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Key To The Case
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Key To The Case is an unsolved true crime podcast covering unsolved homicides, disappearances, suspicious deaths, and more. Join Sam and Sean every other Sunday as they discuss a new case.
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104. Jennifer Mbugua
1w ago00:42:06Tap to summarizeOn May 28th, 2014, 31-year-old Jennifer Mbugua's car was found abandoned at a gas station in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. The police learned that Jennifer was nowhere to be found, and her disappearance remains unsolved. What happened to Jennifer Mbugua?Follow us on Instagram!Sources:https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/us/jennifer-mbugua-missing-massachusetts https://www.heraldnews.com/story/lifestyle/public-safety/2014/08/10/search-continues-for-missing-kenyan/36698517007/ https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/28/fall-river-woman-jennifer-mbugua/36583553007/ https://turnto10.com/i-team/jennifer-mbugua-missing-person-disppearance-fall-river-gas-station-north-attleborough-police-bristol-county-district-attorney-office-massachusetts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA46cu3b0rghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JT4Y84NESQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqt1_8JbZz0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enm6P4xv9xc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU7Z05flDUE https://www.solvethecase.org/case/2014-32/jennifer-kabura-mbugua
Transcribe →Update: Lisa McBride
May 600:13:21Tap to summarizeThere has been an arrest in the 1990 murder of Lisa McBride. Listen in for the latest information.Sources:https://www.live5news.com/2026/04/14/nc-man-charged-1990-cold-case-admitted-killing-tried-recover-evidence/https://abc7ny.com/post/nj-cold-case-murder-arrest-never-before-seen-photos-reveal-new-details-1990-homicide-lisa-mcbride/18893006/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGIGME7kwgg&t=1shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4crZXxZzeQhttps://6abc.com/post/suspect-1990-murder-lisa-mcbride-appears-before-judge-sussex-county-extradition-new-jersey/18932208/https://www.nj.com/sussex-county/2026/04/witness-claims-suspect-confessed-to-1990-nj-murder-on-job-site-31-years-ago.htmlhttps://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/robert-william-mccaffrey-jr-charged-in-lisa-mcbride-murderhttps://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/missing-charleston-womans-husband-arrested-in-connection-to-separate-homicide-cold-case-gayle-mccaffrey-robert-bob-mccaffrey-lisa-mcbridehttps://abcnews4.com/news/local/robert-mccaffery-has-been-arrested-in-connection-to-his-wifes-disappearance-in-2012https://assets.opspolice.network/resources/agency/646/community/newsarticle/2876/documents/agency-646-cc-document-20260420-Vk2H7yid8hYkWZkP.pdf
Transcribe →103. Ericka Weems
Apr 2300:37:12Tap to summarizeOn November 2nd, 2020, 37-year-old Ericka Weems was found shot to death in her Akron, Ohio home. Could a chilling final text sent from her phone be the key to her murder?Follow us on Instagram!Email: keytothecase@gmail.comSources:https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/loved-ones-hoping-reward-offered-cleveland-cavaliers-will-lead-answers-n1266105 https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/someone-knows-lebron-james-ericka-weems/95-32f1c8b2-8d1c-49ee-a7fd-1f2372e2539d https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/akron-family-seeks-justice-1-year-after-mysterious-murder-of-ericka-weems https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/murder-of-lebron-jamess-godsister-ericka-weems-remains-unsolved-almost-5-years-later https://www.newspapers.com/image/1156193365/https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2020/11/04/lebron-james-tweets-loss-erika-weems-akron-shooting/6164312002/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z117042e003300v117042d--78--b--78--&gca-ft=182&gca-ds=sophi https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/11/09/one-year-anniversary-akron-family-still-stumped-womans-slaying-ericka-weems-lebron-james/6352064001/ https://calhounfuneral.com/obituary/ericka-d-weems/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30259264/los-angeles-lakers-lebron-james-seeks-justice-death-ericka-weems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeN5OmCYN14 https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HBg2FQCjhaSzgJjWtY9q3https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j6a3UimzKUvQXKOwgh92o
Transcribe →102. Jennifer Kairis
Mar 2900:59:23Tap to summarizeOn March 31st, 1998, 19-year-old Jennifer Kairis failed to attend her classes at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Hours later, Jennifer was found dead in her dorm room. What happened to Jennifer Kairis?Follow us on Instagram!Email: keytothecase@gmail.comSources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/234487099/?match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/234487127/https://www.newspapers.com/image/235386994/https://www.newspapers.com/image/235383088/https://www.newspapers.com/image/234315257/https://www.newspapers.com/image/235651599/https://www.newspapers.com/image/268050964/https://www.newspapers.com/image/269314387/https://www.newspapers.com/image/268824713/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/269319701/https://www.newspapers.com/image/268825155/https://www.newspapers.com/image/268832413/https://www.newspapers.com/image/268834736/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/268413904/https://www.newspapers.com/image/268832752/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/269522813/?terms=Jennifer%20Kairishttps://www.newspapers.com/image/268921862/?match=1&terms=Jennifer%20Kairis https://www.newspapers.com/image/268825349/https://www.newspapers.com/image/652251967/https://www.newspapers.com/image/268415052/https://www.newspapers.com/image/269316195/https://www.oxygen.com/accident-suicide-or-murder/crime-news/what-happened-to-jennifer-kairis-florida-college-studenthttps://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2004/01/28/officer-fired-after-allegations-surface/51259624007/
Transcribe →101. Lisa McBride
Feb 1500:34:04Tap to summarizeOn June 22nd, 1990, 27-year-old Lisa McBride attended a concert with friends. Afterward, the group went to a pub in New Jersey, where Lisa left alone sometime after 1 a.m. She was never seen alive again. When her body was discovered months later, investigators hoped it would provide long-awaited answers, but nearly 36 years on, her case remains unsolved.Follow us on Instagram!For case suggestions, email us at keytothecase@gmail.comSources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114211305/?match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114214948/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114221156/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114222773/https://www.newspapers.com/image/255189173/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114226616/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114226770/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114169571/https://www.newspapers.com/image/496521982/https://www.newspapers.com/image/496584114/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114218956/https://www.newspapers.com/image/255290045/https://www.newspapers.com/image/254724434/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114219958/https://www.newspapers.com/image/524275584/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114217759/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114836439/https://www.newspapers.com/image/496706811/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1189089219/https://www.newspapers.com/image/499980942/https://www.newspapers.com/image/1114199456/https://web.archive.org/web/20180924215118/http://www.njherald.com/story/29424883/lisa-mcbride-murder-case-still-open-after-25-years#//https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2022/03/15/lisa-mcbride-nj-cold-case-police-exhume-body-dna-evidence/7040908001/
Transcribe →Update: Amber Jackson
Feb 100:13:01Tap to summarizeIn December 2025, the Kauaʻi Police announced that they issued a warrant for a suspect's arrest in Amber Jackson's murder. Sources:https://www.kauai.gov/County-Press-Releases/KPD-Issues-Arrest-Warrant-in-Amber-Jackson-Homicide-Casehttps://www.hawaiipolice.gov/police-seeking-missing-person-gregory-glaser/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_8c4X-NCyshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A66Y-byDNnA&t=101shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHk89OlaA8Q&t=1s
Transcribe →Replay: Amber Jackson
Feb 101:05:59Tap to summarizeThis episode originally aired in September 2024 - update episode to follow.On July 3rd, 2010, a hunter found 57-year-old Amber Jackson's remains on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. Amber was last seen alive on June 23rd. The police have two persons of interest in Amber's murder, but don't have enough evidence to make an arrest. Who killed Amber Jackson?Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/319741802/?match=1&terms=Amber%20Jackson https://www.newspapers.com/image/266619146/?match=1&terms=Amber%20Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXwutQQInTE https://www.newspapers.com/image/266400008/?match=1&terms=Amber%20Jackson https://www.newspapers.com/image/266422290/?match=1&terms=Amber%20Jackson https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/friends-family-desperate-solve-2010-murder-57-year-old-amber-n885941 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFNx0yS29kQ https://www.newspapers.com/image/670589357/?match=1&terms=Amber%20Jacksonhttps://www.kitv.com/news/crime/police-still-seeking-justice-after-woman-murdered-on-kauai-12-years-ago/article_71aa22c4-f1ea-11ec-a81d-ffd2fd985592.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQKUjaOfd4Y https://www.newspapers.com/image/945453310/?match=1&terms=Amber%20Jackson https://www.newspapers.com/image/944442369/?match=1&terms=Amber%20Jackson https://www.khon2.com/hawaii-crime/kpd-re-opening-case-of-woman-found-murdered-13-years-ago/ https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38493943/who-killed-amber-jackson-8-years-later-kauai-police-still-dont-know/https://www.newspapers.com/image/979462227/?match=1&terms=Amber%20Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbsb3lnq7CIhttps://www.hsta.org/news/recent-stories/family-friends-of-murdered-kauai-woman-seek-help-in-cold-case/ https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/07/03/kauai-police-renew-call-publics-help-2010-homicide-case/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/1idjwUhBZDttqPNKMF4cAphttps://www.discoveryplus.com/video/breaking-homicide/a-murder-in-paradisehttps://www.facebook.com/rememberingamberjackson/https://www.kauai.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/office-of-the-mayor/documents/press-releases/20230315kpd-amber-jackson.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536965/https://www.hawaiipolice.com/4-05-23-puna-man-charged-following-shooting-in-hawaiian-acres
Transcribe →100. Hugues de la Plaza
Jan 1801:02:09Tap to summarizeOn June 1st, 2007, 36-year-old Hugues de la Plaza went out to a nightclub with friends in San Francisco, California. Hours later, he was found dead in his home. The question became: was Hugues murdered or did he die by suicide?Follow us on Instagram!Sources:San Francisco ChronicleSF ExaminerSF Gate SF GateSF Gate SF GateSF WeeklySF WeeklySF WeeklyABCFrench articleFrench articleFrench articleFrench articleTucson.comHayeswire Autopsy report via CBSCBShttps://huguesdelaplaza.blogspot.com/https://web.archive.org/web/20091231194030/http:/www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2009/10/mystery_of_the_missing_de_la_p.html
Transcribe →99. Aeileen Conway
Jan 400:38:22Tap to summarizeOn April 29th, 1986, 50-year-old Aeileen Conway was found deceased in her car in Lawton, Oklahoma, following what appeared to be a traffic accident. Decades later, her death remains unexplained, and her family is still searching for answers.Follow us on Instagram!For case suggestions, email us at keytothecase@gmail.comSources:https://www.newspapers.com/image/451976215/https://www.newspapers.com/image/31154502/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM9OlU8A1RUhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76679106/aeileen-ann-conwayhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115772165/patrick_joseph-conwayhttps://unsolved.com/gallery/aileen-conway/
Transcribe →98. Robert Hourihan
Dec 2100:41:44Tap to summarizeOn April 8th, 2011, 33-year-old Robert Hourihan left his home in Fluvanna County, Virginia. Although he was seen by multiple witnesses that morning, no one knows where he was headed and he was never seen alive again. What happened to Robert Hourihan?Follow us on Instagram!Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/968455696/https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/968467040/ https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/968453097/https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/968453906/https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/968456746/https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/968457014/ https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/968480744/https://augustafreepress.com/news/four-year-anniversary-in-fluvanna-county-missing-person-case/ https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/968437993/https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/heartbroken-wife-desperate-answers-suspicious-disappearance-robert-hourihan-10-years-n1264385 https://www.cbs19news.com/small-town-big-crime-rob-hourihan/article_e7ffa510-c543-5912-8c83-de94dbada653.html https://www.cbs19news.com/fluvanna-investigators-renew-calls-for-information-in-cold-missing-person-case/article_b9210e96-588a-559b-9e33-112c8030a761.html https://www.cbs19news.com/suspect-identified-in-fluvanna-county-shooting/article_3f19ad2d-5834-5619-9eb9-f6650a037cd0.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110425041302/http://www.readthehook.com/90026/family-man-relatives-fear-missing-fluvanna-man https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/robert-lee-hourihanhttps://web.archive.org/web/20111122073304/http://www.mydailyprogress.com/ruralvirginian/index.php/news/article/fluvanna_man_still_missing/40712/
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