not being of legal drinking age.Spierer entered the sports bar.Spierer entered the sports bar around 1:45 am, even though she was not of legal drinking age.

Spierer left the sports bar less than an hour later at 2:27 am with Rossman, whom she met one week earlier at the 2011 Indy 500 race. The bar had a sandy area, so Spierer may have removed her shoes. She also left her cell phone at the bar. Later that morning, Spierer’s boyfriend, Jesse Wolff, texted her, but a bar employee texted back. Wolff then called the police and filed a missing person report.Wolff filed a missing person report..

Surveillance footage from the Smallwood Plaza apartments shows Spierer and Corey Rossman walking around the complex.Spierer and Corey Rossman walked around the complex.The video shows Spierer struggled to walk, and Rossman carried her for some time. Another man walked by and stopped to talk to them. This man was later identified as Zach Oakes, who stopped to ask Spierer if she was okay.An altercation occurred between Oakes and Rossman, but video did not catch it.An altercation between Oakes and Rossman reportedly happened but was not caught on video.

Spierer is seen on footage just before 2:50 am leaving the apartment complex through an alley on Morton Street and College Avenue. She walks toward an empty parking lot. Authorities found Spierer’s purse and keys in the alley while investigating.

The pair went to Rossman’s apartment. Rossman was very drunk, according to his roommate, Michael Beth. Rossman allegedly had trouble walking and vomited on the carpet. Beth told police he was doing homework when they arrived. Beth put Rossman to bed. He told Spierer staying at their apartment was safer than trying to go home alone. Spierer refused his offer.

Beth.Beth called Rosenbaum.for help, Spierer went to Rosenbaum’s apartment. There, he saw a bruise under her eye and asked where she got it. Spierer told Rosenbaum she did not know how it happened. Authorities think she fell sometime during the night. While at Rosenbaum's apartmentBeth called Rosenbaum around 3:30 am.Spierer used her phone for two calls. Around 4:30, she left alone, apparently going to her apartment. No one saw her again.

Some people suggested Spierer, who used drugs recreationally, overdosed. This does not explain where she was. Investigators thought of a drug overdose possibility because Spierer had a heart condition calledLong QT syndrome.. This condition causes sudden, fast, chaotic, life-threatening heartbeats. Cocaine causes these beats. This explanation has never been confirmed.

Original text by.Aspen Stevens.